Photo Lab was one of the first licensees of the Fair Corporation, signing a contract that made it the official photo company. This allowed them to control the rights to commercial images from the Fair, and they made the most of it. They issued quite a few slides under their own banner, but also authorized other companies to offer slides. Some of those companies re-used Photo Lab images and others used their own pictures. Some examples have been found of slides that have both a Photo Lab and Wolfe Worldwide number on them.

While Photo Lab was fairly prolific in the number of images they released, the company seems to not have had much in the way of quality control. Many of their slides were printed with dirt and scratches on the image, making it a bit of a challenge to restore them. Scanners with scratch and dust removal built-in can remove those defects from a slide, but not the slide is actually suffering from a printed image of dust or a scratch on the original slide. Here's some examples of the effort involved in bringing Photo Lab slides back to life:

This is an un-retouched scan of a Photo Lab slide. The shift in colors is not uncommon and is fairly easy to correct, but there are quite a few areas of dirt and scratches. The image is also a bit soft in focus - and other Photo Lab slides are even worse in all these areas.

Here's the same slide after color, dust and scratch correction through the Nikon Coolscan V scanner. It's starting to look better, but there are still quite a few problems with it. All of them are printed on the slide.

Here's a close-up view of the sky area. All of that dust is a permanent part of the slide, thanks to the folks at Photo Lab.

Here's the final product after manual effort in Photoshop.

Most of the Photo Lab slides were issued in sets of 10 and were packaged in a paper envelope that had the set name over-printed on it. Here's one example of the packaging:

They also offered boxed sets of slides, with a mixture of 50 different subjects and a handy pocket viewer:

The pocket viewers proved to be popular and were issued separately from this boxed set, packaged with four slides.

Here are the slides offered under the Photo Lab name, listed in alphabetical order by set. They also issued special sets that are listed on their own pages: Super Scenic Slides and Vatican Pavilion. I am interested in buying or trading for any slide listed in bold; if you have any, please send me an e-mail. If you have any not on the list please let me know and I'll update this page.

Architect's Renderings

This set of slides is a large format group similar to the Super Scenic Slides.

S-180A - Unisphere (Red)
S-180B - Port of New York Authority Heliport
S-180C - Federal Pavilion
S-180D - New York State Pavilion
S-181A - Main Mall
S-181B - Astral Fountain - Night
S-181C - Pool of Industry
S-181D - Solar Fountain - Night
S-182A - Sudan
S-182B - Hong Kong
S-182C - Thailand
S-182D - Vatican Pavilion
S-183A - General Motors
S-183B - Johnson's Wax
S-183C - Sinclair Dinoland
S-183D - Seven-Up
S-184A - Medo - Photographic Headquarters
S-184B - Pavilion of American Interiors
S-184C - Coca Cola
S-184D - Travelers Insurance Companies
S-185A - Philippines
S-185B - Republic of China
S-185C - Hong Kong
S-185D - Indonesia
S-186A - Hall of Education
S-186B - Hall of Science
S-186C - Sermons from Science
S-186D - Wax Museum
S-187A - The Protestant Center
S-187B - Church of Jesus Christ
S-187C - Billy Graham's Pavilion
S-187D - Christian Science
S-188A - Main Mall, Port Authority, Medo, Pool of Industry, IBM, Kodak
S-188B - Shea, highways. Education, Federal, Transportation & Travel, Press
S-188C - Brass Rail, Boy Scouts, Circus, Sinclair, Music Hall, Intl Plaza
S-188D - Greyhound, Coca-Cola, NCR, Simmons, American Interiors, Gas

Architect's Renderings - Attractions

5401 - Unisphere
5402 - Unisphere (Red)
5403 - Entrance Gate
5404 - Unisphere (Weinrich Horizontal)
5405 - Solar Fountain - Day
5406 - Astral Fountain - Day
5407 - Lunar Fountain - Day
5408 - Pool of Industry (Blue)]
5409 - Heliport Cocktail Lounge
5410 - Brass Rail Refreshment & Souvenir Center

Architect's Renderings - Entertainment & Education

5421 - Auto Thrill Show
5422 - Circus
5423 - Music Hall
5424 - Mutiny on the Bounty
5425 - Dancing Waters
5426 - Hall of Free Enterprise
5427 - City Museums in New York City Building
5428 - Singer Bowl
5429 - Transportation & Travel
5430 - International Plaza

Architect's Renderings - Foreign Participants

5441 - Central America - Panama
5442 - Mexico
5443 - Malaysia
5444 - Austria
5445 - Morocco
5446 - Greece
5447 - Sierra Leone
5448 - Republic of Korea
5449 - Pakistan
5450 - Guinea

Architect's Renderings - Industrial Participants

5451 - Coca-Cola

Architect's Renderings - Industrial Participants - Set B

5461 - Parker Pen
5462 - Pepsi Cola
5463 - RCA
5464 - Rheingold
5465 - Schaefer
5466 - Scott Paper
5467 - Formica
5468 - Socony Mobil
5469 - Simmons

Architect's Renderings - Public Service

5411 - Bell System Exhibit
5412 - Telephone Booth
5413 - Electric Power & Light
5414 - Greyhound Information Booth at the Fair
5415 - Festival of Gas
5416 - Festival of Gas Restaurant
5417 - Greyhound at the Fair
5418 - U.S. Post Office
5419 - Clearview Expressway & Grand Central Parkway
5420 - Marina Administration Building

Architect's Renderings - States

5431 - Alaska
5432 - Hawaii
5432 - New England States
5434 - New Jersey
5435 - State of West Virginia
5436 - Florida
5437 - Maryland
5438 - Montana
5439 - Wisconsin
5440 - Missouri

Belgian Village

78 A - Belgian Village - Cafe
78 B - Belgian Village - Night
78 C - Belgian Village - Street Scene
78 D -Belgian Village - Famous Gilles Dancers

Color Slides of Architect's Renderings

This early set of slides bears a 1962 copyright date and includes pavilions that did not actually make it to the Fair.

WF-2 -.Unisphere presented by United States Steel
WF-3 - Unisphere (Red)
WF-4 - Unisphere (Weinrich Horizontal)
WF-5 - Main Mall
WF-6 - Location in relation to Manhattan (New York)
WF-7 - Access to Fair
WF-8 - World's Fair Site
WF-10 - World's Fair Assembly Pavilion
WF-11 - Bell Telephone System
WF-12 - Telephone Booth
WF-14 - Better Living
WF-15 - DuPont Exhibit
WF-16 - Electric Power and Light
WF-17 - Festival of Gas
WF-18 - Festival of Gas Restaurant
WF-19 - Graphic Arts Pavilion
WF-20 - Hall of Education
WF-21 - House of Good Taste
WF-23 - Johnson's Wax
WF-24 - Eastman Kodak Exhibit
WF-25 - National Cash Register
WF-26 - Rheingold's Little Old New York
WF-27 - Schaefer Center
WF-28 - Schaefer Center Cocktail Lounge
WF-29 - Seven-Up
WF-31 - Simmons Beautyrest Center

Federal and State Area

5501 - Unisphere - Night
5502 - Hollywood - Night
5503 - New York State Pavilion
5504 - Night View from New York State Pavilion
5505 - Aerial View
5506 - Illinois Pavilion
5507 - United States Pavilion
5508 - Minnesota Pavilion
5509 - West Virginia Pavilion
5510 - Missouri Pavilion

General Motors Futurama

This set includes the following slides: Undersea Set drill rig & oil field, Antarctic construction - Futurama ride, City set - industrial area, Moon set, Moon set - Lunar Rover, Jungle set - road builder, Building canopy at night, City set - Commercial & Living areas, City of the Future, and Antarctic construction.

Industrial Area - Set A

5471 - Electric Power and Light - Night
5472 - Schaefer Center
5473 - General Electric Company - Night
5474 - Coca Cola - Night
5475 - National Cash Register - Day
5476 - General Cigar
5477 - Eastman Kodak Exhibit
5478 - Parker Pen Pavilion
5479 - The Protestant Center
5480 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Night

Industrial Area - Set B

5481 - Fountain of the Planets
5482 - Bell System Exhibit
5483 - Festival of Gas
5484 - House of Good Taste
5485 - International Business Machines - Night
5486 - Travelers Insurance Companies
5487 - Pavilion of American Interiors - Night
5488 - Rheingold's Little Old New York
5489 - Seven-Up
5490 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints - Day

International Area - Set A

5491 - Thailand - Night
5492 - Republic of China
5493 - Pakistan
5494 - Philippines
5495 - Africa
5496 - Mexico
5497 - Morocco
5498 - Sudan
5499 - Greece
5500 - Indonesia

International Area - Set B

5511 - Pavilion of Spain (two versions exist - one with flag flying to left, one with flag to right)
5512 - Vatican Pavilion
5513 - Berlin Pavilion
5514 - Pavilion of Africa
5515 - Pavilion of India
5516 - Polynesian Restaurant
5517 - Pavilion of Sweden
5518 - House of Japan
5519 - Sermons From Science (two versions exist - one close-up, one showing Brass Rail to left)
5520 - Swiss Sky Ride

Lake Amusement Area

5521 - Aerial view
5522 - Circus
5523 - AMF Monorail
5524 - Amphitheatre
5525 - Santa Maria
5526 - Hawaii
5527 - Wax Museum
5528 - Les Poupees de Paris
5529 - NASA
5530 - Music Hall

Transportation Area

5531 - Unisphere
5532 - Sinclair Dinoland
5533 - To The Moon
5534 - Aerial View
5535 - U.S. Rubber Company Exhibit (two versions exist - one cropped horizontally, one cropped vertically)
5536 - Chrysler Rocket
5537 - Space Park Robot
5538 - Gemini Space Capsule
5539 - Transportation and Travel
5540 - SKF Industries

Untitled set

This group of slides does not have any title on it other than "New York World's Fair 1964-1965". It is not yet known how many slides were in the set. Several of the numbers were re-used; for example, there are two completely different #13 - and then a #13N.

001 - Mall at Night
004 - Port of New York Authority Heliport
005 - Night View from New York State Pavilion
006 - Unisphere - Day
006 - Aerial View - International Area
007 - Aerial View from New York State Pavilion
007 - Thailand
008 - Republic of China
008 - Aerial View - Lake Amusement Area
010 - Sudan
011- Vatican Pavilion
013 - Protestant Center
013 - Voice Patterns
013N - Wall of Peace
014 - Better Living
014 - Greece
015 - Austria
017 - Federal Pavilion
019 - New England
020 - Hall of Education
020 - New Jersey
021 - House of Good Taste
021 - New York
023 - Fountain of the Planets
023 - Johnson's Wax
024 - Eastman Kodak Exhibit
025 - IBM
026A - General Electric - Night
028 - Festival of Gas
030 - Scott Paper
031 - Simmons Beauty Rest Center
034 - Dupont
034 - Protestant & Orthodox Center
035 - Aerial Ride & Waffle Shop
036 - Fountain of the Planets
037 - Minnesota Pavilion
038 - Solar Fountain - Day
039 - Solar Fountain
040 - Astral Fountain - Day
041 - Statue on Main Mall
043 - Pavilion of Africa
045 - Republic of China
048 - Microwave Tower
048 - Mexico
050 - Pakistan
051 - Swiss Sky Ride
052 - Thailand - Day
053 - Thailand - Night
056 - United States Pavilion
058 - Hawaii
059 - Coca Cola - Day
060 - Coca Cola - Night
061 - Maryland
062 - Missouri
066 - West Virginia
068 - Transportation & Travel
069 - Manhattan Skyline and Heliport
070 - Port of New York Authority Heliport
072 - Ford Motor Company - Night
073 - General Motors - Night
074 - General Motors - Day
075 - Greyhound
076 - Sinclair Dinoland
077 - Circus
077 - Hall of Science
078 - New York State
079 - Amphitheatre
080 - Chun King Inn
082 - General Electric Progressland - Night
083 - Chrysler Island - Day
084 - Chrysler Rocket
087 - To The Moon
090 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
091 - At Entrance Gate
092 - Christian Science
093 - Singer Bowl
094 - Billy Graham Pavilion
095 - Continental Insurance Companied
096 - Berlin
097 - House of Japan
098 - Illinois
100 - Dynamic Maturity
101 - Sweden
102 - Austria
105 - UAR Egypt
106 - Republic of Korea
108 - Radio Corporation of America
110 - Swiss Pavilion
111 - Bourbon Street
112 - New Jersey - Night
113 - Sierra Leone
114 - The Pavilion
115 - Frontier Palace - Texas
117 - Avis Antique Auto Ride
119 - Equitable Assurance
120 - Wax Museum
121 - Eastern Airlines
122 - Montana
123 - Morocco
124 - American Express
127 - Aerial View of the Fair
131 - General Cigar
132 - Medo - Photographic Headquarters
133 - Brass Rail - Night
134 - Brass Rail - Day
136 - Guinea
137 - Malaysia (actually Africa)
138 - Log Flume Ride
139 - Chunky Square
141 - Music Hall
143 - Sermons From Science
147 - Jordan
148 - AMF Monorail
149 - Santa Maria
150 - India
154 - American-Israel Pavilion
155 - Les Poupees de Paris
156 - NASA
157 - Base of Apollo Moon Rocket
158 - Lunar Excursion Vehicle
159 - Gemini Space Capsule
160 - Cooper's Mercury Spacecraft
161 - Space Park Robot (actually Chrysler)