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| Title | Aerial of Aurora Bridge near completion, Seattle, ca. 1932 |
| Photographer | Staff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| Date | ca. 1932 |
| Caption | The George Washington Memorial Bridge, more commonly referred to as the Aurora Bridge because it forms part of Aurora Highway (U.S. 99), spans Lake Union, connecting Seattle's Fremont and Queen Anne neighborhoods. The first major highway bridge constructed in Seattle, it was completed in 1932. This image of the newly-constructed bridge is taken from the northeast. The smaller Fremont bridge can be seen at left, just west of the new bridge. |
| Notes | Handwritten on image: New Bridge from Air.
Caption information source: Historylink.org. |
| Subjects | Bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lakes & ponds--Washington (State)--Seattle; Neighborhoods--Washington (State)--Seattle; Canals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Logs--Washington (State)--Seattle; George Washington Memorial Bridge (Seattle, Wash.); Fremont Bridge (Seattle, Wash.); Lake Washington Ship Canal (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Fremont (Seattle, Wash.)
Union, Lake (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1986.5G.2749 |
| 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 Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 4 x 5 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned 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. |
