Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair showcased Seattle as a space-age city. See photos, brochures, postcards and other items related to Seattle’s 1960s vision of the future.
Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 9, no. 14, Feb. 24, 1906
Page 3 article discusses clearing of timber land for farming in Washington. Page 8 includes information on the Royal Loggers of the Pacific Coast along with a photograph.
Identifier: spl_mh_198239_1906_09_14
Date: 1906-02-24
View this itemJack Large takes a phone call, ca. 1967
Jack Large takes a call
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Date: 1967?
View this itemFord Motor Co. Pavilion at Denny & Broad Str. View N.E.
Ford Motor Company Pavilion, Century 21 Exposition (Seattle Worlds Fair). "Geodesic dome which exhibitor moves about country is surrounded by projecting glued laminated columns and set on interlocking terraces." (An Architect's Guidebook to the Seattle Worlds Fair. Seattle, Pacific Builder and Engineer, April 1962, p. 38).
Identifier: spl_wl_exp_00477
Date: 1962-04-21
View this itemFashion Pavilion: Medal of Honor exhibit
Fashion Pavilion, Century 21 Exposition (Seattle Worlds Fair). "This pavilion -- through (1) a fashion show area and (2) an exhibit area -- tries to show why Americans are often called the best dressed people in the world. The fashion show, as well as the 4,600-gallon Revlon, Inc. fountain of perfume, changes each month with the advancing season. Vogue Magazine sponsors the show." (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Century 21 Exposition, p. 45.)
Identifier: spl_wl_exp_00402
Date: 1962-09
View this itemFashion Pavilion: Medal of Honor exhibit
Fashion Pavilion, Century 21 Exposition (Seattle Worlds Fair). "This pavilion -- through (1) a fashion show area and (2) an exhibit area -- tries to show why Americans are often called the best dressed people in the world. The fashion show, as well as the 4,600-gallon Revlon, Inc. fountain of perfume, changes each month with the advancing season. Vogue Magazine sponsors the show." (Official press book : Seattle World's Fair 1962. Seattle: Century 21 Exposition, p. 45.)
Identifier: spl_wl_exp_00404
Date: 1962-09
View this itemMunicipal News, v. 44, no. 18, May 1, 1954
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_44_18
Date: 1954-05-01
View this item2 houses in triangle boundet [i.e. bounded] by John Str. - Broad & 100 block of Nob Hill Ave. No.
Future site of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair). In 1956, the City of Seattle’s Civic Center Advisory Committee selected land surrounding the existing Civic Auditorium at the foot of Queen Anne Hill for the site of the Century 21 Exposition and a future Civic Center for the city. In 1957, the city acquired the property through condemnation. With a few exceptions, including the Civic Auditorium (which was transformed into the Opera House) and the National Guard Armory (which became the Food Circus), most existing buildings were demolished. This set of photos documents the site before demolition began.
Identifier: spl_wl_sec_00264
Date: 1957-10
View this itemLog-o-rama stadium show pole climbing competition
International Logging Championship held at the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair)."Climaxing Century 21, the great Pacific Northwest dream-come-true, is the International Logging Championship which epitomizes the region's major economy. No event is more proper as the C-21 count-down ticks away. At stake for the loggers, is the coveted title of fact and legend: 'Bull of the Woods' the most feared and respected logger of the camp." (“Bull of the Woods” Battle. Tacoma: Academy of Communicative Arts & Sciences, 1962, http://cdm15015.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p15015coll3,2336.) Memorial Stadium was built in 1948 in memory of former Seattle high-school students killed in World War II. Owned by the Seattle School District, it was leased to the Century 21 Exposition for the Seattle World’s Fair. The Fair’s opening ceremonies and many large events were held there.
Identifier: spl_wl_exp_00914
Date: 1962-10-13
View this itemSeattle Municipal News, v. 39, no. 49, Dec. 31, 1949
Identifier: spl_mn_198039_39_49
Date: 1949-12-31
View this itemView east from Wash. State Power exhibit; Monorail in center background
View of Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World's Fair).
Identifier: spl_wl_exp_01068
Date: 1962-04-01
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