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D11188-2
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- 1941-04-29 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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City Finance Commissioner and future mayor Val Fawcett poses with members of V.F.W. (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Auxiliary for Poppy Sale publicity. Taken in front of Rhodes Memorial Hall on April 29, 1941. Each year in the springtime veterans' groups took to the streets to sell the tiny red flowers in memory of those who fought and died to protect freedom. Proceeds from the poppy sales went to support veterans' programs including rehabilitation. (T. Times) ALBUM 14.
Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Veterans of Foreign Wars (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Veterans' organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950;