ca. 1929. Harry L. and Alpharetta Brown house. Exterior view of front and side of three-story house. Side bay features upper balustraded deck off double-doors. The English style home was built in 1925 for Mr. Brown and designed by E.J. Bresemann, architect. Brown's candy recipes spurred the founding of Brown & Haley, Inc., now world-renowned confectioners. (photograph also numbered HG 3 image 5; also in WSHS as 3-5)
Brown, Harry--Homes & haunts; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Mrs. Helen McAnally's home at Magnolia Beach, Lot 3, Vashon Island. "Hot Coffee Ready." The home appears to be built just feet from the beach and has a wide front porch and lots of windows to take in the water view. Mrs. McAnally was the widow of Tacoma attorney Sam McAnally. She was nationally famous as a hostess and the celebrated would travel cross country by train and to the island by ferry to enjoy her hospitality. The beach house parties would continue over several days. Mrs. McAnally continued to hold her famous parties until she was in her eighties. (photograph also numbered HG 33-1) ("Magnolia Beach Memories" by Bob Gordon Sr.)
ca. 1931. Interiors of the home of Harry K. Todd, Tacoma Country Club home #1. Mr. Todd was the president of the Country Club and H.K. Todd Co., investments & insurance.
For Cavanaugh Lumber Co. House at 38th and Madison Sts, 3915 No. 38th. Mr. C. F. Trendall Rowe's. Rowe owned Tacoma Seed Company on Pacific Avenue. (WSHS)
ca. 1926. Judge William and Pauline Snell's residence. Large Dutch Colonial-style house. View from back of house. Landscaping on steep lot. Manicured lawn and extensive shrubs.(Argentum)
ca. 1926. Judge William and Pauline Snell's residence. Large Dutch Colonial-style house. View from rear of house. Steep lot landscaped with lawn and shrubs. (Argentum)
This home at 2401 No. Lawrence St. was built in 1925. It was the home of Clark A.and Edna Squire. Mr. Squire was a reporter for the Tacoma Times Publishing Co.
Exterior of Ted Halbas' home in Steilacoom. Early vernacular cottage overlooking bay with man on front porch. Photograph was taken in August of 1937. (Argentum)
Exterior of home of Reno & Edith Odlin at 610 No. Yakima Ave. The Odlins had purchased the home in October of 1936 and were capturing the structure covered in snow for next year's Christmas card. The modified Italian was built in 1926 by Charles W. Rhodes, who was both the owner and the architect. (WSHS)
View of E. C. Richards' house in snow. Owner was President of Hunt and Mottet Hardware Company. Constructed in 1914, George W. Bullard and Irwin Hill, Architects. Home was photographed on January 11, 1937. (Argentum)
ca. 1934. Entrance through small covered porch to brick and half-timbered Tudor-style house, residence of William E. and Pearl T. Weeks. Porch feature is three turned wood posts. Address was formerly 3716 No. Mason Ave.
Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weeks, William E.--Homes & haunts;
Exterior of Malcolm N. and Winifred M. Saxton home. Two and 1/2 story frame tudor residence with small triangular bays at attic level. Snow on ground. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Edna (Mrs. Oscar) Kendall in tweed coat, veiled hat, fur collar and young son in zippered jacket. Oscar Kendall was a clerk at the Winthrop Hotel. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Mr. Cooney of Cooney Transfer Company. Upper torso of man in tweed suit with dotted tie, mustache. Likely President Edward C. Cooney, could be V.P. Frank D. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Edward ("Ted") Irving Griffin, baby son of Edwin and Nancy Griffin, smiles happily for the camera in this circa 1936 photograph. Edwin was the president of the Griffin Fuel Company.
Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Griffin, Edward Irving; Infants--1930-1940;
ca. 1937. Residence of Matthew and Agnes Fischer. Large two-story brick home, sunroom on right side with terrace above it. House built in 1927 for Henry Thompson. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Ethel (Mrs. John) Kneiling, Stenographer for Golden West Mining Company, in striped dress and scarf. For Matthew Fischer. The Golden West Mining Co. was located in the Provident Building, 917 Pacific Ave., Suite 612. Matthew Fischer was the manager. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Marianna Van Rooy, daughter of Marie and Clemens Van Rooy. Young girl with long curls, bow in hair, pleated sleeveless dress, hands on bench at sides, looking down to left. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Walt Sutter's niece or granddaughter. Side view of girl looking left, hair combed loose with small braid on left side. Her dark dress has short ruffled sleeves, a ribbon around the chest, and a flower on the front.
Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1936. Estelle (Mrs. J.C.) Gould and daughter Jedell. Estelle sits on padded bench under arched window surrounded by wood spool design and holds a cat. Jedell stands on bench to left. The background appears to be the interior of the Yorktheimer mansion at 27 Broadway. The home was demolished in 1959 to make room for the construction of Belmont Terrace, an apartment building. The interiors were sold to Steve Pease who incorporated them into his restaurant "Steve's Gay 90's." Mrs. Gould was one of the Yorktheimers four daughters.
ca. 1936. Mrs. Charles Burkepile and four generations of family. Four generations are pictured in this ca. 1936 home portrait. All three women appear to be enjoying the baby's smiling face. The infant's mother is holding one hand while the grandmother carefully holds the baby in her lap. Great-grandmother stands behind the chair.
Helen (Mrs. J. Arthur) Thompson reads to her young children at their home "Holly Hedge" on Steilacoom Lake. Mrs. Thompson in chair with daughter Jane (2), daughter Joan (8) and son Brewer (5). Mr. Thompson was President of The Thompson Company and Mountain View Development Company. (T. Times 12/5/1936, pg 7)
ca. 1936. Little Anderson boy in "Fire Chief" kiddie car by tinsel covered Christmas tree, circa 1936. Vehicle appears to be operated by pedal power. Toys and teddy bear under tree.
ca. 1936. A. Dwight Orr family at Christmas. Orr sits in chair with three children, Junior, Margaret and Michael, on lap, wife Margaret behind them, tree with presents at right, older woman next to it. Orr was the Assistant Treasurer of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company.
Major Albert H. Hooker of Hooker Chemical Company in reserve officer uniform and hat. Mr. Hooker retired from the Army as a Colonel and served in both World Wars. He was also a civic leader who was elected as a Tacoma city councilman and served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Puget Sound. A son of one of the four founders of Hooker Chemical, he occupied the post of the company's western Sales Manager. He died at the age of 76 in May of 1971. At the time of his death, he and his wife Ellen resided at 4755 So 48th St. (TNT 5/24/1971, pg. 1)
World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Tacoma; Hooker, Albert H.;
