The Girl Scout Chalet display booth at the 1939 World's Fair in New York was a smaller replica of the Our Chalet lodge in Switzerland. Few souvenirs survived.
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sticker |
metallic sticker
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Trupe card game was a souvenir of the World's Fair
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For the 27th birthday of Girl Scouting, 50,000 of these Girl Scout Chalet charms were given out free to Girl Scouts during Girl Scout week, through their local Girl Scout shops. The reverse
has the World's Fair symbols and 1939.
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3' patch, unclear if it was for official wear
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 Publicity photo of Mrs. Herbert Hoover in front of the Girl Scout Chalet, dropping a letter into the mailbox inviting all Girl Scouts and Girl Guides to the 1939 World's Fair. |
Map of the World's Fair (close up shown below) |
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