Reon E. Swaim Clip 1: The Magic of the World's Fair
Collection: Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Reon E. Swaim
Date: Time Period: 1960s; 2014-07-31; Interview recorded: Jul 30, 2014
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:01:59
Creator: Reon E. Swaim interviewed by Abigail Banks
Identifier: aql:18438 swaim_reone_clip1
Description: Reon Swaim describes the 1964 World's Fair as brilliant and exciting at night once the lights came on at dusk. He notes that world travel was rare in the 1960's, which made the international exhibits thrilling. He also remembers visiting the Spanish Pavilion with a friend from high school, where they saw Goya's Maja Desnuda, which made an impression on them as a risque painting.
Creator :
Reon E. Swaim interviewed by Abigail Banks
Date :
Time Period: 1960s; 2014-07-31; Interview recorded: Jul 30, 2014
Summary/Description :
Reon Swaim describes the 1964 World's Fair as brilliant and exciting at night once the lights came on at dusk. He notes that world travel was rare in the 1960's, which made the international exhibits thrilling. He also remembers visiting the Spanish Pavilion with a friend from high school, where they saw Goya's Maja Desnuda, which made an impression on them as a risque painting.
Subject :
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
Relation :
Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Reon E. Swaim
Rights :
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:01:59
Identifier :
aql:18438 swaim_reone_clip1
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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