The 1939-1940 New York World's Fair

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The 1939-1940 New York World's Fair offered a hopeful escape from the Great Depression, featuring innovative displays from major corporations and countries across a vast 1,216-acre site. With iconic structures like the Trylon and Perisphere, the fair blended technology, architecture, and cultural showcases, embodying a vision of a bright future despite the looming threat of war. This book highlights the event through rare vintage photographs, capturing the spirit of optimism and the global fascination with New York as a symbol of progress.