Jennie (Mrs. Overton G.) Ellis posed in her garden with her daughter-in-law in May of 1936. Mrs. Overton G. Ellis Jr. was visiting with her in-laws for a few weeks. Her husband was in the United States consular service and they were travelling from their station in Budapest to his new assignment in Buenos Aires. (T. Times 5/30/1936, pg.7) (WSHS)

Ellis, Jennie; Ellis, Overton G.--Family;

Waller Road School Baseball Team, circa May of 1936. 1936 was the first year that the team had played together and as a team against other schools. The Waller Roaders were racking up the victories, with six wins and no defeats. The victories were pretty one sided too, with teams hardly scoring against them. Pictured are, front row- seated- left to right: Harvey Weeks, Dean Sullivan, Robert Kemp, Robert Fox, Norman Sturm, Fred Wepfer, Joseph Schaefer. Standing, back row: Pat Rooney, George Metcalf, Ted Infer, Herman Weeks, Bob Infer, Arnold Shonborg and George L. Conquist, Principal and coach. Star shortstop Pat Rooney was a cousin of Jimmy Mosolf, former major leaguer. All of the boys were heavy hitters at the books as well, scoring in academics as well as athletics. (T. Times 5/13/1936, pg. 13) see T98 image 1 for same lineup, except coach is wearing a cap

Waller Road School (Pierce County); Baseball players--1930-1940; School children--Pierce County--1930-1940;

Scofield graduating class of the Independent Bible Church, Tacoma. The banner behind the group reads "Search the Scriptures Daily." The pastor of the church was the Rev. Roy T. Brumbaugh. This new church was created when Rev. Brumbaugh split from the First Presbyterian Church. Four hundred and sixty-five members signed up with Dr. Brumbaugh to join the Independent Church. He typified his members as "fundamentalists" who opposed the organization of the Presbyterian Church. The Bible Church met at the Scottish Rite Temple, 5 So. G St., which it purchased in 1937. In 1943, the church dropped the Independent and became the Tacoma Bible Church. (T. Times 8/22/1935, pg. 1)

Independent Bible Church (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940;

College of Puget Sound Play, "The Last Mile." Six prisoners holding guns on police, another man and a minister. One policeman being frisked, one prisoner still in cell. (filed with Argentum)

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940;

College of Puget Sound play, "The Last Mile". Seven prisoners in cells with three policemen, another man and a minister outside. (filed with Argentum)

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940;

In May of 1936 Lincoln High School's eleven man team brought Lincoln its second straight State track & field championship. The Abes team scored over twice the points of their nearest rivals. Kenny Wilson, Henry Clifford, Elmon Chilberg, and Harold Berndt set a new state record in the 880 relay, running the race with a combined time of 1:31.7. Lincoln's victory in the State meet left the Abes undefeated for the second consecutive year. In the top row, left to right, are Bob Pirie, Oren Jones, Chester Jackson, Jean Wood, Bryant Stoddard and Henry Clifford. Middle row: Kenny Wilson, John Sharp, Harold Berndt, Elmon Chilberg, Bob Wilson and Jim Harris. Kneeling in front are Coach Vincent Keyes and Burt O. Beal, Director of Athletics. (T. Times 5/27/1936, pg. 19)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Track athletics--Tacoma--1930-1940; Runners (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Keyes, Vincent;

Buck and Company. Several men standing beside a truck parked in front of garage doors at rear of building. View from across large paved parking lot. (T. Times) filed with Argentum

Buck & Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--1930-1940;

Annie Wright Seminary Field Day. Archery, girls shooting at target. School building in background.

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Events--Tacoma--1930-1940; Archery--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Nancy (Mrs. Edwin) Griffin and her baby son Edward Irving Griffin photographed for the Tacoma Times seated in a chair. The photograph appeared in the paper with a caption identifying the young matron as one of the best known socialite hostesses. The Griffins entertained frequently at their country home at Caledonia Beach. The baby was the grandson of Mrs. Fred L. Griffin of the Tahoma Apartments. (T Times 5/2/1936, pg. 7)

Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Griffin, Nancy; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Griffin, Edward Irving;

Twenty members of St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing were set to receive their diplomas on May 14, 1936. The new nurses posed in crisp white uniforms, caps and Nightingale cape. Pictured are Top Row, left to right, Eleanor Knappie, Dorothy Moulton, Lucille Eberhart, Marjorie Johnston, Mary Lonergan, Mary Riplinger, Cecelia Gavinski and Elaine Wakefield. Center row: Fern Holt, Dorothy Gerritz, Kathirine Harber, Jean Simpkins, Evalyn Hester, Julia Mackey and Kathryn Shea. Front row- Mary Schragi, Mary Bloomfield, Sister M. Clare Therese- Supt. of Nurses, Ann Maunder, Marian Nelson and Mary Houdina. (T. Times 5/13/1936, pg. 5) (WSHS)

Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; Nuns--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma; Medical education--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Mrs. Overton G. Ellis Jr. posed in her mother-in-law's garden in May of 1936. She was visiting with Judge and Mrs. Overton G. Ellis at their home. Her husband, Ellis Jr., was with the United States Consular Service and for the last 3 and 1/2 years the pair were in Budapest. They were preparing to leave for their new station, Buenos Aires. (T.Times 5/30/1936, pg. 7) (WSHS)

Ellis, Jennie; Ellis, Overton G.--Family;

Dorothy (Mrs. Bertrand E.) Buckmaster, her two daughters and three grandchildren pose in a family grouping for Mothers Day, 1936. To the left is Mrs. Lyman Louis of Seattle and to the right is Barbara (Mrs. Warren) Hull. The grandchildren are Kirk Buckmaster Hull, left; Nancy Barbara Hull, right, and Lyman Odo Louis in Mrs. Buckmaster's lap. Mr. Buckmaster was President of North Pacific Bank Note Company. Mrs. Buckmaster was active in Girl Scouts, the Tacoma Philharmonic and a friend of First Lady Lou Hoover, who visited her several times. (T. Times 5/9/1936, pg. 7)

Buckmaster, Dorothy G.; Buckmaster, Dorothy G.--Family; Hull, Barbara; Hull, Kirk Buckmaster; Hull, Nancy; Louis, Lyman;

1936 Annie Wright Seminary Field Day. Girl performing somersault off diving board into indoor swimming pool. Other girls watch.

Private schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Events--Tacoma; Swimming--Tacoma--1930-1940; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diving--Tacoma;

In May of 1936, Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele, contender for the world's middleweight champion, sported a director's baton and Eugene Linden, founder and conductor of the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra, wore the boxing gloves as the two gave trading places a try. Both men were in their early 20's and had received world wide recognition in their fields. Freddie Steele, born Frederick Earl Burgett, defeated Babe Risko July 11, 1936, for the middleweight crown. Linden was awarded the only scholarship in the United States to study in Salzburg, Austria, with Bruno Walter. (T. Times 5/29/1936, pg. 3) ALBUM 9.

Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Linden, Eugene; Conductors;

In May of 1936, the Waller Road School baseball team was racking up the victories, with six wins and no defeats. The victories were pretty one sided too, with teams hardly scoring against them. 1936 was the first year that the team had played together and as a team against other schools. Pictured are, front row- seated- left to right: Harvey Weeks, Dean Sullivan, Robert Kemp, Robert Fox, Norman Sturm, Fred Wepfer, Joseph Schaefer. Standing, back row: Pat Rooney, George Metcalf, Ted Infer, Herman Weeks, Bob Infer, Arnold Shonborg and George L. Conquist, Principal and coach. Star shortstop Pat Rooney was a cousin of Jimmy Mosolf, former major leaguer. All of the boys were heavy hitters at the books as well, scoring in academics as well as athletics. (T. Times 5/13/1936, pg. 13) See T7 image 1 for same lineup minus coach's cap; photo filed with Argentum

Waller Road School (Pierce County); Baseball players--1930-1940; School children--Pierce County--1930-1940;

Annie Wright Seminary Field Day. Field hockey game in progress. Commencement Bay and Browns Point in background.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Events--Tacoma; Field hockey--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

This 35 foot cutter, the White Cloud, moored at the Tacoma Yacht Club, was Tacoma's only entry in the Los Angeles (actually Santa Monica) to Honolulu trans Pacific sailing race beginning July 4th, 1936. Skipper Radner R. ("Rad") Pratsch felt confident about his entry although his sailboat was just over the minimum size limit. He posed on his sailboat June 1, 1936 with his daughter Carol prior to leaving for Seattle to pick up his crew and continue down to California for the beginning of the race. Pratsch was a veteran sailor and a rear commodore of the Yacht Club. He was also the owner of the Realart Theatre at 5415 South Tacoma Way and a 25 year Tacoma resident. (T. Times 6/1/1936, pg. 1)

Sailboats; Sailboat racing; Yachts; Pratsch, Radner R.;

Cutter "White Cloud" moored near the shore. On June 1, 1936, Skipper Radner R. ("Rad") Pratsch and his daughter Carol were preparing their sailboat, the cutter "White Cloud," for the annual July Santa Monica to Honolulu yacht race. At 35 feet, the sailboat was just over the minimum size limit. It represented the Tacoma Yacht Club as Tacoma's only entry in the race. Skipper Pratsch and his crew sailed the 2,566 mile race in approximately 30 days; a feat matched by Pratsch in a solo sail in December of 1939. (T. Times 6/1/1936, pg. 1)

Sailboats; Sailboat racing; Yachts; Pratsch, Radner R.--Associated objects;

On June 1, 1936, Skipper Radner R. ("Rad") Pratsch and his daughter Carol were photographed standing near their yacht, the cutter "White Cloud," that they were entering in the annual July Santa Monica to Honolulu trans- Pacific sailboat race. The 35 foot vessel was Tacoma's only entry in the race and was one of the smallest, just over the minimum size limit. Mr. Pratsch was a veteran sailor and a Rear Commodore of the Yacht Club. He was also the owner of the Realart Theatre in South Tacoma. (T. Times 6/1/1936, pg. 1)

Sailboats; Sailboat racing; Yachts; Pratsch, Radner R.; Pratsch, Carol;

Retired in name only, Jacob W. Braman still reported to work everyday at the Braman Mill & Manufacturing Co. in Bremerton, the millworks that he ran with his son, J. W. Braman. He was photographed in June of 1936 measuring a corner knick-knack shelf on the counter of the shop. A cash register and wall calendars are in the background. He acted as business manager for the concern and its five employees, content not to put in a full eight hours a day during his retirement. He had spent more than 50 years in business; 30 of them in Bremerton operating millworks. He came to the city in 1906. (Bremerton Sun 7/18/1936, pg. 1).

Braman, Jacob W.; Braman Mill & Manufacturing Co. (Bremerton); Woodworking--Bremerton;

Druggist Ed R. Rowe was featured in the July 11, 1936 Bremerton Sun column "Around the Clock." He was the pharmacist and manager of Rowe's Pharmacy on Sixth St. and High Ave. in Bremerton. He was also a jack-of-all-trades at the corner drugstore, dividing his time between the cash register, preparing milk shakes and sodas at the soda fountain and mixing chemicals for prescriptions in the backroom. He was pictured standing at the soda fountain of his drug store, pouring liquid into a chemist's beaker. Soda fountain equipment, the drug store window, and neighborhood houses are visible. Pharmacist Rowe came to Bremerton in 1917 and had partnered in the Park Ave. Drug Co. with Henry Paulson. In 1932, he opened his own pharmacy and had recently moved to the pictured location. (Bremerton Sun 07-11-1936, pg. 1).

Rowe, Ed R.; Rowe's Pharmacy (Bremerton); Pharmacists--Bremerton; Drugstores--Bremerton;

Fife School as viewed in June of 1936. TPL-7107 This building was constructed in 1930 to serve as the high school in the Fife S.D. The "new" high school was completed in 1950. This building in this photo became the junior high and served as such until Surprise Lake Middle School opened in the fall of 1971. This structure now houses the high school's administrative offices. This photo is looking towards the northwest. This would have been the back section of the early high school and junior high school. Visible is the old boiler room chimney which notably swayed in the earthquake of April 1965. This building was renovated, and this back section now contains the main entrance to the administrative offices for the high school.

Fife School (Fife); Public schools--Fife;

An enormous log is being hoisted onto a heavy duty truck using a "spreader bar" (at left) in this June, 1936, photograph. It will be taken to Tacoma to be processed for Peterman Manufacturing Co. This view is of one of Peterman's old White trucks unloading its load at the railhead in Morton. Al Peterman had purchased several old Whites, then completely rebuilt and heavily modified them to be used in his logging operations at Morton. In 1933-34 Mr. Peterman had purchaed 11 sections (7040 acres) from the Northern Pacific Railroad and began logging in late 1934 to provide materials for his Tacoma door plant. Logging operations were finished in Morton in 1940 after 190 million feet of timber were logged. G75.1-056 (Additional information provided by a reader)

Peterman Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--1930-1940; Logs; Trucks--1930-1940; Hoisting machinery;

One-lane road, curving by forested land. Photograph requested by Peterman Logging (Manufacturing Co.) in June of 1936. Hillside on the right has been decimated of trees. This is a view of Peterman Manufacturing Co.'s main truck road just down the ravine below the trestle in Boland B25874. According to a reader, Mr. Peterman kept his roads in excellent shape to make it easier and faster for his logging trucks. It is said that his trucks could do 50 mph coming down off the hill into Morton which was unheard of at that time. G75.1-064

Peterman Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--1930-1940; Roads--Washington; Trees;

Spar tree used in Peterman Logging operations in June of 1936. This tall straight tree has had its limbs chopped off and has been topped. It would be used to support cables that would drag the felled timber to where trucks could transport it to mills. Spar trees have since been supplemented by portable steel towers. This view was taken of one of Peterman's landings on top of Peterman Hill near Morton. Next to the spar tree is an 11 x 13 steam yarder ("donkey") yarding logs. Nearby are some of the trucks waiting to be loaded and then transporting logs down the hill to the railhead at Morton. According to a reader, the road to Tacoma was not good enough to transport the logs via trucks in a safe and timely manner, hence the use of rail. G75.1-057 (Additional information provided by a reader)

Peterman Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--1930-1940;

Peterman Logging operations near Morton in June of 1936. This may be a "skid road," where heavy logs are partially sunken so that felled timber can be dragged over them to a skidway or landing. According to a reader, this is a view of one of Peterman Manufacturing Co.'s truck roads about a mile past the trestle (shown in Boland B25874) to the south of the beaver pond area. The assorted logs in the foreground were part of a bridge under construction. Because the ground was very swampy, the brush was cut down and laid crossways in the roadbed and gravel dumped on top. The road is still there decades later. G75.1-051 (Additional information provided by a reader)

Peterman Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--1930-1940; Skid roads;

Peterman Logging operations at or near Morton, June of 1936. According to a reader, this photograph shows a "Triple Drum" yarder in action. Unlike earlier models, this vehicle was mobile with tracklaying capability. The caterpillar mounted set of drums could easily maneuver over rough terrain to yard logs out of a ravine or canyon. The logs could then be either yarded with a crawler tractor or directly loaded onto trucks. TPL-9854; G75.1-044 (Additional information provided by a reader)

Peterman Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--1930-1940; Machinery;

One-lane road curving slightly through stand of trees not far from the start of Peterman Manufacturing Co.'s main truck road going up to the top of Peterman Hill, south of Morton. According to a reader, Mr. Peterman used a contract rock crusher to crush rock and a full time roadgrader to make an all-weather road at a time when most logging roads were planked or just mud. Al Peterman had bought 11 sections (or 7040 acres) from the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1933-34. He began logging in late 1934 to supply his Tacoma door plant. The area had originally been called Cotter's Rock after a pioneer homesteader but became known as Peterman Hill. His logging operations ceased in Morton in 1940 but not before logging 190 million feet of timber. Photograph ordered by Peterman Logging (Manufacturing Co.) in June of 1936. G75.1-065; G74.1-111 (Additional information provided by a reader)

Peterman Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--1930-1940; Roads--Washington; Trees;