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Mike Zito Clip 1: Favorite 1964 World's Fair Exhibits

Collection: Queens Museum Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Mike Zito
Date: Time Period: 1964; 2014-09-03; Interview recorded: Sep 3, 2014 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Audition. Dimension: Total running time: 0:01:07
Creator: Mike Zito interviewed by Abigail Banks Identifier: aql:18442 zito_mike_clip1

Description: Mike Zito recalls admiring the GM exhibit and the prototypes for the cars there. Zito also remembers visiting the New York and Chinese Pavilions. The Bell telephone exhibit was also a memorable one because Zito worked for the company and they were trying to predict the future. The unisphere at Corona park still amazes him to this day.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18354

Creator : Mike Zito interviewed by Abigail Banks

Date : Time Period: 1964; 2014-09-03; Interview recorded: Sep 3, 2014

Summary/Description : Mike Zito recalls admiring the GM exhibit and the prototypes for the cars there. Zito also remembers visiting the New York and Chinese Pavilions. The Bell telephone exhibit was also a memorable one because Zito worked for the company and they were trying to predict the future. The unisphere at Corona park still amazes him to this day.

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

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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: 0:01:07

Identifier : aql:18442 zito_mike_clip1

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