Rain damage to hillside at Pearl Richards' home. Mrs. Richards was the widow of Paul Richards and the mother of Turner, Bob, Ed and Nelson Richards, owners of the Richards Studio. The damage was the result of Tacoma's worst rainstorm in 30 years, on Feb. 8-9, 1951. (TNT 2/9/1951 & 2/10/1951, pg. 1)

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Rain damage to hillside at Pearl Richards' home. Pearl Richards was the widow of Paul Richards and the matriarch of the Richards Studio clan. Tacoma's worst rainstorm in 30 years began at 6 p.m. on 2/8/1951, and devastated the city of Tacoma and Pierce County causing several hundred thousand dollars of damage. (TNT 2/9/1951 & 2/10/1951, pg. 1)

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Exposure to show the rain damage at the residence of Mrs. Pearl E. Richards, 103 East Road. Tacoma's worst rainstorm in almost 30 years began at 6 p.m. on Feb. 8, 1951. Between 6 p.m. Thursday and 6 p.m. Friday, 3.12 inches of rain fell; the heaviest since 1921. Damage was reported throughout the city and county, mostly due to landslides and flooding. Salmon Beach was evacuated and portions of Portland Ave. and Marine View Dr. were closed due to washout. Loss topped several hundred thousand dollars. Mrs. Richards was the widow of Paul Richards and the mother of photographers Turner, Bob, Ed and Nelson Richards. (TNT 2/9/1951 pg.1, TNT 2/10/1951 pg. 1)

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