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D133886-4
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- 1962-02-26 (Creation)
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Tacoma Vocational-Technical with large radio tower. Tacoma Vocational-Technical was located at the corner of So. 11th & Yakima Avenue across from the State Armory. Its first building was constructed in 1941 on the east side of the campus, with additions in 1949, 1965 and 1970. This photo on February 26, 1962, shows a momentary pause in usually busy Yakima Avenue traffic. A few people appear to be waiting to enter the school, perhaps members of the Citizens Committee for Schools, who were scheduled to visit and later make recommendations to the school board. Tacoma Vocational Technical School was later renamed the L.H. Bates Vocational-Technical Institute in 1969 to honor training director L.H. "Vern" Bates. It is still at the same location in 2004. Photograph ordered by the Citizens Committee for Schools. TPL-6459
Tacoma Vocational-Technical Institute (Tacoma); Vocational education--Tacoma;