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Title
A71928-1
Date(s)
- 1952-12-26 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Aerial views of Rainier State School in Buckley were taken in late December, 1952, at a height of 800-1000 feet. Rainier School had experienced severe overcrowding in the late 1940's and was forced to request nearly $6,500,000 in aid from state and federal sources to alleviate the housing crunch. Rainier School was only one of two specialized state schools in Washington State and had long waiting lists. It boarded physically and mentally handicapped children, and by the early 1950's, had an enrollment of nearly 2000.
Aerial photographs; Western State Custodial School (Buckley); Institutional care--Buckley; Children--Health & welfare