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D8652-30
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- 1939-07-22 (Creation)
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A replica of the Narrows Bridge dominates this float entered by Pierce County in the Golden Jubilee Parade, held July 22, 1939 to celebrate 50 years of Washington's statehood. The bridge would connect Tacoma with the remainder of Pierce County lying on the Olympic Peninsula. Two people sit in chairs alongside the bridge, a native American in full headdress in front and a bathing beauty behind. The first Narrows Bridge, later infamous as the "Galloping Gertie," was opened to traffic July 1, 1940. It was destroyed in a windstorm just over four months later in November of 1940. TPL-6195 (T. Times 7/24/1939, pg. 3)
Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension Bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);