View North from Space Wheel
Title
View North from Space Wheel
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00534
Description
View of Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair) , from Space Wheel (Velare Giant Wheel) , on the Gayway . "The Gayway is a $2 million operation designed by two experts in the amusement business : J . W . Patty Conklin , a 50-year veteran who handles amusements for the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto , and Harry Batt , who operates the Lake Ponchartrain Amusement Park in New Orleans...VELARE GIANT WHEEL--an American ride built especially for the Fair . A 21st century version of the ferris wheel in which swinging cars at the ends of giant booms lift riders 100 feet above ground . 50¢ " (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , 1962 , p . 62.)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)--Aerial views Gayway (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Hawaii State Pavilion (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Plaza of the States (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle--Aerial views Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Aerial views Lenggenhager, Werner Amusement rides--Washington (State)--Seattle Amusement parks--Washington (State)--Seattle Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle Hawaii--Relations--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle (Wash.)--Relations--Hawaii Flags--United States--States Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.)
Keywords
Plaza of the States Aerial views Hawaii State Pavilion Gayway
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Date
1962-10
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Gayway
Measurements
25 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: 84,450,324 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights
Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-06-07
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