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Narration Script of the City of Opportunity (Helicopter Ride)

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Date1964DescriptionScript for recording that played while visitors circled the Panorama of the City of New York at the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair in a 9 minute "helicopter ride" around the exhibit. The script summarized the history of the city's five boroughs and was recorded by voice actor Lowell Thomas and accompanied by music and sound effects. Dated February 1964.SourceThis object is part of the collection of the Queens Museum, and was cataloged with the generous support of the Council on Libraries and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of a Cataloging Hidden and Special Collections and Archives grant project, in collaboration with the Museum of the City of New York and Queens Library.AuthorLester Associates Inc.DonorQueens Museum (2013- )LocationFederal and State Area, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NYGeographic coverageFlushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)Queens (New York, N.Y.)SubjectModels (Clay, plaster, etc.)Narration (Rhetoric)Amusement ridesLanguageEnglishIdentifierT2014.3.10Typescripts (documents)Physical descriptionheight: 11 x width: 8 1/2 inches, 11 pagesRights statementThese objects cannot be accessed at the Queens Library. Please contact info@queensmuseum.org in order to learn more about the object or to access it.

CollectionCollection on the 1964-1965 New York World's FairEventNew York World's Fair

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