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Title	Alweg monorail
Identifier	SCF_00009
Description	Alweg monorail; two symbols of modern times. The sleek Alweg monorail, first of its kind in America, swiftly whisks visitors to the Seattle World's Fair grounds and back to beautiful downtown Seattle. Like a sentinel watching, stands the 600-foot Space Needle.
Subjects (LCSH)	Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Postcards--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Grosvenor House (Seattle, Wash.) Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) Monorail railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle Alweg Rapid Transit Systems of Washington State Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle John Graham and Company
Subject	Space Needle Monorail
Photographer	Jensen, Max R. (Max Raymond), 1920-2010
Architect	John Graham and Company
Date	1962
Period	During the Fair
Original Publisher	Seattle, Wash. : C. P. Johnston Co.
Notes	Title and description taken from postcard.
Digitization Specifications	Master images scanned on Epson 4870 flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF files.
File Format	image/jp2
Collection	Jean & Pierre Sundborg Century 21 Postcard Collection; Century 21 Exposition Digital Collection
Contributing Institution	Seattle Center Foundation: owner, scanning, and metadata; The Seattle Public Library: metadata
Rights Management	To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions, email info@seattlecenter.org or call 206-684-7345.
Type (DCMI)	image
Item Type	Postcards
Source	Printed postcard
Date created	2011-08-20

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