Interior view of a Fawcett Elementary School classroom. Large class sizes were not unusual in the 1950's public schools; there appear to be over thirty students present in a November, 1951, photograph. Students are shown writing at their desks while one child is hanging up her coat in a closet with sliding doors and another is searching for a site on a globe. Photograph ordered by Tom Sias, Douglas Fir Plywood Association who provided the plywood used in the classroom walls. TPL-9368

Fawcett Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Classrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; School children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Exterior view of A.V. Fawcett Elementary School. Fawcett Elementary, located at 126 East 60th Street, was named for Angelo Vance Fawcett, five-time mayor of Tacoma. Contracts to build the school were awarded in June, 1949, and the school opened the following fall. Initially the school only had eight rooms; further expansion has followed through the years. Students now attend Fawcett Elementary in a year-round program. Photograph ordered by Tom Sias, Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (For the Record: A History of Tacoma Public Schools, 1869-1984, p. 147)

Fawcett Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings; Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

The exterior of A.V. Fawcett Elementary School that opened in 1950. The eight-room school was named for Angelo Vance Fawcett. He was elected Mayor of Tacoma five times and served longer than any other mayor. He was also a state senator and a Pierce County Commissioner. Ordered by Washington Stove Works, Everett, Washington. (For the Record, Winnifred L. Olsen)

Fawcett Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings; Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Washington Stove Works (Everett);