Tacoma and water-front, Washington, 1919 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Tacoma and water-front, Washington, 1919, preserved in this historic image. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Tacoma and water-front from Tacoma Building
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Tacoma and water-front, Washington, 1919
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Tacoma, Washington, in 1919 was a busy port on Commencement Bay, shaped by its role as the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railway, which had made the city a shipping and freight center since the 1880s. Sawmills, shipyards, and the large copper smelter on the tideflats gave the town much of its payroll, and the smelter's smoke was a familiar complaint for anyone living downwind. The end of the First World War had recently slowed the wartime shipbuilding and lumber demand that had filled the docks, and workers were pressing for better wages and steadier hours across the Puget Sound region. Tacoma's population was approaching 100,000, and residents knew their city as the "City of Destiny," a booster nickname that reflected their hopes for the harbor and the rail lines reaching it.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Creator | richards film service |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Washington |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 962 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Tacoma and water-front from Tacoma Building |
| Reference | WA 1919 Tacoma and water-front |
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