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Traffic Flow map, Seattle, 1931
Order an ImageSeattle's Department of Streets and Sewers operated from 1875 through 1936. The Department was responsible for the planning, construction, repair, and cleaning of the city's sewers, streets, and sidewalks. James W. A. Bollong (1885-1968) served as Seattle's first Traffic Engineer in this department during the 1930s.
Drawn by Maurice Donald Van Arsdol (1896-1962), Traffic Engineer under Mr. Bollong, this map highlights the flow of traffic throughout the city, designated by the thickness of lines. It includes a chart of "Peak Hour Motor Traffic," and two graphs: one comparing the population of Seattle to the number of motor vehicles between 1916 and 1931, and the other showing the increase of traffic flow over the principal city bridges for the same dates.
Caption information source: "Department of Streets and Sewers Annual Reports, 1895-1931," Seattle Municipal Archives finding aid, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv37287/; "Alaskan Way Viaduct, Part 2: Planning and Design," by Jennifer Ott, HistoryLink.org Essay 9951, https://www.historylink.org/File/9951
Drawn by Maurice Donald Van Arsdol (1896-1962), Traffic Engineer under Mr. Bollong, this map highlights the flow of traffic throughout the city, designated by the thickness of lines. It includes a chart of "Peak Hour Motor Traffic," and two graphs: one comparing the population of Seattle to the number of motor vehicles between 1916 and 1931, and the other showing the increase of traffic flow over the principal city bridges for the same dates.
Caption information source: "Department of Streets and Sewers Annual Reports, 1895-1931," Seattle Municipal Archives finding aid, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv37287/; "Alaskan Way Viaduct, Part 2: Planning and Design," by Jennifer Ott, HistoryLink.org Essay 9951, https://www.historylink.org/File/9951
ID Number: 2016.44.1
Date: 1931
Creator(s):
City of Seattle, Creator
Physical Description: 1 map : b&w ; 24 x 19 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
Credit: MOHAI, 2016.44.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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