1964-5 NYWF RCA Pavilion--new tape discovered

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Posted today to the QuadList by Bill Seery of the Standby Program (http://www.standby.org/standby/)--newly discovered color quad tape from the RCA Pavilion at the 1964-5 New York World's Fair! Phenomenal stuff. Thought the list would appreciate. Bill's note is below.

Jeff Martin
Chicago, IL



"It was found in an RCA case labelled as a low band alignment tape. I lent it to Maurice Schecter thinking he could make use of it and he discovered something very different.

The minute I saw it I knew what it was. It's a fragment of a Quad videotape shot at the RCA Pavilion on closing day of the 1964-65 NY World's Fair, Oct. 17 1965. I grew up within walking distance of the fair and spent a lot of time there.

Here's the description of this exhibit from the 1965 Official Guide Book:

"YOURSELF ON TV. Near the entrance to the pavilion, visitors may also walk by a unique "color carousel" and see themselves on color television twice, once "live" as they pass the camera, and moments later on TV tape."

http://youtu.be/s9Vm_peHmKg

If you recognize anyone, please let me know. I'll put up more when I have a chance.Thanks again to Maurice for transferring this!