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Title
D1703-5
Date(s)
- 1935-09-02 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Townsend picnic at Spanaway Park in September of 1935. Appears to be Tom Brown speaking over microphone with arm raised. Large crowd responds with raised arms. An estimated 10,000 people attended the Labor Day picnic. Park buildings in background. Advertisement: "Large ice cream sandwich 5 c[ents]". (T. Times, 9/3/1935, p. 1).
Older people; Townsend Clubs of America (Tacoma); Brown, Tom; Public speaking; Crowds;