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| Title | Millionth visitor to Seattle World's Fair, May 19, 1962 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | On May 19, 1962, Evalyn Van Vliet became the 1, 000, 000th visitor to visit the Seattle World's Fair. "This is wonderful, " she said. "I'm all shook up."
Here, Mrs. Van Vliet rejoices near the north entrance to the fair as Seattle Times reporter Stanton Patty takes notes. Fair officials rolled out a blue carpet in her honor, and the Space Needle carillon played "I found a Million Dollar Baby." Mrs. Van Vliet's prizes included a tv set, free fair entry for a week for her family, a family lunch at the top of the Space Needle, and a cruise to Victoria. |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: 1, 000, 000 person to come through the gate into the fair - Stanton Patty (left) Seattle Times reporter.
Caption information from The Seattle Times, May 18 and 19, 1962. |
| Subjects | Reporters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Personal Names | Patty, Stanton
Van Vliet, Evalyn |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1965.3598.22.10 |
| 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. |
