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spl_wl_exp_00345
Description
Fairgoers
in
front
of
Plywood
Home
of
Living
Light
,
Century
21
Exposition
(Seattle
World's
Fair)
. "The
unique
Home
of
Living
Light
for
Tomorrow
, The
Douglas
Fir
Plywood
Association
Exhibit
which
dramatizes
the
many
possibilities
of a
completely
new
approach
to
home
construction
,
is
located
on
Freedom
Way
, at the
north
end
of the
Boulevards
of the
World
. The
Practical
Builder
, a
trade
publication
,
cooperated
in the
design
of the
house
,
which
was
created
by the
Tacoma
architectural
firm
of
Liddle
and
Jones
. The
walls
are
made
of
continuous
wood
paneling
which
,
like
corrugated
packing
paper
,
is
rigid
in
one
direction
and
flexible
in the
other
. The
results
are
walls
that
can
take
shape
and
still
support
the
required
roof
loads.
"
(Official
Guide
Book
,
Seattle
World's
Fair
1962
.
Seattle
:
Acme
Publications
.
p
.
47.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)
Plywood Home of Living Light (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.)
Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle
Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architecture, Domestic--Washington (State)--Seattle
Experimental houses--Washington (State)--Seattle
Clothing and dress--Morocco
Liddle & Jones (Tacoma, Wash.)
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Liddle & Jones (Tacoma, Wash.)
Date
1962-05-30
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Crowds
Measurements
25 x 20 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: 84,349,752 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights Management
For information about rights and reproduction, visit
http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights
Type (DCMI)
image
Item Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-05-10
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