Exotic visitor
Title
Exotic visitor
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00320
Description
On the steps of the Food Circus of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) . "Close to the center of the fairgrounds is the Food Circus , a great bustling eaters ' delight . Ranged about the vast floor are 52 concessions , all producing food in its manifold phases. " (Official Guide Book , Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Acme Publications . p . 137.) The building was constructed in 1938 as the Washington National Guard Armory (Architects : Floyd A. Naramore and Arrigo M . Young) and was transformed into the Food Circus for the Century 21 Exposition (Architects : Durham , Anderson , and Freed) .
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Food Circus (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Food courts--Washington (State)--Seattle Indians of North America--Clothing--Washington (State)--Seattle Naramore, Floyd A. (Floyd Archibald), 1879-1970 Young, Arrigo M., 1884-1954 Durham, Anderson & Freed (Seattle, Wash.)
Keywords
Food Circus
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Naramore, Floyd A. (Floyd Archibald), 1879-1970 Young, Arrigo M., 1884-1954 Durham, Anderson & Freed (Seattle, Wash.)
Date
1962-06-10
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Crowds
Measurements
25 x 20.3 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: 84,715,779 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
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Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-05-10
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