Food Circus interior
Title
Food Circus interior
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00454
Description
Fisher's Scones concession in Food Circus , Century 21 Exposition (Seattle Worlds Fair) . "Close to the center of the fairgrounds is the Food Circus , a great bustling eaters ' delight . Ranged about the vast floor are 52 concessions , all producing food in its manifold phases. " (Official Guide Book , Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Acme Publications . p . 137.) The building was constructed in 1938 as the Washington National Guard Armory (Architects : Floyd A. Naramore and Arrigo M . Young) and was transformed into the Food Circus for the Century 21 Exposition (Architects : Durham , Anderson , and Freed) . Fisher's served scones for 15¢ and coffee for 10¢ . (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , 1962 , p . 52.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Food Circus (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Vending stands--Washington (State)--Seattle Concessions (Amusements, etc.)--Washington (State)--Seattle Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle Fisher Flouring Mills Company Scones--Washington (State)--Seattle
Subject
Food Circus
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Naramore, Floyd A. (Floyd Archibald), 1879-1970 Young, Arrigo M., 1884-1954 Durham, Anderson & Freed (Seattle, Wash.)
Date
1962-10
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Food
Measurements
25 x 20 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: 83,158,443 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights Management
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Type (DCMI)
image
Item Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-06-07
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