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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D69859-2
Date(s)
- 1952-10-24 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
A view of the children's area on the second floor in the new addition to Tacoma Public Library's Main Branch. A huge stone fireplace is seen against the far wall. Special reading tables with slanted tops and benches have been added for children. The librarian's desk is seen on the left. Ordered by Hendricksen & Kent, plastering contractor. Zonolite acoustical plastic ceilings, crack-free and fireproof, were installed by the Tacoma firm of Hendricksen & Kent; "sound controlled" for patrons' reading pleasure. (TNT 10-31-1952, C-4- Advertisement)
Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma; Fireplaces--Tacoma;