ca. 1929. J. Clifford and M. Mae Haley garden and back yard. A peaceful setting with canvas lawn swings and wooden chairs looking onto lily pond. Fruit trees, shade tree and lawn. (WSHS)

Haley, J.C.--Homes & haunts; Backyards--Tacoma; Gliders (Outdoor furniture);

ca. 1929. Kitchen in Chester and Anna Thorne mansion on American Lake. Two-door, side-by-side built-in refrigerators. Upper compartments have small freezer section and metal shelving. Lower sections contain three metal shelves.

Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts; Refrigerators;

ca. 1929. Gardens at "Belleterre," the Lakewood estate of David C. and Sarah T. Scott. Strips of lawn create broad paths among flower beds and radiate out from a birdbath in the garden, terminating at a concrete bench placed at the end of a strip of lawn. Large trees surround the park-like estate. (filed with WSHS as 12-2)

Scott, David C.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood; Gardens--Lakewood;

ca. 1929. Gardens at the estate of David C. and Sarah T. Scott, "Belleterre." Strips of lawn create broad paths among perennial flower beds, bursting with the colors of snapdragons, lilies and other flowers, and radiate out from a birdbath in the garden. Large trees surround the park-like estate. Mr. Scott was an executive with Cispus Logging Co. and Scott & Howe Land Co. (filed with WSHS under 12-3)

Scott, David C.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood; Gardens--Lakewood;

ca. 1929. Residence of Harry L. Brown, of Brown and Haley Candy Company. Residence at 3521 No. Washington designed by Architect E.J. Breseman in 1925. Side view of stucco house with half-timbering on gable. Tennis court in foreground. (Argentum)

Brown, Harry--Homes & haunts; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. Digitized for use by Frye Museum/jg. This painting-like piece is listed as "Kwei Dun" according to the book "A Turbulent Lens." A black and white version can be seen at series VH, image KWEI. The circa 1929 portrait was made of Chinese finger painter Kwei Dun who had traveled to Seattle to study art and architecture at the University of Washington. (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 107)

ca. 1929. Daniel (Dan) Peterson and Ione (last name unknown) were pictured sitting on some large segments of logs and smiling for the camera. It is believed that Mr. Peterson came to Tacoma from Aberdeen when A.A. Star Transfer Co. of Aberdeen acquired the Commercial Truck Co. of Tacoma from owner James Garvin in 1929. The company incorporated as Star Commercial Moving and Storage Co. with J.E. Turnquist as president, J.E. Anderson as vice-president and Dan Peterson as secretary/treasurer. Mr. Peterson was the grandfather of Dan Powell, owner of Star Moving Co. in Tacoma. (photograph courtesy of Dan Powell.) TPL-9837

Peterson, Daniel; Star Commercial Moving and Storage Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. Two men work at filling a plane with fuel from a truck that has two signs on it that read Red Crown Gasoline. This photograph was taken circa 1929.

Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fuel tanks;

ca. 1929. People crowd around to view Harold Bromley's airplane, the "City of Tacoma," at the Tacoma Field. This picture was probably taken on July 19, 1929 when Bromley arrived at Tacoma Field after a flight of 8 hours 17 minutes from Los Angeles in his new bright orange Lockheed Vega monoplane. To the right was the temporary hangar erected for the plane, a wooden framework covered by canvas. The city also erected a new 5400 foot runway for the flight. Bromley and his plane had captured the attention and newspaper headlines of Tacoma. The newspapers rang out "Tacoma to Tokyo!" Bromley was planning, with the backing of Tacoma businessmen, to make the first transPacific flight, a distance of 4,762 miles. It would be the longest flight segment ever flown. Thousands crowded the airfield to see the plane and history in the making. On July 28, 1929, Bromley's roared down the runway from the top of a ramp. It proceeded down the runway before veering off to the left and crashing nose first in the ground. A dazed Bromley descended from the cockpit, now 9 feet from the ground due to the plane's 45 degree angle, unhurt.The plane had crashed when gasoline from the overloaded tanks blinded Bromley. The crowds rushed the plane in a mob, held off by a ring of firemen and officers surrounding the gasoline soaked plane.

Bromley, Harold--Associated objects; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Aeronautics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. Harold Bromley in cockpit of his Lockheed airplane the "City of Tacoma" prior to his ill-fated July 28, 1929 attempt at a trans Pacific Tacoma to Tokyo flight. The all wood low wing monoplane was painted bright orange. The original design was the Vega, designed for Capt. Hubert Wilkins' Antarctic expedition. It was modified to have a larger engine and to hold enough gasoline for what would be the longest single flight ever undertaken. The handsome Bromley, 29 at the time of the flight, was a dashing Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, a former barnstormer and stunt pilot, who taught aviation at the fledgling Tacoma Airfield. The flight ended in disaster when spewing gasoline blinded Bromley in take off and the plane crashed nose down just off the runway, with Bromley's tail cockpit nine feet off the ground. Three more planes were built over the next 2 years, but Bromley never reached his goal of a record flight. He died at the age of 99 in 1997, after a full life as a pilot, a federal aviation inspector, a grape and date farmer and a real estate salesman. BGN-310J

ca. 1929. Harold Bromley posed in his Lockheed plane "City of Tacoma" at Tacoma Field, preparing for his July 28, 1929 flight from Tacoma to Tokyo. Excitement seized the nation as Charles Lindbergh conquered the Atlantic in 1927 and a flight across the Pacific beckoned as the next great prize. Bromley, then 28, persuaded a group of Tacoma businessmen headed by lumberman John Buffelen to financially support his efforts to make the alliterative "Tacoma to Tokyo" nonstop solo flight, putting their city's name on the aviation map. The "City of Tacoma," the low wing Lockheed monoplane created for the flight, weighed 8,850 pounds including its load, had an open cockpit near the wing, a Wasp 425 horsepower engine, a cruising speed of 150 miles per hour and carried 885 gallons of gasoline. There was a little room left over for three compasses, an inflatable raft, a flare gun and sandwiches. TPL-217

ca. 1929. Head of Commencement Bay while Sullivan Service at 101 Puyallup Ave. (lower left) was under construction. This aerial view was taken circa 1929. Visible landmarks and streets included: the Union Station at upper left corner; Albers Bros. Milling Co. at upper center (large darker building) ; Northwest Woodenware Co. at center along waterway; Wheeler-Osgood Co.'s saw mill at right center. The Sullivan Service was being built at this time facing Puyallup Ave. at left. Puyallup Ave., which runs horizontally left to right, also had the Independent Paper Stock Co. kitty-corner from Sullivan's at 132 Puyallup Ave. The Washington Gas & Electric Co. was also on the same side of Puyallup Ave. as the Independent Paper Stock Co., at 212-216, and was the large building near right. The street at lower bottom running left to right is South 25th St. E. (photograph torn at left corner)

ca. 1929. In the late 1920's, St. Louis had Lindbergh and Tacoma had Bromley. Harold Bromley had high hopes of flying his Lockheed Vega monoplane, named "City of Tacoma," from Tacoma to Tokyo, a continuous trip of 4700 miles. In the photograph, he holds a map of the proposed course. He never got to make the attempt, the Vega crashed on takeoff July 28, 1929; a victim of its own overfull fuel tanks. (This is a cropped version of photographs scanned as TPL-7030 and TPL-7029)

Bromley, Harold; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Aeronautics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. "Male Beauty" - soft focus portrait of naked male torso printed in sepia tone (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of entry, fireplace and landscape. Hewitt was president of Hewitt Land Co. and Coast Line Shipbuilding Co.; vice-president of Cascade Paper Co.; and, secretary-treasurer of Hewitt-Lea-Funck Co. (WSHS) filed as 1-1

Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. U.S.S. Lexington, aircraft carrier, who came to the aid of the City of Tacoma and provided electricity from mid-December, 1929, to mid-January, 1930. The ship was berthed at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton with Capt. Frank D. Berrien in command. The fourth Navy ship to bear that name, she had been built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation of Quincy, Mass. Her overall length was 888 feet and she had four turbo-generators. TPL-1937

U.S.S. Lexington (United States Navy); Aircraft carriers--United States;

ca. 1929. Wooden ramp built at the Tacoma Field to be used by Harold Bromley to help get his monoplane "City of Tacoma" airborne during its attempt at a transPacific Tacoma to Tokyo flight. Tacomans were so enthused with Bromley's proposed flight that they voted a $300,000 bond to build a 5,400 foot airstrip at the Tacoma Field, now part of McChord Air Force Base. The ramp was 100 feet and built of wood. It was designed to add enough speed to be the equivalent of 1,000 feet of additional runway. Bromley's huge monoplane weighed 8,850 pounds when loaded and would need the extra lift.

Bromley, Harold--Associated objects; Tacoma Field (Lakewood); Airports--Lakewood--1920-1930; Aeronautics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. Harold Bromley, on the right, and a second man, probably his benefactor John Buffelen, stand next to Bromley's Lockheed Vega monoplane, the "City of Tacoma." Between them they hold a map on which has been drawn the course that Bromley intended to fly, non-stop from Tacoma to Tokyo, a continuous trip of 4,700 miles. Buffelen and a group of Tacoma businessmen had funded the design and manufacture of the Lockheed plane, hoping to make Tacoma as famous as Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis." The plan ended in disaster. The first plane crashed on take off in front of a crowd of 25,000 at the Tacoma Field. The second and third planes crashed during test flights, the third crash killing test pilot H. W. Catling. The fourth plane was manufactured by Emsco; the plan adjusted to fly from Tokyo to Tacoma, taking advantage of tail winds. It flew for 24 hours, before exhaust fumes forced Bromley and co pilot and navigator Harold Gatty to return to Japan. The plane was stored in a Japanese hangar and the Tacoma money men were stopped by the Depression from ever funding another attempt at the record.

Bromley, Harold; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Aeronautics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. Harold Bromley's airplane, the "City of Tacoma," being viewed at Tacoma Field by citizens in July of 1929. During the spring and summer of 1929, newspapers carried front page stories filled with the exciting news of Bromley's planned flight across the Pacific Ocean from Tacoma to Tokyo. Bromley and his backers had planned the flight for two years. The plane was being built by Lockheed in California, a bright orange low wing Vega monoplane. The final testing of the plane was done at the Muroc dry lake bed, 200 miles northeast of Burbank, but its flight to Tacoma was delayed. Finally on July 19, 1929, Bromley landed at Tacoma Field after a 8 hour and 17 minute flight from Los Angeles. Thousands cheered as the plane landed safely in Tacoma. Over 59,000 people made the trip out to the airstrip to view the plane prior to its July 28, 1929 inaugural flight.

Bromley, Harold--Associated objects; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Aeronautics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of side entry, fireplace extending from second floor. Landscape includes large shade tree and boxwood hedge. Brick exterior of house painted white. The English cottage style home was built in 1925 and designed by the Eastern architect firm Delano & Aldrich, with Sutton, Whitney & Dugan serving as associate architects. John J. Hewitt was the president of Hewitt Land Co. among other business ventures. (WSHS) filed as 1-2

Hewitt, John J.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. David C. and Sarah T. Scott house and gardens, known as "Belleterre". Front view of Chateau-style house through the trees, a stucco covered mansion with gabled roofs and ornamented doorway. Edwin J. Ivey, Architect, 1924. (WSHS, filed as 12-5)

Scott, David C.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood; Gardens--Lakewood;

ca. 1929. Sarah (Mrs. David C.) Scott's gardens. A glimpse of the Scott house, a large two-story home, is seen through a grove of fir trees. Estate known as "Belleterre." (WSHS, filed as 12-6)

Scott, David C.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood; Gardens--Lakewood;

ca. 1929. Harry L. and Alpharetta Brown house. Story-book entry with sloping section of roof extending over entry. Recessed entry with arched door and side light. Elaborate door features glass in clover-leaf design. Stucco exterior, canvas awnings. (WSHS- filed as 3-4)

Brown, Harry--Homes & haunts; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1929. A stone path, edged with moss and ornamental shrubs, leads to the lake on David C. and Sarah T. Scott's property known as "Belleterre" or on their neighbor's property. (WSHS)

Scott, David C.--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood; Gardens--Lakewood;

A reproduction of a directory of business places and professional people who were compassionate toward Black patronage in Tacoma and Pierce County. Edited by H. McElroy Stovall.