Memorial Library of Nazareth & Vicinity - Nazareth Day at the 1939 New York World's Fair

About This Collection

The Nazareth Band and Drum Corps performed on August 6, 1939 at the New York World's Fair in Flushing, Queens. Nazareth town residents were invited along at discounted train and fair entry ticket prices. This collection consists of the original correspondences between the Nazareth Merchants Association and the Special Events coordinator of the 1939 New York World's Fair. It also includes fair memorabilia, such as souvenir stickers and Greyhound transportation brochures, fair advertisements and pamphlets, and train tickets to and from the fair. This collection highlights a small community's involvement in one of the biggest events of the twentieth century.

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American Legion Junior Drum Corps List, Nazareth, PA
Ballet of the Fountains
Initial American Legion Junior Drum Corps List, Nazareth, PA
Letter from Lehigh and New England Railroad Company to Nelson Freeman
Letter from Lehigh and New England Railroad Company to Nelson Freeman Follow-Up
Letter from New York World's Fair 1939 Special Events to W.F. Mertz
Letter from New York World's Fair 1939 Special Events to William F. Mertz, Excursion Chairman
Letter from Promotion of New York World's Fair 1939 Inc. to Nazareth Chamber of Commerce
Letter from State World's Fair Commission to William F. Mertz
Letter from William F. Mertz to Mrs. Bright
Map of Transportation Within the Grounds of the New York World's Fair
Mayor Sets Up Non-Profit Bureau To List 150,000 Rooms for Fair
The Nazareth Band List
Nazareth Merchants Asso. World's Fair Tour Lackawanna Rairoad Ticket No. 294
Nazareth World's Fair Excursion Flyer
New York World's Fair 1939 Adhesive Souvenir
New York World's Fair 1939 Envelope
New York World's Fair Incorporated Places To Eat