Glass wall detail in Swedish Pavilion
Title
Glass wall detail in Swedish Pavilion
Identifier
spl_wl_exp_00964
Description
Sweden Pavilion , Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair) . “Sweden’s three main products , steel , wood and glass are shown throughout the pavilion with a special 2 1/2 ton glass wall and a modern wood relief as two of the main displays . Also shown are relics of the VASA , a 17th century Swedish man-of-war that sunk on its maiden voyage and was only raised last year . Visitors can see many Swedish handicrafts . Mr . Reisbeck , Manager” (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962 . Seattle : Century 21 Exposition , 1962 , p . 37)
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Sweden Pavilion (Century 21 Exposition, 1962, Seattle, Wash.) Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Sweden--Relations--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle (Wash.)--Relations--Sweden Entrance halls--Washington (State)--Seattle Glass art--Washington (State)--Seattle Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Keywords
Sweden Pavilion
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Architect
Thiry, Paul, 1904-1993
Date
1962-09
Period
During the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Swedish Pavilion
Measurements
25.97 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: 91,550,190 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
2011-07-11
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