The completed concrete bridge at East 34th Street (West) as pictured on October 20, 1936. The bridge spans the Pacific Ave. gulch on East 34th Street. It was built at a cost of $250,000 to replace an old wooden bridge. The 485-foot long structure joins McKinley Hill and the Lincoln High School districts. (T. Times 10/20/1936, pg. 1; 10/21/1936, pg. 1)

Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; East 34th Street Bridge (West)--Tacoma;

Seven year old JoAnn Wasson poses with the Shirley Temple doll that she received as a prize from the Tacoma Times during their subscription drive. The Times had offered a free Shirley Temple doll to any little girl who signed up five new subscribers. The doll was dressed exactly like Shirley in the film "Curly Top." Shirley Temple was the biggest child star of all time, topping out the box office hits list at number 1 from 1935- 1938. (T. Times 10-20-1936 p.3)

Dolls; Children playing with dolls; Wasson, JoAnn

JoAnn Wasson, age 7, holds the Shirley Temple doll that she just received from the Tacoma Times as a prize in their subscription drive. On October 14, 1936, the Times started a new subscription drive, and offered a "Genuine Shirley Temple Doll" to every little girl in Tacoma that could sign up 5 new subscribers to the paper. JoAnn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wasson of 1425 No. Anderson St. Photograph is cropped version of D718-3 (T. Times 10-20-1936 p.3)

Dolls; Children playing with dolls; Wasson, JoAnn

The completed East 34th Street Bridge (West). The new concrete bridge was built at a price tag of $250,000 to replace an old wooden bridge. The bridge is 485 feet long with an arch of 242 feet. It was built with proceeds from the city's portion of state highway funds and a 45% grant from the Federal Government. More than 10,000 people turned out for the bridge's formal dedication. (T. Times 10/20/1936, pg.1; 10/21/1936, pg. 1)

Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; East 34th Street Bridge (West)--Tacoma;

The completed concrete bridge spanning the Pacific Ave. gulch on East 34th Street. In preparation for the formal dedication, the light standards have extra lights strung between. Ten thousand Tacomans turned out for the ceremony celebrating the structure connecting McKinley Hill and the Lincoln High School districts. TPL-8296 (T. Times 10/20/1936, pg. 1; 10/21/1936, pg. 1)

Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; East 34th Street Bridge (West)--Tacoma;

This photograph of the newly completed East 34th Street Bridge (West) is the same as T126, image 3, only flipped. The 485-foot concrete bridge was formally dedicated in October of 1936. It connected McKinley Hill district with the Lincoln High School district.

Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; East 34th Street Bridge (West)--Tacoma;

JoAnn Wasson, age 7, holds the Shirley Temple doll that she just received from the Tacoma Times as a prize in their subscription drive. On October 14, 1936, the Times started a new subscription drive, and offered a "Genuine Shirley Temple Doll" to every little girl in Tacoma that could sign up 5 new subscribers to the paper. The dolls looked just like Shirley Temple as she appeared in the film "Curly Top". Both JoAnn and her 5-year-old sister Mary Jean received dolls. (T. Times 10-20-1936 p.3)

Dolls; Children playing with dolls; Wasson, JoAnn

General view of Bremerton Navy Yard, circa October of 1936. For Bremerton Sun.

Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton); Ships--1930-1940;

Mrs. Grace Francis posed in October of 1936 inside the women's clothing shop, the Francis Dress Shop at 417 Pacific Ave. in Bremerton, that she owned and operated with her husband George. She is wearing an elaborate lace collar with velveteen flowers clustered at the neckline. Her hair is styled in a marcel. A satin blouse and lingerie are on the counter. Mrs. Francis was called a "modern woman" in the Bremerton Sun newspaper article, able to run a business and still keep her home "spic and span." (Bremerton Sun 11/28/1936, pg.1).

Francis, Grace; Francis Dress Shop (Bremerton);

Bob Stevenson, Bremerton Sun's Navy Yard reporter, was photographed in October of 1936 standing beside the huge ship anchors used for America's largest warships. These "mudhooks," in nautical language, weighed 61,000 pounds each and were stored outside on concrete and wood beams. They required hoisting machinery to move them to and from the ocean's bottom. (Bremerton Sun 10/27/1936, pg. 2).

Stevenson, Bob; Anchors; Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton);

Old ships at Bremerton Navy Yard. For Bremerton Sun. The white hulled vessel is believed to be the USS Patoka. She was outfitted in 1924 with a stern mooring mast for dirigibles, "lighter that air" craft. She was subsequently used as an operational and experimental base by three of the Navy's great dirigibles, USS Shenandoah (ZR-1) in 1924-1925, USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) in 1925-1932, and USS Akron (ZRS-4) in 1932. By 1936, she was moored in the "boneyard" at the Navy Yard awaiting her call to return to duty.

Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton); Ships--1930-1940;

The Main Street of the Bremerton Navy Yard, circa October of 1936. Automobiles are parked by the large Machine Shop, Building 431, which is still standing nearly 70 years later. The area where the cars were parked is now DryDock #4. In 1936, the machine and electrical shop was less than two years old. It was considered one of the best equipped shops in the world, containing lathes and drill presses as well as other equipment used in the manufacture of warships. (Bremerton Sun 10/27/1936, pg. 2) TPL-8793

Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton);

Exterior view of Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store. Storefront with backlit metal art deco lettering, neon sign, recessed entrance with plate glass display windows. The first Buster Brown Shoe Store opened in Tacoma in 1915. William and J. B. Spellman bought the Tacoma store in 1933. They were joined by a third brother, J. A. Spellman in 1934. The brothers eventually owned stores in Bellingham, Bremerton, Vancouver Washington, and Portland Oregon. Spellman's Shoe Store went out of business in the late 1960s. (filed with Argentum) (Tacoma Times 3/7/1939, pg. 7)

Shoe stores--Tacoma; Window displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Signs (Notices); Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store (Tacoma);

J & M Cafe, interior view from behind counter. Coolers, soda fountain equipment, many flowers, bar, and stools. This photograph, taken on October 22, 1936, may have been for the grand opening of the small cafe.

Restaurants--Tacoma--1930-1940; J&M Cafe (Tacoma);

J & M Cafe, interior view. Counter and stools, coolers, soda fountain equipment, many flowers, bar, and stools. This is most probably the grand opening of the cafe.

Restaurants--Tacoma; J&M Cafe (Tacoma);

Exterior view of Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store. Storefront with backlit metal art deco lettering, neon sign, recessed entrance with plate glass display windows. Buster Brown Shoes had opened their store in the David Gross Block building in 1924. In the late 1930s, it became Spellman's, owned and managed by William and Joseph Spellman. Spellman's Shoe Store closed on Broadway around 1966.(filed with Argentum)

Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Window displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Signs (Notices);

Violin trio. Earl Ahrens, Robert High and Dorothy Isaacs. The trio were members of the Ensemble Violin Club and students of Mrs. C.E. Dunkleberger. Fifteen year old Dorothy Isaacs was already a noted musician. Her father LeRoy Isaacs was the principal of Rogers School. For Mr. Short. (T. Times 3/20/1936, pg.3; photo T. Times 10/23/1936, pg. 20)

Ahrens, Earl; High, Robert; Isaacs, Dorothy; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins;

Cyclone on new bunker at Ray Gamble's Pacific Wood Flour Company. Men on scaffolds constructing mental cyclone on an elevated frame building. A stylish automobile is parked in front of the factory.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific Wood Flour Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The violin trio of Earl Ahrens, Dorothy Isaacs and Robert High were members of the Ensemble Violin Club and students of Mrs. C.E. Dunkleberger. They posed with their instruments on October 23, 1936. 15-year-old Dorothy, already a noted musician, was the daughter of Rogers High School principal, LeRoy Isaacs. See T127-2 for another view of the musicians. Photograph taken for Edgar T. Short, Tacoma Times.

Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins; Ahrens, Earl; Isaacs, Dorothy; High, Robert; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Men working on the reconstruction of Ray Gamble's wood flour plant, Pacific Wood Flour Company, in this photograph from October of 1936.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific Wood Flour Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Model Railroaders Hubert Craft, left, and Francis D. Gammon, right, are sitting on the floor beside their model railroad station and model trains on October 24, 1936. The Model Railroaders are an organization of Tacoma men interested in building and operating miniature transportation systems. The 25 members meet twice a month. The group is building their own rail transportation system complete with tunnels, scenery, freight yards, depots, crossing warnings, electric signals, tracks, cars and locomotives from plans and specifications complete in every detail. Francis Gammon operates a service station at 920 6th Ave. and has been building trains for the past 3 years. (T.Times 10/24/1936, pg. 1) (WSHS, same series as D721)

Craft, Hubert; Gammon, Francis D.; Model railroads; Hobbyists;

Thousands of Roosevelt supporters paraded at night through the streets of downtown Tacoma preceding the Democratic Rally at the Coliseum on October 24, 1936. The crowd waved American flags and carried signs indicating support for Roosevelt from the Timber Workers and Longshoremen. (T. Times 10/26/1936, pg. 1)

Political parades & rallies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945--Political parades & rallies;

Thousands of Roosevelt supporters paraded at night through the streets of downtown Tacoma preceding the Democratic Rally at the Coliseum on October 24, 1936. The crowd waved American flags and carried signs indicating support for Roosevelt from the Timber Workers and Longshoremen. (T. Times 10/26/1936, pg. 1)

Political parades & rallies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945--Political parades & rallies;

Model Railroaders Hubert Craft, left, and Francis D. Gammon, right, sitting on the floor beside their model railroad station and model trains. The Model Railroaders are an organization of Tacoma men interested in building and operating miniature transportation systems. The 25 members meet twice a month. The group is building their own rail transportation system complete with tunnels, scenery, freight yards, depots, crossing warnings, electric signals, tracks, cars and locomotives from plans and specifications complete in every detail. Francis Gammon operates a service station at 920 6th Ave. and has been building trains for the past 3 years. (T.Times 10/24/1936, pg. 1)

Craft, Hubert; Gammon, Francis D.; Model railroads; Hobbyists;

Thousands of Roosevelt supporters paraded at night through the streets of downtown Tacoma preceding the Democratic Rally at the Coliseum on October 24, 1936. The crowd waved American flags and carried signs indicating support for Roosevelt from the Timber Workers and Longshoremen. The parade started at Union Station and ended at the Coliseum, 407 South 13th St., where the group cheered speeches by U.S. Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach and local Democrats. Prominent in the background of this photograph is the Greenwich Coliseum, 407 So. 13th St., built in 1926 and demolished in 1975. In the thirties, it was an arena and ballroom with wrestling on Monday, boxing on Thursday and dancing on Friday and Saturday. In 1940, the structure became the Coliseum Bowling Palace and hosted decades of bowlers until it closed in 1972. (T. Times 10/26/1936, pg. 1)

Greenwich Coliseum (Tacoma); Political parades & rallies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945--Political parades & rallies;

E.R. Kopp, a sailor from the USS Texas, spent Navy Day, October 27, 1936, enlightening some of the 10,000 guests at Bremerton's Navy Yard of the finer points of the huge searchlights used on battleships. His pair of pictured students are Clara Van Keuren of Kingston, right, and Mrs. H. G. Swartz of Portland, Oregon. (Bremerton Sun 10/28/1936, pg. 1).

Kopp, E.R.; Van Keuren, Clara; Swartz, H.G.--Family; Searchlights; Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton);

The whaleboat crew of the USS Salt Lake City posed, holding oars straight up, on October 27, 1936 before the starter's gun sent them to victory in the Navy Day boat race. The pictured crew finished a length and a half ahead of the crews from the USS Colorado and Texas, winning the Bremerton Sun trophy. (Bremerton Sun 10/28/1936, pg. 1)

Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton); Boat racing; Rowboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowing races--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowers;

In honor of Navy Day, October 27, 1936, the crews of the USS Salt Lake City, Colorado and Texas competed in a whaleboat race in the waters of the Puget Sound at the Bremerton Naval Yard. The Salt Lake City finished a length and one half before its nearest competitor, clinching the Bremerton Sun trophy. (Bremerton Sun 10/28/1936, pg. 1).

Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton); Boat racing; Rowboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowing races--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowers;

On October 27, 1936, a huge celebration was held at the Bremerton Navy Yard in honor of National Navy Day. Exhibits were set up in each department of the yard to demonstrate to the public the work performed there. In this photograph, two marines are kneeling beside a pup tent. Military gear is spread out on a blanket on the ground in front of them. A small dog is sitting between the two men. (Bremerton Sun).

Marines (Military personnel)--1930-1940; Military uniforms--1930-1940;

Over 10,000 people crowded into the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton on October 27, 1936 to witness the various exhibits celebrating Navy Day. Mrs. Elmer Moen admired the many medals awarded to Platoon Sergeant C.J. Anderson, a Marine stationed at the barracks in the yard. The medals demonstrated his proficiency as a marksman. He was part of the US Marine Corps team which recently won the national rifle team match. (Bremerton Sun 10/28/1936, pg. 1)

Moen, Elmer--Family; Anderson, C.J.; Medals; Marines (Military personnel)--1930-1940; Military uniforms--1930-1940;