Washington State Progress Commission's scrapbook about Washington State travelogue films, 1939-1943 1939.

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Washington State Progress Commission's scrapbook about Washington State travelogue films, 1939-1943 1939.

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This is a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, a photograph, copies of speeches of local dignitaries and a telegram from James A. Fitzpatrick concerning the three travelogue films that were made to promote tourism to Washington State. The Washington State Progress Commission instigated and supported the production of the films to promote tourism to the the State. The photograph in the collection is a group photo that includes Governor Clarence Martin and Arthur Langlie.

1 binder (1 scrapbook)

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 7102703

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Progress Commission

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The Washington State Progress Commission wanted to promote Washington State for industry and tourism to the rest of the world. About 1939 the Commission was able to convince Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to make a travelogue covering the State of Washington. The Studio sent James A. Fitzpatrick to film different localities throughout the State. Mr. Fitzpatrick spent several weeks filming before returning to edit a one-reel travelogue of Washington State. When he returned, he found that he had shot more th...

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, a leading American film production company, was established in 1924, an amalgam of three older production companies: Metro Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer Pictures, and was under the corporate control of the exhibiting concern, Loew's Inc. From the guide to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films and personalities scrapbooks, 1920-1944, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the ...

Martin, Clarence D. (Clarence Daniel), 1886-1955

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Governor of Washington State, 1933-1941. From the description of Papers, 1896-1954. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852659 ...

FitzPatrick, James A., -1980

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Langlie, Arthur B. (Arthur Bernard), 1900-1966

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Lawyer, Republican politician, and business executive of Seattle who served one term as mayor of Seattle and three as governor of Washington. Arthur Langlie served as mayor of Seattle from 1938 to 1940, and led the effort to rehabilitate Seattle after the Great Depression. He was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1940, and won, thanks largely to a deeply divided Democratic party. During his time as governor, he was involved in the proposed Columbia Valley Administr...