ca. 1934. Portrait of Tacoma Mayor George A. Smitley in his office at (Old) City Hall. Mr. Smitley succeeded two-time mayor, Melvin G. Tennent, as the city's chief executive. Formerly a traveling salesman, furniture company manager and Elks secretary/manager, Mr. Smitley won election in March, 1934, despite never holding a political office. During his administration, Franklin Roosevelt visited Tacoma on a brief stopover and Fort Nisqually's reconstruction efforts took place. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956;

ca. 1934. Portrait of Mayor George A. Smitley in his office at (Old) City Hall. In this 1934 sepia photograph, Mr. Smitley is wearing a three-piece suit; he has one hand resting on the mayor's desk. Having held no previous political office, he succeeded two-term mayor Melvin G. Tennent. A former salesman, furniture company manager and Elks Club secretary/manager, and well known in Tacoma, Mr. Smitley was mayor for one four-year term. He was married in 1930 to Mrs. W.C. (Isabel) Bowen. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956;

ca. 1934. A man in a diving suit climbs onto the deck of the "Paddy Craig." There is a sign on the side of the boat's cabin that says - "Norma Shearer - Riptide - NOW Roxy"

Diving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diving suits--1930-1940;

Headstones for Col. William H. Wallace and his wife in the old Fort Steilacoom Post cemetery on the grounds of Western Washington State Hospital as photographed in January of 1934. Worn down by the passage of time, the headstones of the former territorial governor of Washington (1861-63) and his wife along with others were located on a site between hospital buildings. Their resting places preceded the hospital. (Additional information provided by a reader)

ca. 1934. El Primero - S. A. (Sam) Perkins' yacht. Photograph of the large yacht and passengers was taken circa 1934. Mr. Perkins was a well-known Tacoma businessman, active in civic matters, and publisher of the Tacoma Daily Ledger and News. The 108-foot steam yacht was built at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco in 1893 and brought to Tacoma in 1906 by banker Chester Thorne. He sold the steel vessel to S. A. Perkins in 1911. She underwent extensive rebuilding at Houghton for Mr. Perkins in 1926. El Primero was used in WWII as a naval patrol vessel and was returned to her owner, Mr. Perkins, in 1947. (Newell, "Maritime Events of 1911", H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 193-article; "Maritime Events of 1926," H.W. McCurdy, Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 373-article; "Maritime Events of 1947," H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, p. 546-article)

ca. 1934. A team of Budweiser Clydesdales delivers cases of beer to Tacoma Hotel in this circa 1934 photograph. The Clydesdales, in harness, have paused outside the entrance to the elegant hotel, one of Tacoma's most famous landmarks. Back then the Budweiser Clydesdales were a new sight, introduced to the public in April of 1933 to celebrate the repeal of Prohibition. The Clydesdale horses were used for promotions by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co. They were hitched to red, white and gold beer wagons. Each horse was selected with certain characteristics and temperaments and each had to be a gelding. The Budweiser Clydesdales are still being used for commercials and promotions nearly eighty years after this photograph was taken. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budweiser_Clydesdales -article)

ca. 1934. Fir arch at St. Luke's, made by Dolge Lumber Co.

ca. 1934. Photograph taken for the 1934 "Tamanawas," the yearbook for the College of Puget Sound. Coach Roy Sandberg started out the year with less than 18 athletes turning out for the team. Despite a weakness in the pitching, the team had a fair season. Front row: Mullen, Wenman, Burkland, Dawkins, Dille, Eisenbeis and Stoffel. Back row: Jim Ennis (captain), Richard Zehnder, Coach Sandberg, Harkonen, Otto Smith, Soha, Manager Post, Jess Brooks, Cox, Kuromoto.(WSHS) (1934 Tamanawas)

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Jason Lee School baseball team, circa 1934. (WSHS)

Public Schools--Tacoma; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Chi Pi Sigma, 1934 portrait for the school yearbook, The Tamanawas. Chi Pi Sigma was a national professional chemical fraternity, for those students whose major interest lay in the field of chemistry. The College had organized the Gamma chapter of the fraternity in 1934. Front row: Claude Steeves, Robert Carlyle, Prof. Henry, Foster Allen. Back row: Hartford Thune, Lloyd Searing, Gerald Freeman, Richard Rich, Iver Belsvig. (names are as listed in yearbook, they do not match the photo exactly) (WSHS) (1934 Tamanawas, pg. 75)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chi Pi Sigma (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. Freshman Jane Ramsby, left, represented the College of Puget Sound as their 1934 singles champion in the Northwest Tennis Tournament held in Salem Oregon. She won this position over 19 other young coeds. Lorraine Hanson, center, and Dorothy Floydstead entered as the doubles' team. (WSHS) (1934 Tamanawas)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Ramsby, Jane; Hanson, Lorraine; Floydstead, Dorothy; Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennis rackets;

ca. 1934. Coached ably by Lou Grant, the 1934 College of Puget Sound tennis team won seven matches and lost only three. Joe Rawlings, left, played in the number four position. Govnor "Gov" Teats, right, played his last year on the squad in the number one position. (WSHS) (1934 Tamanawas)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennis rackets; Rawlings, Joe; Teats, Govnor;

ca. 1934. Rotary Club Convention. Stage set, on balcony of room, with five women at wheel of steamship. Life preservers are marked "American Mail Line" and "Dollar Steamship Line." Double door below balcony has "Purser" sign overhead. (T. Times)

Rotary Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. Henry Querrette, also known as "Chips," offers a cup of coffee to his guest, writer Alfred L. Gehri, seated. The pair are framed by the expansive windows in the dining nook of Querrette's ranch on Hood Canal. The ranch covered 20 acres, all rural. Gehri in the thirties wrote a series of articles for "Better Homes & Gardens" featuring the homespun building homilies of Querrette, a carpenter and home builder. (filed with Argentum)

Querrette, Henry; Gehri, Alfred L.;

ca. 1934. This is most probably the exterior of the rural ranch of Henry Querrette on Hood Canal. (filed with Argentum)

Querrette, Henry--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1934. Modern Art Deco-style bar and wall cabinets in the Tarry Tavern at 202 St. Helens Ave. Woodwork by Tacoma Sash and Door Co. The 1934 City Directory lists the Tarry Tavern as being owned by Alan S. Hutchinson.

Tarry Tavern (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Artifacts from original Fort Nisqually excavated during move of surviving buildings to Point Defiance Park in 1934. (filed with Argentum)

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Equipment;

ca. 1934. Wilhelmi Tea. Three women dressed in long gowns and wide brim hats standing on a very rustic bridge made of tree limbs and small trees. Pine trees in the background. Dorothy May Wilhelmi (later Dorothy Wilhelmi Atkins) is the middle of the group. She was born in 1905 and passed away in 2001. The Wilhelmi family home still stands at 708 North Carr, at the corner of North Yakima Avenue and Carr Street. (T. Times) (WSHS) (Additional information provided by a reader)

Women--Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Wilhelmi, Dorothy May; Pedestrian bridges--Tacoma;

ca. 1934. Mrs. Bishop with roses, circa 1934. Woman and man by table with the ribbon winning roses from the Tacoma Rose Show in vases. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Daily Ledger.

Roses; Tacoma Rose Show (Tacoma); Awards; Contests;

ca. 1934. Two unidentified young women out for a summer ride, sitting on bicycles stopped at the curb next to a building clad with stucco. The bicycle kick stands, which fold up and down, are attached to the rear wheels. (WSHS)

Bicycles & tricycles--1930-1940; Cycling; Cyclists;

ca. 1934. Knapp Modern Business College. Several students learn the function of various office machines--dictaphones, typewriters, adding machines, calculators-- in a classroom. Knapp Modern Business College was the first institution in Pierce County to be organized exclusively for business education. Formed in 1921, it had 20 students in its first graduating class. As veterans returned from war, enrollment skyrocketed as they aimed for an education completely oriented to job preparation. ("A History of Pierce County" vol. 1)

Knapp College (Tacoma); Business education--Tacoma; Office equipment & supplies--1930-1940; Typewriters; Dictating machines; Calculators;

ca. 1934. U. S. Army. Copy of blueprint for Concurrent Training Camp, Headquarters Building. Also see 755-1 for image. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;

ca. 1934. Brennen King, College of Puget Sound football player. Mr. King played right end position on the 1934-35 CPS team. The 6 '2" King was a graduate of Garfield High in Seattle. He was widely recognized for his ability in blocking and in intercepting passes. (1935 CPS yearbook "Tamanawas"; T. Times 9/27/1934, pg. 1)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; King, Brennen;

ca. 1934. Two girls pursue that favorite juvenile culinary pursuit- the making of mud pies.

Children playing in mud; Girls--1930-1940; Children cooking;

ca. 1934. Reunion of Old Timers. Portrait of six men standing beside the Tacoma Totem Pole erected in 1903 and located just south of the Tacoma Hotel. For Mr. Cook. (T. Times) (WSHS)

Tacoma Totem Pole (Tacoma); Totem poles--Tacoma;