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1939 World's Fair - Living Magazine Covers exhibit
World's Fair - Interior of Living Magazine Covers exhibit - topless and nearly nude female models posing in magazine-themed windows. 1939 World's Fair - Living Magazine Covers exhibit on January 01, 1939 in New York City, New York...
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1939 World's Fair - Aquacade
World's Fair - Aquacade - Slapstick comedy act - comedians dressed as construction workers perform choreographed physical comedy routine with boards, fake hammers and pratfalls. 1939 World's Fair - Aquacade on January 01, 1939 in New...
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1939 World's Fair - Frank Buck's Jungleland
World's Fair - Exterior of Artist's Village, Frank Buck's Jungleland entrance and sign / drummers in African tribal costumes playing congas / man sitting on top of elephant's head / man in safari hat sitting beside monkey dressed with...
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1939 World's Fair -
World's Fair - Aquacade - Johnny Weismuller speaking at microphone, costumed clown firemen, Weismuller on diving board with Billy Kreuger / Kreuger hanging off board, clowning around. 1939 World's Fair - on January 01, 1939 in New York...
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1939 World's Fair - George Jessel's Old New York
World's Fair - George Jessel's Old New York - The Bowery - barker speaking outside burlesque show with female dancers / swiveling female mannequins on stage, barker points to mannequin breasts / barker and masked women outside Colgom's...
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1939 World's Fair
World's Fair - Giant New York Post headline welcoming 'Mr. & Mrs. America' to Fair / 10 cent foot massage stand / Hollywood Doubles exhibit, baby Incubators, Bathysphere, Time and Space building / clown in Irish policeman costume posing...
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1939 World's Fair -
World's Fair - Aquacade - Eleanor Holm & Morton Downey speaking at microphone. She removes dress over yellow swimsuit, dives into pool and swims /female performers in swimsuits with parasols / line of female swimmers in caps diving into...
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1939 World's Fair - Aquacade
World's Fair - Aquacade - Male and female swimmers march onto stage and dive into pool in line and swimming in formation / chorus line of dancers kicking in time. 1939 World's Fair - Aquacade on January 01, 1939 in New York City, New...
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1939 World's Fair - Merrie Old England section
World's Fair - Merrie Old England section / replicas of British landmarks, Irish Linen handkerchief shop, Old Curiosity Shop, sign advertising crown jewels on display /man in cowboy hat with performing dog in front of people sitting in...
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1939 World's Fair - Aquacade
World's Fair - Aquacade - parade by pool of women in different elaborate costumes, WS dancing revue - couples dancing off on pool promenade / man and woman swimming laps in pool as dancers pose motionless behind them. 1939 World's Fair -...
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William S Hart
Silent screen star William S Hart continues talking to the camera while standing on dusty trail of Horseshoe Ranch. William S Hart on January 01, 1939 in Newhall, California (Footage by Getty Images)
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1939 MONTAGE Sellers marketing their wares on street carts in a city with cars passing by / United Kingdom
1939 MONTAGE Sellers marketing their wares on street carts in a city with cars passing by / United Kingdom
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Visitors enjoy the sites at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York.
Visitors enjoy the sites at the 1939 World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City, New York.
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Al Smith, Henry Ford, and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ride in a convertible at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.
Al Smith, Henry Ford, and New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia ride in a convertible at the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.
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Soldiers shoot from behind sand bags during the Spanish Civil War.
Soldiers shoot from behind sand bags during the Spanish Civil War.
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A map illustrates the German invasion of Poland while airplanes, tanks and cannons fire.
A map illustrates the German invasion of Poland while airplanes, tanks and cannons fire.
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Workers punch a time clock on their way in and out of work.
Workers punch a time clock on their way in and out of work.
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Refugees of the Spanish Civil War carry their belongings down a dirt road, leaving their village behind.
Refugees of the Spanish Civil War carry their belongings down a dirt road, leaving their village behind.
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German chancellor Adolf Hitler and two officers watch the bombing of Poland from an airplane.
German chancellor Adolf Hitler and two officers watch the bombing of Poland from an airplane.
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A family listens to the radio in their living room.
A family listens to the radio in their living room.
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Smoke rising from a small smokestack signals the selection of a new Pope after the death of Pope Pius XII.
Smoke rising from a small smokestack signals the selection of a new Pope after the death of Pope Pius XII.
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A family rides in a horse-drawn sleigh.
A family rides in a horse-drawn sleigh.