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Robin Asserson Clip 1: 1964 World's Fair GE Exhibit

Collection: Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Robin Asserson
Date: Time Period: 1964; 2014; 2014-07-25; Interview recorded: Jul 25, 2014 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition. Dimension: Total running time: 0:01:18
Creator: Robin Asserson interviewed by Abigail Banks Identifier: aql:18413 asserson_robin_clip1

Description: Robin Asserson describes her favorite exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair. She frequently visited the GE exhibit and years later when she visited Disney World with her daughter, there was the same GE exhibit as it was in 1964. In the 1964 exhibit, GE predicted the future for 2010 but the prediction was inaccurate as it was predicted that people would be talking to many of their appliances. Now the GE exhibit at Disney World is predicting the future for life in 2040. Robin shares that it was a wonderful experience to share her favorite thing to do at the World's Fair with her daughter.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18354

Creator : Robin Asserson interviewed by Abigail Banks

Date : Time Period: 1964; 2014; 2014-07-25; Interview recorded: Jul 25, 2014

Summary/Description : Robin Asserson describes her favorite exhibit at the 1964 World's Fair. She frequently visited the GE exhibit and years later when she visited Disney World with her daughter, there was the same GE exhibit as it was in 1964. In the 1964 exhibit, GE predicted the future for 2010 but the prediction was inaccurate as it was predicted that people would be talking to many of their appliances. Now the GE exhibit at Disney World is predicting the future for life in 2040. Robin shares that it was a wonderful experience to share her favorite thing to do at the World's Fair with her daughter.

Subject : New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); General Electric Company

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY Walt Disney World (Fla.) 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 Adobe Audition.; Total running time: 0:01:18

Identifier : aql:18413 asserson_robin_clip1

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New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); General Electric Company

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