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Title	Coliseum; General Motors exhibit
Identifier	spl_wl_exp_00201
Description	General Motors Corporation Exhibit, one of the exhibits within the Washington State Coliseum at the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). "Revolutionary automotive and highway concepts already in the test stage in preparation for the world of tomorrow are displayed in the General Motors Corporation Exhibit in the Coliseum...The Firebird III, an experimental automobile with a sleek profile, is the brightest star in General Motors' exhibitional gallery. Propelled by a gasoline turbine engine, the Firebird III is an appropriate symbol of travel in Century 21." (Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Acme Publications, p. 36.)
Subjects (LCSH)	Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Firebird automobile Experimental automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle General Motors Corporation Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993 Washington (State). Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development
Subject	KeyArena General Motors Corporation
Photographer	Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect	Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Date	1962-05-05
Period	During the Fair
Notes	Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder	Coliseum Exhibits
Measurements	24.9 x 20.2 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: 84,020,844 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	2011-04-23