"Bone Man" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1929. "Self Portrait" - photograph of Virna Haffer reflected on curved surface, circa 1929.

"'World Peace' (in political sense) a Rush" - photogram. Undated work with Japanese characters in bold print. (Virna Haffer Collection)

"Alley Doll and Chestnuts" - photogram. Figure appears to be a female nude in motion with head obscured by "chestnut." (Virna Haffer Collection)

"After Picasso" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)

"Bird Dance" - photogram (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1929. "Male Beauty" - soft focus male nude (back view) printed in sepia tone (Virna Haffer Collection)

"Poetry of the ages in one little bay" - trees reflected in water (Virna Haffer Collection)

Brightly lit head of man with deep dark-set eyes and black background. Area below the sharply etched cheekbones is in darkness. Forehead and nose area highlighted. (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1929. Digitized for use by Frye Museum/jg. This is entitled "Kwei Dun" and was a bromoil print which resembled a painting. This is believed to be a portrait of Chinese finger painter Kwei Dun who arrived in Seattle in 1924 to study art and architecture at the University of Washington. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 107)

"Nineteen Twenty Seven" - female nude holding drape across front of her body. This is possibly a self-portrait of Virna Haffer. She wore her dark hair heavily banged and cut short during the late 1920s. (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1929. Digitized for use by Frye Museum/jg. This painting-like piece is listed as "Kwei Dun" according to the book "A Turbulent Lens." A black and white version can be seen at series VH, image KWEI. The circa 1929 portrait was made of Chinese finger painter Kwei Dun who had traveled to Seattle to study art and architecture at the University of Washington. (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 107)

ca. 1929. "Male Beauty" - soft focus portrait of naked male torso printed in sepia tone (Virna Haffer Collection)

"The Corny 1920's" - crouching female nude with shadow of man with whip (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1934. This is believed to be Virna Haffer's "With a Weird Spark," an abstract composition of a man and woman and pattern in "sky" (sea shell), circa 1934. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 132)

ca. 1968. "Postcard Scenic" - trees reflected in pond with floating leaves (Virna Haffer Collection)

Portrait of fortune-teller. The dark haired woman has a weary smile on her face. She is holding a lit cigarette in one hand. Part of a deck of cards is scattered on the table before her. The photograph's background is dark and muted and the picture itself may be purposefully out of focus. (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1934. "Dedication" - multiple exposures of nude man walking right to left across frame. According to the book "A Turbulent Lens," Haffer posed her husband, Norman Randall, in her studio with neutral backdrop and backlighting. A Graflex revolving magazine holder was used to take multiple exposures on several films and those resulting images were then sandwiched together. "Dedication" was used as the front and back inside covers for "Abundant Wild Oats," a book combining the poetry of Elizabeth ("Bettie") Sale and Haffer's photography. The book was never published although a prototype was made. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 21, 126. 138, 117)

ca. 1928. "Tilley-O"- multiple exposures of a smiling woman in sepia toned and B & W. This circa 1928 photograph shows exposures of the same woman placed in a circular format with what may be a mound of thickish black hair in the center of the circle, thereby either hiding the woman's actual hair or was an enlargement of her hair. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 40-picture only)

ca. 1935. Distorted head. This untitled work is of Newell Griffith, circa 1935. Mr. Griffith can also been seen in another of Haffer's pieces, series VH, image ALBUM 2-35. (Virna Haffer Collection)

Back of Photo:
John Spellman, left, and George Weyerhaeuser

Back of Photo:
"Damon Herd, the Tacoma Fire Dept's 1st black Fire Marshal, stands before a fire truck at the station that also is home to his office (901 Fawcett)."

Herd is 36 years old in the photo and became a firefighter in 1971. According to Herd, he was a part of the first group of minority applicants that the Tacoma Fire Department recruited in the early 1970s.

“Hawthorne residents protested giving up their homes for the dome.” During a public hearing, the public was divided on where to build the dome. The city council heard people arguing about placing the dome downtown or in the Hawthorne Neighborhood. Photo by staff member Bob Rudsit.

Back of Photo:
Erick Johnson

Three people hold signs reading, "Save Historic Hawthorne" and "We won't move our homes of fifty years or more. They are paid for."

Back of Photo:
Henry Sicade

Henry Sicade was part of the Puyallup Tribe and lived in the Fife area before the town existed. Sicade was active in the tribal council until his death in 1938 at the age of 72.

Back of Photo:
Mrs. Dolores Silas
Staff photo by Bob Rudsit

From Clipping in File:
Dolores Silas and Reed School Pupils

Reed Elementary School principal Dolores Silas and Reed School pupils. At the time, Silas was one of only three female administrators in the Tacoma Public School system. Silas earned a BA degree at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and did graduate work at the University of Arizona.

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Port of Tacoma--Blair Waterway
Photo cutline: "Contaminated muck dredged from Blair Waterway is stored in this Tideflats pond lined with plastic."

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About 2300 Tacoma and Pierce County citizens packed the Foss High School gym Thursday for the first "Safe Streets" community forum to Fight Illegal Drug Use, Gangs and Violence. 150 individuals held number signs to aid in forming discussion groups of 15 people each.

Bruce Kellman/News

Note: Published photo has the number of people at 1,600.

Back of photo: McIlvaigh Middle School students march down Portland Ave. 3/10/89 after a noon rally urging the kids to say no to drugs and alcohol. NEWS BILL HUNTER PHOTO

Back of photo: Roosevelt Elem. Annex Demolition

Roosevelt Annex, which was used as a gymnasium and multi-purpose room, was demolished after being condemned due to safety concerns. A $100,000 playground took its place.

Back of Photo:
Suzanne Asbury

Suzanne Asbury, a 22-year-old pilot and professional skywriter, works for Pepsi and would be performing a Fourth of July aerial display in a couple days in 1982.