A Shirley Temple Moment - Shirley and the 1939 NY World's Fair

Shirley couldn't persuade her parents to take her to the 1939 New York World's Fair, but the connections were there!

Many thanks to:

The New York Public Library Collection
The New York Parks Department Archive
The Queens Museum
New York Public Radio - WNYC

World’s Fair footage courtesy of the Medicus Collection
Newsreel footage courtesy of Fox Movietonews
1938 portrait by Frank Powolny for 20th Century-Fox
Text from the New York Herald Tribune Forum Report 1938

All photos/reference items from my collection unless credited. I assume no copyright.

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