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Lake Washington floating bridge under construction, Mercer Island, 1940
Lake Washington floating bridge under construction, Mercer Island, 1940
TitleLake Washington floating bridge under construction, Mercer Island, 1940
PhotographerStaff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date1940
CaptionThis view shows the eastern approach to the bridge on Mercer Island. The Seattle tunnel entrances are visible across the lake.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: Seattle - bridges - Lake Washington - approach - east (construction).

Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 20, 1940.
SubjectsPontoon bridges--Washington (State)--Mercer Island; Bridge construction--Washington (State)--Mercer Island; Laborers--Washington (State)--Mercer Island; Lacey V. Murrow Bridge (Mercer Island and Seattle, Wash.)
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Mercer Island
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image NumberPI20571
Ordering InformationTo 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 LineSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in.
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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