COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Dolph Map Corporation
Date:
1939
Short Title:
Text: General plan of New York World's Fair
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : Dolph Map Corporation
Type:
Text Page
Type:
Pocket Map
Obj Height cm:
56
Obj Width cm:
44
Note:
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.
City:
New York City (N.Y.)
Subject:
World's Fair
Subject:
Transportation
Full Title:
(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.
List No:
11879.001
Series No:
1
Engraver or Printer:
New York Worlds Fair 1939, Inc.
Engraver or Printer:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Publication Author:
Dolph Map Corporation
Pub Date:
1939
Pub Title:
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.
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
11879.000
Pub Type:
Pocket Map
Pub Maps:
2
Pub Height cm:
10
Pub Width cm:
22
Image No:
11879001.jp2
Authors:
Dolph Map Corporation
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