Mal Walker at the 1964 World's Fair
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library
Date: 1964
Material: Color slide Dimension:
1.3 x 0.9 inches; 1200 ppi
Creator: Mal Walker
Identifier: aql:21996 walker-mal-000015 walker-mal-000015-0.tif
Description: During his years in New York City, Mal Walker (pictured here in a white shirt) lived in Long Island City and visited the New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. He remembers paying a $2 admission and asking a fellow visitor to take this photo of him at the fair. Behind Mal is the "Fountain of the Planets" and in the distance, the Pepsi-Cola Pavilion featuring the "It's a Small World" boat ride that would move to Disneyland after the fair.
Creator :
Mal Walker
Date :
1964
Summary/Description :
During his years in New York City, Mal Walker (pictured here in a white shirt) lived in Long Island City and visited the New York World's Fair at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. He remembers paying a $2 admission and asking a fellow visitor to take this photo of him at the fair. Behind Mal is the "Fountain of the Planets" and in the distance, the Pepsi-Cola Pavilion featuring the "It's a Small World" boat ride that would move to Disneyland after the fair.
Subject :
Fountains; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Walker, Mal
Rights :
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Coverage :
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Color slide
Format :
Color slide; 1.3 x 0.9 inches; 1200 ppi
Identifier :
aql:21996 walker-mal-000015 walker-mal-000015-0.tif
Subject:
Fountains; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Walker, Mal
Fountains; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.); Walker, Mal
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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