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New York World's Fair Souvenir Scarf, 1939
1939
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
The 1939-40 New York World's Fair - themed "Building the World of Tomorrow" - encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. The fair in New York City's Flushing Meadows-Corona Park attracted 45 million visitors. Many fairgoers returned home with souvenirs, such as this colorful scarf depicting iconic exhibition buildings.
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- Title: New York World's Fair Souvenir Scarf, 1939
- Date Created: 1939
- Location: United States, New York, New York
- Subject Keywords: Exhibitions, Commemorations, Exhibition buildings, World's fairs, New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.), Scarves (Costume accessories), Souvenirs
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: Digital Collections
- Object Name: Scarf (Costume accessory)
- Object ID: 86.30.2
- Image ID: THF152408
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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