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Title	Coliseum; Cancer exhibit
Identifier	spl_wl_exp_00204
Description	American Cancer Society Exhibit, one of the exhibits within the Washington State Coliseum at the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair). "The fight of man against cancer is both reviewed and previewed as society continues the 'greatest research attack ever launched against a single disease.' Attracting major attention is a display of 7,300 cigarette ends, the amount left by a person who smokes a pack a day for a year." (Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 32.)
Subjects (LCSH)	Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Cancer--Etiology Cancer--Prevention Washington (State). Dept. of Commerce and Economic Development Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Subject	KeyArena
Photographer	Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect	Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Date	1962-10
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