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Printed on front: Conservatory Wright Park, Tacoma, Wash.

Photograph of inside the W.W. Seymour Conservatory at Wright Park.

Printed on front: Wright Park Conservatory, Tacoma, Washington.

A picture of the conservatory in Wright Park. Printed on front: Scene in Wright Park.

Printed on front: Wright Park, Showing Conservatory, Tacoma, Wash.

• The Seymour Conservatory at 316 So. G St. opened in 1908. circa 1920.
• Printed on front: Scene in Wright Park.

Charles Blancherie, manager of S.B.& H. Candy Co., poses with his new Scripps-Booth automobile outside the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park on November 11, 1920. He had recently accepted delivery of the vehicle from Tacoma Motors Co. Mr. Blancherie was a very satisfied Scripps-Booth owner; this model was his third purchase. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-14-20, C-6) G11.1-044

Blancherie, Charles; Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma);

ca. 1928. Unidentified man with his 1928 Buick in front of Seymour Conservatory at Wright Park. Vehicle has Pennsylvania plates and also displays California and Oregon non-resident windshield stickers. Blossoms and other foliage are visible through the conservatory's large windows. The Victorian style glass conservatory, opened in 1908, was a gift to the people of Tacoma from Tacoma businessman William W. Seymour. TPL-5720, BU-12737

Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Wright Park (Tacoma); Buick automobile;

Unidentified man in dark suit poses with an Oldsmobile coupe automobile parked in front of the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. This photograph was taken on behalf of the American Automobile Association (A.A.A) on February 24, 1938.

American Automobile Association (Tacoma); Oldsmobile automobile; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

This May 1939 advertising photograph shows the wide range of Ford commercial vehicles sold by Titus Motor Co. on display in front of the Victorian style Seymour Conservatory at Wright Park. The glass conservatory, one of only three on the West Coast, was a gift to the citizens of Tacoma by Tacoman businessman William W. Seymour. The building, designed by I.J. Knapp, opened in November of 1908 and gave the average Tacoman their first glance at the foliage of the tropics. In 1938, Leon Titus, a 25 year veteran in the automotive sales business, got his foot in the door in Tacoma by being awarded the downtown dealership of Ford, Ford Mercury and Lincoln Zephyr. The dealership moved into the old Pacific Car Co. building at 618-624 Broadway, where they remained until the mid 1960's. As a boy, Leon Titus had worked for the Marmon-Nordyke Co., manufacturer of the Marmon automobile. The Titus family is still heavily involved in the automotive business today. (TNT 12/15/1938, pg. 11)

Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ford trucks; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Various delivery trucks and a motorcycle delivery vehicle parked outside the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. Publicity for Titus Motor Company. (filed with Argentum)

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

College of Puget Sound May Day Festival. Queen Ruth and attendants near the Conservatory in Wright Park on April 29, 1940. L to R: Doris Grandlund, attendant; Queen Ruth Raymond; Beulah Eskildsen, attendant. (T. Times, 5/1/1940)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; May Day--Tacoma; Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grandlund, Doris; Raymond, Ruth; Eskildsen, Beulah; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma);

Royalty for the College of Puget Sound May Day Festival. Queen Ruth and her attendants pose near the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. L to R: Doris Grandlund, attendant; Queen Ruth Raymond; Beulah Eskildsen, attendant. The annual festival will take place on campus May 3, 1940. (T.Times, 5/1/1940, pg. 1).

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; May Day--Tacoma; Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grandlund, Doris; Raymond, Ruth; Eskildsen, Beulah; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma);

Ruling over the merriment at the College of Puget Sound May Day Festival in 1940 was Queen Ruth, center, and her attendants; photographed here near the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. Pictured, left to right, are Doris Grandlund,attendant; Queen Ruth Raymond; and Beulah Eskildsen, attendant. On campuses across the country, May Day was celebrated on the first day of the month of May. (T.Times, 5/1/1940, pg. 1).

Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; May Day--Tacoma; Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grandlund, Doris; Raymond, Ruth; Eskildsen, Beulah; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma);

In April of 1944 Eva Mahoney (second from left) posed with her three sisters, Dottie, Peggy and Donna (order not known) outside of the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. Two of her sisters had recently signed up to join the U.S Navy's women's reserve. Members of the Navy's Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service program were called WAVES.

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--Tacoma; Military organizations; Mahoney--Family--Military service; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 27, 1947 Lois Holm (left) and Joyce Anderson are pictured admiring the "Haven in the Woods" arrangement by Clarence Deming, horticulturist in charge of the Seymour Conservatory, which featured 1,400 exhibition type chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemums were grown by James Stanyon, chief horticulturist of the Metropolitan Park District. This was the third annual 'mum show (T. Times, 10/28/47, p. 2).

Greenhouses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Landscape architecture facilities--Tacoma; Flowers--Tacoma; Flower shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Holm, Lois; Anderson, Joyce;

An unidentified gardener, surrounded by palms and palmettos, kneels next to a small waterfall inside the Seymour Conservatory in this photograph from February 1948. The conservatory is in Wright Park on the South G Street side of the park. It was donated by W.W. Seymour and opened in 1908. I.J. Knapp was the architect. (Special order for special edition, studio, by Tacoma Times, George Beckingham) TPL-5723

Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Palms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Special order for special edition, studio, by Tacoma Times, George Beckingham. The interior of Seymour Conservatory showing materials brought in to build the new rock garden. The windows of the conservatory are not really dirty. In early summer they were painted with white wash to protect the plants from harsh and burning sun light and as the seasons changed the white wash would be washed away by rains. TPL-5722

Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Palms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rock gardens--Tacoma;

Easter Lily display in Wright Park Conservartory, Times, Corky Maybin. Massed lilies and spring tulips and hyacinths created the seasonal display at Seymour Conservatory at Wright Park. The background foliage was provided by banana and date palms, rubber trees and many exotic blooms of plants and bulbs having habitats all over the world. (T.Times, 3/29/1948, p.2) TPL-5724

Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Palms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lilies--Tacoma; Tulips--Tacoma; Palms--Tacoma; Rubber plants--Tacoma;

Tacoma's Spinster Club members were planning their annual Dixie Ball, the event would take place at the Winthrop Hotel's Wedgwood Room. Committee members are standing left to right: Gloria Kristofferson, Ann Murphy, Charleen Brunsdon, Jeannine Stevenson, Doris Ryan (General Committee Chairman), Ida Mae Hughes and Beverly Eckman; Seymour Conservatory in background (T.N.T., 4/10/49, p. D-2).

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Single women; Women--Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spinster Club (Tacoma); Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Group of four Red Top Taxicabs parked in front of Wright Park Conservatory. Automobiles appear to be Chevrolets. (filed with Argentum)

Taxicabs--Tacoma; Red Top Taxi (Tacoma); Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;