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D14451-1
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- 1943-05-02 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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The Salishan housing development officially opened to its first ten families on May 1, 1943. The family of Ralph J. Yorges, who came to Tacoma from Palouse, was the first to move in. Mrs. Yorges is holding up a curtain next to the window that is being washed by her husband. Their 10-year-old daughter, Janice, holds a hammer for her mother, while her arm rests on Ralph, Jr's high chair. The Salishan housing development was started during the WWII to provide housing for Tacomans who were working in the defense industries. (T. Times 5/3/1943, pg. 1)
Salishan (Tacoma); City & town life--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yorges, Ralph; Yorges, Janice;