The only worthwhile souvenir of the Fair is this Homer Laughlin plate. I bought
it last year with a copy of the Official Guide. Both are available on the net.
The fifty-two postcards in this spiral-bound book (just over seven by six inches) are perforated so they can easily be removed and mailed, though this does seem a waste. The cards are basically colored photos and look very graphic to enhance the original images. It's a good selection of commercial and country pavilions plus various overviews of the main attractions, especially the Trylon and Perisphere. I bought my copy years ago (it was published in 1988) and I'm surprised at the hefty increases in prices now. There are better books about this remarkable World's Fair. There is a similar book about the 1939 San Francisco World's Fair.

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