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- 1937-12-24
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Margaret "Peggy" Orr, daughter of Dwight and Margaret Orr, recites her prayers on Christmas Eve in 1937. The 5-year-old child is wearing her "Dr. Denton" pajamas and kneeling on a foot stool beside her chenille-covered bed. This photograph was created in the Richards Studio's darkroom. A winter scene was superimposed on the window behind Peggy to give the picture more of a "holiday" feel. Ironically, in 1937 Tacoma enjoyed its first truly "White" Christmas in many years. Temperatures in the 30s on Christmas Day helped the snow that fell beginning on Christmas Eve to stay around, becoming snowmen and ammunition for snow ball fights. (The same photo without the snow scene is D1039-3.) (T. Times, Society, 12/24/1937, p 7).
Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children praying--Tacoma; Sleepwear; Beds; Bedspreads; Orr, Margaret; Orr, Dwight--Family;