Spring blossoms & Space Needle
Title
Spring blossoms & Space Needle
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00655
Description
Space Needle , Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). On the World's Fair landscaping : “Landscape architects have praised the Seattle World's Fair , as it is unique among international expositions. For the first time , landscape design is permanent , remaining in the Seattle Center after the Fair.” (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , p. 71.) On the Space Needle : “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.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Flowering trees--Washington (State)--Seattle
Keywords
Space Needle
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
John Graham and Company
Date
1962-04-19
Decade
1960-1969
Period
Before the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Landscaping
Measurements
21.12 x 25.79 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: 91,164,237 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights
Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-06-22
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