Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest 1940
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This Traveltalk series short visits Seattle and other areas in the state of Washington. Seattle was a small city until the 1897 gold rush. During World War I, it served as a major shipping center for lumber that was transported through the Panama Canal to East Coast shipbuilders. We also visit a Weyerhaeuser lumber camp located between Longview and Tacoma, and the city of Everett, where lumber is used in the burgeoning aircraft industry.
- Released: 1940-02-17
- Runtime: 9 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: James A. FitzPatrick
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- Source: Layarstar
