This display of canned and bottled products was provided by Anderson's Market in July of 1930. This is believed to be Anderson's Public Market, located at 1104 Market St. A cash register is located between boxes of Nucoa and cans of Pabst Malt Syrup. Anderson's was celebrating its 20th anniversary on July 12th with free hot dogs, chicken noodles, hot coffee and Hires' root beer for customers. Many enticing specials were being offered including 16 oz. cans of Del Ray Chicken Ravioli for 20 cents, Del Ray complete chicken dinners for 27 cents per package and 45 cents for cans of Pabst Malt Syrup. G56.2-109 (TNT ad- 7-11-30, p. 9)

Anderson's Public Market (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cash registers;

26 soldiers pose at Fort Lewis on July 22, 1930. They may have been part of Field Artillery or Cavalry. Each apparently has the crossed rifle or saber insignia worn on the collar. G69.1-141

Military personnel; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

Jack Dempsey. Former world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey (center) in conversation with friends on July 25, 1930. Man to the right is believed to be Jack Calvert, manager of the Tacoma Hotel. Mr. Dempsey was in town to referee a match at the Greenwich Coliseum.

Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983; Boxers (Sports);

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey finds himself flanked by prominent Tacomans in this July 25, 1930, photograph taken on the veranda of the Tacoma Hotel. L-R Mike Lavelle, former Pantages manager and current Tacoma Hotel manager Jack Calvert, TNT sports writer Elliott Metcalf, Mr. Dempsey, Mayor Melvin G. Tennent, unidentified, and J. Frank Hickey, president of the elegant Tacoma Hotel. Mr. Dempsey was in town to referee the Tod Morgan - Joey Coffman match at the Greenwich Colliseum that evening. The bout was sponsored by the Kay Street Athletic Club. Mr. Dempsey was clearly the favorite attraction that night with cheers shaking the Colliseum's rafters. A record-breaking crowd was so loud in cheering him that he could not be heard in the ring. (TNT 7-25-30, p. 17-article; TNT 7-26-30, p. 4-article) G67.1-178

Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983; Boxers (Sports); Hickey, J. Frank; Metcalf, Elliott; Tennent, Melvin Green; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lavelle, Mike; Calvert, Jack; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma);

Jack Dempsey, former world heavyweight boxing champion, visited Tacoma in July of 1930 to referee the Morgan-Coffman bout at the downtown Greenwich Colliseum. He is pictured above with Jack Calvert, manager of the Tacoma Hotel; Mr. Calvert is on the left.

Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983; Boxers (Sports); Calvert, Jack;

Former heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey (second from right) shakes hands with Tacoma mayor Melvin G. Tennent in July of 1930. On the extreme right of photograph is believed to be Jack Calvert, manager of the Tacoma Hotel; man on extreme left is unidentified. Mr. Dempsey was in Tacoma to referee a boxing match held downtown at the Greenwich Coliseum.

Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983; Boxers (Sports); Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennent, Melvin Green; Shaking hands--Tacoma;

F.S Harmon & Co., manufacturers of fine furniture, also promoted floor coverings including this display of linoleum by Blabon's. Samples of bold patterns as well as rugs, sofas and lamps were just some of the items on display at the annual Northwest Furniture Manufacturing Exposition held in late July of 1930. Furniture dealers as far away as Texas flocked to this private showing of Northwest merchandise to see the latest in design. The event was held from July 21-26th at Milwaukee Dock #2. G35.1-024 (TNT 7-4-30, p. 3-article)

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floor coverings; Rugs; Sofas; Lamps; F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

The W.P. Fuller & Co. had two walls filled with mirrors of all shapes and sizes, gilded and plain, on display at the 9th annual Northwest Furniture Manufacturing Exposition held in late July of 1930. The company was just one of many Northwest businesses that sought to attract furniture dealers with their fine merchandise at this private showing. W.P. Fuller & Co. also dealt in paints, varnishes, enamels, lacquers, wallpaper and glass. They were located in downtown Tacoma at 1117-23 A St. G74.1-063

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mirrors; W.P. Fuller & Co. (Tacoma);

The W.P. Fuller Co. had a dazzling display of mirrors at the Northwest Furniture Manufacturing Exposition held during the latter part of July in 1930. This was an annual event when furniture dealers were invited for a private showing of products manufactured by local Northwest businesses. 1500 dealers were expected to attend the event which ran from July 21-26th. For the first time, California firms from San Francisco and Los Angeles were invited to exhibit their wares. The mirrors shown above ranged in shapes from oblong to shields with intricate frames. Also on display were lamps with glass shades. G56.1-027 (TNT 7-4-30, p. 3- article)

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mirrors; Lamps; W.P. Fuller & Co. (Tacoma);

The (Ray) Gamble Building was just about a year old at the time of this late July, 1930, photograph. Located at 2705 North Proctor, the $100,000 brick building had eight apartments above and numerous businesses on the street level including Sowers Jewelry (under awning), Frederick Dean Drug Co., the Ernest Brown Fuel Co., and Stegin's Women's Furnishing. Ned and Corinne Knapp opened a delicatessen in part of the ground level portion of the Gamble Building around 1938; Knapp's Restaurant has been in business at this address for over 60 years. TPL-1568; G19.1-093; BU-11,073

Gamble Building (Tacoma); Ray Sowers Jewelry (Tacoma); Apartments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Frederick Dean Drug Co. (Tacoma); Ernest Brown Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Stegin's Women's Furnishings (Tacoma);

The four-story brick and tile building in the foreground is the Roosevelt Apartments, as pictured in late July of 1930. Built in late 1929, the $125,000 structure was designed by architects Lundberg, Mahon & Ekvall and had a Philippine mahogany interior. Behind the Roosevelt is the Lauan Apartments, 818 So. 11th St., which was built in 1925 on behalf of John Buffelen and furnished with Tacoma-made products. The Lauan had its own grocery store on the bottom level and also had mahogany interiors. BU-10,440

Apartment houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Roosevelt Apartments (Tacoma); Lauan Apartments (Tacoma);

In July of 1930, a gang of Tacoma Railway & Power Co. employees was laying new streetcar tracks on Delin Street, just north of Holy Rosary Church between Tacoma Avenue and Fawcett. One of the workmen is crouched behind a metal shield that is labelled "danger." The man at the far right is standing behind a surveyor's level. The house at the left is believed to be 2909 Fawcett. Less then ten years after this photo was taken Tacoma's streetcars were no longer running, and Tacoma was in the process of ripping out its tracks and selling the metal for scrap. TPL-063; G66.2-012

Mass transit--Tacoma--1930-1940; Electric railroads--1930-1940; Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

This road paving project was taking place on the Nisqually Road near Fort Lewis in August of 1930. Workers are pictured smoothing down the newly laid cement. Photograph ordered by Superior Portland Cement. G77.1-146

Road construction; Progress photographs;

Work is progressing on the Nisqually Road paving project near Fort Lewis in early August of 1930. Both men and machine work in unison as cement is being laid and smoothed. Photograph ordered by Superior Portland Cement. TPL-1467; G77.1-152

Road construction; Progress photographs;

The Nisqually Road near Fort Lewis was in the process of being paved in early August of 1930. Cement has been newly poured and is being smoothed by hand. Photograph ordered by Superior Portland Cement. G7.1-147

Road construction; Progress photographs;

Daily operations at Peterman Manufacturing Co. were photographed by the Boland photographers on August 4, 1930. The firm, located at 600 Alexander Ave., were manufacturers of doors and veneers. This view has a Peterman employee at a machine; the large plant has many stacks of processed wood on carts and pallets. G36.1-020; BU-14077

Peterman Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Tacoma Lions Club and city officials gave a hearty welcome to Leo the Lion, the "face" of Metro Goldwyn Mayer films, during Leo's World Tour of 1930. Leo traveled in a specially equipped, and fortified, ornate cage which was part of a motorized Reo speedwagon. He can be seen silhouetted against the silver bars of the 13 foot cage. Two other Reo motor vehicles accompanied Leo; one of the units transported a huge 57-note calliope shown above. $100,000 was invested in the fleet that comprised Leo's transportation. The MGM lion would be performing in front of the Fox Broadway and Rialto theaters and be on display at the Winthrop Motor Co. on August 20, 1930. Leo's roar had been trademarked and marked the start of MGM motion pictures for decades. He had been found as a cub in the Sudan by famous animal trainer Volney Phifer and brought to the United States. After Leo's death in 1938, at the advanced age of 23, he was buried on the grounds of Phifer's Gillette, New Jersey, farm. (TDL 8-17-30, E-5)

Cages--Tacoma; Lions; Leo (Lion); Celebrity touring--Tacoma; Lions Club (Tacoma);

In front of City Hall Mayor Melvin G. Tennent, second from left, welcomed Leo, the Metro Goldwyn Mayer lion, and his entourage to Tacoma in August, 1930, during Leo's World Tour. Mayor Tennent is standing in front of Leo's ornate, and very fortified, traveling cage. The cage was 13 feet long and part of a 24 foot Reo speedwagon. Unbreakable glass three feet high and canvas drops that could be lowered in case of inclement weather assured Leo's comfort and health. MGM had trademarked Leo's very distinctive roar which appeared at the beginning of their films for decades. Leo seemingly was a cat with nine lives: while touring the globe for MGM, he survived two train wrecks, a Mississippi flood, a California earthquake, a fire and a plane crash. He died at an advanced age of 23, in 1938, and is buried in Gillette, New Jersey, on the farm owned by Volney Phifer, premier animal trainer. The uniformed man at the right is believed to be Mr. Phifer, Leo's trainer. (TDL 8-17-30, E-5)

Tennent, Melvin Green; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cages--Tacoma; Leo (Lion)--Associated objects;

When over 1,500 Masons descended on Tacoma in August of 1930 for their national convention, they called on Jerry Meeker, of the Puyallup Tribe, to cook their salmon. They held a barbecue at the pavilion in Point Defiance Park on August 26th. Jerry Meeker (far right) was born in 1862 in Fern Hill on Military Road. He started the Browns Point clam bake (later salmon bake) in 1912 and he became legendary for his cooking skills. He presided over the annual Browns Point festival until 1954. He died in April of 1955, two days short of his 93rd birthday. Meeker Middle School (originally a junior high school) in northeast Tacoma was named in his honor in 1958.

Meeker, Jerry; Indigenous peoples--Washington; Salmon; Barbecues; Outdoor cookery;

View of brick furnace at unidentified location on September 9, 1930. Photograph ordered by Washington Metal Mining Corporation. G35.1-091

Furnaces--Tacoma;

Funeral flowers at Jacobson gravesite located at (Old) Tacoma Cemetery. Summer and fall blossoms are clustered on and near the grassy mound. This is believed to be the resting place of Madeline M. Jacobson, age 40, who passed away at her home at 2514 North Starr St. in Tacoma on September 7, 1930. Mrs. Jacobson was survived by husband Oran and daughter Shirley. (TDL 9-8-30, p. 10-obituary)

Flower arrangements; Graves--Tacoma; Cemeteries--Tacoma;

Members of the First Regiment, U.S. Engineers, enjoyed a reunion banquet at the Tacoma Hotel on September 13, 1930. G24.1-017

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); First Regiment, U.S. Engineers (Tacoma);

A group of young ladies "pop" out of a large "egg" as they await entry into the Western Washington Fair on September 18, 1930. The similarly dressed women are representing the Washington Co-op Egg & Poultry Association. The "egg," being hauled by a heavy duty truck, is a symbol of the Co-op's claim of their eggs being "Bigger & Better." TPL-523; G6.1-102

Floats (Parades); Washington Co-op Egg & Poultry Association (Tacoma);

Members of the Washington Co-op Egg & Poultry Association are aboard a small Great Northern locomotive which is pulling three boxcars presumably packed with eggs for the 1930 Western Washington Fair. G74.1-034

Railroad locomotives; Railroad freight cars; Washington Co-op Egg & Poultry Association (Tacoma);

A packed classroom of children gaze at a new radio at Central School on September 19, 1930. TPL-3232; G46.1-051

Central School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Radios;

Unidentified piece of machinery with belt on display at Washington Belting & Rubber Co. on September 30, 1930. The firm was located at 1010 A Street. G36.1-196

Machinery; Washington Belting & Rubber Co. (Tacoma);

Unidentified boilers/tanks on display in October of 1930. May be part of a refinery system. Photograph ordered by Morton Gregory, president of Hydro-Thermal Oil Renovating Co.

Boilers; Storage tanks--Tacoma;