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Life ring from the ferry Kalakala, ca. 1930s
The Kalakala, in operation on Puget Sound from 1935-1967, was designed and built to be fast, to look "futuristic", to showcase revolutionary construction technologies, and to express a buoyant confidence in Seattle's irrepressible progress even in the depths of the Great Depression.
ID Number: 2026.13.1
Date: Circa 1930-1940
Physical Description: 1 Ring, Life; cork, fabric, paint, rope; 30 in.Diam x 3.5 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 2026.13.1
Subjects:
Maritime
