Everyone knows about the 1939 New York World's Fair. But have you ever heard of the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair? Yep, America hosted TWO World's Fairs in 1939, and the one in San Francisco was, if anything, even gaudier and more ambitious than the one in New York.
That it was saved from financial ruin by the last-minute transplantation of Billy Rose's Aquacade from the other World's Fair is neither here nor there. The '39 San Francisco World's Fair (or pseudonymously, the 'Golden Gate International Exposition') was spectacular!
This book is 52 wire-bound, removable (but who would?), gorgeous reproduction color postcards from the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair. Perfect. ( )