Image / Trylon and Perisphere - Theme Center, New York World's Fair 1939

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Title: Trylon and Perisphere - Theme Center, New York World's Fair 1939
Publication Information: Grinnell Litho Co
Contributing Institution: California State University, Fresno
Collection: Worlds Fair Collection
Rights Information: Please contact the contributing institution for more information regarding the copyright status of this object.
Description: 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.
Type: image
Format: 9.0 cm. x 14.0 cm.
Identifier: EXP939e.35pc
http://digitized.library.fresnostate.edu/cdm/ref/collection/worldsfair/id/16876
Subject: New York Worlds Fair
Place: New York, New York
Source: Donald L. Larson Collection on International Expositions and Fairs
Relation: World's Fair Collection

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