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Worker with guide rolls for the draw pontoon, Lake Washington Floating Bridge construction, January 8, 1940
Worker with guide rolls for the draw pontoon, Lake Washington Floating Bridge construction, January 8, 1940
TitleWorker with guide rolls for the draw pontoon, Lake Washington Floating Bridge construction, January 8, 1940
PhotographerSimmer
Date1940
NotesCaption on image: Simmer 508. Unit 4. Guide rolls for draw pontoon. 1-8-'40

PH Coll 11.140
Contextual NotesPhotographs 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.
Subjects (LCSH)Lacey V. Murrow Bridge (Mercer Island and Seattle, Wash.)
Pontoons--Washington (State q )--Seattle--Design and construction
Pontoon bridges--Washington (State)--Seattle--Design and construction
Construction workers--Washington (State)-=-Seattle
Location DepictedUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Digital CollectionTransportation Collection
Order NumberTRA1026
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RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division
Repository CollectionThomas Neill Bridge Construction and Photograph Collection. PH Coll 11
Repository Collection GuideTo view the Finding Aid for this collection:
http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics/NeillThomasPHColl11.xmll
Object TypePhotograph
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