1939 NY World's Fair - Railroad Building
The Transportation Zone (Zone 6)
1939 New York World's Fair
Railroad Building
The Eastern Railroads Presidents' Conference
Architects: Eggers & Higgins
The Railroads exhibit was the largest structure at the Fair. It was sponsored by 27 of the Eastern Railroads. The Railroads exhibit was divided into three sections - Railroads in Building, Railroads at Work, and Railroads on Parade.
The Railroads exhibit was the largest structure at the Fair. It was sponsored by 27 of the Eastern Railroads. The Railroads exhibit was divided into three sections - Railroads in Building, Railroads at Work, and Railroads on Parade.
Courtesy of the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, New York.
Railroad building at the 1939 New York World's Fair
Railroad Building at night From the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection (Library of Congress)
Railroad building - Photo wf-262r - Courtesy of the World's Fair Historical Society
Railroad building - Photo RM05 - captured with permission from Robert Martens from a film taken by his grandfather, Gustave Martens.
photo MO97 - from the collection taken by John Ott courtesy of his grandson Michael Ott.
Personal note from the Railroads exhibit.
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Courtesy of Hilary Rossen