On Saturday, September 29th around 60 parents and kids got down and dirty with food at a special Sensory Storytime at Wheelock Branch. Children's Librarian Elizabeth Covington created several interactive stations around the room for kids to explore including; stringing cereal necklaces, painting with apples and broccoli, playing with waterbeads and more. Families had a…
Just Treats, No Tricks
Nalley's created three separate bags of candies for Halloween in 1952: a mixed trick or treat selection of individually wrapped candies, candies in Halloween shapes of pumpkins, ghosts and bats for 39 cents a bag, and spiced gum drops. See more featured images and posts…
Ascending and Descending
An unidentified man is pictured on October 24 1952, on the grand central staircase at the new Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South. The feeling of spaciousness was accentuated by the use of bowed stainless steel balustrades and fine grained birch handrails. The staircase would be altered in future library remodeling, removing the pictured…
Can the Duck Pull It Off?
In October of 1942, everyone was trying to "duck the duck." The live duck "War Chest" was given to the person who had solicited the least donations in the War Chest campaign each day. The duck had been the property of Armand Marion, manager of the Winthrop Hotel, since early in the week. Finally out…
Time Before HDTV
Mrs. Bernice Rupp (now Mrs. Bernice Rupp Johnson) points out one of several new Motorola television sets being sold in October of 1956 at Paulson's Appliances, located at the corner of South 11th & "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way). The store was owned by Cliff Paulson. They sold radios, furniture, and appliances including…
Can You Hear Me Now?
Judy Maida tests a phone line while securely strapped to a telephone pole by her lineman's belt in October of 1974. Ms. Maida was employed by Pacific Northwest Bell. By the 1970s, telephone companies were using women as linemen. Women were given the opportunity to move out of the business office to good paying outdoor…
The Bell That Tolls No More
In this photograph from October of 1949, an unidentified student kneels next to the bell that had hung in the bell tower at Lowell School, 1210 No. Yakima Ave, until the school was severely damaged by the earthquake of April 13, 1949. The school was condemned and demolished, and a new Lowell School was built…
Boost the Stadium
Tacoma High School students parade to "Boost the Stadium." The campaign to raise $100,000 to build a beautiful high school stadium next to the school was successfully launched on October 6, 1908, when 2,000 school children ranging from 7th-8th grade to high schoolers marched in the "Boost for Stadium" parade. The school district cooperated by…
Safety First!
In 1947 Kaiser Aluminum under the name Permanente Metals leased the aluminum plant that was built in Tacoma by the Defense Plant Corporation. The plant had been built to provide aluminum for the war effort. With the end of the war, there was a surplus of aluminum and the plant had been closed. In October…
Moving Movie Poster
In October of 1946, an unidentified young man, dressed as a Roman soldier, walked down Pacific Avenue carrying a shield with a poster advertising the movie "Caesar and Cleopatra" playing at the Music Box Theater. The film version of George Bernard Shaw's play starred Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra and Claude Rains as Ceasar.With a production…
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