Bobby and Betty's Trip to the New York World's Fair Game

Object Details

Description (Brief): “Bobby & Betty’s Trip to the New York World’s Fair” commemorates the New York World's Fair held in Queens 1939-1940. The lid of the box has a stylized Trylon and Perisphere, abstracted fair attractions and visitors, and a silhouette of Bobby and Betty. The board game itself has a photo of Bobby and Betty, as well as an aerial illustration of the fairgrounds.; This game comes with 26 destination cards of exhibits or places around the 1939 World’s Fair, as listed on the board. After drawing 5 cards, players’ objective is to stop at all of their selected spots using a roll of the dice. Players strategize the best route to get around the board; whoever completes their route first and gets to the finish line wins.; The game was produced by Parker Brothers Inc., who produced other games such as Monopoly. An advertisment for Monopoly and other games is included in the box.
Location: Currently not on view (box); Currently not on view (parts)

Credit Line: The Edward J. Orth Memorial Archives of the New York World's Fair 1939-1940

1939 - 1940

Physical Description: paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 19 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 49.53 cm x 29.845 cm x 3.4925 cm

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment; Popular Entertainment; Family & Social Life; 1939 exhibit

National Museum of American History

GUID (Link to Original Record): https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-ea4b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa