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- 1954-03-10
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Swiss singers; the Edelweiss Swiss Singing Society in native costumes, a group of approximately 30, pose in front of a mural of mountains in the Swiss Hall. The Swiss Hall was built in 1913 to replace the Swiss Society's original hall opened in 1903 in the F. Wild block at 1906-16 Jefferson Ave. When the Society was formed in 1889, it filled a social void for Tacoma's approximately 200 Swiss. In 1992, the Society left its historic hall to make room for the University of Washington, Tacoma branch.
Music ensembles; Folk singers; Murals; Ethnic groups; Edelweiss Swiss Singing Society (Tacoma); Swiss Hall (Tacoma);