This is one of Tacoma's shipyards in the Tideflats in a photograph taken on September 8, 1922. A crane and stacks of lumber are visible across from the large building in this deteriorated print. G36.1-011

Hoisting machinery; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is E.N. Dugan's, of the architectural firm Sutton & Whitney, 1922 drawing of the proposed hotel on the Donnelly Hotel site. The Donnelly location, on Pacific at South 9th & Commerce, was one of the 18 sites to be voted upon by the stockholders in the Citizens Hotel Corporation. One site would be chosen to have a long-desired hotel constructed upon it and competition was fierce. The proposed plan by the Sutton & Whitney firm envisioned a 12-floor building with main lobby (44' X 60') entered directly from Pacific Avenue. There would be a ballroom and seven private dining rooms. Various shops would be located at lobby level. To make the site more enticing, Hugh G. Wallace, owner of the Donnelly Hotel site, agreed to purchase the adjoining property from the Loyal Order of Moose. This would add 50 feet on Pacific and Commerce to the site and Mr. Wallace would lease it to the Hotel Corporation. After two votes, the Donnelly site came in third after the Tacoma Hotel and Rhodes sites. The Donnelly Hotel would be demolished in 1925 to make room for the Motoramp Garage. (TNT 9-19-22, p. 22; TNT 9-30-22, p. 1-article; TDL 10-4-22, p. 1-article)

Architectural drawings; Hotels--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Close-up of burnt timber at the Mineral Lake Logging Co.'s Camp 17. Photographer Boland ventured out to the remote logging camp located in north central Lewis County on September 3, 1926, to document the damage that fire had caused to timberlands. Burned sections of cut timber are piled haphazardly on the ground, obscuring many tree stumps.

Mineral Lake Logging Co. Camp 17; Fires; Tree stumps; Logs; Lumber industry--Washington--1920-1930;

This burned railroad bridge was located near Mineral Lake Logging Co.'s Camp 17 in 1926. The area had suffered fire damage which included part of this railroad bridge constructed out of logs. The bridge curved around a gulch.

Mineral Lake Logging Co. Camp 17; Logging industry--Washington--1920-1930; Fires; Logs; Railroad bridges--Washington--1920-1930;

Sherman Clay piano. This beautiful piano was placed next to a large view window in a home believed to have been owned by the Scott family on Gravelly Lake Drive in 1926. The stately living room, built with an open-beam ceiling, had a marble or stone fireplace and ornate furniture. Photograph ordered by the Sherman, Clay & Co. G40.1-014

Pianos; Fireplaces;

Pacific States Lumber Co. plant, Selleck, Washington. This elevated view of the large, sprawling facility was taken on October 4, 1926. Selleck was a mill town in southeast King County formed by the owners of the Pacific States Lumber Co. about 1908 and named after Frank Selleck. It grew into a bustling community of 900 people housed in company buildings and included a hospital, hotel, school, gathering hall and mill buildings. Pacific States Lumber Co. built the world's highest railroad trestle, 204 feet over the Cedar River. The plant, running with modernized equipment, built a good reputation and landed a contract with Tokyo to supply lumber to rebuild the city after the massive earthquake there of 1923. Many Japanese workers and their families were sent to Selleck as laborers and formed a cohesive community of their own. Pacific States Lumber declared bankruptcy in 1939 and the company town's population shrank until its present number of about 90. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. (Seattle Times, 7-31-07) G75.1-077

Pacific States Lumber Co. (Selleck); Lumber industry--1920-1930;

This couple seem to be enjoying their new automobile parked outside a wooded area, perhaps South Park, in early October of 1926. The vehicle, with the woman behind the wheel, is a roomy four-door. G11.1-077

Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Close-up of airplane and Franklin automobile at Camp Lewis on October 8, 1926. The car has Seattle plates. See Boland image B15775 for another view of plane and car along with pilot and two men. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Franklin Co.

Airplanes--Camp Lewis; Franklin automobile;

Copy of architectural drawing for new National Soap Company building was made on October 8, 1926. The new soap factory was to be situated on South 25th Street between Jefferson and Pacific Avenues.

Architectural drawings; National Soap Co. (Tacoma);

McLean the Mover, Inc. dealt in heavy hauling as the above October, 1926, photograph indicates. One of its trucks is pulling, with the help of a single chain, another truck with a girder in front of 739 Market St. in downtown Tacoma. G66.2-110

McLean the Mover, Inc. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1920-1930; Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Montage of photographs taken of the Battery "F," 10th Field Artillery circa 1926. Copy was made on November 1, 1926. Most of the pictures were taken at the September, 1926, Western Washington Fair in Puyallup where the men were camped out and put on a demonstration of skills. There was also at least one taken at the Horse Show & Fair at South Tacoma. The 4th Section of Battery "F" were featured in several shots. G70.1-015

Artillery (Troops)--Tacoma; Soldiers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Artillery (Weaponry)--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. This is an undated architectural drawing of a "Proposed Doctors Office Building on Saint Helens Avenue," designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Tacoma architects. It is apparently an early design proposal for the (Rhodes) Medical Arts Building which was built at 747 Market Street in 1930. The Sutton, Whitney & Dugan drawing shows a shorter building than the one finally constructed but it was apparently also to be made of stone. John Graham, Sr. and associate architects Heath, Gove & Bell were eventually chosen as the architects for the Medical Arts Building which was actually built. The Medical Arts Building was purchased by the City of Tacoma in 1977 for use as the city hall, and was renamed the Tacoma Municipal Building in 1981. (Copy of drawing made on November 10, 1926.) G17.1-034

Architectural drawings; Office buildings--Tacoma;

In November of 1926, long before the advent of Tacoma's new light rail, the Tacoma Railway & Power Company streetcar tracks ran down the center of Pacific Avenue. The landmark Union Depot is on the right; Warren-Soule-Fairhurst Co. on the left. The drygoods firm occupied the Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Bldg. at 1754 Pacific Avenue, formerly the location, at various times, of the Peoples Store, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. Store, Davis, Horton & Co. furniture store, and Commercial Truck Co. It is now part of the UW-Tacoma campus and the site of the school's bookstore. Tacoma torn out its streetcar rails in 1938. TPL-667

Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Union Station (Tacoma); Warren-Soule-Fairhurst Co. (Tacoma); Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Pacific Avenue looking north with Tacoma Railway & Power Co. streetcar tracks in the center of the street. This is a November, 1926, view of one of Tacoma's busiest streets in the downtown business district. Union Depot (Station) is on the right at 1717 Pacific. Puget Sound National Bank with spire is visible in the distance, also on the right. The future UW-Tacoma would be located on the left. TPL-631

Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Union Station (Tacoma); Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Construction is proceeding on the massive $500,000 Masonic Temple, designed by Tacoma architect A.J. Russell, located at South 2nd and Saint Helens Avenue during November of 1926. Masons from all over the state had attended the groundbreaking on January 16, 1926. The laying of the cornerstone had occurred on Saturday, June 12th, but it would take until December 1, 1927, before the building was formally dedicated. Calvin Heilig would lease a theater in the new building which would actually have its first showing in October of 1927. The Heilig Theater would later be renamed the Temple Theatre. G17.1-029; BU10,650 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 1-17-26, A-12-article on temple)

Masonic Temple (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is the winding Gig Harbor-Purdy Highway as pictured on December 26, 1926. There are trees and brush on both sides of the narrow roadway. Safety railings are intermittently placed along parts of the paved highway. G72.1-155

Roads--Washington;

This is how the Gig Harbor-Purdy highway looked like the day after Christmas in 1926. The narrow roadway was winding and drivers would need to keep alert. Although there are power or phone lines visible, there were probably no modern street lights. Thick woods are on both sides. G72.1-156

Roads--Washington;

Cars would need a little extra "oomph" to climb this portion of the Gig Harbor-Purdy highway in December of 1926. The narrow road is steep and does not appear to be paved. Remnants of snow cake the sides of the road. G72.1-147

Roads--Washington;

Rex McCargar and his Orchestra at the Hotel Winthrop. The tuxedoed musicians have their instruments on display in this January 20, 1927, photograph. The singers and entertainers, advertised as the "most popular orchestra in the city," went on to appear at the Hotel Tacoma the following week. The Hotel Tacoma provided dancing every Friday night with a 50 cent cover charge. (TNT 1-31-27, p. 8-ad) G40.1-034

McCargar, Rex; Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

H.C. Weaver Productions electrical apparatus at the opening of the Broadway Theater on February 4, 1927. Staff from the film studio were pictured along with their portable generator at 7 p.m. All of the studio's lights were on loan to light up the night for the Grand Opening of the Broadway Theater and the street party to follow. The theater had been built in 1889 as a grand opera house; it was reopened as the Broadway from 1927-33. The remodel included a new neon marquee. The theater changed names again in 1933 to the Music Box and remained the Music Box for 30 years until destroyed by fire in April, 1963. H.C. Weaver Productions made three movies in their studio on Titlow Beach in Tacoma between 1924 and 1928. G36.1-213 (TDL 2/5/1927, pg. 1- picture, 2/4/27, pg. 1 & 1/30/1927, pg. H5- story only)

Broadway Theater (Tacoma); H.C. Weaver Productions, Inc. (Tacoma); Electrical apparatus;

Crowds braved the cold weather to line up for the film "Summer Bachelors" in early February of 1927. It was showing at the Rialto, 310 South 9th St. The movie starred Madge Bellamy, a stage and screen actress who had appeared in "Lorna Doone" and "The Iron Horse," the latter previously shown at the Rialto. Bunting decorated the theater building and also was strung across the street; the Broadway Theater at nearby 9th & Broadway had just celebrated its grand opening the night before. The First Baptist Church at 9th & Market Sts. is up the street from the Rialto. TPL-1892; G65.1-090; BU-11,229;

Rialto Theatre (Tacoma); Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930; First Baptist Church (Tacoma);

On February 7, 1927, snow-capped Mount Tacoma (Rainier) is in stark contrast with the blackened fire damaged terrain below. This unidentified section of forest has been ravaged by flames leaving leafless branches and spindly reminders of trees. Photograph ordered by Cascade Lumber Co. G76.1-110

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Forest fires;

Senate chambers in Olympia were packed during a joint session held on March 7, 1927. State legislators appear prepared to settle down for extended discussions with papers and books at hand. Earlier that day members of the 20th state legislature had marched in the rain to the beautiful new legislative building and convened in a joint session. Also present were Governor Roland Hartley and the state supreme court. G74.1-196 (TNT 3-7-27, p. 1-article)

Legislators--Washington--1920-1930;

The "Shawnee House," overlooking Quartermaster Harbor, located at Magnolia Beach, Vashon Island, just south of Burton. The house is a registered historical site in King County. The architect for the home was Max A. Van House of Seattle. The Shawnee area was platted and named in 1907 by Millard F. Shaw, the original owner of the home. The Shaws originally lived in a small home up the hill. Later Mr. Shaw built his wife the larger, more elegant home near the beach and the Shawnee Dock. The only problem was that she refused to move into it, preferring her small home. The new house was sold to Stanley Morrison, a Tacoma stockbroker and vice president of Morrison-Muehler Co. Inc., a real estate company located in the Washington Building in Tacoma. Morrison was later convicted on federal charges of fraud during the 1929 stock market crash. In 1927, the home was already considered a showplace on the island. (TDL 4/6/1924, pg. G1; online nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com and vashonhistory.com) ("Magnolia Beach Memories" by Bob Gordon Sr.) G76.1-034

Neighborhoods--Vashon Island; Shawnee House (Vashon Island); Shaw, Millard F.--Homes & haunts; Morrison, Stanley--Homes & haunts;

30 members of the Young Business Women's Club and accompanying Tacoma businessmen pose with Governor Roland H. Hartley (front row, dark suit with no overcoat) and Secretary of State J. Grant Hinkle on their visit to the new Legislative Building in Olympia in March of 1927. The young businesswomen were given a tour of the new state capitol building which was not quite completed at this time. Copy of this photograph was made on April 9, 1927. TPL-5014; G72.1-028 (TNT 3-21-27, p. 4)

Young Business Women's Club (Tacoma); Governors; Hartley, Roland H.; Legislative Building (Olympia); Hinkle, J. Grant;

The assembled and costumed cast of the patriotic pageant, "Democracy," appear on stage at the McCarver Intermediate School on May 6, 1927. Many were dressed in clothing reflecting their various cultures. 100 pupils participated on stage in episodes of American history. The pageant was written and directed by history teacher Zeta Dalton. TPL-1553 (TNT 4-19-27, p. 17-article)

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Costumes; McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

In May of 1927, the leaders in the Y.W.C.A. building campaign posed around a poster advertising the fund raising drive that would kick off on May 23rd. The women are, front row (l to r); Daisy (Mrs. A.R.) Warren, Mabelle (Mrs. F.A.) Leach, and Mrs. George G. Wagner. Back row (l to r); Nora (Mrs. J.G.) Parkhurst, Mrs. E.A. White, and Mabel (Mrs. Edgar F.) Dodds. In its 21 years of existence, the Y.W.C.A. had moved six times to progressively larger quarters. In 1927, a building campaign was proposed to raise $300,000 to build a new, larger structure and to pay off the mortgage on its current home, the Blackwell mansion at 401 Broadway. The mansion had been purchased by the organization in 1923 and would be connected with the new structure, which would house the first pool and gymnasium for girls in Tacoma. The new structure was built at 405 Broadway and dedicated in December of 1928. It still houses the YWCA. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger 5/22/1927, pg A-7) G68.1-160

Young Women's Christian Association (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1920-1930; Warren, Daisy; Leach, Mabelle; Parkhurst, Nora; Dodds, Mabel; Wagner, George G.--Family; White, E.A.--Family; Posters; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Scotch Bloom Service Station & General Store. An unidentified couple stand with four children under the overhanging roof of the Scotch Bloom service station and general store in late May of 1927. The location of the facility was not given. A white picket fence adjoins the service station with openings so that customers could drive in and park or have their crankcase serviced. G48.1-120

Scotch Bloom; Automobile service stations; General stores; Fences; Signs (Notices);

Dr. Hinton D. Jonez (left), prominent Tacoma physician and civic leader, catches a ride aboard a police sidecar during the 1927 4th of July festivities. Dr. Jonez directed the American Legion Stadium program. It was the ninth year that the American Legion put on the 4th of July Stadium celebration. The other civilian passenger was tentatively identified as a Mr. Hayward. Names of the two police officers were not given. A uniformed band is gathered behind the men and motorcycles. G42.1-013 (TNT 7-2-27, p. 1-article)

Jonez, Hinton D.; Motorcycles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Exterior of 7517 Dowerwood Lane SW, Lakewood, the estate of John and Rose Dower.

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;