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Souvenirs

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

1939 New York World's Fair officially licensed scrapbook

 Collection
Accession: 2005-227
Abstract:

World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This item is a paper-bound scrapbook with empty pages.

Dates: 1939

1939 New York World's Fair "peep show" toy

 Collection
Accession: 1994-276
Abstract:

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 item is a fold-out lens-less paper "peep show" showing George Washington and colonial figures looking into a hole which, when item is unfolded, reveals a scene of "The World of Tomorrow" at the New York World's Fair of 1939.

Dates: 1939

1939 New York World's Fair souvenirs

 Collection
Accession: 2012-223
Abstract:

World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions that highlight technology, agriculture and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair took place in Flushing Meadows, Queens from April 30, 1939 to October 31, 1940. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This small collection consists of souvenir items from the 1939 New York World's Fair.

Dates: 1939; 1949

Pilgrimage to Tomorrow: 1939 New York Worlds Fair souvenir diary and photograph album

 Collection
Accession: 2002-223
Abstract:

World's Fairs or International Expositions are large-scale exhibitions highlighting technology, agriculture, and other innovations of national or cultural significance. The New York World's Fair occurred in Flushing Meadows, Queens, from April 30, 1939, to October 31, 1940. The theme was "The World of Tomorrow." This souvenir diary and photograph album combines official drawings and photographic images of buildings at the 1939 New York World's Fair with a personal photograph album and diary section, in which the reader was to record his or her own memories of the fair. The diarist who completed this souvenir remains unidentified.

Dates: circa 1938