A packed classroom of children gaze at a newfangled piece of technology--a radio--at Central School on September 19, 1930. Northwest Room Images, Bolandhttp://goo.gl/BoQ8Ia…
Minutes of the Board of Trustees August 19, 2015 Meeting
The 2015-08-19 Library Board of Trustees Minutes were approved at the September meeting of the Library Board of Trustees…
Just Below the Knee Club, 1947
Tacoma women formed the "Just Below the Knee Club" in September of 1947 to battle the fashion industry's move to longer skirts. Members of the club felt that the new, longer skirts were a waste of money and dangerous. On September 13th, they sent a group of protesters to march in the Puyallup Fair opening…
Larchmont Streetcar, 1931
In September, 1931, the Larchmont streetcar was photographed as it pulled out of the car barn at 13th and A Streets. The Railway's powerhouse's 75 foot smokestack can be seen in the center of the picture. When erected, it was the largest iron stack in the Northwest and one of the largest in the world…
1918 Tacoma Labor Day parade
This truck, adorned with large American flags, was believed to have participated in the 1918 Tacoma Labor Day parade. Signs urged people to buy US savings stamps to support the war. 18,000 workmen carried American flags, allied and union banners in what organizers believed was the largest Labor Day parade to date. NWR Images, Boland…
Western Washington Industrial Exposition Building, 1891
Mud from the wide, unpaved dirt streets that surrounded it did not deter the crowds that attended the grand opening of the Western Washington Industrial Exposition Building in September, 1891. It was located in the 700 block of Tacoma Avenue North, not far from the current home of Annie Wright Seminary. Grains, fruits and vegetables…
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