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The 1939 New York World's Fair
Flushing Meadows · New York City, United States · 1939-04-30
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The record
| Date | 1939-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Place | Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.746, -73.845 (landmark-level precision) |
| Scope | Local interest |
| Sources | Wikipedia |
| Added | 2026-08-14 · source: editors |
Coordinates are given at landmark level. A landmark-level coordinate points at the structure; a city-level one points at the settlement, not at a parcel.
Finding photographs
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- The reference article — its own illustrations, and its citations to archives.
- Image search filtered to reusable licences — useful for tracing which institution holds a picture.
- National and municipal archives of United States, and the picture desks of newspapers published there at the time.
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Footage
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Time layers at this place
One place, several moments in time. This location has 4 recorded time layers between 1939 and 1968 — slide through them:
- 1939 — The 1939 New York World's Fair this page
- 1964 — The 1964 New York World's Fair
- 1965 — The Beatles at Shea Stadium
- 1968 — Queens Zoo
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