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Aerial view of Foreign Trade Zone, Seattle, September 21, 1949
Order an ImageForeign-Trade Zones (FTZs) are duty-free, quota-free, secured areas in a designated customs “port of entry,” considered outside U. S. Customs territory and exempt from customs tariffs. The FTZ program was established in 1934 to stimulate economic growth and development in the United States by lowering the cost of international trade.
This image shows two ships docked at Seattle's FTZ: the French motor ship Washington, left, and the Calmar Line freighter Marymar. The FTZ, located at the Duwamish East Waterway Terminal, Pier 20, had only recently opened in September 1949, and had already processed more than 500,000 pounds of freight.
Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, December 20, 1949, page 19
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
This image shows two ships docked at Seattle's FTZ: the French motor ship Washington, left, and the Calmar Line freighter Marymar. The FTZ, located at the Duwamish East Waterway Terminal, Pier 20, had only recently opened in September 1949, and had already processed more than 500,000 pounds of freight.
Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, December 20, 1949, page 19
Caption information also derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
ID Number: 2000.107.173.01.03
Date: 1949
Creator(s):
Harris, Ken, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.173.01.03, photo by Ken Harris
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