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Item
Title
D27333-3
Date(s)
- 1947-04-05 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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The Tacoma Totem Pole was built in 1903 by two carvers from Alaska. The pole was originally a 105 foot cedar tree trunk, donated by the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, and now stands close to 80 feet tall. The totem pole was commissioned by William Sheard, hunter, and Chester Thorne, a prominent banker. The Tacoma Totem Pole was known as "The Largest in the World". View of Dan Hewitt standing by the Tacoma Totem Pole near So. 10th St. and A St.
Totem poles--Tacoma; Columns--Tacoma; Fireman's Park (Tacoma); Hewitt, Dan; Sheard & Thorne Totem Pole (Tacoma); Tacoma Totem Pole (Tacoma);