[Alaskan Way Viaduct/Reconstruction of the Ballard Bridge]
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- Identifier
- 524
- Description
- Opens with paving and removal of streetcar rails. Construction of Ballard Bridge, about halfway through the process to completion. Shots of workers and bridge at various stages. End with opening celebration including parade with floats, bands, and baton twirlers.
- Date created
- 1940 No
- Series
- 2613-09: Engineering Department Moving Images
- Produced
- Seattle
- Note
- At beginning of film, some shots of north end of viaduct, night shots of billboards
- Subject Terms
- AURORA AVENUE, AUTOMOBILES, BALLARD, BICYCLES, BRIDGES, CONSTRUCTION, HOISTING MACHINERY, PAVING, PEOPLE WORKING, SALMON BAY, SIGNS AND BILLBOARDS, STREET LIGHTING, STREETCARS, TRAFFIC SIGNS AND SIGNALS, TRUCKS, TUNNELS, VESSELS, WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, YOUTHS
- Citation
- Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #524, Series 2613-09.
- Related People/Organizations
- Lundquist Lilly
- Film Format(s)
- 16mm mm, 24 fps (Box 4) Original
- Video Format(s)
- Carrier: 1142 Digital Betacam (Box 3)
- Digital Format(s)
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