The pictures show a view of all (17) 1939 - 1940 New York World39;s Fair Advertising and Souvenir Paper Items in this lot. The 39;39;Railroads of The New York World39;s Fair 193939;39; brochure that is in the first picture is opened and shown in the second and third pictures. It has an image of the exhibit building, a nice colorful map, the railroading exhibit inside and the story with much information including: RAILROADS AT THE NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR 1939 RAILROADS AT WORK BUILDING THE RAILROAD RAILROADS ON PARADE There are (2) tickets or stubs. One is for 39;39;Exposition Greyhound, Inc.39;39; for a 39;39;Bus Sightseeing Trip through the grounds of The New York World39;s Fair 193939;39;. The other ticket is from 39;39;Billy Rose39;s Aquacade39;39;. They are attached to a scrap book paper that reads: Went to World39;s Fair Week of September 18th (1939) There is a 39;39;New at The 39;39;Forty39;39; Fair39;39; magazine page with three sepia images from the General Electric Exhibit. One is of the twin lightning bolts display, one of the 39;39;Tatterman Marionettes - Mrs. Cinderella39;39;. The third image is a scene from the livingroom of the 39;39;Phantom House39;39;. All of the other items in this lot are black & white photographs. Some were taken by visitors and others were commercially produced as souvenirs. (2) are inside the Pan American Airways Building. They both show a 3-1/4 ton Earth globe. One also has a sign inside for flights to Havana, Cuba and Nassau. That one also pictures a nice lollipop type weight scale. Two photos at the top and one at the bottom are unmarked. The rest are marked as follows: DISTILLED SPIRITS EXHIBIT BUILDING NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR PRESS AND PROMOTION BUILDING NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR MAISON COTY NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BUILDING NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR AVIATION BUILDING NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR CONSTITUTION MALL NEW YORK WORLD39;S FAIR 39;39;SPEED39;39; (statue) N.Y.W.F. - U&U All of these items for one price! To judge the sizes the closed Railroads brochure measures 3-3/439;39; x 8-3/439;39;. These items appears to be in excellent to mint condition as pictured. The bottom right photo has a melted rubber band stuck to it and the magazine pictures page has a center fold. |