ca. 1928. A young woman wearing a flyers jacket, boots and flight cap is helped into a parachute while standing next to a Bergen Bromley Flying Service bi-plane. Photo probably taken at Mueller Harkins Airport. For more images of the same woman, see TPL images 7034 and 7035.

Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bergen Bromley Flying Service (Tacoma);

ca. 1928. The ship "President Jefferson" lies at dock next to the Sperry Mill probably in July or August of 1928

ca. 1928. Two flatbed trucks, loaded with stone architectural components; labelled "stone for the Capital building" from Walker Cut Stone Co. The stone Co's plant was located at 2403 Center St. (Argentum)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1928. Architectural components from Walker Cut Stone Company for the Capital building; loaded on the back of a flatbed truck. The Walker Co. were dealers in sandstone, building stone and paving blocks. The 1928 City Directory listed the company directors as Robert Walker- president, Robert G. Walker Jr.- vice pres and William J. Walker- sec. treas. The office and yard were located at 2403 Center. The Capital consisted of five historic buildings designed by Wilder and White and constructed between 1922 and 1928. the Capital building itself was the largest exclusively stone building in America. (Argentum)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Trucks--1920-1930;

ca. 1928. Orchestra on stage in front of a giant "Top Hat and Moon" backdrop at the Broadway Theater. Fourteen musicians and director. (WSHS)

Broadway Theater (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma;

ca. 1928. Frank Converse, Foreman for the City Light Department, with his wife Gertrude and their baby. (Argentum)

Converse, Frank--Family;

ca. 1928. View of water, street and residence in Seattle. For E.R. Thomas Real Estate Company. (Argentum)

E.R. Thomas Real Estate Co. (Seattle); Real estate business--Seattle;

ca. 1928. View of electric motors in elevator penthouse of an office building, likely the Washington Building. For Otis Elevator Company. (Argentum)

Elevators--1920-1930;

ca. 1928. G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) picnic reunion with Honorable Albert Johnson. Gathering of Civil War veteran's organization, many people on lawn, woods in background. Albert Johnson was the US congressional Representative from Washington from 1913-1935. During that time, he served as chairman of the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. He was the editor of the Tacoma News from 1898-1906. Since he was born in 1869, he was not a Civil War veteran. (Argentum)

Grand Army of the Republic; Civil War, U.S., 1861-1865--Veterans--Tacoma; Picnics--Tacoma;

ca. 1928. Lakewood residence built of Walker Cut Stone. (Argentum)

Houses--Lakewood--1920-1930;

ca. 1928. Residence in Seattle. For Henry Broderick, Inc. (Argentum)

Houses--Seattle--1920-1930;

This circa 1928 image depicts a shadowy figure walking on downtown Tacoma's Eleventh Street Bridge in heavy fog.

ca. 1928. "Tilley-O"- multiple exposures of a smiling woman in sepia toned and B & W. This circa 1928 photograph shows exposures of the same woman placed in a circular format with what may be a mound of thickish black hair in the center of the circle, thereby either hiding the woman's actual hair or was an enlargement of her hair. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 40-picture only)

ca. 1928. Miss Domeneca DelDuca's rhythm band at Willard School - 1928. Students in band include (from l to r) Wendell Brown, unknown, unknown, Charles Swanson, Dick Garrity, Virginia (Washburn) Morrison (6th from right), Helen Johnson (7th from right). Conducting the orchestra is Martha Wilde. Other identified students include Elsie Shackleford next to Doris McKee (in dark dress) Donald Blood (2nd from left), and Weldon Washburn (3rd from left). Picture donated by Weldon Washburn.

Willard School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washburn, Weldon; Youth bands;

The "Lillian Luckenbach" was in town on February 8, 1929, to take on a load of pulp from the Union Bag & Paper Co. plant. She was one of the largest in the Luckenbach fleet and was able to load nearly 1000 tons of paper pulp bound for Union Bag's Hudson Falls, N.Y. location. It was the company's first shipment sent from Tacoma by water. Built in 1919 by the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. of Chester, Pennsylvania, the freighter was sunk in a collision with Cape Henlopen in March of 1943. G49.1-096 (TDL 2-8-29, p. 1-article; TDL 2-9-29, p. 1-article)

Cargo ships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930;

The freighter "Lillian Luckenbach," part of the Luckenbach Steamship Co. fleet, was dockside on February 8, 1929 at the St. Paul mill dock #2. She was here to pick up the first shipment of paper pulp sent by water by the new Union Bag & Paper Co. Tacoma plant which had commenced operations in January. The nearly 1000 tons were loaded onto the ship through four hatches. The cargo was headed to Hudson Falls, N.Y., the location of a Union Bag plant. The ship was commanded by Captain G.C. Bown of Tacoma. G49.1-110 (TDL 2-8-29, p. 1-article; TDL 2-9-29, p. 1-article)

Cargo ships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Street scene showing snow and slush on South 9th Street looking up from Pacific on an early day in February of 1929. Main building shown in photograph is the Motoramp Garage (745 Commerce Street) on right.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Motoramp Garage (Tacoma); Snow--Tacoma;

January and February of 1929 brought severe winter weather to Tacoma with heavy snow and temperatures that dropped into the teens. Snow and slush piled up in the gutters of downtown Tacoma. This early February street scene shows Saint Helens Avenue looking north from So. 7th. Buildings shown include: the Tacoma Radiator & Fender Works, 615 Saint Helens Ave.; the George W. Hess Auto Surgeon, 617 Saint Helens Ave.; and the Webster Apartments, 629 Saint Helens Ave.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Radiator & Fender Works (Tacoma); George W. Hess Auto Surgeon (Tacoma); Webster Apartments (Tacoma); Snow--Tacoma;

Travel was hard going as this street scene from February of 1929 shows snow and slush on 11th Street, looking up 11th from Commerce. Buildings in view include French Drug Co. (1101 Broadway) and Fisher's Department Store (1104 Broadway). The harsh weather did not deter pedestrians and some sturdy vehicles.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; French Drug Co. (Tacoma); Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Snow--Tacoma;

"Working Broadway" was the caption given to this February 13, 1929, scene of ice and snow. Two unidentified businessmen are prepared to shovel the chunks of ice and snow along Broadway. They are across the street from the A.H. McConnell Co., 728-30 Broadway, dealers in Dodge Bros. cars and Graham trucks. Tacoma was just emerging from three weeks of heavy snow and icy conditions about the time this photograph was taken. The cost to the city of (street) repairs and loss of business may have run as high as $100,000, a huge expense in 1929. G59.1-019 (TNT 2-19-29, p. 1-article on economic loss)

Shovels; Ice--Tacoma; A.H. McConnell Co. (Tacoma);

Pacific Coast Steel plant, Seattle. This is an elevated view taken in February of 1929 of the Pacific Coast Steel Co. facilities in what is believed to be West Seattle. The plant had announced plans in October of 1928 for a $1.5 million dollar increase and doubling of a $1 million dollar annual payroll. The steel plant planned to produce larger sizes of structural steel. The new construction, at the photograph's right, was progressing steadily. Pacific Coast Steel grew out of a 1913 merger between Seattle Steel, founded by PACCAR's William Pigott, and a San Francisco firm. By 1927, the plant had more than 500 employees. It would be purchased by Bethlehem Steel in 1930 who operated it for more than 50 years. (historylink.org) (TNT 10-30-28, p. 19-article on expansion) G73.1-094

Pacific Coast Steel Co. (Seattle); Steel industry--Seattle; Building construction--Seattle--1920-1930;

This view is that of the intersection of Meridian and Valley Road near Puyallup as it appeared on February 25, 1929. The Charles Service Station, dealer in Texaco products, is on the right. Photograph taken for court evidence. G73.1-044

Streets--Puyallup; Charles Service Station (Puyallup);

On February 25, 1929, the Boland Studios were asked to take photographs of the intersection of Meridian and Valley Road near Puyallup to be used as court evidence. This view is just beyond the Charles Service Station. House on the left of the curving road; sign on the right indicates the presence of a "private road -use at your own risk." See Boland B20388 for additional view of intersection. G73.1-046

Streets--Puyallup; Signs (Notices); Houses--Puyallup--1920-1930;

Street scene in March of 1929; view of buildings on east side of Broadway looking south on Broadway from the corner of 9th & Broadway. The Pantages Theater at far left has electric signage " Pantages Vaudeville & Pictures." Buildings include: the previously mentioned Pantages Theater (901 Broadway) on left, Illington Hotel (911 1/2 Broadway) a few buildings down, and the Broadway Theater (902-914 Broadway) on the right. The Broadway was known as the Tacoma Theater prior to 1927. It burned in 1963.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Illington Hotel (Tacoma); Broadway Theater (Tacoma);

This is a March of 1929 street scene looking down 11th street toward the Eleventh Street (now Murray Morgan) Bridge. Buildings on left side of the photograph are the Rust Building (950 Pacific Ave.) and the Washington Building (1019 Pacific Ave.). On the right is a sign for Manning's Market and another sign for Merrick & Race Jewelers.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Rust Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

1929 street scene view looking down 9th street (toward the east) taken for the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. The marquee for the Broadway Theater (902-14 Broadway) is to the right. The Hotel Winthrop (773 Broadway) is on the left. The Tacoma Theater closed down for a remodel and reopened in 1927 as the Broadway Theater. In 1933, under new management, it became the Music Box. It was destroyed by fire in April of 1963.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Theaters--Tacoma; Broadway Theater (Tacoma);

This view of Tacoma's Federal Building, 1102 A Street, which is home to the Main Branch of the U. S. Post Office, is from the corner of So. 12th and A St. The Federal Building, built to house the Federal courts and the main post office in Tacoma, was formally dedicated in July of 1910 after years of delays and construction problems. The initial plans for the building were shown to the public in 1906, but the foundation was not started until September, 1908. In May of 1929, shortly after this photograph was taken, the 12th Street entrance was remodeled to provide a parcel post room . The Federal courts moved out of the building to their new home at the Union Depot in 1992.

Federal Building (Tacoma);

1929 street scene looking up 11th street from the Eleventh Street Bridge. Buildings in photograph include the Federal Building (1102 A St.), and the Kaufman-Leonard Furniture Co. (105-11 So. 11th St.) Streetcar tracks can be seen in the street in the foreground with the streetcar cable above.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Federal Building (Tacoma); Kaufman-Leonard Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930;