Maxine Mayhew holds a Bantam rooster at the 34th Annual Tacoma Poultry Show held in the old Mohr Building, 1141 Broadway, on December 28-31, 1937. Maxine smiles at the small rooster, who appears to be having a "bad hair day." After the show, the traditional poultrymen's banquet, a home-cooked chicken dinner, was held on Saturday, January 1st in the Odd Fellows Hall, 6th and Fawcett.(T. Times, 12/30, p. 3; 12/31/1937, p. 14).

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J. H. (Jim) Nichols, Judge of poultry show, with the Champion Hen, a White Plymouth Rock, and prize winning White Leghorn chicks. The popular Tacoma Poultry Show ran several days and marked its 34th year in 1937. (T. Times, 12/31/1937, p. 14).

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G. L. Cornforth, left, of the Tacoma Racing Pigeon Club, holds the best hen and J. V. Fordan, right, the best cock racing pigeon. The two birds are the winners at the 44th Annual All-Northwest Winter Poultry Show held the Henry Mohr Hardware building, 1141-43 Broadway. This is the first time racing pigeons have been shown. Competitors come from Washington, Oregon and California. (T. Times, 12/14/38, p. 3)

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Judge J. H. Nichols with the bird he selected as the Grand Champion, a Rhode Island Red rooster. The cock is the overall winner at the 44th Annual All-Northwest Winter Poultry Show. He is owned by George Cvetcovich of Seattle. The poultry show took place mid December 1938 at the Henry Mohr Hardware Building, 1141-43 Broadway. (T. Times, 12/15/1938, p. 13)

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Eye to eye, Leona Schultz of Spanaway poses with the champion cockerel, a Dark Barred Rock, at the 44th Annual All-Northwest Winter Poultry Show. Schultz is wearing an all-tweed outfit with a fur collar coat. The bird is the show champion for male birds under the age of 1 year. He is owned by H. Starbuck of Bakersfield. (T. Times, 12/15/1938, p. 13).

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A spaniel dog being shown at the second annual All Breed Dog Show sponsored by the Tacoma Kennel Club and held at the old Sears and Roebuck building April 29-30, 1939. (T. Times, 5/1/1939, p. 1)

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Betz-Von-Der-Schwerin, female Doberman Pinscher on right, is proud to show off her seven puppies at the Second Annual All Breed Dog Show sponsored by the Tacoma Kennel Club. The puppies, six male and one female, were a featured attraction at the show. Father Sumpter Cullers, on left backed by his many ribbons, looks a bit bewildered at the trophy vase. The dogs are owned by Alan J. Mekelburg of Portland, Oregon. (T. Times 5/1/1939, pg. 1)

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Man positioning a hunting dog for show competition. Second Annual All Breed Dog show held at the former Sears Roebuck Building, April 29-30, 1939. (T. Times, 5/1/1939, p. 1)

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Canadian and American champion, "Coats Correct," three time winner for Best Dog in Show, pictured at the second annual All Breed dog show held April 29-30, 1939 at the old Sears and Roebuck Building. (T. Times, 5/1/1939).

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Blue King II, a Kerry Blue Terrier, won Best in Show at the second annual All Breed Dog Show, April 29-30, 1939, sponsored by the Tacoma Kennel Club and held at the old Sears and Roebuck building, at 24th and Pacific. He is posed here with his owner Mrs. William Fox of Oakland, California. After numerous wins on the west coast, the terrier was in the lead for the American Kennel Club's prize, awarded for winning the most victories of the year. (T. Times 4/26/1939, pg. 16; 5/1/1939, pg. 1)

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Champion Playfair Rockefeller, a Boston Bulldog, took first place in Group 6, Non-Sporting Dogs, at the two-day dog show held in the former Sears Roebuck Building, April 29-30, 1939. Over 50 varieties of dogs participated in the second annual All Breed Dog Show. The show was co-sponsored by the Tacoma Kennel Club and the Young Men's Business Club. (T. Times, 5/1/1939, p. 1).

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Best of Show, Blue King II, a Kerry Blue Terrier, won first place in Group 4 at the second annual All Breed Dog Show sponsored by the Tacoma Kennel Club and held at the old Sears and Roebuck building. L. to R: A. W. Forbes, president, Tacoma Kennel Club, owner Mrs. William Fox, California, and Eval E. Cravell, chief judge, Vancouver, B.C. The pair of East Indian hand tooled vases awarded to the winner were donated by the Tacoma Times. (T. Times, 5/1/1939, p. 1)

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Surrounded by a sea of cameras this Rhode Island Red posed regally with his winning ribbons at the poultry show held on November 30, 1939 after being declared the Grand Champion of All Breeds. The 45th annual show, sponsored by the Tacoma Poultry Association and the Rhode Island Red Club of America, was primarily for the Rhode Island Reds, although other breeds were also shown. As winner of the club's national show, the 9 month old cockerel was considered the finest of the breed in all of the US and Canada. The winning fowl's owner, Mrs. Charles F. Cummings of La Canada, California, was not present when the Grand Champion was announced; not expecting to win, she had gone shopping. (T. Times 12/1/1939, pg. 5; 11/27/1939, pg. 5)

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Photographers capturing on film the grand champion rooster, a Rhode Island Red, with his winning ribbons at the poultry show. Turner Richards and his crew pose with large format cameras and new camera equipment surrounding the cock. (See D9151-1a for the finished photo.) The 45th annual show, sponsored by the Tacoma Poultry Association and the Rhode Island Red Club of America, had 500 entries, 265 of them Rhode Island Reds. The birds were judged by type, shape, color, undercolor and stance, as well as other standards. The owner of the winning cockerel was Mrs. Charles F. Cummings of Rancho de Las Plumas Coloradas of La Canada, California. (T. Times 12/1/39, pg. 5; 11/27/1939, pg. 5).

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Poultry Judge J. H. Nichols faces off with the white Plymouth Rock Rooster that has been declared Grand Champion of the 46th annual Tacoma Poultry Show in January of 1941. Backing up Mr. Nichols are a gang of baby chicks nestling in his lap. The six day show took place January 6-11 of 1941. There were 300 birds and 75 bantams on display. The champion rooster was owned by C.F. Hove of Seattle. (T. Times 1/10/1941, pg. 3)

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The North West Junior Livestock Show was held in Auburn, Washington. Carsten's Packing Co. sold a total of 69 steers, 37 hogs and 8 lambs. Many Tacoma restaurants and clubs attended show and placed orders, in order to serve their customers award winning meat. View of beef cattle, photo ordered by Carsten's Packing Co. (T. Times, 4/10/46, p. 2).

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The North West Junior Livestock Show was held in Auburn, Washington on April 5, 1946. Carsten's Packing Co. sold a total of 69 steers, 37 hogs and 8 lambs. Many Tacoma restaurants and clubs attended the show and placed orders, in order to serve their customers award winning meat. View of Louis Jones, University Union Club Chef (left) and Ralph Nolte, University Union Club Manager admiring an award winning angus steer (T. Times, 4/10/46, p. 2).

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The North West Junior Livestock Show was held in Auburn, Washington. Carsten's Packing Co. sold a total of 69 steers, 37 hogs and 8 lambs. Many Tacoma restaurants and clubs attended show and placed orders, in order to serve their customers award winning meat. University Union Club Chef, Louis Jones second from right and Ralph Nolte, University Union Club Manager, center admire award winning angus steers (T. Times, 4/10/46, p. 2).

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A delegation of 22 business leaders from Honolulu visited the Pacific Northwest in August of 1947 to help foster trade - and support for statehood for their territory. The Tacoma Chamber of Commerce arranged a full schedule of activities for the visiting business men including a trip to the Carstens Packing Company on the tideflats where they were given a ride in Carstens' horse-drawn meat wagon. Some of the staff stood on the roof of the loading dock to get a look at the festivities. The delegation went on from Tacoma to visit Mount Rainier and Olympia. (T.Times, 8/9/1947, p.1) TPL-9602

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