SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY
VIDEOCASSETTES IN THE LARSON COLLECTION

Introduction | Chronological list by decades | Alphabetical list by city | Fairs never held by date | Fairs never held by city | 1851 - 1903 World's Fairs Database | List of photographs | List of postcards | Information For Dealers And Individuals Offering Materials For Sale | Bibliographies | Other Libraries/Collections | Links

History of fairs

Come to the fairs. Narrated by Bill Moyers. Alexandria, VA, PBS Video, 1988. (A walk through the 20th century with Bill Moyers, Episode 6) 58 minutes. EXP H.2v

Coney Island. Directed by Ric Burns; written by Richard Snow. Narrated by David McCullough. Alexandria, VA, PBS Video, 1991. (American experience, 313) 58 minutes EXP H.1v

1894 San Francisco
California Midwinter International Exposition

The fantastic fair. San Francisco, Order of Fine Fellows, 1983. 29 minutes. EXP 894c.1v

1898 Omaha
Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition

Westward the empire: Omaha’s world fair of 1898. Omaha, NE, UNO Television, University of Nebraska at Omaha, c1998. Approx. 57 minutes. Accompanied by 16-page illustrated guide. EXP 898c.1v

1904 St. Louis
Louisiana Purchase Exposition

I was there..." Memories of the 1904 world's fair. Vol.1. 1st ed. Produced and directed by Bob Miano, Charles Koehler, Barb Chmielewski Mori. Sponsored by the 1904 World's Fair Society, St. Louis. 1990.

Nothing impossible: the story of the St. Louis world fair. [St. Louis?] Dick Smith Media Design & Production, 1992.

A world on display: the St. Louis world's fair of 1904. Written and directed by Eric Breitbart. Corrales, NM, New Deal films, 1994. 53 minutes.

1915 San Francisco
Panama-Pacific International Exposition

The innocent fair: a nostalgic visit to the Panama Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915 music. Berkeley, CA, Lowie Museum of Anthropology, 1982.

1915: Panama Pacific fair. Narrated by Burton Benedict. Berkeley, CA, Lowie Museum of Anthropology, 1982.

Panama-Pacific fair: 1915. Soundtrack A. Berkeley, CA, Lowie Museum of Anthropology, 1982. U-matic 3/4".

Combines The innocent fair and 1915: Panama Pacific fair (see no.5-6 above). Played at Lowie Museum exhibit, 1982.

1933-1934 Chicago
Century of Progress International Exposition

Mamet. David. The water engine, an American fable. Written for television by David Mamet. Based on his play. PBS, 199-. ca.58 minutes.

Part of the dialogue is in and about the Hall of Science.

1939-1940 New York
World's Fair

The Middleton family at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Orland Park, IL, Moviecraft, 1993. (MC-140) 55 minutes.

1939-1940 San Francisco
Golden Gate International Exposition

A fair to remember. Narrated by Bob McKenzie. San Francisco, KTVU, 1989. 55 minutes.

The Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island, 1939-1940. Version II. [Suisun City, CA?] Bartel-Thomsen Pictures, in care of Western Railway Museum, 1988. 54 minutes.

Golden memories of Treasure Island fair. Hayward, CA, Hayward Area Historical Society Museum, 199-.

1 videocassette containing:
Tales of Treasure Island. Narrated by Dave MacElhattan. San Francisco, KPIX, 1989. 30 minutes.

The once and future fair. Narrated by Suzanne Shaw. San Francisco, KRON, 1989. 60 minutes.