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3 result(s) for "Borden Company 1939 New York World's Fair Collection"

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Borden Company 1939 New York World's Fair Collection

Creator: Borden Company
Names: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

Identifier: NMAH.AC.1063

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Head of Borden's first "Elsie the Cow" at the 1939 New York World's Fair : black and white photoprint

Advertiser: Borden Company
Names: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.); Elsie the Cow (advertising character)
Collection Creator: Borden Company

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

Collector: Orth, Edward J.; Exhibition Collectors Historical Organization
Names: New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

Identifier: NMAH.AC.0560

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