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Night scene at the World's Fair, 1964
Published: December 11, 2010
Gus Schuettler ©Stars and Stripes
New York, June, 1964: Visitors to the New York World's Fair pause in front of illuminated fountains and the exhibition's centerpiece, the 140-foot-high, stainless steel Unisphere. Nearly a half-century later the Unisphere is still there, towering above Flushing Meadows Corona Park.