Pictured here is the first Tumwater School and its students, along with principal Frank Clem and the school’s teachers. The school was located at 2nd Avenue between “D” and “C” Streets. The 45 stars on the large flag establish that the photo was taken between 1896 and 1907. Thank you to Don Trosper for additional information about the school).
unknown photographer, 1896-1907, Courtesy State Capital Museum Collection, Washington State Historical Society, catalog C1948.64.101
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian 2022