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Part of Mayor Karen Vialle Papers
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Part of Mayor Karen Vialle Papers
Part of Mayor William Baarsma Papers
Karen Vialle, former mayor of Tacoma, discusses the problems that Tacoma was facing when she became mayor. She mentions the Safe Streets Campaign and Neighborhood Improvement Committee as responses to those problems.
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This postcard shows some of the damage in Wilkeson caused by the flood of March 1910. A line of men are standing on the railroad bridge that crossed Gail's Creek just south of town. The vehicle bridge next to the railroad bridge has been washed out by the flood. circa 1910.
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Days of torrential rain and warm Chinook winds that raised the temperatures in the Cascades to the 40s brought floods throughout western Washington in March of 1910. In Wilkeson, Gail's Creek became a river, overflowing its banks and flooding the town. The Livesley & Dice General Merchandise store can be seen just beyond the railroad bridge that crossed the raging creek at Church and Davis Streets. circa 1910.
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Tobie J. Anderson in coat and hat, gloves in hand, selecting a cigar at the Miners Trading Co. general store in Wilkeson, WA. The shelves and display cases of the store are filled with merchandise, and there is a victrola sitting on the counter. circa 1910.
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Originally constructed as a hotel, it never opened because the structure was damaged by fire in 1898. It was converted for use as Tacoma High School in 1906. The name was changed in 1913 to Stadium High school., after Lincoln High school was built. circa 1907. Printed on front: High School, Tacoma, Wash.