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D13510-1
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- 1942-10-08 (Creation)
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In October of 1942, the children of the Ling family heard that there was a key to the city and came up with a great idea for the local "Keys to Victory" key collection drive. Ling Shun Chow (left), age 10, and Ling Jing Nge, seven, watch as Ling Shun Hung, eight, tries to put the mayor's mammoth key into a collection can held by Mayor Harry Cain. The "Key Kans" were placed all over the city for people to deposit unneeded housekeys. Most keys were made of high grade metal, mostly nickel, that was needed for war materials. The youngsters were the children of Ling Yu Nan, a local medicine manufacturer.(T. Times 10-09-1942 p.2)
Chinese Americans--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chinese American families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Scrap drives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;