Annie Wright Seminary Field Day. Six young girls in short dresses standing on a slide.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing outdoors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Playgrounds--Tacoma; School recesses--Tacoma;

Group of girls from Annie Wright Seminary during a ski trip to Paradise, Mount Rainier Park. L to R; P.E. teacher Mary Wells Leiter, Caroline Stone, Given McKie, Lois Jannsen, Helen Stone. (T. Times 1/30/1937)

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Skiing; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Leiter, Mary Wells; Stone, Caroline; McKie, Given; Jannsen, Lois; Stone, Helen;

Pet show at Fircrest School held in March of 1937 in connection with "Be kind to animals week." Marilyn White holds her pet dog and Douglas Shacklett poses with his pet rabbit. Behind the pair are fish bowls and cages filed with birds, chickens, and ducks. (T. Times 3/20/1937, pg. 11)

Public schools--Fircrest--1930-1940; Wainwright Elementary (Fircrest); Pets; Children & animals--Fircrest--1930-1940; Animal shows--Fircrest--1930-1940;

Men leaving work at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton. Young newspaper carriers are attempting to sell newspapers to the shipyard workers as they pass through the gate. Brick buildings in background. The safety clock on the building reads 12 noon; the board also records the number of "lost time" accidents for the year and compares it to the previous year. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun.

Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton); Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton--1930-1940; Boat & ship industry--Bremerton--1930-1940;

Men leaving work at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Buildings in the background include the Golden Hotel and drug stores. (Bremerton Sun).

Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton); Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton--1930-1940; Boat & ship industry--Bremerton--1930-1940; Golden Hotel (Bremerton);

Hand tinted close up of D953 image 3; Two girls in Norwegian dress perform a folk dance at the Quevli "Hollywood Jungle" party.

Quevli, Christen--Family; Folk dancing;

ca. 1937. John Rae posed for a photograph circa 1937 wearing a suit and hat while standing on the sidewalk in front of unidentified shops. The dapper elderly gentleman also has on a bow tie.

Rae, John; Aged persons--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Tuesday evening, September 1, 1936, the skies lit up over Tacoma and a cloudburst brought down over 1/2 inch of rain on the city in less than 30 minutes. The downpour quickly overwhelmed the Tacoma storm drain system. Drivers coming off the 11th Street bridge found their cars up to their running boards in standing water. The streetcars were stalled for a short time, and water gushed into the entrances and basements of some of the stores on Pacific Avenue. (T. Times 9/2/1936 p.1).

Rain--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weather--Tacoma--1930-1940; Storms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

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;

An unidentified man, possibly Joe Andre, and dog pose in front of the old John Rigney homestead in December 1935. The squared timber house, at 3751 South 74th St. was built in 1870, and was one of the first residences in Pierce County. In 1935, it was being remodeled in keeping with President Roosevelt's FHA modernization program. Some years later the building was deeded to the Washington State Historical Society and it was torn down in 1974. (T. Times).

Rigney, John--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1870-1880; Cabins--Tacoma--1870-1880; Pioneers--Tacoma;

A man and dog pose outside the pioneer home of John Rigney, one of the first houses built in Pierce County. The home was built of squared logs around 1870 and demolished in 1974. John Rigney, a strapping Irish lad, arrived in the United States in 1847 looking for a better life. Jobs were scarce and he enlisted in the US Army. He married another Irish immigrant, Elizabeth Lowry, in 1848 and together the Army sent them around Cape Horn to Fort Vancouver. From there, army companies "M' and "L" helped establish Fort Steilacoom. When his enlistment was up in 1852, he was given a donation claim of 640 acres where he built a log home and raised his 10 children. This area is near present day 64th and Orchard streets in Tacoma. When the railroad was scheduled to come from Portland to Tacoma, Rigney felt that land value would increase & took an additional 160 acre claim east of the original one. It extended from the present day B&I Store to the Manitou area near 74th and South Tacoma Way. This home was built 90 feet from the railroad line. Rigney Hill is now Manitou Park. In 1880, the Rigneys moved to Steilacoom.

Rigney, John--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1870-1880; Cabins--Tacoma--1870-1880; Pioneers--Tacoma; Dogs--Tacoma;

Graham Ring, left, and Tommy Vitos, right, admit defeat to Tacoma druggist William Rast, center, after betting that they could live for 30 days in the wilds of the Olympic Mountain region, dressed only in shorts and tennis shoes and armed with a knife, fishing line and an automatic lighter. Cold and hungry, they admitted defeat 8 days after entering the wilderness. During that time they existed mainly on berries, augmented by a few fish and clams. (TDL 8/8/1935, pg. 3; TDL 8/16/1935)

Ring, Graham; Vitos, Tom; Wagers; Rast, William;

1930s automobile on snow-covered road to Paradise, Mount Rainier Park. (T. Times)..

Roads; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Snow; Winter;

On December 22, 1936, Santa Claus, in the form of white bearded Nicholas Rody, appeared on the front page of the Bremerton Sun. He listened closely as ringleted Sally Greer told him what she wanted for Christmas. Betty Joan Rowan, with her arm about Santa Rody, patiently waited her turn to whisper in his ear. (Bremerton Sun 12/22/1936, pg. 1)

Rody, Nicholas; Holidays--Bremerton; Greer, Sally; Rowan, Betty Joan;

On July 8, 1937 Douglas Gonyea, Martha Turner, Margaret McGinnis and Robert Prins sipped bottled sodas in front of the check room at the King Roller Skating Rink, 2707-13 Pacific Avenue. Martha and Margaret were hosting a roller skating party in honor of Betty Doud of Los Angeles, who was visiting her aunt and uncle in Tacoma. Nearly 100 Tacoma teenagers attended the party. In 1939, Robert Prins, Stadium High school graduate and junior at the University of Washington, was sent to Hollywood by Warner Bros. studio to do a screen test. He was discovered by a talent scout while performing in a play at U of W. As a highschooler, Prins became an actor after a dare by Stadium dramatics instructor Miss Alberta Frances Black. He appeared in two Warner Brothers movies in 1940, "Flight Angels" and "Money and the Woman". (T.Times,7/10/1937, p 10; T. Times 4/1/1939, pg. 1). TPL-10464

Roller skating--Tacoma--1930-1940; Teenagers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skating rinks--Tacoma--1930-1940; McGinnis, Margaret; Turner, Martha; Gonyea, Douglas; Prins, Robert; King Roller Skating Rink (Tacoma);

Margaret McGinnis and Martha Turner's roller skating party for Betty Doud. Virginia Hamilton and Walter Phelps chat in front of the skate rental booth. Sign above window reads: "Aluminum Skates 10 and 15 [cents] extra." (T.Times, 7/6/1937, page 6)

Roller Skating--Tacoma--1930-1940; Teenagers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skating rinks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hamilton, Virginia; Phelps, Walter; King Roller Skating Rink (Tacoma);

On October 10, 1937, a large group had gathered at the Union dock to observe the weighing in of the fish caught during the Bremerton Community Salmon Derby. Around 250 anglers had qualified to compete in the derby, by hooking a weighty salmon earlier in the season. The contestants set off at 5:45 in the morning and returned by 11a.m., having brought in around 100 salmon. The winner, caught by Puget Sound Naval yard draftsman J. Earl Schoenberger, weighed in at 26 lb. 7 oz. The second place fish was only slightly less weighty at 24 lb. 9 oz. Both fish won their captors a new Ford V8 sedan. (Bremerton Sun 10-11-1937, pg. 1 info only).

Salmon; Bremerton Community Salmon Derby (Bremerton); Fishing--Bremerton;

A crowd gathered at the Union dock on October 10, 1937 to get a gander at some of the 100 fish caught during the Bremerton Community Salmon Derby. The 250 entrants set off from Kuett's Tavern at 5:45 a.m. in a chilly fog and had five hours to land a champion salmon. Around 100 salmon were hooked during the allotted time, with the winning fish weighing in at 26 lb. 7 oz. (Bremerton Sun 10-11-1937, pg. 1)..

Salmon; Bremerton Community Salmon Derby (Bremerton); Fishing--Bremerton;

Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Schoenberger posed on October 10, 1937 with the 26 lb. 7 oz. salmon which won them a new Ford V8 sedan. Mr. Schoenberger was the winner of the first annual Bremerton Community Salmon Derby. His fish won out over 100 others caught by the 250 entrants in the derby. The entrants were all finalists from previous qualifying derbies held earlier in the summer. (Bremerton Sun 10-11-1937, pg. 1).

Schoenberger, J. Earl; Salmon; Bremerton Community Salmon Derby (Bremerton); Fishing--Bremerton;

Marjorie (Mrs. Frederick C.) Shanaman plays a game with sons Fred Jr., left, and Dick, right. Portrait taken in the family living room. Frederick Shanaman, Sr. was manager of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. (T. Times Society).

Shanaman, Marjorie; Shanaman, Richard; Shanaman, Fred C.; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982--Family; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982--Homes & haunts;

Sales ladies assist women shoppers who are trying on the latest style hats offered at a local department store during the United Tacoma Days 3 day sale October 7-9, 1937. Over 200 downtown Tacoma merchants lowered their prices and threw open their doors for the gigantic sale. (T.Times, 10/8/37, p.1)

Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Millinery; Hats--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Engagement portrait of Shannon Smith and Dr. William McMahon. The couple is posed beside a raised flower bed on a roof garden over-looking Stadium High School. A elaborate bird house adds to the decorative gardenscape. (T.Times, Society).

Smith, Shannon Larrott; McMahon, William Alexander; Couples--Tacoma--1930-1940; Birdhouses--Tacoma;

Young Men's Business Club (YMBC) airshow at Mueller-Harkins airport June 13, 1937. 25 planes took part in the first annual air circus with nearly 50,000 spectators cheering them on. Reviewing stand at the air show in June of 1937. Mayor George Smitley with princesses from the Y.M.B.C. clubs around Washington state including Seattle and Everett. (T. Times, TNT)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Reviewing stands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Events--Tacoma--1930-1940; Air shows--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mayor George A. Smitley with Rhododendron Queen Myrtle Olson at his office in (Old) City Hall. Photograph taken for the Seattle Star. Miss Olson brought Mayor Smitley a bouquet of Washington's state flower and an invitation from Port Townsend's Mayor Bangerter for all Tacomans to attend Rhododendron Days on the Olympic Peninsula May 22-23, 1936. (T. Times 5/15/1936, pg. 1)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Olson, Myrtle; Rhododendrons; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Port Townsend--1930-1940;

Snapped in the act of sharing a bottle of pop, two young people sneak a romantic moment during the July 8, 1937 roller skating party in honor of Betty Doud of Los Angeles. Miss Doud was paying a visit to her aunt and uncle in Tacoma that summer. Nearly 100 teenagers were invited to the King Roller Skating Rink, 27th & Pacific, including the above twosome in sweaters. This is a close up of D1030-8.

Smoking; Roller skating--Tacoma--1930-1940; Teenagers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skating rinks--Tacoma--1930-1940; King Roller Skating Rink (Tacoma);

Young sledder in the North End after a snow storm. (T. Times).

Snow--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sleds & sleighs;

ca. 1936. Two children put the finishing touches on a large snowman built after a heavy snowfall in the winter of 1936. (T. Times).

Snow--Tacoma--1930-1940; Snowmen; Children playing in snow;

Scene in North End Tacoma looking through the trees above Old Town toward Tacoma Avenue North, taken from the Richards' residence on Prospect Hill. Snow-covered branches, streets, and building roofs. Tacoma was experiencing record low temperatures and snowfall. The airport had recorded a temperature of 2.7 degrees. At the same time, law officials frantically searched for kidnapped Tacoma ten year old Charles Mattson. Charles had been abducted from his home on December 27, 1936 dressed lightly, after taking a bath. (T. Times, 1/11/1937, p. 1)

Snow; Cityscapes; Winter;

Scene in North End Tacoma above Old Town. Looking down on Tacoma Avenue North from the Richards' residence on Prospect Hill. Snow-covered streets, roofs, and ground. Tacoma was experiencing record low temperatures and record snowfall. The airport recorded a temperature of 2.7 degrees. (T. Times 1-11-1937, pg. 1)

Snow; Winter; Cityscapes;

Large flock of turkeys, numbering at about 2,000, at Southworth Farm prior to Thanksgiving, 1937. Farm house and buildings in background. The farm was owned by the Southworth brothers, Roy, C.M. and H.W. It was located about 1 1/4 miles southwest of Parkland. It was the largest turkey farm in the Northwest. (T. Times 11/25/1937, pg. 1).

Southworth Farm (Parkland); Turkeys;