The 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair was a world’s fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York, United States. It was the second-most expensive American world’s fair of all time, exceeded only by St. Louis's Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904. Many countries around the world participated in it, and over 44 million people attended its exhibits in two seasons. It was the first exposition to be based on the future, with an opening slogan of “Dawn of a New Day”, and it allowed all visitors to take a look at “the world of tomorrow”.
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| 1939 New York World’s Fair |
When World War II began four months into the 1939 World’s Fair, many exhibits were affected, especially those on display in the pavilions of countries under Axis occupation. After the close of the fair in 1940, many exhibits were demolished or removed, though some buildings were retained for the 1964–1965 New York World’s Fair, held at the same site.
Here below is a vintage postcard collection that shows the 1939 New York World’s Fair.
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| "Speed," New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Administration Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Bridge of Wings, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Business Systems and Insurance Building - Rose Court, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Communications Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Consumers Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Cosmetics Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Electrical Products Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Electrical Products Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Ex-Lax Exhibit at New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Federal Area Exhibit Buildings, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Firestone Factory and Exhibition Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Florida Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Food Building Number Three, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Food Building Number Two, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Gas Exhibits Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| General Motors Exhibit Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Hall of Metals, New York World's Fair, 1939. |
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| Hall of Metals, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Lagoon of Nations, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Medicine and Public Health, Science and Education Buildings, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Music Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| National Cash Register Buidling, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| New York City Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Parachute Jump, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Radio Corporation of America Exhibit Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Railroad Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Sealtest Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| The Aviation Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| The Bobsled Run, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Transportation Building - Rocket Port, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Trylon and Perisphere Theme Center, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Trylon and Perisphere, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Exhibit Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Westinghouse Electric Building, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| Wonder Bakery, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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| World's Fair Music Hall, New York World's Fair, 1939 |
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