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BOLAND-B10594
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- 1924-07-30 (Creation)
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(1873-1950)
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Tacomans opened their hearts and donated bags of used clothing, totaling 16,000 pounds, for the "Near East Relief" effort in July of 1924. People were asked to bring clothing to various "bundle stations" on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two unidentified men are pictured above a week later standing on top of a mountain of bagged clothing outside the doors of a Navy Recruiting Station, presumably one of the aforementioned "bundle" collection points. The used clothing would be transported, via many Tacoma firms, to the freighter Virginia V bound for Seattle where it would be reloaded and shipped overseas to Armenian refugees. G21.1-171 (TDL 8-2-24, p. 4-article)
Clothing relief--Tacoma; Signs (Notices);