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RON DEROSA / THE SEATTLE TIMES, 1962
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Saturday, February 18, 2012

1962 Seattle World's Fair: A city in orbit

It was fitting that a World's Fair celebrating space exploration would attract the biggest star of the time — Elvis Presley, who was in town to film "It Happened at the World's Fair." Here he is surrounded by police and autograph-seeking fans.