Margaretbelle Leslie holds Cocker Spaniels from her father John C. White's kennels at Alderton. Left to right:Toby, Western Girl, White's Carmen Glo, and White's Aggravating Aggie will be entered in the December 11 dog show. The Tacoma Cocker Club Speciality Show was held at the Greenwich Coliseum. More than 70 Cocker Spaniels were on display. (T. Times, 12/2/38, p.14).

Dogs; Dog shows; Leslie, Margaretbelle;

Cocker Spaniels from the John C. White's kennels at Alderton. Left to right:Toby, Western Girl, White's Carmen Glo, and White's Aggravating Aggie will be entered in the December 11 dog show. The Tacoma Cocker Club Speciality Show was held at the Greenwich Coliseum. More than 70 Cocker Spaniels were on display. (T. Times, 12/2/38, p.14).

Dogs; Dog shows;

Toy Terrier dog drinking beer from a bottle. Dog is standing on his hind legs with his paws around the beer bottle. A young woman is seated at a kitchen table holding the beer bottle for the dog. (T. Times).

Dogs; Beer--Eating & drinking;

Toy Terrier standing on its hind legs with its paws around a bottle of beer that it's drinking or opening. Woman seated at kitchen table holding beer bottle for dog. (T. Times).

Dogs; Beer--Eating & drinking;

On April 26, 1938, Humane Society officer H. A. Dennison presented a medal to "Frisky" Bedford, 6-month-old German Shepherd dog, who saved 2-year-old Leon Bedford from drowning in a small pond near his home at 5112 So. 10th St. Leon, seated in front of the Humane Society's "Be Kind to Animals" panel truck, accepted the medal for his friend. The medal originally read "To Frisky Bedford, for saving his master's life." When Leon pointed out to the Society that his dog was a lady, the red faced Humane Society had it re-engraved. (T.Times 4/26/1938, p. 3).

Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Animal shelters--Tacoma; Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dennison, Harold A.; Bedford, Leon; Lifesaving--Tacoma;

To Frisky Bedford the medal reads, "for saving her master's life." Pierce County Humane Society uniformed officer H. A. Dennison holds 2-year-old Leon Bedford while petting "Frisky" Bedford. The 6-month-old German Shepherd saved Leon from drowning in a small pond near the Bedford home at 5112 So. 10th St on April 8, 1938. Leon gratefully accepts the medal for his friend while she sits inside the back of the society's panel truck. (T.Times 4/26/1938, pg. 3)

Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Animal shelters--Tacoma; Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dennison, Harold A.; Bedford, Leon; Lifesaving--Tacoma;

In June of 1935, Champion Bulldog Sir Bolivar Buckshot poses steadfastly with his many trophies. Bred and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Bjorklund of Spanaway, Sir Bolivar Buckshot was an English Bull, with a champion rating. He was declared both International and Pacific Coast Champion Bulldog. At four years of age, he was ranked second to none in this country or Canada. The famed champion died in 1942 at the age of 14, having sired many offspring around the country. (T. Times 6/22/1935, pg. 11; TNT 2/5/1942, pg. 16-memorial article)

Bulldogs--1930-1940; Awards;

ca. 1936. Five Scottish Terrier puppies in a box on a high-back, winged, over-stuffed leather chair. The black pups are peering over the edge of the cardboard box in this circa 1936 photograph. (Studio stock negative).

Dogs; Chairs;

Young Mary Hooker, the daughter of Ellen and Albert H. Hooker, Jr., curled-up in a chair with her pet dog.

Dogs; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hooker, Albert H.--Family; Hooker, Mary;

Governor's Review of troops--Fort Lewis. Soldiers watering horses in concrete trough. Mules and horses were part of the giant U.S. Army demonstration of its military prowess during the three hour military review held on August 21, 1937. Passing before the governors of Washington, Oregon and Montana were 14,000 regular army and national guard troops. Planes from the 91st and 116th observtion squadrons flew in formation before government and military officials. (T. Times, 8-21-37, p. 1, 8-23-37, p. 1)

Horses--Fort Lewis; Watering troughs--Fort Lewis;

The Tacoma Spaniel Club held their field trials for 1937 in the prairie lands west of the Northern Pacific car shops in South Tacoma on March 21st. The "prairie lands" were just south of the South Tacoma Swamp. "High class" cocker and springer spaniels, including Pepper the defending champion, a red male cocker owned by Robert Wadsworth (center), competed for the prize trophy. Club members, with their dogs, are: (l to r) Crist Keffler, Ralph Lougheed, C.J. O'Connor, Robert Wadsworth, William J. Lonergan, Everett Metzger and Robert Sloat of Puyallup. (T. Times 3/21/1937, pg. 12)

Dogs; Hunting dogs; Tacoma Spaniel Club (Tacoma);

A young woman in a tweed coat reaches to pet her dog's head. The dog rests its front paws on her coat and stands at full length on his hind legs. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun.

Dogs; Pets--Bremerton--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Ed Griffin's champion English Mastiff "Broomcourt Nell" and her litter of puppies. The puppies were born in September of 1936, 7 females and 3 males. The puppies and their sires were the only English Mastiffs in the NorthWest.

Dogs;

In September of 1937, Vivian Sherman was pictured having a talk with her "lucky dog" Sport. The three year old setter was lucky to be alive. The year before in the winter, he caught his right front paw in a trap. He was stuck for eight days in the frozen trap until he broke the chain and crawled over a mile home. The Shermans had the leg operated on and Sport made a full recovery. He was an excellent hunting dog, despite the fact that he was left with only one toe on the damaged foot. Mrs. Sherman and her husband Frank were the owners of Tapps Fishing Tackle on South Tacoma Way. (T. Times 4/6/1937, pg. 13)

Dogs; Hunting dogs; Sherman, Vivian;

ca. 1937. The puppies of Ed Griffin's champion English Mastiff "Broomcourt Nell." In the beginning of September of 1936, there was only one mastiff in the Northwest. By Sept. 9, 1936, there were 11 with the addition of 10 puppies. The father was Roxbury Boy. Seven of the pups were female and 3 were male.

Dogs;

In September of 1937 the Tacoma Humane Society was able to purchase a new ambulance with donations by a number of generous Tacoma animal lovers including Mrs. Norton Clapp and the estate of Sarah J. Mink. Harold A. Dennison, the caretaker at the society's shelter, gave the first ride in the new truck to a little white dog that had been found beaten and tied in a gunny sack lying in a ditch. The truck was equipped with four metal cages of various sizes and a monoxide chamber that could be used to put badly injured animals to sleep. (T.Times, 9/22/1937 p.4)

Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dogcatching--Tacoma; Animal shelters--Tacoma; Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dennison, Harold A.;

Humane Society officer Harold A. Dennison and the little white dog that he rescued; the dog had been beaten, tied in a gunny sack and left in a ditch. The little dog was the first to ride in the Society's new ambulance made possible by generous donations from animal lovers. (T.Times, 9/22/1937 p.4) TPL-8399

Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dogcatching--Tacoma; Animal shelters--Tacoma; Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dennison, Harold A.;

ca. 1937. Three black bears at Point Defiance Park. Zoo keeper George R. Jones reaches into steel bar cage while four young people watch. Cage is outdoors in open area with fenced area on back slope. In April of 1937, the zoo had no grizzly bears after the death of "Juliet," long time zoo resident. Her partner "Romeo" died the winter before. The zoo was expected a delivery of a pair of grizzly cubs in May from Yellowstone.

Bears; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Zoo keepers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jones, George R.;

ca. 1937. Three black bears at the Point Defiance Zoo appear just as curious about their four teenage visitors as the visitors are about the bears in this circa 1937 photograph. Zoo keeper George R. Jones seems to be reaching into the outdoor barred steel cage with a small item, perhaps food, in his hand.

Bears; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Zoo keepers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jones, George R.;

Dr. Nickelsen with a caged lynx that he captured. (T. Times)

Animals - Lynx

Andy Anderson (Andreson) with a Cocker Spaniel puppy on his lap.

Animals - Domestic Animals - DogsPeople - Men

Small dachshund of Mrs. Clara Lea sunbathing on brick path.

A trio of riders from the Woodbrook Hunt Club halted mid-ride on October 16, 1948 to pose for the Richards Studio photographer. The equestriennes were Miss Estelle Parsons on Honey, Ida (Mrs. B.M.) Antonsen on Bridget and Ruth (Mrs. H.A.) Briggs on Bombadier. (TNT 10/24/1948, pg. D-1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses; Horseback riding; Parsons, Estelle; Antonsen, Antonsen, Ida; Briggs, Ruth;

A quintet of riders, attired in English riding habits, were photographed on October 16, 1948 setting off for a ride from the clubhouse of the Woodbrook Hunt Club. The riders were, left to right, Mrs. J.C. Duryea on Super McKinney, Mary (Mrs. E.M.) Nyman on Highland June, Dr. Darrell H. Running on Tarra, Miss Marguerite Bonnell on Jeep and Mrs. William A. Ryan on Lady. (TNT 10/24/1948, pg. D1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses; Horseback riding; Nyman, Mary; Running, Darrell; Bonnell, Marguerite;

Lee L. Doud, one of the founders and the first president of the Woodbrook Hunt Club, posed in front of the clubhouse on October 16, 1948 with his palomino Bourbon Blue Dare. The Club originated in 1925 through the efforts of Mr. Doud and J.E. Mathews. In 1948, the Club divided its time between the summer rides, picnics and gymkhanas and the winter drag hunt. (TNT 10/24/1948, pg. D1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses; Horseback riding--Tacoma; Doud, Lee L.;

Men on horseback jumping hurdles during the Woodbrook Hunt Club's winter drag hunt. A. Burwood Kennedy is on the right riding "Jeep." Unseen is Cyrus Happy III, riding "Kay Boy," on the left. Both riders are wearing traditional riding garb and are riding English saddles. A drag hunt is where the riders follow behind the hounds; the animals following a scent that has been literally dragged along the ground. The hunt requires that the hunters and their mounts be able to follow at a good clip and jump. (TNT, 10/24/1948, p.D-1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Tacoma; Jumping (Horsemanship)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Saddles;

A. Burwood Kennedy (left) on "Jeep" and Cyrus Happy, III, on "Kay Boy" were photographed in October of 1948 while going over the jumps at the Woodbrook Hunt Club in Lakewood. Co-founded in May of 1926 by Thomas H. Bryan and Major J.E. Mathews, the club divides its year between the informality of summer rides, picnics and gymkannas and the winter "drag hunts," where riders stream across the prairies behind the club's hounds. Both Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Happy are wearing traditional riding garb and are riding English saddles. (TNT, 10/24/1948, p.D-1, 6/6/1976 p.D-1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Tacoma; Jumping (Horsemanship)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Lee L. Doud, the first president of Woodbrook Hunt Club and also one of its founders, is pictured with his palomino, "Bourbon Blue Dare," near the club stables on October 16, 1948. The season opens on Sunday, October 31st, with the first of semi-monthly hunts. The Woodbrook Hunt Club was organized in 1925 by Major J.E. Mathews. (TNT 10-24-1948, D-1, alt. photo)

Horses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Doud, Lee L.; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

W.L. Feeney, the manager of the RKO Pantages Theater, organized a very special "real old fashioned mutts" dog show on April 19, 1930 to welcome the Weaver Brothers comedy team to Tacoma. The winners of the show were: (l to r) Earl Robinson with his two month old puppy Spot, second place; Dickie Dale Simmons with first place winner Bud; and Harold Hilderman with his $1.00 cash prize winning pooch Jiggs. Four year old Dickie made sure that no one could run off with his prize winning pet; Bud was tied to his arms with a thick rope. The dog show was followed by a blackberry pie eating contest and a parade down Broadway. The Weaver Brothers, Charlie, Abner and Cicero, were most famous for introducing the musical handsaw to vaudeville as a musical instrument. They were appearing in Tacoma on a bill with the Richard Dix all talking comedy "Lovin' the Ladies." Seats were 25 cents before 1p.m. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 4/20/1930, pg. A-7)

Robinson, Earl; Simmons, Dickie Dale; Hilderman, Harold; Dogs; Dog shows--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In 1905, Sarsaparilla, the pampered pooch of the Tacoma police force, was famous for using his ugly mug to "sweat" a confession out of suspects. "Sas," as he was known, had been left at the police station when only a few days old and was raised on a bottle. The bull dog was soon known as the ugliest dog in Tacoma. When a suspect was brought into Police Chief Malony's office for questioning, "Sas" only had to be called from his blanket in the Chief's office, fix his slanted eyes on the criminal and the information began to flow. (TDN 10/28/1905, pg. 17)

Bulldogs; Dogs--Tacoma--1900-1910; Police dogs;