View S.E. of Space Needle
Title
View S.E . of Space Needle
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00284
Description
Space Needle during construction of Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). “The Space Needle , a modernistic totem of the Seattle World’s Fair , was conceived by Eddie Carlson as a doodle in 1959 and given form by architects John Graham Jr. , Victor Steinbrueck , and John Ridley. When King County declined to fund the project , five private investors , Bagley Wright , Ned Skinner , Norton Clapp , John Graham Jr. , and Howard S. Wright , took over and built the 605-foot tower in less than a year.” (Walt Crowley , “Space Needle (Seattle).” HistoryLink.org , http://historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=1424).
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) Food Circus (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Food courts--Washington (State)--Seattle Building--Washington (State)--Seattle John Graham and Company
Subject
Space Needle Food Circus
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
John Graham and Company
Date
1961-12-31
Period
Before the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso. Damage visible on print.
Folder
Construction
Measurements
20.2 x 24.9 cm
Digitization Specifications
Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file. Photoshop used to reduce access image to 600 pixels on long edge; master image file size: 84,033,244 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights Management
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Type (DCMI)
image
Item Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-05-09
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