George Williams and eight College of Puget Sound Tamanawas ad department students parked in front of the Rialto Theater in April 1946. The Tamanawas group was in charge of publishing the annual yearbook. They selected photographs that represented school year activities as well as general student body photographs. The motion picture "Road to Utopia" starring…
Batperson At the Ready!
This unidentified Tacoma Tigers "bat person" was all ready for the 1949 season opener scheduled for Friday April 22. Unfortunately, it rained. The first game of the season was not played until Sunday the 24th. On that day the Tigers faced the Salem Senators in a double header. Before a home town crowd of 4,535…
Kneel at the Seal
Arlys Olson, a clerical worker in the Order Department, kneels next to the Official Seal of the Tacoma Public Library which was located in the floor at the main entrance to the building. The date 1894 refers to the year the City of Tacoma took over financing the library. See more featured images and posts…
In Celebration of Earth Day!
On April 22, 1971, Mayor Gordon N. Johnston took his turn in shoveling dirt onto a newly planted tree at the 38th St. interchange on the freeway. Symbolic "Earth Day" trees were planted at eight sites around the state including Tacoma; the trees were donated by the State Highway Department to call attention to roadside…
Decks Decked Out
The 1954 Puget Sound Daffodil Regatta awarded the grand prize for visiting boats to Chester Gibson, owner of the Hilma III, an entry from the Queen City Yacht Club of Seattle. It depicted Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, and his chariot of sea horses. The boat was smothered in daffodils with an attached…
Petite Parade Perusers
Five children, bundled up against the cold, sit on the curb to watch the 15th Annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Parade. Held on April 3, 1948, thousands of Tacomans and out-of-town visitors lined Broadway and Pacific Avenues to watch the 100-unit parade. Ted Brown, the chairman of the festival, estimated that 1,000,000 daffodils were used to…
Watch! Director Kate Larsen talks eResources on CityLine
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Cheers, Smiles and Daffodils!
Two Red Cross volunteers arranging daffodils. The daffodil jars were collected by Junior Red Cross members. The daffodil program was organized by the camp and hospital services of the Red Cross. The Easter morning deliveries brought cheer and sunshine into wards, recreation halls, mess halls and chapels of military hospitals in Pierce County. See more…
Facelift at the Elks’
Three two-man crews of painters work from platforms suspended on the south wall of the Elks Temple, 565 Broadway, in August of 1947. The temple, dedicated on February 22, 1916, was designed by E. Frere Champney. The staircase next to the building, that connects Broadway with Commerce St., is known as the Spanish steps, and…
Days of Old – Not So Long Ago
1968 Richards stock footage of Daffodil Festival. Float #3 from the Pierce County Senior 4-H was entitled "Days of Old" reflecting the 1968 Daffodil Festival theme of "Tales & Legends." It was one of 26 floats entered in the 35th annual parade, and won the coveted Grand Award. See more featured images and posts…
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