1939 World's Fair
50) 1939 World's Fair Traffic Rules Digest
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.
49) 1939 World's Fair Opening Day Program
12-page, attractive opening day program for the 1939 World's Fair on 4/30/1939.
48) Copper Exhibit Souvenir Photo Book
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.
47) Westinghouse Hand-Book For Employees
Hard-cover book for employees of the Westinghouse exhibit with details of each section.
46) Bonny Maid Brochure
Bonny Maid was a rugs and floor covering company and this is a Fair overview sponsored by the company and apparently sold by George Nestler Stores.
45) Board of Directors Meeting Notes
Incredibly detailed 130-page coverage of a Fair Board of Director's meeting on 8/4/1938. Long section on fair licensees.
44) Artistic Fair Map
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.
41) Artistic Fair Map
Booklet for the Norman Bel Geddes - designed attraction about travelling by car in the future.
40) Artistic Fair Map
Clever paper map where user pulls card out of sleeve a certain length to determine where an attraction is on the fair grounds
39) Artistic Fair Map
Ticket for the 2nd year of the fair with attached stub for Perisphere or Miniature Rooms
38) Artistic Fair Map
Copy #88 out of 800 of this commemorative GM Futurama book.
36) Artistic Fair Map
Booklet filled with photographs from the 2nd year of this Chicago fair.
35) Artistic Fair Map
Invitation to the opening of the "Exhibits Of Tomorrow - Fashion, Color, Chemicals, Clocks"
33) Artistic Fair Map
Promotional item for Western Union - fair goers could send a real telegraph for 25 cents using the "New Automatic Telegraph - The Telegraph of Tomorrow".
32) Artistic Fair Map
Completed jigsaw puzzle map sponsored by Sloan's Liniment w/ original mailing envelope.
31) Artistic Fair Map
Souvenir map of the fair sponsored by GM's Highways and Horizons.
30) Artistic Fair Map
Map showing routes to the fair from various points of NYC.
29) 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.
28) Japanese Pavilion
Souvenir booklet from the Japanese Pavilion with a guide to all of the exhibits
27) 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.
25) 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.
24) Motorcade Preview
Heavily illustrated book of the plans for the 4/30/1938 Fair motorcade/preview that happened in NYC
23) Ten WF Menus
Archive of ten World's Fair menus including the Swiss Pavilion, Rheingold Inn, and Casino of Nations.
22) Sealtest Brochure
Spring 1939 / World's Fair edition of the Sealtest Food Adviser.
21) 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".
20) 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.
19) Ford News
April 1939 edition of Ford News which focused exclusively on the World's Fair.
16) Fair Passes
Two passes for reporters at the Fair -- 1) Houston Post reporter 2) Restaurant Corp. employee
15) Bakelite Brochure
April 1939 edition of the Bakelite Review with the Trylon and Perisphere on the cover.
13) 1933 WF Weekly Magazine
Week ending July 8 edition of the Chicago Century of Progress magazine with articles and calendar of events.
12) 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.
11) Home Secretary Souvenir
Very nice example of this rare souvenir - a pocket calendar - from the 1939 World's Fair
10) 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.
9) Maxwell House Menu
Great mid-century artwork on this Maxwell House World's Fair menu.
8) Woolworth 1939 Fair Map
Woolworth map of the 1939 World's Fair - more great art
7) Town of Tomorrow Brochures
15 brochures for each of the 15 demonstration homes at the "Town of Tomorrow" -
6) 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.
5) 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.
4) 1939 World's Fair Handbook
A small handbook with rules and instructions for fair employees.
3) Dr. Scholl's Guide
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.
2) 1939 World's Fair News No. 1
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.
1) Oversized 1939 Promotion Book
This very large and lavishly illustrated hardcover book - 24 in x 19 in - was published in 1936 to help promote the fair.
