Window display of News Tribune newspaper on February 1, 1928, featuring clippings on Fleischmann Yeast's $10,000 contest. Two $1000 prizes and 774 other awards would be issued to the best letter writers regarding the topic of yeast and health. Original full page announcement of contest appeared in the January 17, 1928, News Tribune. G40.1-107 (TNT 1-17-28, p. 9)
In November of 1919, the battle scarred World War I tank Ermentrude was in Tacoma for a recruitment drive. Posing with her in front of the offices of the Tribune Publishing Co. (711-13 St. Helens Ave.) were her travelling corps, left to right, Pvt. James G. Hall, Sergeant Joseph Appleby and Capt. Edgar Dade Gunning. Gunning was in charge of the tank and Hall was the pilot. Appleby had served overseas with the tank, which was a veteran of 18 fierce battles fought in St. Mihiel and Argonne. (TDL 11/20/1919, pg. 10) G70.1-005 TPL-10065
Tanks (Military science)--1910-1920; Armored vehicles--1910-1920; Hall, James G.; Appleby, Joseph; Gunning, Edgar Dade; World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Tacoma ; World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & Enlistment; Tribune Publishing Co. (Tacoma);
Nine unidentified employees of the Tacoma News Tribune posed in the newspaper's press room on December 4, 1925. The day's newspaper can be seen moving through the press. The News Tribune at that time was an evening only paper and one of three large daily papers published in Tacoma. The plant was located in downtown Tacoma in the 700 block of Saint Helens Avenue.
