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| Title | Entrance to Japanese Village, Seattle World's Fair, 1962 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1962 |
| Caption | Crowds of Fairgoers visit the Japanese Village situated near the Gayway and the Hawaiian Pavilion at the Seattle World's Fair. Within the village visitors can shop for souvenirs or watch the Japanese Tea Ceremony, the Japanese Pearl Divers [dive] for real pearls, or enjoy the display of model pagodas and architecture. Outside near the entrance snacks of Japanese food are available for visitors to enjoy. |
| Notes | Signs in image: Japanese Snacks. [S...i] Pan Fried Chicken Palace. Japanese Village. Exotic Shopping - 10 Japanese [...] Oriental Bazaar. Beautiful Japanese Pearl Divers - See Real Pearls, Real Pearl Divers. Authentic, Mysterious, Honorable, Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony - Honor Us By Accepting Our Native Hospitality. Ten-Thousand Years of Exotic Culture - The Orient Comes to You in Person - Authentic Japanese Gardens - Bring Your Camera - Fabulous [...] City of Nikko Exhibition. Stop - Escape the Western World - A Visit to This Japanese Village [is Like] a Trip to the Nippon Isles.
Handwritten on verso: People in front of Japanese Village.
Stamped on verso: Complimentary Photograph, The Seattle World's Fair, Century 21 Exposition, Public Relations Dept., Seattle 9, Washington.
Caption by Seattle World's Fair Public Relations Department. |
| Subjects | Crowds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle; Gates--Washington (State)--Seattle; Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.); Seattle Center (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Queen Anne (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1965.3598.13.21 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Century 21 World's Fair Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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. |
