Annie Wright Seminary 1936 May Day activities. Queen Burdette Craig and her court on school steps. Photographer adjusting movie camera on tripod. (T. Times 5/18/1936, pg. 1)

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; May Day--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Craig, Burdette;

In May of 1936, Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele, contender for the world's middleweight champion, sported a director's baton and Eugene Linden, founder and conductor of the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra, wore the boxing gloves as the two gave trading places a try. Both men were in their early 20's and had received world wide recognition in their fields. Freddie Steele, born Frederick Earl Burgett, defeated Babe Risko July 11, 1936, for the middleweight crown. Linden was awarded the only scholarship in the United States to study in Salzburg, Austria, with Bruno Walter. (T. Times 5/29/1936, pg. 3) ALBUM 9.

Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Linden, Eugene; Conductors;

College of Puget Sound annual May Day Festivities. Festival ceremonies in the school's quadrangle. The Spurs, wearing spring formals and carrying a daisy chain, surround the throne in a traditional half circle. Queen Mary Elizabeth Tuck on throne, flanked by attendants Esther Stufft and Mary Louise Wortman. Trees and houses in background. (T. Times 5/2/1936, pg. 9) filed with Argentum

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tuck, Mary Elizabeth; Stufft, Esther; Wortman, Mary Louise; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; May Day--Tacoma;

In May of 1936, the Waller Road School baseball team was racking up the victories, with six wins and no defeats. The victories were pretty one sided too, with teams hardly scoring against them. 1936 was the first year that the team had played together and as a team against other schools. Pictured are, front row- seated- left to right: Harvey Weeks, Dean Sullivan, Robert Kemp, Robert Fox, Norman Sturm, Fred Wepfer, Joseph Schaefer. Standing, back row: Pat Rooney, George Metcalf, Ted Infer, Herman Weeks, Bob Infer, Arnold Shonborg and George L. Conquist, Principal and coach. Star shortstop Pat Rooney was a cousin of Jimmy Mosolf, former major leaguer. All of the boys were heavy hitters at the books as well, scoring in academics as well as athletics. (T. Times 5/13/1936, pg. 13) See T7 image 1 for same lineup minus coach's cap; photo filed with Argentum

Waller Road School (Pierce County); Baseball players--1930-1940; School children--Pierce County--1930-1940;

Contract bridge expert Ely Culbertson visited the Tacoma Bridge Club on May 1, 1936, at the Winthrop Hotel. Mr. Culbertson is standing directly in front of the hanging framed picture. He was nearly 45 at the time and had been a key figure in the international popularization of contract bridge in the 1920s and 1930s. Photographer Chapin Bowen was present during this visit; he is standing far left. TPL-6687

Tacoma delegates to the P.T.A. Congress, 26th annual convention. Over 500 delegates from all parts of the state of Washington and British Columbia gathered in Tacoma to discuss education. Five women, some wear delegate ribbons, all wear "hostess" ribbons. The women are, left to right, Mrs. R.C. Wilson, Florence (Mrs. Walter) Espeland, Mrs. John Hunt, Mrs. James Lennon and (seated) Florence (Mrs. Harry) Rinker. All of the women pictured are from Tacoma. (T. Times 5/4/1936, pg. 1) For more pictures of the same event, see T95 image 2.

Tacoma Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (Tacoma); Espeland, Florence; Rinker, Florence; Parent-Teacher Association (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Delegations;

Four women wearing "hostess" ribbons, who appear to be manning the information booth at the P.T.A. Congress, 26th annual convention. Over 500 delegates from Washington and British Columbia were gathering in Tacoma and would want information about things to do in the area. The women, left to right, are Mrs. O.F. Jensen, Mrs. A. D. Hughes, Mrs. W.C. Woodruff and (standing in the rear) Mrs. Lee S. Young. (T.Times 5/4/1936, pg. 1)

Tacoma Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (Tacoma); Parent-Teacher Association (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Delegations;

Nine delegates from British Columbia are in Tacoma to attend the 26th annual convention of the PTA Congress. Over 500 delegates from the state of Washington and British Columbia attended the meetings. The delegates are, left to right, first row: Mrs. H.S. Armstrong, Mrs. L.A. Barnard, Mrs. J.W. Lawler, Mrs. G.W. Kern. 2nd row: Mrs. I.C. Bardwell, Mrs. J.A. Hallberg, Mrs. W.H. Nixon. Back row: W.O. Rylett and Mrs. D.M. Turner (T.Times 5/6/1936, pg. 1) For more pictures of the same event, see D659 images 2 & 3.

Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Delegations; Parent-Teacher Association (Tacoma);

A portrait taken in May of 1936 of Bud Hand, a handy man at the Kitsap Dairy where he bottled, capped and inspected every bottle of milk, cream and buttermilk leaving the dairy. In the course of a day, he bottled by machine around 6500 bottles of milk and orange juice. If a bottle was chipped or cracked, it was quickly whipped from the assembly line where the liquid poured out of the capper at the rate of 50 per minute. Even the milk came in several varieties, including homogenized and vitamin D enriched. Mr. Hand lived at 935 Highland Ave and had worked at the Kitsap Dairy for about a year. (Bremerton Sun June 6, 1936, pg. 1)

Hand, Bud; Kitsap Dairy (Bremerton); Dairying--Bremerton; Bottling industry--Bremerton;

Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 won union recognition and an increase in wages to 50 cents an hour in the Northwest lumber strike of 1935. The bitter battle in the spring and summer of 1935 led to confrontations between striking mill workers and National Guard troops in the streets of Tacoma. Union members, family and friends gathered in May 1936 to celebrate the first anniversary of the victory. The First Anniversary Revue & Dance was held in the Coliseum Building at Thirteenth and Market streets. TPL-2443

Labor unions--Tacoma; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Local 2633 (Tacoma); Dance parties--Tacoma--1930-1940; Musical revues & comedies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Coliseum Building (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In May of 1936, L. A. Case, peeking around the tree on the left, and Jack Kasbaum, on the right, used a long, crosscut saw, called a "Misery Whip", to fell a 750-year-old fir tree near Kent. An 18 foot section from the tree made a nation wide tour to advertise Washington state finishing at the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, expositions. The day appears hot and Jack Kasbaum's undershirt is stained with sweat and dirt from his exertions. Although expert loggers, the two spent an entire day at work; careful to keep the bark and tree intact in its fall to earth. The bottle on the left of the picture is filled with kerosene oil, used to cut the pitch which gathers on the saw. The tree stood over 200 feet high and was nine feet in diameter. After a two year search, it was selected as a typical Northwest timber tree.The section of tree was bound with heavy steel bands and mounted on a semi trailer for its tour. The "Washington to Texas" tour also featured displays from Northwest manufacturers and stopped in hundreds of cities before reaching the Texas exposition. Afterward, the tour made a circuit of the principal Eastern cities.(T.Times 5/6/1936). for more images of the same event see T96 images 1 & 3

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Firs; Loggers; Case, L.A.; Kasbaum, Jack;

William (Bill) Baxter was photographed working at the Kitsap Dairy lifting a large milk can off a truck. He wears the striped overalls used as a uniform at the dairy. Mr. Baxter, route supervisor for Kitsap Dairy, held the world's record for delivering the most milk in one day. Several years ago he smashed the record of 1,000 gallons by delivering 1100 gallons on one occasion and a whopping 1200 gallons on another to ships in the Puget Sound Navy Yard. As route supervisor, he daily directed the trucking of around 250 gallons of milk to the warships docked in Bremerton. Mr. Baxter came to Bremerton 14 years prior to this picture and had handled the delivery to the Navy Yard for 12. (Bremerton Sun 3-11-1937, pg. 1).

Kitsap Dairy (Bremerton); Dairying--Bremerton; Cans; Baxter, William;

The first five months of 1936 boasted a bumper crop of babies in Bremerton. The birth record for those months was 124, compared to 113 from 1935. Nurses at the Olympic Hospital posed in May of 1936 with some of the newest arrivals to prove this point. Dorothy Harbison, left, holds Jerome Marvin (left) and Ellen Marie Helm. On the right Margaret McCormick poses with James Alfred Schmitz (left) and Janet Charlene Eslick. (Bremerton Sun 6/4/1936, pg. 1).

Olympic Hospital (Bremerton); Harbison, Dorothy; Marvin, Jerome; Helm, Ellen Marie; McCormick, Margaret; Schmitz, James Alfred; Eslick, Janet Charlene; Infants--Bremerton;

750-year-old fir tree cut down near Kent. Two men, L.A. Case and John "Jack" Kasbaum (from left) are shown cutting the large tree with hand saw, called a "misery whip," while seven visiting Elks stand by in this May 6, 1936, photograph. From left to right in foreground are: Ted McIntyre, kneeling; Erling O. Johnson; Emmett T. Anderson; Commissioner Abner R. Bergersen; E.R. Wells and Robert Wren; and Walter Sutter (behind the AAA road sign marked "Tacoma 7.") An 18-foot section from the tree made a nationwide tour to advertise Washington state concluding at the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas expositions. Wells and Wren would make the nationwide tour. The "Washington to Texas" tour also featured displays from Northwest manufacturers. (T.Times 5/6/1936, p. 16-alt. photograph) (for more images of the same event see T96 image 3 and D660 image 7) filed with Argentum

Lumber industry--1930-1940; Firs; Loggers; Case, L.A.; Kasbaum, John; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, Emmett T.; Bergersen, Abner R.; Johnson, Erling O.; Sutter, Walter H.; McIntyre, Ted;

Knights Templar parade. Knights Templar dressed in regalia march south from 9th Street on Pacific Avenue. They were part of a May 11, 1936 parade in downtown Tacoma marking the opening session of the 49th Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Washington. The meetings were held May 11-12 at the Masonic Temple. (T. Times 5/12/1936, pg. 1)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Knights Templar (Tacoma);

Knights Templar parade. The Commandery unit of the Seattle Knights, dressed in regalia, marched north on Broadway near 9th Street on May 11, 1936. Knights Templar from all over the state gathered here for the 49th Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Washington, held May 11-12 at the Masonic Temple. Buildings in background. (T. Times 5/12/1936, pg. 1)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Knights Templar (Tacoma);

A group of young men working with garden tools on May 11, 1936 at Bellarmine High School's annual campus clean-up event. 185 students took part in the annual event. School building by Hill, Mock, DeForrest and Griffin, Architects, 1928, in background. (T. Times 5/12/1936, pg. 5)

Church schools--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma City League's first baseball game of the season. Daffodil Queen Helen Edgerton of Puyallup (second woman from left) and her court are posed with ball players from the Superior Dairy team. The men's uniforms have a milk bottle emblem with initials "S.D." on them. Bleachers at Lincoln High School filled with capacity crowd. The two top finishers in 1935 are playing the season opener; champs Beacon Oilers versus second place Superior Dairy. (T.Times 4/27/1936, pg. 1)

Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1930-1940; Edgerton, Helen; Uniforms;

The first baseball game of the season for the Tacoma City League. The bleachers at Lincoln High School are filled to capacity with fans watching the 1935 runner up, the Superior Dairy team, play the 1935 champs, the Beacon Oilers. This is the beginning of a 90 game season. School and neighborhood buildings in background. (T. Times 4/27/1936, pg.1)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The 1936 Daffodil Queen, Helen Edgerton of Puyallup, and her court were present at the Tacoma City League's opening day of the baseball season. The bleachers at Lincoln High School were packed with spectators eager to watch the two top finishers of the previous year, the champion Beacon Oilers and second place Superior Dairy, in action. Flanking the young ladies were Gov. Clarence D. Martin at far right and Tacoma Mayor George A. Smitley at left. Queen Helen is third from right.

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Governors; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1930-1940; Edgerton, Helen; Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Crowds; Lincoln High School (Tacoma);

By May of 1936 pilots flying into Tacoma's airspace could depend on accurate, up-to-the-minute information about weather conditions in Washington state. Don Cover, the weatherman at Tacoma Field, received teletype printouts reporting conditions at 200 first-rate weather stations and approximately 2,000 intermediate airway stations. The field's radio operator would then pass on vital information to pilots. Tacoma Field was a small airstrip located in the area that is now McChord Field. (T. Times 5/13/1936, pg. 6)

Cover, Don; Weather; Meteorology; Meteorological instruments; Ticker tape;

Mayor George A. Smitley with Rhododendron Queen Myrtle Olson at his office in (Old) City Hall. Photograph taken for the Seattle Star. Miss Olson brought Mayor Smitley a bouquet of Washington's state flower and an invitation from Port Townsend's Mayor Bangerter for all Tacomans to attend Rhododendron Days on the Olympic Peninsula May 22-23, 1936. (T. Times 5/15/1936, pg. 1)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Olson, Myrtle; Rhododendrons; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Port Townsend--1930-1940;

Rhododendron Queen Myrtle Olson and American Legion Post Commander Paul de Chaplain pose in a bower of rhododendrons, photograph ordered by the Seattle Star. Rhododendron Days would be celebrated on the Olympic Peninsula May 22-23, 1936, with most of the events scheduled in Port Townsend. The festival highlights included sports, parades, entertainments, dances and a motor journey through districts where rhododendrons bloomed in profusion. (T. Times 5/15/1936, pg. 1) (filed with Argentum)

Olson, Myrtle; Rhododendrons; Festivals--Port Townsend--1930-1940; Chaplain, Paul; American Legion (Tacoma);

Mayor George A. Smitley with Rhododendron Queen Myrtle Olson at the mayor's office in (Old) City Hall. Photograph ordered by the Seattle Star. Queen Myrtle is the emissary for Rhododendron Days, to be held on the Olympic Peninsula May 22-23, 1936. She is delivering an invitation from Port Townsend Mayor Bangerter to Tacoma Mayor George Smitley for all Tacomans to attend the festivities. (T. Times 5/15/1936, pg. 1)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Olson, Myrtle; Rhododendrons; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Port Townsend--1930-1940;

Mayor George A. Smitley with Rhododendron Queen Myrtle Olson and American Legion Post Commander Paul Chaplain at mayor's office in (Old) City Hall. Photograph ordered by the Seattle Star. Rhododendron Days on the Olympic Peninsula would celebrate the blooming of the state's official flower May 22-23, 1936. Most of the festivities would be centered in Port Townsend. Queen Myrtle will reign over sporting events, parades and flower tours. (T. Times 5/15/1936, pg. 1)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Olson, Myrtle; Rhododendrons; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Port Townsend--1930-1940; Chaplain, Paul; American Legion (Tacoma);

Several children wave cheerfully to the photographer while at play at the Tacoma Day Nursery in May of 1936 . Most are waiting their turn to go down a wooden slide while two youngsters are riding on a metal toy truck. The Tacoma Day Nursery, 1113 South "I" Street, was founded in 1918 to provide care for pre-school children while their parents worked. Each year the Day Nursery would host a Flag Day sale in June to raise funds for the support of the institution. This is a publicity photo that was taken for the upcoming event. The nursery on "I" Street was the main beneficiary of the funds, but the membership also maintained a nursery on the east side of Tacoma at 422 E. 29th Street. (T. Times 6/12/1936, pg. 5-article on Flag Day sale)

Tacoma Day Nursery (Tacoma); Day care--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing outdoors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Playgrounds--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Day Nursery. Several children, two wearing party hats, are playing in a sandbox prior to going inside for lunch. Two children are sitting in a toy metal truck marked "Eng. Co. 1." This photograph was publicity for the Day Nursery Membership's annual fundraiser, the Flag Day sale. The membership also maintained a nursery on the east side at 424 E. 29th St. (T. Times 6/12/1936, pg. 5)

Tacoma Day Nursery (Tacoma); Day care--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing outdoors; Children playing in sand; Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Members of the Frederic W. Keator chapter of the Order of DeMolay take over the affairs of the county government for one day. The boys run the various departments of the county government for one day to learn government operations first hand. The highlight of the day was a meeting where a resolution was introduced to allow business concerns to stay open on Sunday. It was hotly contested. (T. Time 5/16/1936, pg. 1)

Teenagers--1930-1940; Order of DeMolay, Frederic W. Keator chapter (Tacoma);

Members of the Frederic W. Keator chapter of the Order of DeMolay take over the affairs of the county government for one day. Delbert Bresemann, Larry Brown and Eugene Burgoyne filled in as County Commissioners. The object was for the boys to learn firsthand the workings of the county government. The Order of DeMolay was a group for young men sponsored by the Freemasons. (T. Time 5/16/1936, pg. 1)

Teenagers--1930-1940; Order of DeMolay, Frederic W. Keator chapter (Tacoma);

In May of 1936, Mrs. A. I. Fisher posed with seven of the nine three week old puppies of Lady, her 18 month old prize winning dachshund. Lady was the blue ribbon winner at the 1935 Kitsap Dog Show, held at Evergreen City Park. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Lady and the nine new arrivals lived near Kitsap Lake. (Bremerton Sun 6/2/1936, pg. 1).

Fisher, A.I.--Family; Dachshunds--Bremerton; Dog breeders--Bremerton;