New York

The Clifton Springs

Hospital and Clinic

Clifton Springs, N.Y.

Founded 1850 by Dr. Henry Foster

Channel Bridge, Eagle Lake

The Liberty Bell

reproduced in 11,600 Mikimoto Cultivated Pearls and exhibited at the New York World's Fair 1939.

1939 New York World's Fair

These are the last of the World's Fair postcards.



Bridge of Wings looking toward Aviation Building, New York World's Fair 1939


Connecting the Administration Building with the main exhibit area of the Fair, the "Bridge of Tomorrow" creates a new architectural design by utilizing the smooth curves and flowing lines of nautical construction.
Architects - A.J. Barzaghi & M.L Radoslovich


Billy Rose's Aquacade, N.Y. World's Fair 1939.

1939 New York World's Fair

Gaily decorated with the flags of all nations represented by exhibits at the Fair, this Bridge carries the Street of Wings in the central exhibit area across Grand Central Parkway into the Avenue of Transportation in the area devoted exclusively to transportation methods and equipment.


Food Building Number Three New York World's Fair 1939.


Situated in the Court of Communications in front of the Communications Building, the clean lines of this statue symbolize the rapidity with which human thoughts may be transmitted through space by the marvels of modern radio, television, and telephone.
Designed by Joseph E. Renier


Symbolizing the vast strides of the glass industries, this building is constructed almost entirely of glass. The gigantic glass brick tower dominates the Avenue of Pioneers. Exhibits of domestic and industrial glass of all types are contained within the halls of this building.
Architects - Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

1939 New York World's Fair

The Ford Motor Company Building
New York World's Fair 1939
The Ford Exposition comprises besides the entrance hall which is devoted to institutional exhibits, an industrial hall, garden court, and the "Road of Tomorrow", an elevated concourse more than half a mile long, prophetic of elevated highways which are expected to solve traffic problems in densely populated cities. The Ford Exposition was designed by Walter Dorwin Teague.


General Motor Exhibit, New York World's Fair 1939


The Firestone Building is a striking example of modern architeture, with a great rotunda entrance surmounted by a brilliantly lighted fin, towering 100 feet in the air. It houses a modern tire factory, producing a finished tire every four minutes. Featuring the exhibit is an extensive farmstead which highlights the many and important uses of rubber on the farm. G. W. McLaughlin is the designer. C. D. Smith and Wilbur Watson and Assoc. are the architects.

The Aviation Building is designed to give visitors the impression of arriving at a large airport. In the central portion of the structure is an exhibit of the latest types of planes and of the planes of tomorrow. The dome-like rear portion holds and invisibly suspended transport plane with propellers moving as if in flight. The illusion of motion is created by projection of moving clouds and night effects against the curved background. At the floor level will be exhibits. The architect is William Lescaze, with J. Gordon Carr as associate.

1939 New York World's Fair

To the left is the lofty shaft of the "Trylon", which rises 700 feet above the ground. A bridge links it to the 200-foot "Perisphere", in which the Theme of the Exposition is depicted. The architects are Harrison and Fouilhoux.


Dominating the entire Fair with its sheer beauty of design, the 200 foot "Perisphere" and 700 foot "Trylon" symbolizes the modernity and functional character of the architecture of all the Fair buildings. The fountain beneath the Perisphere creates the illusion of a huge ball floating in air. Architects - Harrison and Fouilhoux.



To the lift is the lofty shaft of the "Trylon", which rises 700 feet above the ground. A bridge links it to the 200-foot "Perisphere", in which the Theme of the Exposition is depicted. The architects are Harrison and Fouilhoux.



This 250 foot tower provides the more daring thrill seeker of the amusement area with a safe means of experiencing the sensation of a parachute jump from the height of a 25 story building. This structure is one of the hightest buildings at the fair.