A small child smilingly makes eye contact with a chick at Ken Bergman's farm in January, 1953. She is holding a scooper full of chicken feed. There are dozens of baby chicks in the hay strewn wooden enclosure; some are huddled against the large stove while others line up to eat and drink. Photograph ordered by Washington Cooperative Farmers Assn.

Chickens--Washington; Poultry houses--Washington; Stoves--Washington; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);

Master of Foxhounds Earl Craig addresses the mounted members of the Woodbrook Hunt Club on the New Year's Day hunt held in 1953. The hunt club's pack of foxhounds surround Craig. Woodbrook is one of the few clubs in the country that maintains their own pack of hounds. The Woodbrook Hunt Club is still active, and they remain associated with the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. They also still enjoy the sport of riding to hounds, but they do not hunt a live fox. They "drag hunt". The dogs follow a trail created by dragging a scent impregnated gunny sack along the ground. They use synthetic scent; the dogs follow a synthetic fox.

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Lakewood--1950-1960; Dogs--Lakewood; Craig, Earl;

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;

Albert H. Hooker divides his time between two roles as an industrialist and a rancher. He and his dog stand proudly together in a pasture while he inspects his Hereford cattle at his large ranch at McKenna. This portrait was included in the Tacoma News Tribune's Country Gentlemen tribute. (TNT, 10/12/1952, p.D-1)

Dogs; Cows; Hooker, Albert H.;

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

Animals - Lynx

Marian's Timothy, a black Labrador owned by Marian McPhail, is shown with some of his prizes won in the National Field Trials. Tim was rated fourth nationally among the derby dogs for 1951 from a field of 725 derby starters. Derby dogs are those not more than two years old. Tim's sire was Rip of Holly Hill and his dam was the McPhail's Shady of Spanaway Creek. Marian (Mrs. Charles W.) McPhail ordered this portrait of her thoroughbred dog,

Dogs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Awards;

Two horses and their riders go for a walk in the pastures of Lakewood Stables. The male rider is on an English-style saddle and wears riding boots and perhaps breeches. His female companion smiles broadly as her horse is abreast of his. This sepia photograph was taken on September 5, 1951; photograph commissioned by Howard Smith, Condon Co.

Horses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Lakewood--1950-1960; Boots;

Two beautiful horses stand very still for their photograph. The one on the left has a long white spot that runs from between the eyes to the mouth. The horse on the right has a white diamond just above and between its eyes. Ordered by Mrs. Wayne Keyes.

Horses;

Fritz and Georgia Glenewinkle's Collie dog presented the family with 9 puppies. When the puppies were old enough, the Glenewinkles placed them in dish towels, or diapers, and hung them from a clothesline strung across their kitchen. Perhaps, this photograph, taken in December, was for the family's holiday greeting cards.

Dogs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Collies; Clotheslines; Clothespins; Children & animals--Pets; Glenewinkle, Fritz--Family;

Fritz and Georgia Glenewinkle's Collie dog presented the family with 9 puppies. When the puppies were old enough, the Glenewinkles placed them in dish towels, or diapers, and hung them from a clothesline strung across their kitchen. Perhaps, this photograph, taken in December, was for the family's holiday greeting cards.

Dogs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Collies; Clotheslines; Clothespins; Children & animals--Pets; Glenewinkle, Fritz--Family;

Blue Bonnet parade in Seattle. The Blue Bonnet covered wagon has stopped at the Seattle Public Market (now known as Pike Place Market.) Two of the Blue Bonnet Sue's are giving samples of Blue Bonnet margarine to the crowd. Ordered by Ted Bates & Company, Benson Inge. TPL-4754

Horses--Seattle; Advertising--Seattle--1950-1960; Covered wagons--Seattle; Pike Place Market (Seattle);

Members of the Woodbrook Hunt Club in Lakewood prepare for the first event of the season to be held in October of 1950. Formally established in 1926, the Hunt Club is a member of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America and is one of the few clubs to maintain their own pack of foxhounds. Gathering at the club headquarters are (from left): Dean MacDonald; Mrs. Joseph H. Gilpin on Compass Red; Miss Marguerite Bonnell on Lady; Mrs. Jack N. Briggs adjusting the curb on Bombadier, Mrs. H.A. Briggs' mount; Mrs. Corinne Woodworth on Kay Boy speaking to Mrs. M.E. Morford (standing); Miss Iris Bryan, Master of Foxhounds on Tipperary and Dr. Ilse-Lore Gauditz on Tallyho. (TNT 10-15-50, p. D-1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Lakewood--1950-1960; Hunting dogs; Clubs--Lakewood--1950-1960; Bryan, Iris;

Dr. Alexander G. Ruthven being initiated as an honorary member of the Pierce county Sheriff's mounted posse at Woodbrook Riding Academy. Dr. Ruthven, President of the University of Michigan, was visiting Tacoma and attending meetings with alumni and conferences regarding the University's program for the development of peace time uses of nuclear power. The educator was a veteran horseman and a Morgan horse enthusiast. (TNT 3/29/1950 pg 3)

Horseback riding--Tacoma--1950-1960; Horses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cowboy hats; Mounted police--Tacoma; Cowboys--Tacoma; Uniforms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Flags--United States; Ruthven, Alexander;

Scenic views of Dr. Nickelsen's Spring Valley property. A horse is walking in the foreground near the edge of a lake. A white house with a two-car garage is on the other side with a lawn sloping down to the lake and woods behind. Spring Valley is north of the Pierce County-King County line.

Horses--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lakes & ponds--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;

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 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. 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);

In 1948, Dr. Thomas McKay was an Osteopath whose medical practice was in Tacoma at 911 Pacific Avenue. Dr. McKay is married to Zaza and they have a son, Thomas F. McKay, who is a student at Pacific Lutheran College. The McKay family have their family ranch, the Circle T-Z, and home in Puyallup at South Meridian & Airport Road. View of Dr. Thomas McKay riding his horse, another horse is on right side. Dr. McKay may be on his two-year-old American saddlebred "Ebony Arden Supreme." He would be showing this horse at a gymkhana and horse show on July 4th at his Circle T-Z ranch in collaboration with the Valley Riding Club. (TNT 6-27-1948, D-3-article only)

Horseback riding--Puyallup; Horses--Puyallup; Ranches--Puyallup; McKay, Thomas--Homes & haunts; McKay, Thomas;

Edward Warburton, new manager of the Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society, is standing beside the shelter's new truck with two dogs and a cat, stray pets at the shelter. The Humane Society is holding an open house on May 9, during "Be Kind to Animals Week" for visitors to see how the shelter operates and the many pets that are available for adoption. (T.N.T., 5/6/48, p. 4). TPL-8344

Dogs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cats; Pets; Dogcatching--Tacoma; Animal shelters--Tacoma; Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society (Tacoma); Warburton, Edward;

Three legged chicken born at the Mrs. W.E. Crawley Residence, Spanaway. Edith J. Crawley, 9 years old, holds in her hand a newly hatched chick that had three legs. Edith named him Elmer and said he eats as much as the other chicks and was just as lively. Photo taken for the Tacoma Times. (T.Times, 8/7/1947, p.11)

Chickens--Tacoma; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Birth defects; Children & animals--Tacoma; Crawley, Edith J.;

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;

Mrs. Glen Cushing on horseback. Two people are wearing costumes, riding horseback. The horses wear collars of daffodils.

Horseback riding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Horses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Chief Boatswain Arthur L. Parker, US Navy, and his horse, Flicka. Mr. Parker is shown astride Flicka. Mr. Parker arranged for Flicka to be brought to California from Tulagai when he returned to the United States from the war. Getting her into the United States was more difficult than obtaining passage of 10,000 miles was. He brought her with him when he came to University Place to visit his parents. He plans to buy a small farm to keep her and to live when he retires in four months' time. (T.Times, 10/1/1945, p.1)

Horses; Parker, Arthur L.;

Chief Boatswain Arthur L. Parker, US Navy, and his horse, Flicka. While in Tulagai, Mr. Parker operated on Flicka and to keep her safe from the threat of further bombs, her found a cave for her to stay in until she was well. He taught her tricks and they have been together four years. Mr. Parker says Flicka has more tricks than a poker playing ace. (T.Times, 10/1/1945, p.1)

Horses; Parker, Arthur L.; Pets

Chief Boatswain Arthur L. Parker, US Navy, and his horse, Flicka. Mr. Parker heats up food on an electric range while Flicka pokes her head in from the back porch. These two have been together since Flicka was a colt in Tulagai. During the invasion in Tulagai, Flicka's mother was killed. Flicka ran off and was found after Arthur Parker sent men after her. She was wounded and was brought back on a sled. (T.Times, 10/1/1945, p.1)

Horses; Parker, Arthur L.; Pets;