Members of the Central Washington Firemen's Association and the Auburn Fire Department pose in their life line uniforms on June 19, 1936. The hooks on the broad belts around their waists hook to the "life lines." The fireman can then climb up or slide down the life line. They are holding aloft Capt. Joe Cook of Seattle, the drill instructor. All of the firemen participated in the three hour demonstration of fire fighting techniques at the Stadium Bowl, held in conjunction with the Northwest Fire College in Tacoma.

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Fire fighters--1930-1940; Fire fighting--1930-1940; Fire engines & equipment--1930-1940; Northwest Fire College (Tacoma);

Tacoma Fire Department ladder truck #2 demonstrates an aerial ladder drill at the Stadium Bowl firefighting technique demonstration on June 19, 1936. The 3 hour show was the most public event of the Northwest Fire College held in Tacoma June 17-20th. It is estimated that 25,000 viewed the spectacle from the concrete bleachers.

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Fire fighters--1930-1940; Fire fighting--1930-1940; Ladders; Northwest Fire College (Tacoma);

On Friday evening, June 19th, 1936, Tacoma Truck Companies 1 & 2 staged a life line drill at 9th & Commerce to the delight of spectators. They hoisted their 75 foot ladders to meet overhead in an inverted "V" and ran life lines down both sides. Pictured are three firefighters climbing the high extension ladders. One man is sliding backwards down the life line. This exposition was all part of the hoopla surrounding the first ever Northwest Fire College. The Firefighters' Convention and Fire College was held in Tacoma June 17-20, 1936 at the Hotel Winthrop. (T. Times 6/16/1936, pg. 1)

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Fire fighters--1930-1940; Ladders; Fire fighting--1930-1940; Northwest Fire College (Tacoma);

Posing in front of the "Infallible" on her June 19, 1936, launching date are the ship's sponsor (with roses) and other guests. The "Infallible" was launched from Western Boat facilities. She was an 86-foot diesel cannery tender with 240 hp. Capt. Ed Strand was her skipper. G37.1-132

Launchings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Canneries; Boats--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Skagit Valley Fire Department takes a bow in their costumes at the end of their comic turn during the June 19, 1936 firefighting demonstration at the Stadium Bowl. The three hour show was the highlight of the Washington Fire Chiefs convention and Northwest Fire College held in Tacoma June 17-20, 1936.

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Fire fighters--1930-1940; Fire fighting--1930-1940; Northwest Fire College (Tacoma);

The "Infallible," an 86-foot diesel cannery tender, was launched on June 19, 1936 at Western Boat. An unidentified woman, in a long floral -patterned gown and dark hat, was the sponsor of the event. She is pictured holding a bouquet of assorted blossoms as she reaches to officially launch the vessel. G37.1-133

Launchings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Boats--Tacoma; Canneries; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Army Day at Fort Lewis. 148th Field Artillery, Battery F trucks in formation. .

Military vehicles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fort Lewis (Wash.); Soldiers;

Army Day. Iva (Mrs. Wesley) Lloyd with a group of women and a young girl standing under an oak tree. Mrs. Lloyd is the widow of the late US Congressman Wesley Lloyd. The Lloyds lived in Tacoma at 3919 No. 34th. The 1936 annual encampment of the Washington National Guard was named "Camp Wesley Lloyd" after the late congressman. It was held in June of 1936 at Camp Murray.

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Lloyd, Iva;

Army Day. Nine monoplanes flying flying in formation over an open field. Two Army trucks and several automobiles are traveling over a dirt road. Mt. Rainier visible in background.

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Soldiers; Aircraft--1930-1940;

Army Day. Casual group of people gathered under the shade of a spreading oak tree on June 21, 1936. The group is in the front yard of a two-story, Colonial-style house. The occasion was reportedly Army Day.

Houses--1930-1940; Oaks;

Army Day. The 1936 annual encampment of the Washington National Guard was named "Camp Wesley Lloyd" after the late congressman Lloyd. It was held in June of 1936 at Camp Murray. Soldiers were photographed sitting straight, with their arms crossed in the back of trucks. Some of the trucks pull artillery. In the background are small buildings and fir trees.

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Soldiers; Military vehicles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Ruth Canale, young links star, holding the perpetual trophy plaque of walnut and silver, offered by the Tacoma Times and inscribed with the names of the winners of the Washington State Women's Public Links Golf Tournament. The tournament will be held at Meadow Park. Miss Canale is a contender for the trophy, having recently broken her own personal record by shooting 79 over Meadow Park. (T. Times 6/26/1936, pg. 15)

Golf--Tacoma--1930-1940; Golfers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Canale, Ruth;

These three college misses are home for the summer vacation. They are, left to right, Marian Guyles, Martha Baker and Charlotte Doud. Miss Guyles is a student at the University of Washington. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Guyles. Miss Baker is an alumnus of the University of Washington and last winter she studied art in San Francisco. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Baker of Gravelly Lake. Miss Doud is a student at Stanford University and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Doud, now residing at the Country Club. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 9)

Guyles, Marian; Baker, Martha; Doud, Charlotte; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Afifi Shriners of Tacoma in Seattle for water parade on the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Night scene of waterway. Montlake Bridge spans are raised above side towers to allow floats and boats to pass through the canal. Bleachers with flood lights above are filled to capacity with thousands of spectators.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Naval parades & ceremonies--Seattle; Parades & processions--Seattle--1930-1940; Montlake Bridge (Seattle);

Young boy wearing band uniform watches older man playing tuba. Steilacoom Band drum placed between the two musicians. (T.Times 7/31/1936 p.16)

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940;

A young drummer appears to be sitting almost in the bell of a tuba as he is serenaded by fellow band members on the clarinet and trumpet. All three children are members of the Steilacoom band. They wear caps with the initials "S.C.B." The young drummer also wears a debonair cape. The band will be performing in the second annual Steilacoom Music Festival, 8/2/1936, hosted by local veterans' organizations. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 16)

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments;

Afifi Shriners of Tacoma in Seattle for marine parade. Night scenes of U.S. Navy Destroyer 209 in the Montlake cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle. Montlake Bridge in open position, shore lined with spectators. (T. Times 7/17/1936, pg. 3)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Naval parades & ceremonies--Seattle; Parades & processions--Seattle--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Seattle; Battleships--1930-1940;

In July of 1936, members of the West Fork Logging Co. boom crew posed on a rail car with a huge log cut near Mineral, Washington. The men were Fred Kopaske (sitting on top); Lawrence Aus (center, in tie); and standing on the car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. The mammoth log was 11 1/2 feet in diameter, 36 feet long and solid to the core with no rot. The cut log was ready to be hauled away; to prevent it from sliding off, two narrow logs, firmly secured by brackets, flanked the larger one. (Copy of customer photograph, ordered by Oscar Aus; photograph in the same series as D3009, images 3 & 4. Copy of customer's print was made on September 22, 1958.) (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al; Loggers;

Beatrice Houdini, widow of the famous magician Harry Houdini, with Tacoma's Ray Gamble seated at a restaurant booth. Caricature drawings on the wall in background. Ray Gamble was a Tacoma business magnate and a dedicated amateur magician. It is as a magician that he made close friends with the magic community as well as the Hollywood film set. He was also a world traveler and collector. TPL-5100, TPL-6693

Magicians; Houdini, Harry--Family; Houdini, Beatrice; Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972;

West Coast Logging Company. Three men standing in front of a huge log loaded on a rail car. The log was one of the largest ever marketed up to this point. It was 11 1/2 feet in diameter and was sound to the core. At 36 feet long, it contained 14, 500 feet of marketable lumber. The tree was cut down near Mineral. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Coast Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

West Fork Logging Company. Unidentified man posed for portrait in front of huge log loaded on rail car. An old growth tree, harvested near Mineral, produced this log with an 11 1/2 foot diameter. It was one of the largest logs ever marketed here up to this point. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

West Fork Logging Company. Six men posed for a portrait with a huge log loaded on a rail car in July of 1936. This tree, logged near Mineral, was one of the largest logs ever marketed. It was 11 1/2 feet in diameter and 36 feet long, containing 14,500 feet of marketable lumber. It will be sent to the Washington Veneer Co. in Olympia. Wa. The Washington Veneer Co. is one of the few local plants that can handle such a large "peeler log." Members of the boom crew are pictured with the log: seated at top Fred Kopaske, center Lawrence Aus, standing on car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al;

Steilacoom marching band. Group playing musical instruments as they march down the street past a one-story wooden building. The band appears to be a civic band made up of a wide variety of age groups, wearing a VFW style cap. The band is playing a prominent part in the second annual Music Festival to be held August 2nd, 1936 in Steilacoom. The celebration is being held under the auspices of the local veterans associations. The Steilacoom band will be joined by other out of town veteran music corps. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 16)

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940;

The Steilacoom band poses with their instruments in front of the Steilacoom Town Hall. They cross a wide range of ages and wear a variety of uniforms. All wear caps with the initials "S.C.B." The band will play a prominent part in the upcoming Steilacoom Music Festival, 8/2/1936, hosted by local veterans' groups. The city expects several thousand visitors. A loud speaker system will carry the concert over a 12 mile square area. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 16) photo also numbered 9a-1-4.

Marching bands--Steilacoom; Musical instruments; Musicians--Steilacoom--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments;

Outdoor portrait of Harriet Griggs. Woman dressed in suit with long coat and fur scarf. She is standing in front of cedar trees planted next to a wood-shingled building. Mrs. Griggs is listed in the 1935 & '36 City directories as residing at 923 No. Yakima Ave., no occupation is given. The picture ran in the Tacoma Times with the caption that Miss Griggs, along with her mother Elvira (Mrs. Herbert) Griggs and sister Miss Elvira, had returned from New York where they had been vacationing. Harriet Griggs was the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Griggs and the sister of Chauncey S. Griggs, of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. (T. Times 7/2/1936, pg. 13)

Griggs, Harriet; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In July of 1936, the boom crew from the West Fork Logging Company posed with a huge log on a rail car. The crew members were, sitting at top, Fred Kopaske; center, Lawrence Aus - in charge of the log dump; standing on the car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. The log was dumped into the Hylebos Waterway log dump and was eventually sent to the Washington Veneer Company in Olympia to be made into veneer. The mammoth log was 11 1/2 feet in diameter, 36 feet long and solid to the core with no rot. It was cut near Mineral, Washington. For a similar image, see C116894 image 1. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al;

Point Defiance Park Zoo. Mr. Cook, animal keeper, and two unidentified women with joey, a young kangaroo. (T.Times).

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Kangaroos; Zoo keepers--Tacoma;

Point Defiance Park Zoo. Mr. Cook, animal keeper, and an unidentified man, possibly George Jones, with tortoise. (T.Times).

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Turtles; Zoo keepers--Tacoma;

Point Defiance Zoo. Mr. Cook, the animal keeper, with a tortoise.

Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Zoos--Tacoma--1930-1940; Zoo animals; Turtles; Zoo keepers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Sepia photograph released from Pierce County Sheriff's office of Ross death case, July 7, 1936. Man's hat resting on jacket, paper sack nearby. The body of George W. Ross, 35, bookkeeper and a native of England, was found near Steilacoom late Tuesday afternoon, July 7, 1936. Notes to his parents and a former roommate were found in his coat which was piled neatly 100 feet from his body. Sheriff's investigators believe that Mr. Ross committed suicide with a .38 special Colt automatic. Mr. Ross had resided at 615 So. 7th St. (T.Times 7-8-36, p. 1)

Forensic photographs; Men--Clothing & dress; Ross, George W.--Associated objects;