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National Youth Administration - World's Fair

Helen Harris of National Youth Administration giving speech at the New York World's Fair.

Tony Marvin - Announcer
Station ID - New York City's own station, WNYC, in a city where more than 7 million people live in peace and enjoy the benefits of democracy. We take you to our World's Fair studios....

Ceremonies for exhibit of NYA from the 48 states.
NYA Orchestra - March of Youth

Helen M. Harris - Director of NYA of NYC.
Aubrey Williams - Federal Administrator
Mayor F.H. La Guardia

WNYC archives id: 47037

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Part of New York World's Fair (1939-1940).

WNYC broadcasts live from the 1939-1940 World's Fair. Many of the discs were graciously acquired by the NYPR Archives from Stuart Weiner.

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Part of Works Progress Administration: Federal Music Project.

From the mid-1930s to early 1940s, the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) distributed thousands of transcription discs to hundreds of radio stations around the United States, including WNYC.

This web resource has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor. Any views, findings, conclusions, recommendations expressed in this web resource do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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