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Monorail car interior, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
Monorail car interior, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
TitleMonorail car interior, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
PhotographerForde Photographers
Date1962
CaptionClean lines and wide open interiors of the Alweg monorail trains offer passengers a pleasing ride to the Seattle World's Fair. The trains are 122 feet long and 10 feet wide. There are seats for 124 passengers and ample room for additional standing passengers for the quick 95-second ride to the fair.
NotesStamped on verso: Exclusive Photo by Forde Photographers - Art Forde, John Hardin, Dick Cameron, Ed Watton - Members N.P.P.A. - 306 Fairview N. - Seattle 9, Wash. - MA 3-4100.

Caption by Alweg Rapid Transit Systems of Washington State, Inc.
SubjectsMonorail railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.)
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1965.3598.25.53
Ordering InformationTo 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 LineMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionCentury 21 World's Fair Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original print 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.
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