Tacoma

Photograph

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Lacey Museum

Name/Title

Tacoma

Entry/Object ID

2012-002-0811.128a

Description

Black and white photo of a Russian cannon. In the foreground is part of a sidewalk and grass. The cannon is on a concrete pad, and has a four-wheeled carriage and a long barrel. There is a plaque on the side, but is not readable. In the background is a brick building with an entrance door and a white column. There is a white border on all sides, and in the bottom border is "#2071 5/28/40". On the back is "008R". The photo is inserted, along with a negative of the image, into a cream colored envelope that has typed "5/28/40 -- Tacoma Cannon (from old Russian gunboat) at State Historical Society Building- -side view". Stamped is "2071" and "indexed".

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Notes

Medium: Photographic Emulsion/Photographic Paper

Lexicon

Search Terms

Historical Society

Dimensions

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

4-1/2 in