Chief Boatswain Arthur L. Parker, US Navy, and his horse, Flicka. Mr. Parker is shown astride Flicka. Mr. Parker arranged for Flicka to be brought to California from Tulagai when he returned to the United States from the war. Getting her into the United States was more difficult than obtaining passage of 10,000 miles was. He brought her with him when he came to University Place to visit his parents. He plans to buy a small farm to keep her and to live when he retires in four months' time. (T.Times, 10/1/1945, p.1)

Horses; Parker, Arthur L.;

Mrs. Glen Cushing on horseback. Two people are wearing costumes, riding horseback. The horses wear collars of daffodils.

Horseback riding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Horses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Woodbrook Hunt Club. The annual Gymkhana event was held May 27, 1945 at Wrightacres on Clover Creek south of Tacoma. The nine events listed on the program included both English and Western styles. This woman sitting astride her horse on an English sadle wears a white riding jacket and black pants, holding a crop in her hand. (T.Times, 5/23/1945, p.6)

Horseback riding--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Members of the Woodbrook Hunt Club in Lakewood prepare for the first event of the season to be held in October of 1950. Formally established in 1926, the Hunt Club is a member of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America and is one of the few clubs to maintain their own pack of foxhounds. Gathering at the club headquarters are (from left): Dean MacDonald; Mrs. Joseph H. Gilpin on Compass Red; Miss Marguerite Bonnell on Lady; Mrs. Jack N. Briggs adjusting the curb on Bombadier, Mrs. H.A. Briggs' mount; Mrs. Corinne Woodworth on Kay Boy speaking to Mrs. M.E. Morford (standing); Miss Iris Bryan, Master of Foxhounds on Tipperary and Dr. Ilse-Lore Gauditz on Tallyho. (TNT 10-15-50, p. D-1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Lakewood--1950-1960; Hunting dogs; Clubs--Lakewood--1950-1960; Bryan, Iris;

Fritz and Georgia Glenewinkle's Collie dog presented the family with 9 puppies. When the puppies were old enough, the Glenewinkles placed them in dish towels, or diapers, and hung them from a clothesline strung across their kitchen. Perhaps, this photograph, taken in December, was for the family's holiday greeting cards.

Dogs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Collies; Clotheslines; Clothespins; Children & animals--Pets; Glenewinkle, Fritz--Family;

Blue Bonnet parade in Seattle. The Blue Bonnet covered wagon has stopped at the Seattle Public Market (now known as Pike Place Market.) Two of the Blue Bonnet Sue's are giving samples of Blue Bonnet margarine to the crowd. Ordered by Ted Bates & Company, Benson Inge. TPL-4754

Horses--Seattle; Advertising--Seattle--1950-1960; Covered wagons--Seattle; Pike Place Market (Seattle);

Three legged chicken born at the Mrs. W.E. Crawley Residence, Spanaway. Edith J. Crawley, 9 years old, holds in her hand a newly hatched chick that had three legs. Edith named him Elmer and said he eats as much as the other chicks and was just as lively. Photo taken for the Tacoma Times. (T.Times, 8/7/1947, p.11)

Chickens--Tacoma; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Birth defects; Children & animals--Tacoma; Crawley, Edith J.;

In 1948, Dr. Thomas McKay was an Osteopath whose medical practice was in Tacoma at 911 Pacific Avenue. Dr. McKay is married to Zaza and they have a son, Thomas F. McKay, who is a student at Pacific Lutheran College. The McKay family have their family ranch, the Circle T-Z, and home in Puyallup at South Meridian & Airport Road. View of Dr. Thomas McKay riding his horse, another horse is on right side. Dr. McKay may be on his two-year-old American saddlebred "Ebony Arden Supreme." He would be showing this horse at a gymkhana and horse show on July 4th at his Circle T-Z ranch in collaboration with the Valley Riding Club. (TNT 6-27-1948, D-3-article only)

Horseback riding--Puyallup; Horses--Puyallup; Ranches--Puyallup; McKay, Thomas--Homes & haunts; McKay, Thomas;

Men on horseback jumping hurdles during the Woodbrook Hunt Club's winter drag hunt. A. Burwood Kennedy is on the right riding "Jeep." Unseen is Cyrus Happy III, riding "Kay Boy," on the left. Both riders are wearing traditional riding garb and are riding English saddles. A drag hunt is where the riders follow behind the hounds; the animals following a scent that has been literally dragged along the ground. The hunt requires that the hunters and their mounts be able to follow at a good clip and jump. (TNT, 10/24/1948, p.D-1)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Tacoma; Jumping (Horsemanship)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Saddles;

Golden Jubilee Circus in Seattle with the Sea Fair Queen. Photo ordered by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. The Sea Fair Queen makes friends with a lion, tiger and giraffe, part of the plywood menagerie travelling with the "Fir Plywood Golden Jubilee Show." The free show had something for every member of the family. It featured a color film showing how plywood is manufactured and some new ideas for modern living. Part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of plywood production, the show would be touring West Coast regions where plywood is manufactured. (TNT 7/10/1955, pg. C-17)

Animal training--Seattle; Circus animals--Seattle; Circuses & shows--Seattle; Circus performers;

A member, believed to be Harold Lent, of the Woodbrook Hunt Club holds onto the reins of his horse on October 10, 1954. He is wearing hunting habit with a long jacket and cap. Woodbrook was one of the few hunting clubs in the country that maintained its own pack of hounds. This photograph would have been taken prior to the first hunt of the season. Bob Seney, huntsman, would be leading the pack. Harold Lent, president of the club, will lead the field as field master. (TNT 10-9-54, p. 5)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Lakewood--1950-1960;

ca. 1911. Al G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus wagon with a small brass band on top and African lions inside is pulled down a street in South Tacoma. Probably taken Sept. 13, 1911.

ca. 1910. Unidentified young man, holding a metal milk pitcher in each hand, stands next to a horse-drawn mik wagon among the trees. The wooden panels on the side of the wagon say "Jersey Milk."

ca. 1909. Herd of Roosevelt elk in the Olympic Mountains. The Roosevelt elk, largest of North American elk and named after Theodore Roosevelt, had powerful bodies that allowed them to break through snowdrifts, flourish in high altitudes, and also swim. The dark coated elk were photographed amidst the snow and barren trees by Grant W. Humes circa 1909.

Elk--Washington; Olympic Mountains (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1900-1910;

ca. 1907. Horse and wagon teams in front of the new concrete storage warehouse at 2302-12 East E St., circa 1907. The two story warehouse was built at a cost of $30,000 for developer W.P. Reynolds. The building, designed by architect and structural engineer I. Jay Knapp, was 75 x 140 feet at the foundation and was fireproof. On its completion, the Commercial Truck Co. moved into the building. They were a moving and storage company. They were sold in 1929 to the group owning AA Star Transfer of Aberdeen and became Star Commercial Moving and Storage. In 1941, Star dropped their storage business and became solely a moving company. The building was taken over by Terminal Warehouses, Inc. (photograph courtesy of Dan Powell) TPL-9834

Commercial Truck Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1900-1910; Storage facilities--Tacoma; Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1900-1910; Horse teams--Tacoma;

W.L. Feeney, the manager of the RKO Pantages Theater, organized a very special "real old fashioned mutts" dog show on April 19, 1930 to welcome the Weaver Brothers comedy team to Tacoma. The winners of the show were: (l to r) Earl Robinson with his two month old puppy Spot, second place; Dickie Dale Simmons with first place winner Bud; and Harold Hilderman with his $1.00 cash prize winning pooch Jiggs. Four year old Dickie made sure that no one could run off with his prize winning pet; Bud was tied to his arms with a thick rope. The dog show was followed by a blackberry pie eating contest and a parade down Broadway. The Weaver Brothers, Charlie, Abner and Cicero, were most famous for introducing the musical handsaw to vaudeville as a musical instrument. They were appearing in Tacoma on a bill with the Richard Dix all talking comedy "Lovin' the Ladies." Seats were 25 cents before 1p.m. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 4/20/1930, pg. A-7)

Robinson, Earl; Simmons, Dickie Dale; Hilderman, Harold; Dogs; Dog shows--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Young girl carrying a bunny on a board.

Young girl carrying bunny on board. Written on front: "showing her bunny, Western Washington Fair, Puyallup".

Two young boys stand next to a dog that is harnessed to a model circus wagon in this April, 1929, photograph. There is a pup (maybe two) in the wagon. Note on original negative sleeve says, "Newman builds circus wagon for boy & dog parade. Made at Kuehn residence near Lakeview." Bowen # 290-091

Bull, waiting to be judged.

Master of Foxhounds Earl Craig addresses the mounted members of the Woodbrook Hunt Club on the New Year's Day hunt held in 1953. The hunt club's pack of foxhounds surround Craig. Woodbrook is one of the few clubs in the country that maintains their own pack of hounds. The Woodbrook Hunt Club is still active, and they remain associated with the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. They also still enjoy the sport of riding to hounds, but they do not hunt a live fox. They "drag hunt". The dogs follow a trail created by dragging a scent impregnated gunny sack along the ground. They use synthetic scent; the dogs follow a synthetic fox.

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Lakewood--1950-1960; Dogs--Lakewood; Craig, Earl;

The photographer's notes for this image indicate that it is a photograph of "Aza Destiny." The black Arabian horse, Aza Destiny, was born in 1971, sired by Azraff ex Bint Bass Hisan. His progeny would later number over 60. On the lower part of this photograph is a signature, apparently "Johnny Johnston," perhaps the photographer. Photograph ordered by Glenn Ash, Spanaway.

Horses;

Andy Anderson (Andreson) with a Cocker Spaniel puppy on his lap.

Animals - Domestic Animals - DogsPeople - Men

ca. 1937. Three black bears at Point Defiance Park. Zoo keeper George R. Jones reaches into steel bar cage while four young people watch. Cage is outdoors in open area with fenced area on back slope. In April of 1937, the zoo had no grizzly bears after the death of "Juliet," long time zoo resident. Her partner "Romeo" died the winter before. The zoo was expected a delivery of a pair of grizzly cubs in May from Yellowstone.

Bears; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Zoo keepers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jones, George R.;

ca. 1937. Three black bears at the Point Defiance Zoo appear just as curious about their four teenage visitors as the visitors are about the bears in this circa 1937 photograph. Zoo keeper George R. Jones seems to be reaching into the outdoor barred steel cage with a small item, perhaps food, in his hand.

Bears; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Zoo keepers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jones, George R.;

The Tacoma Spaniel Club held their field trials for 1937 in the prairie lands west of the Northern Pacific car shops in South Tacoma on March 21st. The "prairie lands" were just south of the South Tacoma Swamp. "High class" cocker and springer spaniels, including Pepper the defending champion, a red male cocker owned by Robert Wadsworth (center), competed for the prize trophy. Club members, with their dogs, are: (l to r) Crist Keffler, Ralph Lougheed, C.J. O'Connor, Robert Wadsworth, William J. Lonergan, Everett Metzger and Robert Sloat of Puyallup. (T. Times 3/21/1937, pg. 12)

Dogs; Hunting dogs; Tacoma Spaniel Club (Tacoma);

A young woman in a tweed coat reaches to pet her dog's head. The dog rests its front paws on her coat and stands at full length on his hind legs. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun.

Dogs; Pets--Bremerton--1930-1940;

Toy Terrier dog drinking beer from a bottle. Dog is standing on his hind legs with his paws around the beer bottle. A young woman is seated at a kitchen table holding the beer bottle for the dog. (T. Times).

Dogs; Beer--Eating & drinking;

1939 Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade. Judges pose for portrait on the flatbed of a truck. Prizes, including a "Hi Speed" wagon, are lined up on the front of the wagon. The Red Rooster Cafe's neon sign is prominent in background. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Judges--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals; Toys; Red Rooster Cafe (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940;