Plastic Relief Map in the Exhibit of the Pan American Union at the New York World's Fair. 1939.

1. This map is constructed of transparent plastic, phenolic resin base, and is lighted from

beneath. The map is made in twenty-nine individual panels, modeled from United States topographical maps.

2. The size of the map is 27 feet deep and 20 feet wide. It slopes from a height of 10

feet from the Canadian portion in the rear to 8 inches to South America in the foreground.

3. This map was designed to show primarily the interdependence of North and South

America in regard to transportation and communication.

4. There is approximately six hundred feet of neon tubing, nine-tenths of which is underneath the map. Over one hundred principal cities are shown by lights.

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A. Sketch of the Service Exhibit of the Eastern Presidents' Conference Division of the American Association of Railroads, in the Railroad Building at the New

York World's Fair. 1939.

1. This exhibit will be a graphic chart in the form of a huge mirror showing the decline

of revenues in comparison with rising expenditures of the American Railroads. The following title will appear on the chart: "Revenues are constantly decreasing and taxes, wages, and overhead are constantly increasing."

2. Starting at 1922 a neon light will move to the right and up along the face of the

chart up to 19.18. This line represents the increase in expenditures. When this line is completed, pictures will emerge from the back of the mirror in the sections marked "transparencies," showing the improvement in services on the railroads.