A military parade featuring the US Navy, Army and Marine Corps proceeds down the 900 block of Pacific Ave. Banners and flags strung across the street flap in a stiff breeze. Prominent on the right hand side of the picture are the Riviera Theatre at 906 Pacific Ave., Washington Hardware, at 924, and the Rust Building, at 950. This parade was part of Fleet Week, when the people of Tacoma welcomed back the fleet. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

The rowing crew from the U.S.S San Francisco holds their oars aloft to signify victory in th 1936 Whaleboat races, a Fleet Week event. The crew was faster than the other 8 teams representing each of the eight other cruisers in Tacoma for fleet week. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 1 & 3)

Boat racing; Rowboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowing races--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowers;

As part of the annual Army-Navy parade this battalion of Marines marched north on Pacific Avenue at 10th Street on Thursday morning, July 30, 1936. Thousands of spectators lined the sidewalks beneath the rows of flags that adorned the downtown streets. For the parade, in honor of Fleet Week, military personnel and motorized equipment were provided by Fort Lewis, as well as the Navy and Marines from nine visiting cruisers at anchor in Commencement Bay. Marching bands came both from Fort Lewis and the flagships. Some 2,000 men thrilled the crowds as an example of the nation's military might. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1-article; T.Times 7-29-36, p. 1-article).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Marines (Military personnel);

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Parade. Marine unit carrying rifles turns West on South 9th Street from Pacific Avenue. They will proceed up the hill to Broadway. Spectators line the street and sidewalks. The parade was being held in honor of Fleet Week. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Marines (Military personnel);

Military personnel, provided by Fort Lewis, the US Navy and the Marines, parade down the 900 block of Pacific Ave. for the Fleet Week parade. Two flag bearers march in front, flags whipping in the breeze. The Riviera Theater, Rust Building and other 900 Pacific Avenue block buildings are in background. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Military personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On July 31, 1936, promoter Rookie Lewis outdid himself by staging an authentic "Indian Wedding" as the evening's special attraction during his Walkathon (dance marathon) at the Century Ballroom in Fife. Chief White Eagle conducted the Native American wedding of So-To-Le-O and groom Qua-Le-Ales, with rites performed in sign language. Five different tribes participated in the wedding. The Walkathon was heavily attended by citizens of Tacoma and Seattle, since both cities had local ordinances forbidding such marathons. Approximately 30 people were pictured, first two rows were Native-Americans in costume, others may be some of the remaining participants in the Walkathon. Tribal blankets serve as backdrop. (T.Times 7-31-36, p. 4-article; 8-1-36, p. 5-article; www.historylink.org) (filed with Argentum)

Indians of North America--Clothing & dress; Weddings--Fife; Marathons--Fife;

These three college misses are home for the summer vacation. They are, left to right, Marian Guyles, Martha Baker and Charlotte Doud. Miss Guyles is a student at the University of Washington. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Guyles. Miss Baker is an alumnus of the University of Washington and last winter she studied art in San Francisco. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Baker of Gravelly Lake. Miss Doud is a student at Stanford University and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Doud, now residing at the Country Club. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 9)

Guyles, Marian; Baker, Martha; Doud, Charlotte; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Afifi Shriners of Tacoma in Seattle for water parade on the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Night scene of waterway. Montlake Bridge spans are raised above side towers to allow floats and boats to pass through the canal. Bleachers with flood lights above are filled to capacity with thousands of spectators.

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

Young boy wearing band uniform watches older man playing tuba. Steilacoom Band drum placed between the two musicians. (T.Times 7/31/1936 p.16)

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940;

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;

Fleet week events. A shore patrol unit from the U.S.S. San Francisco greets visitors as they board a military motorboat. The boat is outfitted with decorative fringe and tassels. The motorboats are used to transport visitors from the Municipal Dock to the battleships for tours. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1)

Motorboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sailors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A young drummer appears to be sitting almost in the bell of a tuba as he is serenaded by fellow band members on the clarinet and trumpet. All three children are members of the Steilacoom band. They wear caps with the initials "S.C.B." The young drummer also wears a debonair cape. The band will be performing in the second annual Steilacoom Music Festival, 8/2/1936, hosted by local veterans' organizations. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 16)

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments;

Whaleboat races. Several small military motorboats enter the City Waterway (Foss) channel past a large freighter (cargo ship), waterfront warehouses, and Union Oil Company. The motorboats were used to carry visitors from the Municipal Dock to the battleships for tours. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1)

City Waterway (Tacoma); Cargo ships; Motorboats--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Communication crew from the U.S.S. San Francisco. Unidentified teletype operator and two other sailors in radio room. (T. Times).

Sailors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Communication devices; Radiophones; Telegraph;

Searchlights from military vessels dance across the sky over Commencement Bay. As a part of the celebration of Fleet Week, evening search light displays were performed most evenings at 10 p.m. (T. Times 7-30-1936, pg. 1)

Searchlights--Tacoma--1930-1940; Naval parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In July of 1936, members of the West Fork Logging Co. boom crew posed on a rail car with a huge log cut near Mineral, Washington. The men were Fred Kopaske (sitting on top); Lawrence Aus (center, in tie); and standing on the car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. The mammoth log was 11 1/2 feet in diameter, 36 feet long and solid to the core with no rot. The cut log was ready to be hauled away; to prevent it from sliding off, two narrow logs, firmly secured by brackets, flanked the larger one. (Copy of customer photograph, ordered by Oscar Aus; photograph in the same series as D3009, images 3 & 4. Copy of customer's print was made on September 22, 1958.) (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al; Loggers;

Beatrice Houdini, widow of the famous magician Harry Houdini, with Tacoma's Ray Gamble seated at a restaurant booth. Caricature drawings on the wall in background. Ray Gamble was a Tacoma business magnate and a dedicated amateur magician. It is as a magician that he made close friends with the magic community as well as the Hollywood film set. He was also a world traveler and collector. TPL-5100, TPL-6693

Magicians; Houdini, Harry--Family; Houdini, Beatrice; Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972;

Organizers of the 14th annual North Pacific Saengerfest, held in Tacoma July 31st - August 2nd, 1936. All six men wear delegate ribbons on their suit. The seated men are, left to right, Joe Guilder, member Tacoma Saengerbund; J. W. Bixel, music director Tacoma Saengerfest & chorus director for concerts; John Forkenbrock, Saengerfest president; and John Dressen, German Singing Society of Walla Walla. Standing are Fred F. Diel, president Tacoma Saengerbund, and Martin Dudel, editor Washington Staatzietung, Seattle. The group was expecting several thousand visitors and 400 singers for the festival. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 1)

North Pacific Saengerfest--Tacoma; Music festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940;

West Coast Logging Company. Three men standing in front of a huge log loaded on a rail car. The log was one of the largest ever marketed up to this point. It was 11 1/2 feet in diameter and was sound to the core. At 36 feet long, it contained 14, 500 feet of marketable lumber. The tree was cut down near Mineral. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Coast Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

West Fork Logging Company. Unidentified man posed for portrait in front of huge log loaded on rail car. An old growth tree, harvested near Mineral, produced this log with an 11 1/2 foot diameter. It was one of the largest logs ever marketed here up to this point. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

West Fork Logging Company. Six men posed for a portrait with a huge log loaded on a rail car in July of 1936. This tree, logged near Mineral, was one of the largest logs ever marketed. It was 11 1/2 feet in diameter and 36 feet long, containing 14,500 feet of marketable lumber. It will be sent to the Washington Veneer Co. in Olympia. Wa. The Washington Veneer Co. is one of the few local plants that can handle such a large "peeler log." Members of the boom crew are pictured with the log: seated at top Fred Kopaske, center Lawrence Aus, standing on car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al;

Steilacoom marching band. Group playing musical instruments as they march down the street past a one-story wooden building. The band appears to be a civic band made up of a wide variety of age groups, wearing a VFW style cap. The band is playing a prominent part in the second annual Music Festival to be held August 2nd, 1936 in Steilacoom. The celebration is being held under the auspices of the local veterans associations. The Steilacoom band will be joined by other out of town veteran music corps. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 16)

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940;

The Steilacoom band poses with their instruments in front of the Steilacoom Town Hall. They cross a wide range of ages and wear a variety of uniforms. All wear caps with the initials "S.C.B." The band will play a prominent part in the upcoming Steilacoom Music Festival, 8/2/1936, hosted by local veterans' groups. The city expects several thousand visitors. A loud speaker system will carry the concert over a 12 mile square area. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 16) photo also numbered 9a-1-4.

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments;

Outdoor portrait of Harriet Griggs. Woman dressed in suit with long coat and fur scarf. She is standing in front of cedar trees planted next to a wood-shingled building. Mrs. Griggs is listed in the 1935 & '36 City directories as residing at 923 No. Yakima Ave., no occupation is given. The picture ran in the Tacoma Times with the caption that Miss Griggs, along with her mother Elvira (Mrs. Herbert) Griggs and sister Miss Elvira, had returned from New York where they had been vacationing. Harriet Griggs was the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Griggs and the sister of Chauncey S. Griggs, of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. (T. Times 7/2/1936, pg. 13)

Griggs, Harriet; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In July of 1936, the boom crew from the West Fork Logging Company posed with a huge log on a rail car. The crew members were, sitting at top, Fred Kopaske; center, Lawrence Aus - in charge of the log dump; standing on the car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. The log was dumped into the Hylebos Waterway log dump and was eventually sent to the Washington Veneer Company in Olympia to be made into veneer. The mammoth log was 11 1/2 feet in diameter, 36 feet long and solid to the core with no rot. It was cut near Mineral, Washington. For a similar image, see C116894 image 1. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al;

Nearly 300 Tacoma Times carriers hang from every surface of the passenger steamer "Concordia" chartered for the group's annual picnic at Redondo Beach on August 2, 1936. Some have already disembarked and wait on the dock. Boys and girls attired in swimsuits sit on a ramp on the lower half of the steamer. The Times sponsored several functions during the year for their youthful carriers. (T.Times 8/3/1936 p.14)

Steamboats--Redondo Beach--1930-1940; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Newspaper carriers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Picnics--Redondo Beach--1930-1940;

National Checkers Champion Willie Ryan; in Tacoma to play an exhibition game on the new mammoth checker board at the north end of Wright Park in August of 1936. (T. Times 8/4/1936 p.14).

Checkers; Ryan, Willie;

In August of 1936, as spectators watched, National Checker Champion Willie Ryan played an exhibition game on the new mammoth checker board at the north end of Wright Park. The board, twelve feet on each side, was constructed of concrete and laid on the grass, level with the ground. The playing surface was eight feet square and colored black and white. The outer edge was green and served as a platform for the players. The checkers were designed by A. J. Lemenc and were made of veneer, with half colored yellow and half red. They were 7 inches in diameter and weighed 8 oz. They had a two inch hole in the center with a wire loop protruding in an arch. A wooden stick with a wire hook on the end was used to move the checkers. Willie Ryan was the first to play on the new board. (T. Times 8/4/1936 p.14).

Checkers; Wright Park (Tacoma); Ryan, Willie;