Building the Fair, 1936 to 1939

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1. Truly.....The Dawn of a New Day

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   By magikbilly, November 3, 2005
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   • sunguar
   • Wednesday at 06:23 PM

2. Construction Aerial From Three Miles Up!

   By magikbilly, February 13   

   • january 1939
   • construction
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     • january 1939
     • construction
     • aerial
     • fair
   • 3 replies
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   • Bill Cotter
   • February 13

3. Pre-Fair Production and Distribution w Four Elements and The T&P

   By magikbilly, February 11   

   • production
   • distribution
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     • production
     • distribution
     • trylon
     • perisphere
     • construction
     • color
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   • magikbilly
   • February 11

4. Looks like the Perisphere needed some tender loving care

   By Bill Cotter, December 24, 2017
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   • Jim
   • December 28, 2017

5. Finishing the Perisphere 3.39

   By magikbilly, April 26, 2017
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   • Bill Cotter
   • April 27, 2017

6. Aerial view from 1938

   By bobster1985, December 27, 2015
   • 10 replies
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   • magikbilly
   • December 30, 2015

7. 'FDR'S VISIT - 1938'

   By TDH5303, May 20, 2010
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   • kevin fitz
   • April 1, 2015

8. Color aerial photo from 1939

   By bobster1985, August 20, 2014
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   • magikbilly
   • September 1, 2014

9. An aerial view from 1938.

   By bobster1985, August 20, 2014
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   • worldsfairent
   • August 25, 2014

10. A wide slide of June

    By magikbilly, May 8, 2014
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    • magikbilly
    • May 24, 2014

11. The Entire Transportation Zone February 1939 Construction

    By magikbilly, May 13, 2014
    • 15 replies
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    • magikbilly
    • May 22, 2014

12. A Thin Slice of February '39

    By magikbilly, May 8, 2014
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    • magikbilly
    • May 8, 2014

13. 'Welcome Green Bus Lines, Jamaica, New York'

    By MR. LINSKY, September 24, 2007
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    • C. Smegelski
    • May 5, 2014

14. ESSO Road News 1938

    By waynebretl, March 22, 2014
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    • Bill Cotter
    • April 6, 2014

15. Federal Building Facade

    By Paul M. Van Dort, February 20, 2014   

    • unity
    • peace
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      • harry poole camden
    • 2 replies
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    • magikbilly
    • February 22, 2014

16. Fred T. Ley

    By gcking@yahoo.com, February 11, 2014   

    • builder board of design
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    • gcking@yahoo.com
    • February 11, 2014

17. How the Fair might look

    By bobster1985, September 2, 2013
    • 5 replies
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    • Bill Cotter
    • September 3, 2013

18. Amphitheater under construction

    By bobster1985, August 31, 2013
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    • bobster1985
    • August 31, 2013

19. A real entrepreneur

    By bobster1985, August 20, 2013
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    • Jim
    • August 26, 2013

20. Where is Flushing Meadows?

    By bobster1985, August 24, 2013
    • 3 replies
    • 1,014 views
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    • Jim
    • August 25, 2013

21. A peek at the prospectus

    By bobster1985, August 20, 2013
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    • Jim
    • August 21, 2013

22. Lose money? No way!

    By bobster1985, August 19, 2013
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    • 929 views
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    • Jim
    • August 20, 2013

23. Get out of the way!

    By bobster1985, August 18, 2013
    • 1 reply
    • 1,051 views
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    • Jim
    • August 19, 2013

24. Introducing Flushing Meadows

    By bobster1985, August 18, 2013
    • 1 reply
    • 837 views
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    • Jim
    • August 19, 2013

25. A stormy meeting

    By bobster1985, August 17, 2013
    • 1 reply
    • 741 views
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    • Bill Cotter
    • August 17, 2013