A Collection of World's Fair Souvenirs circa 1892-1939 Items from the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago include Hubert Howe Bancroft's The Book of the Fair, Columbian Edition (Section One, No. 210), a framed Arlington Mills weaving of Columbus Sighting America, a set of six calling cards depicting various fair buildings, a pamphlet of The World's Fair Games and Puzzles, and a Rand McNally Co. folding map of the fairgrounds; from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, a damask handkerchief of the Temple of Music and a viewbook printed by Albertype Co.; from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, an 'Arcturus' pattern handkerchief; from the 1939 New York World's Fair, a Belgian tapestry depicting the fairgrounds, a charm bracelet, a letter opener, and a set of railroad postcards; together with a bamboo-handled American flag parasol. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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