Stadium Bowl's stands are packed with students and adults in this circa 1920 photograph. Lines of young boys and girls occupy the field while the school band plays on the outdoor stage. This is believed to be "Stadium Day," held each year in May. The "Castle," the massive turreted brick structure otherwise known as Stadium High School, overlooks the Bowl. G55.1-093

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Celebrations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is the "12-B" class of Lincoln High School. They posed for a group shot on March 14, 1930, in the bleachers of Lincoln Bowl. Although this photograph was included in the 1930 Lincolnian yearbook, names of the students were not provided. G47.1-005 (1930 Lincolnian, p. 44)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma);

It appears that the entire student body and teaching staff of this public school in Eatonville has assembled outdoors to patriotically salute the flag on this September day in 1922. The three-story wood framed school had a recessed porch and cupola. It was set on a deep wide fenced lot with plenty of room for small children to play. This was the third school building built by the Eatonville School District on Mashell Ave. in Eatonville. It first served as a grade school and a high school before a separate high school was built in 1916. The grade school building was replaced in 1926. The low fence was to keep the cows out. TPL-5798; G7.1-036 (print has deteriorated) (Additional information provided by a reader)

Public schools--Eatonville; School children--Eatonville; Flag salutes--Eatonville; Saluting--Eatonville; Flags--United States;

Knights of the Log. Organized at the College of Puget Sound in the fall of 1923, the group resembled the national honorary fraternity, the Intercollegiate Knights. They worked to promote good fellowship and school pride by boosting student activities and leading pep rallies. The Knights sought to make C.P.S. "the best school in the West." This photograph was used in the 1924 school yearbook, the Tamanawas, and listed the last names only of the men. (1924 Tamanawas, p. 115) G67.1-031

Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930;

These students made up the Annual Cabinet at Stadium High School in 1925. They were in charge of selecting capable students to work on the Stadium yearbook, the "Tahoma." Second from left in back row was senior Lewis Tullus. Second from right in back row was senior Joseph Blum who also was named editor of the yearbook. (1925 Tahoma, various pages) G47.1-028

Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tullus, Lewis; Blum, Joseph;

A classroom full of children at Roosevelt Elementary School watch attentively as an adult male, possibly the teacher, conducts a lesson on pedestrian safety in April of 1925. He is holding up a large illustration of two boys who have apparently hitched a ride on the back of a wagon and are in the process of leaping off, right in the path of an oncoming train or trolley. Photograph taken on behalf of the Tacoma Railway & Power Co.

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Roosevelt Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Classrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

On June 9, 1924, the graduating students and faculty at the College of Puget Sound gathered to bid farewell to the old campus at 602 North Sprague Avenue (now the site of Jason Lee Middle School.) The building was constructed in 1903 from a design by George W. Bullard; and demolished in 1924 after the college moved to its new location at 1500 North Warner. The 21st Commencement Exercises were held on the morning of June 11th at Jones Hall on the new campus. (TNT 6/11/1924, pg. 11) Boland# B10257

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A group of children and adults line up for an Epworth Bible School Parade. They are lining up next to a building at 2802 Sixth Ave. Photo taken at So. Anderson and 6th Ave. looking south. TPL-7071

Epworth Bible School (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Students at Franklin School. This is possibly one of the 8th grade classes at Franklin School, located at 3202 South 12th St. Many of the girls pictured above in May of 1924 had fashionably bobbed hair and low-waisted dresses. The boys wore suit coats and either knickers or long dress pants. G46.1-080

Franklin School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Lincoln High School students assembled around the school's statue of Abraham Lincoln during this Memorial Day (May 29) 1924 celebration honoring veterans as well as the martyred President after whom the school has been named. The outdoor ceremony replaced the indoor ones of previous years and was sponsored by school service organizations, Knights of Lincoln and the Takolah Club. Lincoln High School can be seen in the background with the original stadium bowl to the right. (TNT 5/30/1924, pg. 13) TPL-3199, Boland-B10167

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Holidays--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crowds;

During the 1924 Memorial Day ceremony at Lincoln High School, Eunice Huseby, left, president of the Takolah Club, and Florence Anderson, right, president-elect, placed a floral wreath at the foot of the school's statue of Abraham Lincoln. The girls, dressed in white skirts and blouses, stood on a makeshift platform. The students at Lincoln had planned a ceremony that honored the school's namesake as well as veterans. (TNT 5/30/1924, pg. 13) TPL-8137, BU-11371

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Holidays--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930; Wreaths--Tacoma; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Monuments & memorials--Tacoma; Huseby, Eunice; Anderson, Florence;

4th of July celebration at Stadium Bowl. 35,000 jammed into Stadium Bowl in 1924 to celebrate Independence Day with pageants and fireworks. Mounted horsemen from Troop F, 11th U.S. Calvary, bands, sailors and school children stood in the center of the vast bowl with the imposing Stadium High School to the left. The American Legion sponsored the festivities. G55.1-036; BU-11,612 (TNT 7-5-24, p. 1-article)

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930; Spectators--Tacoma--1920-1930; Celebrations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Despite appearances, all the actors in this June 22, 1919, photograph are girls. Annie Wright seniors were practicing their senior class play on the school grounds at 611 Division Avenue. Since Annie Wright at that time was an all-female academy, all roles in theatrical productions were played by girls, including the male parts. Costumes and mannerisms indicate that this may have been a play occurring during Elizabethan times. G64.1-055

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1910-1920; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1910-1920; Actresses; Theatrical productions--Tacoma;

Stadium High School as captured in print by photographer Marvin Boland on January 15, 1921. The building had started as a hotel in 1890, never completed as such, and converted to a high school in 1905. It opened in 1906 as Tacoma High School with its name changing to Stadium High school in 1913. The brick structure strongly resembled an old French castle with its turrets and steep roofs.

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Epworth Bible School parade on 6th Ave. Photograph was taken in front of the building at 2501-2509 6th Ave., between Prospect & Fife. Building at 2407-11 6th Ave. can be seen in the background. TPL-7072

Epworth Bible School (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; A. Grumbling & Co. (Tacoma);

Epworth Bible School parade on 6th Ave. Photograph taken looking east on 6th Ave. toward building at 2511-2519 6th Ave. Photo also shows houses at 605, 607 and 611 No. Fife. Can also see the 6th Ave. streetcar. TPL-7073

Epworth Bible School (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930;

These solemn students are believed to be in the 8th grade at Sheridan School, 5317 McKinley Avenue. They posed on the school steps in June of 1924. The elementary school was named after Civil War General Philip H. Sheridan. G46.1-140

Sheridan School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930;

1924's eighth grade class at Central School. The eighth grade girls wore fashionably bobbed hair and nearly calf-length dresses while the boys either wore suits with knickers or comfortably worn shirts. The eight-story Central School, located at 601 South 8th St., opened in 1913; local newspapers considered it to be one of the largest and the best in the West. G46.1-050

Central School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930;

School is almost out for these eighth graders at Bryant School in June of 1924. The elementary school, located at 708 South Ainsworth Avenue, was named after poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. It would close in 1961. G46.1-063

Bryant Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Eighth graders at Fern Hill School pose in front of the elementary school's brick facade on June 3, 1924. Fern Hill School began as Byrd School in 1880 and was used by settlers as a church and also a Sunday School at what is now 86th & Park Avenue. When the City of Tacoma expanded its boundaries in 1910, the school (by then re-named Fern Hill School) was annexed to the Tacoma School District. Land was purchased in 1911 and a new Fern Hill School was built at the present location. Since then the school has been remodeled several times, the most recently in 2005-6. G46.1-083 (Olsen: For the Record, p. 97)

Fern Hill School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is Miss Anna B. Quigley's 6A class standing in front of the entrance to Lowell School, 1210 North Yakima Avenue, in June of 1924. Two girls in the front row hold a scroll indicating that the class was a "Savings Banner Room." The scroll was given by the Education Thrift Service headquartered in New York. Each Tuesday was banking day at Tacoma Public Schools and each week Miss Quigley's class had the greatest percentage of depositors at Lowell. Her class were perennial winners. TPL-2331; G46.1-105 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 6-15-24, 4-A)

Lowell Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Teachers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quigley, Anna B.;

ca. 1922. This is Harstad Hall, familarly known as "Old Main," in a photograph taken circa 1922. "Old Main" was the first building on the Pacific Lutheran College (later University) campus located at 12180 Park Ave. So., Parkland. Its cornerstone was laid in October of 1891. The building was renamed for the school's first president, Rev. Bjug Harstad, in 1960. It had a myriad of uses over the years including classrooms, administration offices, chapel, library, dining hall and dormitories. G40.1-142, TPL-474, BU-12762

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--Buildings--1920-1930; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1920-1930;

How to Teach Religion was one of the classes taught at the College of Puget Sound's summer session in 1922. Members of Professor Miller's class posed on August 2nd on the steps of the main building. The school had been established in 1888 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. G67.1-016

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;

1926 exterior view of the Allen C. Mason Intermediate School. Named after a Tacoma pioneer, lawyer, real estate developer and former school principal, Mason Intermediate (later renamed Mason Junior High and Mason Middle School) opened for classes on February 1, 1926. It was also the opening day for the new Captain Robert Gray and Franklin B. Gault Intermediate Schools. Mason Intermediate was the fifth of the six intermediate schools built with funds from a 1923 bond issue. Students were drawn from several north end elementary schools including Washington, Jefferson, Lowell and Point Defiance. Portables were deemed necessary within four years of the school's opening due to the burgeoning enrollment. The school underwent additions and improvements over the years until a new Mason School was constructed in 2003 at 3901 N. 28th. G47.1-055; BU-11, 426 (Olsen: For The Record, p. 133-34)

Mason Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

1926 exterior of the Morton M. McCarver Intermediate School. McCarver was Tacoma's third intermediate school and opened its doors to 600 students in late 1925. It was named for Tacoma founder and one of the school district's first directors, General Morton Matthew McCarver. The Gothic-style building was designed by architects Hill & Mock who also designed the Allen C. Mason Intermediate School. It was renamed McCarver Junior High in 1928 and added elementary school classes in 1938 when Lincoln Elementary School closed. In 1968 McCarver became an elementary school entirely when the junior high classes were eliminated. G47.1-060; BU-11, 428 (Olsen: For The Record, p. 127-28) TPL-10454

McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

The young men and women representing the 201-member freshman class of the College of Puget Sound posed for a group portrait on campus grounds on September 16, 1927. Despite the large number "30" chalked on the boardwalk, this would be the Class of '31. By 1927 the private school had been settled into their new campus at 15th & North Warner for three years. G67.1-034 (1928 Tamanawas, p. 36-37-alternate photograph)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Entrance to Stadium High School as pictured in April of 1928. Hedges flank the long walkway to the school's front doors. By 1928, students had been occupying the elegant structure for 22 years. It was rededicated in 2006 after major renovation. TPL-3142; G47.1-026; BU-11,373

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Taking a well-deserved breather is the band from the College of Puget Sound as they rest aboard an enormous log during the school's 1928 homecoming parade. Cooney Transfer & Storage has provided the means to haul the band - and log - for the November 3rd event. They have stopped on Broadway to be photographed by the Boland Studios. The homecoming parade helped to advertise the University of Washington-College of Puget Sound football game played that afternoon. G67.1-045A (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-21-28, A-7-article on homecoming activities)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Bands--Tacoma--1920-1930; Logs; Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Elevated view of the College of Puget Sound campus taken during the Christmas holidays in 1929. The large three-story brick building in the center is the Science Hall, completed in 1927, and considered to be one of the finest science buildings in the Pacific Northwest at the time. It was designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, architects, who had previously designed the Main building (Jones Hall) and the gymnasium. Later this building would be named Howarth Hall. BU-13,595

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is the Stewart Junior High School team who were the south side track champions in 1930. Teacher S.S. Todd is at the extreme right, back row. G46.1-019

Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Track athletics--Tacoma; Todd, Seymour S.;