ca. 1935. City Loan Company, interior, located in the Rust building, Room 408. The City Loan Co. made smaller loans, such as salary or furniture loans. Harry R. Rinker was the manager in 1936. The photograph shows office cubicles where customers can discuss their affairs in semi-privacy with loan officers. (WSHS)

City Loan Co. (Tacoma); Offices--1930-1940; Business enterprises--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Neon sign reading "City of Tacoma Light and Power Co. Cushman Plant 2", designed by Sun Ray Neon Co., sits on back of flatbed truck. Taken at South 38th Street & South Tacoma Way, near Ace Furnace Co. , seen in background at 3740 So. Union Ave., who built the sign. (Argentum)

Signs (Notices)--Tacoma; Electric signs; Ace Furnace Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. John Hancock Insurance sign in the Tacoma Building. The sign promotes Life Insurance Week, May 11th- 16th. "Be Wise. The sooner you plan your future, the better your future will be." Sign lists the names of five insurance companies, tenants of the Tacoma building. (WSHS)

Signs (Notices);

ca. 1935. Display of gas home appliances at the Tacoma Hotel for the Washington Gas and Electric Company. Sign stating "Gas is Best" on far wall. Columns are topped with ornate carvings of sea creatures, mermaids and faces. The wall clock is inside a ship's wheel. Upper walls are decorated with stencilling and antlered animal heads. Exposed beams and dark wood give the room a heavy, dark look. Dark leather chairs and sofas are scattered about. Appliances displayed are cook stoves, water heaters and refrigerators.

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Washington Gas & Electric Co. (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Appliances--1930-1940; Water heaters; Stoves--1930-1940; Refrigerators--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Griffin Fuel Company truck and driver in front of loading chute of coal bunkers. These are automatic gravity bunkers filled with coal. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Man beside Griffin Fuel Company coal truck with body elevated. Coal bunkers and stacked wood in the background. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Griffin Fuel Company wood yard showing truck loading. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuelwood;

ca. 1937. Man standing beside Griffin Fuel Company saw-dust yard. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940;

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;

ca. 1936. Engineering Specialty Company, Seattle, interior view of machine shop. (filed with Argentum)

Engineering Specialty Co. (Seattle); Machine shops--Seattle;

ca. 1936. Ford V8 logging truck and flat bed trailer parked on street near park. For Phillip Becholdt. (filed with Argentum)

Ford trucks--1930-1940;

Exterior view of Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store. Storefront with backlit metal art deco lettering, neon sign, recessed entrance with plate glass display windows. The first Buster Brown Shoe Store opened in Tacoma in 1915. William and J. B. Spellman bought the Tacoma store in 1933. They were joined by a third brother, J. A. Spellman in 1934. The brothers eventually owned stores in Bellingham, Bremerton, Vancouver Washington, and Portland Oregon. Spellman's Shoe Store went out of business in the late 1960s. (filed with Argentum) (Tacoma Times 3/7/1939, pg. 7)

Shoe stores--Tacoma; Window displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Signs (Notices); Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store (Tacoma);

Drielbirs-Lows wedding photo of the bride holding a piece of glassware while the crowd smiles looking on.

Lakewood Thriftway cash register with a scale and paer bag hutches. Sign in the background reads "Customer Profit Sharing Plan."

Bill Brown family possibly posing at a storefront window with a snowman and artificial snow.

Daughters of the Nile group photo with members wearing silver uniforms and ceremonial head ware.

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

Night exterior of IGA Foodtown with neon signage.

Mayor George Smitley buying tickets for the Grange Ball. J.C. Blaser, master of the Collins Grange, is pointing at a ticket placed before Mayor Smitley. The funds raised by the benefit dance would help rebuild the children's farm home at Lacy, which had been recently destroyed by fire. The dance was held on Saturday, February 13, 1937. As mayor, Mr. Smitley apparently was expected to, and did, purchase many tickets to various charitable and social affairs. ALBUM 11. (T.Times 2/11/1937, pg. 3)

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Blaser, J.C.;

In April of 1943, the Treasury T flag was presented to the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma yard. Karl Richards, of the Washington war savings staff, made a speech to thousands of workers at the ceremony. "Remember this flag represents a prosperous peace and our future happiness. Keep it flying." The "minuteman" flag was presented to defense companies where 90 % of the employees pledged at least 10% of their salaries to the purchase of war bonds. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol.1, No.7; May 8, 1943, pg. 2)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); War bonds & funds; Awards; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma;

Peter DeBriyn (DeBriejn in the City Directory) was a man of "Firsts." He was the first burner at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard. He was the first to pass the arc welder's test and had never been late or absent in the 40 months since he had begun work at Sea-Tac. The first shift burner foreman had a personal interest in keeping the ships sliding down the ways, his son had recently enlisted in the Navy the day he turned 17. Pete and his wife Edna lived at 413 So. 32nd. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol. 1 No. 7, Pg 8, May 8, 1943 issue)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tacoma; DeBriejn, Peter;

Governor Arthur Langlie, center, and the Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada and husband of Princess Alice, with Army and Naval Officers in 1923 Lincoln touring car at Sea-Tac Shipyards. Alexander, the 1st Earl of Athlone, was the brother of Queen Mary of England and the husband of HRH Princess Alice, daughter of HRH Leopard, son of Queen Victoria. He is seated in the rear seat, between Sea-Tac General Manager O.A. Tucker and Capt. J.L. McGuigan, USN, and has a prominent mustache. The visit to the shipyard was scheduled to last 30 minutes and, due to the interest of the royal couple, extended an hour beyond that. The tour included this unscheduled drive along Pier 4 and the ways to inspect a carrier at Dock 3. ALBUM 3. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol.1 No.7, May 8, 1943, pg. 3)

Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Governors; Visits of state--Tacoma; Nobility--England; Alexander of Teck, Earl of Athlone; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Governor Arthur Langlie, center, and the Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada and husband of HRH Princess Alice, with Army and Naval Officers in a 1923 Lincoln at Sea-Tac Shipyards. The Earl is seated in the last row between Sea-Tac General Manager O.A. Tucker and an American naval officer believed to be Capt. J. L. McGuigan, supervisor of shipbuilding and official escort. The royal couple was in Tacoma to view the escort aircraft carriers currently being built at the shipyards. (T.Times 5-4-43, p. 3, T. Times 5-5-43, p. 1) ALBUM 3.

Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Governors; Visits of state--Tacoma; Nobility--England; Alexander, Earl of Athlone; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

The Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Canada and husband of HRH Princess Alice, during visit to the Sea-Tac Shipyard on May 4, 1943. As Governor-General of Canada, he was also its Commander-in-Chief. He and his wife paid an official visit to the shipyards to view the escort aircraft carriers being built. He got a first-hand examination of the U.S.S. Pybus, #29, and stood on its deck. 69 at the time of this photograph, the Earl of Athlone had extensive military training and experience. He had strong ties to British royalty as he was married to a granddaughter of Queen Victoria and was the brother of Queen Mary. He passed away on January 16, 1957, at Kensington Palace, the site of his birth 83 years earlier. ALBUM 3.

Visits of state--Tacoma; Nobility--England; Alexander, Earl of Athlone; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. Henry Querrette, also known as "Chips," prepares flapjacks in a frying pan over an open fire. His tent and cooking set up is backed by a majestic view of the snow capped Olympic Mountain range. Mr. Querrette had retired to this lonely area of Hood Canal, known for its lofty mountains, clear blue water and abundant fish. Mr. Querrette had served as a sailor and ship's carpenter and had traded recipes in all the Ports o' Call. His pancake recipe hails from France. ("Better Homes & Gardens" Sept. 1934 issue)

Querrette, Henry; Tents; Outdoor cookery--1930-1940; Campfires;

ca. 1934. This is most probably a long view of the rural ranch of Henry Querrette, located on 20 acres on Hood Canal. (filed with Argentum)

Querrette, Henry--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1934. This is most probably the exterior of Henry Querrette's rural ranch on Hood Canal. Photograph ordered by Better Homes & Gardens. (filed with Argentum)

Querrette, Henry--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1934. Haley family group portrait. Family members seated outside on wicker chairs circa 1934. This is believed to be the family of Jonathan Clifford (J.C.) Haley, seated second from right, one of the founders of candy company Brown & Haley. Immediately behind him is his son Fred Haley, who succeeded him in the business.

Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Haley, J.C.--Family; Haley, Fred;