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Side 1 - Quasim Interview

Side 1 - Quasim Interview

Quasim discusses how he became involved in the City of Tacoma's Neighborhood Council to promote the Safe Streets Campaign, which aimed to eliminate the conditions that lead to drugs, gangs, and violence within Tacoma's neighborhoods.

ANDERSON-001 Front

ANDERSON-001 Front

Wilkeson is a town on Wilkeson Creek southwest of Buckley in north central Pierce County. It was once an important producer of coal and sandstone quarry rock. The town was named in 1877 for Samuel Wilkerson, secretary on the board of the Northern Pacific Railway Company. The town was incorporated in 1909, and suffered a major flood the following year.

ANDERSON-005 Front

ANDERSON-005 Front

Some of the damage in Wilkeson caused by the flood of March 1910. A line of men stand on the railroad bridge that crossed Gail's Creek just south of town. Parts of a washed out bridge are next to the railroad bridge. circa 1910.

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ANDERSON-010 Front

Originally the Thurston County Courthouse, this building in Olympia, Washington became the second State Capitol building of Washington State (formerly Washington Territory). Purchased in 1901, it was dedicated in 1905. The current Legislative Building with the istinctive dome, has been in use since 1928. This building houses the offices of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. circa 1907. Printed on front: State Capitol Building, Olympia, Wash.

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ANDERSON-014 Front

This beautiful building overlooking the Yakima Valley only existed between 1907 and 1910. It was run by doctor and surgeon Frederick M. Rossiter, who wrote "The Practical Guide to Health" which purported to treat all ailments from "asthma to writer's cramp". circa 1908. Printed on front: Sanitarium, Nob Hill, North Yakima, Wash.

ANDERSON-019 Back

ANDERSON-019 Back

  • Message on back: Hendley Hall--Detroit Wash. Aug. 1910 Dear Miss Iverson:- I am having a spledid time. All I do is eat & sleep, and am two shades darker already. Went to church this a.m. at Allyn. We just had dinner. It is 4 o'clock. Hazel. W.H. Opie & Co. Box 7 & 9.
  • Addressee: Miss S. Iverson Tacoma Wash
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ANDERSON-020 Front

  • The Tacoma Hotel, 913 "A" Street, opened in 1884. The 300 foot long, five story structure was made of red brick and stucco, with white stone trim. A spectacular fire on October 17, 1935 reduced it to ruins. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Hotel Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington.
ANDERSON-022 Front

ANDERSON-022 Front

  • President Grover Cleveland signed a bill in 1888 to let the unused military base Point Defiance be used as a city Park. By 1890 a streetcar line was completed to the park, and by 1898, the lodge shown here, a residence for the Park Superintendent, was constructed. circa 1909.
  • Printed on front: Tacoma, Wash. Point Defiance Park.
ANDERSON-023 Front

ANDERSON-023 Front

  • Broad view of northern downtown Tacoma, with Old City Hall and the Northern Pacific Headquarters to the right, the railyards to the left, and Mount Rainier in the distance. circa 1907.
  • Printed on front: Gateway to the City, Tacoma, Washington.
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