April 1965 National Geographic

Click "Read More" to see all of the images! The following captioned images are scanned at 300dpi from the April 1965 edition of National Geographic. The subject matter is primarily related to the 1964-1965 World's  Fair in New York and the battle between Grant and Lee at Appomattox. Enjoy!

"New York State's Tent of Tomorrow, 2,000 tons of laminated fiberglass and steel (left), covers a 130-by-166-foot terrazzo version of a Texaco road map of the Empire State. Here an audience gathers for a performance of amateur talent. On the mezzanine, visitors may write a law to be forwarded to Albany, the state capital, for study."

"Starched, convoluted, whorled, or scalloped, Breton coifs vary from region to region. Made from lace or eyeleted muslin, the headgear changes as new generations add embellishments. This lass lives in Rosporden."

"City of tomorrow

'The strivings of man -- his ambitions, his achievements, his aspirations -- are all mirrored in the face of his cities,' proclaims General Motors'."

"The trap at Appomattox Station. When Lee's last supply trains pulled into the depot on April 8, Maj. Gen. George A. Custer and his cavalry took the crews by surprise, captured the trains, and made off with them and the provisions for the hungry Southerners."

"Ethiopia's faces reflect a bewildering variety of cultures. Her peoples speak 70 different languages and follow many creeds. Fusion of this diverse citizenry into a nation began centuries ago, but the land's rugged nature still hinders the process."

Christian holy man with Coptic cross (left). Coptic crosses may have originated from the Coptic Ankh, and were adopted by early Christian Gnostics.

"Final ordeal for Lee's Army of Northern Virginia occurred here at the Surrender Triangle. Along the fence, ranks of Union soldiers snapped to a "present arms" salute. At the sound, the South's Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon wheeled his horse and lowered his sword in response. Honor answered honor, and the Confederate brigades, one after another, stacked their arms and ragged standards. It was done."

"Night with the magic of light transforms the Fair into a fantasy. Beyond the Fountain of Planets, aluminum prisms shape the Tower of Light, sponsored by electric utility companies. Bubble roofs distinguish Brass Rail restaurants. An observation tower of the New York State Pavilion rises 226 feet."

"At the IBM Pavilion rust-colored metal trees hold aloft a white egg-shaped dome. The egg is a theater, but a theater without seats. Spectators file into a steep grandstand at ground level. Then this "people wall" ascends into the theater, where rapt audiences watch a 12-minute show projected on 16 separate screens. The theme: How electronic computers copy human reasoning to solve great and vexing problems."

"General Motors' Futurama begins and ends in the 'near tomorrow.' Seated in moving sound-equipped lounge chairs, guests fly to the moon. Here a lunar crawler on globular wheels rolls toward and fluted communications center. Other Futurama scenes show man using a year-round harbor in the Antarctic ice, cavorting in an undersea resort hotel, and felling trees in the jungle with a searing laser beam."

"Jagged, rock-strewn coast and perilous inlets of Brittany call for superb seamanship. This fishing boat makes a passage near Pointe de Corsen, westernmost promontory of mainland France."

"Voices of children appear as patterns on a TV screen in a demonstration of the Visible Speech Translator at the Bell System Pavilion. This device has been used experimentally to teach deaf children to speak by duplicating the televised images of the instructors' voices."