[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)
VOB ()
MPEG-4 (395 MiB)
Matroska (14 GiB)
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