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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
Subject	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 Management	For information about rights and reproduction, visit http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/rights
Type (DCMI)	image
Item Type	Photographs
Source	Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created	2011-07-11