Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest
HD
9
9 minThis Traveltalk series short visits Seattle and other areas in the state of Washington. Seattle was a small city until the 1897 gold rush. During World War I, it served as a major shipping center for lumber that was transported through the Panama Canal to East Coast shipbuilders. We also visit a Weyerhaeuser lumber camp located between Longview and Tacoma, and the city of Everett, where lumber is used in the burgeoning aircraft industry.
Country:
USGenre:
DocumentaryReleased:
1940-02-17Languages:
EnglishCompanies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer