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| Title | Seattle Public Library interior showing escalator, Seattle, 1960 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1960 |
| Caption | Patrons line up to ride the escalator in Seattle's Central Library on opening day, March 26, 1960. Replacing the classical Carnegie Library at 1000 Fourth Avenue, the new library boasted many modern amenities including air conditioning, a drive-in service window, and a Popular Library reading room furnished with ashtrays. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY, New, dedication.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): March 26, 1960. |
| Subjects | Public libraries--Washington (State)--Seattle; Escalators--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.11244.3 |
| 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. |
