About the South Sound Photo Album Index [Top] [South Sound Photo Album]
The South Sound Photo Album database is the online version of a daily feature that appears in The News Tribune. The Photography Curator of the Northwest Reference (NWR) Department of the Tacoma Public Library selects an intersting or timely photograph each day from the extensive collection of historical photographs in the collection of the Library. This photograph and an accompanying caption appear in the South Sound section of the local newspaper, The News Tribune. In addition, a link appears from the home page of The News Tribune to this web site, and the photograph appearing that day. The South Sound Photo Album has been running continuously in The News Tribune since January 1, 2000. All images are online in the South Sound Photo Album web site. The new image is available online just after midnight on the day of publication in The News Tribune. You may order prints or copies of photographs appearing in the South Sound Photo Album for your non-commercial use through the link that appears above each photograph in the South Sound Photo Album.
The South Sound Photo Album images are selected from the thousands of images scanned and available on the Tacoma Public Library's Photography Archives web site, or from the collection of unscanned images in the NWR photography collections. The Library owns over 1 million historic photographic images in a variety of collections. Please see the Photography Archives web site for a complete selection of scanned photographs that are online and available at the Tacoma Public Library. Please be aware that the online resources represent only a small fraction of the available resources.
If you have comments or information about any photograph appearing in the South Sound Photo Album please use the feedback form on the web site or write the Northwest Room c/o The Tacoma Public Library at 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402. Please let us know of any errors that we can correct, or if you have additional information on the people, places or objects depicted in the photograph.
The Library welcomes donations of historic photographs or materials. Please contact the Northwest Reference staff of the Tacoma Public Library at 253-292-2001, Ext. 1650 if you are going to be donating local historical materials. Sorry, but the Library cannot do valuations for any purpose. All such donations become the sole property of the Tacoma Public Library, and will be processed and disposed of as deemed appropriate by the staff of the Library.
Credits. The South Sound Photo Album images are selected, researched, scanned if necessary, and maintained by the Photography Curator of the Northwest Room of the Tacoma Public Library. Robert Schuler is the Photography Curator. Some photographs in the index were selected by Judith Kipp, the former Curator, as well as through the efforts of Brian Kamens, Glenn Storbeck and Gary Reese of the NWR staff. We also thank all those staff and patrons who have gone out of their way to point out interesting photographs they have encountered in using the Library's photographic collections. We'll get to them "real soon now." Graphic elements of the South Sound Photo Album web site were created by David Domkoski, and the database link and overall design is the work of Lare Mischo. Special thanks to everyone who has helped with the look and feel of this web site. The Library welcomes comments and suggestions on how to make this web site better.
Copyright [Top] [South Sound Photo Album]
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or any other reproductions of copyrighted materials.
Tacoma Public Library is not responsible for the improper or illegal use of any copies of materials from its collections. It is the user's responsibility to guard against the infringement of rights that may be held by others and for clearing reproduction rights and copyright restrictions. The Tacoma Public Library does not claim to control the copyright for all pictorial and textual materials in its collections. Library staff will provide any information available for specific items to the user in this regard if a specific request is made. The Library provides such information as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item, but that determination ultimately rests with the patron. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials from the Library's collections. Patrons are reminded that these materials are provided by the Tacoma Public Library for non-profit educational, personal or scholarly purposes and that transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright holders.
Issues pertaining to privacy and publicity may arise when a researcher contemplates the use of materials found in library collections. Because two or more people are often involved (photographer and subject) and because of the ease with which images can be reused, photographs represent a type of document in which issues of privacy and publicity emerge with some frequency. Privacy and publicity rights are, of course, distinct from copyright. In addition, while it is true that famous people or public figures who seek recognition have already surrendered some privacy, they may have the right to control the commercial use of their images (likeness, voice, signature, etc.). This principal recognizes that a celebrity's image can be an asset in trade. Users are solely responsible for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions, and paying any associated fees, which may be necessary for the proposed use.
The Tacoma Public Library is eager to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be provided in the future. It is our policy to respond to notices of alleged infringement
that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in an appropriate manner under such Act and other applicable intellectual property laws, including the removal or disabling or access to material claimed to be subject of infringing
activity. Pursuant to 17 United States Code 512(c)(2) (Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998), the Tacoma Public Library is the designated agent for notice of alleged copyright infringement appearing on our web site. Direct any notices of infringement to:
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Conditions of Use [Top] [South Sound Photo Album]
Tacoma Public Library may modify or terminate services from time to time, for any reason, and without notice, without liability to any user or third party. The Library reserves the right to modify the Conditions of Use from time to time without notice. Please review all conditions of use from time to time so that you will be appraised of any changes. The Tacoma Public Library disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, reliability, or operability or availability of information or materials displayed in the South Sound Photo Album web site. The Library disclaims any responsibility for the deletion, failure to store, misdelivery, or untimely delivery of any information or materials. The Library disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from downloading or accessing any material on the Internet through the South Sound Photo Album web site.
The South Sound Photo Album search services are provided "as is," with no warranties whatsoever. Tacoma Public Library expressly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all express, implied, and statutory warranties, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of proprietary rights. Tacoma Public Library disclaims any warranties regarding the security, reliability, timeliness, and performance of the South Sound Photo Album search services. Tacoma Public Library disclaims, any warranties for any information or advice obtained through the South Sound Photo Album search services. Tacoma Public Library disclaims any warranties for services or goods received through or advertised on the South Sound Photo Album search services or received through any links provided by the South Sound Photo Album search services, as well as for any information or advice received through any links provided in the South Sound Photo Album search services. You understand and agree that you download or otherwise obtain material or data through the use of the South Sound Photo Album search services at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damages to your computer system or loss of data that results in the download of such material or data. Some states or other jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. You may also have other rights that vary from state to state and jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
Limitation of liability. Under no circumstances shall Tacoma Public Library be liable to any user on account of that user's use or misuse of or reliance on the South Sound Photo Album search services. Arising from any claim relating to this agreement or the subject matter hereof such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, and punitive damages whether such claim is based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, (even if The Library has been advised of the possibility of such damages). Such limitation of liability shall apply whether the damages arise from use or misuse of and reliance on the South Sound Photo Album search services, from inability to use the South Sound Photo Album search services, or from the interruption, suspension, or termination of the South Sound Photo Album search services (including such damages incurred by third parties). This limitation shall also apply with respect to damages incurred by reason of other services or goods received through or advertised on the South Sound Photo Album search services or received through any links provided in the South Sound Photo Album search services, as well as by reason of any information or advice received through or advertised on the South Sound Photo Album search services or received through any links provided in the Tacoma Public Library search services. This limitation shall also apply, without limitation, to the costs of procurement of substitute goods or services, lost profits, or lost data. Such limitation shall further apply with respect to the performance or non-performance of the Tacoma Public Library search services or any information or merchandise that appears on, or is linked or related in any way to, the South Sound Photo Album search services. Such limitation shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy and to the fullest extent permitted by law. Some states or other jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you. Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Tacoma Public Library be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labor disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labor or materials, fires, floods, plague, locusts, storms, explosions, acts of god, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.
Searching Hints [Top] [South Sound Photo Album]
The South Sound Photo Album can be searched by either using the calendar control to select a specific date, or by entering keywords or phrases in the search box.
The calendar control allows you to click on a specific day in order to display the South Sound Photo Album image which appeared in The News Tribune on that day. By default the image for today will appear. Days in the future are not available. The calendar goes back to January 2000, when the South Sound Photo Album feature first appeared in The News Tribune. Click on the number that represents the specific day you are interested in to display the image and description in the right hand side of the web page. For example click on the number 1 in the current month calendar to see the South Sound Photo Album image that appeared on 5-1-2013. You can click on the months listed below the calendar to change the calendar display to that specific month in the currently selected year. For example, if you are viewing the calendar for December 2002, click on the Jan link to display the calendar for January 2002. The image you selected does not change even though the calendar does change. You can click on the years listed below the calendar to change the calendar to display to the selected month in that year. For example, if you are viewing the January 2013 calendar, you can click on the 2000 link to display the calendar for January 2000.
The Quick Search box can be used to search the South Sound Photo Album for particular topics, people or events. Enter a word or words into this box and click on the [Go] button to search the database. The word or words you enter into this box will be compared with the descriptive information and a list of up to 100 South Sound Photo Album records will appear. Entering a single unique keyword is the most productive way of searching. Enter a last name (particularly since you may not know how the first name was entered or if we used just the initial of a first name), a specific item or topic. The search will automatically look for both singular and plural forms of the word or words you enter, as well as the most common variant word forms -- thus "fly" will find "fly" or "flies" and even "flying". If you enter more than one word, the search will look for those words as a phrase unless you tell it differently. Entering "Hooker Company" will retrieve no records, but "hooker and company" will find at least one record. The difference is that the description includes "Hooker Electrochemical Company" and unless you use the boolean "and" it only looks for the words you enter in the exact order you enter them. This can be especially important in searching for names. "Robert Goettling" retrieves no records since the description refers to "Robert F. Goettling". "Robert and Goettling" will find this record. You can use the boolean words "and" "or" and "not", and create quite complicated searches. However, remember there are only 365 records for each year and the database is quite small, so being too precise is probably not important. Best advice is to use a single not too common word, or two or three such words combined with "and".
The highlighted labels in the descriptive portion of the display will not work for searching, since EVERY record in the collection has that word in it. Don't search for the words series, date, description, imagetype, address, subjects, collection, photographer, etc. Don't search for very general words such as Tacoma or Washington or Street.
Ordering Copies of Photographs [Top] [South Sound Photo Album]
Copies of the photographs displayed in this database are normally available for purchase for non-commercial purposes. Only access-quality browsing images are displayed on this web site. Commercial-quality and high quality scanned images, as well as photographic prints, slides and other formats are available for purchase as allowed under copyright and rights restrictions. Please print out and fill in the Photography Archives order form and note the type of image copy you need and the current cost. No image will be supplied without an accompanying check in US dollars for the full cost. No e-mail orders are accepted. Please make sure you understand the implications of current copyright law.
Technical Requirements
The South Sound Photo Album web site requires a browser that supports cookies. The site uses session-specific
cookies, which are automatically removed from your computer at the end of a web session. These Cookies
are used to maintain your search progress and if your browser does not support cookies, or you
choose to turn off cookies in your browser, the search functions of this index and the ability to order copies
of photographs will not work.
Linking to this Database [Top] [South Sound Photo Album]
You may link to our site for noncommercial purposes. Please do not link or shortcut to any other page than the base South Sound Photo Album
page at "http://search2.tpl.lib.wa.us/southsound/" If you link or shortcut (favorites) to any
other page there is a good chance that your link will not work the way you expect it to. The
index page will continue to work even if the search pages are moved to other servers or locations
on the Library web site. No other page is guaranteed to remain available at a specific web address.
Do not frame or otherwise host any portion of the South Sound Photo Album within any other
web site without written permission in advance from the Tacoma Public Library. You may link to the search page and open it in
a new browser window. You may not place any part of the Index or the content of any part of the Index
within a frame, page, or portion of a page on any other web site without written permission in advance from the
Tacoma Public Library.
Any harvesting of information from this database, either manually or by automated means, for use in other web sites or any other products,
is expressly forbidden. The South South Photo Album Index, graphic elements used in the South Sound Photo Album web site, and the
contents of this web site and database are copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Tacoma Public Library.
Privacy Statement [Top] [South Sound Photo Album]
The Tacoma Public Library is committed to protecting the privacy of each South Sound Photo Album user.
The South Sound Photo Album does not store any personal information about you or your use of
this Index. The Library does require you to fill out a form and send it to the Library in order
to purchase copies of photographs, or to share information about the database. This information
may include your name, address, telephone number and/or e-mail address. We do not sell, share, or otherwise disclose any of your personal information you might supply to us to any third party,
except as absolutely necessary to deliver products to you which you have specifically purchased. We will share your name and address
only in order to allow photographic studios to produce photographic products which you may order, and to mail those prints or
slides to you. They have access
to personal information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes. We will not make your e-mail address available to other parties. We will not make your telephone number available to
other parties.
Personal data you choose to submit is used only for fulfilling orders for photographic products which you have requested,
and to reply to you if you choose to share information about any of the photographs or descriptions in this collection.
The Tacoma Public Library does not store or use this information for any other purposes.
The information from
your order is maintained by the Library as part of its standard financial record. Those materials are open to audit review.
Personal information maintained by the Library may be subject to public disclosure
pursuant to the Washington State public disclosure statute.
Automatic Information.
The Library collects and analyzes some information automatically whenever you use this web site.
Examples of the information the Library collects includes the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet;
the computer and connection information such as operating system, platform, browser type and version; and the full Uniform Resource Locators
(URL) progression that you use to move around in this web site. This information is used in the aggregate for preparing usage reports, and so that the Library knows how this
web site is used, and how it can be improved.
Your Postings to This Site.
The South Sound Photo Album allows any user to post or tell Library Staff information about any photograph they view. This feature is designed to allow us to identify the unidentified,
and to correct inaccuracies introduced either by the original photographer or in Library research about a specific image.
By posting any information to this site you give us royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to allow other people to view
and use your content, and to use, distribute, display and create derivative works from this content in any and all media, in any manner, in whole or in part, without any
restriction or reponsibilities to you.
Problems? Questions? If you feel that this site is not following our stated policy, or if you have further questions about the Tacoma Public Library
South Sound Photo Album Privacy Statement please send e-mail to nwr (at) tacomapubliclibrary.org with the subject "Privacy Statement".
Please include an e-mail address or other method for replying to your comments and questions.
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