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History In Motion: Seattle's Past on Film

History in Motion: Million Horsepower Skagit

History in Motion: Million Horsepower Skagit

7/2/200734:54

This lush, colorful (yet silent) film documents a pre-WWII group visit to the City of Seattle hydroelectric project on the Skagit River circa 1940. Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives.

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