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Title
D813-A
Date(s)
- 1937-07-01 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Mayor George A. Smitley and businessman J. Lee Kress in a July 1, 1937, photograph taken at (Old) City Hall. Mr. Kress, a personal friend of the mayor's, was opening a new Malt Shop in the Bostwick Building. The men are holding a letter from the mayor that welcomes Mr. Kress back to the Tacoma area. He also owned two other Malt Shops in the Olympia area. (T.Times 7-2-37, p. 4)
Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Kress, J. Lee;