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[Narrator] On April 30th, 1939
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The Machines That Built America

? OnApril 30th, 1939, the World's Fair begins ona sprawling 1,200 acre site in Flushing,...

� [Narrator] On
April 30th, 1939, the World's Fair begins on
a sprawling 1,200 acre site in Flushing, Queens

Full Transcript

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‐ [Narrator] On April 30th, 1939,
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the World's Fair begins on a sprawling 1,200 acre site
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in Flushing, Queens.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:25
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Six West Media

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The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
S01 • E04 But Harley‐Davidson has a plan - The Machines That Built America 00:08
But Harley‐Davidson has a plan
S01 • E01 They quickly realized that these track type tractors - The Machines That Built America 00:10
They quickly realized that these track type tractors
S01 • E03 With another world war brewing in Europe, - The Machines That Built America 00:07
With another world war brewing in Europe,
S01 • E01 For Holt, it was a boom for business. - The Machines That Built America 00:04
For Holt, it was a boom for business.
S01 • E04 ‐ Harley Davidson created a product line - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ Harley Davidson created a product line
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] It's not long before Holt's machines, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] It's not long before Holt's machines,...
S01 • E03 It's chance for every country and large corporations - The Machines That Built America 00:09
It's chance for every country and large corporations
S01 • E01 ‐ The countries that went to war, - The Machines That Built America 00:14
‐ The countries that went to war,
S01 • E04 ‐ This was this type of man rides a car, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ This was this type of man rides a car,
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] The theme of the six month exposition - The Machines That Built America 00:06
‐ [Narrator] The theme of the six month exposition
S01 • E03 Among the futuristic inventions unveiled, - The Machines That Built America 00:15
Among the futuristic inventions unveiled,
S01 • E04 So the man that drove the car - The Machines That Built America 00:12
So the man that drove the car
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] These custom Caterpillars known - The Machines That Built America 00:11
‐ [Narrator] These custom Caterpillars known
S01 • E04 ‐ [Narrator] And thanks in part to its vast dealer network, - The Machines That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] And thanks in part to its vast dealer network,...
S01 • E03 RCA builds a 9,000 square foot pavilion - The Machines That Built America 00:13
RCA builds a 9,000 square foot pavilion
S01 • E01 ‐ During World War I, - The Machines That Built America 00:18
‐ During World War I,
S01 • E04 ‐ People love a vibe and they love an image - The Machines That Built America 00:13
‐ People love a vibe and they love an image
S01 • E03 Instead of being made of wood, it's made of lucite, - The Machines That Built America 00:09
Instead of being made of wood, it's made of lucite,
S01 • E04 Creating a whole subculture around it, - The Machines That Built America 00:05
Creating a whole subculture around it,
S01 • E01 "Let's make a tank." - The Machines That Built America 00:29
"Let's make a tank."