Smithsonian collections online. World's fairs and expositions : visions of tomorrow.

Format:

Database & Article Index

Website/Database

Contributor:

Smithsonian Collections Online.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smithsonian Institution--Databases.

Smithsonian Institution.

Exhibitions--History--19th century.

Exhibitions.

Exhibitions--History--20th century.

History.

Genre:

Databases.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Began in 2014.

Contained In:

Gale Primary Sources

Other Title:

World's Fairs and expositions : visions of tomorrow

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Michigan : Gale Cengage Learning, 2014-

Language Note:

Website interface available in 34 languages, primary sources in multiple languages.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

This database includes primary source documents from exhibits between 1840 to 1940. The collection includes photos, newspapers, periodicals, books, general histories, exhibition catalogs, official histories, commemorative accounts, exposition publications, visitors' guides, lectures, technical reports, and promotional publications.

Contents:

Books of the fairs: from the holdings of the Smithsonian Libraries

Larry Zim World's Fair collection

Warshaw collection of business americana, World Expositions

Exposition records of the Smithsonian Institution and the United States National Museum, 1867-1940

World's Fairs titles in the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology

World's Fairs titles in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Library.

Notes:

Description based on contents viewed on October 13, 2014 (Gale Cengage Learning website); title from home page.

OCLC:

882103028

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.