Detail View: David Rumsey Historical Map Collection: Text: General plan of New York World's Fair
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Author:
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Dolph Map Corporation
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Date:
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1939
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Short Title:
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Text: General plan of New York World's Fair
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Publisher:
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New York, N.Y. : Dolph Map Corporation
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Type:
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Text Page
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Type:
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Pocket Map
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Obj Height cm:
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56
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Obj Width cm:
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44
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Note:
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2 maps on 1 sheet, both sides,56x44, folded to 9.5x22. In the front : Map of New York World’s Fair, 1939, showing railways, subway lines, the joint IRT and BMT Queens service, elevated lines, roads, railroads, city blocks, streets names, parks, rivers and points of interest. On verso: General plan of New York World's Fair, shows the exposition grounds, with index. Includes photographs, text, advertisements and compass rose oriented with north to the upper left. The 1939-40 New York World's Fair had a visual style that made it particularly appealing to photographers. The theme of the Fair was "The World of Tomorrow", and that essence was certainly captured. It offered new hopes to those who had come through the Depression, but was overshadowed in part by the war in Europe that would soon engulf the United States. This section of the site salutes this amazing event. New York officials and businessmen led by Grover Whalen hoped that the fair would spur economic development in a city still recovering from the Great Depression.
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City:
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New York City (N.Y.)
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Subject:
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World's Fair
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Subject:
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Transportation
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Full Title:
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(Text Page to) Map of New York City : showing Transportation lines and officially approved routes to New York World's Fair. Published by Dolph Map Corporation, New York, N.Y. (On verso) General plan of New York World's Fair. Officially licensed by the New York Worlds Fair 1939, Inc. (cover title) Maps, rapid transit systems and motor highways in New York City. New York 1939 World's Fair. Complements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, N.Y.
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List No:
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11879.001
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Series No:
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1
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Engraver or Printer:
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New York Worlds Fair 1939, Inc.
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Engraver or Printer:
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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Publication Author:
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Dolph Map Corporation
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Pub Date:
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1939
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Pub Title:
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Map of New York City : showing Transportation lines and officially approved routes to New York World's Fair. Published by Dolph Map Corporation, New York, N.Y. (On verso) General plan of New York World's Fair. Officially licensed by the New York Worlds Fair 1939, Inc. (cover title) Maps, rapid transit systems and motor highways in New York City. New York 1939 World's Fair. Complements of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, N.Y.
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Pub Note:
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See note field above.
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Pub List No:
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11879.000
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Pub Type:
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Pocket Map
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Pub Maps:
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2
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Pub Height cm:
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10
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Pub Width cm:
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22
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Image No:
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11879001.jp2
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Authors:
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Dolph Map Corporation
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