In groups small enough for guides to cope with. they went through the Exhibits Building. People of one group. trailed by a listening reporter. visibly picked up enthusiasm as they were shown exhibits pointing up the pavilions threepart theme of Americas legacy. harvest and promise. After being reminded of the confluence of Immigrants who built the nation. they moved into the harvest area. seeing exhibits on food. on technological progress. on recreation. One mans attention was grabbed by a display of foods of foreign origin. now Americanized. "Em." he said. "I never thought of that." Others were intrigued by a sports display. with such items as Joe Louis boxing gloves and Knute Rocknes oldstyle football helmet. Pointing at an antiquated typewriter in a display contrasting old and new equipment of various kinds. one woman laughed and said to her husband: "Thats just like the one we have at home." One item in the same case was Identified by the guide as the space helmet worn by Astronaut John Glenn.
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