Perkins Building
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Tacoma Typographical Union 170 organized the first union in Tacoma in 1883. Union printers and reporters have struggled for respect and decent working conditions since the days of Tacoma’s first major daily, the Tacoma Daily Ledger. The Perking Building, built in 1906 by newspaper magnate Sydney “Sam” Perkins, housed both the Ledger and the News. Logos for the two papers can still be seen at the top of the building.
(photo caption) The flag-draped building was photographed on Armistice Day: November 11, 1918.