ca. 1937. Worker photographed applying adhesive and laying a plywood subfloor at an unidentified location, circa 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific locomotive 10250, EP2 after accident, circa 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Railroad locomotives--Tacoma; Railroad companies--Tacoma; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Rhodes Department Store, showing elaborate linoleum work around elevators. Shoe Repair and Shine station to right, vacuum cleaner in far right foreground. Dress displayed on mannequin and man working behind column at left.

Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Mannequins; Department stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shoe shining--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Two men looking over a map of Skamania County in the General's office. State Military Department, Camp Murray.

Camp Murray (Wash.);

ca. 1937. Ordered by Al Gehri for "Better Homes and Gardens;" for article on building modern houses. Carpenter using a mechanical drill and clamps to work on a door.

Carpentry--1930-1940; Carpenters; Construction--1930-1940;

View of Ernest C. and Hattie M. Richards house, decorated for the 1937 holiday season. Owner was president of Hunt and Mottet Hardware Company. Home was constructed in 1914, George W. Bullard and Irwin Hill, Architects. See H48, images 1 and 2 for additional photographs of house. (T. Times)

Richards, E.C.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Lea and Margaret Bronson residence, exterior night view of 1906 Colonial home designed by S.L. Blair and decorated for the Christmas holidays.

Bronson, Lea--Homes & haunts; Christmas decorations;

ca. 1937. A view of Columbia Breweries along South C Street from 23rd Street South. The main brewery building looks quite different from earlier photographs. It has been widened and the clapboards either removed or covered. A street sign for 23rd Street South is seen attached to the utility pole in the near right corner. Harrison Brothers office can be seen at 2140 South C Street. Many automobiles from the time are parked along the street. Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951. The photographer's name in the lower right shows, "Associated Photographic Service, 714 Market Street, Tacoma".

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. One of the chemists at Columbia Breweries is placing test tubes of samples in an autoclave to continue testing the beers and ales brewed at Columbia Breweries. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954. The photographer's name in the lower right shows, "Associated Photographic Service, Inc., Tacoma".

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Chemistry--Tacoma; Scientists--Tacoma; Scientific equipment--Tacoma;

ca. 1937. A new copper brew kettle is being installed on top of several legs at Columbia Breweries. The brew kettle was located between two floors - the structure for the floor has not yet been built. Employees could add the ingredients for a "brew", barley malt, hops, and water, on the upper level through the sliding doors seen just above the rim near the top of the kettle. Dismantling of the kettle in 1953 can be seen in photograph D76,717-4. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954. TPL-8854

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Kettles;

ca. 1937. Frozen in time in the middle of a windup is Floyd "Lefty" Isekite of the Tacoma Tigers. "Lefty," a southpaw, pitched in the Western International League in the 1930's. He had a blazing fastball and pitched a no-hitter in 1937 against the Wenatchee Chiefs. "Lefty" last pitched for the Tigers in 1940. He was named to the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame in 1972. Floyd Gill "Lefty" Isekite passed away in April, 1992. TPL-150. (TNT 11-14-39, p. 20, TNT 8-28-49, B-9)

ca. 1937. This casual portrait of Ray Gamble, Tacoma businessman, was taken circa 1937. He is seated in a wooden chair and wears an open neck shirt with bright suspenders. Mr. Gamble became a self-made millionaire, amateur magician, and collector of carved elephants. He hobnobbed with Hollywood luminaries, traveled extensively and lived a very full life. His view home at 3411 North 30th was dubbed the "Elephant House" for its vast collection of carved and sculptured elephants.

Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972; Collectors--Tacoma; Business people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Zoo keeper and woman feed a Black Bear at Point Defiance Zoo. The close-up image shows construction of the steel bear cage which has curved steel points at top and is approximately six feet in height.

Grizzly bears; Point Defiance Zoo (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Zoo keepers--Tacoma;

ca. 1937. Young man in cardigan focuses his attention on another man who holds a map in this ca. 1937 photograph. Second man is wearing a suit and tie. There is a typewriter in the background.

Men--Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Maps; Typewriters;

ca. 1937. Military unit on parade grounds in front of officers' quarters at Fort Lewis in this circa 1937 photograph. Truck with four loudspeakers on roof parked by street. Also see D795 series.

Military personnel--Fort Lewis; Trucks--Fort Lewis--1930-1940; Officers' quarters--Fort Lewis;

Baby son of Edwin and Nancy Griffin beside a small wicker chair in yard at home.

People - Children - Toddlers - Boys

ca. 1937. Mr. Stein - Religious pageant. Play; people dressed in biblical era costumes.

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Biblical events;

ca. 1937. Mr. Stein - Religious pageant. Play; people in biblical era costumes kneeling in front of woman. (filed with Argentum)

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Biblical events;

ca. 1937. St. Regis Kraft Co.; filtering plant circa 1937. (WSHS)

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

Offices of Mueller-Harkins Buick showing chairs, typewriter, glassed-in offices and advertising banner. The banner reads "When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them." Mueller-Harkins had been located at this address since 1918; they would move in 1948 to 455 St. Helens Ave.

Buick automobile; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Offices--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma);

This building at the corner of 6th and St. Helens Ave., was built by Robert Walker of the Walker Cut Stone Company. He hired the Tacoma architect Roland E. Borhek to design a building that would be completely faced with Wilkeson sandstone. When completed in 1927, it was the first apartment building in the Northwest to be built with a stone exterior. It was placed on both the Tacoma and the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. Photograph ordered by Ward A. Smith, Seattle Trust and Savings Bank. (TDL 11/6/1927, pg 2-3B)

Walker Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Walker Apartments, 6th and Saint Helens Avenues. Sandstone building by Roland Borhek, Architect, 1927, built by and for Robert Walker of the Walker Cut Stone Company, operators of the quarry at Wilkeson, Washington. The building was built for $350,000 and was comprised of 68 apartments, of 2-3 rooms each. It featured an inner paved court, of 26 x 75 feet, terraced in stone with a fountain at one end. The building had no basement. (TDL 11/6/1927, pg. 2-3B) (filed with Argentum)

Walker Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. General view of the Stadium Bowl (Frederick Heath, Architect) and the Ferry Museum at 315 No. Stadium Way, operated by the Washington State Historical Society (George W. Bullard, Architect.) Photograph taken after the addition of a third floor to the museum. One section of masonry railing has been added on the roof. The Puget Sound can be seen in the background of the photograph. TPL-2515

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Stadiums--Tacoma--1940-1950; Galleries & museums--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puget Sound (Wash.); Ferry Museum (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Mrs. N.C. Pilet (the former Betty Osmers) and her son Stanford. Mrs. Pilet and her son are in Tacoma visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.F. Osmers. Mr. Osmers is the president of Tacoma Drug Co. Captain and Mrs. Pilet currently reside at the Presidio of San Francisco, but are being transferred to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. (T. Times 4/17/1937, pg. 7)

Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pilet, Betty; Pilet, Stanford; Osmers, C.F.--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1937. Marjorie (Mrs. Frederick C.) Shanaman on couch in family living room, reading a book with sons Fred Jr., age 4 on left, and Dick, age 2. Frederick Shanaman, Sr. was manager of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. (T.Times 4/10/1937, pg. 3, Society)

Shanaman, Marjorie; Shanaman, Richard; Shanaman, Fred C.; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982--Family; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982--Homes & haunts; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. The 1937-38 Tacoma Junior League Board posed for this photograph in May of 1937, shortly after their election to their offices. Pictured are, left to right, Mrs. Camille Pessemier, Helen (Mrs. J.P.) Weyerhaeuser, Helen (Mrs. Charles Jr.) Hurley, Edith Henry, Gertrude (Mrs. Roger) Peck, Phyllis (Mrs. Grant) Hellar, Connie Rie (Cornelia Marie) Cardin, Harriet Griggs, Pauline Sceva and Mrs. L. Donald Fisher. Photograph ordered by Mrs. Brady, Tacoma Times Society editor. (T. Times 5/7/1937, pg. 11) (WSHS)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, Helen; Hellar, Phyllis; Hurley, Helen; Pessemier, Camille--Family; Henry, Edith; Peck, Gertrude; Cardin, Cornelia Marie; Griggs, Harriet; Sceva, Pauline; Fisher, L. Donald--Family;

ca. 1937. Mrs. Harold (Alice) Woodworth and Mrs. Alden (Virginia) Woodworth posed in an interior shot, circa summer 1937. (WSHS)

Woodworth, Alice; Woodworth, Virginia;

ca. 1937. Over 300 carriers for the Tacoma Times gather for their annual chicken dinner party at The Firs. Entertainment was provided, as well as medals for outstanding carriers. A newspaper route was the favored way for young boys (and sometimes girls) to make some cash and the Times treated their valued carriers to special events throughout the year. (T. Times 2/17/1937, pg. 16)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper carriers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Firs (Spanaway);