Pre-fair publication (1936) discussing the theme of the Fair - "Building The World of Tomorrow." This pre-dates the development of the Trylon & Perisphere. Former Library Of Congress copy.
Pocket-sized,32-page guide to NYC traffic rules for 1939. This is a special edition published for the fair - presumably for all the people driving to the fair who are new to the city.
More elaborate than it sounds - a souvenir record of the "Copper & Brass Industry Exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair Metals Building". Contains 29 individually-numbered original photos.
Promotional item for Western Union - fair goers could send a real telegraph for 25 cents using the "New Automatic Telegraph - The Telegraph of Tomorrow".
Two-sided document with the phone numbers for the all World's Fair buildings, pavilions and attractions. All numbers start with HA(vemyr) or NE(wtwn), when phone numbers started with letters.
5/3/40 World's Fair official inter-office memorandum from the Executive VP regarding regulating phone calls due to the high volume of calls going through the WF phone switchboard.
Hardback booklet documenting Kodak's pavilion and exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair with excellent photos (which seems fitting). This was, of course, when Kodak was king of its industry.
Small 1939 United Airlines brochure focusing on the flights that can bring people to New York for the World's Fair. Includes nifty advertising for NYC businesses.
An odd, compact, 64-page pamphlet covering all foot ailments and the shoes of the era one can buy from Dr. Scholl's to prevent them. It even comes with an unopened package of "Zino-pads" to remove corns.
This July 1936 edition was the first of a monthly publication from the Queens Chamber of Commerce to help generate public interest in attending the fair.