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| Clip Title | Eddie Thompson's Seattle World's Fair home movie, opening credits, July 1962 |
| Clip Summary | Title cards. Edith exits hotel, waves to camera; Seattle city street, Edith walks toward monorail entrance; view from inside monorail as it is moving. |
| Duration | 2 min., 7 sec. |
| Digital Format | Video |
| Original Source Title | Seattle's World's Fair, July 1962 |
| Original Source Summary | Home movie of Edith and Eddie Thompson's visit to the World's Fair in Seattle, July 1962. |
| Participants/Performers | Thompson, Edith |
| Notes | Title card: Seattle's Worlds[sic] Fair July 1962, an Eddie Thompson Production, Co-Producer Edith Thompson
As Edith exits hotel, truck at left has Olympia Beer logo on its rear doors. Large ads for 'KOL 1300' and Coca-Cola visible to left of Westlake Mall's monorail entrance, which included moving sidewalks, or 'speed ramps, ' allowing riders to glide up to the Monorail Terminal. Digital clock above street. Coca-Cola sign reads '2:58'. Visible at right from monorail on its initial curve is the Orpheum Theatre building and marquee.
Title of clip supplied by cataloger. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)
Monorail railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle
Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.)
Buses--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Genres (LCSH) | Amateur films
Nonfiction films
Film clips
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| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Date Created | 1962 |
| Digital Collection | Special Collections Moving Image Collection |
| Ordering Info | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Edwin C.Thompson Film, PhColl 821, VC55 |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital streaming QuickTime video file made from DVCAM master copy by Gavin Sisk at UW Health Sciences Academic Services & Facilities on 04/06/2005, using Final Cut Pro v.3.5 for Mac. |
| Rights | Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details. |
