The Pierce County mobile x-ray unit offered free chest x-rays for students and teachers at Puyallup Junior-Senior High School in Jan. 1949. Nellie Roberts (standing by doorway) was the 50,000th person to get an x-ray. Standing next to Nellie in the line were Paul B. Hanawalt, Puyallup Schools Superintendent, and Adah Sands, Puyallup Schools Health Coordinator. The Pierce County mobile x-ray unit started taking x-rays on January 5, 1948; exactly one year later, they had successfully completed more than 50,000 examinations. The mobile unit took part in the February chest x-ray program in Tacoma (T. Times, 1/8/1948, p. 3).

Radiography; Health care--Puyallup; Mobile health units--Puyallup; Clinics--Puyallup; Queues--Puyallup; Students--Puyallup--1940-1950; Tuberculosis League of Pierce County (Puyallup); Puyallup Junior-Senior High School (Puyallup); Roberts, Nellie;

Exterior view of Puyallup High School. Three-story masonry building with lawn, trees, and street at front. Automobiles parked on street. See also A9315-1. (T. Times, Special Edition).

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Puyallup Junior and Senior High School, Hill and Mock, Architects, 1927. (T.Times Special Edition, 01-17-1940)

Public schools--Puyallup--1940-1950; Puyallup High School (Puyallup);

Band in uniform in front of entrance to Puyallup High School from photograph dated May 7, 1940. This is believed to be the Puyallup High School band directed by Verne Jennings. The band had recently received a superior rating, highest possible, at district while competing with fourteen other bands. A photograph with band members seated, and names listed, appeared in the May 10, 1940 News Tribune. (filed with Argentum) (TNT 5-10-1940, p. 11)

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On March 20, 1947 a panel of local news photographers selected blonde, 5 foot 4 inch Joan Eidson out of a group of 30 contestants to be the Queen of the 1947 Daffodil Festival. Miss Eidson was a 17-year-old senior at Puyallup High School. Her two attendants were Patricia (Patsy) Buffum a Lincoln H.S. senior, and Patricia (Pat) McMahon a senior at Sumner H.S. The Daffodil Queen and her attendants made several appearances prior to the official start of the Daffodil festival. Queen Joan sat on a bench on the Puyallup H.S. auditorium stage, holding a bundle of daffodils, while five news photographers took her picture. (T. Times, 3/21/47, p. 1). TPL-8800

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Joan Eidson was chosen out of 30 other contestants as the 1947 Daffodil Queen. Queen Joan is surrounded by some of the girls she beat out of the title, smiling and holding a beautiful large bouquet of daffodils. The official Daffodil festivities begin on March 29th, which include the parade, Tacoma Yacht Club races, marine show, and various club appearances throughout Pierce County (T. Times, 3/21/47, p. 1).

Eidson, Joan; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1947 : Puyallup); Beauty contestants--Puyallup; Students--Puyallup--1940-1950; Daffodils--Puyallup;

On April 13, 1949 Tacoma and cities throughout the Pacific Northwest experienced one of the most severe earthquakes ever felt in these areas. View of the auditorium at Puyallup High School that was destroyed by the earthquake. Photo ordered by Life magazine in New York (Life, 4/25/49, p. 34-35 & T.N.T., 4/13/49, P. 1, 12 & 4/14/49, p. 1-2; Auditorium identified by a reader)

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