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Opening of the Aberdeen-Willapa Highway, ca. 1927
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| Clip Title | Opening of the Aberdeen-Willapa Highway, ca. 1927 |
| Clip Summary | Title: Opening Aberdeen-Willapa Highway. Title: Caravan Lined Up For Trip Over the Road. Line of cars parked on wet city street in Cosmopolis, Washington. Car with sign on door: State of Washington Highways C-113. Individuals sitting in cars on city street. Bus. Crowds, including school children, lined up on side of the street, waving, some with umbrellas. Three lines of cars on city street. Line of parked cars on country road, appears to be news people setting up, lights, vans. Two lines of cars on road drive to where news crews are parked. People park and get out of their cars, gather around news vans. Title: Samuel J. Humes Cuts the Tape Opening the Road. Group of men in coats and hats stand around, talking. Group of men walk over barrier towards camera. Men smile at the camera. (Community Events) |
| Duration | 3 min., 17 sec. |
| Digital Format | Video |
| Original Source Title | MV 122, Newsfilm of Grays Harbor County, ca. 1925-1933. GHOR 211564-1-1 and 211566-1-1. |
| Original Source Summary | Original reel contains newsreel footage of events in Aberdeen, Washington, ca. 1927 including the ceremony to open the Aberdeen-Willapa Highway and a community event for children including races, ice cream, and pirate costumes. |
| Participants/Performers | Humes, Samuel J. |
| Notes | Clip title supplied by cataloger.
Governor Roland H. Hartley (1864-1952) appointed Samuel J. Humes as State Highway Engineer on May 1, 1927 to replace J. Webster Hoover, fired the day before. Humes served for six years, leading the highway Department through the first years of the Depression. While his administration was marked by bitter political infighting, substantial progress was made in highway construction.
The final 36-mile stretch of Pacific Highway between Kalama and Toledo to complete State Road No. 1 (now SR 99) was paved in October 1923. Olympic Loop Highway (U.S.101) opened August 26-27, 1931. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | XYZ
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| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Aberdeen
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| Date Created | ca. 1927 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Special Collections Moving Image Collection |
| Order Number | MV0136 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Newsfilm of Grays Harbor County, ca. 1925-1933, PH Coll 925, VC178.19 |
| Repository Collection Guide | To view the finding aid for this collection, see: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/permalink/NewsFilmGraysHarborCountyPHColl925/ |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Digital streaming QuickTime video file made from DVD, by Special Collections, February 11, 2011, using Quick Time, version 7.6.5 |
| Rights | Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details. |
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