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

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  • Date = 1939-08-06

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
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.), drum and bugle corps
List of 35 members of the American Legion Junior Drum Corps of Nazareth, PA, all under 14 years of age.
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The Nazareth Band List
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.), Marching bands
List of 37 members of the Nazareth Band to attend 1939 New York World's Fair.
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Nazareth Merchants Asso. World's Fair Tour Lackawanna Rairoad Ticket No. 294
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.), Railroad travel--1930-1940, Lackawanna Railroad and Coal Company
Three piece ticket good for Hoboken to World's Fair, return trip World's Fair to Hoboken, and return trip Hoboken to Nazareth.
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Nazareth World's Fair Excursion Flyer
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.), Railroad travel--1930-1940, Field trips
Flyer advertising Nazareth excursion to 1939 New York World's Fair, with list of businesses selling tickets.
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