Happy anniversary, TV! Revisiting its launch at 1939 NY World's Fair

On today's episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we look ahead at plans for Variety's TV Week celebration in a conversation ...
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Helicline Fine Art To Present 1939 World’s Fair And WPA-era Artwork At The Salon: Art + Design

Helicline Fine Art will debut at The Salon: Art + Design at the Park Avenue Armory, November 6–10, 2025, presenting rare works from its 1939 World’s Fair and WPA-era collections. The exhibition, ...
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Closing Bell: The 1939 World's Fair Opened 75 Years Ago Today

We’ve been celebrating the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the World’s Fairs all month, but today’s actually the opening day of the 1939 World’s Fair 75 years ago. The Parks Department posted some ...
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1939 New York World's Fair, construction of a frieze

1 film reel : si., b&w ; 16 mm. ; 2 min., 27 sec. Workers are seen on scaffolding brushing off the excess mortar around the mosaics designed by Meière for the 1939 World's Fair. Signage reads: ...
Berkshire Eagle

Eagle Archives, Aug. 5, 1939: Berkshire turtle backers protest rival's victory in World's Fair title race

Editor's note: Readers of This Story in History may recall "Crusader," the subject of today's selection, from the July 24 story highlighting his victory in the turtle derby at the Blue Anchor Club, a ...
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1939-1940 New York World's Fair Souvenir Button, "I Have Seen the Future"

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Visitors to General Motors' "Highways ...
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Twilight at the World of Tomorrow: Genius, Madness, Murder, and the 1939 World's Fair on the Brink of War

Poet Lisowski (Girl Work) reflects in these moving personal essays on gender, class, and the pain and redemption found in horror films Confined to a psychiatric ward in her late Continue reading » The ...