ca. 1936. Celia Grace Scofield poses with her horse. Celia is listed as a student in the 1936 City Directory. She is the daughter of Harvey O. and Celia B. Scofield, residing at 608 No. Ainsworth. Harvey Scofield was the County Commissioner District No. 2. In August of 1941, Miss Scofield married Theodore Herreid. Photograph was ordered by the Woodbrook Hunt Club.

Scofield, Celia Grace; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses;

ca. 1936. Tacoma General Hospital; First Diploma. The Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital was the first hospital in Tacoma, established in 1882; in 1912, the name was changed to Tacoma General Hospital. From 1895 to 1980, TG was home to the Tacoma General School of Nursing. This was the diploma of one of its first graduates, George T. Smith, dated June 1, 1897. Mr. Smith started at TG in May of 1886 as an orderly and stayed for 48 years. He died in September of 1934, just two months shy of his 77th birthday. He left to TG both the proceeds of his life insurance policy and his savings. At the time of his death, he was still the only male graduate of TG's nursing school. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Diplomas; Nurses--Tacoma--1890-1900; Smith, George T.--Associated objects; Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Exterior of Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936; front entrance. Tacoma General is Tacoma's oldest continuously operating hospital. It began as the Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital in 1882 at 2511 No. Starr St. As the population grew, a new Fannie Paddock Hospital was opened in 1889 at 312 So. J St. on a plot of land donated by the Tacoma Land Co. In 1912, the name was changed to Tacoma General Hospital in an attempt to help the community identify with the hospital. The building in this photograph opened in 1915 at 315 So. K (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) and has been added on to in 1925, '64, '77 and '82 as the need arose for more beds and services. (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1936. Captain George H. Swanson was the club caretaker at the Tacoma Yacht Club in 1936. He is using the loud speaker system that is connected throughout the clubhouse and adjacent buildings. He wears a sailor's cap and holds binoculars. (T. Times 8/21/1936, pg. 1).

Swanson, George; Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma); Intercommunication systems; Public address systems;

ca. 1936. Small fishing boats on the Sound at Pt. Defiance. Stock negatives taken from ferry.

Puget Sound (Wash.); Boats--Tacoma;

ca. 1936. Four men looking over the rail of a ferry. In the distance is the Narrows, south of Point Definance to the transmission towers. Stock negative.

Puget Sound (Wash.); Ferries--Tacoma;

ca. 1936. Bulb grower Karl Koehler, Sr. with a family in the tulip fields of Orting, circa 1936. The flowers are in bloom in the field and a farmhouse stands in the distance. Mr. Koehler first raised hops on his 52-acre land and later turned to dairying. He became involved in the bulb industry when butterfat prices dropped and he was unable to find help to milk his 45 cows. Mr. Koehler came to the Orting area in 1890 and remained there until his death at age 68 in October of 1942. By that time he was renowned for his hundreds of varieties of bulbs, specializing in tulips. National Geographic magazine ran a color photograph of Mr. Koehler standing amidst his multi-colored blooms and other publications, including Colliers and Saturday Evening Post, were active in promoting Mr. Koehler's farm and flowers. (T.Times 10-28-1942, p. 1-obit.; TNT 10-28-1942, p. 12-obit.; Gould: "History of the Flower Bulb Industry in Washington State, p. 71-72-article only) (Identification provided by a family member)

Koehler, Karl; Tulips--Orting;

ca. 1936. An O. B. King company truck loaded with large logs waits by the railroad tracks at the edge of the commercial district of a small town. A young woman, holding school books and reaching up to a log, stands beside the unattended truck.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; O.B. King Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

ca. 1936. Scenic view of rugged mountain peaks. Stock negative.

Mountains - Washington

The Modern Beauty Academy at 1153 Broadway, Tacoma, trained students in the latest hair styles and beauty secrets for nearly 40 years. A group of graduates are shown here with academy manager, Daniel J. Spellman, center. Founded in 1933, the school closed in 1962.

Lumber operations at St. Regis. Although photographer Boland's notes do not mention the location of this particular St. Regis Kraft Co. plant, it is probably the large concern in Tacoma as photographed in December of 1936. The Tacoma plant had been transformed into a modern facility for the production of 60,000 tons of bleached pulp per year. The company had spent a million dollars for new machinery and reconstruction. The pulp plant was operating by the end of November, 1936, with a crew of 250. The bleaching unit would open about three months later. (T.Times 11-25-36, p. 5-article)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Paper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stack cleaners and workmen at Fisher Flouring Mills. Two men are barely visible at the top of one of two tall smokestacks at the flour mill. Wooden mill building with advertising sign "Fisher's Blend Flour". (T. Times).

Grain industry--Tacoma; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma; Fisher Flouring Mills (Tacoma);

Two men are barely visible, at the stop of the Fisher Flour Mills smoke stacks, in a photograph taken on January 7, 1937. Ordered by the Fisher Flour Mills.

Grain industry--Tacoma; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma; Fisher Flouring Mills (Tacoma); Smokestacks--Tacoma;

Photograph of two men, ordered by the Fisher Flour Mills.

Grain industry--Tacoma; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma; Fisher Flouring Mills (Tacoma);

Cold weather kept an icy grip on Tacoma in early January of 1937. Temperatures hovered around 15 degrees in town for several days, freezing the water in Wright Park's swan pond. By the time these nine youngsters had laced up their skates for a little night skating the temperatures had already climbed to about 32 degrees and snow was in the forecast. From left to right: Burrell Bresemann, Will LaPoint, Ray Hall, Don Heselwood, Shirley Quinn, Johanna Pitzl, Jack Alvord, Ed Carlin and Bob Taylor (standing). Although a teenager had nearly drowned when he fell through the ice at the swan pond several days earlier, ice skaters were using the pond again in apparent safety. (T.Times, 1/9/1937, p. 1; T.Times 1-7-37, p. 1-article on cold weather).

Wright Park (Tacoma); Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ice skating--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bresemann, Burrell; LaPoint, Will; Hall, Ray; Heselwood, Don; Quinn, Shirley; Pitzl, Johanna; Alvord, Jack; Carlin, Ed; Taylor, Bob;

Young sledder in the North End after a snow storm. (T. Times).

Snow--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sleds & sleighs;

Scene in North End Tacoma looking through the trees above Old Town toward Tacoma Avenue North, taken from the Richards' residence on Prospect Hill. Snow-covered branches, streets, and building roofs. Tacoma was experiencing record low temperatures and snowfall. The airport had recorded a temperature of 2.7 degrees. At the same time, law officials frantically searched for kidnapped Tacoma ten year old Charles Mattson. Charles had been abducted from his home on December 27, 1936 dressed lightly, after taking a bath. (T. Times, 1/11/1937, p. 1)

Snow; Cityscapes; Winter;

Scene in North End Tacoma above Old Town. Looking down on Tacoma Avenue North from the Richards' residence on Prospect Hill. Snow-covered streets, roofs, and ground. Tacoma was experiencing record low temperatures and record snowfall. The airport recorded a temperature of 2.7 degrees. (T. Times 1-11-1937, pg. 1)

Snow; Winter; Cityscapes;

Groups in North End Tacoma after a snow storm. Several people sledding and enjoying the snow. (T. Times).

The Phillips Company Shoe Store, 1134 Broadway, window display of ladies shoes with prices. In 1937, Albert C. Harbke was manager. (filed with Argentum)

Phillips Co. (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Window displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shoes;

Annie Wright Seminary. Snow storm brings out students with skiis and sled. Neighborhood houses in the background beyond the snow-covered tennis courts.

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Snow--Tacoma; Skiing--Tacoma; Sleds & sleighs--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Heavy equipment in the street after a snow storm.

Snow--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School Girls Glee Club as pictured in January of 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Music education--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;