‘[NY World’s Fair Corp. president] Grover Whalen and New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia released 500 white doves at the dedication of the Court of Peace.’ Photograph from the New York Public Library. http://exhibitions.nypl.org/biblion/worldsfair/moment-time-brink-war/story/story-war-and-peace

‘Court of Peace celebrations showed how "the peaceful customs of the world are revealed at the Fair."’ Photograph from the New York Public Library. http://exhibitions.nypl.org/biblion/worldsfair/moment-time-brink-war/story/story-war-and-peace

‘A large crowd assembles at the Polish Pavilion for Kosciuszko Day’ Photograph from the New York Public Library. http://exhibitions.nypl.org/biblion/worldsfair/moment-time-brink-war/essay/essay-horbal-polish-pavilion

‘[Men marching in front of the United States Federal Building.]’ Color slide by William A. Dobak. Ca. 1939. http://collections.mcny.org/Explore/Highlights/1939 World's Fair/

To top off the occasion, #GroverWhalen and New York Mayor #FiorelloLaGuardia released 500 white doves as their message of peace.
Throughout the two seasons of the Fair, the Court of Peace was used to stage various events, particularly in relation to the foreign pavilions. ➡️

#OTD in 1936
‘New York City Mayor, #FiorelloLaGuardia watches with amusement while #GroverWhalen [former #NYPD Chief and President of the New York World’s Fair Corporation] breaks ground for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, June 29, 1936’
#1939NYWorldsFair #NYWorldsFair1939