Ruth McDowell, also known as Miss Winthrop and Girl of the Mountain, was on hand to greet guests "in the spirit of Mount Rainier" during the weeks following the Winthrop Hotel's Grand Opening on May 16, 1925. For her duties she was attired in a scarlet "mountain costume" of sturdy thick boots and a woolen…
May Day, 1935
The culmination of May Day festivities at Annie Wright School in 1935 was the winding of the May Pole. In this photograph, the school's younger pupils dance around the pole to the approving gaze of other students, friends and relatives. Originally known as Field Day, the May Day celebration included music, dance, sports and the…
National Hospital Day, 1944
On Friday, May 12, 1944, hospitals in Tacoma and around the country observed National Hospital Day.This photograph was taken in the surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital and shows (l to r) Mrs. Darlene St. Onge, supervisor of surgery; U.S. Cadet Nurse Patricia Richards; Dr. R. Merrick; U.S. Cadet Nurse Eldoris Miller, and Lucille Edwards. Tacoma…
The Amazing Preservation Race
Want to learn more about Tacoma’s unique cultural and historic resources in a fun and active way? Tacoma Public Library’s Northwest Room is partnering with the City of Tacoma’s Historic Preservation Office for the Second Annual Amazing Preservation Race, in which teams race around downtown Tacoma in pursuit of family-friendly challenges and grand prizes. The Amazing Preservation Race…
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