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UNITED STATESAs summer temperatures soar, 96 fountains at the base of the Unisphere help visitors beat the heat in this long-exposure shot. The stainless steel globe in New York City’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park—140 feet tall, 120 feet in diameter, 350 tons—is a lasting reminder of the 1964-65 World’s Fair. Its rings symbolize three early orbital flights, heralding the dawn of the space age.
Photograph by MATTHEW PILLSBURY, BENRUBI GALLERY
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