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- 1941-05-07
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Nine Gray Junior High School girls dressed in leis and grass skirts practiced in front of the school, 3109 So. 60th St., for the special "Musical Travelogue" to be presented by the students on May 9, 1941. Kneeling is Corol Venske, and the dancing girl is Norma Smith. The seven "Hawaiian beauties" in a semi-circle behind them are: (l to r) Georgia Damis, Grace Damis, Ethel Turlis, Florence Rudd, Mary Posick, Anita Lenzi and Patricia Burkhardt. For the travelogue, the Gray Jr. High students were performing music and dances from many countries around the world. (T. Times 5/9/1941 p.6)
Gray Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hula dancing; Dancers; Costumes--Hawaiian;