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The Community Interests Zone (Zone 2)
1939 New York World's Fair

House of Jewels


Architect: J. Gordon Carr
Designer: Raymond Loewy


Diamond Corp and De Beers displayed millions of dollars in diamonds in a rough-to-finished diamond display. An unseen narrator explained the history of diamonds from formation to distribution.


House of Jewels
House of Jewels - photo 112


Tiffany, Black-Starr, Cartier, Marcus and Udall & Ballou exhibited their newest diamond jewelry creations, along with other exhibits of pearls, sapphires, opals, rubies and emeralds.


House of Jewels
Photo D92 - House of Jewels from the private collection of Dr. William R. Hanson