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;

On July 18, 1935, officials watched the Fleet Week Military Parade from the reviewing stand in front of Pay Less Drug Store, 10th & Broadway. In the back row 2nd from left is Tacoma Mayor George Smitley. Also on the stand, not named in order, are Harry Brown, Admiral J.M. Reeves, Brig. General Otho B. Rosenbaum, Brig. General Charles M. Bundel and Rear Admiral S.W. Bryant. The parade that they viewed was one of the longest to date, taking over a half hour to pass. (T Times 7/18/1935, pg. 1)

Pay Less Drugs (Tacoma); Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military officers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reviewing stands--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On July 18, 1935, sailors and other military men were photographed marching in the Fleet Week Parade. They marched down Pacific Ave., passing (right to left) the Hippodrome at 821-23 Pacific, an office building at 819 and the Olympus Hotel, 815-17 Pacific Ave. 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;

Brothers Bill, left, and Carter Lee pose with a full crop of "croppies" in front of the Vandes Co. These small fish, suited to pan frying, were taken at Axel Berg's Silver Lake on the Mountain Highway. An artificial streamer fly, the "Satsop Special," was used to lure the fish from the deeper water. In front of the fish are posed two tackle boxes and rod and reels. (T. Times 7/6/1935, pg. 11)

Vandes Co. (Tacoma); Fish; Fishing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lee, Bill; Lee, Carter;

Nell Keevy, travel bureau official at the Bremerton city dock, posed with an unidentified bus driver after giving the new bus scheduled for the Port Orchard to Bremerton ferry dock run a once over. On Sunday July 28, 1935, the Bremerton-Port Orchard- Seattle ferry service was discontinued after 15 years of operation by the Black Ball lines. Passengers would now travel by bus from Port Orchard to Bremerton to catch the ferry to Seattle. (filed with Argentum) (Bremerton Sun 7/27/1935, pg. 1)

Mass transit--Port Orchard--1930-1940; Washington Motor Coach System (Bremerton); Buses--Bremerton; Bus terminals--Bremerton; Keevy, Nell;

College of Puget Sound Summer Class, July 1935. Portland Area School of Ministerial Training. (WSHS)

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

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;

Harbor with boats tied up to pier. Three people in the lower left corner are walking by a boat. Photo series is of the Capital to Capital Yacht Race from Tacoma to Nanaimo, BC in July of 1935. The race was expected to draw close to 100 entries, almost a 1/2 million in pleasure craft investment, that would carry around 600 persons. Only amateurs were eligible, no professional Navy men. Out of the proposed entrants, 51 started the race, 24 from Tacoma, and 49 finished. (T.Times 7/25-27, 1935 & 7/29/1935, pg. 1)

Regattas--1930--1940; Yacht racing--1930--1940; Yachts--1930--1940;

Mrs. Anniki Maria Hokanson had her photograph taken for her 105th birthday with her great-grandson, 11 year old Edward Escene, and her pet cat Niggie in July of 1935. Mrs. Hokanson, a native of Sweden, was still active at her advanced years and attributed her long life to hard work and interest in her friends. Unsure of her exact birthdate, she celebrated her 105 years on August 2nd. She lived alone in her own cottage on McEachron Road near Summit View. Her husband died when their youngest child was 7 months old and she raised 10 children by herself. Despite her 73 years in the US, she never learned English, preferring to converse in her native Swedish tongue. Mrs. Hokanson came to the U.S. in 1862 and originally resided in Montana. She lived in Pierce County for 35 years and was a member of the Central Lutheran Church. She died January 13, 1936 and her obituary listed her age as 104. (TDL 7/31/1935, pg.1- refers to her as Mrs. Anna Hoganson) (T. Times 7/31/1935, pg. 1- refers to her as Mrs. Anna Maria Hokenson, T. Times 1/13/1936, pg. 1 Mrs. Anniki Maria Hokanson) TPL-8293, photograph also numbered T3 image 2

Hokanson, Anniki; Escene, Edward; Birthdays--Summit--1930-1940; Centenarians; Aged persons; Longevity;

In July of 1935, Mrs. F.D. Snyder, brush in hand, painted an artistic scene at the Naval Ammunition Depot while a guest from Kansas, Miss Pearl Snyder, looked on. Mrs. Snyder, wife of a pharmacist stationed at the depot, was painting her vision of the officers' quarters at the new Naval Ammunition Depot entrance on the Kitsap Lake Highway. The buildings were constructed by CCC workers in 1934 and were made of highly polished fir, inside and out. Mrs. Snyder, formerly a professional artist, now paints as a hobby only, devoting herself to raising her children "correctly." (Bremerton Sun, 08-08-1935, pg. 1)

Painting--Bremerton--1930-1940; Artists--Bremerton--1930-1940; Snyder, F.D.--Family; Snyder, Rose;

Mrs. Craven walking on a sidewalk in front of her large house in July of 1935. Mrs. Craven was the wife of Rear Admiral Thomas Tingey Craven. Admiral Craven was the new Commandant of the 13th Naval District. (Bremerton Sun 07-26-1935, pg. 1)

Craven, T.T.--Family;

This group of Boy Scouts was planning to attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree, scheduled for August 21-31,1935, in Washington, D.C. The names of the boys are, left to right, Charles Anderson, Warren Nordquist, Bob Brotherton, Charles McAfee, Al Pousard, Bob Stetson, Bill Mill, Bob Peterson and William Dane. The jamboree was planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of scouting. Before boarding the train however, the boys received word that the jamboree had been cancelled due to a threatened epidemic of infantile paralysis (polio) in the nation's capital. Instead the boys travelled to Vancouver, Lake Louise, Winnipeg, Chicago, Niagra Falls, Albany, West Point, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC and the naval academy at Annapolis. (Bremerton Sun 8/7/1935, pg. 1)

Boy Scouts (Bremerton)--1930-1940; Uniforms--Boy Scouts of America--1930-1940;

Power cruisers compete in the 8th annual power boat race, the"Capital to Capital yacht race," in July 1935. The 1935 race covered 150 nautical miles from Tacoma to Nanaimo, BC through the San Juan and British Columbia Islands. The boats would leave on Friday, 7/26, and reach BC late on 7/27. The Tacoma Yacht Club sponsored 24 entries, one of which the "Irvinetta," won second place overall. (T. Times 7/25-27, 1935; 7/29/1935, pg. 1)

Regattas--1935; Yacht racing--1935;

Captain I.C. Rowland (right), skipper of the Tacoma Yacht Club entry "Irvinetta" in the annual international cruiser race, the "Capital to Capital," and Matt Manay, of Olympia, prepare a code flag in connection with the start of the race. The 8th annual cruiser race would start Friday, July 26, 1935 in Tacoma and end Saturday afternoon in Nanaimo, B.C., a distance of 150 nautical miles through the Puget Sound and San Juan and British Columbia Islands. Rowland and the Irvinetta finished 2nd overall by a fraction of percentage and first in their division, craft over 38 feet in length. (T. Times 7/25-27, 1935 and 7/29/1935, pg. 1)

Regattas--1935; Yacht racing--1935; Rowland, I.C.; Manay, Matt;

In July of 1935, Olga McGilvray, Bremerton's only female bus driver, posed for the Bremerton Sun standing in the door of her bus. She wore a plaid, no sleeved every day dress, straight lined and buttoned down the front, and low heeled shoes with ankle socks. Miss McGilvray had driven the Park Ave. bus for three years without an accident. She started while she was still in high school, driving after school and on Saturdays. (Bremerton Sun 07-25-1935, pg. 1)

Bus drivers--Bremerton; Buses--Bremerton; Clothing & dress--Bremerton--1930-1940; McGilvray, Olga;

George Black, also known as George Thomas Ennis-Black, poses next to his garden located on a tract of land near Park Lodge School. Mr. Black has both his home and his nursery at this location. He purchased the land in 1927 and found that it lay in an ancient creek bed. It has the richest, rock free soil in the area. Mr. Black cultivates irises. He grows over 100 varieties of the bulb that come from all over the world. (T. Times 7/11/1935, pg. 3)

Black, George; Flowers; Horticulture--1930-1940;

Unidentified girl posed by a large salmon weighing 56 pounds. (filed with Argentum)

Salmon;

On July 26, 1935 close to 100 of the finest power boats in the Pacific Northwest left Tacoma for Nanaimo, B.C. in the 8th annual international cruiser classic. Known as the "Capital to Capital" race, most of the previous competitions had been on courses charted from Olympia to Juneau or from Olympia to Victoria. The 1935 race started at the municipal dock in Tacoma, under the 11th Street Bridge, and threaded a course of 150 nautical miles through Puget Sound, and the San Juan and British Columbia Islands. Crews got very little sleep as the boats raced throughout the night and into the next day. Vessels could choose their own departure time, basing the time they calculated they would reach certain spots. Contestants did not stop at the control points along the course; they had to pass close enough to each point, however, to be identified. (T.Times 7/25-27, 1935 & 7/29/1935, pg. 1)

Regattas--1935; Yacht racing--1935;

In July of 1935, George Manning posed for the Tacoma Times in honor of his upcoming 97th birthday on July 20, 1935. He stands by the rustic gate that he built at his home in Midland. Originally from Springfield Ill., as a child he was a neighbor to one of Illinois' favorite sons, Abraham Lincoln. Mr. Manning fought in the Civil War, prospected in the Rockies and owned a fruit farm on Vashon Island. At 62, he decided to settle down in Midland. (filed with Argentum)

Manning, George; Aged persons--1930-1940; Centenarians; Veterans--Tacoma;

In July of 1935, Reed Harris, the bartender at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club, was photographed while mixing a drink in a silver shaker, surrounded by millions of dollars of stock certificates. In a unique decorating twist, the walls of the barroom at the club were papered with 8 million dollars worth of old stock certificates donated by 100 different members. About 80% of the "securities" were issued by Tacoma ventures that did not pan out; 10% represent Northwest business ventures and the remaining 10% ventures promoted by Tacomans in different locations. The value of the certificates was unknown, but was less than the face value. The decorating idea was the brainchild of club president Harry K. Todd, who donated many of the certificates himself. TPL-5070 & TPL-4757

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Barrooms--Lakewood--1930-1940; Harris, Reed;

A father pins a Cub Scout badge on his son as the boy moves into the next level of Boy Scouts. The boy is a member of Cub Scout troop #27.

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Uniforms--Boy Scouts of America--1930-1940; Cub Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940;

In July of 1935, George Black, also known as George Thomas Ennis-Black, was photographed inspecting several tall Japanese iris in the garden of his home, which also served as his nursery. In 1927, Mr. Black bought a small parcel of prairie just a few hundred feet from Park Lodge School in the Park Lodge district of Lakewood near Gravelly Lake. The land turned out to be an ancient creek bed and the soil was a rich dark sandy loam to a depth of 3-4 feet, without the regular rocks and pebbles. By 1935, Mr. Black was growing plants of all kinds, including over 100 varieties of iris from all over the world, at his nursery. According to his family, Mr. Black was born in Wilmington, Delaware on November 29, 1891 and passed away at the VA Hospital in Spokane on August 20, 1960. (T. Times 7/11/1935, pg. 3, plus correspondence from family member)

Black, George; Flowers; Horticulture--1930-1940;

George Black, also known as George Thomas Ennis-Black, poses next to his garden located at his home near Park Lodge school. Mr. Black also operates his nursery at this location. He purchased this tract of land in 1927, only to find that it is the location of an ancient creek bed and the richest soil in the area. His nursery specializes in irises, including varieties of gigantic size and rich color. He raises over 100 varieties of irises. (T. Times 7/11/1935, pg. 3)

Black, George; Black, George--Homes & haunts; Gardens; Flowers; Horticulture--1930-1940;

Margaret Evelyn Black, the daughter of nurseryman George Thomas Ennis-Black, poses among the Japanese iris in the garden of the family home near Park Lodge School. Per family members, Miss Black was born on April 24, 1920 in Spokane. She would have been about 15 at the time of this picture. She passed away December 16, 2000.

Black, Margaret Evelyn; Flowers; Black, George--Family;

Pleasure craft stream out into the Puget Sound at the beginning of the "Capital to Capital" annual cruiser race. In 1935, the race course covered 150 nautical miles from Tacoma to Nanaimo, BC. 51 vessels started the annual race and 49 finished. A Tacoma vessel, the "Irvinetta," skippered by I.C. Rowlands finished 2nd overall. (T. Times 7/25-27, 1935; T.Times 7/29/1935, pg. 1)

Regattas--1935; Yacht racing--1935;

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

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

Democratic Woman's Club. Eight older women in room, radio with model ship atop it. Ordered by Janet Brady, Tacoma Times society section. (WSHS & photo filed with Argentum)

Democratic Woman's Club (Tacoma);

Mrs. John Yerxa, the former Babbie Gilpin, and her small daughter Constance were photographed at the Country Club summer home leased by her brother Joseph Gilpin. The Yerxas were visiting in Tacoma from their home in Boston. Ordered by Janet Brady, for the Tacoma Times society section. (TT 8/3/1935, pg. 7) (WSHS)

Mothers--1930-1940; Girls--1930-1940; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Yerxa, Constance; Gilpin, Babbie; Gilpin, Joseph--Family;

Tennis Club at Country Club. (T. Times, Society)

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

The four women seated under the umbrella are summertime guests at the Country Club home of Mr. and Mrs. Minot Davis. The women are, left to right, Miss Waddell Walker, Miss Katherine Walker of Nashville, Tenn., Miss Virginia Davis (the daughter of the Minot Davises,) and Miss Nan Goodale of Boston. The group is pictured in the gardens of Mrs. Harry Fisher where they are being entertained at a tea. (T. Times 8/10/1935, pg. 7)

Socialites--Tacoma--1930-1940; Davis, Virginia; Walker, Waddell; Walker, Katherine; Davis, Virginia; Goodale, Nan;