Engineering Department Moving Images ➔ Norway Day, Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

Moving Image

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Identifier:

509

Description

A documentary of the Norway Day festivities as part of the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition at the University of Washington in Seattle. Mayor Wes Uhlman provides introductory remarks. This film was created by the City of Seattle's Engineering Department in collaboration with the Norweigian American Anniversary Commission to honor the 150th Anniversary. Original footage of the 1909 Norway Day was from the private collection of Bjorn Svendson, contributed by his daughter Helen Smith.

Date created:

1975 No

Coverage Date:

1909 No

Series:

2613-09: Engineering Department Moving Images

Produced:

Seattle

Running Time:

12m 45.0s

Type:

Documentary

Note:

Footage dates from 1909; possibly made for Norwegian Amercian Commission 150th Anniversary; original footage from Bjorn Svendson collection. 1909 fair filmed with 1975 narration; vintage Norweigian boat travels across Lake Wash.; recreation of "nine periods of Norweigian history"; fair; costumes; parade; crowds; speeches; 1909 mayor & a councilman.

Subject Terms:

PARADES AND PROCESSIONS;VESSELS;EVENTS Moving Image

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Permissions:

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Citation:

Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #509, Series 2613-09.

Related Items:

545: Spirit of Seattle thru Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ( Moving Image)

Creator:

Norwegian American Anniversary Commission
Seattle (Wash.). Engineering Department
City of Seattle {USE}

Producer(s):

Seattle Engineering Department, Ward Collier

Source(s):

Svendson, Bjorn

Related People/Organizations:

Nels, Wally
Uhlman, Wesley C. (Wesley Carl), 1935- (City of Seattle Mayor)
Smith, Helen

Film Format(s):

16mm mm, 24 fps (Box freezer) Original

Video Format(s):

Carrier: 1170 Digital Betacam (Box 3)

Digital Format(s):

Matroska (11 GiB)
MPEG-4 (251 MiB)

Permissions:

Moving image content created by the City of Seattle is public record and does not require permission for use as it is a public record. To use content created by entities other than the City of Seattle, please contact the creator for permission. Please cite moving images materials “Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives” with the item number if possible. The videos streaming here are a low resolution copy. If you require a higher resolution copy, please contact archives@seattle.gov. Moving Image

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