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USSR Pavillion at Expo 74 World's Fair Spokane

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:20:06 +0100

Title:
USSR Pavillion at Expo 74 World's Fair Spokane
Continental Chrome PM 1974 Jul-6

Description:
USSR Pavillion colorful tourist mural decorates a wall portion of this, the largest foreign exhibit at Expo 74

North Dakota Winter Show

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:44:50 +0100

Title:
North Dakota Winter Show
Chrome unused

Description:
Opening day - 1st Friday of March Building - 432 ft. x 280 ft. and 60 ft. high Seating capacity - 5,000 Parking facilities - 1,500

Maryland State Building

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Maryland State Building
Jamestown (VA), Divided Back unused

Description:
Maryland State Building, Jamestown Exposition, 1907. A replica of the home of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. One of the council of safety in 1775; member of the Continental Congress of 1776, and the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence

Panama-California Exposition 1915

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Panama-California Exposition 1915
San Diego (CA), Divided Back unused

Description:
View from Balboa Park

Grand Restaurant at the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Grand Restaurant at the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908
London, Real Photo PM Oct-10

Court of States at New York World's Fair

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Title:
Court of States at New York World's Fair
Real Photo PM 1939 Aug-17

Federal Building

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:24:30 +0100

Title:
Federal Building
Linen PM 1937 Jun-20

Description:
The three fluted towers represent the three branches of our Federal Government, Executive, Judicial, and Legislative. The sides of the triangles are the Halls of thirty states

General Motors Building

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:22:07 +0100

Title:
General Motors Building
Linen PM 1940 Oct-20

Description:
Power! An impression of strength and fleetness is given by the General Motors Building at the World's Fair of 1940 in New York C.T. Art-Colortone

Tulip Gardens along Constitution Mall

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:21:19 +0100

Title:
Tulip Gardens along Constitution Mall
Linen PM 1939 Sep-14

Description:
Constitution Mall, looking toward the four Freedom Statues, Lagoon of Nations and the Federal Building. Bordering the Lagoons on both sides are circular beds of Tulips, part of the planting of over 1,000,000 Tulips presented to the World's Fair by the Netherlands Government and the Holland Bulb Growers C.T. Art-Colortone

Jewish Palestine Exhibit Building - New York World's Fair 1939

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:43 +0100

Title:
Jewish Palestine Exhibit Building - New York World's Fair 1939
Linen PM 1939 Sep-5

Description:
The Palestine Exhibit at the New York World's Fair is located in the Community Interests Zone. The architects are El-Hanani and Norvin R. Lindheim

George Washington

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:43 +0100

Title:
George Washington
Linen PM 1940 Aug-1

Description:
The largest portrail statue fashioned by mankind in modern times honors George Washington, the first President. The sculpture by James Earle Fraser, is 65 feet high and is on of the principal decorative features of the mile long Constitution Mall. The statue represents Washington as he arrived in New York for his inauguration as first President and expresses the dignity of a man respected and revered by the people of his own time C.T. Art-Colortone

Lagoon of Nations

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:43 +0100

Title:
Lagoon of Nations
Linen PM 1940 Aug-18

Description:
The spectacle produced nightly over Lagoon of Nations features the play of super fountains and flames, synchronized with color effects and special music and sound. Fair authorities describe is as a Niagara plus a Vesuvius CurtTeich & Co

Aviation Building - New York World's Fair 1939

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:40 +0100

Title:
Aviation Building - New York World's Fair 1939
Linen unused

Description:
Located on a large tract of land in the transportation area, the aviation exhibit gives the visitor a realistic picture of a busy metropolitan air port. The exhibit inside the hangar displays the most advanced types of transport planes. The dome-like rear portion holds an invisibly suspended transport plane in full flight against a projected night sky. Architects--W. Lescaze--J.G. Carr. Card officially licensed by New York World's Fair

Man's Apparel Quality Guild Exhibit at New York World's Fair

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:40 +0100

Title:
Man's Apparel Quality Guild Exhibit at New York World's Fair
Linen unused

Central Operating Compartment of the Submarine S-49

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:34 +0100

Title:
Central Operating Compartment of the Submarine S-49
Linen unused

Description:
Souvenir Post Card Great Lakes Exposition - Cleveland The Central Operating Compartment of the S-49 has controls for operating the entire boat. This room, with its hundreds of valves and gauges, its electrical switchboard and its many other devices, is one of the marvels of modern science

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