ca. 1927. A woman steps into a car in front of what appears to be Manley Motor Co., official dealer for Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles. (WSHS)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Manley Motor Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. Betsy Ross group. Many young women in decorated banquet hall, some wearing period costume, some in sailor type suits. (filed with Argentum)

Banquets--1920-1930; Betsy Ross Club (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound Football, first team, circa 1927. Twenty-six players and two coaches sitting on bleachers. In 1927, the College of Puget Sound had only one athletic director and he coached all the sports teams. Clyde Wesley Hubbard was new, having arrived at the college in 1926, but he pushed his team to finish second in the conference. He was assisted by former Logger star Lynn Wright and A.A. Denman. Two team members were elected to the all-conference squad, Frank Gillihan and Dave Ferguson. (Photograph taken for, but not used in 1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas") (WSHS/Argentum)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Football players--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Several unidentified members of Tacoma's Chamber of Commerce paid a visit to the Danish motorship "Tacoma" when she docked at the Defiance Lumber Mill on her maiden voyage January 14, 1927. They posed with members of the crew for this portrait. The "Tacoma" was built in Copenhagen for the Orient Steamship Company of Copenhagen. She was loading Northwest lumber enroute to Japan. She was 400 feet in length with a beam of 55 feet. She ran under the power of two diesel engines with a crew of 15 officers and 34 crewmen. (TNT 1/14/1927, pg. 20) (WSHS)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Orient Steamship Co. (Copenhagen); Commerce--Tacoma--1920-1930; Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma)--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Company, Seattle, machinery department. View of machines with belts and pullys. (filed with Argentum)

Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Co. Machinery Dept., Seattle, Wa. (WSHS)

Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Company, Seattle, machinery department. View of machine shop with three men in suits. (filed with Argentum)

Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

ca. 1927. Meat hanging in cooler. For Economy Ice Machine Company. (Argentum)

Meat;

ca. 1927. Eldridge Buick Company banquet at the Olympic Hotel, Seattle. (Argentum)

Olympic Hotel (Seattle); Eldridge Buick Co. (Seattle); Banquets--Seattle; Hotels--Seattle; Automobile dealerships--Seattle;

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, bedroom. In 1903, while owned by William Jones, President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at the house during his Tacoma visit. Ordered by Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. (filed with Argentum)

Quevli, Christen--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. This photograph of the Steilacoom Courthouse which stood at 600 Martin, Pierce County's original seat, ran in the August 2, 1927 Tacoma News Tribune. At the time this photograph was taken, the building was in poor shape with a dilapidated roof, broken window panes and boarded side windows.The Territorial Legislature of Oregon created the County of Pierce out of Thurston County in December, 1852, and located the county seat in Steilacoom. It was housed in the pictured building, which was built in 1853, the first courthouse in the state of Washington. After the county seat was moved to Tacoma in 1880, this became the Steilacoom Normal Academy and later was occupied by the Steilacoom Library Association. J.W. Barclay purchased the building and used it as his private residence and then converted the building into a theater. It was demolished in 1933. Back of photograph is stamped "Assessor's Office Property." (TNT 8/2/1927, pg. 1) TPL-10071

City & town halls--Steilacoom; Courthouses--Steilacoom;

Tacoma's grand opera house, the Tacoma Theater was built at 902 Broadway in 1889. It was converted into a motion picture theater in 1927 and renamed the Broadway Theater (or Theatre, as on its marquee). Workmen are seen preparing the new marquee in January of 1927. Over 20,000 people attended the grand opening on Feb. 4, 1927. Renamed the Music Box Theater in 1933, the building was destroyed in a spectacular fire on April 30, 1963.

ca. 1927. The Walker Apartments at 6th Ave. & St. Helens, under construction in 1927. Robert Walker of the Walker Cut Stone Co. hired Tacoma architect Roland E. Borhek to design the building faced with Wilkeson Sandstone. It was the first apartment building in the Northwest built with a stone exterior. Owners Robert & Glenda MacMahon were successful in placing the building on both the Tacoma and National Register of Historic Places in 1995. (TDL 11/6/1927, pg. 2-3B)

ca. 1927. Legislative Building. A glimpse of the Legislative (Capitol) Building is partially obscured by towering firs in this ca. 1927 photograph. The Corinthian columns on the building's two porticoes are visible as well as the majestic dome. Care was taken to plan landscaping of the governmental complex to include great areas of lawn and placement of trees and other shrubs.

ca. 1927. Legislative Building. The final years of the Legislative Building project, which had begun with the laying of the building's cornerstone in 1922, primarily were concerned with interior work. As this view of the rotunda indicates, marble was extensively used within the Legislative Building as befitting its rich atmosphere. A contract for $850,000 was awarded the Vermont Marble Co. whose Tacoma plant was responsible for the cutting and polishing. A national search for marble setters had to be conducted since this specialized skill was not found locally. The Great Seal of the State of Washington, cast in bronze, was set into the marble stair landing directly under the dome. Until the late 1930's, the Great Seal remained unenclosed and thousands unintentionally trod upon the visage of George Washington, their feet wearing off his nose. Besides the light gray Alaska marble, bronzework was found throughout the rotunda with the railings of the fourth floor balcony (believed to be shown above) incorporating replicas of the state seal. Replicas of Roman firepots used for indirect lighting, also cast in bronze, were located at each corner of the rotunda. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

ca. 1927. State Reception Room. Imported marble was used in the columns found in the State Reception Room of the Legislative Building. A decision was made by the project's co-architect, Walter Wilder, that the State Reception Room was to be the most ornate in the building. He chose Bresche Violet marble from Italy which had a creamy background interspersed with red, lavender and green veins. The floor was finished with teak and covered with a specially woven seamless rug. Adding to the ceremonial tone of the room, heavily lined velvet drapes with matching valences and silk cable tasseled ties were appropriate window coverings. A 7-foot round table was placed in the middle of the room surrounded by elaborately patterned chairs. High back chairs of the same pattern were lined up against the marble columns. The legislature had authorized a budget of some $600,000 for furnishings and opened the bidding to the nation. The New York City firm of W. and J. Sloane was chosen, with the cost of the enormous 7-foot table coming in at (then) an astonishing $1000. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

ca. 1927. Dempsey-Tunney fight picture at Liberty Theater, 906-08 Pacific Avenue. Boxing aficionados of all ages flocked to the Liberty Theater to watch the controversial Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney championship rematch originally occurring at Soldier Field in Chicago on September 22, 1927. Tunney had decisively beaten the former heavyweight champ just a short year before. For 25 cents, Tacoma fans could watch the "fight pictures" and be part of the roaring crowd. G53.1-134, TPL-8234, BU-13436

Liberty Theater (Tacoma); Theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Legislative Building. Olympia's Legislative Building as seen circa 1927. This view is mainly of the right wing which included the House chambers. Both the House and Senate chambers would be finished in imported marble. The marble used in the House chamber was of French Escalette whose creamy look and blends of yellow, pink and red gave the chamber a warmer, lighter look than the more somber tones of the Senate chamber. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Legislative Building (Olympia);

ca. 1927. The Ambassador Apartments, 16 No. Broadway. The Ambassador was built in 1925 by I.E. Kelly. It was designed by W.S. Pine and J.F. Qualls was the contractor. It was built on the site of Episcopal Bishop Paddock's former home. (WSHS)

Ambassador Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Portrait of a young woman by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum.)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Portrait of a young man by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Drawing of a young girl by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Drawing of a young girl by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Drawing of a man by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Americanization class at Tacoma Rescue Mission ca. 1927. Man reads to five Japanese children. Pulpit with embroidered cloth marked "Jesus" in background. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Rescue Mission (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Reading--Tacoma;

ca. ,1927. "Portrait of Mr. Woodin," in Richards records under "theaters." (WSHS)

ca. 1927. Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. The business is listed in the 1927 City Directory as being at 507-09 Puyallup Ave. The company manufactured saws, machine knives, files, steel, grinding wheels and repaired saws. Their ad in the directory lists them as the "largest manufacturers of saws in the world" with other factories in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Vancouver, B.C. (WSHS)

Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. (Tacoma);