Twenty-four years and going strong ran the headline in the Tacoma Sunday Ledger on May 12, 1929, referring to this 1905 five-passenger Reo touring car. Although the vehicle was certainly "old enough to vote," it performed well with a full load, pulling up steep Saint Helens Avenue in high gear. Mayor James G. Newbegin (standing left) shook hands with driver George W. Miller, vice-president of Winthrop Motor Co. The Reo's passengers included salesman Oscar Seabloom, Reo truck department assistant manager Jimmy Gilchrist, and salesman Bob Scott. The car had been on display in the showrooms of the Winthrop Motor Co., local Reo distributors, and inspected by many Tacomans who had fond memories of the car. Photograph ordered by Winthrop Motor Co. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 5-12-29, p. 13) G32.1-087

Reo automobile; Newbegin, James G.; Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Miller, George W.; Signs (Notices); Shaking hands--Tacoma; Winthrop Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Fleischmann's Yeast vehicle parked outside of Mutual Motors, then at 816-24 South "K," on May 8, 1929. The shiny Ford, recently purchased from the agency, was decorated with the familiar yeast box as advertisement along with the saying "Eat it for health." Photograph ordered by Mutual Motors. G11.1-017

Ford automobile; Mutual Motors (Tacoma); Fleischmann's Yeast (Tacoma);

On May 9, 1929, a marker was unveiled on the grounds of Fife High School near 5616 20th East in Fife honoring the Puyallup Tribe, their last Chief Thomas Lane, and current tribal member Henry Sicade. Several hundred people attended the presentation of the marker by the Women's Study Club of Tacoma. The five people to the immediate left of the marker are, left to right, Henry Sicade (in a business suit), Clara Sicade, Sally Sicade, Mrs. Henry Sicade (the daughter of Thomas Lane) and Harriet Sicade. Thomas Lane, 1852-1905, also known as Chief Inoyoupkin, was the last chief of the Puyallup Tribe. Henry Sicade was recognized for his effort to promote education for tribal advancement. (TDL 5/10/1929, PG. 1) TPL-556, G5.1-003

Historical markers; Fife High School (Fife); Sicade, Henry; Sicade, Clara; Sicade, Sally; Sicade, Harriet; Sicade, Henry--Family; Sicade, Henry--Associated objects; Lane, Thomas--Associated objects;

Several hundred gathered May 9, 1929 on the grounds of Fife High School for the unveiling of a marker honoring Thomas Lane, the Puyallup Tribe's last chief, and Henry Sicade, current tribal member of the Indian Council. The marker is being presented by the Woman's Study Club of Tacoma. The marker reads "The Puyallup Tribe of Indians took residence on this reservation in 1857. Became citizens of the United States 1903. Tom Lane Chief Iuoyoupkin last Chief of the Puyallup Tribe. Born 1852-Died 1905. Henry Sicade born Feb. 12, 1866. Elected to the Indian Council 1883. Which he has served continuously since. These men advocated education as a means of civilized advancement for their tribe." (TDL 5/10/1929, PG. 1) TPL-665; G5.1-004

Historical markers; Fife High School (Fife); Crowds--Fife; Lane, Thomas--Associated objects; Sicade, Henry--Associated objects;

Clara Sicade, left, and Harriet Sicade unveil a granite marker on May 9, 1929 at Fife High School. The marker honors the memory of Thomas Lane, the last Chief of the Puyallup Tribe, and Henry Sicade, current tribal member, and recognizes their support of education as a platform for tribal advancement. The marker is being presented by the Woman's Study Club of Tacoma's president, Mrs. M.M. Rosenberg, (standing next to Clara Sicade) and Mrs. K. M. Hopkins (next to Harriet Sicade) accepting on behalf of the Fife School District. The flag which was draped over the marker was presented to the tribe by John Wanamaker of Philadelphia 15 years prior. (TDL 5/10/1929, PG. 1; TNT 5-10-29, p. 13-article & alternate photograph) G5.1-020

Historical markers; Fife High School (Fife); Sicade, Clara; Sicade, Harriet; Lane, Thomas--Associated objects; Sicade, Henry--Associated objects;

Students attending the Tacoma Airways school were photographed taking a hands-on interest in aviation on May 10, 1929. Tacoma Airways was located at 1702 Sixth Avenue, sharing the space with the LeCrone-Coleman Motor Clinic. G12.1-049

Tacoma Airways (Tacoma); Airline industry; Vocational education--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Rear of Jones Hall, on the campus of the College of Puget Sound, as pictured on May 12, 1929. Jones Hall was the first of many buildings constructed at the school's new north end location of 15th & Warner. It was built in 1924, the year the school relocated there from its former permanent campus at 602 North Sprague (now Jason Lee Middle School). G67.1-007

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Jones Hall (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Aviation's first talking airplane, "The Voice of the Sky," visited Tacoma on May 12, 1929. The crew posed next to the the Fokker USA trimotor passenger airplane parked at Mueller-Harkins airport: (L-R): Lew Gower, pilot; H.E. Wendt, mechanic; B. Knapp, crew chief; Bert McGrath, announcer. The plane, C-1661, has large advertising for Standard Ethyl gasoline painted on its side. This was the first Pacific Coast visit by the "Voice of the Sky" which amazed listeners and viewers with animated audible chatter and music from 2500 feet up in the air. TPL-2020; G12.1-029 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 5-12-29, A-7-article; TDL 5-14-29, p. 1)

Airline industry; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gower, Lew; Wendt, H.E.; Knapp, B.; McGrath, Bert;

Annoucer Bert McGrath, showing a bit of his suit and knickers, smiles as he grips his microphone. He is partially emerging from a Fokker USA trimotor airplane, believed to be the same one shown in Boland B20871, at Mueller-Harkins airport on May 12, 1929. Mr. McGrath was part of the "Voice of the Sky," aviation's first talking airplane, that paid a visit to Tacoma that day and astounded the city with music and chatter emerging from the giant passenger plane while it was hundreds of feet in the air. Mr. McGrath was stationed in a heavily insulated cabin within the plane, his speech amplified and then broadcast through huge horns from the plane. G44.1-001 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 5-12-29, A-7-article; TDL 5-14-29, p. 1-article & alternate photograph)

McGrath, Bert; Men--Tacoma--Clothing & dress; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Microphones;

Mechanics from the Tacoma Airways aviation school pose next to three biplanes on May 12, 1929. G12.1-056

Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1920-1930; Aviation mechanics (Science); Airline industry; Vocational education--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Airways (Tacoma); Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Biplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Group of eleven Pacific Telephone & Telegraph employees, all men, on a rooftop in downtown Tacoma. Photograph was taken on May 14, 1929.

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

May, 1929, group portrait of the Cammarano Soccer Team, champions of the Brown Brothers Cup 1928-29. Standing: T. Mackie, team secretary; J. Cook; A. Taylor; L. Colbo; B. Palo; P. McLeod, playing manager. Seated: J. Crawford; A. McLeod; J. McDougal; J. Devaux; A. Dugan. A large trophy topped with a soccer ball and surrounded by seven small cups is on display. TPL-9720; G54.1-115

Awards; Soccer--Tacoma--1920-1930; Soccer players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cammarano Bros. (Tacoma);

Standard Fuel Co. recently added the Model A Ford truck and the Ford coupe shown above to their fleet of vehicles. The firm's proprietors, Bernard F. and R.B. Christian, purchased the vehicles from Leonard's, a South Tacoma Ford dealer. Their sister Mary, a bookkeeper for the company, posed between the two Fords on May 17, 1929. She is in the industrial Tideflats around E. 11th St., near Standard Fuel operations. Photograph ordered by Leonard's of South Tacoma, authorized dealers of Ford and Fordson. TPL-2693; G35.1-071 (T.Times, 5-25-29, p. 20)

Ford automobile; Ford trucks; Christian, Mary; Standard Fuel Co. (Tacoma);

Flowers and ferns on display, courtesy of the Tacoma Garden Club, at the Winthrop Hotel, on May 25, 1929. This was the fifth annual spring flower show sponsored by the group. G26.1-118

Flower shows--Tacoma--1920-1930; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

A series of photographs were taken of the Tacoma Garden Club's exhibition of flowers held at the Winthrop Hotel on May 25, 1929. A variety of blossoms, along with potted plants and garden accessories, were on display in the hotel's Crystal Ballroom. G26.1-097

Flower shows--Tacoma--1920-1930; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Springtime in Tacoma meant an abundance of flowers and a chance to put them on display. The Tacoma Garden Club sponsored an exhibition of flowers, plants, and garden accessories showcased in the Winthrop Hotel's Crystal Ballroom on May 25, 1929. G26.1-098

Flower shows--Tacoma--1920-1930; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Part of an elegant display of blooms and garden fixtures held at the Winthrop Hotel on May 25, 1929. This fifth annual flower show was sponsored by the Tacoma Garden Club. G26.1-099

Flower shows--Tacoma--1920-1930; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthop (Tacoma);

A tanker out of San Francisco, believed to be the "Tulsagas," is moored at the Associated Oil Co. terminal along the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway on May 29, 1929. She was making her first visit to Tacoma in nearly three years, this time to discharge a cargo of oil and gasoline. The air is hazy with smoke billowing from the many lumber and industrial plants in the Tideflats. Adjacent to the Associated Oil plant are Shell holding tanks and those of the Union Oil Co. TPL-5891; G49.1-048 (TNT 5-29-29, p. 14-small article on the "Tulsagas")

Tankers; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Associated Oil Co. (Tacoma); Petroleum industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1920-1930; Storage tanks--Tacoma--1920-1930; City Waterway (Tacoma); Smoke--Tacoma;

This is Mount Tacoma (Rainier) during the springtime in 1929. It was still called Mount "Tacoma" by local residents and Tacoma newspapers during that period of time. G76.1-077

Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

The ship "Seattle" of the Tacoma Oriental line is docked next to the Associated Oil Co.'s plant along the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway in early May of 1929, as she prepares to load fuel oil. Associated Oil was a relative newcomer to Tacoma as the company's plant was built in 1925. It was a major distributor of fuel and diesel oil and gasoline to all parts of southwestern Washington. TPL-6705; G49.1-047 (TDL 5-7-29, p. 13-mention of "Seattle")

Associated Oil Co. (Tacoma); Fuel trade--Tacoma--1920-1930; Petroleum industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1920-1930; City Waterway (Tacoma);

Mount Rainier (then called Mount Tacoma by locals) looms starkly in the background as it overlooks this small community of houses apparently on the Orting-Sumner highway. This photograph was believed to have been taken in May of 1929. G76.1-109 (Corrected identification provided by a reader)

Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

A type of pressurized tank, manufacturer and purpose not given. Photographed on June 1, 1929. G34.1-020

Containers;

Members of the Tacoma Sangerbund (Saengerbund) pose with their group banner on June 2, 1929, in front of an imposing stone building. A sangerbund was a German singing society. The Tacoma Sangerbund was organized in 1890 and would celebrate its 40th anniversary in March of 1930. There were only two original members alive then and both, Erick Siburg of Tacoma and Hans Fraehmke of Auburn, were invited to the celebration. In 1930 there were 44 active and 125 associate members. The organization was headed by Henry Kloepper. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 3-16-30, A-11-article on association)

Tacoma Sangerbund (Tacoma); Singers; Banners;

The first graduation of Bellarmine scholars occurred in June of 1929. The nineteen young graduates posed with church dignitaries under the banner "Ad Omnia Paratus, " ( "Prepared for All Things" ) in the St. Leo's school auditorium. Right Rev. Edward J. O'Dea, Bishop of Seattle, presided over the exercises. Others in attendance on stage included Tacoma Mayor James Newbegin and principal speaker, Camille Pessemier. The Catholic high school for boys, then called Bellarmine College, was founded in 1928 with an enrollment of 150. (www.bellarmineprep.org; TDL 6-5-29, p. 12-article with graduates' names; TNT 6-7-29, p. 21)

Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1920-1930;

The track team from Stewart Junior High (labeled Intermediate on the photograph) School took 2nd place in City Track for the 1929 season. The boys are posed here on June 7, 1929, at the school located at 5010 Pacific Avenue, in Tacoma's south end. Teacher S.S. Todd stands in the back row behind his pupils. G46.1-018

Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Track athletics--Tacoma; Todd, Seymour S.;

In June of 1929 Robert F. Bown, the principle of Stewart Jr. High, declared his school's baseball team "the best athletic team ever produced at the south side intermediate." It is easy to understand the pride he held for his team. Not only had Stewart won the city crown with a 5-0 record, they had also defeated Fife Junior High, Clover Park Junior High and Stadium High School. The Stewart team captured their title with a resounding defeat of rival Gray, 21-1. Posed in front of the school on June 7, 1929, as listed in the News Tribune are: third row (rear), coaches H.A. Post, W.C. Cohoon and S.S. Todd, physical director; second row, Howard Berry, Ernest Holm, Clarence Zachow, Clyde Olsen, Verne Kampbell and Arnold Doersam; first row, Howard Converse, Louis Mazza, Charles Mazza, (Capt.) Tommy Mazza, Leonard Brunstad, Albin Semion and Harvey Christlaw. (TNT 5-29-29, p. 12-article; TNT 6-14-29, 6-B) G46.1-023

Baseball players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma);

The staff of Central Realty & Mortgage Co. posed in the doorway of their brick building on June 7, 1929. The firm, located at 1207 South "K" St. (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) provided service in real estate, loans and insurance. Lettering on the two windows indicated that J.S. Taylor was president, Roy Armacost, vice-president, and Charles L. Westcott, attorney and notary for Central Realty.

Central Realty & Mortgage Co. (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is one of five Sterling-Viking gasoline engines installed on the new Tacoma Fire Boat No. 1. Tacoma Fire Boat No. 1 was successfully launched on June 8, 1929, from the plant of the Coast Line Shipbuilding Co. Hundreds had gathered to witness the launching of the speedy and powerful boat where an absence of speeches and brevity of ceremony marked the occasion. Tacoma Fire Boat No. 1 had a 95 1/2 foot hull, beam of 21 1/2 feet and a 6-foot draft. (TDL 6-8-29, p. 1-article; Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 6-9-29, p. 1-article) G26.1-041

Boat engines; Fireboats--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Work continues on the installation of equipment aboard the new Tacoma Fire Boat No. 1 in June of 1929. One unidentified man is standing on top of a Sterling-Viking gasoline engine carefully monitoring the lowering of what possibly is a pump. After the fire boat's successful launching on June 8th, the vessel was moved to a Port of Tacoma pier where five engines were to be installed as well as four centrifugal pumps. This was Tacoma's first fire boat, officially known as Tacoma Fire Boat No. 1, with a hull of 95 1/2 feet, 21 1/2 beam and 6-foot draft. G26.1-042 (TDL 6-8-29, p. 1-article; Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 6-9-29, p. 1-article)

Fireboats--Tacoma--1920-1930; Boat engines;