Ms. Laura McCarthy was kind enough to send me this road map to the 1939 New York World’s Fair produced by the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, (Orange County, New York).

I found a couple of interesting things about he map. First, it was printed on the back of Orange County official stationery and second, the phone number for the Chamber is 537 … yup, that it, just 3 digits. I don’t imagine that the number works anymore.

You will find more details and photos of the map in the Misc section of the NY World’s Fair web site. I have also made a full-size copy of the map which is available as a PDF download for those of you who like to collect World’s Fair ephemera.

I imagine that many organization and groups produced maps to the Fair but most of the simpler maps like this one have not survived the passage of time. They weren’t meant to last, only to be used and then discarded, which makes this one a real treasure.

Many thanks to Laura and all those who find it in their hearts to send me items like this so I can share it with you.

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