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Workers inside Kenworth plant, Seattle, 1934

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The Kenworth Motor Truck Company got its start building heavy-duty trucks for the timber industry. It later expanded its line to include moving vans, delivery trucks, fire trucks, and buses.

This 1934 photo shows men working in the Seattle Kenworth factory, located at Yale and Mercer streets in Seattle. Kenworth is now a subsidiary of PACCAR.

Webster & Stevens number: 34-341

Caption information source: Plant location from Dr. Richard C. Mallonie II, former Kenworth employee.
ID Number: 1983.10.4964.37
Date: 1934
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.4964.37
Copyright: All Rights Reserved