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Louis Kramberg, Full Interview

Collection: Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Louis Kramberg
Date: Time Period: 1939; 1964; 2014-10-22; Interview recorded: Oct 22, 2014 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition. Dimension: Total running time: 0:33:04
Creator: Louis Kramberg interviewed by Abigail Banks Identifier: aql:18376 kramberg_louis_full

Description: Mr. Kramberg talks about his experiences at the 1964 World's Fair, which he visited 15 times. He describes the enthusiasm and the feeling of the promise of tomorrow that he felt at the Fair and continues to feel when he visits Disney World. He describes some of his favorite exhibits and discusses the ways the world has changed since 1964. He also talks about his mother's stories from the 1939 World's Fair and whether her memories actually match reality. Finally, he reflects on what he would like to see from a new World's Fair and other ways to ignite that same enthusiasm in people today.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18354

Creator : Louis Kramberg interviewed by Abigail Banks

Date : Time Period: 1939; 1964; 2014-10-22; Interview recorded: Oct 22, 2014

Summary/Description : Mr. Kramberg talks about his experiences at the 1964 World's Fair, which he visited 15 times. He describes the enthusiasm and the feeling of the promise of tomorrow that he felt at the Fair and continues to feel when he visits Disney World. He describes some of his favorite exhibits and discusses the ways the world has changed since 1964. He also talks about his mother's stories from the 1939 World's Fair and whether her memories actually match reality. Finally, he reflects on what he would like to see from a new World's Fair and other ways to ignite that same enthusiasm in people today.

Subject : New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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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 Adobe Audition.; Total running time: 0:33:04

Identifier : aql:18376 kramberg_louis_full

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Subject:
New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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