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1939 New York World’s Fair, Rural Electrification exhibit
1939
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Title
1939 New York World’s Fair, Rural Electrification exhibit
Date
1939
Identifier
20170320-hpichswp-0085
Source Identifier
MSP424_B002_F112_I01
Description
The Westinghouse Rural Electrification exhibit at the New York World's Fair in 1939. Caption reads: "MODEL FARM ORATORS--The two animated farmer models in this photograph move their hands, lips, and legs in synchronization with their transcribed speech, which is all about the benefits of electricity on the farm. The miniature replicas of two farms and their owners are part of the Westinghouse rural electrification exhibit at the New York World's Fair."
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
New York World’s Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
Source
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Photographs, 1886-1996, MSP 424, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Westinghouse Electric Corporation Photographs
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