In August of 1935, the west end of the Navy yard in Bremerton was known as the "Boneyard." Here unused or outdated ships rode at anchor, fastened together with intricate knots of cable. The white bow, visible in the interior of the group, was the USS Patoka. The Patoka, constructed in 1919, was outfitted with a distinctive stern mooring mast in 1924 for lighter-than-air craft. She was subsequently used as an operational and experimental base by three of the Navy's great dirigibles, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) in 1924-1925, USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) in 1925-1932, and USS Akron (ZRS-4) in 1932. (Bremerton Sun 8/15/1935, pg. 1; www.history.navy.mil)
Boat graveyards--Bremerton; Government vessels--Bremerton; Warships--Bremerton--1930-1940;
On Thursday July 30, 1936, hundreds of Tacomans watched the annual whaleboat race, put on by the sailors docked in Tacoma for Fleet Week. Thirteen-man crews from eight ships took part in the race, with the victory going to the men from the U.S.S. San Francisco. Led by coxswain Tommy Loughran, the men from the San Francisco completed the one mile course, begins at the Old Tacoma Dock and proceeds toward the City Waterway, in 9 minutes 55.5 seconds. Following time-worn custom, the coxswain of the winning crew was tossed overboard at the end of the race. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 1 &3)
Robert, age 4, and Peter, age 4, Ribolla pose in sailor uniforms next to a mirrored coffee table. The boys are the sons of Danilo and Gloria Ribolla. The family is spending their first Christmas in Tacoma. They will stay in the Buckingham Apartments this winter and will relocate to Olympia in the spring. (T. Times 12/18/1937, pg. 7)
Retired in name only, Jacob W. Braman still reported to work everyday at the Braman Mill & Manufacturing Co. in Bremerton, the millworks that he ran with his son, J. W. Braman. He was photographed in June of 1936 measuring a corner knick-knack shelf on the counter of the shop. A cash register and wall calendars are in the background. He acted as business manager for the concern and its five employees, content not to put in a full eight hours a day during his retirement. He had spent more than 50 years in business; 30 of them in Bremerton operating millworks. He came to the city in 1906. (Bremerton Sun 7/18/1936, pg. 1).
Braman, Jacob W.; Braman Mill & Manufacturing Co. (Bremerton); Woodworking--Bremerton;
Kuett's Tavern on Hood Canal was chosen as the location for the finals of the Bremerton Community Salmon Derby on October 10, 1937. 1930s vintage automobiles were photographed parked in the parking lot and on the road adjacent to Kuett's Tavern. (Bremerton Sun)
Bremerton Community Salmon Derby (Bremerton); Fishing--Bremerton; Kuett's Tavern (Bremerton);
Kuett's Tavern on Hood Canal was designated as the meeting location for the kick off of the finals of the Bremerton Community Salmon Derby on October 10, 1937. The rustic log building was photographed surrounded by cars. (Bremerton Sun).
Bremerton Community Salmon Derby (Bremerton); Fishing--Bremerton; Kuett's Tavern (Bremerton);
In February of 1937, the planning committee for the Bremerton Ski Cruisers dance, to be held on the 26th of the month, posed for the Bremerton Sun newspaper in front of a large brick fireplace. The women are dressed in ski gear and two of the women are wearing jackets with the Club's emblem. Pictured left to right seated are Miss Florence Laing, Mrs. Leonard Faull, Mrs. Lincoln Morse and standing, Mrs. Charles Maurer. (Bremerton Sun 02-26-1937, pg. 3) see also N38-17
East 34th Street Bridge (West) under construction. Scaffolding being erected, neighborhood in background. This bridge was located east of Pacific Avenue and was set to cover the 160-foot deep gulch separating the north end of the McKinley Hill District from Pacific Avenue. The new bridge would cost $123,000. (T. Times).
Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; East 34th Street Bridge (West)--Tacoma; Bridge construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;
W.L. Bundy pulled the whistle cord on Monday morning, August 5, 1935, at the St. Paul and Tacoma mill sending returning lumber mill employees back to work after the settlement of a 13 week walk out. By a vote of 1,391 to 97 the members of the Tacoma local Sawmill and Timber Workers' Union accepted the terms offered by the 22 Tacoma mills affected by the strike. The terms of the agreement included a 40 hour work week, an 8 hour day and time and one-half for overtime. (T.Times 8/5/1935, pg. 1)
Bundy, W.L.; Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);
Group of elementary school children posing in front of photographer's large format box camera. Two young boys wearing jackets and aviator caps are holding a young girl up in their arms. Building in background. (Bremerton Sun)
Rehearsal for the Tacoma Elks sponsored musical program over CBS/KVI radio to raise funds for their annual "stocking fillers" benefit. Billy Carns, left, stocking filler chairman holds the script as George Johnson, violinist, and Joe Lento, guitarist, perform in front of the CBS microphone. The program was broadcast from 10-11p.m. on KVI radio. There would be eight weekly broadcasts during the fund raiser. (T.Times, 11/18/37, p.18).
Carns, William; Johnson, George; Lento, Joe; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1930-1940; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Violins; Stringed instruments; Guitars;
National Checkers Champion Willie Ryan; in Tacoma to play an exhibition game on the new mammoth checker board at the north end of Wright Park in August of 1936. (T. Times 8/4/1936 p.14).
Children of Clemens W. Van Rooy, (l to r) William, Marianna, Betty Lou and Buster, run through the waves near their summer home at Magnolia Beach, Vashon Island. Fishing pier in background. (T.Times 7/27/1936)
Children playing in water--Vashon Island; Piers & wharves--Vashon Island; Van Rooy, William; Van Rooy, Marianna Catherine; Van Rooy, Betty Lou; Van Rooy, Buster; Van Rooy, Clemens--Family;
Two sets of triplets at Tacoma General. Erna, Erma and Ernest Christensen, who were born in Tacoma on June 28, 1918 to Hulda and Gothard Christensen hold the triplets that were born to Genevieve Hartle on November 14, 1937. Because the babies were premature and quite small (the largest weighed only 4 pounds 7 ounces), the Christensens were asked to wear surgical gowns and masks for this picture. Mrs. Hartle, smiling said that her husband, William Hartle, seemed more shocked than she when he learned about the increased family. (T. Times 11/16/1937 p.1).
Citizen's Military Training Camp (C.M.T.C.) at Camp Murray. Several young men suiting-up in camp uniforms. During this annual summer camp, the young men will be trained to operate as soldiers. The men are, left to right, Mike Brendel of Carbonado, Stewart Coubrey, Jack Vincent, Irving Wright- all of Seattle and Bob Halverson of Milton. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 14)
Citizens Military Training Camp--Tacoma; Camp Murray (Wash.); Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Military camps--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brendel, Mike; Coubrey, Stewart; Vincent, Jack; Wright, Irving; Halverson, Bob;
Norman J. Maddex, a city light department wire man, is "re-lamping" the tower on Tacoma's Old City Hall, 625 Commerce St., in this photograph from November 1935. Sitting in a boatswain's chair, just a board slung in the loops of a bowline knot, he works at replacing burned out light bulbs and repairing defective wiring. The tower had 750 bulbs along the cornice rims, down the tower corners, and around the clock dial. (T. Times 11-15-1935 p.3)
College of Puget Sound vs. University of British Columbia football game at Stadium Bowl. Players on field, Commencement Bay in background.
Colleges and Universities - Tacoma - University of Puget SoundColleges and Universities - Canada - British Columbia - Burnaby - University of British Columbia Sports - Ball Games - Football Facilities - Stadiums - Stadium Bowl
Mike Cromoga, carpenter, artist, and daredevil, bites into a beer glass at the Valley Tavern. Tavern customers cringe and gasp, one woman screams. Cromoga is calm; he has eaten glass before--the first time in 1916. A reporter asks him how he does it? Cromoga explains that he chews the glass into a fine powder before swallowing. "It just takes nerve!" he replies. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1).
Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;
Jessie (Mrs. Frank) Stephens standing beside a deer she shot that has been tied to the running board and fender of her automobile. Mrs. Stephens, of 3916 No. 32nd St., bagged the 200 pound buck in Mason County. It was larger than the deer shot by her husband Frank and his brother Earl Stephens. The largest was the 400 pound bear shot by Jim Pocquette of Midland. Mrs. Stephens has had a successful hunting season each of the three years since she started hunting. (T. Times 11/2/1935, pg. 11) (for another picture from this series, see T34 image 1)
ca. 1936. African white deer at Point Defiance zoo. The deer, called white fallow deer, are natives of South Africa. They were born in captivity in the Portland zoo and were a gift from that city. They are the 6th variety of deer to be added to the zoo's deer pens. The deer retain their white coat all year and weigh over 200 pounds when fully grown. Spectators called them more graceful and alert than the other varieties. (T. Times 2/4/1936, pg. 14)
Augustus N. "Gus" Denman, City of Tacoma Weights and Measures Inspector. A scale and weights are on the desk in front of him. Mr. Denman, a former star football and basketball player at Oregon State College, performs the job of juggling the standard hunks of metal which determine if a scale is performing accurately. He determines if any Tacoman is being cheated by a grocery, postal or any other scale. (T. Times 1/9/1936, pg. 3 "Around the Clock" column).
Denman, Augustus N.; Government employees--Tacoma--1930-1940; Scales; Weights & measures; Standardization; Testing--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1937. Ed Griffin's champion English Mastiff "Broomcourt Nell" and her litter of puppies. The puppies were born in September of 1936, 7 females and 3 males. The puppies and their sires were the only English Mastiffs in the NorthWest.
In September of 1937, Vivian Sherman was pictured having a talk with her "lucky dog" Sport. The three year old setter was lucky to be alive. The year before in the winter, he caught his right front paw in a trap. He was stuck for eight days in the frozen trap until he broke the chain and crawled over a mile home. The Shermans had the leg operated on and Sport made a full recovery. He was an excellent hunting dog, despite the fact that he was left with only one toe on the damaged foot. Mrs. Sherman and her husband Frank were the owners of Tapps Fishing Tackle on South Tacoma Way. (T. Times 4/6/1937, pg. 13)
Cole Bros. Circus parades down Pacific Avenue before setting up its one-day, colossal tent show at the Union Pacific circus grounds near the 15th Street Bridge. A menagerie of animals, including 30 elephants, and 1080 people, starring 60 clowns and 400 arena performers, arrived in three long trains. World famous wild animal trainer Clyde Beatty, western film star Ken Maynard, the Aurelia troupe of bareback equestrians and the high-wire Gretona family headlined the really big show. (T. Times, 8/21/1937, p. 9).
