Ruth Storm

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  • Date Range: c. 1937-1940
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  • Description: Punch & Judy puppet show. Fair or highway construction crew at work.
  • Biographical/Historical Note: Construction for the 1939 World's Fairbegan in 1936 [per NYPL Archives & Manuscripts 'New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated Records 1935-1945) already involved 24 hour days as early as december 1936. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/11/the-1939-new-york-worlds-fair/100620/
    Caitlin McGrath, Ph.D. "New York World' Fair, 1939-1940," Moving Image Review (Summer 2011) https://oldfilm.org/nyfair.html
  • Genres: Amateur Films
  • Subjects: Lesbians, World's Fair 1939
  • Places: Queens, NY
  • Creators: Ruth Huntington Storm (1888-1981)
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  • Access & Use: Contact Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) info@lesbianhomemovieproject.org. No re-use without permission.
  • Rights: Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP) holds all rights.
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  • Preferred Citation: "Outtakes, World's Fair," Reel 7, Ruth Storm Collection, Lesbian Home Movie Project (LHMP).