ca. 1936. Kathryn Elder, clerk at Turner Richards Studio, portrait of upper torso and head, wearing scarf, blouse, suit, with fur collared plaid coat. (Argentum)

Elder, Kathryn; Portraits;

ca. 1936. Nancy (Mrs. Edwin) Griffin in chair with baby son Edward ("Ted") Irving on her lap, petting dog's head. The dog is believed to be "Broomcourt Nell," the Griffins' champion English mastiff.

Griffin, Nancy; Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Dogs; Griffin, Edward Irving; Infants--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Edward ("Ted") Irving Griffin, baby son of Edwin and Nancy Griffin, sitting next to a large dog. The dog is believed to be "Broomcourt Nell, " the Griffins' champion English mastiff. (Argentum)

Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Dogs; Griffin, Edward Irving; Infants--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Clarence Slyter, magician, holding four lit cigarettes in one hand and one cigarette in the other hand. The photograph was ordered by Mr. Slyter's company, Theatrical Services Co., a booking agent. (Argentum)

Slyter, Clarence; Magicians; Theatrical Services Co. (Tacoma); Cigarettes;

ca. 1936. Dressed in the formal tuxedo of the professional magician, Clarence Slyter pulled scarves from a hat for the camera. Photograph ordered by Slyter's company, Theatrical Services Company, a booking agent. (Argentum)

Slyter, Clarence; Magicians; Theatrical Services Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Frank J. Nurding, professional organist, at pipe organ. Mr. Nurding also taught music lessons. (Argentum)

Nurding, Frank; Organs; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Pioneer Northwest bulb grower George Lawler and his great grandchild. Mr. Lawler was born in 1861 and died in December of 1948 at the age of 87. He was a pioneer commercial bulb grower. He came to the Washington Territory at the age of two and drifted to Tacoma in 1888 with the lumber business. He later became involved in real estate and helped develop Tacoma's Tideflats. He began his bulb business in 1910 when he built his home in Gardenville, near Fife, and began experimenting with the daffodils, tulips and other flowers that he loved. He originally focused on the sale of the cut flowers and later became the first local farmer to sell his bulbs as a crop. He expanded with 383 acres near Roy, that were taken over in World War II for Fort Lewis expansion, and moved to 600 acres near Monroe, which he operated with his son George Ward Lawler. All acreage was dedicated to the growth of flower bulbs. (TNT 12/24/1948, pg. 1; "History of the Flower Bulb Industry in Washington State" by Charles J. Gould)

Lawler, George; Farmers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lawler, George--Family;

ca. 1936. John W. Bixel, music teacher, with hand on hip, head turned to side. Mr. Bixel was also the Musical Director of the Tacoma Saengerbund. (Argentum)

Bixel, John W.;

ca. 1936. Children of Matthew Fischer, Executive Secretary of Sunbeam Gold Mines and Secretary-Treasurer of Golden West Mining Company, in yard of family home circa 1936. One girl is seated on the bench with the other girl and the boy standing behind her.

Fischer, Matthew--Family; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fischer, Matthew--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1936. Ellen Weaver, Stenographer for Golden West Mining Company, in dress with lace ruffles in front and short white collar. For Matthew Fischer. The Golden West Mining Co. was located at 917 Pacific Ave, suite 612. Fischer was the manager. (Argentum)

Weaver, Ellen; Golden West Mining Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Marianna Van Rooy, daughter of Marie and Clemens Van Rooy. Young girl with long curls, bow in hair, pleated sleeveless dress, hands on bench at sides, looking ahead. (Argentum)

Van Rooy, Marianna Catherine;

ca. 1936. Audrey G. Edwards wearing suit, striped tie. Pencil thin moustache, hand in pocket. Edwards was a millworker for Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company. (Argentum)

Edwards, Audrey G.;

ca. 1936. Seated at the piano is the young daughter of Mrs. E.L. Lindstrom circa 1936. She wears her bright shiny hair short and curled. She has on a delicate dress with ruffled top and dark ribbon. Knee-length thin hose with white shoes complete her ensemble.

Lindstrom, E.L.--Family; Pianos; Children--Clothing & dress;

ca. 1936. Estelle (Mrs. J.C.) Gould, seated, wearing dress with front tie at neck and long sleeves. She holds daughter Jedell in short dress with ruffled collar, scalloped edge on slip. Mrs. Gould and her daughter will be joining Mr. Gould in Santa Clara, where he is with the military science department at Santa Clara University.

Gould, Estelle; Gould, Jedell; Mothers & children;

ca. 1936. Janet Watson Brady, Tacoma Times Society Editor, with her young son Edward in their home. Janet Brady was the widow of Emmett E. Brady. Elaborate fireplace, mantle, vases, clock, flowers, and owls.

Brady, Janet; Brady, Edward; Fireplaces--1930-1940; Newspaper editors--Tacoma; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Eatonville basketball team, City champions 1936. Five boys are in basketball uniforms with the name "ELCO" on the front, two are in team jackets and one is in a letterman's sweater. Bill Smith, of a pioneer Eatonville area family, is wearing the letterman's sweater. The "ELCO" on the jerseys stands for the Eatonville Lumber Co. Two coaches sit on either side of the front row. (WSHS) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Basketball players--Eatonville; Basketball--Eatonville; Uniforms--1930-1940; Smith, Bill;

ca. 1936. Pacific Lutheran College Choir at Trinity Lutheran Church. Building constructed in 1907, demolished in 1957. (WSHS)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Singers; Choirs (Music); Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland;

ca. 1936. Pacific Lutheran College Junior Choir at Trinity Lutheran Church. Building constructed in 1907, demolished in 1957. (WSHS)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Singers; Choirs (Music); Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland;

Monarch Club banquet at the Winthrop Hotel, Presidential Suite. The Presidential Suite was the most elaborate of the 24 "parlor" suites in the Winthrop. The living room was finished in Philippine Mahogany with paneled plastered walls and special lighting fixtures. (WSHS)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Monarch Club (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Sample guest room in the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. The Annex was remodeled to serve as the Tacoma Hotel after the main building was destroyed by fire in October of 1935. Photograph shows a typical room with two beds with white checkered bed spreads and iron bedframes, mirror and dresser on the opposite wall, a very large window and overstuffed chair in front of the radiator. (TNT 1/21/1936, pg. 9) (Argentum)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bedrooms--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. The kitchen at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. Stove with two pots on it. The stove is a Lang stove, from the F.S. Lang Manufacturing Co. of Seattle. The company was established in 1904 by Frank S. Lang, who built his first wood-burning stove in 1880 for the Alaskan Gold Rush camps. (Argentum) (Additional information provided by a reader)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kitchens--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stoves--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Commercial kitchen at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. After a devastating fire destroyed the historic main hotel at 913 A St. in October of 1935, the Annex was remodeled as a hotel structure. Steam table and other equipment. The new kitchen was all electric. (TNT 1/21/1936, pg. 9) (Argentum)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kitchens--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stoves--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Registering as a guest at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly known as the Tacoma Hotel Annex. In October of 1935, a raging fire destroyed the historic main hotel at 913 A St. The annex was remodeled to serve as the hotel. Photograph shows a guest, front desk clerk and bellman at reception desk. (Argentum)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Pay'n Packit Grocery, interior view featuring refrigerated case. Scales on counter top, canned goods on shelves. For Hoover Showcase Company. (Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pay'n Packit Grocery (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Freighter at Port of Tacoma, city in background. (Argentum)

Cargo ships; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Cavanaugh Lumber Company Display, likely at the Puyallup Fair. Trellis over booth, flooring and siding samples, small table, wicker love seat. (Argentum)

Building materials industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cavanaugh Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Exhibit booths;

ca. 1936. Engineering Specialty Company, Seattle, interior view of machine shop. (filed with Argentum)

Engineering Specialty Co. (Seattle); Machine shops--Seattle;

The Foss #17 is shown carefully maneuvering a crane mounted on a Foss barge down the Puyallup Waterway in December of 1936. The Diamond B tug is in the lead. The crane is probably being delivered to the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. In the background is what appears to be St. Regis Paper Co. (Copy of photograph labelled & filed as D3015 image 4)

Hoisting machinery; Towing--Tacoma; Tugboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. College of Puget Sound Choral Society leaving on bus tour of the state. Large group of boys and girls in and beside Washington Motor Coach System bus marked "Special" on front. (filed with Argentum.)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Field artillery. Four radio operators with equipment set-up in an open field.

Military - U. S. Army - Military Units - Field Artillery - Radio OperatorsEquipment - Military Equipment - Communication Equipment - Radio Equipment