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Title
New York World's Fair, New York, NY, 1939-1940
Creator
Dick Whittington Studio
Date Created and/or Issued
1939
1940
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
"Dick" Whittington Photography Collection, 1924-1987
Rights Information
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
For uses other than private, contact USC Libraries Special Collections at the e-mail given
USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
31 photographs of the New York World's Fair, New York, NY, 1939-1940. "Subject: New York World's Fair
1 #19-- 8x10 gl[ossy], flop panel
No. C9-1-7" -- on envelope. " 1 to 11 incl[ude] Statuary at Fair, 12, 13 Rigging of old sailing ship [at Fair], 18, 21 incl[ude] Life Saver parachute jump, 23 to 29 incl[ude] Color fountain at Fair
No. C9-1-7" -- on sleeve.
Type
image
Format
31 photographs: b&w, negatives, 35mm in envelope
B/W Nitrate
35mm
photographs
negatives
Identifier
whit-neh-71847
DW-SD-C9-01-07~01...~34
http://doi.org/10.25549/whit-m10084
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/DW-SD-C9-01-07~01.jpg
Subject
New York World's Fair
Life Saver
Heinz
Borden
Statues
Boats and boating
Women
Men
Exhibitions
Fountains
Street photography
Fireworks
Amusement rides
Mirrors
Time Period
1939-1940
Place
40.744119,-73.844329
NY
New York City
Corona
Queens
USA
parks: Central Park
parks: Corona Park
Source
Job SD-C9-001-007 [Identifying Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]

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