Party at Ed Short's home. Several unidentified guests pose by elaborately framed painting in Mr. Short's home in June of 1937. Mr. Short was a longtime employee of the Tacoma Times newspaper. (T.Times, Society).

Short, Edgar T.--Homes & haunts;

Pre-school children from the Tacoma Day Nursery wave American flags on a vacant lot in downtown Tacoma in June of 1937. Several wooden structures are on the lot. Photograph is publicity for the annual Flag Day fundraiser for the Day Nursery Association. (T. Times 6/11/1937, pg. 3)

Tacoma Day Nursery (Tacoma); Day care--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In July of 1937, Pierce County had a new woman deputy sheriff in the department. Pierce County Sheriff John Bjorklund handed a commission to Marian Hager, who would be working in the civil office of the Sheriff. She succeeded Ethel Medlicott, who became Mrs. John C. Bjorklund. Prior to her career as a law officer, Ms. Hager was secretary to the Pierce County Democrats Club. (T. Times 6/26/1937, pg. 5)

Bjorklund, John; Sheriffs--Pierce County--1930-1940; Pierce County Sheriffs (Tacoma); Hager, Marian;

Marian Hager became a deputy sheriff in Pierce County in 1937. She is pictured receiving her commission from Sheriff John Bjorklund. Ms. Hager was assigned to the civil office of the Sheriff. She had previously been secretary to the Pierce County Democrats Club. This photograph is a cropped version of D805, image 1. (T.Times 6-26-37, p. 5)

Bjorklund, John; Sheriffs--Pierce County--1930-1940; Pierce County Sheriffs (Tacoma); Hager, Marian;

Group of children with violins at Bernard Aus Music Shop in June of 1937. The children were the students of Mr. Aus, who was famous locally for developing musical prodigies. The group would be presenting a recital on June 11, 1937 in Weyerhaeuser Hall. Pictured are, front row left to right, Virginia Wepfer, John Skupen, Billy Buck, Ronald Kilde (standing between seated boys), Robert Failing and John Joyce (standing far right.) Middle row: Jean Matthew, Joanne Sundstrom, Geraldine Iles and Elia Pangis. Standing rear: Donald Scheinnell, Kenneth Johnson and Alice Stockton. Ronald Kilde, the youngest of the students at six years old, was already playing advanced music. (See A6046-1) (filed with Argentum) (T. Times 6/8/1937, pg. 5)

Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins; Joyce, John; Kilde, Ronald; Stockton, Alice; Wepfer, Virginia;

Group of children with violins at Bernard Aus Music Shop in June of 1937. The children were the students of Mr. Aus, who was famous locally for developing musical prodigies. The group would be presenting a recital on June 11, 1937 in the Weyerhaeuser Hall. Pictured are, front row left to right, Virginia Wepfer, John Skupen, Billy Buck, Ronald Kilde (standing between seated boys), Robert Failing and John Joyce (standing far right.) Middle row: Jean Matthew, Joanne Sundstrom, Geraldine Iles and Elia Pangis. Standing rear: Donald Scheinnell, Kenneth Johnson and Alice Stockton. Ronald Kilde, the youngest of the students at six years old, was already playing advanced music. (See A6026-1)

Stockton, Alice; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Joyce, John; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins;

This early "Fishing and Hunting Trailer Car," a sportsman's paradise on wheels, was photographed in June of 1937. The vehicle's designers Chauncey Lingerman, in the light suit right, and Peter Jochimsen posed with their Tacoma-made bus converted to motor home outside Chamberlin Olson Coastwise Building (possibly Coastwise Steamship & Barge Co. at the Baker Dock.) The home was built on a truck chassis and had a kitchen with hot and cold running water, gas stove and refrigerator, sleeping berths for six, a gas fireplace and electric lights. It was even efficient to drive, getting a thrifty 10 miles per gallon. (filed with Argentum) (T. Times 6/18/1937, pg. 19)

Recreational vehicles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lingerman, Chauncey; Jochimsen, Peter;

Hawthorne School 6A class photographed in June of 1937. The ten students smile into the sunshine on the steps of their school, built in 1913 from a design by Heath and Gove. The school was razed in 1981.

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hawthorne School (Tacoma);

Four girls pose in the garden of the Poe home, where they are guests at an afternoon tea given by Miss Patricia Poe. (WSHS)

Tea parties--Tacoma--1930-1940; Socialites--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Party at Tacoma Times columnist Ed Short's home in June of 1937. Unidentified couple sitting on stairs. (T.Times, Society).

Short, Edgar T.--Homes & haunts; Couples--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stairways--Tacoma;

1937 Engagement portrait of Shannon Smith and Dr. William McMahon. The couple is sitting in directors chairs beside a round, metal patio table on a wooden deck. A decorative lattice screen and raised flower beds are behind them. The couple's engagement was formally announced on September 17, 1937, by Miss Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Raleigh. Miss Smith attended the Cornish School in Seattle and Dr. McMahon graduated from the St. Louis University School of Medicine. (T.Times, Society, 9-17-37, p. 9-photograph of Miss Smith).

Smith, Shannon Larrott; McMahon, William Alexander; Tables; Decks (Rooms & spaces);

Pre-school children at Tacoma Day Nursery sitting on the grass and holding small American flags. Each year the Tacoma Day Nursery Association sold small American flags on Flag Day to support the two nurseries operated by the Association. (T. Times 06-11-1937, pg. 3) (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Day Nursery (Tacoma); Day care--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In June of 1937, the Coast Guard Patrol Boat #402 was assigned permanently to Tacoma's Harbor. Seven members of the crew posed on the deck of their ship. They are, front row left to right, Chief Boatswain's mate T.J. Firth- commanding, Chief Machinist's Mate Floyd L. Harmon, J.J. Pinton- Seaman First Class, A.E. Davis, Seaman 2nd Class and ship's cook. Back Row: Jacob Rockov, Fireman First Class, I. W. Tucker-Boatswain's mate, A.E. Godfrey- Machinists mate First Class. The CG 402 was built on the Atlantic Coast and had previously been a rum chaser during Prohibition. She was the fastest craft in Tacoma. (T. Times 6-3-1937, pg. 8).

Vessels; Government vessels; Sea Scouts (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma;

Detective at office desk. Man pecking away at manual typewriter on a sheet of fingerprints. (T. Times).

Cast members of Robert Gray Junior High School theatrical production pose in the bright June, 1937, sunshine on the school's steps. Seventh from the left has been tentatively identified as Leah Kelley. The junior high was eleven years old at the time of the photograph; it served the South Tacoma area student population.

Gray Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mayor George Smitley, center, at meeting of the Young Men's Business Club during the planning of the organization's "Air Circus" event. Man on the left is Arthur A. Cook, secretary of the YMBC, and the one on the right is M.J. M'Caslin, chairman of the Aviation Committee. The big show, featuring races, stunts, contests, acrobatic flying, bombing contests and parachute jumps, would occur on June 13, 1937, at the Mueller-Harkins field. A Boeing transport would also be displayed. (T.Times 6-10-37, p. 4) ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Young Mens Business Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Community service--Tacoma--1930-1940;

City League baseball, circa June of 1937. Man sitting at desk in fenced booth, per Richards Studio notes "Mr. Goldwater behind wire." (filed with Argentum)

Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Party at Ed Short's home. Two unidentified guests in conversation at the party held in June of 1937. ( T.Times, Society).

Short, Edgar T.--Homes & haunts;

Party at Ed Short's home. Happy guests are pictured in this June of 1937 photograph. Mr. Short was a feature writer and columnist for the Tacoma Times newspaper. He was the first City Editor of the paper back in the early 1900's. (T.Times, Society).

Short, Edgar T.--Homes & haunts;

Mike Cromoga, carpenter, artist, and daredevil, bites into a beer glass at the Valley Tavern. Tavern customers cringe and gasp, one woman screams. Cromoga is calm; he has eaten glass before--the first time in 1916. A reporter asks him how he does it? Cromoga explains that he chews the glass into a fine powder before swallowing. "It just takes nerve!" he replies. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1).

Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;

This is the Grand Coulee Dam, still under construction in June of 1937. Begun in 1933, it would not be completed until 1942. The $63,000,000 funding for the dam was appropriated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and work commenced under the Public Works Administration. Thousands were employed in the construction of the dam, making a positive impact on the struggling economy. According to the Bureau of Reclamation, the dam is the largest hydropower producer in the United States with total generating capacity of 6,809 megawatts. It is the key to the development of power on the Columbia River and as part of the Columbia Basin Project, irrigates more than 600,000 acres. The Grand Coulee Dam forms Lake Roosevelt which extends 151 miles north to the Canadian border. G74.1-021 (depts.washington.edu/depress/grand_coulee.shtml; www/usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/)

Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.); Dams--Grand Coulee; Dam construction;

Mike Cromoga seated at the counter of the Valley Tavern, raises an empty glass to his mouth. He is about to take a bite out of the glass. Mr. Cromoga first ate glass in 1916 on a dare; he has been eating it ever since with no ill effects. The secret, according to the glass eater, is to chew it into a fine powder before swallowing. Cromoga lives at 1643 East 29th St. He is a carpenter, but also spends many months at his cabin in Wilkinson where he paints in oils. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1).

Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;

Mike Cromoga seated at the counter of the Valley Tavern, raises an empty glass to his mouth. He is about to take a bite out of the glass. Mr. Cromoga first ate glass in 1916 on a dare; he has been eating it ever since with no ill effects. The secret, according to the glass eater, is to chew it into a fine powder before swallowing. Cromoga lives at 1643 East 29th St. He is a carpenter, but also spends many months at his cabin in Wilkinson where he paints in oils. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1) Series D759, Image 9A enlarged and cropped for more visual effect.

Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;

Mike Cromoga, seated at the bar of the Valley Tavern, closes his eyes and takes another bite out of an empty glass. Several people look on in disbelief. Cromoga has been eating glass since 1916; he first did it on a dare after watching a buddy devour a beer glass. The key, according to Cromoga, is to chew it to a fine powder before swallowing. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1).

Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;

Mike Cromoga, seated at the bar of the Valley Tavern, closes his eyes and takes another bite out of an empty glass. Several people look on in disbelief. (cropped close up of D759 image 11) Cromoga has been eating glass since 1916; he first did it on a dare after watching a buddy devour a beer glass. The key, according to Cromoga, is to chew it to a fine powder before swallowing. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1).

Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;

Forty-three year old "Mike" Cromoga is seated at the bar of the Valley Tavern with an empty glass. He is sizing the glass up as a suitable snack- that's right, a snack. Mr. Cromoga, in addition to his profession as a carpenter, eats glass as a pastime. Several people line up behind, clearly doubting his claims. (T. Times, 6/4/1937, p. 1).

Curiosities & wonders; Cromoga, Mike; Bars--Tacoma; Valley Tavern (Tacoma); Glassware;

On June 5, 1937, over 1,000 Shriners descended on Tacoma for a spring reunion hosted by Tacoma's Afifi Temple. One of the first things that they did was organize a parade. Seven Shriners, including four flag bearers, gather in front of the Winthrop Hotel to wait for the parade to begin. A Shriners marching band is behind them.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Flags; Standards (Identifying artifacts); Flag bearers;

On June 5, 1937, as a function of the Shrine spring reunion in Tacoma, the Afifi Temple held a Ball and banquet at the Winthrop Hotel. Shriners and their wives were the guests. Here the photographer was setting up camera to take photographs of people in the receiving line.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Shriners' Ball and banquet at the Winthrop Hotel on June 5, 1937. Two photographers, one a Shriner, taking photographs of couples on the dance floor.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On June 5, 1937, as a function of the Shrine spring reunion in Tacoma, the Afifi Temple held a Ball and banquet at the Winthrop Hotel. Shriners and their wives were the guests. Here the photographer was setting up camera to take photographs of people in the receiving line.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);