On July 18, 1935, sailors and other military men were photographed marching in the Fleet Week Parade on Pacific Avenue at South 10th Street, downtown Tacoma. Rainier Beer ad on side of building, Washington and Puget Sound National Bank Buildings in background. The parade was one of the longest military parades to date. Over 1700 sailors and marines marched, including two combined bands from the five battleships docked in Tacoma, as well as the cruiser Omaha. Also taking part were 2500 Ft. Lewis soldiers, ROTC and CMTC troops. (T. Times 7/18/1935, pg. 1)
Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Tens of thousands spectators lined the downtown streets of Tacoma on July 18, 1935 to watch the military parade its might in the Fleet Week parade. The Marine contingent led the Navy down Pacific Ave., followed by the Fort Lewis Army and reserve troops. The parade was one of the longest in the history of the event, with over 4000 military men taking part. (T. Times 7/18/1935, pg. 1)
Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1936. Rain does not seem to deter riders and horses at the Woodbrook Hunt Club who are assembled near the clubhouse on a dreary day. The soil in the area is wet with many small puddles. Kathryn Snyder and Susanne Ingram are two of the hunt club members on horseback. There are also two Model-T Fords parked on the left.
Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses; Horseback riding;
ca. 1936. Group of people at Woodbrook Hunt Club standing beside a grouping of trees in front of wood-frame building. Woodbrook members tentatively identified as, left to right, Hill Hudson, Mr. Bishop, Marian Ingram, ?, Marguerite Bonnell, three unidentified riders and, on the far right, C.A. Erskine. (filed with Argentum)
Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Bonnell, Marguerite;
ca. 1937. City League Baseball Team in uniforms standing in front of bleachers, ca. 1937. According to Richards Studio notes, the team represented Naubert's. Naubert's Recreation is listed in the 1937 City Directory as a billiard hall at 945 Commerce, managed by Frank C. Naubert. (filed with Argentum) same group pictured in series D101 image 1.
ca. 1937. City League Baseball Team in casual clothes, batboy in front, circa 1937. Team is listed in Richards Studio notes as the Peninsula Baseball Team from Long Branch. (filed with Argentum)
City League baseball, circa June of 1937. Man sitting at desk in fenced booth, per Richards Studio notes "Mr. Goldwater behind wire." (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1933. Dorothy Neyhart models a knitted dress and cardigan sweater for Mr. Atkins knitted garments. She is seated facing the camera with feet crossed.
ca. 1933. Miss Gloria Tabor poses in advertising still for Mr. Atkins knitted garments. Miss Tabor wears a two piece knitted outfit, angora tam and carries a purse with a scottie dog emblem.
ca. 1933. Original of advertising copy photograph for Mr. Atkins Knitted Garments. Mrs. Ruth Tabor and her daughter Gloria knitting on PikLooms. (see 2673-6B for altered photo) Both Mrs. Tabor and her daughter are wearing knitted outfits as they pull yarn through the looms from the large stack between them. Gloria has a scrape or bruise on her knee, which is edited out in the altered photo.
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.
ca. 1936. "Miss Sloan" standing on concrete steps in garden, circa 1936. She is wearing a turned-up rim hat, sweater with large bow tacked at side of neckline, a long white, front pleated skirt, and white shoes. Photograph ordered by Atkin's. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1937. Sales Grange baseball team in front of their sponsor's storefront, Saxton Lumber Co., 6030 South Tacoma Way. The team is believed to be from Parkland and competed in the City League Baseball group. Saxton Lumber Co. was owned by Malcolm N. Saxton. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1937. Russell (Russ) H. Michael's Service Station baseball team; the 1937 Twilight League Baseball Champions. The players wear long sleeved shirts that say "Russ Michael's Service, 38th & M." The man in the bow tie is Russ Michael, the owner of the service station. In the 1930's, baseball was the true American sport and most Americans played. City leagues were numerous and many businesses sponsored a team. (Michael's identification supplied by a family member)
Russ Michael's Service (Tacoma); Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Michael, Russell H.;
Marion Samuel, witness in the case against Margaret Waley in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping, poses for the camera at a desk with pen in hand. Miss Samuel was a floor walker in the Salt Lake City five and dime where Margaret Waley was arrested after passing one of the recorded ransom bills. (T. Times 7/10/1935, pg.1)
Samuel, Marion; Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;
A young man with a tennis racquet, tentatively identified as Weyerhaeuser acquaintance Bob Taylor, poses on a path at Annie Wright Seminary, near the area where 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser was kidnapped on May 24, 1935. The path was possibly used by the kidnappers. The Weyerhaeuser kidnapping was the second most famous in the nation and Tacoma's most sensational crime. It had everything to make newspaper headlines, a handsome grade school boy and a moneyed family desperate for his return. The retiring Weyerhaeusers however spoke only to the police and moved secretly so that publicity did not prevent George from being released. By June 1, 1935, George had been released. The first set of suspects was arrested within weeks, a former Puyallup couple named Harmon and Margaret Waley, and they identified the third suspect, William Dainard, who was arrested almost a year later. (T. Times 5/26/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding months.)
Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;
The drive between the hedges at the Annie Wright Seminary. This road led downhill from Tacoma Ave. between the seminary grounds and the tennis court property. The seminary grounds were the location of the abduction of 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser on May 24, 1935. He was kidnapped near the tennis courts and whisked away in a waiting car. Between the time of his abduction on May 24th and his release on June 1st, he was held in two pre-dug pits prepared for his capture and in a rental house closet at 1509 W. 11th Ave. in Spokane. (T. Times 5/26/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding months.)
Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;
A ramshackle, vacant and boarded up residence across the street from the home of J.P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. and his family, at 420 No. 4th. Officials suspect that this home may have been used as a vantage point to observe the family in the days preceding the May 24, 1935 kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser. Those officials point to a fire of mysterious origin in the house at 3a.m. on May 11, 1935, indicating that the house was occupied. The theory of the home as a hideout was later abandoned and footprints through the home were attributed to a reporter trying to get a better view of the Weyerhaeuser home. (T.Times 5/28/1935, pg.1)
Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Abandoned buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;
This vacant and boarded up home stood about 200 feet from the home of the J.P. (Phil) Weyerhaeuser, Jr. family at 420 No. 4th. The Weyerhaeuser home is the one behind the tree at the right rear of the picture. The police suspect that the abandoned home may have been used a a hideout where the kidnappers could observe the Weyerhaeuser family prior to the May 24, 1935 kidnapping of nine year old George Weyerhaeuser. This theory was later abandoned and footprints attributed to an overly ambitious photographer trying to get a different viewpoint of the Weyerhaeuser home. (T. Times 5/28/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding months)
Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Abandoned buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;
