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Title	View west to Space Needle from Informatio Center
Identifier	spl_wl_sec_01764
Description	Space Needle and Information Center, Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair). 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) On the Information Center, designed by Austin Associates: “Coral-colored vinyl-impregnated nylon fabric is stretched over Douglas fir laminated beams in project sponsored by General Insurance Co. Pole that holds sign is 50 ft. high for easy visibility.” (An Architect’s Guidebook to the Seattle World’s Fair. Seattle, Pacific Builder and Engineer, April 1962, p. 37.)
Subjects (LCSH)	Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Safeco Lifeco General Insurance Information Center (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner General Insurance Company Tourist information centers--Washington (State)--Seattle Safeco Lifeco General Insurance Snow--Washington (State)--Seattle
Photographer	Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect	John Graham and Company Austin Associates (Seattle, Wash.)
Date	1962-02-28
Period	Before the Fair
Notes	Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Digitization Specifications	Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file.
File Format	image/jp2
Collection	Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution	The Seattle Public Library
Rights Management	To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions, email jodee.fenton@spl.org or call 206-386-4610.
Type (DCMI)	image
Item Type	Photographs
Source	Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created	2012-01-23