Photograph Album

Commercial Photographs

**Construction of the Astral Fountain**
SOURCE: NY World's Fair Corporation publicity photo courtesy Craig Bavaro Collection

**Artist's rendering - Astral Fountain by day**
SOURCE: Commercial Transparency by © Copyright Photo Lab, Inc.

**Spectacular Fountain**
SOURCE: Commercial Transparency by © Copyright Blackhawk Films/United Air Lines

**Astral Fountain - Federal and State Area**
SOURCE: Commercial Transparency by © Copyright Blackhawk Films/United Air Lines

**Astral Fountain showing rotation of the fretwork**
SOURCE: Commercial Transparency by © ROLOC Color Films presented courtesy Bradd Schiffman Collection

Fairgoer Photographs

**Astral Fountain & Vatican Pavilion**
SOURCE: © Copyright nywf64.com Collection

**Astral Fountain**
SOURCE: © Copyright nywf64.com Collection

**Astral Fountain in late afternoon sunlight**
SOURCE: © Copyright Bradd Schiffman Collection

**Astral Fountain**
SOURCE: Online auction

**Detail of the fountain fretwork - note the miniature lights in the middle of the stars**
SOURCE: © Copyright nywf64.com Collection

Detail of the fountain fretwork at night. The miniature lights in the center of the stars can be seen. Close examination shows that the stars had four nozzles located around the center and streams of water would cascade from the nozzles. This feature was discontinued shortly after the opening of the Fair because too much spray was falling on Fairgoers. Looking closely at this photo, the streams of water can be see cascading from the fretwork.
SOURCE: © Copyright nywf64.com Collection

**Detail of a single star. Note the four holes that the water would have cascaded from. The center circle would have contained a light bulb.**
SOURCE: © Copyright Gary Holmes Collection

**This view of a star in front of a vechicle gives some idea as to the size and scale of the fountain. It was immense!**
SOURCE: © Copyright Gary Holmes Collection

**The Astral Fountain c. 2001 before it was removed to make way for a skate park**
SOURCE: © Copyright Bruce Mentone Collection

**The Astral Fountain c. 2001 before it was removed to make way for a skate park**
SOURCE: © Copyright Bruce Mentone Collection