Photographs from the Washington Roadside Council collection. circa 1961-1974.

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Photographs from the Washington Roadside Council collection. circa 1961-1974.

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Consists of 742 black and white photographs and 111 color slides collected by the Washington Roadside Council documenting "visual blight" along Washington roadways, including billboards, utility poles, power lines, and road signs. There are also photographs of the signing of legislation to regulate highway visual blight, images of scenic (non-blighted) highways, and 8 lantern slides of maps of city green belts around the world. Included also are extant negatives for circa 50% of the photos. The photographs were collected by Jack Robertson, president of the Washington Roadside Council.

742 photographic prints : b&w ; 10 x 12 in. or smaller.221 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller.119 slides : col. ; 2 x 2 cm.8 lantern slides : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.

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Washington Roadside Council

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The Washington Roadside Council was formed in 1961 to combat "visual blight" on Washington State's highways: billboards, utility poles, powerlines, and road signs. It worked to pass legislation to regulate the presence of these items along Washington's roads. From the description of Photographs from the Washington Roadside Council collection. circa 1961-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 39180322 ...

Robertson, Jack B., 1915-1995

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