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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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1989.0438.2625A, Poster commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. Sketch of German Pavilion against multi-colored striped background

1989.0438.3150.1, Poster advertising seven galleries of photos and memorabilia from 1930s world's fairs held at the New York Cultural Center October 4, 1973 to November 4, 1973. Black and white reproduction of poster for 1939-1940 New York World's Fair

1989.0438.2626.2B, Poster commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. Official logo held in thumb and finger. Photographer: V-Tatsuki

1989.0438.0930.1, Poster, Spirit of Niagara

1989.0438.0066, Souvenir print commemorating the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Marked: "Presented to the Subscribers of the Genesee Fanmen." Depicts the exterior of the Crystal Palace with visitors gathered around the grounds

1989.0438.0703, Poster at the German Villager in the Midway Plaisance

1989.0438.3102M, 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

1989.0438.1273B, 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. ,

1989.0438.3024, Poster commemorating Expo '74 International Exposition on the Environment held in Spokane, Washington in 1974. Marked "EXPO '74 [/] SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 [/] COLISEUM 8:00 PM SEATTLE SUPERSONICS [/] VS. [/] CHICAGO BULLS [/] Tickets available at Expo Box Office...;" official logo at the fair; basketball player dunking basketball

1989.0438.2332.1A-C, Poster group of artisit's rendering, IBM Building

1989.0438.1985, Souvenir poster commemorating the Exposition Universelle et Internationale held in Brussels in 1958. Inscribed "Universal Exhibition [/] Brussels [/] April 17 October 19, 1958;" large pair of hands holding official logo of the fair. Color lithograph planographic print

1989.0438.3136, Poster for exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1925 Exposition held in Paris. Center design borrowed from a 1925 poster. Image of a woman holding a basket with a gazelle. Inscribed "Musee Des Arts Deco [/] ratifs 107 RUE De RI [/] VOLVI Paris [/] 15 OCT [/] OBRE 1976." ,

1989.0438.1767.1B-C , Poster commemorating the New York World's Fair held in Queens in 1939. Inscribed "New York World's Fair [/] 1939;" female tour guide depicted pointing hand toward fireworks in sky; Trylon and Perisphere in background. Color lithograph planographic print. ,

1989.0438.3017E, Poster commemorating Expo '74 International Exposition on the Environment held in Spokane, Washington in 1974. Marked "EXPO '74 [/] World's Fair [/] Spokane, USA [/] May 4-Nov.3;" official logo of the fair; montage of entertainment/recreation at Expo '74. ,

1989.0438.0708.1, Souvenir print commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. Aerial view of exhibition buildings and Lake Michigan. ,

1989.0438.2350.2B, Souvenir poster commemorating the New York World's Fair held in Queens in 1964. Inscribed "New York World's Fair"

1989.0438.3100C, Poster commemorating Expo '86 held in Vancouver, Canada in 1986. Marked "Expo '86 [/] The 1986 World Exposition [/] Vancouver [/] British Columbia, Canada [/] May 2-October 13, 1986;" entrance to exposition at night

1989.0438.2611.3, Poster commemorating Expo '67 held in Montreal in 1967. Official logo of fair

1989.0438.0067.6, Souvenir print commemorating the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Color lithograph planographic print depicting visitors viewing Tunis exhibit area in the Crystal Palace. Part of a set of 7 prints. Lower left corner proof. Lower right corner pencil signature of J. N

1989.0438.2602E, Banner, Meet 70 Nations at Expo '67

1989.0438.0708.2, Souvenir poster commemorating the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. Basin, Court of Honor and surrounding exhibition depicted

1989.0438.2749.01, Envelope for plan commemorating Expo '70 held in Osaka, Japan in 1970. ,

1989.0438.2724, Poster commemorating Hemisfair held in San Antonio, Texas in 1968. Marked "Del Museo [/] Del Prado y Otras [/] Coleceiones Espanolas." Painting, "Dona Maria de Hungaria" by Valazquez is depicted

1989.0438.3070A, Poster in commemoration of the Knoxville International Energy Exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1982. Marked "Exhibit at the 1982 World's Fair [/] Knoxville, Tennessee [/] Bordeaux from the Private Collection of David Betts;" stabile "Red Dragon"

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