The 19th century melodrama "United by Love" was being presented on August 23, 1938, on a Works Progress Administration (WPA) travelling stage to an appreciative outdoor audience in South Park. The "Theater on Wheels," a joint enterprise of the WPA and the Metropolitan Parks Board, had presented five complete shows a week since June 13th, playing six times around a circuit of ten Tacoma parks and playgrounds. Members of the Asbury Methodist Church WPA-coached drama club on stage were, left to right, Ruth Bristow, Milo Ernst, Pat O'Conner, Georgia "George" Kisor and Cyril Hansen. More than 100 performers presented shows featuring music by the 6-piece professional WPA orchestra, singing, dancing, dramatic sketches and sound movies. They played to more than 20,000 appreciative theater goers in June and July with August audiences slightly higher. Their season ended on August 31st, retiring the only travelling theater on the Pacific Coast for the year. (T. Times 8/24/1938, pg. 16)

Melodramas; Open-air theatrical productions; Depressions--1929; Bristow, Ruth; Ernst, Milo; O'Conner, Pat; Hansen, Cyril; Asbury United Methodist Church (Tacoma) --People;

Model Bakery trucks photographed for International Harvester in February of 1939. The delivery trucks have signs advertising the bakery's Star Loaf bread. (filed with Argentum)

Model Bakery (Tacoma)--Associated objects; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Model of the Canadian Pacific Liner "Empress of Britain" built by Ed Mason on display in window of Canadian Pacific Railroad and Steamship Line office. The real ship was lost in the Second World War. (filed with Argentum)

Model ships; Canadian Pacific Railway and Steamship Ltd.; Mason, Ed--Associated objects;

Twenty-one members of the Normanna Male Chorus, wearing the group's distinctive white pants, dark blazers and nautical hats, posed for a formal portrait on the steps of the Masonic Temple in 1938. The Chorus was to be very busy in September of 1938 as they were celebrating their Golden Jubilee. Norwegian singing societies from across the Northwest were coming to Tacoma to help the group celebrate their 50th anniversary at Normanna Hall, 47 Saint Helens Avenue, on September 10-11th. The singing society had organized in 1888 with John Soquest as the director. They originally met in the old school house between I and J streets; their publicity was handled by the publishers of the Norwegian newspaper "Tacoma Tidende." The group reorganized in 1895 and has been active since that date. The singers were led by Carlo A. Sperati, churchman and musician, until 1904; he was succeeded by George Johnson, still the director in 1938. (T. Times 9/9/1938, pg. 3) TPL-9519

Normanna Male Chorus (Tacoma); Choirs (Music); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ethnic groups--Tacoma; Sons of Norway (Tacoma); Music ensembles--Tacoma; Singers;

Young girls in costumes pose with their decorated bicycles for the judges to decide on the best decorated and funniest at the August 5, 1938 1st Annual Bicycle Race Meet & Parade. The parade of decorated bikes and their riders started downtown and ended at the Stadium Bowl. The days fun was sponsored by the Tacoma Times and the Park Recreation Department of the Metropolitan Park District. The races and parade had over 1500 participants. (T. Times 7/25/1938, pg. 1 - 8/6/1938)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bicycles & tricycles--1930-1940; Children riding bicycles & tricycles--1930-1940; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Park Lodge School 2nd and 3rd grades. Building by Woodroofe and Constible, Architects, 1912. Addition by Frederick and Stanley Shaw, Architects, 1925.

Park Lodge School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; School children--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Park Lodge School, 4th and 5th grades. Building by Woodroofe and Constible, Architects, 1912. Addition by Frederick and Stanley Shaw, Architects, 1925. (filed with Argentum)

Park Lodge School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; School children--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Peoples Department Store, display of mattresses and bed springs. Area rugs are hung from racks on the level above. A sign announces bargains on used furniture.

Peoples (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma;

Lincoln High School Baseball Team. 15 players, two managers and coach pose with crossed bats. (filed with Argentum)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lincoln High School (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. "Red Pig." Scenes taken under new management in 1938. New manager Bernice Fox is fixing two cups of coffee behind counter. The counter is empty, a stark contrast to the packed area pictured in A7529-1 just a few minutes before. The Red Pig restaurant was located on busy Tacoma-Seattle Highway (Highway 99) just beyond Fife. (T. Times 10/26/1938, pg. 7) (filed with Argentum)

Red Pig Restaurant (Fife); Restaurants--Fife--1930-1940; Restaurant workers; Fox, Bernice;

In March of 1938 the Red Top Cab Company added this state-of-the-art Packard ambulance to its fleet of vehicles. The new ambulance was considered a "hospital on wheels" that could provide complete care to patients while en route to the hospital. It is parked in front of the Tacoma General Hospital. (T. Times, 3/9/1938, p. 11).

Red Top Cab Co. (Tacoma); Ambulances; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

William B. and Gertrude Reed gather by the fireplace with their four children. Barbara Ann sits on the arm of a chair by her father and Bill stands beside his mother. The two younger children are Steven and Nancy. The 1938 City Directory lists Mr. Reed as the secretary of the Scottish Rite Masons, Tacoma Lodge of Perfection. (T. Times, 11/25/1938, p. 16). Photograph very similar to D7627 image 4.

Reed, William B.--Family; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940;

View of Ernest C. and Hattie M. Richards house, decorated for the 1937 holiday season. Owner was president of Hunt and Mottet Hardware Company. Home was constructed in 1914, George W. Bullard and Irwin Hill, Architects. See H48, images 1 and 2 for additional photographs of house. (T. Times)

Richards, E.C.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Richfield Dealers Meeting. Large group of men crowded into a small room on March 1, 1938. Display of Richlube oil products.

Richfield Oil Corp. (Tacoma); Group portraits--Tacoma--1930-1940; Meetings--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Descendents of James and Ann Burrows Rigney pose in front of the Steilacoom Town Hall. James and his wife Anne moved west in 1857 to join James' brother John Rigney in Tacoma. They brought their children Mary, John and James with them. They settled on a farm on the prairie which is now part of McChord Air Force Base.

Rigney, James--Family; Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom)

Harry M. Ross house before new roofing. The one-and-a-half story, shingled house sits on lot with over-grown shrubs and neglected lawn. Taken for Mr. Johnson, Johns-Manville Company. Also see A7145-1. (filed with Argentum)

Ross, Harry M.--Homes & haunts; Then & now comparisons--Tacoma;

The Savemore Super Market was packed with customers at its grand opening in April of 1938. The new public market at Sixth & Proctor was owned and operated by local businessmen H. Howard Normo and Lee C. Clark. It was unique in that the entire front of 50 feet could be opened up which gave a clear and unobstructed view of the entire interior and store merchandise. Shoppers eager for bargains were able to purchase a dozen large eggs for 18 cents, tins of milk at a nickel, butter for 24 cents, cans of peas for 3/25 cents. Spring chickens on sale 3 for $1, bananas for 5 cents a pound, and a one-pound can of MJB coffee for 25 cents were other attractions. In addition, bouquets of narcissi for the ladies and "Crackle Jacks" for kids were given away. (TNT 4-15-38, p. 4, 5-article)

Savemore Super Market (Tacoma); Supermarkets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Sales Grange Baseball Team, 1938 Pierce County Champions. Saxton Lumber Company baseball team c/o Paul Froman. 12 men in uniform, man center back in suit, equipment in front; posed on wooden bleacher steps.

Saxton Lumber Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Eatonville School District bus picking-up high school students in front of large, two-story Colonial-style home with circular driveway. The house was built for John H. Galbraith in 1925. Known as the "Old Mill House," it was added to the National Register in 1982. Ordered by International Harvester Company.

School buses--Eatonville; Students--Eatonville--1930-1940; Houses--Eatonville;

ca. 1938. It's time to return to school and the new University Place School District Bus is pictured with two children boarding. The bus will soon be full of excited children returning for another year of school. For Diamond T Truck Company of Chicago, Illinois. TPL-3673

School buses--University Place; Students--University Place--1930-1940;

Mrs. Albert Lewis Sperry, seated, of Owatanna, Minn. was the guest of honor at a tea given on August 16, 1938 by Mrs. Harry Andrews at the Tacoma County and Golf Club. Mrs. Sperry is a house guest of her parents, the John Gullicksons. (T. Times 8/13/1938, pg. 9)

Socialites--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Over 1,000 members of the Sons of Norway and the Daughters of Norway, representing lodges in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia, attended the four day convention in Tacoma from June 23 - 28, 1938. These sixteen men in uniform with their leader were probably a visiting chorus. Group performances were part of the activities of the four day convention held in Tacoma. This particular group is attired in jaunty nautical costumes with brass buttons, bow ties and service bars, or stripes, on their sleeves.

Sons of Norway (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma;

Four Stadium High School Baseball Team members pose on field. They appear to be wearing new uniforms with tiger emblem on shirt. Players have been identified as Bill Zenk and John Katich, standing, left to right, and Jim Martin kneeling looking at Bill Stocklin with the baseball. (Names supplied by family member of Bill Zenk.) (filed with Argentum)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940 ; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

1938 Stadium High School Baseball Team. 24 boys and Coach John Heinrick lined up on field in the Stadium Bowl. Baseball was entering its third year at Stadium, celebrated with new uniforms with a roaring Bengal face on the jersey and entry into the city league with Lincoln and Bellarmine.

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940 ; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Heinrick, John;

ca. 1938. Mrs. Chester (Anna) Thorne Residence, 424 No. D St., circa 1938. Stairwell in entry way and second floor banister. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H.Thorne residence, entrance door. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Mrs. Thorne was the widow of banker Chester Thorne for whom Thornewood was built in Lakewood. In 1935, Mrs. Anna Thorne deeded over the 100 acre Thornewood to her daughter Anita Thorne Corse Stone. Mrs. Thorne then had this smaller Georgian manor house built. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H.Thorne residence, view from driveway. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Mrs. Thorne was the widow of banker Chester Thorne for whom Thornewood was built in Lakewood. In 1935, Mrs. Anna Thorne deeded over the 100 acre Thornewood to her daughter Anita Thorne Corse Stone. Mrs. Thorne then had this home built. Elizabeth Ayer was the architect who designed the home. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H. (Mrs. Chester) Thorne residence, Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Dressing room or powder room. (Filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Badminton set on the left and a doctor's kit on the right. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Listed in Richards Photography records as "Hiway Truck Wrecking Company." This is possibly the Highway Truck Equipment Company at 3224 South Tacoma Way. The company is listed in the 1938 City Directory as auto wreckers. View of rebuilt truck for McLean's, pulling long, flatbed trailer. Parked at intersection. Billboard across highway advertising Super Pyro.

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Billboards--Tacoma--1930-1940; Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma);