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1939 Worlds Fair Attraction: Parachute Jump

Collection: Postcard Collection at the Archives at Queens Library
Date: 1939 Material: Paper Dimension: 5.47 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi
Creator: Grinnell Litho Co. N.Y.C. Identifier: aql:17981 pcc-011472 pcc-011472.tif

Description: Worlds Fair Attraction- Parachute Jump. [printed on back] "Officially Licensed by New York World's Fair", This 250 foot tower provides the more daring thrill seeker at the amusement area with a safe means of experiencing the sensation of a parachute jump from the height of a 25 story building. This structure is one of the highest buildings at the Fair.

Collection : aql:18038

Creator : Grinnell Litho Co. N.Y.C.

Date : 1939

Summary/Description : Worlds Fair Attraction- Parachute Jump. [printed on back] "Officially Licensed by New York World's Fair", This 250 foot tower provides the more daring thrill seeker at the amusement area with a safe means of experiencing the sensation of a parachute jump from the height of a 25 story building. This structure is one of the highest buildings at the Fair.

Subject : World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Typewriters

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Coverage : Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, NY Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : postcard; digital image

Format : Paper; 5.47 x 3.5 inches; 400 dpi

Identifier : aql:17981 pcc-011472 pcc-011472.tif

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World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Typewriters
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