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NWRPC-0071 Front

  • Tacoma High School (later Stadium High School) embellished with frame and flowers. circa 1910.
  • Printed on front: High School.

NWRPC-0002 Front

  • A street view of downtown Tacoma, looking west up Ninth St. from Pacific Ave.
  • Printed on front: Tacoma, Wash. Pacific Ave. and Ninth St.

NWRPC-0009 Front

  • Depicting Tacoma's waterfront, most likely between the years of 1907-1915. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Bird's Eye View of Waterfront, showing "A" Street, The Tacoma Hotel and in the distance the City Hall, Tacoma, U.S.A.

NWRPC-0122 Front

  • Artist's rendering of part of downtownTacoma and Mount Rainier, with the Puyallup River winding throughout. circa 1930.
  • Printed on front: Mt. Tacoma and part of city, Tacoma, Wash.

NWRPC-0164 Front

  • This vertical lift bridge, dedicated in February 1913, was originally called the 11th Street Bridge. It was officially renamed the Murray Morgan Bridge in 1997 for the noted Tacoma historian and author. circa 1913.
  • Printed on front: New Lift Bridge, Tacoma, Washington

NWRPC-0242 Front

  • Large sweeping view of the business district in downtown Tacoma, stretching through the tideflats and showing residential areas in the distance. Mount Rainier looms in the distance. circa 1930.
  • Printed on front: Business Section

NWRPC-0128 Front

This is the second Narrows Bridge, opened in 1950 after the first bridge, nicknamed "Galloping Gertie" broke apart during a windstorm in November 1940. circa 1950.

NWRPC-0026 Back

  • Message: I wish to be informed upon the day when you will arrive in Tacoma. All well. Your loving cousin, Mabel Lund.
  • Addressee: Mr. Wm. Holmes, 140 Howell Av., Milwaukee, Wis.

NWRPC-0179 Front

  • Large postcard commemorating the renovation and expansion of the Main Library. circa 1990.
  • Printed on front: The Tacoma Public Library

NWRPC-0184 Front

  • Originally conceived as an alternative to the area's many saloons, this first branch library grew from the Women's Christian Temperance Union's South Tacoma Reading Room that was opened in 1905. The building that housed the first South Tacoma Branch was dedicated in 1911, and the current building opened in 1959. circa 1989.
  • Printed on front: The Tacoma Public Library

NWRPC-0184 Back

Printed on back: Tacoma Public Library The $1.05 million renovation and addition to the South Tacoma Branch Library, 3411 South 56th Street, was designed by Seifort and Forbes, Architects and built by C E & C, Inc. Originally constructed in 1959 on the site of an original Carnegie-funded library, the South Tacoma Branch brings a wealth of library services and materials to Tacoma's south end neighborhoods. Funding for the renovation was provided through passage of a $15.8 million Library Construction Bond approved by Tacoma citizens in 1984.

NWRPC-0042 Front

  • Regents Park, located in Fircrest, shown under construction. circa 1915.
  • Printed on front: Regents Park Under Construction, Tacoma, Wash.

NWRPC-0080 Front

  • Adjacent to Lincoln Park High School (later Lincoln High School). circa 1916.
  • Printed on front: Little Lake and Rustic Bridge, Lincoln Park, Tacoma, Washington.

NWRPC-0083 Back

  • Message: Arrived here at six this morning. Some ride! Will be home tomorrow or Sunday G.O.V.
  • Addressee: Mrs. LM Vaughn, 211 N. D. St. Aberdeen, Wash.

NWRPC-0125 Back

  • Message: Roy, Wash. I don't know what your exact add is but am going to send you a card. We don't have much chance lately. We are not going to So. Tacoma next Run. Not until the 20th so the whole bunch can go there. Lem can't get off until the 20th of Sept. Love, Edyth
  • Addressee: Miss Alice Jacobson, Kingston, Wash.

NWRPC-0228 Front

The Michael Bros. Service Station, at 1202 So. L ST., was operated by Jacob, George and William Michael, seen here. circa 1930.

NWRPC-0251 Front

Six gentlemen enjoying some music in the great outdoors -- complete with a drawn in mountain and trees in the distance. circa 1915.

NWRPC-0019 Front

  • Pavilion at Point Defiance built c. 1902. By the late 1930's the building had been demolished. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Pavilion, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Wash.

NWRPC-0034 Back

Printed on back: Peter Peter Pumpkin-Eater, Never Never Land, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma Washington. One of the many well-known verses colorfully depicted in this fabulous ten-acre storyland park. Visitors may stroll through this giant pumpkin and have their pictures taken beside Mr. and Mrs. Pumpkin-Eater.

NWRPC-0056 Back

Printed on back: Point Defiance Park Aquarium. Tacoma, Washington. The Penguin is showing off for the visitors in the center and in the tank to the right the seals are performing. The Aquarium displays one of the finest collections of Pacific Marine Life in the World. The building is two-levels and contains 38 tanks displaying invertebrates and fishes of all kinds found in Puget Sound. Your visit to this park would not be complete if you missed this outstanding attraction.

NWRPC-0097 Front

  • Early view of young boy by pond and bridge in Point Defiance Park. circa 1906.
  • Printed on front: View in Point Defiance Park. Tacoma, Wash.

NWRPC-0118 Back

Printed on back: Camp 6, Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Washington This locomotive is a 90 Ton Shay, Pacific Coast Type, built 1929 at Lima, Ohio. Moved to Camp 6 in 1965 from Klickitat, Washington where it was used in logging operations by St. Regis Paper Co. It operates week-ends and Holidays (weather permitting) Memorial Day thru Labor Day.

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