107 results for: Century 21 Exposition (1962 World's Fair)
Child's "Dominion Monarch" T-shirt from the Century 21 Exposition, 1962
The ship the Dominion Monarch was commissioned in 1939 and worked the UK to Australia route via the Suez Canal. After only six months of that route she was drafted and repainted for use as a WWII troop transport. Later she became a "diaper ship," carrying military wives and families home. After the war she worked again as a liner…
ID Number:2009.22.5
Date:1962
Mini souvenir travel tote from the Century 21 Exposition, 1962
The MOHAI collection contains an abundant number of souvenirs, tickets, photos, and other ephemera from Century 21, Seattle World's Fair in 1962, including this souvenir travel tote that Grete Dixon purchased when she attended the Fair with her family.
ID Number:2009.22.6
Date:1962
Paper megaphone and popcorn holder from the Century 21 Exposition, 1962
The MOHAI collection contains a wide range of souvenirs from Seattle’s 1962 World's Fair, also known as the Century 21 Exposition. This item was designed to do double-duty. First, a concessions vendor would flip it upside down, line it, and fill it with popcorn. Once empty, it could be used as a small megaphone.
ID Number:2009.22.7
Date:1962
Souvenir Seattle World's Fair charm bracelet from the Century 21 Exposition, 1962
The MOHAI collection contains an abundant number of souvenirs, tickets, photos, and other ephemera from Century 21, Seattle World's Fair in 1962, including this souvenir charm bracelet that Grete Dixon purchased when she attended the Fair with her family.
ID Number:2009.22.12
Date:1962
Souvenir pop-up from Century 21 Exposition, 1962
The MOHAI collection contains an abundant number of souvenirs, tickets, photos, and other ephemera from Century 21, Seattle World's Fair in 1962, including this colorful cardboard pop-up of the Space Needle and fairgrounds.
ID Number:2009.22.Ref
Date:1962
Seattle World's Fair pattern top and skirt, 1962
This shirt and skirt are printed with a delightful pattern that celebrates the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. The print features images of the Space Needle, Monorail, arches of the US Science Pavillion, and plumes of water spraying from the International Fountain. Gerry Abbott, who also created fashion illustrations for the Seattle Times, drew sketches for the pattern. These garments…
ID Number:2009.62.2
Date:1962
Souvenir umbrella from Century 21, Seattle World's Fair, 1962
This paper folding umbrella was a favorite souvenir for Seattle World's Fair attendeees.
ID Number:2011.1.127
Date:1962
Printing block featuring an image of the Space Needle from Tony Ferrucci's Art Printing Co., ca. 1960s
Tony Ferrucci purchased Art Printing Co. on Fourth Avenue S in Seattle after training in graphic design at Seattle's Burnley School of Professional Art.
ID Number:2011.28.3
Date:Circa 1960
Champagne glass used to toast the christening of the Space Needle on April 23, 1962
The addition of the iconic Space Needle, innovative for its time, changed Seattle's skyline forever. It was a highly celebrated event for the people of Seattle.
ID Number:2011.103.1
Date:1962
Dress and bolero made out of World's Fair fabric, ca. 1962
While you could buy shirts and dresses printed with 1962 World’s Fair patterns, some companies also made fabrics for fairgoers to create their own designs. This dress is made from a patterned fabric which may have been intended for making skirts (since the pattern is along the lower part of the fabric and plainer where you would gather the waistband)…
ID Number:2011.117.1
Date:1962