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50 Years Ago, This Week…The 1964 World’s Fair Opened
For some, this was the first and only time they would see, and be seen, by color television cameras. Just as RCA had made great use of it’s presence at the 1939 World’s Fair (also in New York) to introduce the public to television, their ’64 fair presence was focused on color.
Were you there? I was. What do you remember? To help with those memories, here are a few pictures of the RCA TK41s, and film footage of people on the “color carousel”.
I was there when I was 14 , and what I remember most was wanting to head directly to the RCA pavilion and being the only member of the group of family and friends I was with who wanted to go. I insisted, and went by myself and enjoyed every minute of it. My mom finally had to drag me out of there because it was time to go back to our hotel. But, I also remember there was a turbine engine car and a guy with a jet pack who flew around. I was positive I would have a jet pack in a few years myself…still waiting though.
I was there. Good memories.
I remember the AT&T Picturephone. — http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videophone#AT.26T_Picturephone:_1964
I was there as a kid. I remember going on this motorized turntable, there was a camera shooting you at one point, then you would see yourself a few seconds later on a monitor. It was done with a Quad tape delay, two quad machines with a cabinet with rollers in between them. I remember it being black and white, though.
RCA had a similar display at the Seattle Worlds Fair in 1962. There was a complete color studio where KING-TV (I think) did several live shows. I thought it was way too cool. I guess it helps explain my fascination with this kind of stuff….
I was there as well. But I also remember RCA having a color TV display at Rockefeller Center where you walked up a brightly lit ramp and smiled at a color camera and TV.
The video looks like a casting for Mad Men!
My Mom went to the 1964 World’s Fair. Go figure.
I was there. None of the Houston stations had color cameras but I remember seeing them at Oilers games if they were using a network truck. I remember they were televising a one-act play when I was there.
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