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| Title | Aurora Bridge, Seattle, June 9, 1939 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1939 |
| Caption | Seattle's first high bridge, the George Washington Memorial Bridge, was built during the economic depression of the 1930s. Thousands of people came to the opening of the bridge to look at the view and celebrate the city's achievement in building such a monumental structure. The bridge carries Highway 99, once the main north-south route along the west coast of the United States. In Seattle, much of the highway follows Aurora Avenue, and most people call the bridge the Aurora Bridge. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Aurora Bridge 6-9-39.
Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle; Canals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Logs--Washington (State)--Seattle; George Washington Memorial Bridge (Seattle, Wash.); Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Fremont (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.13314 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 safety film negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 147702 |
