New York World's Fair Souvenir Button, 1939

Artifact Overview

The 1939-40 New York World's Fair encouraged a depression-weary public that the future would be rosy. Souvenirs often reflected the exposition's utopian "Building the World of Tomorrow" theme. This button depicts the fair's futuristic architectural icons, the Trylon and Perisphere, amid various forms of modern transportation.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Button (Information artifact)

Date Made

1939

Subject Date

1939

Place of Creation

United States

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

85.68.9

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John Wright.

Material

Metal

Color

Orange (Color)
Blue
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 0.25 in
Diameter: 1.25 in

Inscriptions

Obverse: NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR / 1939 / VISITOR

Keywords	United States, New York, New York Buttons (Information artifacts) Souvenirs Exhibitions World's fairs New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Commemorations Exhibition buildings Trylon and Perisphere (New York, N.Y.)