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TPL-6991
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- 1929-03-29 (Creation)
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An honor guard of motorcycle officers from Tacoma and Seattle led the funeral procession for State Highway Patrolman Conrad C. Tolson on March 29, 1929. Officer Tolson was critically injured when his motorcycle was forced off Highway 99 when he was driving from Seattle to Tacoma. The motorcycles and cars in his cortege are heading toward South 9th on Saint Helens. Buildings clearly shown include the Bostwick Building and the corner of the Broadway Theatre. The Medical Arts Building, Tacoma's Municipal Building, had not yet been built.
Funeral rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1920-1930; Police--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tolson, Conrad C.; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Seasoms' Flower Shop (Tacoma); Caswell Optical Co. (Tacoma); Broadway Theater (Tacoma); Bostwick Building (Tacoma);