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Old Tacoma Washington Framed Print: Lawler's Tulip Garden, 1920s Vintage Postcard

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Vintage Lawler's Tulip Garden Tacoma framed print, restored from an original 1920s postcard: "George Lawler's Tulip Garden, showing 20,000 tulips in bloom, Gardenville, Tacoma, Wash."

This print shows a white farmhouse behind long rows of red, yellow, and white tulips in full bloom. It's reproduced from an original antique postcard in our own collection, scanned at 1200 dpi and carefully restored: we removed dust, specks, and the printing dot pattern and brightened the faded inks, while keeping the original color and printed caption.

A LITTLE HISTORY
In 1910 George Lawler bought five acres of muddy land near Fife, between Tacoma and Puyallup, and planted thousands of bulbs. It was Pierce County's first commercial bulb business, and the area came to be called Gardenville after his flowers. At tulip time he invited the public out to his gardens on the Pacific Highway. Lawler later moved his fields to Roy, and bulbs went on to replace hops as the Puyallup Valley's big crop, giving rise to the Daffodil Festival, whose first parade rolled in 1934 and still runs today.

THE SET
The same postcard is also on a mug, an ornament, a puzzle, a coaster, a tea towel, a poster and a canvas.

Details:
- Restored reproduction of an antique 1920s Tacoma postcard
- The postcard is shown on a cream border, like a mounted print
- Museum-quality matte paper behind a protective acrylic cover
- Kiln-dried pine frame in black, walnut, or white
- Hanging hardware is built into the back of the frame, so it arrives ready to hang
- Restored by us, printed and framed by our production partner
- Ships to US addresses only

Please note: this is a new print, not the original postcard. Small marks of age are part of the original card's character. Colors may vary slightly between screens and printed products. Sizes and frame colors are shown in the listing options.

Gift idea: A great gift for Tacoma history buffs, old-house owners, and anyone who loves the City of Destiny, or a piece of home for a Tacoman who moved away.

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