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BOLAND-B23923
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- 1931-07-07 (Creation)
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The scene of an accident involving a Tacoma Railway & Power streetcar was photographed on July 7, 1931. Boland photographers took a series of pictures in the area near Pacific Luthern College (now University) showing the distance from the railroad crossing in several directions. This view is labeled "135 feet East of the Eastrail of the South bound Spanaway track at Parkland." On the right hand side of the street is the Parkland Laundry and in the foreground, a building containing a lunchroom and possibly a barbershop. This accident is believed to have occurred on June 30, 1931, when the southbound streetcar struck an automobile heading west. Witnesses reported that the car was carried by the streetcar for more than 75 feet. Jack Miller, age 15, died at the county hospital the following morning, July 1st, and his father H.F. Miller was seriously injured. H. F. Miller had been the driver of the automobile. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Railway & Power Co. TPL-477; G73.1-023 (TNT 7-1-31, p. 1-article; TDL 7-1-31, p. 1-article)
Railroad crossings--Parkland; Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma)--Accidents; Parkland Laundry (Parkland); Streets--Parkland;