1964 NY Worlds Fair Brochure Washington DC Gettysburg NPS RFK Tatler Travel Lot For Sale

UPDATE (Now a 6-Piece Lot): I have added an original, authentic 1964 New York World\'s Fair promotional travel brochure to this vintage vacation lot!1964–1965 New York World\'s Fair \"You and the Weather\" Brochure. GM DELCO featured on the back.

Vintage 1964 Washington DC Travel Guide & Gettysburg Centennial Brochure Lot (1.2-Pound, 5-Book Ephemera Collection)Up for sale is an exceptionally well-preserved, highly collectible, 1.2-pound instant archive of original 1964 travel ephemera. Saved by a single traveler during a historic trip to the nation\'s capital, Pennsylvania battlefields, and regional historic landmarks, this dense 5-book reference collection beautifully captures the height of 1960s American heritage tourism. It features scarce official National Park Service documentation from the landmark Civil War Centennial era alongside a rare local cultural visitor magazine and Camelot-era political history. Perfect for serious historians, political archivists, or paper ephemera collectors.★ POLITICAL MEMORABILIA NOTE: The inclusion of the August 1, 1964 edition of the Diamond Tatler makes this an exceptional crossover piece for Kennedy family historians. It features a rare, localized, completely uncredited photograph print of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) during a critical transitional moment in American political history, just months before his historic run for the U.S. Senate.★ JACQUELINE KENNEDY RESTORATION INTEREST: The inclusion of the 1963 Fourth Edition of the White House Guide provides an invaluable primary resource documenting First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy\'s celebrated restoration project. Complete with her official printed foreword and interior color spreads, it serves as a stunning piece of 1960s Camelot-era Americana.★ LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY VALUE: For family researchers tracking mid-century ancestry, the Diamond Tatler acts as a hyper-local time capsule. It maps out the exact names, advertisements, active hotels, dinner clubs, and theater attractions operating in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area during this exact mid-1960s weekend.INDIVIDUAL BOOK SPECIFICATIONS, DIMENSIONS & CONTENTS1. The White House: An Historic Guide (1963 Fourth Edition)

• Format: Softcover (Wraps)
• Publisher: White House Historical Association, Washington D.C. (Chartered Nov. 3, 1961)
• Library of Congress No.: 62-18058
• Dimensions: Approx. 10\" x 7\"
• Key Contents/Chapters: Features a historic printed Foreword by First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Includes a comprehensive room-by-room tour of her famous restorations (the East Room, Blue Room, Red Room, and Green Room), presidential executive portraits, and changing decorative histories across administrations.
• Illustrator/Photographer: George F. Mobley / National Geographic Society

2. Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1961 Reprint / Sourced 1964)

• Format: Vintage Fold-Out Map Brochure (Accordion Fold)
• Dimensions: Approx. 6\" x 8.5\" (Folded size)
• Page Count: 4 Large Panels / Fold-Out Text on Both Sides
• Key Contents/Chapters: Full-scale mid-century tourist park map layout, historical profiles of Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Congress Hall, and Carpenters\' Hall.
• Illustrator: National Park Service (NPS) Staff / Cartographers

3. Historic Gettysburg (1964 Civil War Centennial Souvenir Edition)

• Format: Softcover (Wraps)
• Editor: Louis Simon
• Publisher: Privately Printed (Likely Blocher\'s or Historical Times)
• Dimensions: Approx. 9\" x 6\"
• Key Contents/Chapters: High-Water Mark of the Confederacy, General Meade vs. General Lee, Three Days of Destiny, The Gettysburg Address, and a comprehensive battlefield monument guide.
• Illustrator/Photographer: Historic plates from the William H. Tipton and Mathew Brady archives.

4. The Old Corner: 1712–1964

• Format: Softcover (Wraps)
• Author: W. S. Tryon
• Publisher: The Boston Globe
• Dimensions: Approx. 8.5\" x 5.5\"
• Key Contents/Chapters: A dedicated architectural and cultural study tracking over 250 years of historic New England landmarks, colonial printing presses, and Boston\'s mid-century preservation efforts.
• Illustrator: Archival drawings and historical photographs curated by The Boston Globe.

5. Diamond Tatler Magazine Visitor Guide (August 1, 1964 Edition)

• Format: Softcover (Saddle-Stitched Magazine Booklet)
• Publisher: Diamond Tatler Publications
• Dimensions: Approx. 9\" x 6\"
• Key Contents/Chapters: Weekly Washington D.C. Hotel Roster, Nightlife & Dining Directory, Summer Theater Schedules, and localized mid-century tourism maps.
• Special Feature: Includes a highly scarce, authentic vintage photograph print of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) within the publication text layers.
• 6: 1964–1965 New York World\'s Fair \"You and the Weather\" Brochure
• Format: Vintage Souvenir Educational Booklet (General Motors / Delco Pavilion Giveaway)
• Dimensions: Approx. 5.25\" x 8.25\"
• Page Count: Multi-page illustrated booklet
• Key Contents/Chapters: Mid-century climate control tech, weather science, meteorology concepts, and corporate pavilion graphics.
• Illustrator: General Motors / Delco Engineering & Corporate Staff Art Artists
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DETAILED LOT CONDITION BREAKDOWN

• Booklet & Magazine Exteriors (Very Good): Exceptional, collector-grade physical condition for 60-year-old paper ephemera. The outer softcover wraps and the Diamond Tatler magazine cover remain beautifully bright, showcasing their original factory color saturation and completely smooth edges. All outer corners are sharp, square, and tight with absolutely no modern creases, structural tears, or corner dog-ears.
• Saddle-Stitch Binding (Very Good): The original saddle-stitch metal binding staples across all 5 volumes remain completely firm, tight, and straight with zero signs of rust, tarnish, or paper structural deterioration. All pages flip easily and hold perfectly square.
• Pages & Interiors ( The internal reading pages, charts, fold-out profiles, and illustrations are in magnificent shape throughout this 1.2-pound stack. The paper stocks remain highly supple, strong, and completely free of any brittle edges, previous owner handwriting, ink signatures, underlining, highlighting, or greasy stains. Displays only a standard, completely uniform light paper age-tanning consistent with authentic 1960s paper manufacturing.

The exact 6-book multi-volume paper ephemera collection pictured is the precise set you will receive. Wrapped safely inside a moisture-protective sleeve and shipped securely inside a heavy, padded box via USPS Ground Advantage with tracking.