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Vehicles on Highway 10 beteen Ellensburg and Cle Elum, 1946
Vehicles on Highway 10 beteen Ellensburg and Cle Elum, 1946
TitleVehicles on Highway 10 beteen Ellensburg and Cle Elum, 1946
PhotographerStaff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date1946
CaptionThe first state road connecting the eastern and western parts of Washington state through Snoqualmie Pass opened in 1915. By 1940, the old gravel Sunset Highway had gradually evolved into Highway 10, a state highway which followed the current route of Interstate 90.
NotesHandwritten on negative: 1946 - Trucks stuck in Pass.

Handwritten on sleeve: Snow.

Caption by MOHAI staff.

Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): December 10, 1946.
SubjectsSnow--Washington (State); Passes (Landforms)--Washington (State); Automobiles--Washington (State); Trucks--Washington (State)
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)
Snoqualmie Pass (Wash.)
Cascade Range
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image NumberPI25290
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 safety film 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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