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| Title | Traffic safety sign at Aurora Bridge, Seattle, 1936 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | 1936 |
| Caption | In this photo, men install a traffic safety sign at the entrance of the George Washington Memorial Bridge, often called the Aurora Bridge, on U. S. Highway 99. The large sign reads: Famous Last Words "I had the right of way", Seattle Junior Chamber of Commerce. The Junior Chamber of Commerce was established in 1931 with a mission of community service, training and networking for young people. It is known today as the Seattle Jaycees. |
| Notes | Handwritten on negative: Fred Meisnert
Handwritten on sleeve: SAFETY.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): May 14, 1936. |
| Subjects | Bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle; George Washington Memorial Bridge (Seattle, Wash.); Motorcycles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Police--Washington (State)--Seattle; Signs--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States—Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5.6923.1 |
| 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 nitrate negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from film negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS5, JPEG quality measurement 5. |
