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| Title | Lana Turner in Victory Square, Seattle, June 15, 1942 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1942 |
| Caption | Lana Turner, one of Hollywood's most popular stars, visited Seattle on June 15, 1942, to help sell war bonds. She autographed bond receipts at Victory Square, attended a benefit dance at the Trianon Ballroom and sold bonds at I. Magnin's department store. Ms. Turner promised to kiss anyone who bought a $25, 000 bond at the Star Spangled Bond Rally at the Civic Auditorium that evening.
In this June 15, 1942 photo, Lana Turner has just arrived at Seattle's Victory Square in a jeep. The popular movie star attracted the largest crowds seen in the square to that date. Victory Square was located on University Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. |
| Notes | Handwritten on negative: Lana Turner.
Handwritten on sleeve: Turner, Lana, in jeep.
Caption by MOHAI staff.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): June 22, 1942. |
| Subjects | Actresses--Washington (State)--Seattle; War rallies--Washington (State)--Seattle; Jeep automobiles--Washington (State)--Seattle; World War, 1939-1945 |
| Personal Names | Turner, Lana, 1921- |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | PI28253 |
| 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 safety film negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made 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. |
