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2003.30.159
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East tunnel portals on the Lake Washington Floating Bridge, June 21, 1940
Order an ImageA decorative concrete facade marked the eastern entrance of the twin-bore tunnel that connected Seattle to the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. Architect Lloyd Lovegren and artist James Fitzgerald designed the portals, basing their sculptural panels on Northwest Coast Native American motifs. In this June 1940 image, two of the three panels have been installed.
Caption on photo: Unit 2. East tunnel portal looking southwesterly.
Photographer's Reference Number: Simmer 814
Caption information source: HistoryLink.org.
Caption on photo: Unit 2. East tunnel portal looking southwesterly.
Photographer's Reference Number: Simmer 814
Caption information source: HistoryLink.org.
ID Number: 2003.30.159
Date: 1940
Creator(s):
Simmer, Alfred G., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 in.
Additional Information: View the finding aid for this collection at http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv55960
Credit: MOHAI, L. R. Durkee Collection on the Lacey V. Murrow Bridge Construction Project, 2003.30.159
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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