A young member of the Murdock McLeod family lounges on a comfortable rug in front of a television console in this June 11, 1953, photograph. Murdock and Dorothy McLeod resided at 917 S. 73rd St. along with their two children. Family pictures rest on top of the television and the radio console nearby. Televisions were becoming more common in Tacoma homes by 1953, and people were starting to develop television watching habits. The McLeod child might have been watching station KTNT which went on the air with regular programming in March, 1953, and increased their power to 125,000 watts in July of that year. Photograph ordered by Tony Ricono, Lincoln Electric.

McLeod, Murray--Homes & haunts; McLeod, Murray--Family; Televisions--1950-1960; Children watching television; Radios;