1933 CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR KODACOLOR 16mm HOME MOVIE SKYRIDE 3321

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This newly-discovered home movie shows rare views of the Chicago World's Fair in color. A Century of Progress International Exposition was the name of a World's Fair held in Chicago from 1933 to 1934 to celebrate the city's centennial. The theme of the fair was technological innovation. The fair's motto was "Science Finds, Industry Applies, Man Conforms"; its architectural symbol was the Sky Ride, a transporter bridge perpendicular to the shore on which one could ride from one side of the fair to the other. The Sky Ride was designed by the bridge engineering firm Robinson & Steinman, that ferried people across the lagoon in the center of the fair. It was demolished after having carried 4.5 million riders during the run of the fair. The Sky Ride had an 1,850-foot (564 m) span and two 628-feet (191 m) tall towers, making it the most prominent structure at the fair. Suspended from the span, 215 feet (66 m) above the ground, were rocket-shaped cars, each carrying 36 passengers.
The Kodacolor process, an early lenticular (additive color) film system, first introduced in 1928 for 16mm film. Films of this type are rare, owing to the cost of the film stock and the short life of the Kodacolor product (which was made obsolete by Kodachrome). This wonderful film was transferred by DeBergerac Productions of Fairport, NY using a newly-developed, proprietary telecine system.
This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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@gwtwvivien 3 года назад

Everything is in Art Deco style. Wonderful material.

@lynnie9715 10 месяцев назад

This is great! They seemed pretty advanced for nearly 100 years ago. There was tons of people. The bus is pretty strange. The roller coaster was awesome. I think I saw somebody hold onto the blimp and fly up, lol This is great to have.

@augustmosco 2 года назад

Thanks so much for this "time-capsule". Remember, this was the Depression and money was very tight. My dad actually went to this Fair when he was a teen-ager. He never forgot it.

@zooguy1959 4 года назад

1:42 and 4:32 The adult-sized wheel chairs shown here ended up at the Brookfield Zoo, where I worked summers 1959-65. At the North and South Gates the Zoo rented these as well as small wooden ones for children (no seatbelts!). By the time the Zoo had them during those years the sun shade at the top were no longer with the chairs.

@lynnie9715 10 месяцев назад

Those are wheelchairs?!?!?? Wow

@swingsc 8 лет назад

Great colour footage of the Fair, I have several Tie-clips and souvenir rings from the fair, the rings depict different buildings there and in different colours.

@martinetiramani1480 8 лет назад

who ever posted this, thank you! must have been a beautiful fair.

@JW-rg6rg 9 дней назад

Question is, who redacted this from us

@davidharrington3798 10 лет назад

First ever color film of 1933 fair! Everybody wears a hat and no women in pants

@PeriscopeFilm 10 лет назад

Although we'd like to believe it is the first (and only) color film of the Fair, we've heard that there was professionally shot color footage. But this is nevertheless exceptional and rare material.

@davidharrington3798 10 лет назад

PeriscopeFilm sent it to my 90 yr old father and he was ecstatic..relived the Skyride he rode as a kid at that fair...he also got his first plane ride for $5 from Soldiers Field...an experience that led him to serve with USAA in Europe...thanks again!!!

@johnschulien 9 лет назад

PeriscopeFilm I know that the first live-action 3-strip Technicolor short was made in 1934 and Kodachrome wasn't formally introduced until 1935 Since color negative film didn't come until much later, I'm wondering what technology the rumored pro-shot footage used. It would almost have to be Kodacolor. (unless it was 2-strip Technicolor in which case the color rendition would be simplified and this Kodacolor footage would be the only extant footage with a true color record.)

@WitchKing-Of-Angmar 2 года назад

@@johnschulien autochrome was before Kodachrome, we have many films dated at 1910 in Manhattan, it's this bubbly mosaic and captures the rays of spectrum lighting, not just makes an illusion of color like other sources of the time. The Potato starch was filtered to each section, and reflected each color pattern. Those films were in our home in the 1950's, My grandmother as a 60 year old in a mint dress was by far the most fascinating thing to ever see ..and oh yes wearing her signature 1870 ruby earrings then worn by my mother ever year after her passing.

@steved8878 9 лет назад

Thanks for sharing with the rest of us.

@LEDRavecom 9 лет назад

Great! Great! Great! Thanks so much for sharing this! I enjoyed seeing the people, and what they wore. Also, was surprised to see a ricksha driver---and wearing shorts. Loved the shot of the man with the cigarette. Also liked that the person who filmed this got enjoyment out of filming a little of everything--including the Goodyear Blimp, the rural highway, and the sunset. That was a very expensive film for him to make, I bet.

@1970Dobby 3 года назад

Most Any Film Footage, Silent or Sound, from the 1920's/1930's, Is Greatly Appreciated, by me! It's a Time Gone By...In Color...When Color was Rare! Thank You for posting this! A Blast from the Past! :)

@PeriscopeFilm 3 года назад

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@bizbabo2982 6 лет назад

Beautiful Renaissance and Art Deco buildings. Where did we go wrong from here... Tesla said it was possible to communicate with small devices with pictures and have free electricity with Tower that JpMorgan financed for him. But was destroyed by the US army.

@july25th19703 5 лет назад

So much more! That guy hanging off the blimp! All the car pavilions! Plantation show? Yikes! Can't believe the skyride went that high for those aerial views.

@flyinspirals 8 лет назад

That was mesmerizing! Thanks for sharing it with the world. Btw, watching it a second time is like watching a whole different film -- I noticed completely different things.

@PeriscopeFilm 8 лет назад

+flyinspirals What do you see!?

@tomsayen9295 Год назад

1933--When Sears Roebuck was king in Chicago. They started WLS Radio (World's Largest Store) in 1924.

@rvrschrs64 Год назад

The "amateur" Kodachrome was the best color film until digital killed film. The professional Technicolor short of the Fair has frightful color. This is somewhat faded (after 61 years) but looks very true.

@mammainvader7643 5 лет назад

Thank you for sharing this!! My great-grandfather did all the mechanical and electrical work for the One Million B.C. exhibit so it was very interesting to see it in motion and in color.

@kenkunz1428 7 лет назад

Great film.

@deller5924 4 года назад

Who would have thought the Dragon might come down 87 years later?! Lol

@trevorrandom 4 года назад

Fantastic footage definitely think Walt Disney was inspired by this fair

@flat-earther 2 года назад

4:34 incubator building ''WITH LIVING BABIES''

@Shazam450 2 месяца назад

Soooo creepy and odd

@kpyng 10 лет назад

Truly a remarkable and rare amateur color film of the Century of Progress..

@Jiuz Год назад

How nicely people dressed

@deller5924 4 года назад

And yes, the year was good!

@TheColoradoHomes 8 лет назад

looks life the future!!!

@AirstripBum Год назад

I have a '33 World's Fair Guide in my safe in excellent condition. Still has the unused Western Union telegraph form in the back. I haven't thought of that thing in years. Very interesting.

@ddkoda 5 лет назад

Absolutely amazing! 16 mm color home film from 1933 and introduced in 1928. Who knew color home movie film was available that early? Good color rendition especially the blue part of the spectrum which prior to this development was problematic because of the stability of the dyes currently in use. The short life of the Kodacolor film stock made obsolete by the introduction of Kodachrome must have the reason why the major Hollywood studios didn't choose this process over the more complex yet undoubtedly gorgeous three strip Technicolor system which came into being around this same time. Great shots of that undulating carnival ride with that ferocious face, the take off of the Goodyear blimp and that beautiful Art Deco General Motors pavilion.

@td3993 5 лет назад

With all of the orange present, one would think that Kodacolor didn't have accurate red register, but the occasional glimpse of the American flag proves otherwise. Someone must've been very fond of orange.

@carpediem5008 3 года назад

I was there!

@carpediem5008 3 года назад

Now meet me in Paris!

@RJSUXCOK 10 лет назад

If only I could go back ...

@flyinspirals 8 лет назад

+Ihate google I want to live in the 30s -- been addicted to pre-code sound pictures since childhood : )

@deller5924 4 года назад

Yeah, ..me too.

@bennycarter5249 2 месяца назад

Look up what happened at Soldier Field.

@thejawbreakersbandofficial4243 4 года назад

This would be considered an amusement park these days while today's carnivals are tiny compared to how it was in the 30s

@baframer 3 года назад

Where did these films come from!

@Lurker1979 7 лет назад

I bet this was expensive for the regular user to shoot color.

@deller5924 4 года назад

Yeah, ..must have been expensive, for smart phones weren't around yet. Lol

@edgarsantiago_3908 3 года назад

Time machine

@Shazam450 2 месяца назад

The 1893 fair looked far more spectacular and splendid. It would seem society significantly regressed in just 40 years when this was filmed, which doesn’t make sense. At 4:34 mark “real live babies” signage is seen. Strange. Very few kids in the crowd at this fair. Something is REALLY off with the narrative we are told. It doesn’t make sense.

@seanzappulla71 10 лет назад

Where is the sound

@deller5924 4 года назад

Yeah! Sue him!

@giusepperana6354 4 года назад

This is beautiful, thanks for sharing. However, why are there vertical lines all through the picture in many of your videos?

@rightyred Год назад

Kodacolor 16mm movie film in 1928- 35 or so had very fine embossed ridges pressed into the film as a key part of the color process. Those vertical lines lines could be considered annoying, or a charming part of the Kodacolor aesthetic. The ridges acted as micro lenses (in conjuction with a special filter) to record the color much like your computer or phone screen is pixelated. The film itself is black and white and had to be projected though a filter of color strips. It turns out that this film can't really fade or turn all red with age, because it's black and white to begin with. So blue is still good after all these years. After, Kodachrome became all the rage and as a result this system was dropped. The Kodacolor tradename was latter revived many years later as the Kodacolor color negative photo film we know today.

@virnamisra1657 3 года назад

Well,a decent Saturday/ Sunday not so expensive sun soaking time out for thehauzfrau& farmers wives along with the mariners

@baframer 3 года назад

Where did these films come!!!! My parents attended the fair in ‘33&’34 and I’ve never seen these color films. Color was fairly new then and expensive.

@2mikelim 3 года назад

Should be captioned Kodachrome. Kodacolor was a negative film. It wasn't available until the 40's for pro use when many positive had to be made from the negative. However, while kodachrome retains color integrity over the decades, kodacolor fades after ten years

@christianpirmayr5595 Год назад

It was filmed with a different process, also named "Kodacolor": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodacolor_(filmmaking)

@hopewynn87 4 года назад

A Fair with no children attending....interesting.

@jamestucker9524 2 года назад

If you look at almost the end of the film you will see small figures standing in front of adults. They must be their children. So there were definitely children at the World's Fair in 1933. The film isn't as clear as it would be now. In a previous part of the there was a small kid; but just the back of his head was shown.

@Shazam450 2 месяца назад