New York World's Fair (1939-1940) photograph albums, 1939-1940.

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New York World's Fair (1939-1940) photograph albums, 1939-1940.

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The accession is comprised of two photograph albums entitled "Executive Lounge, Ford Exposition, New York." They contain photographs of celebrities, politicians, scientists, explorers, and dignitaries from around the world at the New York's World Fair in 1939 and 1940. The 8 x 10 black and white images include Alfred E. Smith, New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, Tallulah Bankhead, Judith Anderson, Cary Grant, Lowell Thomas, Kate Smith, Mary Pickford, Edward Steichen, Carl Sandburg, Sonja Henie, Helen Hayes, Harvey Firestone, Roy Rogers, Helen Keller, Pearl Buck, Edsel Ford, Henry Ford, and Clara Ford among others. Occasionally a Ford automobile or tractor is depicted in a photograph, but the images are primarily portraits.

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