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| Title | Looking west on Yakima Ave., in back of the west portal during the construction of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, June 4, 1940 |
| Photographer | Simmer |
| Date | 1940 |
| Notes | Caption on image: Unit 2. On Yakima Ave., back of west portal, looking west. 6-4-'40. Simmer 808
PH Coll 11.130 |
| Contextual Notes | Photographs of the construction of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge (later renamed the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge) which was under construction from December 29, 1939, to July 2, 1940. Thomas Neill was director of public relations for the Washington State Toll Bridge Authority during the construction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and the Lake Washington Floating Bridge.
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| Subjects (LCSH) | Lacey V. Murrow Bridge (Mercer Island and Seattle, Wash.)
Mount Baker Ridge Tunnel (Seattle, Wash.)
Pontoon bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction
Tunnels--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction
Bridge approaches--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction
Rainier Valley (Seattle, Wash.)
Beacon Hill (Seattle, Wash.)
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| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Transportation Collection
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| Order Number | TRA1018 |
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Thomas Neill Bridge Construction and Photograph Collection. PH Coll 11 |
| Repository Collection Guide | To view the Finding Aid for this collection:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/NeillThomasPHColl11.xmll |
| Object Type | Photograph |
