Gayway at dusk; view South
Title
Gayway at dusk ; view South
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00522
Description
Gayway , Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) . "The Gayway is a $2 million operation designed by two experts in the amusement business : J . W . Patty Conklin , a 50-year veteran who handles amusements for the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto , and Harry Batt , who operates the Lake Ponchartrain Amusement Park in New Orleans. " (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , 1962 , p . 62.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Gayway (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Amusement rides--Washington (State)--Seattle Amusement parks--Washington (State)--Seattle Ferris wheels--Washington (State)--Seattle Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle Gates--Washington (State)--Seattle
Keywords
Gayway
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Date
1962-08
Decade
196u
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Gayway
Measurements
25 x 20.2 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: 84,450,324 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
2011-06-07
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