Construction of Alaskan Seawall on Railroad Avenue showing the phases: pile driving into the shoreline; placement of concrete blocks; movement of fill sand; installation of sidewalk railings; concrete strength tests.
Original footage later used in the "Demise of Railroad Avenue" film. Short pieces of 1933 film mixed with newer plain black film. Some footage different from film #468
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Citation:
Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #427, Series 2613-09.
Film Format(s):
16mm mm, 24 fps (Box Freezer) Original
Video Format(s):
Carrier: 1799 Digital Betacam (Box 16)
Digital Format(s):
MPEG-4 (139 MB) Matroska (1.85 GB)
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