Preparing for watershow in stadium
Title
Preparing for watershow in stadium
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00887
Description
Preparations for opening ceremonies of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) . "Seattle shattered into a galaxy of wild excitement yesterday as the World's Fair made its thundering debut…Water-skiers zipped around the oval course in the stadium . The daring aerialists of the Circus Berlin cavorted on a slender cable stretched between the Stadium and the Space Needle , 300 feet above the crowd . Cheering thousands began swarming over the fair. " (Stanton H . Patty , Seattle Times , April 22 , 1962 , p . C.) Memorial Stadium was built in 1948 in memory of former Seattle high-school students killed in World War II . Owned by the Seattle School District , it was leased to the Century 21 Exposition for the Seattle World’s Fair . The Fair’s opening ceremonies and many large events were held there.
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Memorial Stadium (Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Water skiing--Washington (State)--Seattle Outboard motorboats--Washington (State)--Seattle Stoddard, George W. (George Wellington), 1896-1967
Keywords
Memorial Stadium
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Stoddard, George W. (George Wellington), 1896-1967
Date
1962-04-19
Decade
1960-1969
Period
Before the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Shows
Measurements
25.97 x 20.94 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: 91,016,532 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
2011-07-06
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