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NY World's Fair Book Bundle

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NY World's Fair bundle includes:

  • Futurama - Highways and Horizons exhibit at NY World's Fair, 1940 - The Futurama exhibit at the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair was a massive, immersive attraction designed by Norman Bel Geddes for General Motors. As the Fair's most popular exhibit, it presented a vision of the United States in the year 1960.
  • The Pullman Company Exhibit, NY World's Fair, 1940 - This pamphlet showcased the "latest and finest" in railroad travel accommodations, focusing on modern comforts to counter competition from newer, lightweight trains. Located within the massive 17-acre Railroad Building, the exhibit highlighted technological advancements in passenger comfort and service.
  • Billy Rose's Aquacade - NY World's Fair 1939 - A program from the most successful and popular attraction at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Held in a massive Art Deco amphitheater on Fountain Lake, this star-studded aquatic spectacle featured synchronized swimming, high divers, a live orchestra, and comedic water routines.
  • Billy Rose's Aquacade - NY World's Fair 1940 - Program from the 1940 Aquacade at the New York World's Fair. Olympic champion and swimmer Eleanor Holm returned as the female lead, and Tarzan star Buster Crabbe played opposite. Due to its popularity, the production spawned a sister show at the 1940 Gold Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, which helped launch the career of synchronized swimming star Esther Williams.

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