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- 1955-07-22
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Ground breaking of the U.S. Oil and Refining plant on the Tacoma Tideflats. Comedian Chico Marx is in third row, with dark glasses. Congressman Thor Tollefson is 2nd from left in first row. Mayor Harold Tollefson is at far right, second row. At the speaker's podium is believed to be Port Commissioner M.S. Erdahl. Radio stations KTAC, KMO and KTNT carried the proceedings live. It was a coup for Tacoma to land the location of the new refinery that would be built for ten million dollars. ALBUM 5.
Actors; Marx, Chico (Leonard), 1891-1961; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma; US Oil & Refining Co. (Tacoma);