Career girl Olga Johnson gathers her coat close about her as she drops a donation in the kettle of Salvation Army member Nicholas Rody on December 18, 1929. With his pristine white Santa Claus beard, the aptly named Nicholas is bringing an extra festive air to the corner of 11th and Commerce where he has set up his kettle. Mr. Rody proudly wears the cap of the Salvation Army, to which he has belonged for four years. (TNT 12/18/1929, pg. 1) TPL-9634

Johnson, Olga; Rody, Nicholas; Salvation Army (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1920-1930; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Community service--Tacoma--1920-1930; Holidays--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Bernice Shafer rang a small hand bell at the corner of south 11th and Broadway for the Volunteer Workers of America on December 18, 1929. The Volunteer Workers together with the Union Gospel Mission were collecting money to buy food for families during the holidays. Although overall the donations were down from the previous year, Bernice was doing better with the downtown shopping crowd, even receiving one donation of $5. (TNT 12/18/1929, pg. 1) BGN-642

Shafer, Bernice; Volunteer Workers of America (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1920-1930; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Community service--Tacoma--1920-1930; Holidays--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Perched high above the flight deck of the U.S.S. Lexington on the 8-inch guns of the forward turrets, these young women do not appear at all nervous during their visit to the aircraft carrier in December, 1929. The Navy did permit tours of the ship which was tied up at Baker Dock from mid-December, 1929, to mid-January, 1930, to provide power to the City of Tacoma. Schoolchildren and Boy Scouts were among those who visited the large ship. On December 23, 1929, Freda Gardener, of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, Ethel Haasarud, RKO cashier, and Naomi Dykeman, head usher, Fox Rialto, were present to promote the Chamber of Commerce's big dance for the Lexington's enlisted men to be held on December 26 at the Greenwich Coliseum. They would be the judges awarding prizes to the most handsome, most happy and best dancer present at the dance. TPL-1774 (T.Times, 12-23-29, p. 1)

Sailors clean deck of U.S.S. Lexington while three young ladies watch, December 23, 1929. Tied up at Baker Dock, the Lexington's mission was to supply Tacoma with auxiliary power during the city's electrical crisis. Chores still had to be completed, however, even when guests were present. Ethel Haasarud, Freda Gardner and Naomi Dykeman appear amused at the switch in roles. They were aboard promoting the big Chamber of Commerce dance for enlisted Lexington personnel on December 26th; the women would act as judges in awarding prizes to the sailors chosen as the most handsome, most happy and best dancer. TPL-1776 (T.Times, 12-23-29, p. 1, TDL 12-24-1929 p.3)

3 young ladies looking at cannon of U.S.S. Lexington, December, 1929. The Navy did permit some tours of the ship which had come to Tacoma to assist in the production of auxiliary power. These young women appear intrigued at the size of the Navy's firepower. They had persuaded the ship's officers to lower the 8-inch guns so that they could more closely view the muzzles. Ethel Haasarud, Freda Gardner, and Naomi Dykeman were the panel of judges of the "Supreme Beauty Court of Tacoma." These ladies would choose the most handsome, most happy, and best dancer at the big Chamber of Commerce dance for enlisted personnel of the Lexington on December 26th. TPL-005 (T.Times, 12-23-1929, p. 1)

John MacKessy, 13, smiled for the camera from his stretcher during the trial run on December 24, 1929 for his big Christmas Day outing. It would be his first Christmas Day out of bed in three years. He and 125 other children were guests at a Christmas party on the USS Lexington, which was tied up at Baker Dock helping to supply electricity to Tacoma. The trip was supplied by the Tacoma Sciots, a Masonic social group, that took care of the boy. Pictured, left to right, were Maurice Raymond (club sec.), John G. Thorstenson (pres.), Chief of Police M.D. Guy and officer Dick Rodius who drove the boy. He was transported in a police paddy wagon. Young MacKessy suffered from inflammation in the bones of his feet, legs and hips and his family needed assistance to care for him properly. (TNT 12/24/1929, pg. 3)

Two planes, one much smaller than the other, at an unidentified field the day after Christmas, 1929. The larger plane, a biplane, has tarp covering the open pilot cockpit and passenger seating. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Airways. G12.1-027

Airplanes--1920-1930;

Jones Hall, framed by a brick archway, on the campus of the College of Puget Sound. This view of the main building on the north end school was taken on December 27, 1929. Designed by the architectural firm of Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, it was the first building completed on the new campus of the College of Puget Sound in 1924. Funding for the stately brick building was provided by Mrs. Charles H. Jones who gifted the college $200,000 on her 78th birthday. The hall is named after her late husband, a prominent lumberman. G67.1-036

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

Elevated view of the College of Puget Sound campus taken during the Christmas holidays in 1929. The large three-story brick building in the center is the Science Hall, completed in 1927, and considered to be one of the finest science buildings in the Pacific Northwest at the time. It was designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, architects, who had previously designed the Main building (Jones Hall) and the gymnasium. Later this building would be named Howarth Hall. BU-13,595

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

ca. 1929. "Male Beauty" - soft focus male nude (back view) printed in sepia tone (Virna Haffer Collection)

ca. 1929. Digitized for use by Frye Museum/jg. This is entitled "Kwei Dun" and was a bromoil print which resembled a painting. This is believed to be a portrait of Chinese finger painter Kwei Dun who arrived in Seattle in 1924 to study art and architecture at the University of Washington. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 107)

ca. 1929. J. Clifford and M. Mae Haley house. View of ivy covered entry and steps leading to house. George W. Bullard, architect, 1906. (WSHS)

Haley, J.C.--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1929. Chester and Anna Thorne estate on American Lake, Thornewood. Mansion and carriage house designed by Spokane architect, Kirtland Cutter. Full exterior view of estate with curved driveway. Ivy covers the brick walls, spreading onto the Gothic-style windows.

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

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of rear of house and back yard. Brick exterior painted white. Manicured garden includes lawn, several trees, garden house, and concrete and stone paths. Architects: Delano & Aldrich. (WSHS) filed as 1-3

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

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. View of back yard, garage and guest cottage, trees, awning covered path leading to steps. Brick exterior of buildings painted white. (WSHS) filed as 1-4

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

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of rear of house showing three fireplaces, brick garden wall, brick upper patio, and landscape. Delano & Aldrich, principal architects, with Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, associate architects in Tacoma. (WSHS) filed as 1-5

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

ca. 1929. John and Hazel Hewitt house. Exterior view of house and landscape. Brick exterior painted white. Landscape includes a cluster of trees, boxwood hedge, lawn, and walkways. (WSHS) filed as 1-6

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

ca. 1929. David and Sarah Scott house, "Belleterre." Side and front view of mansion showing slate roof and decorative emblems above dormer windows. A mature evergreen stretches upward toward the fireplace on end wall. Other fireplaces appear to the left of the entrance. (WSHS, filed as 12-7)

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

ca. 1929. Harry L. and Alpharetta Brown house. Exterior view of rear of house overlooking a large concrete tennis court and landscape. Three-story, Tudor-style house with stuccoed exterior. Clothes line over lawn is accessible from back door. Mr. Brown was one of the founders of the Brown & Haley Candy Co. This English style home was built for him in 1925 and designed by E.J. Bresemann. (photograph also numbered as HG 3 image 2, also in WSHS as 3-2)

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

ca. 1929. Harry L. and Alpharetta Brown house. Exterior view of front and side of three-story house. Side bay features upper balustraded deck off double-doors. The English style home was built in 1925 for Mr. Brown and designed by E.J. Bresemann, architect. Brown's candy recipes spurred the founding of Brown & Haley, Inc., now world-renowned confectioners. (photograph also numbered HG 3 image 5; also in WSHS as 3-5)

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

ca. 1929. Pilot Harold Bromley and his wife and son prior to his failed July 28, 1929 attempt at a trans Pacific Tacoma to Tokyo flight. His son was approximately six years old at the time of this picture. Harold Bromley was born on November 10, 1898 in Victoria, B.C. As a teenager, he enlisted in the Canadian army and served as a machine gunner in World War I. He joined a Canadian unit of the Royal Air Force and made his first solo flight just as the war ended. He fell in love with flying. After a career as a barnstormer and stunt pilot, he settled in Olympia and operated a flying school in Tacoma in the twenties. He also worked as a test pilot for Lockheed in Burbank, California. Tacoma businessmen, headed by Canadian-born John Buffelen, financed numerous attempts by Bromley to fly across the Pacific. After two years and faced with the Depression, his Tacoma backers could not afford another flight. Bromley died at the age of 99 in a Palm Desert nursing home. He outlived his first wife and son and enjoyed a varied career as a pilot, aviation inspector, farmer and real estate salesman. BGN-310E (TNT 1/11/1998)

ca. 1929. Herb Fahey, Lockheed test pilot, presents Harold Bromley with a lucky rabbit's foot prior to Bromley's attempt to fly the Lockheed Vega monoplane the "City of Tacoma" from Tacoma to Tokyo. The woman standing between the men is believed to be Bromley's first wife. The rabbit's foot did not give off much good luck since Bromley was blinded by gasoline spewing from overfilled tanks and crashed during his first attempt at the trans Pacific crossing on take off. Fahey was the test pilot on the second "City of Tacoma" which crashed in September of 1929 during testing. Fahey suffered a broken arm and skull fractures. He recovered but was killed months later test piloting another Lockheed plane. BGN-019

ca. 1929. The first "City of Tacoma" monoplane poised at the top of a ramp designed to give the plane more momentum on take off. On July 28, 1929, Harold Bromley intended to enter the history books as the first pilot to fly solo and nonstop from Tacoma to Tokyo. The early dawn flight was scheduled to take off from Tacoma Field, an area that is now part of McChord Air Force base. The large orange Vega crashed on takeoff. BGN-310K

ca. 1929. Herb Fahey, Lockheed test pilot, presents Harold Bromley with his lucky rabbit's foot prior to Bromley's attempt to pilot the Lockheed Vega "City of Tacoma," shown in the background, from Tacoma to Tokyo. The monoplane crashed on take off July 28, 1929 when the tanks were overfilled and Bromley was blinded by flying gasoline. The plane was insured and Lockheed constructed a new plane, using some of the parts of the original. Fahey was the test pilot when the second plane crashed in September of 1929 during tests in California. Fahey was seriously injured but recovered, only to be killed months later in an unrelated Lockheed crash.

ca. 1929. Conjunction of Pacific Ave., and Commerce, Jefferson and South 17th Streets circa 1929. At the far left edge is the Carlton Hotel, 1552 Jefferson Ave. The building at 1701 Commerce St. (near lower center) was built on the site of the old Northern Pacific Railroad passenger station, dubbed "Villard Depot," which was subsequently moved across the street and demolished in 1909. The Teamsters & Chauffers Hiring Hall occupied the 1701 Commerce St. address from 1928-1977. In the 1500 block of Pacific Ave. (center) are the Hotel Croft and other businesses. Puget Sound National Bank's familiar spire is in the center background.

ca. 1929. Street scene showing east side of Pacific Ave. looking south from 10th Street. Buildings shown include (left to right) First Mutual Savings Bank of Tacoma (1005 Pacific Ave.), Western Union Telegraph Co.& Lindsay Hotel (1007 Pacific Ave.), Bank of California (1011-13 Pacific Ave.), Feeney's Cafe (1017), Washington Building (1019), Peoples Store (1101-07), Bankers Trust Building (1109-13) and Puget Sound Bank (1117-19.) This circa 1929 photograph was one of a series of downtown shots taken on behalf of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; First Mutual Savings Bank of Tacoma (Tacoma); Western Union Telegraph Co. (Tacoma); Lindsay Hotel (Tacoma); Bank of California National Association (Tacoma);