ca. 1936. A lift designed by American Manufacturing being used in the timber industry. It appears that the platform is loaded with boards while in the ground level position. It is then lifted up to where the boards can travel down the conveyer belt. American Manufacturing designed elevator equipment for every lifting requirement. American Manufacturing was located at 2123 Pacific Ave. Thomas M. Gepford was president of the company. TPL-8276

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery; Lumber industry--1930-1940; Elevators;

ca. 1936. Doctors and attendants in Tacoma General Hospital operating room, circa 1936. Large windows and skylights supplied natural light; which, along with the operating lights, flooded the operating table. Several large tanks, right, supplied oxygen and probably gaseous anesthesia. A curved stand held operating instruments and several bowls sat on stands. By the mid 1930's, the new Heidbrink anesthetic machine and uniform sterilization of instruments and equipment had reached Tacoma. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Operating rooms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Surgery--Tacoma--1930-1940; Physicians; Medical personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Exterior view of Tacoma General Hospital with an ambulance parked in front, ca. 1936. The original $100,000 hospital, front, opened in 1915. It was designed by the architectural firm of Heath and Gove. It had a capacity for 150 beds and was virtually fireproof. The East wing, or "C" Wing, opened in 1926, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan architects. It brought the hospital's capacity to 250 beds. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Ambulances--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. A mountain ski area parking lot crowded with 1920s and 1930s automobiles and buses. Skiers are preparing for the slopes. A snow-covered cabin with sign sits at the edge of the parking area.

Mountains - WashingtonWeather - SnowSports - Winter Sports - Skiing

Bowling has long been popular in Tacoma, producing such greats as Earl Anthony. The Tryfon Hatters bowled for John Tryfon whose hat store was located at 944 1/2 Commerce Street beginning in 1921. Greek-born Tryfon, affectionately known as "the Madhatter of Commerce Street", retired in 1973.

ca. 1936. This float was entered by the city of Puyallup in the Daffodil Parade in the mid to late 1930s. Daffodils and crepe paper streamers cover the truck where uniformed Girl Scouts ride on the bed. The girls hold an American flag and a second flag, possibly the Washington state flag.

ca. 1936. Restaurant stove with burners, grill, and ovens. For Mr. Goff. In the same series as Feeney's Cafe and probably the same restaurant. (WSHS)

Stoves--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Large light brick minimal Federal or Colonial Revival style house. Sign on front "This House designed, built, financed by H.L.Schneider. Phone PR.3261-W."

Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. A lift designed by American Manufacturing being used in the plywood industry. It is being used to lift two men so that they can stack the plywood in the drying rack. American Manufacturing designed elevator equipment for every lifting requirement. American Manufacturing was located at 2123 Pacific Ave. Thomas M. Gepford was president of the company.

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery; Plywood industry--1930-1940; Elevators;

ca. 1936. Scenes from a plywood factory, featuring lift equipment designed by American Manufacturing Co., "Elevators for every lifting requirement." The plywood being fed onto the conveyor belt at left sits on a lift, which raises as the stack of plywood recedes. The cart to the right where the plywood is being loaded sits on a lift that sinks as the cart is loaded and then raises it to floor level to be rolled away. TPL-8279

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting equipment; Elevators; Plywood industry--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. An auto repair shop with the serviceman using an automobile lift by American Manufacturing Company, "Elevators for every lifting requirement." The vehicle is raised off the ground so that the serviceman can work underneath. American Manufacturing was located at 2123 Pacific Ave. Thomas M. Gepford was president of the company. TPL-8275 & TPL-8357

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Automobile repair--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mechanics (Persons); Hoisting machinery;

ca. 1936. Scenes from a plywood factory, featuring lift equipment designed by American Manufacturing Co., "Elevators for every lifting requirement." The thin sheets of very wet plywood are being loaded into the dryer from a cart that sits on a lift that sinks into the floor. The lift can raise or lower the cart, making it easier to slide the sheets onto the drying shelves.

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting equipment; Elevators; Plywood industry--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Switchboard operator at Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936. To the right in the picture is the illuminated board invented by hospital superintendent C.J. Cummings. Listed on the board was each doctor at the hospital and to the right of the name was a light and a switch. When a doctor entered the building, he switched on the light next to his name, letting everyone know that he was in the building. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Switchboards--Tacoma--1930-1940; Telephone operators--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Exterior view of Tacoma General Hospital, intersection of 4th Street and K Street. Building constructed in 1915 and designed by Heath and Gove, architects. The east wing, behind the main hospital, was added in 1926. The hospital originated in 1882 as the Fannie C. Paddock Hospital at 2511 No. Starr St. It is Tacoma's oldest continuously operating hospital.

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Interior of Northwest Door Company, for Joe Cornish. Plywood being placed in a dryer rack. (filed with Argentum)

Northwest Door Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Machinery; Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Jesse Knabb stands reverently, hat over heart, at the site of a large flowerbed, doubling as an enormous grave, in this 1936 photograph. The sign in the back reads "Jess Knabb says Here lies the old G.O.P. elephant, dead for another four years." In 1936, Democrats, led by returning incumbent President F.D. Roosevelt, swept the local elections. On December 21, 1936, Mr. Knabb, a Bremerton tailor, himself prepared to occupy the Mayor's chair, an office he had first run for nine years prior as an advertising stunt. That year, 1927, he received 30 votes. In 1933, he ran again in earnest and received national coverage when he jumped off the Bremerton city dock into the icy waters of the Sinclair Inlet in payment of an election bet between himself and the winner. In 1936, he amazed everyone by winning with a margin of 432 votes. (filed with Argentum) (Bremerton Sun 12/8/1936, pg. 1- info only)

Politics & government--Bremerton--1930-1940; Signs (Notices); Knabb, Jesse; Political elections--Bremerton;

Exterior of open stall Grocery Store. Clerk and woman customer flank display of Kraft Cheese. Large chunk of cheese marked "Wisconsin Swiss, Guess Weight and Win a Basket of Groceries". (Tacoma South Herald or East Side News)

Business Enterprises - Stores - Grocery Stores - Tacoma Advertising - Contests and Promotions

In January of 1936, an unidentified Central School Safety Patrol guard decked out in a new, bright yellow poncho and rain hat holds back a large group of children with his stop sign pole. By 1936, the Tacoma school safety patrol had overseen the street crossings for seven straight years without a single accident. To honor the guards' vigilance, they were given new uniforms that matched their yellow stop signs. (TNT 1/31/1936, pg. 1)

School children--Tacoma; Tacoma School Patrol (Tacoma); Central School (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Two children put the finishing touches on a large snowman built after a heavy snow fall in the winter of 1936. Cropped version of D851- image 1. (T. Times).

Snow--Tacoma--1930-1940; Snowmen; Children playing in snow;

ca. 1936. A demonstration by the Gas Co. for the Magic Chef gas range. The audience of men and women watch as a women spins the dial on the "Magic Chef Wheel of Fortune." Signs advertise: "Stratosphere Flight Contest" and "Try Magic Chef for 30 Days. It Costs You Nothing." (Argentum)

Games--1930-1940; Publicity--1930-1940; Advertising--1930-1940; Stoves--1930-1940;

In January of 1936, two McLean's Lyon Van Lines trucks delivered new, crated Magic Chef gas stoves to the Lauan Apartments, 818 So. 11th St. The brick apartment building had been built in 1925 by John Buffelen. It was constructed and furnished primarily with Tacoma products. The 64 apartments each received a new gas stove in January of 1936. Photograph taken as advertising for Washington Gas & Electric Co. (WSHS) (TDL 1/12/1936, pg. 6-B)

Lauan Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; McLeans Van Lines (Tacoma); Stoves; Appliances;

ca. 1936. Elevated view of Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan with entrance on So. 11th Street. Building is divided by modernized lower floors and the 19th century facade of Equitable Bldg. on upper floors. Original structure dates from 1891, Proctor & Dennis, architects. Crown Drug located in Pacific Ave. storefront. (WSHS)

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma); Crown Drugs (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Elevated view of Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan with entrance on So. 11th Street. Building is divided by modernized lower floors and the 19th century facade of Equitable Bldg. on upper floors. Crown Drug located in Pacific Ave. storefront. (WSHS)

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma); Crown Drugs (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Man standing in front of crated appliances delivered to the President Apartments, an old Classical-style wooden building, by Smarts Auto Freight Co., Inc. Worker moves crates from truck tailgate into front door of building, fire escape railing above. The crates contain new gas stoves for the apartments. Smarts Auto Freight was owned by L.V. Smart and located at 1536 Commerce. Photograph used as advertising by the Washington Gas Co. (Argentum)

Smarts Auto Freight Co. (Tacoma); President Apartments (Tacoma); Stoves; Appliances; Trucks--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Man standing in front of appliance crates delivered to the President Apartments, an old Classical-style wooden building, by Smarts Auto Freight Co., Inc. Worker moves crates from truck tailgate into front door of building, fire escape railing above. The crates contain new gas stoves for the apartments. Smarts Auto Freight was owned by L.V. Smart and located at 1536 Commerce. Photograph used as advertising by the Washington Gas Co. (WSHS)

Smarts Auto Freight Co. (Tacoma); President Apartments (Tacoma); Stoves; Appliances; Trucks--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. The home of Albert & Rossella Wekell at Titlow Beach. The house was designed by W. Chelse Boynton, Architect and built from materials from Cavanaugh Lumber Co. The address was formerly 8288 Sixth Ave. (WSHS)

Wekell, Albert--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1936. The Rev. Anne P. MacLean, pastor of the First Christian Spiritual Church. The Church is listed in the 1936 City Directory as being at 1110 So. 4th. Rev. MacLean lists her residence at the same address. Rev. MacLean is dressed in a long white robe tied at the waist with a rope tassel.

MacLean, Anne; First Christian Spiritual Church (Tacoma);