A Tale of Two Pavilions
The unfortunate destiny of Poland in the tumultuous times played itself out before the eyes of "The World of Tomorrow" fairgoers.
Read about: Poland's Pavilion 
Welcome to the World's Fair Newsletter:
Perisphere Ponderings
Perisphere Ponderings is new selection added to the Misc. page. This will serve as an easy index to all of David's articles. New articles published in the monthly newsletter will also be added to this new section.
The World of Tomorrow's Most Successful Propaganda Campaign
Gullible Americans unknowingly bought into the Japanese pavilion's propaganda campaign of peaceful relations between the two world powers propagated at the world's fair.
Read about: Japan and the Fair
Big Joe vs. Uncle Sam
For a country firmly embedded in the pre-war pacifist camp, the U.S.S.R. pavilion aroused American patriotic sensibilities like no other.
Read about: The U.S.S.R Pavilion
Our introduction to "Trylon Tidbits" starts with the Food Zone . We hope you enjoy this new addition to the site. New "tidbits" will be added during the coming months.
New on the Web
Swift's International Cooking Competition
Swift invited the chefs of each foreign restaurant to bring a native buffet dish to its pavilion on July 18. One-hundred-fifty guest pavilion managers, maîtres d'hôtel and press representatives attended the 1:00 P.M. buffet luncheon.
Read more and see the list of winners for this event...
New Images on the Web
Buttons - Pins - Charms
- AC Spark Plugs - Andy Kaufman
- Gas Wonderland - Andy Kaufman
- George Washington - Andy Kaufman
- Marine Pavilion - Andy Kaufman
- Trylon and Perisphere - Andy Kaufman
- Trylon and Perisphere - Andy Kaufman
- Trylon and Perisphere - Andy Kaufman
- Trylon and Perisphere - Andy Kaufman
- Trylon and Perisphere - Andy Kaufman
Sweden
- Sweden House - Laminated wall plaque - Andy Kaufman
Odds - n - Ends
- Magnifier - Gardens on Parade - Andy Kaufman
- Nautical Bracelet - Andy Kaufman
Envelopes
- First Day Cover - Andy Kaufman
Plates
- Fashion Bldg. Plate - Andy Kaufman
- Marine Bldg. Plate - Andy Kaufman
Battle of the Century
Part of the film "Middletons at the Fair" showing Westinghouse's new dishwasher. Here is the competition between "Mrs. Modern" and "Mrs. Drudge" as they show the audience who will rule in the kitchen of the future.
I want to know why it is that in 1939 the dishwasher could wash and dry all those dishes in 7-minutes and 58-seconds while it take my fairly new, top-named brand dishwasher more than an hour to just wash our dishes?
People Seeking Information:
From Jonathan A. Boschen
Hello I am doing a handful of different projects pertaining to the iconic Jam Handy Organization, one of which is a documentary on the studio. According to my research, there were at least 20 different motion pictures that were produced by studio that were shown at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Unfortunately I only know the titles to a small handful of these films that were produced for exhibition at the fair by JHO (such as Chevrolet's 'Leave It To Roll-Oh' and Coca-Cola's 'Refreshment Through The Years'). I am curious if you happen to have a full listing of Jam Handy films, or all films, that were exhibited at the fair as part of exhibits. Thank you for your assistance.
If you can help answer Jonathan's question, contact me and I'll put you in touch with Jonathan.
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