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| Title | Aqua Theatre at Green Lake during a production, Seattle, 1957 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1957 |
| Caption | Seattle's Aqua Theatre, an open air stadium at the south end of Green Lake, opened during the summer of 1950. The Aqua Follies opened the first season, and sellout crowds watched water ballet, comedy and musical groups, and high-diving clowns. Several musicals such as 'South Pacific' were performed on the floating stage. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: SEATTLE, THEATERS, Aqua Theater.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): July 16, 1957. |
| Subjects | Open-air theatrical productions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Open-air theaters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Theater audiences--Washington (State)--Seattle; Stages (Platforms)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Actors--Washington (State)--Seattle; Orchestras--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parking lots--Washington (State)--Seattle; Night--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Green Lake (Seattle, Wash.)
Green Lake (Seattle, Wash. : Park) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.12619.1 |
| 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; 4 x 5 in. |
| 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. |
