"General View of Constitution Mall and Theme Center, New York World's Fair 1939"
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Postcards from the 1939 New York World's Fair depicted colorful images of exposition buildings or other scenes. Tourists purchased these and mailed them back to family and friends. This scene shows a general view of the main area of the fair, with all roads leading to the fair's iconic symbols, the Trylon and Perisphere.
Postcards from the 1939 New York World's Fair depicted colorful images of exposition buildings or other scenes. Tourists purchased these and mailed them back to family and friends. This scene shows a general view of the main area of the fair, with all roads leading to the fair's iconic symbols, the Trylon and Perisphere.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
05 May 1939
Subject Date
1939-1940
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
85.127.815.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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