Small, one-room house on exhibit on the Winthrop Hotel's rooftop. This building was constructed of grade "C" and "D" hemlock bevel siding with a minimum of waste. The cozy home even contained French doors leading to a nicely landscaped "yard." The "bungolowette" was built by the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. for the February, 1927, Western Retail Lumbermen's conference. By using lower grades of lumber efficiently, it was hoped that new markets would open up for sale of these lesser-used woods. Photograph ordered by the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. G36.1-148 (TDL 2-24-27, p. 2 - photograph shown without landscaping)

Architectural models; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Log train headed for St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. yards in July of 1927. Mount Tacoma (Rainier) in background. Many trees near the tracks have already been topped.

Logs; Lumber industry--1920-1930; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

View from shoreline of Bay Lake. Bay Lake, located in the Key Peninsula, is still being used by area fishermen. It is located near Lake Bay. G72.1-163

Bay Lake (Wash.); Lakes & ponds;

Fleet in Commencement Bay. This long-distance view of several ships cruising about Commencement Bay was taken in July of 1927. Twelve American warships were due the weekend of July 16th including nine vessels of the destroyer squadron No. 11 and three battleships. The fleet would make Tacoma headquarters until August 20th and would cause the city's population to swell temporarily by the addition of 300 officers and 5000 enlisted men. G71.1-036 (TNT7-16-27, p. 1-article)

Commencement Bay (Wash.); Ships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Warships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Government vessels--Tacoma;

Leslie E. Squires posed prettily as "Miss Tacoma" after charming the judges and winning the "for men only" bathing beauty contest held at the annual picnic of the Free and Accepted Masons, Tacoma Lodge #22, on July 16, 1927 at the Oakes, on the shore of Lake Steilacoom. Undoubtedly his winsome smile, charming two piece swimsuit and stylish bag helped Squires, an employee at the Griffin Wheel Co., win out over his closest competitor, Sheriff Tom Desmond. (TNT 7/19/1927, pg. 3) G20.1-016

Squires, Leslie E.; Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge #22 (Tacoma); Bathing beauties; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bathing suits;

Thousands of men, women and children gathered in Ledger Square to receive the returns of the Jack Dempsey-Jack Sharkey heavyweight match on July 21, 1927. Boxing was very popular then and the local newspapers heavily covered the sport. The Ledger posted blow-by-blow reports on its outdoor "Bulletin Board" of the Yankee Stadium bout. Johnny Pepe utitlized his deep bass voice to full advantage through a megaphone in keeping the massive crowd posted. The winner of the match would challenge Gene Tunney for the heavyweight crown. The aging Dempsey went on to knock Sharkey out in the 7th round although not without controversy. The Daily Ledger noted that this seemed to be a Dempsey crowd in Tacoma that night and there was mass cheering when the knockout occurred. Gene Tunney would retain his heavyweight crown as he once again defeated Dempsey later in 1927 during the bout that became known as the "Long Count." G53.1-133 (TDL 7-22-27, p. 7-photograph flipped)

Sports spectators--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930;

L.M. Phillipotts, seaman second class, sights a five inch broadside gun from the deck of the New Mexico directly on City Hall during a gun drill July 22, 1927. The U.S.S. New Mexico, flagship of the Pacific Fleet, was in Tacoma's harbor until the first of August. The battleship was commissioned in May of 1918 and spent the first World War close to the U.S. In 1919, she steamed to Europe and escorted President Woodrow Wilson home from the Versailles peace conference. After playing a prominent role in World War II, she was decommissioned in 1946 and sold for scrap. (TNT 7/22/1927 p.1)

J.T. Swan, center, Bos'n First Class, introduces recruits D.R. Turk (left) and A.G. West to the art of knot tying. The trio were photographed aboard the battleship USS New Mexico on July 22, 1927. The New Mexico was in port in Tacoma until August 1st. Guests were invited to view the flagship of the Pacific fleet in the afternoon. Commissioned in 1918, the battleship served in both World War I & II before being sold for scrap in 1947. (TNT 7/22/1927 p.1)

Small children and adults gather at the old Central School grounds located at South 11th and "G" Sts. in late July of 1927 for the formal dedication of for a new playground. Modern equipment was now put into use by children encompassing a wide section of the city. A Navy band from one of the fleet currently in port was present for the ceremonies. G71.1-035 (TNT 7-22-27, p. 9-article)

Playgrounds--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Dedications--Tacoma--1920-1930; Military bands--United States;

Three flat bed trucks loaded with cases of Post Toasties. The signs on the side of two of the trucks say "This car load of Post Toasties for the John D. Hamilton Co., Tacoma, Wash. to be used in Hamilton's Dutch Treat and Gravy Bar. ...Biggest selling 5 (cent?) bars in the West." John D. Hamilton was J.C. Haley's, of Brown & Haley, brother-in-law. He learned candy making as a superintendent in the Brown and Haley plant. In 1923, he left to form his own candy company, Hamilton Candy. The company was in business until 1970. G33.1-124

Hamilton Candy Co. (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930;

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

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

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

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

Catholic Shrines in a home across the street from St. Leo's Church and School. For Mr. Riley. (Argentum)

Saints; Religious articles; Shrines--Tacoma;

Bustling Broadway looking south from 9th St. This was a segment of vibrant downtown Tacoma during the summer of 1927. Cars and pedestrians throng Broadway. The area around 9th & Broadway was a mixture of motion picture theaters (Colonial in center, Broadway, Pantages and Rialto not pictured), large department stores (McCormack Brothers, Rhodes Bros.), fraternal organizations (Pythian Temple), variety stores (Kress) and assorted shops. Drivers were still getting used to automatic traffic lights, recently installed in late March, in the downtown area. This may have been "movie season" as banners and flags advertised such luminaries as "Gish," "Chaney," and movies like "Barbed Wire," "Ben Hur," "Annie Laurie," and "Beau Geste." TPL-1880; G59.1-028

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Traffic signs & signals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1920-1930; Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Banners;

This is another view of Broadway looking south from 9th St. in late summer of 1927. The photo studio has added lines crossing the streetcar tracks to mark where cars were warned to stop to allow pedestrians to cross the street in safety. One of the city's first automated traffic signals is just beyond view in the foreground. The Pantages theater is on the left along with Lou Johnson's ladies clothing store and the Lewis Bros. men's clothing store. On the right are the Colonial theater, Pythian Temple, Kress store and the Rhodes Bros. department store. Broadway, like Pacific Avenue, had many stores and shops nesting cozily side-by-side. Shoppers could catch a convenient streetcar or just walk to the numerous establishments downtown. More and more people, however, were starting to own automobiles and as the above photograph shows, street parking was at a premium. TPL-10041; G59.1-029

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Department stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1920-1930; Pythian Temple (Tacoma);

Cascade Paper Co. On August 29, 1927, an unidentified man in business attire was photographed with one hand on the handle of an enormous machine at the Cascade Paper Co., 4302 Chambers Creek Rd., Steilacoom. Cascade Paper built a $600,000 plant in Steilacoom in 1918 and advertised itself in the 1928 City Directory as "Tacoma's First Paper Mill." A pulp mill was added in 1925. Cascade Paper Co. was headed by Frank S. Baker, president, and John Hewitt, vice-president. G37.1-008

Cascade Paper Co. (Steilacoom); Paper industry--Steilacoom; Machinery;

Ladies Travelers Society at Tacoma Hotel. Sixteen women pose for the camera; most of them wearing wide brimmed hats that shield their faces. (WSHS)

Hotels--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Ladies Travelers Society (Tacoma);

Display at the 38th annual convention of the Washington State Medical Association, held August 29-31, 1927, extolling x-rays as a means of determining fractures. Signs on the wall proclaim the necessity of x-rays and the proper way to set a fracture. A woman is shown in traction in the hospital bed surrounded by a nurse and (presumably) doctors. What appears to be a portable x-ray machine lies to the right of the photograph. Over 300 physicians from across the state attended the convention. Included in the activities were exhibits of curative machinery, electrical and mechanical, presented by manufacturers and demonstrations of new equipment at local hospitals. G27.1-124 (TDL 8-30-27, p. 1-article on convention)

Washington State Medical Association (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1920-1930; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Radiography;

In August of 1927, this photograph was taken for a brochure advertising the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad locomotive class EP3, the largest and most powerful electric powered locomotive. The women leaning out of the windows wearing corsages were beauties from the Broadway Theater Review on loan to the railroad for the photograph. The automobile was a new Chrysler Imperial 80 sedan loaned by the American Automobile Association to transport the girls. The new Olympian was the most modern and luxurious transcontinental transportation around. It ran on roller bearings, eliminating lurching jerks on stopping and starting. The Milwaukee Road electrified transcontinental railroad ran from Tacoma & Seattle to Chicago, over 660 miles and across four mountain ranges. TPL-1359; G44.1-092 (TDL 8/7/1927, pg. G-5 alternate picture) (photocopy made for American Automobile on 10-8-27)

Railroad locomotives--Tacoma; Railroad cars--Tacoma; Railroads--Tacoma; Chrysler automobile; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

This photograph of the intersection of 12th St. and North Yakima Avenue, looking north on Yakima, was taken on September 3, 1927, for court evidence involving an automobile accident. Further information on the case was not provided. Lowell (Elementary) School is on the left, just past the lamppost, at 1210 North Yakima Ave. It would be demolished after sustaining major damage in the 1949 earthquake and the school rebuilt at 810 North 13th St. G62.1-130

Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Lowell Elementary School (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Scene in an unidentified cemetery. Two graves are especially covered in blossoms on this September, 1927, day. These may have been recent interments as no headstones are visible. G21.1-142

Cemeteries; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Flower arrangements;

This is the intersection of North 12th St. and Yakima Avenue North as viewed on September 3, 1927. Commencement Bay is pictured hazily in the background. Boland Studios were requested to photograph the scene to be used as court evidence in an automobile accident case. Names of those involved in the accident were not given. G62.1-133

Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;