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Elvis Presley presenting gift to Washington Governor Rosellini, Monorail Station, Westlake Avenue, Seattle, September 5, 1962
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| Title | Elvis Presley presenting gift to Washington Governor Rosellini, Monorail Station, Westlake Avenue, Seattle, September 5, 1962 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | Elvis Presley visited Seattle to make his 11th motion picture, "Take Me To The Fair, " at the Century 21 fairgrounds. Colonel Tom Parker (second from right, in hat) accompanied him along with a staff of nine young men in black jump suits. Here, at the downtown Monorail station, Elvis poses with Governor Albert Rosellini (left). The ham was supposedly from Presley's Tennesee farm. Other individuals in the photo are Ted Richmond (second from left), the producer of the movie; and Norman Taurog (right), the director. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Rosellini, Albert D., Gov.; Presley, Elvis.
Caption information source: P-I exhibit.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): September 12, 1962. Additional info for caption from Albert Fisher, who was present when photo was taken. |
| Subjects | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Celebrities--Washington (State)--Seattle; Entertainers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Singers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Governors--Washington (State); Pork--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Parker, Tom, 1909-
Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
Rosellini, Albert D. (Albert Dean), 1910-2011 |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.40806.2 |
| 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; 120 roll film |
| 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. |
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