World's Fair and travel postcards
Creation: 1933-1955Abstract
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. This small collection consists of nine postcards primarily of buildings and exhibits from World's Fairs.
Dates
- Creation: 1933-1955
Creator
- Sesqui-centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (Organization)
- Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)
Extent
9 item(s)
Physical Description
9 prints (postcards) : color ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Historical Note
World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. These fairs are open to the general public and can run for three weeks to six months.
Scope and Content
This small collection consists of nine postcards primarily of buildings and exhibits from World's Fairs. The images include: photo postcards of Cuba and Jamaica; halftone print postcards showing the pension check signing machine at the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial, the Havoline Thermometer, Hall of Science, and General Exhibits Building at the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition; a valentine postcard and humorous vacation postcard. Most of the cards have handwritten messages on the reverse and have been mailed.
Location
Postcard GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- World's Fair and travel postcards
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
