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The Middleton family at the New York World's Fair

Tour the fair and see "Moto-man" the robot, woman vs. dishwasher, the microvivatium, the junior science labs, and a televishion show.

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  • "Summary: "from the time they leave a middle-class home in Indiana,the Jones family's adventure" (New York Times, 18Jun39."
  • ""Visit the Time Capsule, Playground of Science, the Junior Science Hall, the Hall of Power, the Hall of Electrical Living and the Battle of the Centuries. This drama, sponsored by Westinghouse, features a typical middle class family from the midwest and examines the ideas of consumption and capitalism. The film shows the contributions of free enterprise and technology and the benefits that they give to modern living. The drama comes in as the film contrasts the ideas and goodness of capitalism against the anti-progressive message of communism. Intertwined within the story is an excellent tour of the marvels on display in the Westinghouse building in the 1939 New York World's Fair." -- Container."
  • "Tour the fair and see "Moto-man" the robot, woman vs. dishwasher, the microvivatium, the junior science labs, and a televishion show."@en
  • ""This drama illustrates the contribution of free enterprise, technology, and Westinghouse products to the American way of life. The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair pits an anti-capitalist bohemian artist boyfriend against an all-American electrical engineer who believes in improving society by working through corporations. The Middletons experience Westinghouse's technological marvels at the Fair and win back their daughter from her leftist boyfriend."--from website."
  • "Visit the Time Capsule, Playground of Science, the Junior Science Hall, the Hall of Power, the Hall of Electrical Living and the Battle of the Centuries. This drama, sponsored by Westinghouse, features a typical middle class family from the midwest and examines the ideas of consumption and capitalism. The film shows the contributions of free enterprise and technology and the benefits that they give to modern living. The drama comes in as the film contrasts the ideas and goodness of capitalism against the anti-progressive message of communism. Intertwined within the story is an excellent tour of the marvels on display in the Westinghouse building in the 1939 New York World's Fair."
  • ""A fun look back on what was in its day considered state of the art technology" -- Container."
  • "The story of the New York World's Fair as seen through the eyes of middle class family. This film may contain variations in audio and video quality due to limitations of the original source material."

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  • "Feature films"
  • "Drama"
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  • "Fiction films"
  • "Historical films"
  • "Educational films"
  • "History"
  • "Advertising"
  • "Propaganda films"
  • "National Film Registry"
  • "Industrial films and video"

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  • "The Middleton family at the New York World's Fair"@en
  • "The Middleton family at the New York World's Fair"
  • "The Middleton family at the New York world's fair"

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