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901-2
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- 1934-12-05 (Creation)
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The surviving Wilson children stare vacantly at the camera, mourning the death of their sister, and holding closely the doll that she won recently from the Tacoma Times. The children are, left to right, Beverly, age 4, Dorothy, age 11, Marian, age 12, and George Jr., age 3. Their sister, six year old Marie Wilson, was crushed to death by an auto Tuesday, December 4, 1934 as she crossed the street at South 27th and Yakima with her sister Marian. As the girls crossed the street, a truck came rapidly up to the corner and the automobile driven by Dr. C.A. Gaul of Olympia swerved to avoid it; striking the girls. The doctor stopped and offered aid, the truck kept going. The children live with their parents at 2511 South Tacoma Ave. Their father George Wilson has been unemployed for some time and the family is destitute. The children were recently overjoyed as Marie worked to get five Tacoma Times subscriptions to earn the doll held by Marian. The doll was treasured by all of the children, it was their Christmas present. TPL-3561 (T. Times 12/5/1934, pg. 1; 12/6/1934, pg. 1; 12/7/1934, pg. 3)
Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wilson, Marian; Wilson, Dorothy; Wilson, Beverly; Wilson, George; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;