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- 1927-09-22
Part of Marvin Boland Photographs
This young girl holding a tiny trophy on September 22, 1927, may have been showing off a prize in the Colonial Theater-Tacoma Times model airplane contest. A man, also unidentified, stands next to her with a biplane model in his hands. Other children gather around the pair who are photographed in the playground across from the courthouse. The model airplane contest was held in conjunction with the showing of the"Big Parade" at the Colonial. Various prizes to be awarded included a wrist watch, silver loving cups, rain capes and hats and baseball gloves. The Times reported on October 1, 1927, that Darwin Shrope won first prize of a wrist watch in the contest. G65.1-003 (T.Times 8-27-27, p. 1-article on contest; T.Times 10-1-27, p. 1-contest results)
Awards; Colonial Theater (Tacoma); Contests--Tacoma--1920-1930; Children--Tacoma--1920-1930;