ca. 1935. An unidentified man dressed in a Colonial costume rings a bell and hands out pamphlets entitled "Town Crier" to people in downtown Tacoma in this circa 1935 photograph. A man behind him is holding a Tacoma Times newspaper with headlines: "Warship Rams Liner." Ordered by Lee Merrill.

Publicity; Costumes; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

On April 13-14, 1935, Paradise at Mount Rainier was home to the greatest sporting event ever held in the Northwest. It was the location for the national downhill and slalom championships. Also at stake were positions on the 1936 US Olympic ski team. Parking for spectators, and the final stop for mass transit, was located at Narada Falls. 7,000 spectators then hiked to Paradise in 12 - 20 foot deep snow to view the matches. It was about 2 miles one way to the slalom course and 1 mile to the downhill course. By the mid 1930's alpine skiing had exploded in growth as a US leisure sport, boasting almost a million skiers across the country. Radio broadcasters carried reports of the tournament and the ski conditions of the Northwest to ski enthusiasts all across the US. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

In April of 1935, Paradise at Mount Rainier was home to the national downhill and slalom championships. It was the first time that this contest had ever been held in the west. This photograph, taken during the tournament held April 13-14, showed the Paradise Lodge and the Paradise Inn surrounded by deep snow despite the spring date. Skiers and spectators dot the snow. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

On April 13-14, 1935, Paradise at Mount Rainier was host to the biggest sporting event ever held in the Northwest. It was the site of the national downhill and slalom championships with positions on the US ski team for the 1936 Olympics also at stake. Skiers and spectators were photographed lined up on either side of a ski run watching tournament skier number 20 maneuver down the slopes. This was most likely a portion of the slalom course that ran down the east side of Alta Vista, a zig zag descent of 1500 feet. Spectators had to hike two miles one way from Narada Falls to the slalom course. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Close-up portrait of unidentified teen skier wearing the number 63 during the 1935 National Women's Downhill and Slalom championship held at Paradise, Mount Rainier. This was the first national championship for women in these two events. Varying newspaper sources number the female entrants from 11-14, including the Smith sisters from Tacoma and Grace Carter from Seattle, who placed second in the combined. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Over 7,000 spectators turned out April 13-14, 1935 to view the national downhill and slalom championships held at Paradise, Mount Rainier. This was the first time this event had been held in the west. Fifty-nine male skiers were registered to race, along with eleven women. The downhill started at Sugar Loaf, 8,500 feet above sea level, and dropped to Panorama Point and then to Edith Creek Basin, a 3,000 foot drop (35%) downward to the finish. On the day of the race, mist and fog shrouded the course in the morning. The top part of the course was icy and the lower part fast and treacherous. As the sun came out, the snow at the bottom of the course began to melt making it soft. Winner Hannes Schroll ran the course at an estimated speed of 75 mph.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Winning skiers claim their trophy at the Paradise Winter Sports Carnival on Sunday, February 13, 1938. First place winner in the Service Club downhill race is Orville Stewart, center, representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce. On the left is Leonard Berglund of the Young Men's Business Club. The woman is unidentified. (photo is misnumbered) (TNT 2/14/1938, pg. 1)

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Winter sports--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940; Stewart, Orville; Berglund, Leonard;

On April 13-14, 1935, the nation's premier alpine event was held at Paradise, Mount Rainier. The Northwest slopes were the site of the national downhill and slalom championships. Also at stake were positions on the 1936 US Olympic team. This was the first time that a major US skiing event had been held in the west. Skier number 59 was photographed maneuvering through the competition course. Over 70 skiers, 59 men and 11 women, threw their hats into the ring for a chance at the national title. Hannes Schroll of Austria won the men's downhill, slalom and combined. Ellis-Ayr Smith of Tacoma won the women's downhill and combined with her sister Ethlynne (Skit) taking the prize in the slalom. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Tacoma's best hope for a medal in the Men's National Championships in downhill and slalom in 1935 was Carlton Wiegel. The competition was held April 13-14, 1935 at Mount Rainier. The contest also served as the finals in the US Olympic trials and it was the greatest sporting event ever held in the Northwest. Wiegel was a native Norwegian who inherited his love of the sport. At the time of the competition however, he was hampered by an old ankle injury and finished 13th in the Downhill and failed to finish in the first 20 of the slalom. (TT, TNT, TDL 4/12-15, 1935)

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940; Wiegel, Carlton;

Hannes Schroll, the Austrian daredevil on skis, came to the Northwest in April of 1935 to compete in the US national men's downhill and slalom competition. He finished the competition by winning both events as well as the combined. A member of the European ski racing elite, he was the holder of 87 European titles when he came to the US. He remained to become the director of the Badger Pass resort in Yosemite. In 1937, he and an Austrian copatriot purchased 696 acres at Donner Summit in California. The pair, with a group of investors including Walt Disney, developed the Sugar Bowl resort and ski area. But Tacoma will always remember him best as the Wild Man who yodeled as he hurtled down the mountain at 75 mph. (TT, TNT, TDL 4/12-15, 1935)

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940; Schroll, Hannes;

ca. 1936. View of Mount Rainier between the wing and tail of a small airplane in a hangar. Stock negative.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.);Biplanes;

Sumner High School girls pose in some of the more than 500 acres of sunshine yellow daffodils in the Puyallup Valley. They are promoting the 1936 Daffodil Festival to be held in April of 1936. This photo was used as stock footage by the Richards studio. In 1953, they superimposed a mountain range and Mount Rainier in the background of the photo. See Series A76735 image 1 for the altered image.

Daffodils--Puyallup; Meadows--Puyallup; Girls--Puyallup--1930-1940; Croplands;

Eight young women wearing matching dresses with large white collars and two other young women kneel in a daffodil field to pick bouquets of flowers. These are Sumner High School girls posed in some of Puyallup Valley's 500 acres of sunshine yellow daffodil blossoms. The girls in the matching dresses are identified as Mary Thompson, Betty Tompkins, Betty Leslie, Calista Fawcett, Marjorie Setter, Jean Elliott, Connie Crest and Mildred McGuire. Stock negative. (T. Times 4/16/1936, pg. 1)

Daffodils--Puyallup; Meadows--Puyallup; Girls--Puyallup--1930-1940; Croplands;

A flower bedecked car representing the Tacoma Seed Company passes in front of the reviewing stand for the 1936 Daffodil Parade. The 35 foot tower made of 200,000 daffodils was erected at South 10th and Pacific Avenue. Queen Helen Edgerton and her court viewed the parade from this vantage point after the passage of their own float. 35 floats with hundreds of thousands of blooms thrilled the parade watchers. (T. Times 4-17-36, p. 1-article; T. Times 4-18-36, p. 1-article; T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reviewing stands; Daffodils; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Like flower fairies, Mary Frances Cavanaugh, left, and Weda Claire Dykeman peek and smile from the inside of giant daffodil blossoms during the 1936 Daffodil Parade. Mary Frances is the daughter of Cecil Cavanaugh, of Cavanaugh Lumber Co., and Weda Claire is the daughter of Doug Dykeman. The 1936 Daffodil Parade was the third annual parade, and the first held in April. The first two parades were held in March. (T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cavanaugh, Mary Frances; Dykeman, Weda Claire;

A small flower-covered float moves along Pacific Avenue during the 1936 Daffodil Parade and over the street car tracks. It passes in front of the reviewing stand at Tenth Street, presided over by the Daffodil Queen and her Court. (T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The 35-feet-high, four-tiered reviewing stand for the 1936 Daffodil Parade on So. 10th Street & Pacific. The stand is covered with 200,000 bright yellow daffodils. The Stationers Inc. at 926 Pacific Avenue can be seen in the background. The picture windows have been cleared of displays to set up chairs for viewing the parade. Children dangle their feet from open third story windows as they wait for the parade to start. Those not having these lofty perches to view the parade have lined up several people deep on the ground. (T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Reviewing stands;

On April 18, 1936, Queen Helen Edgerton enjoys the parade from her throne in the base of the 35 foot daffodil "tower" that served as a reviewing stand for the Daffodil Parade. On either side of her are members of her court. At this time, the princesses did not wear matching dresses, so each member of the court is dressed differently with the wide brimmed hats being the only unifying element. The Princesses are, left to right, Esther Kaufman of Puyallup, Alice Margaret Woods of Tacoma, Helen Rockway of Sumner and Joy Lundrigan of Puyallup.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Reviewing stands; Edgerton, Helen; Kaufman, Esther; Woods, Alice Margaret; Rockway, Helen; Lundrigan, Joy;

Easter Sunday in 1936 at First Lutheran Church. Members of the congregation gather on the sidewalk and steps of the church for Easter services. Building by Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects.

Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; First Lutheran Church (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Construction of new bridge, location not provided, circa 1936. Materials and debris in foreground, river in midground, pier or barge, small boat and pile driver in background.

Bridge construction; Bridges; Pile drivers;

Port Industrial area taken from Northeast Tacoma looking, southwest toward Mount Rainier. Large expanse of undeveloped tideflats and bay water in foreground with industries and mountain in background. Richards Studio stock negative.

City Views - Tacoma - Port Industrial

ca. 1937. John Rae posed for a photograph circa 1937 wearing a suit and hat while standing on the sidewalk in front of unidentified shops. The dapper elderly gentleman also has on a bow tie.

Rae, John; Aged persons--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Tuesday evening, September 1, 1936, the skies lit up over Tacoma and a cloudburst brought down over 1/2 inch of rain on the city in less than 30 minutes. The downpour quickly overwhelmed the Tacoma storm drain system. Drivers coming off the 11th Street bridge found their cars up to their running boards in standing water. The streetcars were stalled for a short time, and water gushed into the entrances and basements of some of the stores on Pacific Avenue. (T. Times 9/2/1936 p.1).

Rain--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weather--Tacoma--1930-1940; Storms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

Harbor with boats tied up to pier. Three people in the lower left corner are walking by a boat. Photo series is of the Capital to Capital Yacht Race from Tacoma to Nanaimo, BC in July of 1935. The race was expected to draw close to 100 entries, almost a 1/2 million in pleasure craft investment, that would carry around 600 persons. Only amateurs were eligible, no professional Navy men. Out of the proposed entrants, 51 started the race, 24 from Tacoma, and 49 finished. (T.Times 7/25-27, 1935 & 7/29/1935, pg. 1)

Regattas--1930--1940; Yacht racing--1930--1940; Yachts--1930--1940;

An unidentified man, possibly Joe Andre, and dog pose in front of the old John Rigney homestead in December 1935. The squared timber house, at 3751 South 74th St. was built in 1870, and was one of the first residences in Pierce County. In 1935, it was being remodeled in keeping with President Roosevelt's FHA modernization program. Some years later the building was deeded to the Washington State Historical Society and it was torn down in 1974. (T. Times).

Rigney, John--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1870-1880; Cabins--Tacoma--1870-1880; Pioneers--Tacoma;

A man and dog pose outside the pioneer home of John Rigney, one of the first houses built in Pierce County. The home was built of squared logs around 1870 and demolished in 1974. John Rigney, a strapping Irish lad, arrived in the United States in 1847 looking for a better life. Jobs were scarce and he enlisted in the US Army. He married another Irish immigrant, Elizabeth Lowry, in 1848 and together the Army sent them around Cape Horn to Fort Vancouver. From there, army companies "M' and "L" helped establish Fort Steilacoom. When his enlistment was up in 1852, he was given a donation claim of 640 acres where he built a log home and raised his 10 children. This area is near present day 64th and Orchard streets in Tacoma. When the railroad was scheduled to come from Portland to Tacoma, Rigney felt that land value would increase & took an additional 160 acre claim east of the original one. It extended from the present day B&I Store to the Manitou area near 74th and South Tacoma Way. This home was built 90 feet from the railroad line. Rigney Hill is now Manitou Park. In 1880, the Rigneys moved to Steilacoom.

Rigney, John--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1870-1880; Cabins--Tacoma--1870-1880; Pioneers--Tacoma; Dogs--Tacoma;

Graham Ring, left, and Tommy Vitos, right, admit defeat to Tacoma druggist William Rast, center, after betting that they could live for 30 days in the wilds of the Olympic Mountain region, dressed only in shorts and tennis shoes and armed with a knife, fishing line and an automatic lighter. Cold and hungry, they admitted defeat 8 days after entering the wilderness. During that time they existed mainly on berries, augmented by a few fish and clams. (TDL 8/8/1935, pg. 3; TDL 8/16/1935)

Ring, Graham; Vitos, Tom; Wagers; Rast, William;

1930s automobile on snow-covered road to Paradise, Mount Rainier Park. (T. Times)..

Roads; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Snow; Winter;

On December 22, 1936, Santa Claus, in the form of white bearded Nicholas Rody, appeared on the front page of the Bremerton Sun. He listened closely as ringleted Sally Greer told him what she wanted for Christmas. Betty Joan Rowan, with her arm about Santa Rody, patiently waited her turn to whisper in his ear. (Bremerton Sun 12/22/1936, pg. 1)

Rody, Nicholas; Holidays--Bremerton; Greer, Sally; Rowan, Betty Joan;

On July 8, 1937 Douglas Gonyea, Martha Turner, Margaret McGinnis and Robert Prins sipped bottled sodas in front of the check room at the King Roller Skating Rink, 2707-13 Pacific Avenue. Martha and Margaret were hosting a roller skating party in honor of Betty Doud of Los Angeles, who was visiting her aunt and uncle in Tacoma. Nearly 100 Tacoma teenagers attended the party. In 1939, Robert Prins, Stadium High school graduate and junior at the University of Washington, was sent to Hollywood by Warner Bros. studio to do a screen test. He was discovered by a talent scout while performing in a play at U of W. As a highschooler, Prins became an actor after a dare by Stadium dramatics instructor Miss Alberta Frances Black. He appeared in two Warner Brothers movies in 1940, "Flight Angels" and "Money and the Woman". (T.Times,7/10/1937, p 10; T. Times 4/1/1939, pg. 1). TPL-10464

Roller skating--Tacoma--1930-1940; Teenagers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skating rinks--Tacoma--1930-1940; McGinnis, Margaret; Turner, Martha; Gonyea, Douglas; Prins, Robert; King Roller Skating Rink (Tacoma);