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Photographs of Smithsonian Institution anthropology exhibits at Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Collector:: Smithsonian Institution Search this

Names:: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. exhibit designer Search this; Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933 Search this

Extent:: 31 Gelatin silver prints (mounted)

Culture:: Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Search this; Mayas Search this; Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this; A:shiwi (Zuni) Search this; Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Search this; Hopi Pueblo Search this; Indians of Mexico Search this; Indians of the West Indies Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Gelatin silver prints; Photographs

Place:: Xochicalco Site (Mexico)

Date:: 1904

Scope and Contents note:: Images of United States National Museum anthropological exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also called the St. Louis World's Fair. Images of the Department of Anthropology's exhibits include those of photographs and models of Mayan and Mesoamerican temples; antiquities from Mexico, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies; and American Indian, Mexican, and Mesoamerican sculptures, ceramics, tools, textiles, masks, and baskets. Photographs also document the Bureau of American Ethnology's exhibits, including "symbolic art," drawings and paintings on artifacts from tribes of the New Southwest, Plains, and Northwest Coast. The collection also includes a photograph of carved designs on a structure at Xochicales, possibly used in the exhibition or as part of its design.

Biographical/Historical note:: The National Museum's Department of Anthropology and the Bureau of American Ethnology exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition were highly integrated, and both were designed by then chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology and former head curator of the Department of Anthropology, William Henry Holmes. The exhibits were intended to illustrate "the culture of the Native American peoples as shown in their arts and industries." The exhibit featured examples of architecture, sculpture, ceramics, metal work, water craft, musical instruments, pipes, and ceremonial objects and included models of Aztec ruins based on plans by De Lancey W. Gill.

Local Call Number(s):: NAA Photo Lot 82-31

Location of Other Archival Materials:: Papers, photographs, and records relating to exhibitions at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4689, MS 7571, MS 7208, Photo Lot 24, and Bureau of American Ethnology Letters Received 1888-1906.; The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds Exposition Records of the Smithsonian Institution and the United States National Museum, 1867-1940 (SIA RU000070) as well as photographs of the exhibits.; Additional photographs of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 107, Photo Lot 89-8, and Photo Lot 90-1.

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Topic:: Religion Search this; Mayas -- Antiquities Search this; Decorative arts Search this; Symbolism Search this; Exhibitions Search this

Genre/Form:: Photographs

Citation:: Photo lot 82-31, Photographs of Smithsonian anthropology exhibits at Louisiana Purchase Exposition, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:: NAA.PhotoLot.82-31

Archival Repository:: National Anthropological Archives

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EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-82-31

Dancing into Epiphanies with House Music: DJ Duane Powell’s Sunday Service

Creator:: Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this

Type:: Blog posts; Smithsonian staff publications; Blog posts

Published Date:: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:55:00 GMT

Topic:: Cultural property Search this

See more posts:: Festival Blog

Data Source:: Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

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Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of Native Americans

Creator:: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology Search this

Photographer:: Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), approximately 1849-1893 Search this; Cohner, Samuel A. Search this; Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934 Search this; Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Search this; Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940 Search this; Hillers, John K., 1843-1925 Search this; Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942 Search this; Rinehart, F. A. (Frank A.) Search this; Sawyer, Wells, 1863-1960 Search this; Shindler, A. Zeno (Antonio Zeno), 1823-1899 Search this; Vannerson, Julian, 1827- Search this

Names:: Mindeleff, Cosmos, 1863- Search this; Mindeleff, Victor, 1860-1948 Search this

Extent:: 16 Albums (albumen and platinum)

Culture:: Indians of North America -- Plateau Search this; Cocopa Search this; Sioux Search this; Sihasapa Lakota (Blackfoot Sioux) Search this; Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) Search this; Wichita Search this; Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Search this; Northwest Coast Search this; Tonkawa Search this; Indians of North America -- Great Basin Search this; Spokan Search this; Shoshone Search this; Sauk Search this; Indians of North America -- Southwest, New Search this; Fox Search this; Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this; Apache Search this; Assiniboine (Stoney) Search this; Inunaina (Arapaho) Search this; Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America Search this; Ponca Search this; Tewa Pueblos Search this; Omaha Search this; Osage Search this; Plains Apache (Naisha/Kiowa Apache) Search this; Niimíipuu (Nez Perce) Search this; Iowa Search this; Kalispel (Pend d'Oreilles) Search this

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Albums; Photographs

Place:: Chaco Canyon (N.M.); Sonora (Mexico : State); New Mexico

Date:: 1858-1905

Scope and Contents note:: Photograph albums prepared by the Bureau of American Ethnology or the photographic lab, possibly for reference purposes by staff. The use of such albums has been mentioned by BAE photographer De Lancey W. Gill. The albums contain photographs made from the Bureau of American Ethnology's collection of negatives, documenting Apache, Arapaho, Assiniboin, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Cocopa, Dakota, Flathead, Fox, Iowa, Kalispel, Kiowa Apache, Nez Perce, Omaha, Osage, Ponca, Santa Clara, Sauk, Shoshoni, Spokane Tonkawa, Wichita, and Winnebago people. The bulk of the photographs are studio portraits, made at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha in 1898 or during delegation visits to Washington, DC. There are also other photographs made during Victor Mindeleffʹs work in Chaco Canyon, and on W J McGeeʹs expedition to Sonora, Mexico, in 1900.

Photographers include Charles Milton Bell, William Dinwiddie, Alexander Gardner, De Lancey W. Gill, John K. Hillers, William Henry Jackson, Frank Albert Rinehart, Wells Moses Sawyer, Antonio Zeno Shindler, Victor or Cosmos Mindeleff, Julian Vannerson with Samuel A. Cohner. Included are negative numbers formerly used by BAE, but the National Anthropological Archives also annotated them with current negative numbers.

Arrangement note:: Titles of the albums are (1) Omaha and Winnebago; (2) miscellaneous; (3) Sauk and Fox; (4) miscellaneous; (5) Arapaho and Cheyenne; (6) Chiricahua, San Carlos, and Apache; (7) Sauk and Fox; (8) Osage, Shoshoni and Nez Perce, Siouan, Oto; (9) Santa Clara and Flathead; (10) Ponca; (11) Sauk and (12) Wichita and Kiowa Apache; (13) Cocopa; and (14) Assiniboin and Blackfoot

Biographical/Historical note:: The Bureau of American Ethnology was founded in 1879 in part as a result of the federal geological surveys and under the administration of the Smithsonian Institution. Under the directorship of John Wesley Powell (1879-1902), the BAE supported field research by its staff and collaborators, initiated several anthropological publications, and supported the growth of the anthropological discipline, particularly as it related to Native Americans. In addition to its research and publications program, it developed a manuscript repository, library, and an illustrations section that included (in addition to the preparation of artwork for publications) photography and a photographic collection. The BAE commissioned studio portraits of visiting Indian delegates and hired De Lancey Gill served as the its official photographer and illustrator from the 1890s to 1930.

Local Call Number(s):: NAA Photo Lot 60

Location of Other Archival Materials:: The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Bureau of American Ethnology records and the BAE historical negatives, as well as Dinwiddie photographs of the W. J. McGee expeditions are held in (Photo Lot 89 and Photo Lot 144), Charles Milton Bell photographs (Photo Lot 80), and additional photographs by most photographers represented in this collection (Photo Lot 59 and Photo Lot 90-1)

See others in:: Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of Native Americans, 1858-1905

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Topic:: Indians of North America -- Northeast Search this

Genre/Form:: Photographs

Citation:: Photo lot 60, Bureau of American Ethnology photograph albums of American Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:: NAA.PhotoLot.60

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Archival Repository:: National Anthropological Archives

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EDAN-URL:: ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-60

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Ritual wine container (zun) with masks and dragons

Medium:: Bronze

Dimensions:: H x Diam: 27.5 × 24.7 cm (10 13/16 × 9 3/4 in)

Type:: Vessel

Origin:: China

Date:: ca. 10th century BCE

Period:: Middle Western Zhou dynasty

Topic:: casting Search this; metal Search this; bronze Search this; animal Search this; Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE) Search this; wine Search this; mask Search this; China Search this; Chinese Art Search this

Credit Line:: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:: F1954.122

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

On View:: Freer Gallery 18: Art and Industry: China's Ancient Houma Foundry

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See more items in:: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 [actually 1932] volume II, Explorations, Episodes and Adventures, Expositions and Congresses

Title:: Random records, vol. 2

Creator:: Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933 Search this

Author:: Peale, A. C (Albert Charles) 1849-1914 Search this; Hayden, F. V (Ferdinand Vandeveer) 1829-1887 Search this

Subject:: Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933 Search this; Smithsonian Institution History Search this; Geological Survey (U.S.) History Search this; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.) Search this

Physical description:: 1 volume illustrations, clippings, letters. 27 cm

Type:: Electronic resources

Place:: Yellowstone National Park

Date:: 1872; 1872-1932

Call number:: CT275.H75 A1 v. 2; CT275.H75 A1

Data Source:: Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:siris_sil_1063432

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Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931 [actually 1932] volume I, Brief biography, positions held, Loubat Prizes, medals, etc., societies and clubs, bibliography

Title:: Random records, vol. 1

Creator:: Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933 Search this

Subject:: Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933 Search this; Smithsonian Institution History Search this; Geological Survey (U.S.) History Search this

Physical description:: 1 volume illustrations, clippings, letters. 27 cm

Type:: Electronic resources

Date:: 1846; 1846-1932

Call number:: CT275.H75 A1 v. 1; CT275.H75 A1

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Official catalogue of the fine art section / Wolverhampton Art and Industrial Exhibition

Author:: Wolverhampton (England) Art and Industrial Exhibition, 1902 Search this

Former owner:: Freer, Charles Lang 1854-1919 DSI-F Search this

Subject:: Wolverhampton Art and Industrial Exhibition (1902) Search this

Physical description:: 46 p. ; 22 cm

Type:: Electronic resources; Catalogs

Date:: 1902; [1902]; 19th century

Topic:: Art, British Search this

Call number:: 708.2 .W86

Data Source:: Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:siris_sil_858820

Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair

Collector:: Orth, Edward J. Search this; Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization Search this

Names:: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Search this

Extent:: 130 Cubic feet (417 boxes, 25 map-folders)

Type:: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Souvenirs; Photographs; Pamphlets; Guidebooks; Exhibition posters--1930-1940; Diaries; Ephemera; Film transparencies; Motion picture film; Posters

Place:: Flushing Meadows Park (New York, N.Y.); New York (N.Y.)

Date:: 1835-2000, undated

Summary:: Collection documents the 1939 New York World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York. Also includes material relating to other fairs, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO), New York City tourism and The Walt Disney Company.

Scope and Contents:: Collection primarily documents the conception, planning, construction, management, and operations of the 1939 New York World's Fair located in Flushing Meadows, New York. Materials provide historical context and cultural significance as recorded in publications, artwork, photographs, ephemera, postcards, maps, plans, exhibitor's literature, souvenirs, and motion picture film. Most of the materials were primarily created for people who attended the fair. Some of the materials include scrapbooks created by fair visitors to document their experiences. There is a significant amount of material relating to other fairs, New York tourism, the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO) and the World's Fair Collector's Society. Other forms of entertainment such as festivals, the Olympic games, and Disney World are also found among these materials. There is little information relating to Edward Orth's personal and professional life as a city planner. The collection is arranged into eleven series.

Arrangement:: The collection is arranged into eleven series.

Series 1, Edward J. Orth Personal Papers, 1915-1989, undated

Subseries 1.1, Correspondence, 1939-1989

Subseries 1.2, Other Materials, 1915-1989, undated

Series 2, Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO) and World's Fair Collector's Society, Incorporated Records, 1942-1990, undated

Subseries 2.1, General Information, 1960-1988, undated

Subseries 2.2, Correspondence, 1942-1990, undated

Subseries 2.3, Classified and Wanted Advertisements, 1956-1988, undated

Subseries 2.4, Financial Records, 1976-1989

Subseries 2.5, Newsletters, 1969-1988, undated

Subseries 2.6, Membership Materials, 1970s-1989, undated

Series 3, New York World's Fair, Incorporated Records, 1900-1988, undated

Subseries 3.1, Administrative Files, 1900-1977, undated

Subseries 3.2, Amusement Zone, 1937-1940, undated

Subseries 3.3, Communications and Business Systems Zone, 1939-1965, undated

Subseries 3.4, Community Interest Zone, 1939-1949, undated

Subseries 3.5, Food Zone, 1939-1975

Subseries 3.6, Government Zone, 1939-1940

Subseries 3.7, Production and Distribution Zone, 1939-1940

Subseries 3.8, Transportation Zone, 1939-1940

Subseries 3.9, Ephemera, 1938-1988, undated

Series 4, Photographic Materials, 1939-1968, undated

Subseries 4.1, General, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.2, Amusement Area, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.3, Business Systems Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.4, Communications Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.5, Community Interest Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.6, Food Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.7, Government Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.8, Production and Distribution Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.9, Transportation Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.10, Miscellaneous, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.11, Oversize Photographs, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.12, Color Slides, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 4.13, Color Transparencies, 1940-1942, undated

Subseries 4.14, Edward Orth, 1967-1968

Series 5, Scrapbooks, 1938-1981

Series 6, Postcards, 1906-1985, undated

Subseries 6.1, Amusement Area, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.2, Business Systems Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.3, Communications Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.4, Community Interest Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.5, Food Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.6, Government Zone, International, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.7, Government Zone, Federal and States, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.8, Production and Distribution Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.9, Transportation Zone, 1939-1940, undated

Subseries 6.10, General, 1940, undated

Subseries 6.11, By Type, 1906-1985, undated

Series 7, Publications Related to World's Fairs, 1922-1989, undated

Subseries 7.1, Magazines, 1922-1988, undated

Subseries 7.2, Newspaper Articles, 1935-1989, undated

Subseries 7.3, Other Publications, 1937-1989, undated

Subseries 7.4, Other Subjects, 1962-1989

Series 8, Materials Relating to Other Fairs, 1851-2000, undated

Subseries 8.1, Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations or Crystal Palace Exhibition, 1851

Subseries 8.2, Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations, 1853-1853

Subseries 8.3, International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine or Centennial International Exhibition, 1876

Subseries 8.4, World's Columbian Exposition or Chicago World's Fair, 1893

Subseries 8.5, Exposition Internationale D'Anvers, Antwerp, Belgium

Subseries 8.6, Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition, 1897

Subseries 8.7, Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, 1898

Subseries 8.8, Expositions, 1901

Subseries 8.9, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1906

Subseries 8.10, Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition, 1907

Subseries 8.11, Alaska, Yukon, Pacific Exposition, 1909

Subseries 8.12, Panama-California Exposition, 1915-1916

Subseries 8.13, Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts, and Industries, 1918

Subseries 8.14, Sesquicentennial Exposition, 1926

Subseries 8.15, Barcelona International Exposition, 1929

Subseries 8.16, L'Exposition Coloniale, Paris, 1931

Subseries 8.17, Olympics, 1932

Subseries 8.18, A Century of Progress International Exposition, 1933

Subseries 8.19, Expositions, 1933-1935

Subseries 8.20, Expositions, 1936-1937

Subseries 8.21, Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne, 1937

Subseries 8.22, Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939

Subseries 8.23, Festival of Britain, Britain, London, United Kingdom, 1951

Subseries 8.24, Milan Fair, 1955

Subseries 8.25, Exposition Universelle et venti Internationale de Bruxelles, 1958

Subseries 8.26, American National Exhibition, 1959

Subseries 8.27, New York's World Fair, 1961-1977, undated

Subseries 8.28, Century 21 Exhibition, 1961-1962

Subseries 8.29, International and Universal Exposition or Expo 67, 1967

Subseries 8.30, Long Beach, California, 1967-1968

Subseries 8.31, HemisFair 68, 1968

Subseries 8.32, Expo 70 or Japan World Exposition, 1970

Subseries 8.33, Expo 74 or International Exposition on the Environment

Subseries 8.34, Expo 75 or International Ocean Exposition, 1975

Subseries 8.35, American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976, 1976

Subseries 8.36, Queen's Bicentennial Festival, 1975-1976

Subseries 8.37, Plovdiv International Exhibition of 1981 or Expo 81

Subseries 8.38, Kobe Port Island Exposition or Portopia 81, 1981

Subseries 8.39, Knoxville International Energy Exposition or 1982 World's Fair, 1982

Subseries 8.40, Louisiana World Exposition, 1984

Subseries 8.41, Games of the XXIII Olympiad, 1984

Subseries 8.42, The International Exposition, Tsukuba, Japan or The International Science Technology Exposition, 1985

Subseries 8.43, Queen's Festival, 1985

Subseries 8.44, 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication or Expo 86, 1986

Subseries 8.45, World Expo 88, 1988

Subseries 8.46, Universal Exposition of Seville or Expo 92, 1992

Subseries 8.47, Expo 2000, 2000

Subseries 8.48, Other Events and Celebrations, 1886-1989

Subseries 8.49, Combined Fairs, 1968-1994

Subseries 8.50, General information about world's fairs, 1964-1980

Series 9, Ephemera, 1892-1989, undated

Subseries 9.1, New York and New York World's Fair, 1892-1989, undated

Subseries 9.2, Other States and Countries, 1835, 1939, undated

Subseries 9.3, Motion Picture Film and Entertainment, 1937-1981, undated

Series 10, Audio Visual Materials, 1939, 1964-1965, undated

Subseries 10.1, Moving Images, 1939, 1964-1965, undated

Subseries 10.2, Sound Recordings, undated

Series 11, Oversize, 1835-1992, undated

Biographical / Historical:: Biographical / Historical

Edward Joseph Orth grew up with a strong interest in history, particularly the history of the 1939 New York World's Fair. Orth's visit to the fair as a twelve-year-old boy led to a life-long passion of collecting. At the time of his death, he had amassed enough materials to fill two homes in California. Orth also collected materials from several other fairs. In addition, he saved some of the records of the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO) and the World's Fair Collector's Society.

Orth was born April 19, 1927, to Andrew Joseph Orth and Florence Minnie Gordon Orth in Glendale, New York. In the 1930s, the Orth family lived in several locations in New York including Ridgewood, Brooklyn, Glendale, and Queens. The home that made the most impact in young Orth's life came in 1935 when the family moved to St. Albans, Queens seven miles from Flushing Meadow Park, the future site of the 1939 fair. Sadly in 1939 there were several deaths in the family including three grandparents. The severe loss of life limited family social activities but a drive by the future site of the fair provided Orth a glimpse of the Trylon and Perisphere. He would later remark that the sight appeared to be magic. In the summer of 1939, he went to the fair with his classmates from Public School 136. The next summer Orth and his father purchased a 10-admission ticket from an elementary school in Hollis, Queens, New York. He saved every souvenir and any information he could find about the fair. He filled scrapbooks with images from newspapers and postcards from the Curt Teich and Manhattan Postcard companies. When his family moved from an apartment to a house, he acquired a fair bench which was kept in the backyard.

In 1941, Orth attended Newton High School in Elmhurst, and Queens, New York. The high school offered a college preparatory program with heavy emphasis on mathematics, science, mechanical drawing, and workshop courses. Orth's education and training combined with the knowledge he gained from motion picture films viewed at the fair, including Thomas Edison's "The City of Light," Ford Motor Company's "Road of Tomorrow," "Democracy," and General Motors' "Futurama" provided the foundation and inspiration for a career in architecture and landscaping. He ultimately became a city planner for the state of California. By 1943, Orth was exploring used magazine and bookstores in New York City to acquire more fair materials before enlisting in the United States Army in 1945. Upon his discharge he resumed buying and trading fair postcards. From 1948-1953, Orth attended the University of California and the University of Connecticut where he studied architecture and landscape design. During these years he posted advertisements in various publications in his continued pursue for fair materials.

In March 1953, Mr. Orth moved to Los Angeles, California. There he formed lasting friendships with other collectors. By 1967, Orth and several of his closest friends including Peter Warner, Oscar Hengstler, David Oats, Larry Zim, and Ernest Weidhaas conceived the idea of a fair collector's organization. By the summer of 1968, the group had formally created the Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization (ECHO).

As time passed Orth became increasing concerned about the welfare of his collection. He wanted it to go to a museum rather than be sold in parts. In his will he stipulated that the collection would be given to the Smithsonian Institution upon his death. Jon Zackman, former Smithsonian employee, interviewed Orth's brother George and fair collector Peter Warner. Orth and Warner corresponded and traded objects over many years. Mr. Orth primarily covered the west coast area while Peter Warner was his east coast counterpart. Edward Orth died on September 6,1989 in Los Angeles, California at the age of sixty-two.

Related Materials:: Materials in the Archives Center

New York World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.0134

Landor Design Collection, NMAH.AC.0500

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject Category, World Expos, NMAH.AC.0060

Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.0519

Alice R. Hillis World's Fair Film, NMAH.AC.0531

Borden Company 1939 New York World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.1063

Memories of the New York World's Fair, NMAH.AC.0592

Archives Center World Expositions Collection, NMAH.AC.0825

Daniel H. Meyerson World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.0745

Division of Community Life World's Fairs Collection, NMAH.AC.1132

Princeton University Posters Collection, NMAH.AC.0433

Hills Bros. Coffee Company, Incorporated Records, NMAH.AC.0395

Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project, NMAH.AC.0417

Messmore and Damon Company Records, NMAH.AC.0846

Thomas Norrell Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1174

William L. Bird Holidays on Display Collection, NMAH.AC.1288

Wurlitzer Company Records, NMAH.AC.0469

Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, NMAH.AC.0200

Materials at Other Organizations

New York Public Library The New York World's Fair 1939 and 1940 Incorporated Records, 1935-1945, MssCol 2233.

New York City 1939 World's Fair architectural drawings, circa 1935. Museum of the City of New York. Museum of the City of New York.

New York City 1939 World's Fair Collection, 1939-1940. Museum of the City of New York. New York World's Fair 1939/40 Collection. Queens Museum.

1939 New York World's Fair Postcards, Identifier: 1972-320, Audiovisual Collections Repository, Hagley Museum & Library

Separated Materials:: Materials at the National Museum of American History

Artifacts from the collection include several thousand souvenirs and examples of memorabilia commemorating the fair to include buttons and badges, ceramics, glassware, clothing, costume jewelry, coins and medals, commemorative spoons and flatware, toys and games, and philatelic material which are all part of the Division of Home and Community Life's holdings (now Division of Cultural and Community Life).

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow. Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Rights:: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:: Exhibitions -- 1930-1940 -- New York (State) -- New York Search this; World's fairs Search this; Amusement parks--History Search this; Amusement parks--New York (State)--History Search this; Architecture--Exhibitions Search this; Architecture--New York (State)--New York Search this; Architecture--United States--Designs and plans Search this; Burlesque shows--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940 Search this; Business history Business enterprises--United States--History Search this; Chicago's Century of Progress Search this; Construction and civil engineering Search this; Construction industry--United States--Management--History Search this; Corporate culture--History Search this; Corporate culture--United States Search this; Engineering--History--20th century Search this; Exhibition buildings – New York (State) – New York Search this; Exhibition buildings--1920-1940 Search this; Exhibitions -- Design Search this; Fairs -- New York (State) -- New York -- History Search this; Fashion--History--20th century Search this; Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.)--History Search this; Food in popular culture--New York (State)--New York Search this; Graphic arts--United States--History--20th century Search this; International exhibitions Search this; International Exhibitions Bureau Search this; Lighting, Architectural and decorative--History--20th century Search this; Technology -- United States -- History -- 20th century Search this; Transportation--New York Metropolitan Area--Planning Search this; Transportation--New York (State) Search this; United States --Foreign relations --1933-1945 Search this; Urban parks--United States--History Search this; Urban design Search this; World War 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States Search this; Consumerism Search this; Consumers--History--20th century Search this; General Motors Corporation Search this; Grand Central Parkway extension Search this; Organizational behavior--United States--History Search this; Public relations--History Search this; New York World's Fair Commission Search this; Queens (New York, N.Y.) Buildings, structures, etc. Search this

Genre/Form:: Souvenirs -- 1930-1940; Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 1930-1940; Pamphlets -- 1930-1940; Guidebooks -- 1930-1940; Exhibition posters--1930-1940; Diaries; Ephemera -- 20th century; Film transparencies; Motion picture film; Posters -- 1930-1940