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Title	Commerce Pavilion; Bulova watch exhibit
Identifier	spl_wl_exp_00158
Description	Bulova Watch Company exhibit in the Interiors, Fashion, and Commerce Pavilion of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). "In the exhibit, watches are timed to discover mechanical deficiencies by the Bulova 'Watchmaster.' Also displayed are all Bulova products and 21 wall clocks, allowing one to see what time it is in 18 different time zones around the world." (Official press book: Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Century 21 Exposition, 1962, p. 45.) Sign in photo reads "Bulova Accutron. First and only microsonic timepiece in the world. Guaranteed not to gain or lose more than one minute a month in actual use."
Subjects (LCSH)	Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Interiors, Fashion and Commerce Pavilion (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Commercial buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Bulova (Firm) Wrist watches--Washington (State)--Seattle
Subject	Interiors, Fashion and Commerce Pavilion
Photographer	Lenggenhager, Werner
Date	1962-10
Period	During the Fair
Notes	Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder	Commerce Pavilion
Measurements	24.8 x 20.3 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: 84,083,895 bytes.
File Format	image/jp2
Collection	Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution	The Seattle Public Library
Rights Management	For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights
Type (DCMI)	image
Item Type	Photographs
Source	Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created	2011-01-30