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Item
Title
D87850-3
Date(s)
- 1955-01-12 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
On January 12, 1955, a photographer, believed to be Bob Richards, balanced gingerly on the top step of a ladder placed between railroad tracks as he prepared to photograph a set of traffic signs made from various materials for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. The "Slow" signs are individually labeled as to the materials used in their manufacture- steel, alum(inum), fiber glass, no overlay, no overlay painted, no overlay unpainted, and plywood. The plywood industry sought to convince municipalities that sturdy, durable, plywood was the best material for traffic signs. Photograph ordered by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Photographers--Tacoma--1950-1960; Traffic signs & signals--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ladders;