New York World's Fair Souvenir Medal, 1939

THF152472 / New York World's Fair Souvenir Medal, 1939

THF152473 / New York World's Fair Souvenir Medal, 1939 / verso

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 and reminded fairgoers of the nation's proud history. This medal features the fair's futuristic architectural icons, the Trylon and Perisphere, and New York City's Empire State Building, then the world's tallest skyscraper.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Medal

Date Made

1939

Subject Date

1939

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

85.127.245

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Stanley H. Cousineau.

Material

Gold (Metal)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.25 in

Inscriptions

side 1: SOUVENIR NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR side 2: EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

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