U.S. Post Office on Blvd. West
Title
U.S . Post Office on Blvd . West
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00802
Description
Space Needle Post Office on Boulevards of the World , Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair) . “Surrounding the Coliseum is 94,200 sq . ft . of exhibit space in clear span structures of concrete columns and tilt-up walls with a steel joist roof system and metal decking and insulation . The concrete , laid out in a repetitive form which has become the architect's trademark , relieves what might otherwise have become a monotonous perimeter facade.” (An Architect’s Guidebook to the Seattle World’s Fair . Seattle , Pacific Builder and Engineer , April 1962 , p . 19)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) United States Post Office (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner United States. Post Office Dept. Postal service--Washington (State)--Seattle Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle Refuse and refuse disposal--Washington (State)--Seattle--Equipment and supplies Litter (Trash)--Washington (State)--Seattle Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Keywords
Space Needle Post Office
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Date
1962-09
Decade
1960/1969
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Post Office
Measurements
25.84 x 21.06 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: 91,117,365 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
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Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-07-03
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