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It was right around this time seventy five years ago –as
spring was finally kicking in—that workers were putting the finishing
touches on the 1939 World’s Fair in Queens. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells
us in this Fishko Files, its theme, “The World of Tomorrow,” held
special promise for Depression-era Americans…
The New York Public Library has a large selection of photos from the 1939 World's Fair. Here's a sampling:
Frank Buck's Jungleland
Aerial Acts and Airshows - Fox, Betty and Benny
Fashion show at Court of Peace
Transportation to Fair - Man on bicycle
Airline hostesses with Perisphere in background
All images are from the New York Public Library's Digital Collections.
The best collection of 1939 World’s Fair photos we’ve seen is in this blog post from The Atlantic. It's worth spending some time scrolling through the images on The Atlantic's website.
A home movie from The 1939 World's Fair
"Electro the Smoking Robot" from the 1939 World's Fair
WNYC Production Credits
Associate Producer: Laura Mayer
Mix Engineer: Wayne Shulmister
WNYC Newsroom Editor: Karen Frillmann
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