ca. 1932. Hooker Electrochemical Company, machine room, circa 1932. Kroeshell carbonic system. (filed with Argentum)

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Young child in Napoleon costume with fan in background.This series of the same pixie haired child in different dance costumes was ordered by Walt Sutter. The child is most probably his grandchild.

Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes;

ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Young child in suspender shorts and no shirt, barefoot, with dutch hair-cut and fan like back drop. Several pictures of this little child in different dance costumes were ordered by Walter Sutter. The child is most probably his grandchild.

Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes;

ca. 1932. "Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932." A young girl with bobbed, crimped blonde hair dances in a satin robe trimmed with feathers, lingerie and white toe ballet slippers. Chaise lounge, vanity, armchair and three toy animals decorate the stage.

Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1932. Roberts Bros. Grocers delivery truck number 4 resting in a gulch between two houses, circa 1932. Porch railing of one house hangs from post. (filed with Argentum)

Roberts Bros. Grocery (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1932. A box of fern fronds labeled "Callison's Robin Hood Evergreens". Label features an image of Robin Hood with bow and arrow. For P. H. Peyran, Gig Harbor. (Argentum)

Advertising--1930-1940; Logos; Callison's Robin Hood Evergreens (Gig Harbor);

ca. 1932. Houston Treated Wood Street Gutters being installed in Tacoma. 4L Wood Promotion Committeemen standing on a stack of Houston street gutters, first of a series of Fabricated Wood Products designed to rehabilitate the industry. The Houston Treated Wood Company was owned by Tacoman Ross Houston. (filed with Argentum)

Residential streets--Tacoma; 4L Wood Promotion Committee (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gutters (Streets)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Houston Fabricated Street Gutters (Tacoma); Houston Treated Wood Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Houston Treated Wood Street Gutters being installed in Tacoma. 4L Wood Promotion Committeemen standing on a stack of Houston street gutters, first of a series of Fabricated Wood Products designed to rehabilitate the industry. The "Houston Fabricated Street Gutters" were manufactured by the Houston Treated Wood Co., owned by Tacoman Ross Houston, and were patented in the US and Canada.

Residential streets--Tacoma; 4L Wood Promotion Committee (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gutters (Streets)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Houston Fabricated Street Gutters (Tacoma); Houston Treated Wood Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Houston Treated Wood Street Gutters being installed in Tacoma. Group of men standing by small piece of gutter material. Left to right: C.F. Mason, W.C. Steel, W.A. Dryden, P. Names, F.W. Lane, E.J. Donahue and B.B. Heuston. The "Houston Fabricated Street Gutters" were manufactured by the Houston Treated Wood Co., owned by Tacoman Ross Houston, and were patented in the US and Canada. (filed with Argentum)

Residential streets--Tacoma; 4L Wood Promotion Committee (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gutters (Streets)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mason, C.F.; Steel, W.C.; Dryden, W.A.; Names, P.; Lane, F.W.; Donahue, E.J.; Heuston, B.B.;

ca. 1932. Earl Rogers, Vice President of St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, standing on a pile of square timbers to be used to make fabricated wood products. Earl Rogers was the first lumberman in the world to have this piece sawn; claiming that it was a good product and the industry could produce all that the market could take. The Houston Treated Wood Co. was owned by Tacoman Ross Houston and their product, the Houston Fabricated Street Gutter, was patented in the US and Canada. (filed with Argentum)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Business people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rogers, Earl; Houston Fabricated Wood Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Houston Treated Wood Street Gutters being installed in Tacoma. E.J. Donahue examining new Tacoma- made Houston Street Gutter. The "Houston Fabricated Street Gutters" were manufactured by the Houston Treated Wood Co., owned by Tacoman Ross Houston, and were patented in the US and Canada. (filed with Argentum)

Donahue, E.J.; Residential streets--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gutters (Streets)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Houston Fabricated Street Gutters (Tacoma); Houston Treated Wood Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Houston Treated Wood Street Gutters being installed in Tacoma. Men looking at gutter in place on street. The "Houston Fabricated Street Gutters" were manufactured by the Houston Treated Wood Co., owned by Tacoman Ross Houston, and were patented in the US and Canada. (filed with Argentum)

Residential streets--Tacoma; 4L Wood Promotion Committee (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gutters (Streets)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Houston Fabricated Street Gutters (Tacoma); Houston Treated Wood Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Houston Treated Wood Street Gutters being installed in Tacoma. Men looking at example on table. The "Houston Fabricated Street Gutters" were manufactured by the Houston Treated Wood Co., owned by Tacoman Ross Houston, and were patented in the US and Canada.

4L Wood Promotion Committee (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gutters (Streets)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Houston Fabricated Street Gutters (Tacoma); Houston Treated Wood Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Houston Treated Wood Street Gutters being installed in Tacoma. Gutter shown in place on side of road. The "Houston Fabricated Street Gutters" were manufactured by the Houston Treated Wood Co., owned by Tacoman Ross Houston, and were patented in the US and Canada.(filed with Argentum)

Residential streets--Tacoma; 4L Wood Promotion Committee (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gutters (Streets)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Houston Fabricated Street Gutters (Tacoma); Houston Treated Wood Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. "Berg" Apartments, So. 8 & K Sts. (now Martin Luther King Way). These apartments were built in 1931 by Gust Berg, who built many of the apartment buildings in Tacoma. The site also includes 1020 So. 8th St.

Apartments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Berg Apartments (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Epworth Methodist Church, circa 1932. The modified Gothic structure was built in 1926 from a design by George W. Bullard, architect, of tapestry brick with stone trim. (filed with Argentum)

Epworth Methodist Church (Tacoma); Methodist churches--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1932. Buckley King Funeral Church, corner of Tacoma Ave. South and South First St. The church was built in 1927, one of two funeral churches in the US. The Romanesque-Italian structure became a model for buildings of this kind. It was designed by Hill & Mock, architects, and built by Steiro & Hansen, contractors. The building is constructed of Far West Clay Co. brick and trimmed with Wilkeson sandstone. In 1987, the structures were purchased by the adjacent First Presbyterian Church.

Buckley-King Funeral Service (Tacoma); Churches--Tacoma;

ca. 1932. Hollywood Inn, Soda fountain, barbecue and service station at Titlow Beach. Man, woman and dog stand by gasoline pumps and Model A Ford in front of building, old Weaver Studios building in left background. For Charlie E. Wood. (WSHS)

Hollywood Inn (Tacoma); Convenience stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1932. Lee Cox's airplane, either before accident or after rebuilding. Two-seat biplane with man in rear cockpit. Registration # NC605Y. (See image #659-1) (filed with Argentum)

Cox, Lee--Associated objects; Biplanes;

ca. 1932. On September 30, 1932, the former RKO Orpheum Theater at 901 Broadway opened with great fanfare as the new movie palace, the "Roxy," complete with a glowing neon marquee. The first bill of fare featured the sound feature "This Sporting Age" starring Jack Holt and a new Mickey Mouse cartoon. Adults paid 15 cents 9am - 5pm, 20 cents after five and kids were "a dime anytime." The Roxy had been constructed in 1917 by theatrical entrepreneur Alexander Pantages at what was formerly the site of the Gross Brothers Department Store. The building has since returned to its original name, the Pantages, and is on the City, State and National Registries. Across the street was the Tacoma Theater (902-14 Broadway), known in 1932 as the "Broadway," which was scheduled to reopen October 8th as another movie palace. The theater was destroyed by fire in 1963; at the time of the fire it was called The Music Box Theater.

Marquees; Roxy Theatre (Tacoma); Broadway Theater (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1932. Don Cooper sitting on top of the Cowlitz Chimneys at 7,607 feet. He is wearing his Boy Scout uniform. Mount Rainier looms behind him.

Cooper, Don; Rainier, Mount (Wash.)

ca. 1932. South end of Pacific Ave. just south of the Union Station. Goodrich Silvertown, Inc. (1955 Pacific ) and the Bone-Dry Shoe Co. (2113-15 Pacific) are neighbors as evidenced in this circa 1932 photograph. The tire store, Goodrich Silvertown, utilized Hollowstone concrete and tile in its construction. Throngs visited the store when it opened in June of 1931. The Bone-Dry Shoe factory was designed by architects Hill, Mock & Griffin and opened in 1919. It manufactured top quality boots for nearly 40 years mostly handcrafted by skilled workers.

View across railroad tracks of the Northern Pacific Railway locomotive #4007 as seen on January 4, 1932. #4007 is pulling a long line of cars. Four unidentified men, including the driver, are present. TPL-2383; G44.1-104

Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Railroad locomotives--Tacoma; Railroad tracks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

This photograph of the 6th Engineers, 1st Battalion barracks at Fort Lewis is nearly the same as Boland B24356 with the added entry of Mount Rainier (then called Mount Tacoma) and woods. The original photograph was taken on December 29, 1931; this photograph, taken slightly closer to the barracks, was snapped on January 23, 1932.

Barracks--Fort Lewis; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

The Harry Munro family was photographed at home on January 23, 1932. Harry V. and Isabelle Munro resided at 3706 South 8th St. Mr. Munro was a machinist with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad. G1.1-115

Munro, Harry--Family; Munro, Harry; Munro, Isabelle; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Tacoma Hotel was the site of a hardware convention in late January of 1932. Participants, all male, posed for a group portrait on the hotel's steps. The Pacific Northwest Hardware & Implement Association met in Tacoma for the first time in its 37 years of existence. The three-day meeting was to discuss hardware trade problems. A.E. Vaughn of Aberdeen was president of the association. G30.1-088 (TNT1-27-32, p. 11-article)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific Northwest Hardware & Implement Association;

The High School Girl Reserve Conference banquet was held at the Tacoma YWCA on January 28, 1932. There were many girls seated at banquet tables along with others standing next to the walls. The Girl Reserves was a Christian organization for girls sponsored by the Young Womens Christian Association.

Youth organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Girl Reserves (Tacoma); Young Womens Christian Association (Tacoma); Teenagers--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

This photograph, taken on January 30, 1932 at what is believed to be the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 5 So. "G" St., is thought to be of the newly installed officers of Daughters of the Nile, Zora Temple No. 5. The women are all dressed in long evening gowns and are clutching large bouquets of flowers. Mrs. C. D. Magenheimer was installed as the new head of Zora Temple before 1000 guests. (TNT 2-1-32, p. 6-article)

Daughters of the Nile, Zora Temple No. 5 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bouquets; Evening gowns--Tacoma;

Shoppers swarmed the McCormack Bros. department store on February 7, 1932, in hopes of capturing great bargains as the store had just settled with its creditors for 20 cents on the dollar. McCormack Bros. had been in downtown Tacoma for many years and had closed the previous December. It reopened on February 5, 1932, under the name of McCormack's, Inc. The McCormack family was still in control of the business with James McCormack as president and his three sons as associates. (TDL 2-4-32, p. 3-article)

McCormack Bros. Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Crowds, described in a Daily Ledger ad as being the "greatest in the history of Tacoma's home owned and operated popular department store," lined up outside the big McCormack Bros. department store, 1148 Broadway, on February 7, 1932. The store had just reopened two days before, refinanced and reorganized. The new name was McCormack's, Inc., but it was still run by James McCormack and his family. Creditors had settled for 20 cents on the dollar and there were new goods added to every department. Men's suits were as low as $9.75, electric toasters for only 98 cents, spring dresses at $4.79 and even a Limonges dinnerware set for $5.95. In 1936, this building would be remodeled for the Sears, Roebuck & Co. store. (TDL 2-4-32, p. 3-article; TDL Ad, 2-7-32, A-5)

McCormack Bros. Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940;