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When Seattle Commuted By 'Mosquito Fleet'

Mosquito fleet steamers are seen at Houghton, Wash., in 1945.
Courtesy of MOHAI
Mosquito fleet steamers are seen at Houghton, Wash., in 1945.

Jeannie Yandel speaks to Leonard Garfield, director of the Museum of History and Industry, about a time when Seattleites got around on a "swarm of little steamers" known as the Mosquito Fleet.