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| Title | Interior staircase of the Opera House, Seattle World's Fair, 1962 |
| Photographer | Morley Studios |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | The 3100-seat Opera House was host to many great performances during the Fair, including the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Ballet, and the Ed Sullivan TV Show. After the Fair, the building continued to be the home of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. The building was extensively remodeled by LMN Architects, and reopened in 2003 as Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. The Seattle Opera and the Pacific Northwest Ballet are currently its two major tenants. |
| Notes | Caption information source: Official Guide Book, Seattle World's Fair 1962: Century 21 Exposition; Seattle: Acme Publications. p. 98-100. |
| Subjects | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Opera houses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle Center Opera House (Seattle, Wash.); Stairways--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.); United States-Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1987.59.133.37 |
| 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 | Robert D. Ashley Century 21 Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Robert D. Ashley Century 21 Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 slide: color; 35mm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original slide using Nikon Super Coolscan 5000, as 5495 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, Adobe RGB 1998, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format, 72 dpi, using Photoshop CS4, quality setting 5. |
