|
| Title | Early construction for Interstate 5 in Seattle, 1960 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1960 |
| Caption | The 1956 Federal-Aid Highway Act kicked off the Interstate construction program. Completed in the 1960s, Interstate 5, of which the Tacoma-Seattle-Everett Freeway forms a part, is the only Interstate highway running from Canada to Mexico. |
| Notes | Written on sleeve: HIGHWAYS, Freeway, Seattle, right-of-way clearing, E. Republican and Melrose N., E. Roy and Bellevue Place, E. Valley and Bellevue Place, Lakeview and Bellevue Ave. N.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): April 7, 1960. |
| Subjects | Construction equipment--Washington (State)--Seattle; Express highways--Washington (State)--Seattle; Interstate 5; Road construction--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.4009.1 |
| 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 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI). |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Photograph Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 acetate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film positive as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4. |
