Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to Alice R. Hillis World's Fair Film

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0531
Creators:
Hillis, Alice Rogers
Dates:
1939
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Motion picture film
350 feet, silent, color (Kodachrome), camera original reversal
16mm
Repository:
Container:
OF 531.1
OF 531.1
This collection consists of one reel of color film shot at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, New York.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Home movie footage documenting the 1939 World's Fair, shot by Alice Rogers Hillis.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated by Mrs. Donald L. (Elizabeth) Rasmussen, June 14, 1995.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH staff, 1998.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use. Research viewing of reference copy only.
Preferred Citation
Alice R. Hillis World's Fair Film, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
World's fairs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Exhibitions -- 1939 -- New York Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Motion pictures (visual works) -- 1930-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kodachrome Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York (N.Y.) -- 1930-1940 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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