Stadium High School Intermediate football team. Coached by William M. Jolliffe (third from left, back row), the Stadium team lost to Lincoln twice and tied the final scoreless game of the 1924 season. The team, with no players over 150 pounds, still exerted fine effort and perseverance despite playing a better team. G46.1-032 (1925 Tahoma yearbook, p. 91)

Football players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Jolliffe, William M.;

Drama League rehearsals at the Tacoma Theater. "The Torch Bearers" was chosen as the designated 1924 mid-winter play of the Tacoma Drama League. Cast members included Mrs. Llewellyn J.W. Jones, Miss Catherine Hurley and Mrs. Rex Roudebush. "The Torch Bearers" was performed on December 16, 1924. G22.1-011 (TNT 12-6-24, p. 9-article)

Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Interior of Port of Tacoma warehouse as viewed on December 18, 1924. Piles of large sacks and lumber on the right; rows of box shooks on the left. TPL-9719; G49.1-178

Warehouses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Christmas tree at the Carlton Hotel. This tall Christmas tree, heavily draped with tinsel and decorated with glass balls and glimmering chains, stood in the lobby of the Carlton Hotel, 1552 Jefferson Avenue, during the 1924 holiday season. Beneath the tree are small figures of a Santa surrounded by children and animals. G20.1-103

Christmas trees--Tacoma--1920-1930; Carlton Hotel (Tacoma);

A group of 21 Sperry Flour salesmen posed for an outdoor photograph near the end of December, 1924. All were professionally dressed in top coats and hats.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Sperry Flour Milling Co. (Tacoma); Sales personnel--Tacoma--1920-1930;

The Tacoma Oratorio Society, under the direction of J. W. Bixel, performed Handel's "Samson" on January 28, 1920, at the First Presbyterian Church. The 125-voice group featured Mrs. Virginia Hutchinson of Portland as "Micah," Mrs. Donald Dilts of Tacoma as "Delila," Raymond Metz of Spokane as "Samson" and William Hedberg of Seattle as "Manoah." G40.1-103 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 1-25-20, A-15, D-2-articles)

Tacoma Oratorio Society (Tacoma); Choirs (Music)--1920-1930; Singers;

Fifteen women and a small girl wear the costumes of a century ago as they posed outdoors on January 30, 1920. Among them are women dressed in Native American garb, patriotic wardrobe and a wedding dress.

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1920-1930; Costumes;

Wicker furniture and a stuffed sofa comfortably grouped around a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace were located in Camp Lewis' Hostess House in 1920. The sitting room pictured above was decorated with garlands and other greenery which made the place more welcoming and less sterile. The YWCA had provided a hostess house with writing desks and entertainment. Built with stately pillars, the Hostess House would become the center of camp activities for soldiers and their guests. (TDL 12-25-21-article & photograph of exterior) G70.1-002

Wicker furniture; Fireplaces--Camp Lewis; Living rooms--Camp Lewis; Hostess House (Camp Lewis);

Non-commissioned Officers Club. This one-story building with extended covered wraparound porch served as the Non-commissioned Officers Club at Camp Lewis circa 1920. The commissioned officers had their own separate building. G69.1-152 TPL-10307

Military facilities--Camp Lewis;

Hostess House--Camp Lewis. This stately building was one of many established by the YWCA (through the American Red Cross) in military camps throughout the country during WW1. The Hostess House, with Mrs. Caroline Paxton in charge, was a refuge for wives and families visiting soldiers. It was a place to meet, share meals, and write letters. The Hostess House was also open to families of the military camp, patients at the camp hospital, and enlisted personnel of the entire camp. The Camp Lewis Hostess House would later become an officers' club. (www.historylink.org; www.gjenvick.com-article on Hostess Houses; TDL 12-25-21) G69.1-118 TPL-10308

Hostess House (Camp Lewis);

Linco Log & Lumber Co.; Yard engine. The versatility of the steam powered railroad was responsible for early advances in logging. By replacing animals as beasts of burden, they made it possible to harvest timber in the most inaccessible areas. During the 1920's, large scale locomotive operations flourished in the northwest. The system consisted of a main line with spurs, trackage that could be shifted constantly to follow the timber. With the aid of geared engines, such as the Shay locomotive, built from 1884-1945 by the Lima Locomotive Co., they could go into most mountainous areas despite the grade. The logs could then be "yarded," brought from the field into areas for shipment. (Labbe & Goe, Railroads in the Woods) G75.1-074; TPL-818

Linco Log & Lumber Co. (Lindberg); Lumber industry--1920-1930; Lumber camps--1920-1930; Railroad locomotives--1920-1930;

Maritime Block Bldg., 726 Pacific Ave, as pictured on April 9, 1920. Home of the Johnson-Cox Co. printers and book binders, and publishers of the Tacoma Daily Index, a business newspaper that was the official paper for the City of Tacoma and Pierce County. The Italianate structure was built in 1886 and saw use as the Casino Theater. In 1893 the Tacoma Cycle Club was listed as its occupant. By 1900 the building was known as the "Maritime Building" and had undergone remodeling. The Johnson-Cox Co. opened its doors in 1909 to provide quality printing for the local area. A family-run business for 75 years, it was sold in 1984 to current owners Ken Creech and Gary Faul. BN-217 (johnson-cox.com/html/history-article only)

Johnson-Cox, Inc. (Tacoma); Printing industry--Tacoma; Maritime Building (Tacoma);

Side view of parked St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. No. 1 truck filled with stacks of what may be plywood. This April, 1920, photograph may have been taken at the company's downtown Tacoma yard. As noted through the doorless truck, there was no driver at the wheel. G36.1-160

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--1920-1930;

Heavy machinery constructed by the Blewett Tractor Co. of Tacoma and displayed on April 14, 1920, near the Union Station. Equipment is intended for the Couer D'Alene Valley Highway District, Kootenai County, Idaho. Equipment is labelled on chassis "Webfoot." The 1920 City Directory listed Arthur R. Blewett as the president of the company and its location as 21st St. corner of A St. G32.1-105

Blewett Tractor Co. (Tacoma); Tractors--1920-1930; Machinery--1920-1930;

The freighter "Haxtum" in town to take on a shipment of grain in June of 1920. She is pictured above at the Milwaukee elevator. The ship was expected to take a cargo of 3000 long tons of grain to Europe. Photograph ordered by Fisher Flouring Mills. G49.1-068 (TNT 6-7-20, p. 7-article)

Cargo ships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Jefferson Avenue near 19th looking north in June of 1920. In the foreground are tracks for the Tacoma Rail & Power streetcars. The Carlton Hotel is in the distance in the center of the photograph. A cleaning establishment is located at 1926 Jefferson Avenue, left center of photograph. The tower protruding in left center block is now the building housing the Swiss Tavern; Rock Pasta and Buzzard Compact Discs are nearby. The Modern Apartments, 1904 Market St., are at the far left. TPL-257; G60.1-077

Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Modern Apartments (Tacoma);

Steam crane on flatbed at undisclosed location. Photograph taken in July of 1920; ordered by Buffelen Lumber & Mfg. Co. G44.1-055

Hoisting machinery;

Crane used by Buffelen Lumber & Mfg. Co. during the summer of 1920. G44.1-056

Hoisting machinery;

City of Tacoma Light Department's "Trouble Car" parked outside Griffith Motor Co., 728 Broadway, in early August of 1920. Griffith Motors was a Dodge dealership. The newly purchased Dodge automobile would probably be used to transport utility workers to locations experiencing problems. It was one of many Dodges placed in public service. TPL-6701; G43.1-028 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 8-22-20, C-8)

Dodge automobile; Griffith Motor Co. (Tacoma); Tacoma City Light (Tacoma);

Coils of wire are spread out on display outside the American Wood Pipe Co., 3200 South Cedar St., in August of 1920. The wire will be used to wrap wooden irrigation pipe. American Wood Pipe, established in January of 1913, was located on six acres in the Center St. manufacturing district. By 1921, it was considered the largest single wood pipe factory in the world. G36.1-107 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 12-4-21, p. 7-article)

Wire; American Wood Pipe Co. (Tacoma);

Curtain, possibly hand painted, of local Tacoma businesses. This curtain is believed to have hung in the Apollo Theater, 11th & Broadway, in 1920. The Apollo later became the Blue Mouse in 1922 and remained a local favorite until its demolition in 1960, a casualty of Tacoma's new street escalator.

Draperies;

St. Paul & Tacoma lumber yard. This November, 1920, progress photograph shows a fuel conveyor belt being constructed 24 feet above the ground at the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. Two 2 ton locomotive cranes are pictured lifting a 106 foot truss into place. The 641 foot long aerial belt will run from the mill to a point on the waterway directly across from the Consumers Central Heating Co. The conveyor belt will be used to transport the mill's waste wood, formed into logs. The fuel will be dumped on barges and carried across to the heating plant where it will be burned to supply heat to the city. The conveyor belt was all wood with the exception of the belt itself and the roller bearings. Parallel chord lattice was used for the entire length with the exception of street crossings where 106 foot span Belfast type lattice trusses were used. (TDL 1/9/1921, pg. 6) TPL-2047; G36.1-163

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Belts & belting (Equipment); Fuel trade--Tacoma--1920-1930;

An unidentified worker was photographed in November of 1920 in the corner of the Northern Novelty Manufacturing Co., 2909-13 So. Wilkeson, where the alder timber was sorted. Just in time for the holidays, the eight month old company was diversifying its production from tables to include wooden toys. They used the local alder to manufacture their patented specialties: the hubless and spokeless toy wheel and the "shimmy dog." (TDL 11/28/1920, pg. B6) G36.1-022 (also cataloged under G36.1 image 068)

Northern Novelty Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Toy industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cabinetmaking--Tacoma;

In November of 1920, Alice Moorefield was photographed working at the Northern Novelty Manufacturing Co., located at 2909-13 So. Wilkeson St. She was sharpening a wood chisel and was surrounded by the wood used by the eight month old company in their manufacture of wooden products. Miss Moorefield was rated as a "helper" and was able to handle any of the big machines used in finishing timber for the plant. The company, already successful in the construction of tables, was branching out into toy construction. They held patents on a hubless and spokeless wheel for mechanical toys and tea wagons and a toy called the "shimmy dog." They also held a contract to produce all the toys for the annual Tacoma Elks Christmas tree. (TDL 11/28/1920, pg. B6) TPL-1419; G32.1-011

Moorefield, Alice; Northern Novelty Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Toy industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Women--Working class--1920-1930; Cabinetmaking--Tacoma;

An example of tables built by the Northern Novelty Manufacturing Co. was displayed outdoors in early November of 1920. The fold-down table was compact enough to fit in small places. Northern Novelty had opened for business in January of 1920 and by October of that year, had expanded their plant on South Wilkeson in order to manufacture wooden toys. G35.1-025

Northern Novelty Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Tables;

At first glance, this 1921 photograph taken in downtown Tacoma appears to be of two separate streets; however, it is actually looking east down 11th Street toward the 11th Street (now Murray Morgan) Bridge. The composite picture shows the many pedestrians and occasional vehicles, including a streetcar. Prominent buildings to the left (and again on the right) are the Fidelity Building, Rust Building, and unfinished Scandinavian-American Bank Building (later completed and known as the Washington Building). The building in the center of the photograph is the Stone-Fisher Department Store, later to be known as the Bon Marche. TPL-6362; G57.1-137

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Rust Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Scandinavian-American Bank (Tacoma); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

Shipping operations. Piles of lumber are stacked at the St. Paul Docks in Tacoma in June of 1921. The big timber from St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. and the Puget Sound Lumber Co. will be exported via the waiting Japanese cargo ship, the "Genoa Maru," shown at far left. Two cranes would be used for this operation. It was her first visit to Tacoma. Another photograph of the ship and lumber is Boland B4201. G49.1-202 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 6-12-21, B-8-article)

Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cargo ships--Japanese; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hoisting machinery;

The Antlers Lodge, a historic hunting lodge located on the shores of the original Lake Cushman, as it appeared in June of 1921. On November 18, 1925, it was burned to the ground in a planned blaze intended to clear the Cushman Basin. Its location now lies under 160 feet of water in the expanded Lake Cushman created by the 1925 Cushman Dam that supplies power to Tacoma. The lodge was built by Russell Homan in the late years of the 19th century. Homan, the son of Erie Railway vice president Gilson Homan, and his partner Stanley Hopper, of the Singer sewing machine family, attracted a clientele of high society from New York, the East and the Northwest. The hotel's heyday was from 1890-1910, when the lodge was reached by stage coach and the average stay was one month. The popularity of the automobile shortened the trips to weekends and the lodge fell into disrepair. Homan was living nearby but no longer managing the Antlers at the time of its sale to Tacoma Public Utilities. (TNT 10/31/1925, pg. 1; 11/18/25, pg. 18)

Antlers (Lake Cushman); Lodges--Lake Cushman; Resorts--Lake Cushman; Cushman Dam #1 (Lake Cushman); Dams--Lake Cushman; Dam construction;

Twenty thousand race fans crowded into the covered grandstands of the Tacoma Speedway to watch the July 4, 1921 Speedway Classic. The drivers, mechanics and race officials stand on the board track prior to the start of the 250 mile race. The race cars are lined up on the track three abreast, with the Marmon Speedster pace car in the lead. In the front row are, left to right, #6 Roscoe Sarles' Duesenberg, #1 Eddie Hearne's Revere Special and #3 Frank Elliott's Leach Special. Middle row: #5 Joe Thomas's Duesenberg, #7 Eddie Miller's car, #2 Tommy Milton's Durant Special. Last row: #27 Tom Alley's Frontenac, #12 Anton Soules' Frontenac, #21 Eddie Pullen's Duesenberg. The crowd was treated to an exciting race where Tommy Milton repeated his win of the previous year, breaking all distance speed records with an average speed of 98 mph. He completed the race in 2:34:00, followed closely by Sarles at 2:34:52. (TDL 7/2/1921 - 7/5/21, all pg. 1) G51.1-081

Racetracks--Lakewood--1920-1930; Automobile racing--Lakewood--1920-1930; Tacoma Speedway (Lakewood); Racing automobiles--1920-1930; Grandstands--Lakewood;

A "Modern Method" crane No. 40 is pictured on September 8, 1921, on the wide dock at the Port of Tacoma. It was manufactured by Colby Steel & Engineering Co. The legs of the crane were tall enough that a freight train could easily pass through. At the dock is the cargo ship, "West Jappa," out of Seattle. G49.1-203;

Hoisting machinery; Cargo ships--1920-1930; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1920-1930; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma);