Vintage 20th Century World’s Fair Postcards (1900 – 1940)
Getting to a World’s Fair is definitely one of the items on my bucket list. But until I can attend one in person, I guess the next best thing will have to be to look at some vintage World’s Fair postcards. The selection I present here spans every officially sanctioned and recognized fair and exposition from the first half of the 20th century. Due to the outbreak of World War II, there were no fairs held between 1941 and 1957. The next part of this overview (to be published later) will pick up with Expo 58 and run through Expo ’98.
Exposition Universelle (Paris, 1900)
Petit Palais
(via)
Pan-American Exposition (Buffalo, 1901)
The Stadium
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, 1904)
Varied Industries Building
(via Brenda)
Liège International (Belgium, 1905)
The Munich Building
(via alanp_photo)
Milan International (1906)
Irish International Exhibition (Dublin, 1907)
(via)
Jamestown Exposition (Norfolk, 1907)
History and Historic Arts. Auditorium. Education and Social Economy Building.
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (Seattle, 1909)
United States Government and Hawaiian Building
Brussels International 1910
Visit from the King and Queen of Belgium
Turin International (1911)
Monumental Bridge and the Pavilion of Paris
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Exposition Universelle et Internationale (Ghent, 1913)
La Section Française (The French Section)
Panama–Pacific International Exposition (San Francisco, 1915)
Great South Gardens
(via)
Panama–California Exposition (San Diego, 1915)
Downtown Plaza and U.S. Grant Hotel
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Independence Centenary International Exposition (Rio de Janeiro, 1922-23)
Ibero-American Exposition of 1929 (Seville, Spain)
Mexican Pavilion
1929 Barcelona International Exposition
Exposition of 1930 (Liège)
Entrance Doors, North Sector
International Colonial Exposition, Maritime and Flemish Art (Antwerp, 1930)
Pavilion of the French Colonies
A Century of Progress International Exposition (Chicago, 1933-34)
General Motors Building
Brussels International Exposition (1935)
International Exposition Dedicated to Art and Technology in Modern Life (Paris, 1937)
1939 New York World’s Fair
The 14-Ton Giant Underwood Master (Typewriter) Operating Daily
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1939 International Exposition (Liège)
The Palace of Germany
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Golden Gate International Exposition (San Francisco, 1939-40)
Night View of Treasure Island, Magic City of Golden Gate International Exposition on San Francisco Bay