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Title
D166000-22C
Date(s)
- 1975-04-18 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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1975 Richards color stock footage. This gentleman in a plaid cape appears to have selected the shovel he wants from a circle of red-banded ones already dug into the ground. Two other men behind him have yet to decide on theirs. Bystanders and passersby at the April 18, 1975, groundbreaking ceremonies for the downtown Bicentennial Pavilion were invited to participate in the symbolic digging. Some enjoyed it so much they wanted to take home the shovels as souvenirs; that idea was squashed since the shovels belonged to the Department of Public Works. (TNT 4-19-75, A-3-article)
Shovels; Digging--Tacoma; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1970-1980; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma--1970-1980; Bicentennial Pavilion (Tacoma);