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1965.3598.26.89
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U.S. Science Pavilion groundbreaking ceremony, Seattle World's Fair, February 22, 1961
Order an ImageOn February 22, 1961, several dozen structures were torn down at the site for the fair's new U.S. Science Pavilion (now the Pacific Science Center). This photo shows fair officials at the groundbreaking ceremonies that same day, holding golden shovels and posing with a picture of an architectural model of the U.S. Science Pavilion.
Caption information source: Becker, Paula, and Alan Stein. The future remembered: The Seattle World's Fair and its legacy. Seattle: Seattle Center Foundation, 2011. Page 38.
Caption information source: Becker, Paula, and Alan Stein. The future remembered: The Seattle World's Fair and its legacy. Seattle: Seattle Center Foundation, 2011. Page 38.
ID Number: 1965.3598.26.89
Date: 1961
Physical Description: 1 film transparency : color ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv17999
Credit: MOHAI, Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection, 1965.3598.26.89
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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