Staff of American Motor Company just prior to their November, 1933, move to new and more spacious quarters at South 9th and "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) Sts. Fifteen men and two women posed in front of window bearing a "Chrysler Service" logo. Managers Grover E. Wakefield (third from left in second row) and Robert M. Jackson (second from left in second row) were in charge of the Chrysler & Plymouth dealership, the successor to the American Automobile Co. Opened there in 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, the agency lasted less than two years. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-19-33, 7A)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Wakefield, Grover E.; Jackson, Robert M.;

Marjorie Pierce, dressed in a fur coat, leans against a large and elegant 1933 Chrysler 4-door sedan in front of the new showrooms of American Motor Company at South 9th and K Street. Building features Doric columns interspersed with spindled show windows. American Motors would open their Chrysler and Plymouth dealership at this new location on November 20, 1933. TPL-7160

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Chrysler automobile; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fur garments; Pierce, Marjorie;

On November 20, 1933, American Motors, Inc. of Tacoma moved their Chrysler/Plymouth dealership to 824 K St. (now 824 Martin Luther King Jr. Way). Built in 1925 by Mutual Motors, the building offered large showrooms, a fully equipped service department and a service station. The dealership lasted at this location for only two years, and in 1939 the building was taken over by the Olympic Dairy Products Co. Note the street car lines in from of the building.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Depressions--1929;

Foster-Kleiser billboard advertising Tacoma's Community Chest "for human needs." "Give in your own City." Based on the success of the War Chest in World War I, a plan was proposed to help individuals join their forces together in the Community Chest to help those in their own communities in need. (WSHS)

Depressions--1929; Billboards--Tacoma; Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. View of several couples at Alt Heidelberg Gardens, perhaps celebrating the repeal of Prohibition. The Alt Heidelberg Gardens had its grand opening in April, 1933, in a location formerly occupied by the "Alhambra."

Alt Heidelberg Gardens (Lakewood); Nightclubs--Lakewood;

ca. 1933. The 1933 Park Lodge School Boy Scout Troop # 53 with troop leader Norton Clapp posed in front of the Park Lodge School in Lakewood. The boys, dressed in Scout uniforms some with chest bands with merit badges, are tentatively identified as: front row, Bob Doten, ? Doten, ?, Jim Fowler; 2nd row- ?, Bill Walt, Bob Barlow, ?, Larry Bonneville; 3rd row- ?,?, Howard Stine, Jack Sturley, Ken Verner; 4th row- ?,?,?, Marvin Peterson; Back row- ?, ? Morton, ?, Don Verner. Norton Clapp was a Tacoma/Seattle area civic leader and industry giant. He came to Tacoma as a lawyer in 1929. In 1937, he developed "Clapp's Folly," the first shopping center west of the Mississippi River. Known as the Lakewood Colonial Center, it became the center of development in Lakewood for 50 years. He served as the national president of the Boys Scouts of America and received their Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope and Silver Buffalo Awards. He was a trustee for the University of Puget Sound for 62 years and served as president and CEO of Weyerhaeuser. He died April 22, 1995 at the age of 89. (TNT 4-25-1995, pg. A-1)

Park Lodge School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; School children--Lakewood--1930-1940; Boy Scouts (Lakewood)--1930-1940; Boy Scouts of America, Troop 53 (Lakewood); Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995;

ca. 1933. Brown & Haley. Mixed candy in cellophane bags. Each bag of candy sold for 10 cents. (WSHS)

Candy--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Interior view of the "Happy Days Here Again" Beer Parlour. This is the "Ladies' Service." In this area, women were allowed to enter and sip drinks. One woman and three men sit at the front bar counter. The white shirted and aproned waiters stand beside the rear tables where most of the ladies are seated. This would be a more genteel area of the tavern, where couples could enter together or a pair of ladies could enter without male companions. The tavern was managed by Albert H. Innocenti.

Happy Days Here Again (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Innocenti, Albert--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1933. Washington Cleaners, Finishing Department, 1104 Sixth Ave., circa 1933. Two women and a man working at steam tables, pressers. (filed with Argentum)

Washington Cleaners & Dyers (Tacoma); Cleaning establishments--Tacoma;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital, ca. 1933; therapeutic pool inside the hospital. In August of 1929, the physiotherapy department opened a swimming pool for children suffering from infantile paralysis (polio.) The tiled pool was 10 foot by 9 foot and thirty to forty inches deep. Water temperature was maintained between 92 and 94 degrees. The overhead track had ropes and springs that supported the children while in the water. Nurses and assistants were photographed helping children with treatment in the pool. Physical therapy was often performed in a warm water pool to reduce the strain on muscles. (WSHS) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Physical therapy--Tacoma;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing. View of classroom. In 1933, Tacoma General offered a three year course of study; on completion, students would be registered nurses (R.N.) The school was established in 1895, and closed in 1980. The school graduated 2200 nurses during its years of operation. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Classrooms;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing. Woman pouring coffee for three nurses seated around a table. The coffee urn has an electric cord plugged into it. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital; Laboratory circa 1933. Beakers and tubes on shelves and counters on laboratory cabinets. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Laboratories--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing. Six nurses gathered around upright piano in living quarters. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pianos;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital. Nurses preparing food trays in kitchen area. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Sullivan Tires, Inc.; Phillip J. Sullivan, President. Three men behind U.S. Tire display, sign says "More Safe Miles."

Sullivan Tires, Inc. (Tacoma); Tires; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Damaged copy of a photograph of two men outside in the evening with an unidentified strange contraption, consisting of a long tube, a box with an electrical board on top, a half-barrel like container and two motors. (filed with Argentum)

Machinery--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Schoenfeld's Furniture, Toy Department. Advertising display. Studio setup of dolls, one a baby with layette. (WSHS)

Dolls; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Schoenfeld's Furniture, Toy Department. Electric Train set with station and tunnel. The area around the train has been whited out for advertising display purposes. Toy Department shelves, octagon columns of building with stenciled decoration at tops in background. (WSHS)

Model railroads; Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Virges Drug Store booknook, "The Book Bower Lending Library," circa 1933. For Isabel Lane. According to the 1932 City Directory, Virges Drug Co. had multiple locations at 914 and 958 Pacific Ave. and 785 Broadway. The company was owned by William Virges, who was also president of the Pacific Brewing and Malting Co., National Coconut Butter Co. and National Soap Co. (filed with Argentum)

Virges Drug Co. (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. The lunchroom and counter at Virges Drug Store. Photograph ordered by Mrs. Adeline M. Lilleberg.. According to the 1932 City Directory, Virges Drug Co. had multiple locations at 914 and 958 Pacific Ave. and 785 Broadway. Photograph is of the inside of a soda shop with booths, and stools and counter. (filed with Argentum)

Virges Drug Store (Tacoma); Drug stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Covack Brothers Grocery, window display. Fresh vegetables stacked in store window, fresh citrus along wall. Bottles and jars on shelves, scale on counter. The store was owned and operated by brothers Frank and Joseph Covack. For West Coast Grocery Company. (WSHS)

Covack Brothers Grocery (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Altered version of photograph Series 2673 image 6a for Mr. Atkins Knitted Garments. Mrs. Ruth Tabor and her daughter Gloria knitting on PikLooms. (see 2673-6a for unaltered photo) The background has been removed in this photo and the scrape on Gloria's knee has been airbrushed out.

Tabor, Ruth; Tabor, Gloria; Knitting; Yarn; Looms; Mr. Atkins Knitted Garments (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Copy of publicity photomontage, ca. 1933, of Wallace Beery and Marie Dressler in the film "Tugboat Annie." Filmed locally using a Foss tug, the picture had its world premiere in Tacoma at the Roxy (Pantages) Theater on Oct. 18, 1933. Longtime actors Beery and Dressler would portray a battling waterfront couple in a film directed by Mervyn LeRoy. TPL-6721 ALBUM 6.

Motion pictures; Tugboats--Tacoma; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma); Beery, Wallace, 1885-1949; Dressler, Marie, 1869-1934; Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Copy of publicity photograph of "Tugboat Annie" stars Marie Dressler (1869-1934) and Wallace Beery (1885-1949), ca. 1933. The picture was filmed locally using the tug "Arthur Foss" and premiered in Tacoma on Oct. 18, 1933. A box-office success, it would go on to spawn two sequels and a television program. Actors Dressler and Beery would portray a contentious waterfront couple with a son, Robert Young (not pictured) with large aspirations who attempts to persuade his mother to leave his drunken father to join him on the crew of an ocean liner. ALBUM 6.

Motion pictures; Tugboats--Tacoma; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma); Beery, Wallace, 1885-1949; Dressler, Marie, 1869-1934; Motion picture premieres--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma;

ca. 1933. Copy negative of tugboat employed as "Municipal Garbage Tug" ca. 1933. The tugboat "Wallowa" was built in Portland in 1889, and for over 40 years assisted sailboats on the Columbia River and towed log rafts and barges up and down the coast from Portland to Skagway. She was sold to the Foss Launch & Tug Company of Tacoma in 1929. When Hollywood needed a tugboat to star alongside Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery in the film "Tugboat Annie," they chose the old "Wallowa." For the film, she was renamed the "Narcissus." The film "Tugboat Annie" had its world premiere in Tacoma on October 18, 1933. After her starring role, she was rewarded with a new engine, and a complete rebuild of her auxiliary machinery, deck, cabin and pilot house. She was also given an new name, becoming the "Arthur Foss" in honor of the company's president in 1934. The "Arthur Foss" went on to have a distinguished career including service in the World War II; she was the last vessel out of Wake Island before the Japanese invasion of 1941. Renamed the "Theodore Foss" in 1963, she was retired in 1968. ALBUM 6. TPL-9391

Motion pictures; Tugboats--Tacoma; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Exterior view of garage and attached guest house, landscaped backyard of John J. and Hazel B. Hewitt house. Features include sculptured concrete bench, concrete steps to upper level and symmetric landscape shrubs and hedges. (WSHS, filed as 19-3)

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

ca. 1933. Gault Junior High First Team Wrestlers. Fifteen boys in shorts, 13 with tank tops and two bare-chested, in front of school with coach. (filed with Argentum)

Wrestlers--Tacoma; Gault Junior High School (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Some "Good Fellows" gaze out into the night form the glass store front of the "Happy Days Here Again" Beer Parlour. Night view of neon-clad exterior of the drinking establishment. Caption: "Where Good Fellows Gather." The tavern was owned by Ido Innocenti and managed by Albert D. Innocenti. Beneath the overflowing stein on the big neon sign, it is stated that the tavern has both "Ladies" and "Gents" service and also serves "Dutch Lunch."

Happy Days Here Again (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Innocenti, Albert--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1933. Interior view of the "Happy Days Here Again" beer parlour. All the gents lift a glass to the photographer. This is the "gentlemen's service," a particular area where only men were admitted. White aproned bartenders stand behind the counter. The walls are adorned with what appear to be prints of women. As was proper in this more formal time, most of the men are wearing hats. The male only atmosphere allowed the men to drink, smoke and joke more freely. The glass topped cases in the foreground of the picture contain boxes of cigars available for purchase.

Happy Days Here Again (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Innocenti, Albert--Homes & haunts;