World's Fair collection, 1892-1964.

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

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The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, was organized in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s landing in America. The fairgrounds, open from May 1, 1893 until October 30, 1893, were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead and covered more than 630 acres in Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance. Daniel Burnham oversaw the construction of nearly 200 new buildings for the fair, most of which were designed in the Beaux-Arts style. 27 million peo...

Suffolk County Historical Society

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A stars and stripes flag of Captain John Hurlbert of the 3rd Regiment of Bridgehamton, N.Y. is said to have been made seven months before tradition tells that Betsy Ross made hers. The flag was supposedly used during the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. From the description of Hulbert flag papers, 1827-1977. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155551777 The Utopian community Modern Times was founded in 1851 by Josiah Warren, a Boston reformer and social philosopher. The commu...