Engineering Department Moving Images ➔ [Construction of the Alaskan Way Seawall]

Moving Image

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Identifier:

430

Description

An excerpt from a documentary of the Railroad Avenue "Seawall Improvement" construction project from 1934 to 1935. Railroad Avenue was renamed Alaskan Way in 1936. Narrated by Ward Collier.

Language:

English

Date created:

1935 No

Coverage Date:

1934 – 1935 No

Series:

2613-09: Engineering Department Moving Images

Produced:

Seattle

Running Time:

18m 8.1s

Type:

Documentary

Note:

Subject Terms:

ALASKAN WAY;STREET CONSTRUCTION;SEAWALLS;ELLIOTT BAY;EARTHMOVING MACHINERY Moving Image

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Permissions:

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Citation:

Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #430, Series 2613-09.

Creator:

Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Department

Speaker(s):

Collier, Ward

Film Format(s):

16mm mm, 24 fps (Box 2) Original

Video Format(s):

Carrier: 1115 Digital Betacam (Box 3)

Digital Format(s):

VOB ()
Matroska (15 GiB)
MPEG-4 (179 MiB)

Permissions:

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