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)
Lyman Burke of Washington School and John Hughes of Jefferson School, togged out as pirates for the Proctor area Halloween costume parade in October of 1935, are ready to do battle for the Attendance Trophy Cup to be awarded to the school having the largest representation in the parade. In back row are Marilyn Wagnild of Jefferson and Betty Jean Woley and Edward Miller of Point Defiance School. Several thousand children and their parents joined in the parade and party sponsored by the 26th & Proctor St. Business Men's Club.(T. Times, 10/31/1935, p. 1)
The old Puget Sound Lumber Company office being prepared to be moved by barge to the Henry Mill Fuel Company site. The Fuel Co. will use the building as their office. Wood frame house with hip roof, supported with braces, being moved off its foundation onto a barge. The barge will be pushed by the tugboat "Fearless." (TNT 11/22/1935, pg. 1)
Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940;
In November of 1935, the Henry Mill Fuel Company avoided building a new office for the company by purchasing the old Puget Sound Lumber Company office and moving it, by barge, to their site. The 45 ft. by 28 ft. structure, which weighed between 60 and 75 tons, was pushed to its new home by the tugboat "Fearless" after it was slid onto a barge by W.H. McCullough and his crew of men. (TNT 11/22/1935 p.1). TPL-8468
Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tugboats--1930-1940; Towing;
Tugboat "Fearless" moving house across bay. The tugboat is pressed against the barge that is holding the house as it precariously moves across the water. The house was formerly the office for the Puget Sound Lumber Company. The Henry Mill Fuel Co. avoided building a new structure by moving the building from its old site to their location. (TNT 11/22/1935, pg. 1)
Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tugboats--1930-1940; Towing;
In November of 1935, accomplished musicians Virginia Wepfer, left, and Alice Stockton posed for the Tacoma Times with their violins. Virginia was eight years old in this photograph and Alice, who doesn't appear too much older, was beginning her 10th year of study on the violin. The girls were students of Bernard Aus who taught violin in Tacoma for over 30 years. Misses Wepfer and Stockton performed during the first program of the Ladies' Musical Club. Virginia played "Mazurka" and "Bolero." Alice played the "Viennese Popular Song" and "On the Wings of Song." (photo previously labelled G40.1-064) (T. Times 11/19/1935, pg. 3)
Wepfer, Virginia; Stockton, Alice; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins;
These young girls were accomplished musicians on the violin at an early age. Virginia Wepfer (left) and Alice Stockton posed with their instruments in November of 1935. They were both students of longtime teacher, Bernard Aus, who installed the love of music into hundreds of children. Virginia and Alice performed for the Ladies' Musical Club that month with each having two solos. See T39, image 1, for a similar portrait of the musicians. (T.Times 11-19-35, p. 3)
Gilbert McLean, tree surgeon, and Doris Cook, a nurse at Tacoma General Hospital, examining a wind damaged tree in Wright Park. The tree has been sealed and braced with iron rods. McLean, one of the few skilled practitioners of arboriculture in Tacoma, is employed by the Metropolitan Parks District to take care of its ailing trees. He was hired shortly after the disastrous windstorm of October 21, 1934 which destroyed 34 trees in Wright Park alone. McLean has now nursed 12 of them back to health. He is also responsible, along with Superintendent Sherman Ingels, for scientifically labelling the 1200 trees in the Wright Park Arboretum. In his spare time, he also prunes, sprays and trims the trees. (T. Times 11/6/1935, pg. 8)
Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trees--Tacoma; McLean, Gilbert; Cook, Doris;
In November of 1935, Gilbert McLean, tree surgeon, and Doris Cook, a nurse at Tacoma General Hospital, compare surgical methods while examining a wind damaged tree in Wright Park. McLean, an arboriculturist with the Metropolitan Park District, worked from 1928- 1932 with the Davey Tree Expert Co. He has treated the damaged tree's cavities with the "Davey System." First, he carefully cleaned the wood around the wound. Then he packed the hole with cement to keep the water out and coated the filling with emulsified asphalt as a preservative. Miss Cook stated that thankfully cement and asphalt were never used in the operating room at TG. (T. Times 11/6/1935, pg. 8)
Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trees--Tacoma; McLean, Gilbert; Cook, Doris;
By November of 1935 Tacoma's merchants were demanding that something be done about "parking hogs." Even with diagonal parking there was little room on the streets for shoppers to park their cars. All the available space in front of the stores was being taken by business employees. As the streets like Commerce, in this photograph, became jammed with cars, some merchants started demanding parking meters to force cars off the streets. After years of fighting in city hall, 1,200 meters were installed during the summer of 1941. (For Corky Maybin, T.Times).
Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parking--Tacoma--1930-1940; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Old City Hall (Tacoma);
Tugboat "Fearless" preparing to move a house to its new site. The one-and-one-half story wood frame house is resting on skids on top of the barge. Tugboat "Fearless" rigged to barge preparing to pull it away from shoreline. The house was formerly the old Puget Sound Lumber Co. office and after its move, it will fulfill the same purpose at the Henry Mill Fuel Co. (TNT 11/22/1935, pg. 1)
Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tugboats--1930-1940; Towing;
Guy M. Nick of the Tacoma Fire Department sat aboard a fire engine surrounded by a trio of Tacoma cuties in this publicity photo for the Firemen's Ball, held Nov. 20, 1935 in the Century Ballroom. The women are: (l to r) Neah Price, Elizabeth Thomas and Blanche Cerino. This was the first Ball held in several years and the proceeds went to fund the Firemen's College held in Tacoma in 1936. At the "college", officers and firemen from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Canada gathered to exchange ideas and receive instruction in the newest methods of fire fighting. (T. Times 11/13/1935, pg. 3)
Nick, Guy; Price, Neah; Thomas, Elizabeth; Cerino, Blanche; Fire fighters--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Photographed in November of 1935, William A. Bull, the volunteer record keeper for Tacoma's weather, posed with old and new instruments used to record weather data. Mr. Bull was employed as the chief draftsman for the Department of Public Works, but in his spare time he kept the official weather records for the city. The instrument high in the center is an old British make of aneroid barometer. Directly below is a simple glass barometer, such as used aboard ship on the first clippers. On the lower right is a recording barometer or barograph, atop the barograph is a thermograph that records temperature and to the barograph's left is the rain recording instrument. Mr. Bull maintained the equipment and took daily readings at 8a.m. and 4 p.m. Mr. Bull died February 6, 1940 at the age of 70, ending a long career in public service. He came to Tacoma in 1889 from Hartford, Connecticut. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg. 3; 2/7/1940, pg. 1)
Bull, William A.; Barometers; Meteorological instruments--1930-1940;
Tugboat moving house. Close view of tugboat "Fearless" as it pulls a barge carrying a house across the Sound. The Henry Mill Fuel Co. avoided building a new office by moving this structure from the Puget Sound Lumber Co. to their location. The house will serve as their office. (TNT 11/22/1935, pg. 1)
Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tugboats--1930-1940; Towing;
Interior of Little Theatre showing stage set of living room with sofa and chairs, fireplace, draped window, and accessories. Photograph was taken in November of 1935.
Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940;
College of Puget Sound vs. University of British Columbia football game at Stadium Bowl. Players on field, Commencement Bay in background.
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College of Puget Sound vs. University of British Columbia football game at Stadium Bowl. Tackle on goal line. Sign, bus, and bleachers in background.
Colleges and Universities - Tacoma - University of Puget Sound College and Universities - Canada - British Columbia - Burnaby - University of British Columbia Sports - Ball Games - Football Facilities - Stadiums - Stadium Bowl
Mrs. Isaac P. Hoopes (seated,) county chairman for the annual Anti-Tuberculosis League's Christmas seal drive, was photographed in November of 1935 selling the season's first seal to Peggy Campbell. Pictured in the background is an enlargement of the Christmas seal design for 1935; a full skirted young woman posting a Christmas card. Proceeds from the sale of Christmas seals helped fund education and prevention of the deadly disease. (Bremerton Sun 11/29/1935, pg.1)
Tuberculosis--Bremerton--1930-1940; Community service--Bremerton; Christmas seals; Fund raising--Bremerton--1930-1940; Holidays--Bremerton--1930-1940; Kitsap County Anti-Tuberculosis League (Bremerton); Hoopes, Isaac P.--Family; Campbell, Peggy;
As the membership drive of the P.T.A. (Parent-Teacher Association) drew to a close, Mrs. Earl C.Greenwood was photographed signing up Dr. Dan G. Bisson up as a member. Mrs. Greenwood was holding a P.T.A. magazine or pamphlet and watching the physician sign a document which was on the table in front of them. (Bremerton Sun 10/15/1935, pg. 1).
Greenwood, Earl C.--Family; Bisson, Dan G; Parent-Teacher Association (Bremerton);
On November 6, 1935, Bremerton's mayor J.A. McGillivray was photographed receiving a "Forget-Me-Not," a little blue lapel flower, from young volunteer Dorothy Harris. Miss Harris, carrying a basket and a handful of the "forget-me-nots," was wearing a special volunteer worker's cap. The sale was sponsored by the Bremerton chapter No. 5 Disabled American Veterans. Proceeds from the sale of the flowers were used for emergency relief, employment and rehabilitation service for war-time disabled veterans and their dependents. (Bremerton Sun 11/8/1935, pg. 1).
McGillivray, J.A.; Harris, Dorothy; Disabled American Veterans, Bremerton Chapter No. 5 (Bremerton); Fund raising--Bremerton--1930-1940;
November 1935 portrait of Mrs. Vela Smith (seated) and Mrs. Mattie Buchanan. The two women arranged the program and banquet at the recent Northwest Conference of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Over 200 members of those clubs attended. Mrs. Buchanan holds the October 1935 issue of Washington Business Woman. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (Bremerton Sun 11/14/1935, pg. 2)
Periodicals; Smith, Vela; Buchanan, Mattie; Business and Professional Women's Club (Bremerton); Clubwomen--Bremerton;
On November 6, 1935, Mrs. George Martin and her daughter Roberta posed with a seashell collection. Mrs. Martin held a larger sea creature while the girl held a tiny starfish. The marine specimens were being presented to Bremerton High School by Mr. George Martin, vice-principal of the school and science teacher. He acquired the specimens during a nine week oceanography course at Friday Harbor, offered by the University of Washington and endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation. The school utility man had constructed a cabinet for the rear of the science room to display the collection. Mr. Martin hoped to encourage the students to take an interest in marine life and to make their own collections. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (Bremerton Sun 2/1/1936, pg. 1)
Mrs. Isaac P. Hoopes (seated,) County Chairman for the annual Anti-Tuberculosis League's Christmas seal drive, was photographed in November of 1935 selling the drive's first Christmas Seals to Miss Peggy Campbell. The drive officially opened on November 29th with the mailing of the seals throughout the county. Funds raised in the sale of seals were used in education and prevention of tuberculosis. "Buy Christmas Seals" poster for tuberculosis fund raising campaign hangs on the wall. (Bremerton Sun 11/29/1935, pg. 1)
Tuberculosis--Bremerton--1930-1940; Community service--Bremerton; Christmas seals; Fund raising--Bremerton--1930-1940; Holidays--Bremerton--1930-1940; Kitsap County Anti-Tuberculosis League (Bremerton); Hoopes, Isaac P.--Family; Campbell, Peggy;
On November 8, 1935, John W. Adams, 75, was preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his arrival in Tacoma with a family reunion at his 1920 South "M" Street home. Exactly 50 years before, on November 8, 1885, the then 25-year-old Nova Scotian journeyed to Tacoma aboard the sternwheeler "Messenger." He immediately got a job at John Carson's mill, later married the boss' daughter, and became a permanent part of the city. Mr. Adams still had not retired; having worked at a number of lumber jobs in his long residence in Tacoma, he reported daily for work as a fireman at the Mountain Lumber Co. Mr. Adams thought that he might be the only man his age still working in the lumber industry as his early acquaintances of 1885 had either died or moved away. His five children and two stepchildren, all born in Pierce County, were expected to attend the celebration. (T. Times 11-7-35, p. 13).
Adams, John W.; Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reading--Tacoma--1930-1940;
This photograph from 1935 shows the triangle shaped block on the west side of Pacific Avenue that is bounded by South 17th and Jefferson. The General Petroleum Corporation had recently purchased the Depot Service Station that had occupied the block since 1919. They remodeled the building, and put in new pumps - but they kept the name. The Depot Station went through the hands of a number of owners over the years, but it remained standing from 1919 until 2002. This photograph also shows the Carlton and Massasoit Hotels on Jefferson.
Depot Service Station (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1930-1940; Carlton Hotel (Tacoma);
West side of Pacific Avenue near South Seventeenth Street and Jefferson Avenue. General Petroleum Company's Depot Service Station on triangle lot, Carlton Hotel in and Commerce Street buildings in background. (Argentum)
Depot Service Station (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1930-1940; Carlton Hotel (Tacoma);
West side of Pacific Avenue near South 17th Street and Jefferson Avenue. General Petroleum Company's Depot Service Station on triangle lot with Buick billboard at extreme right. Commerce Street buildings, Hotel Lewis, 1522 Pacific Ave., in background. (Argentum)
Depot Service Station (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Lewis (Tacoma);
Pre game military show featuring a formation of soldiers and sailors during the November 11, 1935 Armistice Day Navy-Army Football Game at Stadium Bowl. For Bremerton Sun. (filed with Argentum) (see D410 for more images of the same event.)
Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military personnel--1930-1940;
