National Museum of American History
World's Fairs
February 12, 1992 – September 26, 1992
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Illustrating the impact of world's fairs on modern life, this exhibit covers fairs from London's mid-19th-century Crystal Palace through fairs and expositions in Paris, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and others up to 1940. Features exposition books, cartoons, maps, souvenirs, and other popular and official publications and artifacts.
Related publication: Book of the Fairs