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Lister Elementary Grade 1, 2002

Photo description from Vanna Sing:

When taken: 1980s and 2000s
Where taken: Eastside, Salishan
What memory is contained in these photos? Lister Elementary was a generational school. My first grade teacher was my daughter's first grade teacher.
Vanna Sing's childhood in Salishan and Eastside; Growing up in Salishan, spiritual healing. 43 year old survivor from the country of Cambodia. Roots are from SE Asia, Cambodia, Thai, and Laos. Our family escaped the Khmer Rouge in 1978 In July 1979, we entered United States. Our sponsors were from Mineral Wells, Texas. Trying to adapt to the American culture was a struggle. Through the word of mouth, Tacoma, Washington was the place to be. 15 families migrated to Tacoma, WA. We first arrived in Hilltop, Tacoma, around St. Joseph hospital area. We spent a year here. Tacoma Housing Authority supported refugees by providing rental assistance. Department of Social and Healthy Services gave us TANF, food stamp, and medical.

Main Branch Staff Lounge

The Tacoma Public Library says goodbye to page Brenda Gann in this circa 2001 photograph taken in the staff lounge. Seated at the table in the foreground are Dorothy (Mika) Stewart in blue jacket and Brenda Gann, sipping water. At the table in the rear are (l-r) librarians Cathy Oden, Jenny Hartley and Technical Services manager Anne Heller.

Mrs.Harm

When Taken: 2000
Where Taken: Proctor Junior Daffodil Parade
Who is in this photograph: Photograph contains Mrs.Harm, mother of Maurine Harm, who took the photos. Maurine Harm went to Washington grade school from 1954-1961 as well as Mason and Stadium High School. Her parents lived on 26th Street.

Backside of photo contains text: Mom at the Jr Daffodil Parade April 8, 2000 Proctor Area

Hilltop Area - 22

Back of Photo:
Hilltop (Home Ownership Program) Terence Thomas - Real-estate/Personal Banker, working with Evelyn Hargrove.


“Terence Thomas, a Seafirst real estate personal banker, talks with Evelyn Hargrove, one of the potential buyers, at a class Seafirst organized” to educate people about credit applications and real-estate transactions. Seafirst Bank, the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association, and the Tacoma Housing Authority organized a program to help low-income Pierce County residents purchase a home and revitalize Tacoma’s Hilltop Neighborhood.

Hilltop Area - 23

Back of Photo:
Hilltop (Home Ownership Program)


“One of the six houses in the Seafirst program awaits the remodelers’ hammers and saws.” Seafirst Bank, the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association, and the Tacoma Housing Authority organized a program to help low-income Pierce County residents purchase a home and revitalize Tacoma’s Hilltop Neighborhood. Four houses were purchased by the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association and two others were owned by the Tacoma Housing Authority. The Martin Luther King Housing Development served as the developer and remodel of all six homes while Seafirst Bank provided government backed loans to both agencies that would later be assumed by the buyers.

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