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Medicine & Public Health The Medicine & Public Health building was one of the largest and most impressive structures of the Fair. It housed the greatest presentation of health exhibits ever attempted. Participating exhibitors included the American Museum of Health, American Veterinary Medical Assoc., The Bayer Co., Cherry-Burrell Corp., CIBA Pharmaceutical, Dental Society of the State of New York, Lederle Laboratories, Eli Lilly, Maternity Center Association, Mead Johnson, NY City Cancer Committee, NY Institute of the Education for the Blind, Parke-Davis, John B. Pierce Foundation, Queensboro TB and Health Assoc., West Disinfecting, and Winthrop Chemical.

Man and His Health

Hard Cover Book, "Man and His Health", "New York World's Fair 1939". This 96 page book describes all the exhibits in the Medicine and Public Health Building. It is full of black and white photographs of exhibits.

Image courtesy of Andy Kaufman.

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Photo D34 - from the private collection of Dr. William R. Hanson

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Medicine & Public Health - photo 141

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Medicine & Public Health at night - Courtesy World's Fair Historical Society - wf-361

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