1937 Stadium vs. Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football game in Stadium Bowl. Team members line the field. The stadium's concrete bleachers are filled with with the record turnout of 12,000 spectators. The game pitted the undefeated Stadium Tigers against the almost equally flawless Lincoln Abes. Stadium triumphed in a 34-0 shutout, the largest point spread since the Turkey Day Classic was inaugurated in 1923. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 1- story only)

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Stadium vs. Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football game in Stadium Bowl, November 25, 1937. Stadium High School marching band and drill team perform. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 1).

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands;

Army Day. Iva (Mrs. Wesley) Lloyd with a group of women and a young girl standing under an oak tree. Mrs. Lloyd is the widow of the late US Congressman Wesley Lloyd. The Lloyds lived in Tacoma at 3919 No. 34th. The 1936 annual encampment of the Washington National Guard was named "Camp Wesley Lloyd" after the late congressman. It was held in June of 1936 at Camp Murray.

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Lloyd, Iva;

Army Day at Fort Lewis. 9th Field Artillery Battalion stepping off to the parade grounds for the review of troops. Soldiers in parade formation in front of 3-story, brick building. (T. Times 4/6 & 4/7/1936, pg. 1)

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Soldiers;

Army Day. Nine monoplanes flying flying in formation over an open field. Two Army trucks and several automobiles are traveling over a dirt road. Mt. Rainier visible in background.

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Soldiers; Aircraft--1930-1940;

Eleven years before she made history at the 1948 Winter Olympics, Gretchen Kunigk (later Fraser) was the skiing double for Sonja Henie in the filming of "Thin Ice" at the Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park. This close up of the eighteen year old Tacoma native focuses her blonde Nordic beauty. Mrs. Fraser would later be known as "America's First Lady of Skiing." She turned the competitive world of skiing upside down by becoming the first U.S. skier to ever win an Olympic gold medal. Her medal came from her outstanding performance in the slalom competition in St. Moritz Switzerland in 1948. After her retirement from competitive skiing, she continued to volunteer in programs focused on amputee skiers. She was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1960.

Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Skiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Motion picture industry--Tacoma;

Knights Templar parade. The Commandery unit of the Seattle Knights, dressed in regalia, marched north on Broadway near 9th Street on May 11, 1936. Knights Templar from all over the state gathered here for the 49th Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Washington, held May 11-12 at the Masonic Temple. Buildings in background. (T. Times 5/12/1936, pg. 1)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Knights Templar (Tacoma);

On June 5, 1937, as a function of the Shrine spring reunion in Tacoma, the Afifi Temple held a Ball and banquet at the Winthrop Hotel. Shriners and their wives were the guests. Here the photographer was setting up camera to take photographs of people in the receiving line.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Afifi Shriners of Tacoma in Seattle for marine parade. Night scenes of U.S. Navy Destroyer 209 in the Montlake cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle. Montlake Bridge in open position, shore lined with spectators. (T. Times 7/17/1936, pg. 3)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Naval parades & ceremonies--Seattle; Parades & processions--Seattle--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Seattle; Battleships--1930-1940;

Steilacoom frog farmer Charles Turner holds two large bullfrogs. The former taxicab driver quit his job last year to raise bullfrogs and now has 50,000 frogs. Turner plans to market them in two years for the delicacy, fried frog's legs. The frogs are shipped out in cakes of ice and can remain frozen for months. When defrosted, they come alive & jump around. (T.Times, 7/30/1937, p. 16)

Frogs; Farms--Steilacoom; Meat industry; Turner, Charles;

Steilacoom frog farmer Charles Turner holds two of his prized large bullfrogs. The former taxicab driver quit his job last year to raise bullfrogs and now has 50,000 frogs on his cozy Steilacoom farm. Turner plans to market them in two years for the delicacy, fried frog's legs. Turner and his wife were bitten by the "frog raising" bug while on a trip to California where they visited a large frog raising operation where a manager revealed the profits to be made and the large market demand. It takes about 3 years to raise a frog to the market size of 30-36 inches. (T.Times, 7/30/1937, p. 16)

Frogs; Farms--Steilacoom; Meat industry; Turner, Charles;

Charles Turner, Steilacoom taxi driver turned frog farmer, holds a large frog on his bare shoulder and arm. With a stock of 50,000 frogs, Turner plans to sell them in a couple of years for the delicacy, fried frogs' legs. (T. Times, 7/30/1937, p.16)

Frogs; Farms--Steilacoom; Meat industry; Turner, Charles;

ca. 1935. Addie (Mrs. Ray) Gamble and her dog sitting on the lawn in this circa 1935 photograph. Mrs. Gamble has the index finger of her right hand pointing ahead although her pet's eyes are focused elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Gamble were well known residents of Tacoma who resided at 3915 North 30th St. Mr. Gamble was a prominent businessman, amateur magician, and avid collector of carved elephants.

Gamble, Addie; Gamble, Ray--Family; Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. This casual portrait of Ray Gamble, Tacoma businessman, was taken circa 1937. He is seated in a wooden chair and wears an open neck shirt with bright suspenders. Mr. Gamble became a self-made millionaire, amateur magician, and collector of carved elephants. He hobnobbed with Hollywood luminaries, traveled extensively and lived a very full life. His view home at 3411 North 30th was dubbed the "Elephant House" for its vast collection of carved and sculptured elephants.

Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972; Collectors--Tacoma; Business people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Two young men paying fight debts by pulling two others through the city streets on a hand cart. The two losers are wearing signs: "Me--I'm the sap that bet on Risko" and "Yes I bet on Risko." Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele became the US Middleweight Champion by defeating Babe Risko July 11, 1936. The two men pictured obviously backed the wrong boxer in that bout. Travis-Yowell Co. in background. (Bremerton Sun).

Gambling; Wagers; Carts & wagons;

Evelyn B. (Mrs. Bryson Ross) Gardner wears overalls to the Hallowen barn dance held at the Country Club in 1937. Cornstalks are used for decoration next to a timely, old grandfather's clock. (T.Times 11-03-1937, Society, p.11).

Gardner, Evelyn B.; Gardner, Bryson Ross--Family; Longcase clocks; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Halloween; Costumes;

Fire fighting units battle the blaze at the Golden Hotel in Bremerton on November 13, 1935. The hotel occupied the upper two floors of this building at First and Pacific. The Golden Cafe, Pacific Drug Co. and Gate Confectionery occupied the bottom floor. This view was taken from the south side of the building when smoke was pouring from the frame structure. Thirty guests were able to escape the building after the fire started in the kitchen of the cafe. The fire was put under control with the help of the Navy yard fire department. Marines with rifles worked crowd control. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (also numbered N14 image 4 in Argentum file) (Bremerton Sun 11/13/1935, pg. 1-story; 11/14/1935, pg. 1- picture)

Golden Hotel (Bremerton); Fire fighters--Bremerton--1930-1940; Fire fighting--Bremerton--1930-1940; Fires--Bremerton--1930-1940; Pacific Drugstore (Bremerton);

Governor Arthur B. Langlie (center) watches his wife Evelyn christen the ship Cape Fairweather, launch #4 for the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation on April 11, 1941. A bottle of champagne shatters against the boat's bow. The motorship Cape Fairweather was the fourth of the C-1 freighters built at the shipyards. The vessel went into the water nearly ready for trial trips. Seattle-Tacoma Shipyards was busy working on new ways and a new outfitting dock. The yard would be building 300' gasoline tankers for the Navy and keels for C-3 freighters. The Cape Fairweather remained in service until 1980, when it was scrapped. ALBUM 10. (TNT 4-11-41, p. 1)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On July 22, 1940, W.J. Cameron, associate of Henry Ford and commentator for the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, spoke to a capacity crowd in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel on the role of industry in the preservation of democracy in this country. Pictured left to right are Leon Titus, Governor Clarence D. Martin, W.J. Cameron, Tommy Mallon, Nelson Bowe (assistant manager Ford Motor Co., Seattle branch) and W.B. Patterson, Ford's Northwest manager. Tacoma was not on Mr. Cameron's original lecture circuit, but with the combined efforts of Tacoma's Ford dealers Mallon and Titus, Mr. Cameron was entreated to fit Tacoma in between Seattle and Portland. (T. Times 7/23/1940, pg. 5) (note: photograph is misnumbered but filed under D889 image 1)

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus, Leon E.; Mallon, Thomas; Bowe, Nelson; Patterson, W.B.; Cameron, W.J.; Ford Motor Co.;

Governor Clarence D. Martin looks unsmilingly into the camera at December 28, 1937's Community Achievement Dinner. He is seated directly under a large poster of FDR entitled "Our President." Joining him at the head table are Sixth District Congressman John Coffee, Puget Sound Bank's Reno Odlin, and U.S. Senator Homer T. Bone. Governor Martin would later address the 1000+ diners on the reawakening of the industrial spirit in our state. He would also advocate a renewed push for vocational education for the state's children. (T.Times, 12-29-37, p. 1) ALBUM 10.

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Coffee, John; Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Bone, Homer Truett, 1883-1970; Legislators--Washington--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Posters;

Civic and political leaders join in song at the Community Achievement Dinner held at the Masonic Temple. L-R are Sixth District Congressman John Coffee, Governor Clarence D. Martin, Puget Sound National Bank president Reno Odlin, U.S. Senator Homer T. Bone and Tacoma Mayor George Smitley. Over one thousand people attended the achievement dinner which was combined with the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. Governor Martin predicted a brighter future for our state with the initiation of a million dollar advertising campaign to bring more people, industry and payrolls to this area. (T. Times, 12-29-37, p. 1) ALBUM 10.

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Coffee, John; Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Bone, Homer Truett, 1883-1970; Legislators--Washington--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Posters; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Zoo keeper and woman feed a Black Bear at Point Defiance Zoo. The close-up image shows construction of the steel bear cage which has curved steel points at top and is approximately six feet in height.

Grizzly bears; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Zoo keepers--Tacoma;

Rosalie Wale, who owned the Arctic Dairy at 534 Fourth St. in Bremerton with her husband, was photographed making ice cream in their store with the help of a special ice cream freezer. Mrs. Wale balanced her day between taking care of her home and helping her husband in his business. She was featured in the Bremerton Sun's August 12, 1936 "Around the Clock" feature, an appropriate title because her work day began before 8 am and finished after 9 or 10 at night. Mrs. Wale, the former Rosalie Greathouse, was born in Anacortes and attended high school in Mount Vernon. (Bremerton Sun 8-12-1936, pg. 1)

Grocery stores--Bremerton--1930-1940; Exhibitions--Bremerton--1930-1940; Wale, Rosalie; Arctic Dairy (Bremerton); Ice cream & ices;

Marilyn Wagnild of Jefferson Elementary School, dressed as "Bo-Peep" and "hobo" Edward Miller of Point Defiance School were just two of the several thousand youngsters and parents who took part in the 1935 Halloween party sponsored by the 26th and Proctor Street Business Mens' Club. The celebration began with a costume parade, led by Mayor George A. Smitley and the American Legion drum and bugle corps, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Proctor and Stevens and ending at Mason school grounds where prizes were awarded and a huge bonfire was held.. The school with the most participants received the trophy being held by Miss Wagnild. (T. Times, 10/31/1935, p. 1)

Halloween; Costumes; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wagnild, Marilyn; Miller, Edward;

110 WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers were used to build, mostly by hand, the section of South Tyler Street that stretched from Snake Lake to South 66th Street. The WPA, created by order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was a relief measure designed to put the millions unemployed during the Depression to work in a wide variety of programs such as the road construction above. These men were pictured in late February of 1936 pushing wheelbarrows full of dirt under the supervision of F.A. Halveson, standing at extreme right in boots, dark jacket and hat. Once completed, the road would measure 30 feet wide with a gravel surface.

Halveson, F.A.; Works Progress Administration (Tacoma); Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Laborers--Tacoma;

In February of 1936 a crew of 110 W.P.A. workers, pushing wheelbarrows, were hard at work building the section of South Tyler that stretches from Snake Lake to South 66th Street. Build almost entirely by hand labor, the new section of road was designed to open a large area west of South Tacoma. It was also hoped that the new road would lighten the traffic on South Union Avenue. F.A. Halveson, the project supervisor (second from right, hands in pants pockets) estimated that the work would take another four months. When finished the road would be 30 feet wide with a gravel surface. (T. Times 3/7/1936 p.9).

Halveson, F.A.; Works Progress Administration (Tacoma); Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wheelbarrows; Laborers--Tacoma;

In this photograph from August of 1936, Dolores Hansen sits on the wooden steps of her home next to her mother cat who is nursing five motherless puppies. The mamma cat protectively shields her charges from the photographer. The cat took over as the mother to the litter of puppies when their real canine mother was poisoned. The mother cat had recently given birth to a single kitten. (T. Times 8/18/1936 p.1)

Hansen, Dolores; Children & animals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cats; Dogs;

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;

This photograph of Anne Rowland was taken for the December 25, 1937 Tacoma Times. Anne and her parents, DeWitt and Anne Rowland, lived at 2509 No. Starr. Mischievously peeking downstairs, Anne looks as if she might be hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa. Anne will turn three years old on New Year's eve. cropped version of D1040 image 1 (T.Times, 12/25/1937, p. 8).

Holidays--Tacoma; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowland, Anne; Rowland, Dewitt R.--Homes & haunts; Stairways--Tacoma; Candles; Sleepwear;

While travelling like modern day gypsies, Mr. B.A. Butler and his family, 14 year old daughter Pauline (center) and wife Irene, took early recycling to a new high, creating toy kaleidescopes from discarded newspapers, broken bottles, photographic plates and paper mache. In November of 1935, the family was making their home, as well as the kaleidescopes, in a cottage at Gateway City Auto Park in Bremerton. In the photograph, several paper mache tubes stand on end on the table in front of them while the Mr. Butler uses wire cutters to cut a length of spiraled wire. The family's odyssey started from their home in Jacksonville, Fla., when Mr. Butler lost his job. They travelled to New Orleans where they first made the kaleidescope toys to sell at Mardi Gras. They have since visited in South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Georgia, Oregon and now Bremerton, stopping long enough at each location to make and sell enough of the toys to finance their travel. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (Bremerton Sun 12/20/1935. pg. 2)

Home labor--Bremerton--1930-1940; Business enterprises--Bremerton; Butler, B.A.; Butler, Pauline; Butler, Irene; Toys;