On July 18, 1935, officials watched the Fleet Week Military Parade from the reviewing stand in front of Pay Less Drug Store, 10th & Broadway. In the back row 2nd from left is Tacoma Mayor George Smitley. Also on the stand, not named in order, are Harry Brown, Admiral J.M. Reeves, Brig. General Otho B. Rosenbaum, Brig. General Charles M. Bundel and Rear Admiral S.W. Bryant. The parade that they viewed was one of the longest to date, taking over a half hour to pass. (T Times 7/18/1935, pg. 1)
Pay Less Drugs (Tacoma); Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military officers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reviewing stands--Tacoma--1930-1940;
On July 18, 1935, sailors and other military men were photographed marching in the Fleet Week Parade. They marched down Pacific Ave., passing (right to left) the Hippodrome at 821-23 Pacific, an office building at 819 and the Olympus Hotel, 815-17 Pacific Ave. The parade was one of the longest military parades to date. Over 1700 sailors and marines marched, including two combined bands from the five battleships docked in Tacoma, as well as the cruiser Omaha. Also taking part were 2500 Ft. Lewis soldiers, ROTC and CMTC troops. (T. Times 7/18/1935, pg. 1)
Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;
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)
Twenty three year old Tom Vitos poses for the camera after losing a bet that he and fellow adventurer nineteen year old Graham Ring could survive for 30 days in the Olympic Mountain region dressed only in trunks and tennis shoes and armed with knives, fishing line and an automatic lighter. Vitos had long toyed with the idea of living like a savage and was discussing the idea with Ring in the Oakland Drug Store, located at 3852 Center St. The proprietor and druggist William Rast overheard and wagered Vitos $200 against 100 days as a laborer on Rast's new house that the pair could not survive until September 7th in the wild. The two left August 7th for the Olympic region and returned cold and hungry after eight days in the wilderness to admit defeat. Although not Tarzans, both men were adventurers. Vitos had travelled all over the world on tramp steamers and Ring had ridden all over the US on freight cars. (TDL 8/8/1935, pg. 3; TDL 8/16/1935)
Tommy Vitos, left, shakes hands with druggist William Rast, right, admitting defeat after betting that he and fellow adventurer Graham Ring could survive for 30 days in the Olympic Mountain region dressed only in shorts and tennis shoes and armed with knives, fishing line and an automatic lighter. The would be Tarzans existed for eight days on berries and fish before returning to civilization cold and hungry. The original wager was $200 against 100 days of moving bricks. Vitos shows relief when Rast reduced the 100 days to moving 15 tons of brick. (TDL 8/18/1935, pg. 3; TDL 8/16/1935)
Eleventh Annual Conclave of the Order of DeMolay, held in Tacoma in August of 1935. One of the highlights of the convention was a parade held on August 31st. Taking part in the parade were 7 DeMolay patrols, 25 floats, the Shrine band and patrol and Tacoma's Rainbow Girls. The Afifi Shrine band was photographed marching up 13th Street.
Order of DeMolay--Meetings--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Marching bands;
Junior League women are photographed weighing a toddler girl during a well baby check at the County Hospital. The Well Baby Clinic was one of the programs financially supported by the Junior League. (filed with Argentum)
Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma);
In August of 1935, General James M. Ashton posed at the Ferry Museum, 315 North Stadium Way, with an old cavalry guidon with stars in a circle pattern. The flag was the one presented to Troop "B" by Clinton P. Ferry when the troop served as the guard of honor at the 1889 inaugural ceremonies of Elisha P. Ferry as the first Governor of Washington State. Elisha P. Ferry was Clinton P. Ferry's uncle. General Ashton had served as captain in Troop B nearly 50 years ago. Troop B is actually designated as the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard and it is the oldest military group in the state. Clinton Ferry's large personal collection of antiques and historic artifacts was housed in the Ferry Museum until the whole collection was donated to the Washington State Historical Society in 1930. (T. Times 9-11-1935, pg. 3)
Ferry Museum (Tacoma); Flags; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); Ashton, James M.;
This portrait was taken in August of 1935 of Henry F. Hunt, left, district assistant superintendent of Tacoma Public Schools, and Elmer L. Breckner, Superintendent of TPS 1931-1937. Mr. Breckner came to Tacoma after serving as superintendent for Olympia schools. He guided Tacoma through two difficult three year terms plagued by Depression Era financial problems. He was ousted from the superintendency by a Board vote of 4-to-1 one month before his contract was to expire. He returned to Olympia to serve in executive positions under the state school superintendent Pearl A. Wanamaker. He died in 1979 at the age of 91. Mr. Hunt was a Tacoma educator of 34 years. He was principal of Stadium for 16 years and District Assistant Superintendent for nearly 9 years when he died in February 1937 of pneumonia. Hunt Middle School, constructed in the late fifties, is named after Henry F. Hunt. ("For the Record, a history of the Tacoma Public Schools 1869-1984" by Winnifred L. Olsen; T. Times 9/4/1935, pg. 1)
Hunt, Henry F.; Breckner, E.L.; Tacoma Public Schools (Tacoma);
Democratic Woman's Club. Eight older women in room, radio with model ship atop it. Ordered by Janet Brady, Tacoma Times society section. (WSHS & photo filed with Argentum)
Opening day of school. Washington School boys with mixed expressions walking in front of the school building. The front page story focused on how most students, even the boys, were happy to be going back to school. (T. Times, 9/4/1935, p. 1).
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940;
The three unidentified ladies examining the merchandise in the jewelry and cosmetics department of Fisher's Department Store, 1104 Broadway, are members of Tacoma's Junior League. They are learning the retail ropes for the League's takeover of the Tacoma department store on September 9, 1935. About 50 League members were to work alongside the store's regular employees on that day. Store general manager Charles L. Hufford had agreed to contribute a percentage of the day's receipts to Junior League charities. (T. Times 8/20/1935)
Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing stores--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Mrs. John Yerxa, the former Babbie Gilpin, and her small daughter Constance were photographed at the Country Club summer home leased by her brother Joseph Gilpin. The Yerxas were visiting in Tacoma from their home in Boston. Ordered by Janet Brady, for the Tacoma Times society section. (TT 8/3/1935, pg. 7) (WSHS)
Mothers--1930-1940; Girls--1930-1940; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Yerxa, Constance; Gilpin, Babbie; Gilpin, Joseph--Family;
House built in 1926 at 3406 No. 19th St.; J.W. McMullen, builder. Taken for R.E. Anderson & Co., ordered by Mr. Miller. TPL-6585 (photograph also numbered HG 30-1)
Junior League at Fisher's Department Store. Woman shopping in the hat department. Hats are displayed on stands at many different heights. To the right is a seat and mirror for trying on hats. On September 9, 1935, members of the League will take control of the store for 1 day. More than 50 members will fill in as managers, clerks, models and co-workers for the regular store personnel. In exchange, a percentage of the day's receipts will be donated to League charities. (T. Times 8/20/1935)
Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing stores--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Millinery; Hats;
An unidentified sales clerk at Fisher's Department Store teaches a Junior League member the finer points of selling lingerie. The League member is learning how to sell lingerie in preparation for the League's take over of the store on Sept. 9, 1935. About 50 members filled in that day as managers, clerks and models. Fisher's contributed a portion of the day's proceeds to Junior League charities, including their baby clinic and their library at the County Hospital. (T. Times 8/20/1935)
Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing stores--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lingerie;
Junior League at Fisher's Department Store. Two women in "Co-Ed Shop." The Junior League will put on their work aprons, roll up their sleeves and work alongside regular employees at Fisher's on September 9, 1935. In exchange, a portion of the day's profits will be donated to League charities. (T. Times 8/20/1935)
Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing stores--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;
School Opening Day. Smiling girls of Lowell School. Large group of elementary school girls standing on the steps to school playground. The accompanying news article focused on how the majority of students were happy to be back in school. (T. Times, 9/4/1935, p. 1).
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lowell Elementary School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Four young fellows wait for Washington Elementary School, at 3701 No. 26th St., to open on the first day of school for the 1935-36 school term. Three boys (l to r) Richard Hilton, Gene Desel and Jack Field sit on the curb. Curtis Hilton sits in a wagon. Will Curtis be allowed in class with those bare feet? (T.Times, 9/4/1935, p. 1).
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hilton, Richard; Desel, Gene; Field, Jack; Hilton, Curtis; Books; Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Taken for the News Tribune; three young women walking toward the camera with trees on either side at the Tacoma Lawn & Tennis Club. This picture was not used in the August 1935 News Tribune, but was probably taken in conjunction with their large tennis tournament early in August and its accompanying parties and social events.
Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Women--Clothing & dress--1930-1940;
Camille Pessemier, of Pessemier's Bootery at 927 Broadway, shows formal shoe styles to Betty Martin (Baker.) Miss Martin (later Baker) tries on a shiny, strappy evening shoe. Studio records indicate photographs taken for the Junior League at Fisher's Department Store. The Junior League would be running the Tacoma department store on September 9, 1935 in exchange for a portion of the day's proceeds to benefit their charitable ventures. Both Miss Martin and Mr. Pessemier's wife were participating Junior League members. (T. Times 8/20/1935)
Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing stores--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baker, Betye M.; Pessemier, Camille;
The four women seated under the umbrella are summertime guests at the Country Club home of Mr. and Mrs. Minot Davis. The women are, left to right, Miss Waddell Walker, Miss Katherine Walker of Nashville, Tenn., Miss Virginia Davis (the daughter of the Minot Davises,) and Miss Nan Goodale of Boston. The group is pictured in the gardens of Mrs. Harry Fisher where they are being entertained at a tea. (T. Times 8/10/1935, pg. 7)
Junior League members Mrs. J. Arthur Thompson (L) and Mrs. L. Donald Fisher (R) assist public health nurse Alva Tuve in weighing a baby during a well baby check at the County Hospital at 3572 Pacific Avenue in August of 1935. This child welfare clinic was one of the programs financially supported by the Junior League in Tacoma. Over 3,000 children were seen at League sponsored clinics during the previous year. The Junior League was dedicated to quality medical care for all local children and were later instrumental in the founding of Mary Bridge Hospital. (filed with Argentum) (T.Times 8-27-35, p. 5-article & alternate photograph)
Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Thompson, J. Arthur--Family; Fisher, L. Donald--Family; Tuve, Alva; Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma);
School Opening Day, trio of friends of George Weyerhaeuser, Jr.: Alice Walker, 11, of Lowell School, Jean Sanders,11, and Sabine Phelps, 12, of Mason Junior High. One girl with school books, another pouring drinks from a pitcher. (T. Times, 9/4/1935, p. 1)
Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Walker, Alice; Sanders, Jean; Phelps, Sabine;
Graham Ring shaves as Tommy Vitos holds a mirror, in August of 1935, after the two returned to civilization after eight days of a "Tarzan" like survival existence in the Olympic Mountain region. The two young men had lost a bet with druggist William Rast that they could survive for 30 days in the wild mountain region dressed only in shorts and tennis shoes and equipped with nothing but a knife, a fishing line and an automatic lighter. The boys paid for their loss by moving 15 tons of bricks to the site of Rast's new home at Dash Point. The 23 year old Vitos lived at 3101 So. Monroe in Tacoma, and Ring, 19, hailed from Fircrest. (TDL 8/8/1935, pg. 3; TDL 8/16/1935) TPL-8686
Two lumber workers watching an overhead crane move timbers, as the St. Paul & Tacoma lumber yard roars back into life after the settlement of a 13 week strike. Twenty two area mill operators agreed to meet employee demands for a 50 cent minimum wage, a 40 hour week, an 8 hour day, time and one half for overtime, reemployment of striking workers and recognition of the union. (T. Times 8/5/1935, pg.1)
Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);
