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| Title | Century 21 Exposition (Seattle, Wash.), study for the Space Needle elevator cab |
| Architectural Firm Name | John Graham & Company |
| Architects | Graham, John Jr., 1908-1991
Steinbrueck, Victor |
| Client | Space Needle Corporation |
| Date of Drawing Execution | 1960 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Acrylic or gouache on diazotype mounted on board: 53 x 43 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 4th Ave. N. and Thomas St. |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Design drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
Plans
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| Descriptive Notes | Printed on drawing:
Space Needle Elevator Cab Study #1
John Graham and Company, Architects - Engineers, Seattle, New York
Front Elevation
Side Elevation
Floor Plan of Cab
20 Feb. '60
L.H.D.
Scale: 1/2" to 1' |
| Building Style | Futurist
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| Building Notes | This drawing shows a preliminary design of the elevator for the Space Needle. Although there is much contention surrounding who came up with the final design of the Needle, John Graham is widely acknowledged as its architect. Edward Carlson and Victor Steinbrueck are also credited with having come up with elements of the design. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.); Elevators--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0138
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Negative Number | UW21805z |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | John Graham Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
