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Vintage World Expo snapshots collection by ElectroSpark

By Sam Dunne - December 24, 2010

in Object Culture

Florida-based designer and Flickr user "ElectroSpark" collects and shares "random bits of vintage ephemera from mid-century vacationers" mostly in the form of charming round-cornered Kodachromes.

We can't help but be charmed by his "Fairs & Expos" set with its collection of holiday snapshots from Brussels'58, New York'64 and Expo'67 in Montreal, all from a by-gone era when World Expos acted as important political and cultural exchanges and were less the unashamed attention-grabbing publicity stunts that they have become in recent years (in an age when Google and Wikipedia can already tell you more than you need to know about your global neighbours).

Check out ElectroSpark's photostream for more retro Expos and vintage ephemera.