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... that Nazi Germany did not have a pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair because it lacked money? Source: Stern, Robert A. M.; Gilmartin, Patrick; Mellins, Thomas (1987). New York 1930: Architecture and Urbanism Between the Two World Wars. New York: Rizzoli. p. 826
- ALT1: ... that Nazi Germany was the only major nation to not have a pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair? Source: "Fair Defies Nazis on Czech Pavilion; Center Will Open as Planned in Spite of Prague Order to Dispose of Building". The New York Times. April 14, 1939.
- ALT2: ... that the pavilions at the 1939 New York World's Fair were painted in a hundred colors, some of which were developed for the fair? Source: Hardesty, Lynn (December 25, 1938). "World's Fair Uses Dramatic Color Effects: Previews of New York Exhibit Buildings Amaze Art Critics". The Washington Post. p. R1.
- ALT3: ... that some paint colors were developed specifically for the pavilions at the 1939 New York World's Fair? Source: Hardesty, Lynn (December 25, 1938). "World's Fair Uses Dramatic Color Effects: Previews of New York Exhibit Buildings Amaze Art Critics". The Washington Post. p. R1.
- ALT4: ... that attractions at the 1939 World's Fair included a roller coaster, a ski slope, and scantily clad women? Source: (1) "A Super-coaster Promised to Fair; Whalen Signs Contract for 'Thrillingest' Giant Ride' Absolutely Safe, Too!'". The New York Times. December 17, 1938; (2) "Fair's Sun Valley to Mirror Idaho's; Winter Sports All Summer to Feature $500,000 Village in the Amusement Area". The New York Times. February 1, 1939; (3) "New York World's Fair Drops Modesty For Allure of Umph: Sally Rand's West Coast Success Breaks Down Resistance to Displays of Pulchritude". Daily Boston Globe. April 10, 1939. p. 7.
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