Chief Boatswain Arthur L. Parker, US Navy, and his horse, Flicka. Mr. Parker heats up food on an electric range while Flicka pokes her head in from the back porch. These two have been together since Flicka was a colt in Tulagai. During the invasion in Tulagai, Flicka's mother was killed. Flicka ran off and…
Explosion at the Home
A furnace and boiler exploded in the basement of the Children's Industrial Home, leaving 42 children temporarily homeless. Two adults were injured, but all 42 children were able to escape without any harm. See more featured images and posts…
It’s National Dog Week!
On September 24, 1941, two unidentified young girls were photographed with three dogs at the Sears Roebuck store, 1148 Broadway, to help promote National Dog Week. The girl at the left held a beagle pup; the one at the right, a cocker spaniel. Between them, sitting on the counter, was a grown cocker spaniel. National…
Give the gift of kindness this winter by donating items for Bags of Kindness at TPL
From now through Oct. 30, Tacoma Public library will be collecting items to create “Bags of Kindness” to be distributed to those in need of basic supplies.
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Take home a free COVID-19 test kit from your library
Note: Please call your library before visiting to check on current inventory, as supplies are limited. Through a partnership with the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, Tacoma Public Library has free self-administered COVID-19 test kits that you can register, self-administer, and return by mail. You can pick up a kit at any Tacoma Public Library location…
Tacoma Day Should Be Every Day!
As always, on Tacoma Day in 1937, food was a major part of the fun at the Puyallup Fair. The teenage and pre-teen students enjoying ice cream bars at a fair concession stand are (l to r) Lief Washburn, Shirley Hamblin, Beverly Anderson, Marjorie Duskie (the tall girl behind Beverly), Geraldine Anderson and Frances Alexander…
Tommy’s Produce
Tommy's Produce Stand, run by the Inouye family, was one of several businesses located in the Sanitary Public Market, 1108-14 Market St., in 1922. The Sanitary Public Market, designed by architects Heath & Gove, was constructed in 1917 for $20,000. There downtown residents could shop for fish, local produce, coffee, and baked goods. Tommy's Produce…
Are These Really Mine?
On September 18, 1940, a young fair goer looked up amazed as he was awarded his carnival game prizes. He had won two inflatable bunny balloons, almost as big as himself. The unidentified boy was one of 42,500 people attending the 41st annual Western Washington Fair in Puyallup on Tacoma Day. In 1940, the fair…
Dub Dub and Fi Fi
Aquarist Wilhelm Jordan is feeding "Dub Dub", top right, and friend, Fi Fi the 2nd, tasty seal food. Dub Dub was only three weeks old in August, 1938, when he was captured and placed in the Point Defiance park aquarium. For many years, Dub Dub entertained children with his antics and was one of the…
LibraryReads September 2021
Nothing says “must read” quite like a Librarian’s stamp of approval!
Every month LibraryReads.org releases the top picks for the month, as voted on by Librari
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