The Otsuka Family opened the Panama Garage at 1320 Market Street in 1923. Roy, Eddie and Hidegoro Otsuka operated the repair shop, car wash and service station. The family posed for this photograph in front of their business in November of 1927. The business was later managed by Ted Semba and Ken Hayashi. It closed during World War II. TPL-6371; G48.1-042

Panama Garage (Tacoma); Japanese American families--Tacoma; Japanese Americans--Tacoma;

Jeff, a tiny ringtailed monkey, tips the scales at three pounds as he is being weighed in late November of 1927 at the Point Defiance Zoo. His keeper and "chef," Oscar M. Olson, stated that "Jeff" had gained three ounces over Thanksgiving so needed to go on a diet. Mr. Olson's unusual job as "chef" to the zoo's 17 monkeys and assorted inhabitants landed him on the front page of the November 26th News Tribune as #11 in "Tacoma's Strangest Jobs." The carefully monitored diet of his clientele included hothouse lettuce, tomatoes, raisin bread, Gig Harbor and Wenatchee apples, Yakima and Tacoma potatoes. Besides the monkeys, Mr. Olson also was in charge of the diets of the zoo's bears, deer, elk and buffalo. G68.1-169 (TNT 11-26-27, p. 1)

Olson, Oscar M.; Monkeys; Scales; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma);

College of Puget Sound pep rally at Broadway Theatre, circa 1927. Crowd of students in front of box office at South 9th and Court C. Building by J.M. Wood and A.F. Heide, Associated Architects; John Galen Howard, Designer; Sydney Lovell, Interior Designer, 1889. (Argentum)

Theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Broadway Theater (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Main gates of Fort Lewis. The gates were built in 1917 using field stone and squared logs and paid for by a subscription fund set up by the employees who constructed the main buildings of (then) Camp Lewis. The cost was $4000. Camp Lewis was designated as a permanent Army post and officially became Fort Lewis in September of 1927. G69.1-159 TPL-10315

Gates--Fort Lewis; Military facilities--Wash.; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

This group of Tacoma firemen may have gathered in support of the Near East relief in December of 1927. Americans were asked to donate one Sunday's meal expenses toward this charitable endeavor. Tacoma had been awarded the title "Golden Rule City of America" in 1926 by virtue of its generous donations. G25.1-094

Fire fighters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Boys in Azure Pool, 748 Market Street. The Azure Pool was an indoor swimming pool built in the spring of 1927. The concrete pool had been designed by noted Tacoma architect Silas E. Nelsen. This large group of young boys are taking advantage of the indoor facility to swim, a sport not conducive to outdoor activity in December. G54.1-124, BU-13325

Boys--Tacoma--1920-1930; Swimmers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Azure Pool (Tacoma);

This young unidentified Japanese-American couple was married in a Buddhist ceremony on December 11, 1927, at the Hiroshimaya Hotel, 1355 Market Street. The bride appears to have had an attendant who is holding a large bouquet of flowers and four junior attendants. The Buddhist minister, in ornamental robes, is standing behind the newlyweds. The wedding party and guests, all dressed in Western attire, are posed beneath a canopy; each section of the canopy has a similar circular design. TPL-2838; G39.1-186

Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Weddings--1920-1930; Grooms (Weddings)--1920-1930; Brides--1920-1930; Wedding costume--1920-1930;

Several Elks Stocking Fillers made guest appearances in Judge Edward Hodge's Superior Court chambers on December 12, 1927, with Judge Hodge presiding at the scene. They were in charge of collecting pledges for the Elks Christmas charity fund. Standing from L-R were: Sheriff Tom Desmond, Roland E. Borhek, Will H. Miller, Carl E. Lindquist, LeRoy Rogers, James G. Dickson, Gus H. Lindberg and prosecutor Bertil Johnson. These prominent business and civic leaders were to appear on the Stocking Fillers regular Tuesday program on radio station KMO for a makeshift "trial," charged with "speeding - speeding past signs of distress and poverty without lending a helping hand." It was all to draw attention to gathering more donations of money, services and clothing to make Christmas a happier one for many of Tacoma's poor. (TNT 10-25-27, p. 9-article on Stocking Fillers; TNT 12-13-27, p. 11)

Hodge, Edward; Judges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Johnson, Bertil E.; Desmond, Tom; Borhek, Roland E.; Miller, Will H.; Lindquist, Carl E.;

This is the Colonial Garage as pictured on December 20, 1927. It was operated by Frank J. Brennan and offered storage, repairs, simonizing and washing with day and night service. The garage was located in downtown Tacoma at 924 Court C. Part of the Rhodes Bros. Department Store is visible in the background.

Colonial Garage (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. This English cottage style home was built in 1922 for George C. Barlow who named it "Prospect Hill." In 1926, Mr. Barlow was the manager of C.S. Barlow & Sons Inc. The home was designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan and the Ketner Bros. Co. was the general contractor. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Barlow, George C.--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1927. The Hutchinson Apartments, 3910 So. Yakima Ave., were built in 1926 by S.G. Hutchinson. The three-story building had a brick facade and arched entryway. (WSHS)

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

ca. 1927. A range and oven stand on spindly legs in this kitchen in the Biltmore Apts., circa 1927. The Biltmore apartments were located at 801-07 No. "I" St. Although built in 1889 by George Sumner, they were not named "Biltmore" until 1926. The building was designed by F.A. Sexton. The stove was manufactured by LH Electrics. (WSHS)

Kitchens--Tacoma--1920-1930; Biltmore Apartments (Tacoma); Stoves--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Americanization class. Students at desks and holding alphabet cards in First Grade classroom at McKinley School in 1927. (filed with Argentum)

McKinley School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Guy N. McCoy's Park Avenue Garage, service station at 56th & Park. Frame service station building, automobiles getting gas. The station was built in 1922. For Sperry & Hutchinson Trading Stamp Company. (filed with Argentum)

Park Avenue Garage (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Walter Sutter in front of the Capital Building. (WSHS)

Sutter, Walter;

ca. 1927. Portrait of a man by Tacoma artist and writer Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1927. Portrait of a girl with blonde hair 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. Drawing of a girl with long hair by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1927. Drawing of a young man by Thomas Handforth.

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

ca. 1927. Drawing of horse, cabin and trees by Thomas Handforth. The original image is among the large Handforth Collection owned by the Tacoma Public Library. (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1927. Portrait of Harbine Monroe by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1927. Drawing of Miss Virginia Perkins by Thomas Handforth. Miss Perkins was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Perkins. Mr. Handforth had recently returned to Tacoma after several seasons in Paris and had completed several drawings of prominent Tacomans. (TNT 7/30/1927, pg. 5) (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1927. Drawing of Marie (Mrs. Christen Sr.) Quevli by Thomas Handforth. Mrs. Quevli was formerly Marie Josphine Foss, the daughter of Senator Louis Foss of Mount Vernon. (filed with Argentum)

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

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;

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

Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);