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D23216-2
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- 1946 (Creation)
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ca. 1946. Photographs from the Turner Richards Studio with employees and family members. Three men and two women are photographed taking a coffee break in the back room of the studio. The two men on the right are Nelson and Ed Richards, two of four active owners of the studio. The woman seated has been identified as Velda Inez (Vink) Richards, the wife of Nelson Richards. According to her April 11, 2012 obituary, Velda Richards became an accomplished portrait and wedding photographer and in 1959, manager of the Richard's Villa Plaza Portrait Studio. Mrs. Richards was predeceased by husband Nelson in 1980 and only child Steven in 1986. She passed away on March 27, 2012 in Portland. (Additional identification provided by a reader) (TNT 4-11-2012-obit.of Velda Richards)
Richards, Turner--Family; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma); Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Eating & drinking--Tacoma; Richards, Nelson; Richards, Ed; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma); Richards, Velda Inez;