Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest (1940)

overview : 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.

Release Date : Feb 17, 1940

Runtime : 9m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : seattle, washington, washington state, travelogue