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Model with Space Needle hairdo, Seattle, October 20, 1961
Model with Space Needle hairdo, Seattle, October 20, 1961
TitleModel with Space Needle hairdo, Seattle, October 20, 1961
PhotographerCarson, Tom
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date1961
CaptionDonna Edgin (age 22) models the Space Needle hairdo with the real Space Needle under construction in the background. The hairdo was designed by Mr. Paul (Robert Paulson) of the Fifth Avenue Coiffure for the Washington State Hairdressers' Association annual show at the Olympic Hotel. Donna's hair was dyed blue and white then swept up around a plastic model of the Space Needle. With the six-foot tall model wearing high heels, the top of the plastic Needle reaches 8 feet 5 inches. Donna worked as a telephone operator for Howard S. Wright Construction Co., which had the Space Needle construction contract.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: HAIR and HAIRDRESSERS, Cosmetologist Convention; Hair formed to look like Space Needle; Space Needle in background; Edgin, Donna; Paulson, Robert; Gage, Claresse.

Caption information source: P-I research files.

Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): October 20, 1961.
SubjectsHairstyles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hair ornaments--Washington (State)--Seattle; Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.); Fashion models--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.); Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Building construction--Washington (State)--Seattle
Personal NamesEdgin, Donna
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1986.5.3830.1
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Credit LineSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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