1939 World's Fair
1) EX-LAX / GM
Post Cards
Two used post cards with images of the EX_LAX exhibit and Futurama pavilion sent my different fair goers to family members in New Jersey.
4) GM Highways & Horizons Brochure
Booklet for the Norman Bel Geddes - designed attraction about travelling by car in the future.
5) Fair Location Finder
Clever paper map where user pulls card out of sleeve a certain length to determine where an attraction is on the fair grounds
6) 1940 Fair Ticket
Ticket for the 2nd year of the fair with attached stub for Perisphere or Miniature Rooms
7) GM Futurama Limited Ed. Book
Copy #88 out of 800 of this commemorative GM Futurama book.
9) 1933 Century Of Progress Souvenir Book
Booklet filled with photographs from the 2nd year of this Chicago fair.
10) Exhibits of Tomorrow Opening
Invitation to the opening of the "Exhibits Of Tomorrow - Fashion, Color, Chemicals, Clocks"
12) Souvenir Telegram
Promotional item for Western Union - fair goers could send a real telegraph for 25 cents using the "New Automatic Telegraph - The Telegraph of Tomorrow".
13) Sloan's Liniment Puzzle
Completed jigsaw puzzle map sponsored by Sloan's Liniment w/ original mailing envelope.
14) GM Fair Map
Souvenir map of the fair sponsored by GM's Highways and Horizons.
15) 1940 Map To The Fair
Map showing routes to the fair from various points of NYC.
16) Artistic Fair Map
Most famous as the father of modern puppetry, Tony Sarg was also an illustrator who created this elaborate map of the fair grounds.
17) Japanese Pavilion
Souvenir booklet from the Japanese Pavilion with a guide to all of the exhibits
18) Savings Book
Sales/promotional kit for a savings club sent to banks o encourage people to save up for a trip to the 1939 WF.
20) World's Fair Information Manual
A fantastic 300 page A-Z "Informational Manual" about the 1939 World's Fair, published by the Fair Corp's Office Manager.
21) Motorcade Preview
Heavily illustrated book of the plans for the 4/30/1938 Fair motorcade/preview that happened in NYC
22) Ten WF Menus
Archive of ten World's Fair menus including the Swiss Pavilion, Rheingold Inn, and Casino of Nations.
23) Sealtest Brochure
Spring 1939 / World's Fair edition of the Sealtest Food Adviser.
24) Business Systems Brochure
1940 pamphlet promoting the World's Fair offices which were open to the public and showcased "the most advanced types of office equipment".
25) Phone Directory
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.
26) Ford News
April 1939 edition of Ford News which focused exclusively on the World's Fair.
29) Fair Passes
Two passes for reporters at the Fair -- 1) Houston Post reporter 2) Restaurant Corp. employee
30) Bakelite Brochure
April 1939 edition of the Bakelite Review with the Trylon and Perisphere on the cover.
32) 1933 WF Weekly Magazine
Week ending July 8 edition of the Chicago Century of Progress magazine with articles and calendar of events.
33) Phone Regulations
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.
34) Home Secretary Souvenir
Very nice example of this rare souvenir - a pocket calendar - from the 1939 World's Fair
35) Kodak Pavilion Book
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.
36) Maxwell House Menu
Great mid-century artwork on this Maxwell House World's Fair menu.
37) Woolworth 1939 Fair Map
Woolworth map of the 1939 World's Fair - more great art
38) Town of Tomorrow Brochure #8
One of 15 demonstration homes at the "Town of Tomorrow" - "The New England Home"
39) 1939 WF Kitchen Ranges
Sales brochure for the latest in gas ranges - part of the The NEw England Home at the Town of Tomorrow exhibit.
40) United Air Lines 1939 World's Fair Brochure
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.
41) 1939 World's Fair Handbook
A small handbook with rules and instructions for fair employees.
