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- 1939-07-12
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
A special group of 30 Tacoma revelers, led by Art Rowe and Milt Evans, including a seven piece band, traveled to towns throughout Puget Sound region in July of 1939 to issue personal invitations to the towns' residents to attend the Washington State Golden Jubilee festivities in Tacoma. Special constable Robert Dykeman threatened to arrest the boisterous group when they parked their specially painted bus in a posted "no parking" area on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. In each town, they paraded through the streets and handed out flyers. The group's most memorable stop was in Seattle where they "snake danced" through downtown traffic led by the diminutive Mr. Dykeman. TPL-1372 (T. Times 7/12/1939, pg. 7)
Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mass transit--Tacoma--1930-1940; Double-decker buses--Tacoma; Dykeman, Robert;