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| Title | Aqua Theatre at Green Lake during opening day of the musical 'Silk Stockings, ' Seattle, 1961 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1961 |
| Caption | Seattle's Aqua Theatre, an open air stadium at the south end of Green Lake, opened during the summer of 1950. The Aqua Follies opened the first season, and sellout crowds watched water ballet, comedy and musical groups, and high-diving clowns. The Aqua Theatre was such a success in 1960 the seating area was expanded. Several elaborately costumed musicals were performed here during the 1960s. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, THEATERS, Aqua Theater, Opening night, 'Silk Stockings.'
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 20, 1961. |
| Subjects | Open-air theatrical productions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Open-air theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Theater audiences--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stages (Platforms)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Actors--Washington (State)--Seattle; Orchestras--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Green Lake (Seattle, Wash.)
Green Lake (Seattle, Wash. : Park) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.12622.1 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
