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D758-4
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- 1937-04 (Creation)
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In this photograph from the June 4, 1937 Tacoma Times newspaper, Berthold A. Prengel watches as his four year old granddaughter Patricia McLean zooms down the slide that he built for her in his yard. Mr. Prengel, a retired cabinet-maker, used his ingenuity and scrap lumber that he salvaged from the tideflats to convert his backyard at 4318 East N Street into a playground for "Pat" and her friends. In addition to the slide, the four year old can play on a wooden ferris wheel, a merry-go-round, and a teeter-totter; her grandfather also built several carnival skill games. The toys are all painted bright cheery red, orange, yellow and blue and are emblazoned with the name "PAT." (T. Times 6/4/1937, pg.3)
Prengel, Berthold; Amusement rides--1930-1940; Slides; Sliding; Playgrounds; Aged persons; McLean, Patricia; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grandparents;