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Title
D109971-2
Date(s)
- 1957-11-05 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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This November, 1957, photograph may be that of the new Henry F. Hunt Junior High School in the West End of Tacoma. The giant loaf-sized buildings in the rear could be the new gymnasium. The building to the foreground is apparently designed for classrooms. Constructed on one level, there are multiple skylights to add natural light to the new rooms. Tacoma's school population had been growing in the 1950's, possibly due to the "baby boom" following WWII, and school construction had to keep pace. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);