Swiss dance. A large group of couples dancing under crepe paper streamers hung above the dance floor in this photograph from August of 1937.

Dances--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swiss-Americans--Tacoma; Ethnic groups--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Swiss dance. Large crowd of men and boys drinking and singing. Sign on wall indicates "Beer free."

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Swiss dance, August of 1937. Nine men standing in a semi-circle around a spitoon. They appear to be singing.

Swiss Americans--Tacoma; Ethnic groups--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Swiss dance. A large group of couples on dance floor. Most men have shed their coats for a more relaxed atmosphere.

Swiss Americans--Tacoma; Ethnic groups--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Swiss dance. Two men with cigars tending bar. The dance may have been held at the Swiss Hall, a building erected by Tacomans of Swiss ancestry. Other photographs in the same series show that the dance was attended by a large crowd. The beer was apparently free.

Tacoma Swiss Society (Tacoma); Swiss Americans--Tacoma; Dance--Tacoma; Cigars; Bartenders--Tacoma; Beer--Tacoma;