Gallery of Photographs
Commercial Photographs
Swiss Sky Ride
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Swiss Sky Ride cross the International Area of the Fair
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Gondolas of the Swiss Sky Ride
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Swiss Sky Ride traverses the International Area
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Fairgoer Photographs
Swiss Sky Ride over the International Area of the Fair
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Swiss Sky Ride over the International Area of the Fair
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Swiss Sky Ride Ticket Booths
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Swiss Sky Ride over the International Area of the Fair
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Swiss Sky Ride over the International Area of the Fair
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Swiss Sky Ride Terminus
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Publication Photographs
Traversing the fair's International Area at 112 feet in the air, the colorful cable cars of the Swiss Sky Ride command one of the fair's most sweeping views and make an eye-filling sight themselves. The ride, 2,000 feet long, lasts five minutes.
SOURCE: The Saturday Evening Post, Issue No. 20, May 23, 1964 - Photo by John Zimmerman
A look at the loading/unloading platform
SOURCE: NBC News, World's Fair Diary with Edwin Newman broadcast July 30, 1964
Shown here is a rendering of the Swiss Sky Ride which will extend across the International Area and provide visitors with a pnaoramic view of the Fair
SOURCE: NY World's Fair Progress Report No. 8, April 22, 1963