Off to the World’s Fair to see the sights and eat enough cotton candy to wreck anyone’s dinner. Imagery from “Pageant of the States,” the foreword having been written by the President of the New York World’s Fair of 1939.

Front cover of The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://archive.org/details/dr_title-page-verso-to-pageant-of-the-states-by-dr-ernest-sutherland-bates-14244006
Title page of The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://archive.org/details/dr_title-page-to-pageant-of-the-states-by-dr-ernest-sutherland-bates-and-dr-14244005
Texas. Mural painting by Carlo Ciampaglia. New York World’s Fair, 1939. Taken from The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://dn710203.ca.archive.org/0/items/dr_text-page-to-texas-14244064/14244064.jpg
Washington State. “Paul Bunyan,” designed by Edmond Amateis. New York World’s Fair, 1939. Taken from The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://archive.org/details/dr_text-page-to-washington-14244092
North Dakota. “The Bounties of Nature.” Mural painting by Carlo Ciampaglia. New York World’s Fair, 1939. Taken from The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://archive.org/details/dr_text-page-to-north-dakota-14244086
California. Horticultural Exhibit, designed by William A. Delano. New York World’s Fair, 1939. Taken from The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://archive.org/details/dr_text-page-to-california-14244070
Alabama. “Man Employing Mind.” Sculpture by George H. Snowden for the Consumers Building. New York World’s Fair, 1939. Taken from The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://archive.org/details/dr_text-page-to-alabama-14244052

“American Womanhood.” Sculpture by Gaetano Cecere at entrance to Home Furnishings Building. New York World’s Fair, 1939. Taken from The Pageant of the States which was officially approved by the New York World’s Fair 1939. Dr. Ernest Sutherland Bates and Dr. Herman S. Schiff, authors. Printed in 1938 in New York by Random House. Image credit David Rumsey Map Collection, David Rumsey Map Center, Stanford Libraries. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://dn721903.ca.archive.org/0/items/dr_text-page-to-idaho-14244094/14244094.jpg

In need of a new emeralded up something and wanting a new idea. Imagery from “Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles a L’exposition Internationale de Milan 1906,” a catalogue of French jewelry exhibited at the Milan 1906 Exposition. Georges Fouquet, Wolfers Freres and their competitors. Published in 1913.


1. Bracelet, serpent or ciselé et émail, tête en opales gravées. 2.Bague de même caractère, reliée au bracelet par une double chaînette. Georges Fouquet (Composition do Alphonse Mucha). Designed by Alphonse Mucha for Sarah Bernhardt. Frontispiece, Planche (Plate) 1, page 11 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n10/mode/1up
1. Broche – mouche – en joaillerie. L. Aucog. 2. Pendentif (style Louis XVI), nœud et feuillage en joaillerie avec saphir au centre. Moderne Bijoux. Paul Templier. Planche (Plate) 5, page 55 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n54/mode/1up
1. Bracelet – vatour, or et pierres (Musée de Boulaq, Cairo); 2. Collier en or (Musée du Louvre); 3. Pectoral en or. Bague de Ramses II; 4. Bague en bronce (Musée de Boulaq, Cairo). Bijoux de l’epoque Égyptienne. Planche (Plate) 8, page 93 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n92/mode/1up
1. Épingle à cheveux ornitomorphe; 2. Fibule – S – Franque; 3. Épingle à cheveus gothique ; 4. Agraffe de ceinturon ; 5. Boucle d’oreille Franque ; 6. Boucle d’oreille Franque ; 7. Fibule polygonale Franque ; 8. Collier Franc. Bijoux des peuples barbares de la Gaule, du V au VII siecle. Planche (Plate) 10, Page 131 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n130/mode/1up
Agrafe de corsage, émail translucide et perles. Georges Fouquet. Composition de Charles Desrosiers. Époque Moderne. Planche (Plate) 12, Page 163 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n162/mode/1up
1. Cachet en onyx. Coulon et Cie ; 2. Pendentif de style Renaissance en joaillerie. Coulon et Cie. Époque Moderne. Planche (Plate) 15, Page 188 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n188/mode/1up
Collier – gui, émail translucide et joaillerie. Georges Fouquet. Composition de Charles Desrosiers. Époque Moderne. Planche (Plate) 16, Page 201 of Bijouterie, joaillerie médailles à l’exposition internationale de Milan 1906. Georges Fouquet, author. Published in Paris, France in 1913. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/BijouterieJoaillerieMedaillesMilan/fouquet-g-bijouterie-1913-00008168-LowRes/page/n200/mode/1up

“Dollhouses and other Miniature Worlds,” April 16th edition in the 2026 spring show . . .

my spring series post for today published to my Substack at the link if you’d like to see it

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/dollhouses-and-other-miniature-worlds-ed7

Illustration which appeared in the March 2016 issue of More Magazine (stairs detail). American. Jamie Prokell, associate art director. Molistudio, maker. via behance.net.

1998, and a mid-morning in July, the birds in the trees chirping to the hum of the lawn mowers at the townhouse on Camelot Lane.

Oh to be here.

Another iced tea, maybe, and then getting ready to go into town. A niece having a Sweet Sixteen. A family lady needed to go looking at places. Funny. Mother, having been so good at that, helped look at places for half the town, but the family not being like that anymore. Better on the food and what to buy at the quinceañera boutique than who has the prettiest ladies’ room and the nicest view.

https://sarahbguestperry.substack.com/p/1998-and-a-mid-morning-in-july-the

my new short fiction piece posted to my Substack at the link if you’d like to read the rest.