On August 31, 1936 two unidentified workmen delivered fifty new typewriters to the Central School building at 601 South 8th Street - just in time for the new school year, which began September 1st. The typewriters were ordered from Stationers, Inc. at 926 Pacific Avenue. The "new" Central School opened in 1913, and was used as a school building until 1968 when it was converted to the Districts administrative headquarters.

Central School (Tacoma); Delivering--Tacoma; Typewriters; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In September of 1936, the Olympic Apartments, 304 Tacoma Ave S., received a full complement of new gas stoves. Broad view of entrance to Olympic Apartments with ten crated Magic Chef gas stoves stacked on sidewalk in front of building. The apartments were built in 1924 by Oscar F. Volk. Ordered by Mr. Goff. (TDL 9/13/1936, pg. B6) (WSHS)

Olympic Apartments (Tacoma); Apartments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stoves; Appliances;

This photograph of Bennett R. "Ben" Nichols was taken in his city office on September 1, 1936, his 28th anniversary as a Tacoma city employee. In 1927 he became the city's very first purchasing agent; the position that he held until 1947 when he retired. Mr. Nichols died on August 20, 1949 at the age of 65. When he retired he had served as a city employee for 37 years. (T. Times 09-01-1936 p.1).

Nichols, Bennett R.; Civil service--Tacoma--1930-1940; Government employees--Tacoma--1930-1940;

During the first days of school in September of 1936, Miss Irma R. Hazen was photographed with a group of her students at Bryant Elementary, 702 South Ainsworth Avenue. Miss Hazen taught in the Tacoma School District for 40 years. She started at Bryant and eventually switched to Geiger, where she was a teacher for over 20 years. In 1936, the estimated attendance in Tacoma public schools was 21,000 pupils. (T. Times, 9/1/1936, p. 1).

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hazen, Irma; Bryant Elementary School (Tacoma); Teachers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Classrooms--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Opening day of School. Mrs. Jennie M. French, principal of Washington School, posed with some returning students on the first day of school, September 1, 1936, before gently telling the young man that his dog would have to return home. Mrs. French was the principal of Washington for 15 years, from 1926-1941. She was a leader in the fight for teachers education, pay and retirement. She deeded the tract of land on which the Tahoma Terrace retirement home was constructed and worked for its founding for 30 years. (T. Times, 9/1/1936, p. 1; TNT 6/4/1957- obit; TNT 2/13/1975- Tahoma Terrace)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); French, Jennie M.; Dogs;

September 1, 1936- opening day of school. Washington School boys and an English Setter dog sitting on low railing waiting for school to start. Clothing includes spiked hair and leather jacket, Mickey Mouse shirt, sport shoes. (T. Times, 9/1/1936, p. 1)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dogs; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mrs. Jennie M. French, the principal of Washington School, stood outside and greeted poised and well dressed Cherine Milos, a new student. On the first day of school September 1, 1936 over 21,000 Tacoma boys and girls returned to school. Mrs. French was the principal of Washington for 15 years from 1926-1941. She spent most of her 49 years in Tacoma, from her first teaching job in 1908 to her death in 1957, as an advocate for teacher's education, rights and pay. She helped organize the Tacoma Retired Teachers in 1946 and deeded the 3 acre tract on South Union Ave., where the 152 unit Tahoma Terrace teachers' retirement home opened in 1975, to the Teachers Home Corp. in 1954. (T. Times, 9/1/1936, p. 1-picture; TNT 6/4/1957- obit; TNT 2/13/1975 -Tahoma Terrace)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma); French, Jennie M.; Milos, Cherine;

Harry T. and Mary Randle will be celebrating three anniversaries at one time in their home at 1585 Seashore Dr. on Sunday, September 13, 1936. It is the Randle's sixth wedding anniversary as well as the first birthday of Joan, on her mother's lap, and the fourth birthday of Harry T. Jr. Mr. Randle was a commercial artist for Miller and Miller, printers.

Randle, Harry--Family; Randle, Mary; Randle, Joan; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tuesday evening, September 1, 1936, the skies lit up over Tacoma and a cloudburst brought down over 1/2 inch of rain on the city in less than 30 minutes. The downpour quickly overwhelmed the Tacoma storm drain system. Drivers coming off the 11th Street bridge found their cars up to their running boards in standing water. The streetcars were stalled for a short time, and water gushed into the entrances and basements of some of the stores on Pacific Avenue. (T. Times 9/2/1936 p.1).

Rain--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weather--Tacoma--1930-1940; Storms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

Tuesday evening, September 1, 1936, the skies lit up over Tacoma and a cloudburst brought down over 1/2 inch of rain on the city in less than 30 minutes. The downpour quickly overwhelmed the Tacoma storm drain system. Drivers coming off the 11th Street bridge found their cars up to their running boards in standing water. The streetcars were stalled for a short time, and water gushed into the entrances and basements of some of the stores on Pacific Avenue. (T. Times 9/2/1936 p.1).

Rain--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weather--Tacoma--1930-1940; Storms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

Tuesday evening, September 1, 1936, the skies lit up over Tacoma and a cloudburst brought down over 1/2 inch of rain on the city in less than 30 minutes. The downpour quickly overwhelmed the Tacoma storm drain system. Drivers coming off the 11th Street bridge found their cars up to their running boards in standing water. The streetcars were stalled for a short time, and water gushed into the entrances and basements of some of the stores on Pacific Avenue. (T. Times 9/2/1936 p.1).

Rain--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weather--Tacoma--1930-1940; Storms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

Students at Gault Junior High in the school office arranging their programs on the second day of school. 21,000 Tacoma boys and girls would be returning to school in September of 1936, with an additional 12,000 in the rural districts of Pierce County. (T. Times, 9/3/1936, p. 1).

Public schools--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gault Junior High School (Tacoma);

Mrs. Millie Ball, 86 years old, posed beside a cabinet of crystal and china. She was preparing to go to the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans' organization) encampment. She was the widow of Irvin R. Ball, a veteran of the G.A.R., Custer Post. (WSHS)

Ball, Millie; Aged persons--1930-1940; Grand Army of the Republic, Custer Post; Civil War, U.S., 1861-1865--Veterans--Tacoma;

Morey Weisfield presenting baseball trophy to Lawrence E. (Judge) Risedorph on September 4, 1936. Morey Weisfield was the manager of Weisfield & Goldberg, Jewelry Department Store, 925 Broadway. Mr. Risedorph was the owner of Beacon Oil Co. and the president of Beason Gasoline Co. The third man in the photograph was not identified. (WSHS)

Weisfield, Morey; Risedorph, Lawrence E.; Awards;

Mrs. Millie Ball, 86 years old. She was preparing to go to the G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic, a Civil War veterans' organization) encampment. She was the widow of Irvin R. Ball, a veteran of the G.A.R., Custer Post. (WSHS)

Ball, Millie; Aged persons--1930-1940; Grand Army of the Republic, Custer Post; Civil War, U.S., 1861-1865--Veterans--Tacoma;

Marie (Mrs. Christen Sr.) Quevli, center, and her daughters Mrs. J. Farnham, left, and Mrs. Brewster Morgan, formerly Mina Quevli. (WSHS)

Quevli, Marie; Quevli, Mina; Quevli, Christen--Family;

Marie (Mrs. Christen Sr.) Quevli and her daughter Mrs. Brewster Morgan, formerly Mina Quevli. Mrs. Morgan, a resident of New York, was in Tacoma to visit her mother. Her mother was supervising the completion of "Quevli Guard," a new home being built in Lakeview to replace their home lost to fire in July of 1934. (T. Times 9/5/1936, pg. 7)

Quevli, Marie; Quevli, Mina; Quevli, Christen--Family;

Miss Aleen Schwartz (seated) had arrived from San Francisco on September 3, 1936, to spend two weeks with her brother Leonard Schwartz and family. Marion (Mrs. Leonard) Schwartz is at her side in this photograph thought to have been taken at at the Schwartz's residence. Mr. Schwartz was the manager of the Washington Building. He and his family resided at 914 No. "G" St. but would soon be leaving themselves for California. The Schwartz family, including son Frank and daughter Marilyn, had numerous farewell parties held in their honor prior to their departure for Los Angeles in October of 1939. (WSHS) (T.Times 10-18-39, p. 9-article; T.Times 9-5-36, p. 7 -alt. photograph & article)

Schwartz, Aleen; Schwartz, Marion; Schwartz, Leonard--Family; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Two unidentified college girls at a tea given by Miss Alice Wood. (WSHS)

Socialites--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The schooner "Commodore," the last of the offshore sailing fleet in regular service on the Puget Sound, was photographed in September of 1936 while taking on a load of lumber at one of the mills in Tacoma. She was built in 1919 by the J.H. Price Construction Company, a Lake Washington shipyard, and by 1935 the wooden four masted schooner had fallen on hard times. In 1937 she was operating in Alaska as the Iniskin. She met her end in 1942. She was towed to South America and broken up for lumber to build houses. ("Marine History of the Pacific Northwest" H.W. McCurdy) G50.1-118, TPL-5845

Sailing ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Misses Barbara Rothermel, Marian Evans, Louise Boyd, and Helen Flolow. (T. Times, Society) (WSHS)

Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Rothermel, Barbara; Evans, Marian; Boyd, Louise; Flolow, Helen;

Three young men and a young woman from the 1936 Lincoln High School Band with "bell front" horns. The musicians are, left to right, Robert Etherington, Philip Meyers, George Engeland and Marion Folsom. The name of the instrument comes from the Tacoma Times photograph caption, which also states that school budgets are too low to provide instruments for all the students who wish to play. (T. Times 10-2-1936, pg. 10)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Brass instruments; Etherington, Robert; Meyers, Philip; Engeland, George; Folsom, Marion; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Four young men from the 1936 Stadium High School band with "Sousaphones." Each young man is wearing a school sweater with a music emblem. The musicians are Britt Kellogg, Bob Williams, Ray Hurd and Richard Reed. (T. Times 9/18/1936, pg. 7)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Tubas; Brass instruments; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Kellogg, Britt; Williams, Bob; Hurd, Ray; Reed, Richard; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Four young men from the 1936 Lincoln High School Band playing an instrument called a "Sousaphone." The musicians are, left to right, Warren McLeod, Ivar Ostlund, John Zuegner and Bob Carder. Each musician is wearing a uniform-cardigan sweater, white shirt, bow tie, dark slacks, and sailor-type hat. Over 1250 boys and girls in Tacoma are planning to participate in band and orchestra in 1936 and instrument shortages are a problem. For larger instruments such as these, two mouthpieces are provided so that two students can take turns practicing. (T. Times 9/18/1936, pg. 7)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Tubas; Brass instruments; McLeod, Warren; Ostlund, Ivar; Zuegner, John; Carder, Bob;

Four young men from the 1936 Stadium High School Band with what the photograph caption in the Tacoma Times calls "Bell Front Horns." The caption calls them the "last word" in brass instruments. The musicians are, left to right, Bob Cromwell, Jack Duncan, Richard Lang and Bob Williams. Each is wearing a school sweater and sailor-type hat with an "S" emblem. (T. Times 10/2/1936, pg.10)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Brass instruments; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Cromwell, Bob; Duncan, Jack; Lang, Richard; Williams, Bob;

These four young uniformed musicians were in the 1936 Lincoln High School band. From left to right: Warren McLeod, Ivar Ostlund, John Zuegner, and Bob Carder. They all play the "Sousaphone." Because of the shortage of instruments in the school district, two mouthpieces were provided for large instruments like these so that more than one student could practice. (T.Times 9-18-36, p. 7)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma-1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tubas; Brass instruments; McLeod, Warren; Ostlund, Ivar; Zuegner, John; Carder, Bob;

Stadium High School Band. Eight students in uniforms, with tubas and other horns. Teacher in center. For more images of the brass section taken the same day, see D1405 images 1 & 3. (filed with Argentum)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Tubas; Brass instruments; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940;

This home at 2401 No. Lawrence St. was built in 1925. It was the home of Clark A.and Edna Squire. Mr. Squire was a reporter for the Tacoma Times Publishing Co.

Squire, Clark--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;