Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection 1961-1963

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Walter Straley Century 21 Exposition Photograph Collection 1961-1963

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17999

Photographic materials collected by Walter Straley documenting the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21 Exposition.)

5 boxes; 3.09 cubic feet

eng,

Museum of History & Industry Sophie Frye Bass Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6367124

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Straley, Walter William, 1913-1999

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Walter William Straley (1913-1999) was born in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Manderson, Wyo., where his father worked as a railroad depot agent and town mayor. After his father lost his job with the railway, the family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. Straley left home at age fifteen but later returned and graduated from North High School in 1928. He went on to attend Grinnell College and earn a degree in drama. After graduation he worked for a short time as a radio a...