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Title	Fair poster stand; one of many similar
Identifier	spl_wl_exp_00857
Description	Posters on Show Street, the "adult entertainment" section of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair)."With a thought that a sample of the best of everything belongs at a World's Fair, the northeast corner of the Fairgrounds is devoted to adult entertainment. This area is called Show Street U.S.A. Show Street offers food and drink, exciting show girls, the natural and the unusual. It's a great place to spend an evening." (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Century 21 Exposition, p. 60.)
Subjects (LCSH)	Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Show Street (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Le Petit Theatre (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Signs and signboards--Washington (State)--Seattle Theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle Basie, Count, 1904-1984 Dramatiska teatern (Stockholm, Sweden) Dunninger, Joseph, 1892-1975
Keywords	Show Street
Photographer	Lenggenhager, Werner
Date	1962-05-05
Period	During the Fair
Notes	Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder	Show Street
Measurements	20.94 x 25.97 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: 91,016,532 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
Transcript	Listening and Dancing WORLD’S FAIR ARENA MAY 7 THRU MAY 12 America’s Incomparable Rhythm Stylist count basie and his Internationally Famous Orchestra THE MOST EXPLOSIVE FORCE IN JAZZ TODAY! IN THE PLAYHOUSE First Time In America ROYAL DRAMATIC THEATRE OF SWEDEN MISS JULIE THE FATHER A LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT $4.75 $4.00 $3.00 ADVANCE TICKET SALE COUPONS ACCEPTED Tickets Available At 225 MERCER STREET (Fine Arts Building) Also at TICKET OFFICE NEAR FOOD CIRCUS SWEDEN SALUTES SEATTLE The World Famous Les Poupées de Paris TONIGHT Le Petit Theatre On Show Street AT THE FAIR TONIGHT AT 8:30 IN THE OPERA HOUSE The Amazing and Thrilling DUNNINGER In an EVENING OF TELEPATHY $3.00 $2.50 $1.50 $1.00
Date created	2011-07-03