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The groundbreaking ceremony for
the 1951 addition to Tacoma's Main Library.
Photography Collection, Tacoma
Public Library
NEW! Two new resources now available
on line!
South Sound Photo Album
Do you enjoy The News Tribune's daily SOUTH SOUND PHOTO ALBUM? Did
you know that these delightful photographs are part of the Library's vast
photography collection? Now you can explore this daily news feature by date
(all the way back to January 1, 2000, or by keyword. You can even order a copy
of your favorite photograph for personal use.
Go to the
album.
Magnificent Views & Vistas
Early
climbers left a legacy of photographs chronicling their adventures "above the
clouds" in the majestic mountains of Washington State These early explorations
1912 - 1916) of The Mountaineers are the focus of a new section of the
Library's web site --MAGNIFICENT
VIEWS & VISTAS The web site is a joint project of the Library, the
Tacoma Mountaineers, and the Washington State Historical
Society.
 Welcome to the Tacoma Public Library's
Northwest Room & Special Collections Home Page. If you were actually at our
library right now, you would be in a beautifully restored Carnegie Library
built in 1903 (the first Carnegie-funded library built in Washington state).
What sort of things will you find here? Read on!
Genealogy is the
study of family history and the discovery of one's roots. Tracing your family's
ancestry takes basic research skills, patience and time. Where do you start?
Easy - at the beginning - with your generation, and a trip to the Tacoma Public
Library. Included here is information about the Library's genealogy resources
and a listing of other World Wide Web sites of interest.
The Tacoma Public Library is
home to more than 1.5 million photographs of Tacoma, Pierce County and
the Pacific Northwest from 1888 to the present day. The collection is a
veritable treasure chest of riches for historians, researchers, students,
designers, architects and anyone curious about our past. Visit here to learn
all about the collection, the principle photographers represented and how you
can access the photographs.
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Ever wonder how Sequim got its name, who named Spirit
Lake, or why there's a town called Yelm? The Library's Washington Place
Names Database provides the who, what, when and why about thousands of
place names throughout the state.
Learn more about the Murray Morgan Prize,
awarded annually to a Washington author for a specific written work which is of
high literary quality and wide interest, and which embodies narrative
excellence and high standards of research
Browse through Murray's People, a selection of
essays by the late Murray Morgan, noted Northwest author and historian,
offering readers a fascinating glimpse into the people, events and history of
the Pacific Northwest.
The databases included here - Ships and Shipping, an index
to Tacoma/Pierce County obituaries (now with over 354, 000 names), and
Unsettling Events (true-life tales which chillingly capture the dark
side of our State's history) represent only a small portion of what is
available at the downtown Tacoma Main Library.
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