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Title
D9632-1
Date(s)
- 1940-04-10 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Tulip display in lobby of National Bank of Washington. Building designed by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects, 1920. This was the bank's annual lobby display which would delight customers for several days in April of 1940. The 75 dozen tulips of 51 varieties were grown on Karl Koehler's bulb farm near Orting. These 51 varieties were the most common found in the local area. (T.Times 4-10-1940, p. 2)
Tulips; Flower arrangements; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Lobbies--Tacoma--1940-1950;