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| Title | Space Needle elevator stress test, 1962 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | This overhead shot shows fair workers taking a ride to the top of the Space Needle for a stress test, in one of three high-speed elevators. Shown here are 38 female employees; another test was conducted with only males, crammed into the elevator for the ride. |
| Notes | Handwritten on verso: 4000# car Nominal full load; 38 persons - female; 42.2 sq. ft.; Space Needle 48.2 sq. ft. |
| Subjects | Century 21 Exposition (1962: Seattle, Wash.); Elevators--Washington (State)--Seattle; Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.); Women |
| Places | Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.); United States—Washington (State)—Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 2005.6.119 |
| 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 | Alfred H. Fast Collection on the Space Needle, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Alfred H. Fast Collection on the Space Needle |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS5, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
