Galleries > World's Fairs and Expositions (22)
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Visit the New York World's Fair 1939
This scan doesn't do justice to the silk deco design made by the American Silk Label Mfg. Co. in New York. A wonderful stylyzed emblem of the New York fair. Submitted by Laine Farley
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New York World's Fair 1939
An unusual leather design for the New York World's Fair and one that was clearly used. Submitted by Laine Farley
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1934 Chicago Worlds Fair
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1934 Century of Progress, Chicago
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1933 Century of Progress, Chicago
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1933 Century of Progress, Chicago
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1933 Century of Progress, Chicago
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1939 Golden Gate International Exposition
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1939 New York World's Fair
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1939 New York World's Fair
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1939 New York World's Fair
Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1939 New York World's Fair
This looks identical to another 1939 bookmark but look closely--this one is missing the date. Submitted by Don Baldwin
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Atomium
This bookmark represents one of the most famous designs of the twentieth century. It was a massive engineering feat built in Brussels for the 1958 World's Fair or Expo 58. The Atomium was the main pavilion and icon of the fair, and represented "the democratic will to maintain peace among all the nations, faith in progress, both technical and scientific and, finally, an optimistic vision of the future of a modern, new, super-technological world for a better life for mankind."It is an elementary iron crystal enlarged 165 billion times. It has nine interconnected spheres that could be entered with exhibits in them. It is still open to the public, and you can even "fly" from the top sphere. Submitted by Lauren Roberts.
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Crystal Palace.jpg
The Great Exhibition of 1851 was partially the result of Prince Albert's passion for science and pride in England's economic, military and industrial dominance around the world. It is considered the first of the many World's Fairs that have followed it. It ran from May 1 through October 15, and after the Exhibition closed, the building was moved to a new park in a high, healthy and affluent area of London called Sydenham Hill, a well-heeled suburb full of large villas. The Crystal Palace was enlarged and stood in the area from 1854 to 1936, when it was destroyed by fire. Submitted by Lauren Roberts.
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Paris Exhibition
The Paris Exhibition of 1937 (Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne) was extremely important politically. Thought World War II was still in the future, Germany and Russia were making loud and aggressive statements. In this exhibition, they bared their architectural teeth at each other, dominating the fair, though Picasso's famous painting, Gurenica, was shown for the first time. Submitted by Lauren Roberts.
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Fiberglas Introduced
Fiberglas was first introduced at the 1939-1940 World's Fair in New York. This fair was one of the most important held given its time frame. It also featured spectacular commercial exhibits designed to woo the American consumer. Of course no one knew at the time that Pearl Harbor would be attacked, but the winds of war were certainly blowing in Europe. Submitted by Lauren Roberts.
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Mr. Peanut
Planters Peanuts was one of the many food businesses that dominated the 1939-1940 World's Fair, and they gave away so many bookmarks that these tend to be somewhat common. Plain ones rather than fair ones are very common. Submitted by Lauren Roberts.
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San Diego Exposition
The San Diego Exposition of 1914-16 was a celebration of the Panama Canal, which would bring dollars and tourists to San Diego. It wasn't easy, but the small city pulled it off, and it was a success. It has left behind one of the prettiest parks in all the country, Balboa Park.
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Charles French Restaurant
The Charles French Restaurant, an obviously elegant dining establishment in New York during the late 1930s and early 1940s (though I can find no information on it and so cannot date it any better than that), offered a special menu for the 1939 World's Fair. It also created this oversized and gorgeous silk bookmark. Submitted by Lauren Roberts.
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1934 Chicago Century of Progress
Horticultural building. Submitted by Don Baldwin
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1939-49 New York Words Fair
Aluminum mounted on envelope. Submitted by Lois Densky-Wolff
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1904 St. Louis Worlds Fair
A nice die-cut design for Amorilas Water. Submitted by Lois Densky-Wolff
