Winter skiing at Mount Rainier Park. View of mountain, trees, skiers, and glimpse of Paradise Lodge. (T.Times 1/28/1937)

Skiing; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.);

Two girls in ski rental shop at Paradise, Mount Rainier Park. (T.Times).

Skiing; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.);

ca. 1962. Portrait of boxer Emile Griffith. He has his fists clenched as he stares into the distance. He would meet Portland middleweight Denny Moyer in a 10-round matchup at the Tacoma Sports Arena on August 18, 1962. Griffith, the world welterweight champion, would not have his title at stake as both fighters would weigh over the 147 pound welter limit. The fight would be televised nationally on ABC as its "Fight of the Week." Griffith would win a split decision over Moyer before a crowd of approximately 2,600 - not a bad gate considering the match was not blacked out locally. (TNT 8-17-62, A-1, 8-19-62, A-1)

Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Griffith, Emile;

Tacoma City League's first baseball game of the season. Daffodil Queen Helen Edgerton of Puyallup (second woman from left) and her court are posed with ball players from the Superior Dairy team. The men's uniforms have a milk bottle emblem with initials "S.D." on them. Bleachers at Lincoln High School filled with capacity crowd. The two top finishers in 1935 are playing the season opener; champs Beacon Oilers versus second place Superior Dairy. (T.Times 4/27/1936, pg. 1)

Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1930-1940; Edgerton, Helen; Uniforms;

The 1937 season opener, a double header between the Tacoma Tigers and the Vancouver Maple Leaf. Distant view of baseball teams in play. Stadium in background is filled with capacity crowd of around 4,000 spectators. Tacoma split the double header, but lost the four game series 3-1.

Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Athletic Park (Tacoma);

Close-up of spectators in stands at the 1937 season opener for the Tacoma Tigers baseball team. This group was part of the 4,000 fans that crammed into Tacoma Athletic Park to watch the Tigers split the double header with the Vancouver Maple Leaf. (T. Times 5/3/1937, pg. 11)

Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Athletic Park (Tacoma); Sports spectators--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Giants owner Ben Cheney with former outfielder Hank Sauer during a spring training visit to the Tacoma team's parent club, the San Francisco Giants.

Baseball players--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sauer, Hank, 1917-; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;

Fife High Basketball Team, 1941 League Champions. Back, L to R: ?, Frank Spear, Yahachi Sagami, Willard Ogden, Bill Haminshi, Frank Evancich, ?. Front: Mel Rowe, Frank Dreyer, Bob Vinson, Roy Herting, Dave Wilcox, Coach Bill Vinson.

Fife High School (Fife); Basketball players--Fife; Vinson, Bill; Spear, Frank;

Four determined players on the Bellermine Bells football team practiced a "quarterback sneak" in September of 1940. The players are identified as (l to r, front row) #61 Jim McNertney, #62 George Oswald, #63 Ray O'Leary and #60 Bing Fournier, quarterback. The 1940 Bells, coached by Hank Haug, were plagued by injuries and had lost many of their 1939 star players to graduation. They managed to pull off a 6-6 tie against the heavily favored Puyallup in their first game of the season. (T. Times 9/25/1940, pg. 18)

Football--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma)--Sports; O'Leary, Ray; McNertney, Jim; Oswald, George; Fournier, Bing;

ca. 1939. Five Poulsbo High School players catch five footballs thrown simultaneously in practice in 1939. Goal post and buildings in the distance. The Poulsbo Vikings were the North Kitsap District Class B Champions and had been undefeated since early in 1937. However, they lost the 1939 state Championship to the smaller and quicker Fife Trojans, 7-0. Photograph ordered by Harold Shaw.

Poulsbo Hight School (Poulsbo); Football players--Poulsbo;

Scenes from the April 16, 1939 ski exhibition following the Silver Ski race the previous day at Mount Rainier' s Paradise Valley. A skier somersaults through the air on the race course, catching the attention of spectators watching from behind the rope line. (T. Times 4/17/1939, p. 11).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

Reidar Anderson, Norway's great jumper, takes flight high above the crowd, arms and legs held stiffly for balance, during the exhibition held Sunday April 16, 1939. The exhibition was held the day after Mt. Rainier's famous Silver Skis endurance and speed race. The Norwegian skier takes off on a small jump, thrilling the observing crowd. (T. Times 4/17/1939, p. 11).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports; Anderson, Reidar;

Diamond T Baseball (boys) Team. In July of 1940, at the commencement of the second half of the Junior League games, Diamond T was in the basement of the standings with no wins and 2 losses. (T. Times 7/16/1940, pg.11)

Baseball players--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Harry Bernie holding the trophy, and 1938-1939 Ice Hockey Champions, Griffin Fuel ice hockey team's eight players, at Lakewood Ice Arena. From left to right: Unidentified, Jim Kotas, Art "Archie" Swanson, Bill Gribble, Bill Anderson, Ed Swanson, Chuck Negali and Morley Barnard. Peering out between the legs of Ed Swanson is his father, Ed Swanson, Sr. (T. Times, 4/20/1939, p. 14).

Ice hockey--Lakewood--1930-1940; Ice hockey players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Lakewood Ice Arena (Lakewood);

Pictures taken at the Snoqualmie Ski Bowl of a ski meet. An ambitious unidentified skier soars over the stands holding the press members at the meet. All eyes were turned to the Northwest when Norwegian skier Torger Tokle broke his own ski jump record to set a new North American one of 288 feet. (T. Times 3/3/1941, pg. 10)

Skiers--1940-1950; Snoqualmie Ski Bowl (Snoqualmie);

Football team playing on a rainy field. Referee is jumping over a fallen player. A small crowd of spectators is watching in the background.

Ice Skater Patsy Baker and the Bob Richards demonstrating how to pose inside of the studio.

Asian American Fife High School football player

Asian American Fife High School football player

Opening of the 1938 baseball season, May 5. Crowd behind stadium fence watching game.

Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Athletic Park (Tacoma);

Two young boys were photographed in June of 1938, attired in boxing trunks and gloves. They are the sons of Ray M. Smith.

Boxing; Boxers (Sports); Boys--1930-1940; Smith, Ray M.--Family;

Two young boys "duke it out" at the gym in June of 1938 under the watchful eye of an unidentified referee. The boys, outfitted in boxing trunks and gloves, are the sons of Ray M. Smith. TPL-10061

Boxing; Boxers (Sports); Boys--1930-1940; Smith, Ray M.--Family; Referees;

Ready to rumble is #3 of Bremerton High School's Wildcats, also known as Louis Hellard. Louis is both the captain of the Wildcats and plays the end position. (T. Times 10/5/1935, pg. 11; Bremerton Sun 09-20-1935, pg. 1)

Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bremerton High School (Bremerton)--1930-1940; Hellard, Louis;

Ethlynne (Skit) Smith, a light dusting of snow on her hair and clothes, posed for the camera during the first ever Women's National Championships in downhill and slalom held at Mount Rainier April 13-14, 1935. "Skit," 23 years old, would triumph and become the first woman national champ in the slalom. She and her sister Ellis-Ayr, who won the downhill, had been skiing about two years. The pair had graduated from Stadium High School, where Skit had earned her nickname by writing a humor column for the school newspaper. She later married and continued to win ski races under the name Skit Babson.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940; Babson, Ethlynne;

ca. 1939. Two female skiers pose at Mount Rainier. TPL-6170

Skiers--1930-1940; Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940;

A skier races through the course between two flagged poles. The poles mark the route of the exhibition slalom race on Mount Rainier. The race was substituted for the anticipated Silver Skis, which was cancelled due to gale force winds at the higher elevations. Hjalmar Hvam of Portland won the men's race. Tacoma's own Gretchen Kunigk won the women's race. (T, Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

An unidentified racer crouches down on his skis as he speeds between two flagged poles on the course of a downhill race on Mount Rainier. The race was substituted for the cancelled Silver Skis. The Silver Skis was a grueling race that required participants to trek at daybreak up Mt. Rainier to Camp Muir, 10,000 feet above sea level, and ski down. In 1938, the race was cancelled due to poor weather conditions for the second year in a row.(T.Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

A long line of skiers attending the Silver Skis downhill race at Mount Rainier. The record crowd of 8,000 was disappointed when the skiers had to turn back at 9600 feet due to 60 mph winds. The race was postponed indefinitely and a exhibition slalom race was offered instead. (T. Times 3/23/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

Silver Skis downhill race at Mount Rainier. Nine skiers relax inside the lodge at Paradise. (T.Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

When the 1938 Silver Skis race was cancelled on March 27th, due to adverse weather conditions for the second year in a row, promoters quickly organized alternate entertainment for the near record crowd. Ski stars already on hand for the race were given the opportunity to show off special stunts on a ski jump. Here one unidentified skier performs a flip to the amazement of a line of spectators. The Silver Skis was a grueling race that required participants to trek at daybreak up Mt. Rainier to Camp Muir, 10,000 feet above sea level, and ski down. ( (T.Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;