StoryLab's name has changed to Digital Media Labs StoryLab has undergone a name change in 2016 to Digital Media Labs. This change better reflects the actual services offered in this facility, located at the Main Branch of Tacoma Public Library. As before, we offer digital media production tools to help young artists create their own…
Richards Revisited
An interview with Northwest Room intern Andrew Weymouth on his Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) project to uncover photographs from the Richards Studio Collection that reveal the cultural diversity of the South Puget Sound area.
Frisbee Friend
Vietnamese refugee child tossing a frisbee. In May 1975 groups of Vietnamese refugees arrived to Camp Murray for resettlement in Washington from Camp Pendelton, CA. See more featured images and posts…
Darling of the Dump
Lovely Jackie Aitken is crowned Miss Garbage Pit by Miss Tacoma. Angela Nicholson, in regal ceremonies this week at the City Dump. Miss Garbage Pit (also known as Miss Saniterri Landefille) will reign over the open house at the dump Saturday, sponsored by the Tacoma Junior Chamber of Commerce, Applauding the selection are the co-chairmen…
Disaster Averted
Only the clock tower is saved in this old City Hall proposal presented Tuesday to the Coty Council. The proposal, jointly made by Alan Liddle, James Harris and William Reed, local architects, calls for tearing down most of the old City Hall and building a new structure for a performing arts auditorium. The new structure…
Builder of a Policeman’s Body
H. V. Howlett Jr. was one of the newest members of Tacoma's police department. Twenty three year old Howlett was said to have had the largest shoulders, his measurements were: 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, biceps were 18-1/2 inches, chest 52 inches, waist 33 inches, forearms 13-1/2 inches and shoulders 25 inches. Howlett was from…
Community input needed for final phase of the Feasibility Study!
Community input needed for final phase of the Feasibility Study!
LibraryReads May 2022
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 Librarian
Happy in Salishan
A happy family at their newly built home in the Salishan housing development May 02, 1943. See more featured images and posts…
Basebowling?
These five bowlers were the Tacoma Tigers baseball club's entry in the Northwestern International Bowling Congress. Wearing these Tiger uniforms, they would be knocking down pins on April 30, 1940. From left to right are: Dick McNerthney, Doc Mazen, Bus Anderson, Dr. R. Pennington and Mike Berry. Team average was a not-too-shabby 957. See more…
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