#NYC World Fair

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Gala and Dalí in the ticket booth of the pavilion “Dream of Venus” by Dalí for the New York World Fair (1939)

Facade of the pavilion “Dream of Venus” conceived by Salvador Dalí for the New York World Fair (1939). Ph. Julien Levy (AIC)

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The pavilion featured a spectacular facade full of protuberances, vaguely reminiscent of the Pedrera building by Antoni Gaudí. The main door was flanked by two pillars representing two female legs wearing stockings and high-heeled shoes. Through the openings of  the irregular façade, visitors could see reproductions of the Saint John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci and The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. Between the painter's initial ideas and the [...]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The Cunard Lines' poster for the New York World's Fair, 1939. Artist unknown.

Photo: Zazzle

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_932 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new micro-messaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally.

[humanoidhistory]

New York World's Fair, 1964.

(Internet Archive)

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Ephemera Collection

World's Fair 1940. New York. Your World's Fair, From May 11, 1940

[vegaduke]

General Motors Bison concept truck on display at the 1964 NY World’s Fair.

[gameraboy2]

1964 New York World's Fair

[thefrankshow]

My Home Town (We have a rocket!)

[aryburn-trains]

NYC, Bear Mountain, New York, 1965 by Center for Railroad Photography & Art Via Flickr: New York Central Railroad diesel locomotive no. 4022 leads the eastbound World's Fair Special train no. 40 near Bear Mountain, New York, on February 28, 1965. Photograph by Victor Hand. Hand-NYC-PC-CR-31-0026

[new-york-central-official]

1940 Guide to New York with a map that includes the west side freight line and various events happening in the city that year.

[myfavoriteshow]

New York City aka “The Wonder City”

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Dalí · Dream of Venus costumes · 1939

Horst P. Horst (1906–1999) ~ Costume design by Salvador Dali for ‘Dream of Venus’, 1939 | src Christie’s view & read more on wordPress

Horst P. Horst (1906–1999) ~ Costume design by Salvador Dalí for ‘Dream of Venus’ (Lobster # 1), 1939 | src Christie’s In June 1939 Salvador Dalí designed a pavilion for the New York World’s Fair built by the architect Ian Woodner. The building was named Dream of Venus.  The pavilion…

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[newyorkthegoldenage]

Gregory Peck spent his first summer in New York as a barker at the World's Fair. Later, he got a job as a guide at Radio City. His father and stepmother visited him and got a special guided tour.

Photo: Old Hollywood Facebook

[reasoningdaily]

"Spectacle: The Astonishing Life Ota Benga" Pamela Newkirk | One to One

In the early 1900's, Ota Benga, a Congolese man, was captured and featured as an exhibit at the St. Louis World's Fair, to be caged and put on display 2 years later, at the Bronx Zoo. 

In "Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga," author Pamela Newkirk traces those responsible for the misery suffered by Ota Benga. (Taped 09-14-15) 

Journalist Sheryl McCarthy talks with newsmakers about their sources of inspiration. She has private conversations about public affairs issues with the people who report on them and those who ARE the story. The subjects range from global warming issues to domestic ones

[bahna001]

The New York World's Fair of 1964 - 1965 / Amazing Old Footage.

[libraryofva]

Recent Acquisition - Photograph Collection

1964 New York World's Fair Unidentified Virginia family photograph