New York World's Fair postcards
Creation: 1939Abstract
The New York World’s Fair of 1939 was held in Flushing Meadows on Long Island between April 30, 1930 and October 31, 1939. This small collection consists of three official postcards of the 1939 New York World's Fair.
Dates
- Creation: 1939
Creator
- Curtis, Jane Wright (Collector, Person)
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) (Organization)
Extent
3 item(s)
General Physical Description
2 postcards : color ; 3.5 x 5.5 in. 1 postcard folder : color ; 4.25 x 6.25 in. containing 10 postcards : color ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Historical Note
The New York World’s Fair of 1939 was held in Flushing Meadows on Long Island. The Fair opened on April 30, 1930 and closed on October 31, 1939. More than 200 buildings were constructed to house exhibits from approximately 60 countries. The New York World’s Fair was attended by over 44 million people.
Scope and Content
This small collection consists of three official postcards of the 1939 New York World's Fair. One of the Hotel Imperial, "Greetings from New York World's Fair" and an Official Postcard folder containing ten postcards with images on both sides.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- New York World's Fair postcards
- Author:
- Laurie Rizzo in 2013.
- Date:
- 2013
- 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
