Players from the Derringer School Football team pose with their trophy football after being crowned the 1936 Class B Champions. Pictured with the team is Principal Adams. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum)

Football players--Derringer; Public schools--Derringer;

Stanley School 6A Class in June of 1937. The students pose in front of the original school, which opened in 1925.

School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Group portraits; Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Education--Tacoma;

Cast of Robert Gray Junior High play. Six girls and four boys in period costume on school steps; photograph was taken in June, 1937. The girl on the farthest left, rear, has been tentatively identified as Leah Kelley.

Gray Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Cast of play at McCarver Junior High. Many students in nautical or ethnic costume, including several Japanese-American girls in kiminos, are serenaded by a string quartet. Teachers look on.

Public schools--Tacoma; McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--1930-1940; Costumes;

By February of 1944, the traffic problems on the Tideflats, resulting from the increased employment at the Seattle-Tacoma shipyard, had subsided so much that after a nation wide survey it was found to have the "best handled traffic of any plant" in the US. This photo, looking north on Alexander Ave., was taken of the outgoing traffic, involving thousands of employees, just after the change of shift. Over 300 Victory busses, privately owned vehicles of all shapes and sizes, carried 28 per cent of all traffic to outlying areas, such as Enumclaw, Olympia and Aberdeen. Municipal busses carried 44 per cent and private cars, with car pools, carried 28 per cent. It took about 18 minutes to clear out the congestion after shift change. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol. III, No. 4, pg.4-5; February 26, 1944 issue)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tacoma; Automobiles--1940-1950; Traffic congestion--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mass transit--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

By April of 1943, the in-plant training school at the Tacoma yard of the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. had been in operation about a year. The classes helped fill the gap between the shortage of available skilled laborers and the increased number of jobs in the defense industry. Both motion and still pictures were used in training. Here instructor Pete Neufeld is operating a table projector. The trainees are M.A. Smith, T. James, R.V. Sutherland, W. Ehret, K. Taylor and L. Sherman. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol. 1 No. 7, Pg.4-5, May 8, 1943 issue)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Welding; World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tacoma;

In July of 1935, Margarite Shultz was photographed holding the winner's trophy for the annual "Capital to Capital" cruiser race. Most of the previous competitions had been on courses charted from Olympia to Juneau or from Olympia to Victoria. But the 8th annual race, beginning on July 5, 1935, started at the municipal dock in Tacoma and ran 150 nautical miles to Nanaimo, BC. (T.Times 7/25-27, 1935 & 7/29/1935, pg. 1) for more pictures of the same event, see series D598

Regattas--1935; Yacht racing--1935; Shultz, Margarite;

Four women seated under an umbrella at the Country Club. (WSHS)

Socialites--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma);

Jennie (Mrs. Overton G.) Ellis posed in her garden with her daughter-in-law in May of 1936. Mrs. Overton G. Ellis Jr. was visiting with her in-laws for a few weeks. Her husband was in the United States consular service and they were travelling from their station in Budapest to his new assignment in Buenos Aires. (T. Times 5/30/1936, pg.7) (WSHS)

Ellis, Jennie; Ellis, Overton G.--Family;

Smart young college women pose for the camera, home from college for the summer. They are, left to right, Miss Jane Harmany, Margaret Kelly and Amy Lou Murray. Miss Kelly graduated from Annie Wright in June and will attend the University of Washington next fall. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Kelly. Miss Harmany is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harmany. Miss Murray is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell T. Murray. Both are serving as hostesses for a string of parties honoring the returning and visiting society debs. (T. Times 7/29/1936, pg. 11)

Harmany, Jane; Kelly, Margaret; Murray, Amy Lou;

These three college misses are home for the summer vacation. They are, left to right, Marian Guyles, Martha Baker and Charlotte Doud. Miss Guyles is a student at the University of Washington. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Guyles. Miss Baker is an alumnus of the University of Washington and last winter she studied art in San Francisco. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Baker of Gravelly Lake. Miss Doud is a student at Stanford University and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Doud, now residing at the Country Club. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 9)

Guyles, Marian; Baker, Martha; Doud, Charlotte; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Elizabeth Fogg, Marriage to Charles A. Green, Jr. Mr. Green was an optometrist with his father's company, Charles Green Optical Co. (WSHS)

Fogg, Elizabeth--Marriage;

Mrs. John D.(Francis) Regester and her children, Jack, age 7 and Elizabeth, age 4 pose beside fireplace reading a book. John Regester was a dean at the College of Puget Sound. Mrs. Regester was president of the Tuesday Study Club and active in various CPS organizations. (T. Times 4/3/1937, society pages)

Regester, John--Homes & haunts; Regester, John--Family; Regester, Francis; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Regester, Jack; Regester, Elizabeth; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mrs. Fred Byers Jr., the former Louise Phelps, and her small son Frederic III were visiting from Denver, Colorado in April of 1937. They were spending a month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Phelps. This was Mrs. Byers' first visit in two years and her son's first ever. Fred III celebrated his first birthday on his arrival the previous Sunday. (T. Times 4/24/1937, pg 8-alt. photograph)

Byers, Louise; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Byers, Frederic;

Committee - Junior Woman's Club. Mmes. Diven, Bottcher, Hagan, and Bornander. (T. Times, Society, Mrs. Brady) (WSHS)

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Elmer Lock sits behind the wheel of his midget racer in this photograph from June, 1936. In the 1930's, midget racers like this competed regularly under the arc lights of the Tacoma Speedway Royale at South 14th and Sprague. The races varied in length from 3 laps for a "helmet dash" to 30 for a class A "Main Event". (T. Times 06-01-1936 p.11)

Automobile racing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile racing drivers

The lounge at the Tacoma Yacht Club after the 1936 remodeling by Silas E. Nelsen, Architect. Glass cases holding trophies flank the brick fireplace, which has canvas and a model of a sailing ship above it. The fireplace is a representation of a ship's mast, complete with booms of oak and belaying pins. The sun porch over the waterway was accessible through the lounge. (T. Times 8/21/1936, pg.1) (photo filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma);

Mrs. Millie Ball, 86 years old, posed beside a cabinet of crystal and china. She was preparing to go to the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans' organization) encampment. She was the widow of Irvin R. Ball, a veteran of the G.A.R., Custer Post. (WSHS)

Ball, Millie; Aged persons--1930-1940; Grand Army of the Republic, Custer Post; Civil War, U.S., 1861-1865--Veterans--Tacoma;

Close-up of Viking model ship, patterned after explorer Leif Ericsson's vessel, as photographed on October 5, 1936. The wooden model had a square sail and a dragon's head at the prow. It was carved from Philippine mahogany by 78-year-old Ole Westbo. See T120, image 1 for another view of the model ship with Mr. Westbo. (T.Times 10-5-36, p. 1- article & photo of Mr. Westbo)

Model ships; Wood carvings; Westbo, Ole--Associated objects;

Violin trio. Earl Ahrens, Robert High and Dorothy Isaacs. The trio were members of the Ensemble Violin Club and students of Mrs. C.E. Dunkleberger. Fifteen year old Dorothy Isaacs was already a noted musician. Her father LeRoy Isaacs was the principal of Rogers School. For Mr. Short. (T. Times 3/20/1936, pg.3; photo T. Times 10/23/1936, pg. 20)

Ahrens, Earl; High, Robert; Isaacs, Dorothy; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins;

Model Railroaders Hubert Craft, left, and Francis D. Gammon, right, are sitting on the floor beside their model railroad station and model trains on October 24, 1936. The Model Railroaders are an organization of Tacoma men interested in building and operating miniature transportation systems. The 25 members meet twice a month. The group is building their own rail transportation system complete with tunnels, scenery, freight yards, depots, crossing warnings, electric signals, tracks, cars and locomotives from plans and specifications complete in every detail. Francis Gammon operates a service station at 920 6th Ave. and has been building trains for the past 3 years. (T.Times 10/24/1936, pg. 1) (WSHS, same series as D721)

Craft, Hubert; Gammon, Francis D.; Model railroads; Hobbyists;

Thousands of Roosevelt supporters paraded at night through the streets of downtown Tacoma preceding the Democratic Rally at the Coliseum on October 24, 1936. The crowd waved American flags and carried signs indicating support for Roosevelt from the Timber Workers and Longshoremen. (T. Times 10/26/1936, pg. 1)

Political parades & rallies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945--Political parades & rallies;

Junior League women are photographed weighing a toddler girl during a well baby check at the County Hospital. The Well Baby Clinic was one of the programs financially supported by the Junior League. (filed with Argentum)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma);

In November of 1936 the Fishers Department Store in downtown Tacoma was celebrating its 47th year in business. For a newspaper article about the history of the store, Roberta Cohoon modeled this dress made from fabric bought at Fishers parent store in 1889. After almost five decades, the daintily patterned shirtwaist dress, with its pinched waist, leg-o-mutton sleeves and full, long skirt, was still in perfect condition. The mother of Mrs. G.W. Kennard had bought the fabric at A.H. Sandford & Co. Dry Goods at 1109 Tacoma Avenue. The store after a few changes of partners and addresses became The Fisher Company located at 1104 Broadway. (T. Times 11/20/1936, pg. 11) (WSHS)

Cohoon, Roberta; Fishers Department Store (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--1890-1900;

Charles H. Manley, 80, stands beside his cigar store Indian in front of his tobacco store at the corner of 9th and Pacific in January of 1937. Manley's cigar store had been in downtown Tacoma for 48 years. The statue was carved in 1883 from a solid piece of straight grained Southern pine by a Chicago firm that specialized in creating wooden Indian signs for cigar stores. He was painted with four coats of bright paint and then shipped by N.P.rail to Mr. Manley in Livingston, MT. Total cost was $350 plus $75 in shipping, a princely sum that soon paid off in increased business. Native Americans named the sculpture "Skookum" because he was so big and painted so brightly. He was on wheels so that he could be moved inside in inclement weather. Mr. Manley heard of the Tacoma boom and set out to make his fortune, transporting "Skookum" by freight car and setting up his business at Pacific & 9th St. where "Skookum" would remain for 58 years; he was sold in 1946 to Seattle businessmen for $900. (T. Times 1-11-1937, pg. 14; TNT 1/7/1979)

Manley, Charles H.; Charles H. Manley Tobacconist/Cigar Store (Tacoma); Cigar store Indians--Tacoma;

In January of 1937, Julius Twohy was photographed as he stood on a scaffold to create a mural across the 72 foot long dining room wall at the Cushman Hospital at 2002 East 28th Street. The young Ute Indian artist from Seattle paused in his work to explain the story in his "Indian writing" to Dr. John N. Alley, superintendent of the hospital. The art work was part of a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The mural, photographed here after three months of work, was projected to take another three months to complete. It told the legend of the Thunder Bird, the Indian weather god, in the language of Twohy's ancestors. The figures were outlined in thick black and would be filled in with brilliant red, blue, yellow and reddish brown. The artist was a member of the Ute tribe from the Uintah Basin in eastern Utah. (WSHS) (T. Times 2/13/1937, pg. 9- picture & article, 7/8/1936, pg. 13)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cushman Indian Hospital (Tacoma); Indians of North America--Tacoma--1940-1950; Twohy, Julius; Alley, John N.;

Woman photographed with drawing from W.P.A. class. (WSHS)

Drawing;

In August of 1935, General James M. Ashton posed at the Ferry Museum, 315 North Stadium Way, with an old cavalry guidon with stars in a circle pattern. The flag was the one presented to Troop "B" by Clinton P. Ferry when the troop served as the guard of honor at the 1889 inaugural ceremonies of Elisha P. Ferry as the first Governor of Washington State. Elisha P. Ferry was Clinton P. Ferry's uncle. General Ashton had served as captain in Troop B nearly 50 years ago. Troop B is actually designated as the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard and it is the oldest military group in the state. Clinton Ferry's large personal collection of antiques and historic artifacts was housed in the Ferry Museum until the whole collection was donated to the Washington State Historical Society in 1930. (T. Times 9-11-1935, pg. 3)

Ferry Museum (Tacoma); Flags; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); Ashton, James M.;

This portrait was taken in August of 1935 of Henry F. Hunt, left, district assistant superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools, and Elmer L. Breckner, Superintendent of TPS 1931-1937. Mr. Breckner came to Tacoma after serving as superintendent for Olympia schools. He guided Tacoma through two difficult three year terms plagued by Depression Era financial problems. He was ousted from the superintendency by a Board vote of 4-to-1 one month before his contract was to expire. He returned to Olympia to serve in executive positions under the state school superintendent Pearl A. Wanamaker. He died in 1979 at the age of 91. Mr. Hunt was a Tacoma educator of 34 years. He was principal of Stadium for 16 years and District Assistant Superintendent for nearly 9 years when he died in February 1937 of pneumonia. Hunt Middle School, constructed in the late fifties, is named after Henry F. Hunt. ("For the Record, a history of the Tacoma Public Schools 1869-1984" by Winnifred L. Olsen; T. Times 9/4/1935, pg. 1)

Hunt, Henry F.; Breckner, E.L.; Tacoma Public Schools (Tacoma);

Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Stevens of Tillicum posed outdoors on their 55th wedding anniversary. The couple married September 23, 1880 in New Hampshire. They came west in 1917 to visit their son in Portland and stayed in the northwest. Mrs. Stevens is 80 years old and Mr. Stevens is 77. (T. Times 9/20/35, pg. 11)

Stevens, E.F.; Stevens, E.F.--Family; Aged persons; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Commemoration--Tacoma; Wedding anniversaries--Tacoma;