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	1939 New York World's Fair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1939 New York World's Fair, located on the current site of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (also the location of the 1964 New York World's Fair), was one of the largest world's fairs of all time.
		1939: The Lost World of the Fair by David Gelernter is a sui generis blend of essay and fiction.
		World's Fair (now Willets Point-Shea Stadium) station on the IRT Flushing Line was rebuilt to handle fair traffic on the IRT and BMT.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1939_New_York_World's_Fair (998 words)

	April 1939, Television Begins its first Public Broadcasts at the New York Worlds Fair.
		April 1939 Television is Introduced at the New York Worlds Fair By RCA and NBC
		April 1939, Television Begins its first Public Broadcasts at the New York Worlds Fair.
		Some 45,000,000 people attended the New York Worlds Fair, but few photographs seem to have been taken of the RCA Television Exhibit.
	framemaster.tripod.com /1939wf.html (427 words)

	An Extraordinary World's Fair
		The ideals of the 1939 - 40 New York World’s Fair certainly had their limitations, which the rest of 20th century America has met, but the wonder and awe which surrounded it has not subsided.
		Window to the World: A television receiver gets a great deal of attention at the New York World's Fair in 1939.
		Consolidated Edison featured the world's largest diorama, a perspective model of New York City showing its tremendous daily energy needs.
	flatrock.org.nz /topics/info_and_tech/year_1939_saw_birth_of_copier.htm (2319 words)

	New York 1964 World's Fair
		The 1964-65 World's Fair featured 140 pavilions on 646 acres, the old site of the 1939-40 New York's World Fair.
		Articles - The are several articles that give the reader a general overview of the New York 1964 World's Fair; its construction, as a showcase for technology at the beginning of the space age, and its impact on the general public.
		It was held in conjunction with the city of New York's 300th anniversary of British forces under the command of the Duke of York gaining control of the Dutch city of New Amsterdam in 1664.
	naid.sppsr.ucla.edu /ny64fair (834 words)

	World's Fair :
		Here are seven editions of “The Exchequer”, a newsletter which was published semi-monthly by the Exchequer Club, whose members were employees of the 1939-40 New York World's Fair, working in the Grounds Cashier Section of the Banking Department.
		This card was produced by the American Colortype Company, Chicago-New York and is...
		This is a souvenir spoon from the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee.
	search.rubylane.com /collectibles?id=87&cache=9ca8c3dffdb37f7&... (1461 words)

	1939 New York Worlds Fair Graphics on posters, Shirts, Cards & Mugs
		n the years 1939 and 1940- held over because it was both so popular and so unprofitable - New York punctuated the depressed but hopeful 1930's with the perfect expression of their dreams for better times.
		We achieved almost every one of the individual parts of the 1939 Worlds Fair's vision for the future, but none of its overarching vision.
		he best architects and industrial designers of the day devised the buildings of the 1939 World's Fair and its exhibits.
	www.theretrovert.com /1939fair.shtml (392 words)

	1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR VITEX GLASS KNIFE DEPRESSION GLASS KNIFE W/BOX
		This is a souvenir "Glass Fruit Knife from the 1939 New York worlds fair.
		The box has the worlds fair logo of the Trylon and Perisphere and is labeled "The new Vitex Glass Knife" The knife measures 8 1/2 inches long and has a very sharp edge.
		This all glass knife comes in the original box and has never been used,in as new condition.
	www.antiqueperfume.com /product_detail_ANTQ58.htm (111 words)

	The 1939-40 New York World's Fair
		For me, the New York World's Fair is such a moment.
		It is a compass rose pointing in all directions, toward imaginary future and real past, false future and immutable present, a world of tomorrow contained in the lost American yesterday."
		"I think that there are moments where you can see the world turning from what it is into what it will be.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~1930s/DISPLAY/39wf/front.htm (101 words)

	corbit
		1939 New York Worlds Fair when TV and Electrification were new and about to change our lives dramatically.
		Welcome to SciCentr this world is a new project for the Cornell Theory Center, the high-performance computing center at Cornell University.
		Accd world is at the Art Center College for Design in Pasadena, CA.
	www.vlearn3d.org /workshop99/corbit.html (665 words)

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		1939 New York Worlds Fair Poster 1939 anonymous United States of America
		The last world’s fair before the outbreak of hostilities in Europe was this one in New York, with its famous 'trylon and sphere' symbol, presented here in a most imaginative perspective.
		The 'trylon' a 700-foot triangular tower, served as the world fair's beacon and broadcasting aerial.
	www.vintagearte.com /store/store_main.cfm?action=categories&categoryID=70 (924 words)

	Czecho-Slovakia Pavilion 1939 New York World's Fair
		A sketch of the exterior of the 1939 New York World's Fair Czecho-slovakia Pavilion
		Items displayed or sold at the 1939 World's Fair in New York at the Czecho-slovakia pavilion
		A postage stamp sold at the 1939 New York World's Fair Czecho-slovakia Pavilion to raise money for the exiled government.
	www.ginni.com /collection/pavilion.html (737 words)

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		Anyway, the project is called "2039, the New York World's Fair revisited" and is located at:
		Robert Moses and the Shaping of New York was an exhibit that was shown at the Paine Webber Gallery in NYC and the Museums at Stony Brook (516) 751-0066.
		For me THE FAIR was something of a dream, as well as an actuality that spoke of the future, "the world of tomorrow." It remains a monument to those who dream and who "dare to do their dreams" (as I would discover in the words of Samuel Silas Curry decades later).
	websyte.com /alan/nywf.htm (13110 words)

	World's Fair from Antique Networking
		Description: This milk glass vinegar bottle was produced for the 1939 New York Worlds Fair.
		Description: This 1939 New York Worlds Fair Spoon-Golden Gate International Exposition is marked on the back; Exposition Silverplate/Treasure Island.
		Description: This is a miniature souviner tray from the 1964 New York World's Fair.
	www.antiqnet.com /category,world's-fair-4.html (238 words)

	The Worlds Fair and Exposition Information and Reference Guide
		MacFadden Exhibit at the New York World's Fair 1939.
		Losing the World of Tomorrow: The Battle over the Presentation of Science at the 1939 New York World's Fair by Peter J Kuznick
		The building was renovated and became the New York City Building for the 1964 World's Fair.
	www.earthstation9.com /1939_new2.htm (1340 words)

	Charles Phoenix: » World’s Fair, New York City - 1939
		On the far right is the New York Pavilion, the only building that remains from the out-of-this world exhibition.
		At the time, the ’39 World fair was the biggest and most expensive world’s fair ever.
		Among the most popular exhibits were General Motor’s Futurama where visitors were treated to a view of the world of 1960.
	www.godblessamericana.com /2004-03-18 (434 words)

	Worlds Fairs & Expos / New York at Unlimited, Ltd. The Antique Mall
		1939 NEW YORK WORLDS FAIR GLASS ADVERTISING TUMBLER - This souvenir glass tumbler is from the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.
		Around the bottom it reads NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR 1939.
		Worlds Fairs and Expos / New York at Unlimited, Ltd. The Antique Mall
	pages.tias.com /848/InventoryPage/745/1.html (207 words)

	Coffee-table Book of the 1939 New York Worlds Fair Photo Collection
		Every copy of the 1939 New York World's Fair is autographed by the author
		Coffee-table Book of the 1939 New York Worlds Fair Photo Collection
		Packed away for more than 60 years, this fabulous collection of more than 271 photographs evokes the sights and sounds of the World’s Fair in stunning black and white photography.
	www.pmphoto.to /WorldsFairBook.htm (313 words)

	Amazon.com: The World of Tomorrow: The 1939 New York World's Fair: Books: Larry Zim,Mel Lerner,Herbert Rolfes
		Amazon.com: The World of Tomorrow: The 1939 New York World's Fair: Books: Larry Zim,Mel Lerner,Herbert Rolfes
		Some of the chapters are reproductions from contemporary sources, including the New York Times.
		Subjects > History > Americas > United States > State & Local > New York
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060159235?v=glance (565 words)

	16mm Sound Short Subjects - 2
		Produced by Jam Handy in 1939 for showing at the New York Worlds Fair.
		Jimmy Lynch performs death defying demonstrations of the "New" 1939 Dodge cars with an unwitting customer.
		World War II Action Films - Castle did a supurb job documenting the war with special releases throughout the early 40's.
	8mm16mmfilmscollectibles.com /16mm5.htm (1849 words)

	Amazon.com: New York's 1939—1940 World's Fair (Postcard History): Books: Andrew F. Wood
		The 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair promised a new age of global communication, nationwide superhighways, and suburban living—and it delivered.
		The New York World's Fair, 1939-1940 by Richard Wurts
		Andrew F. Wood holds a doctorate in rhetoric and historiography and writes frequently about world’s fairs as well as contemporary topics, such as airport design and “new urbanism.” A frequent commentator on technology and roadside Americana, Wood has been interviewed by National Public Radio, USA Today, and the BBC.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738535850?v=glance (666 words)

	New York 1939 Worlds Fair Movie Views
		This boxed set, put out as a souvenir of the 1939 New York World's Fair, consists of a miniature plastic viewer with 3 movie reels in boxes.
		The set was put out by Pathegrams, Inc. of New York City.
		The three inside boxes and the viewer are in excellent condition.
	www.marys-antiques.com /worlds_fair/9481.htm (119 words)

	AMWAY products
		1939 new york worlds fair colgate toothpaste - 1939 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR.
		Amway is the largest multi-level marketing (MLM) organization in the world soap, water purifiers, vitamins, and cosmetics.
		Hog feeders swine feeding equipment - Automated Production Systems is a world class manufacturer and provider of swine, dairy, and horticulture equipment and services throughout the world.
	www.amway.lt /amwayPRODUCTS-1965.htm (5068 words)

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		He won numerous awards for his poster designs, including national competitions sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art, the United States Navy, the United Nations, the Red Cross, and the 1939 New York Worlds Fair.
		Posters American Style (New York and Washington, D.C.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with the National Museum of American Art, 1998).
		Born in Vienna and trained as a painter at the Kunstgewerbeschüle, Joseph Binder's early designs won numerous international competitions that placed his posters in public spaces throughout Europe.
	americanart.si.edu /search/artist_bio.cfm?StartRow=1&ID=418 (85 words)

	Bakelite Objects
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	www.radiocraze.com /catalog/index.php?cPath=24 (73 words)

	(3) Colorful 1939 New York Worlds Fair Post Cards - TPNC
		(3) Colorful 1939 New York Worlds Fair Post Cards - TPNC
		THE 14 TON GIANT UNDERWOOD MASTER OPERATING DAILY AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939
		The picture shows all (3) Colorful 1939 New York World's Fair Post Cards in this lot.
	www.timepassagesnostalgia.com /&page=1&pm=0&sin=0035 (184 words)

	The Significance of Mount Shasta as a Visual Resource: Woodblock Artists
		His work was shown at the seminal printmaker's exhibition at the 1939 New York Worlds Fair.
		The real pleasure comes from seeing the same subject appear in different colors, the design gaining in interest with each new color scheme.
		His prints can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Art Museum, and many other museums around the country.
	www.siskiyous.edu /shasta/art/woo.htm (943 words)

	eBay - 1939 new york fair, Historical Memorabilia, Postcards Paper items on eBay.com
		1939 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR ENLONATED 1920 CENT RB UNC.
		MADAGASCAR, 1939 New York World's Fair pair, lhm.
		1939 new york worlds fair book ends christian science b
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=1939+new+york+fair&... (544 words)

	New York 1939 World's Fair Souvenir jewelry - Antique & Collectible Exchange
		This necklace was made as a souvenir for the 1939 New York World's Fair.
		New York 1939 World's Fair Souvenir jewelry - Antique & Collectible Exchange
		From the chain hang 7 round brass pendants depicting the Administration Building on one side and symbols of the Fair on the other; all of the pendants have the same design.
	www.tace.com /antiques_and_collectibles/items_forsale/21166.html (101 words)

	Ellie's Place Souvenirs,World's Fair Directory
		This 1964 New York Worlds Fair dish is in excellent condition.
		This 1939 NYWF "Coaster" is in almost mint condition.
		In center it has HEMISPHERE WORLDS FAIR IN SAN ANTONIO.It also has several scenes from the Fair--TOWER OF THE AMERICAS, THE ALAMO THE RIVER WALK and others.
	www.trocadero.com /ellie/catalog/Souvenirs:World's_Fair.html (133 words)

	1939 New York Worlds Fair Photo Collection Photographs
		A limited number of select photos from the 1939 New York World's Fair Photo Collection have been digitally restored and printed for you to frame and hang in you home or office, or add to your collection of World's Fair memorabilia.
		As time permits, more photos of the 1939 New York World's Fair will be added to those available.
		In order to increase your viewing pleasure and reduce loading time, the photos are grouped in galleries of 6 photos each.
	www.pmphoto.to /WorldsFair/WorldsFairPhotos.htm (231 words)

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