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2009.23.130
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Aerial view of Interstate 5 construction through Seattle, February 25, 1964

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Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, and Seattle's largest and widest freeway. The section shown in this aerial photograph was part of I-5 built between 1960-1966 to connect Kent to Seattle. The direction of the photograph is looking north, Lake Union can be seen in the top left of the frame.

John Fraser Vallentyne (1928-2002) was an aerial photographer for The Boeing Co. and a staff photographer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer in the 1950s-1960s.

Caption information source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Seattle_Freeways
Caption information source: "John F. Vallentyne, photographer, dies at 74," by D. Parvaz, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 1, 2002
ID Number: 2009.23.130
Date: 1964
Creator(s): Vallentyne, John, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, John Vallentyne Collection, 2009.23.130
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Aerial Views, Construction and Urban Planning, Transportation, Lake Union

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