Map of the New York World's Fair with a new transit map of Greater New York : auto routes, places of interest, etc.
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- Created Date
- 1939
- Description
Panel title.; Fairgrounds regional map is a bird's-eye-view showing buildings at the site of the Fair and the surrounding road and rail networks.; Fairgrounds view is oriented with north to the upper right.; "Approved by New York World's Fair 1939 Inc."; "N.Y.W.F. License No. 2436."; Fairgrounds map includes a list of "World's Fair Buildings."; Transit map includes directories or lists of points of interest, skyscrapers, stadiums, churches, museums, and beaches and amusement parks, text about the transit system, advertisement, and color illustrations
This map showcases New York’s 1939 World’s Fair Grounds as well as automobile and public transit routes for tourists travelling to the World’s Fair. The main map is a colorful birds-eye view of New York City with the fair grounds at the center. Below the map is a list of buildings and exhibitions hosted by the World’s Fair. The map on verso is of the “Wonder City” and focuses on the rapid transit system. It also includes several lists with points-of-interest for visitors to the city. The map advertises special parts of the city like college campuses and China Town, historic churches and impressive skyscrapers. The bottom of the verso has a swathe of advertising space dedicated to Chase National Bank, who contributed financially to the mapping project. -LPM
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- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Collection
- American Geographical Society Library - Maps
American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection - Publisher
- New York : Published by C.S. Hammond & Co
- Subjects
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)--Aerial views
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- New York -- Aerial views
Transportation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Maps
Local transit -- New York (State) -- New York -- Maps
Roads -- New York (State) -- New York -- Maps
Subways -- New York (State) -- New York -- Maps - Type
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- https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/
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- Map of the New York World's Fair with a new transit map of Greater New York : auto routes, places of interest, etc.. 1939. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/8209. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1939) Map of the New York World's Fair with a new transit map of Greater New York : auto routes, places of interest, etc.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/8209
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/8209>.