Coliseum; View down on Bubbleator
Title
Coliseum ; View down on Bubbleator
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_01105
Description
Washington State Theme Exhibit , Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair) . “Rising in the center of the Coliseum , the ‘World of Tomorrow’ exhibit symbolizes the 21st century -- just beyond man’s reach yet within his range of vision . The theme of this structure of interlocking aluminum cubes , ‘The Threshold and the Threat,’ depicts the ambivalence of atomic power , to be employed either for the advancement or the annihilation of man and his planet . Visitors ascend to the overhead exhibit in a globe-shaped elevator , the ‘Bubbleator,’ for a 21-minute tour of the future , which includes a look at the city of tomorrow , the home of the future , and transportation , industry , food production , education , communications and recreation in the 21st century…The ‘World of Tomorrow’ exhibit was designed by the Donald Deskey Associates of New York and installed by the Radio Corporation of America . The State of Washington sponsored and financed the exhibit.” (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , 1962 , pp . 31-32.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) Bubbleator (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Washington (State). Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development Elevators--Washington (State)--Seattle Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Keywords
KeyArena Bubbleator
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Date
1962-10
Decade
1960/1969
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Washington State Exhibit
Measurements
20.82 x 25.84 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: 90,073,410 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
2011-07-26
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