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Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

American History Museum

World 's Fairs Materials
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Object Details

Scope and Contents

Memorabilia of fairs and World's Fairs throughout history, both in the United States and abroad, including photographs, stereographs, panoramas and slides; printed materials; postcards; sheet music; philatelic material; stationery and greeting cards; menus and food service items; posters; shopping bags; motion picture films; and other items.
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GUID

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Collector

Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987

Names

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (1909 : Seattle, Wash.)
Appalachian Exposition. (Knoxville, Tennessee: 1911)
Art and Techniques Exposition (Paris, France: 1937)
British Empire Exhibition (Wembley, London, England: 1924-1925)
British Empire Exposition (Glasgow, Scotland: 1938)
Bronx International Exposition (New York, New York: 1917-1918)
Brussels International (1910 )
California Midwinter International Exposition (1894 : San Francisco, Calif.)
California-Pacific International Exposition (San Diego, California: 1935-1936)
Canadian National Exposition (1937)
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States (1888 : Cincinnati, Ohio)
Century of Progress International Exposition (1933-1934 : Chicago, Ill.)
Chicago Autumn Festival (1899)
Cincinnati Industrial Exposition (1882 : Cincinnati, Ohio)
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga)
Esposizione Internationale (1911 : Turin, Italy)
Esposizione Internationale D'Arte (Venice, Italy: 1910)
Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte (1895 : Venice, Italy)
Exhibition of Art Treasures (1857 : Manchester, England)
Exhibition, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association (1878 : Boston, Massachusetts)
Expo 67 (Montréal, Québec)
Exposicion Centro-Americana (1897 : Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Exposition International (1894 : Lyons, France)
Exposition International Coloniale Maritime et d'Art Flammand (Antwerp, Belgium: 1930)
Exposition International de Liege (1930)
Exposition Internationale Maritime (1887 : Le Havre, France)
Exposition Nationale Belge (1880 : Belgium)
Exposition Universelle (1885 : Antwerp, Belgium)
Exposition Universelle de Paris (1855 : Paris, France)
Exposition Universelle de Paris (1878 : Paris, France)
Exposition coloniale internationale de Paris (1931)
Exposition universelle de 1867 à Paris
Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)
Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium)
Exposition universelle internationale de 1900 (Paris, France)
Fiera di Milano (1939)
Foreign Exhibition (1883 : Boston, Massachusetts)
Franco-British Exhibition (London, England: 1908)
Franklin Institute Exhibition (1874 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Gewerbe Austellung (1896 : Berlin, Germany)
Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Great Exhibition of 1851 (London, England)
Great Industrial Exhibition (1853 : Dublin, Ireland)
Great Lakes Exposition (Cleveland, Ohio: 1936-1937)
Hemisfair '68 (San Antonio, Texas: 1968)
Hudson-Fulton Celebration (1909)
Imperial International Exhibition (London, England: 1909)
International Exhibition (1897 : Brussels, Belgium)
International Exhibition of 1862 (London, England)
International Exhibition of 1871 (London, England)
International Exhibition of 1872 (London, England)
International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1865: Dublin, Ireland)
International Exposition (Barcelona, Spain: 1929-1930)
International Exposition (Brussels, Belgium: 1935)
International Exposition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries (1925 : Paris, France)
International Exposition on the Environment (Spokane, Washington: 1974)
International Fire Exhibition 1903 : London, England)
International Marine Exhibition of Marine Hygiene and Exhibition of the Italian Glories (Genoa, Italy: 1914)
International Ocean Exposition (Okinawa, Japan: 1975)
Interstate and West Indian Exposition (Charleston, South Carolina: 1901-1902)
Italian Exposition (1904 : London, England)
Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition (Hampton Roads, Virginia: 1907)
Japan World Exposition (Osaka, Japan: 1970)
Japan-British Exhibition (London, England: 1910)
Knoxville International Energy Exposition (1982)
Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition (1905 : Portland, Or.)
Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, Mo.)
National Ecuadorian Exposition (Quito, Ecuador: 1909)
National Export Exposition (1899 : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Collector

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History

Names

New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
New York World's Fair (1964-1965)
Pan-American Exposition (1901: Buffalo, N.Y.)
Panama-California Exposition (1915 : San Diego, Calif.)
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.)
Scottish National Exposition (Edinburgh, Scotland: 1908)
Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Sydney International Exhibition (Sydney, Australia: 1879)
Texas Centennial Central Exposition (Dallas, Texas: 1936)
Universal Exhibition (1873 : Vienna, Austria)
Western Pennsylvania Exposition (1915 : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition (1884-1885 : New Orleans, La.)

Place

Disneyland (California)

Topic

Crystal Palace -- (New York, New York)
Exhibitions

Provenance

Collection by bequest of Larry Zim.

Collector

Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987

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Larry Zim World's Fair Collection

Biographical / Historical

Larry Zim, whose actual name was Larry Zimmerman, was an industrial designer, a historian of World's Fairs who wrote extensively on the subject, and a collector of World's Fair memorabilia.

Extent

46 Cubic feet (123 boxes and 150 map-folders, 12 film reels)

Date

1841-1988

Custodial History

The collection was bequeathed to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, who transferred it to the Division of Community Life (now part of the Division of Cultural History), National Museum of American History in 1989. They transferred the archival component to the Archives Center in 1995.

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.0519

Type

Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Motion pictures (visual works)
Postcards
Greeting cards
Stationery
Panoramas
Sheet music
Posters
Shopping bags
Photographs
Stereographs
Menus

Citation

Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, 1841-1988, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series. Series 1: World's Fair Materials, 1841-1988 Series 2: Reference and Miscellaneous Materials Series 3: Larry Zim Materials Series 4: Oversize Materials, 1909-1968

Processing Information

Collection processed by Angela Baccala, 1999.

Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Motion pictures (visual works)
Postcards
Greeting cards
Stationery
Panoramas
Sheet music -- 20th century
Posters
Shopping bags
Photographs -- 19th century
Sheet music -- 19th century
Stereographs
Menus

Restrictions

Collection is open for research but two oversize folders are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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1989.0438.2333.1B , Souvenir poster commemorating the New York World's Fair held in Queens in 1964. Inscribed "New York World's Fair Unisphere R presented by USS united States Steel;" depiction of a family of four with balloons going to the fair

1989.0438.2499, Plan commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. "The Universal and International Exhibition of 1967; revised March 1966;" fairgrounds/pavilions color coded by zone; color legend with themes/zones of fair; all text printed in English and French

1989.0438.3087, Poster commemorating Louisiana World Exposition held in New Orleans in 1984. Marked "New Orleans Vatican Pavilion;" text explaining exhibition in pavilion; painting, Madonna of Port Lligat by Salvador Dali

1989.0438.0065, Souvenir print commemorating the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Lithographed planographic print depicting foreign visitors gathered in the Transept of the Crystal Palace

1989.0438.3102N, Poster commemorating Expo '86 held in Vancouver, Canada in 1986. Marked "Festive Technology [/] Theme Plazas [/] Pavilions [/] Features [/] Concessions." Text and graphics explaining planning philosophy of Expo '86

1989.0438.0126, Souvenir print commemorating the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in New York. Depicts the New York Crystal Palace and Tower. ,

1989.0438.0394, Souvenir poster commemorating the Centennial International Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. Marked: "Presidents of the United States [/] Signers of the Declaration of Independence [/] Washington and His Generals [/] Centennial 1876." Color lithograph planaographic print. Complex collage of portraits and scenes relating to 1776-1876 history. Published by Chester Thornton

1989.0438.2921B, Poster in commemoration of Expo '70 held in Osaka, Japan in 1970. Marked "CANADA EXPO '70;" Japanese characters; exterior of Canadian Pavilion at night

1989.0438.3155.2, Exhibit prop commemorating the St. Louis world's fair held in 1904. Used in an unidentified exhibition by Larry Zim, collector. Photo reproduction of the Boer War re-enactment in Amusement Area of the St. Louis world's fair

1989.0438.2939.2, Poster in commemoration of Expo '70 held in Osaka, Japan in 1970. Marked "EXPO '70 [/] Official Stamp of Pavilion;" text explaining the theatre, planetarium and other areas of the Pavilion; collage on front of fairy tale creatures around pavilion; plan of Sumitomo Pavilion on the reverse side

1989.0438.3148.B-C, Poster from an exhibition of prints and photographs held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April-October 1964, commemorating world's fairs. Inscribed "From London's famous Crystal Palace in 1851 to the New York World's Fair of 1939." The Crystal Palace of New York is depicted with the superimposed outline of the Trylon and Perisphere. ,

1989.0438.3102A, Poster commemorating Expo '86 held in Vancouver, Canada in 1986. Marked "Festive Technology [/] Theme Plazas [/] Pavilions [/] Features [/] Concessions." Text and graphics explaining planning philosophy of Expo '86

1989.0438.1450.2 , Souvenir poster commemorating the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques das la Vie Moderne held in Paris in 1937. Flags of participating nations depicted with silhouetted profile of "Marianne" (the French Columbia). Inscribed "INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION [/] MAY - NOVEMBER [/]MINISTERE DU COMMERCE ET DE L'INDUSTRIE." Color lithograph planographic print. Artist: Jean Carlu

1989.0438.1945 , Print commemorating the Golden Gate International Exposition held in San Francisco in 1939. Reverse side has key to points of interest around San Francisco, Oaklanda and Treasure Island. Color lithograph planographic print. Artist: Chesley Bonestell. Copyright 1937 by James C. Bardell. ,

1989.0438.2357, Souvenir poster commemorating the New York World's Fair held in Queens in 1964. Inscribed "World's Fair [/] Shea Stadium [/] SEE IT NOW [/] Preview the fair from the Station platform [/] Willet's Point;" group of families depicted exiting subway train at Willet Point and viewing the world's fair in distance. ,

1989.0438.1193, Panoramic photograph commemorating the Interstate Fair held in Trenton, New Jersey in 1912. Shows fairgrounds surrounded by tents, visitors, automobiles with plane in center of photo. Marked "Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1912 [/] Fair Opens Last Monday in Sept. Each Year." ,

1989.0438.0085, Souvenir print commemorating the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Depicting exhibits and visitors in the Northwest portion of the Nave in the Crystal Palace. Marked "Suppplement to the Illustrated London News

1989.0438.2631.1A, Poster commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. 4 vertical sections relating to children's entertainment and buildings at the fair

1989.0438.3149 , Poster advertising an exhibition of world's fair memorabilia held at the Donnell Library, July - August 1967. White text against red ground

1989.0438.2616, Poster commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. Exterior of U.S. Pavilion, 2 photos of interior exhibits, sketch of interior exhibit

1989.0438.1273C , Souvenir poster commemorating the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia in 1926. Inscribed "1776 1926 [/] Sesquicentennial International Exposition Philadelphia June First to December First 1926;" female depicted dressed in red, white and blue (Miss Liberty?) holding flags of participating nations. Color lithograph planographic print

1989.0438.2611.1, Poster commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. Official logo of fair

1989.0438.2612.2B, Banner commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal

1989.0438.0124, Souvenir broadside commemorating the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in New York. Depicts the exterior of the Crystal Palace with visitors

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