(Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest)

Content: This 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

9 minutes

Year:

1940

Production companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Actors:

Narrator (voice)

Crews: