Postcards

Consist of some of the earliest materials collected by Orth. Materials document the seven areas of the fair including exterior and aerial views of buildings and pavilions in the Amusement Area, Business Systems Zone, Communications Zone, Community Interest Zone, Food Zone, Government Zone (International), Government Zone (Federal and States), Production and Distribution Zone, and Transportation Zone. Images of gardens, sculptures, fairgoers, information booths, products, services, New York city views, and the New York Zoological Society are also found among these materials. There is little documentation of African American participation at the fair, however, postcards of the Afro-American Air Derby provide evidence of their limited existence. In addition, there is a small number of accordion postcard sets and first day covers/souvenir envelopes included among the materials. Series is arranged into eleven subseries: Subseries 6.1, Amusement Area, 1939-1940; Subseries 6.2, Business Systems Zone, 1939-1940; Subseries 6.3, Communications Zone, 1939-1940; Subseries 6.4, Community Interest Zone, 1939-1940; Subseries 6.5, Food Zone, 1939-1940; Subseries 6.6, Government Zone (International), 1939-1940; Subseries 6.7, Government Zone (Federal and States), 1939-1940; Subseries 6.8, Production and Distribution Zone, 1939-1940; Subseries 6.9, Transportation Zone, 1939-1940; Subseries 6.10, General, 1940, undated; and Subseries 6.11, Type, 1906-1985, undated.