Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest (1940)

• Documentary

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.

Rating

7.3 / 10 (3 votes)

Release date

February 17, 1940

Runtime

9m

Language

English

Status

Released