New York World's Fair Cosmetics Building 1939 Postcard.

The 1939 New York World's Fair was open for two seasons, and was held in April—October 1939 and April—October of 1940. A contest was held to name the building The Vanity Fair Building. The rotunda was built to resemble a powder box but underwent some modifications after it was taken over by Coty Inc. The Coty name and coat of arms were added to the front entrance and a giant representation of an Air Spun powder box was added to the top of the building. One of its entrances is by means of a ramp from the Long Island Railroad Station. Some features of the central atrium – the Hall of Perfumes – included the installation of a large Fountain of Beauty, designed in the style of ‘Modern Baroque’. Coty displays, exhibits and shops were then set in place around the circumference of the atrium. The small theatre was used to screen films such as ‘Symphonies in Fragrance’ and to give the occasional lecture.

Curt Teich Co. 1898-1978 Chicago, IL 8A-H1617 dated 1938

Curt Teich became an early publisher of postcards but did not begin printing them in number himself until 1908. Most of the company's postcards had white borders. The company employed offset printing beginning in 1907 and began producing linen postcards in the early 1930s. The Curt Teich Company employed various credit lines, including Curteich-Chicago, C. T. American Art, and C. T. Photochrome. After 1930 card numbers began with a number corresponding to the last digit of the year it was published in followed by a letter series denoting the decade. were issued with a K prefix designating them as modern chrome cards issued under the Curteichcolor name. Some of these cards date back into the 1950’s. The quality of these cards runs the gamut since it took some time to perfect the technique.

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