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| Title | UNIVAC computer in American Library Association exhibit, Seattle World's Fair, 1962 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | The American Library Association, with its eight-ton UNIVAC computer, presented the library of the future. Visitors gave questions to a librarian who answered it using the computer, which had been preprogrammed with a variety of facts and quotations. Harold Ostling, in the dark suit at left, worked for the company that made UNIVAC computers and was in charge of this exhibit. |
| Notes | Typed label on image: Library in the Coliseum.
Caption information from Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair, 1962.
Information on Harold Ostling per his daughter. |
| Subjects | Computers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.); Univac computer |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1965.3598.15.32 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Century 21 World's Fair Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original print 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. |
