From the 1964 World’s Fair. Rancher performs, uses lasso around body, artistically. CU sign “Montana Bar-B-Que Menu” with prices. Showmen in gold hat and sequined jacket and face painted like a clown talks on a platform while fairgoers mill past. Shots of large sailing ship. Flamingos feed, contorting their necks, in an artificial pond. Man pushes child in toy car. CU board “Wonder World;” announcer with microphone advertises shows. Shots of two smiling women, dressed as mermaids, standing awkwardly onstage. Man performs tricks on a trampoline. Color guard girls twirl batons in a parade. Band (diverse race and gender) march after them.
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