Annie Wright Seminary Christmas Doll Bazaar. The traditional event was held December 4, 1937. Each class of students was responsible for arranging their dolls in their own unique manner. Here three young women arrange dolls displayed in a circus tent; "under the big top." In addition to the doll display, there was a candy sale and puppet show. (T.Times Society, 12/11/1937, p. 7)

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; Bazaars--Tacoma; Dolls; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Annie Wright Seminary Christmas Doll Bazaar. Two older women examine the "dolls of all nations" displayed on a table in the school library. Over 400 parents and guests of the students attended the Bazaar on December 4, 1937. All proceeds went to the Bishop Huston Missionary Society. (T.Times Society. 12/11/1937, p. 7)

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; Bazaars--Tacoma; Dolls; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Several days before Thanksgiving in 1937, Betty Jane Thompson of 1105 So. 11th St. visited the turkeys at the Southworth Farm in Kitsap County. We can only guess their fate. (T. Times 11-25-1937 p.23)

Turkeys;Thompson, Betty; Southworth Farm--Kitsap County--1930-1940

Annie Wright Seminary Christmas Doll Bazaar held December 4, 1937. The Senior girls have arranged baby dolls in an old shoe; the theme is based on the nursery rhyme "Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe." Standing L to r: Margaret McGinnis, Shirley Robbins, Frances Young; kneeling, Ann Murray and Martha Turner. The seniors received an award of merit for their dolls and exhibit. Left corner torn on photograph. (T. Times, 12/11/37, p.7)

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; Bazaars--Tacoma; Dolls; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young, Frances; McGinnis, Margaret; Murray, Ann; Robbins, Shirley; Turner, Martha;

On March 25, 1937, over 12,000 fans turned out at the Stadium Bowl to watch the annual Stadium vs. Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football game. This was a view of the south side of the Big Bowl as the teams prepared to put the ball into play. Spectators filled the concrete bleachers. The undefeated Stadium Tigers won 34-0, clinching the City Title for them for the 4th straight year, and making them champions of the newly formed Cross-State League. Structures adjacent to the stadium and high school are visible in the background. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg.1).

Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Events--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Stadium vs. Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football game in Stadium Bowl, November 25, 1937. Stadium High School band led by drum majors performs in front of the field goal at the crest of the stadium. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 1).

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands;

Stadium vs. Lincoln annual Thanksgiving Day football game, held on November 25, 1937 in the Stadium Bowl. The Lincoln High School marching band stands in "smoker's pipe" formation on the field; in the "bowl of the pipe" are the glee club and a capella choir blowing bubbles. Automobiles line the stadium and an old wooden building is visible in the background. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg.1).

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands;

Stadium vs. Lincoln annual Thanksgiving Day football game in Stadium Bowl, November 25, 1937. The Stadium High School marching band and "Tigeranna" drill team stand in formation on the field. Their formation appears to represent letters. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 1).

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands;

Large flock of turkeys, numbering at about 2,000, at Southworth Farm. Farm house and buildings in background. The farm was owned by the Southworth brothers, Roy, C.M. and H.W. It was located about 1 1/4 miles southwest of Parkland. It was the largest turkey farm in the Northwest. (T. Times 11/25/1937, pg. 1).

Southworth Farm (Parkland); Turkeys;

Bernard Aus' music students - grade 9. The tall girl in the back is believed to be Alice Stockton. The boy on the right end of the first row is Ronald Kilde. (WSHS)

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

In November of 1937, the choir of the First Baptist Church, 902 Market St., was photographed with the ministerial staff. The choir was under the direction of Ernest C. Sheppard, standing left in the group of four at the front of the choir. He had been director of the choir for 20 years. Standing in the front with Mr. Sheppard were, left to right, Mrs. Norma Wadsworth, pianist, Rev. Weldon Wilson, Pastor, and Clayton Johnson, organist. The large downtown church was built in 1925 from a design by Heath, Gove & Bell, architects. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 16)

First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Baptist churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Sheppard, Ernest C.; Wadsworth, Norma; Wilson, Weldon M.; Clergy--Tacoma--1930-1940; Johnson, Clayton;

On Thanksgiving Day 1937 before a crowd estimated at 12,000 fans, the Stadium High School Tigers beat the Lincoln High School Abes 34 to 0, clinching both the city championship and the Cross-State League title. The final score was the largest registered to that date in the annual competition between the two schools. Carl Opolsky, Stadium's halfback, picked up two touchdowns and two conversions securing first place as individual scoring leader in his league. (TNT 11/26/1937 p.12).

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

College of Puget Sound Adelphian Male Ensemble. Nineteen men standing in line with hands made into fists with thumbs pointing backwards, possibly trying to hitch a ride to their next concert. Arched walkway behind them. (filed with Argentum)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Adelphian Choral Society (Tacoma);

Copy negative of a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Co. 3224, at "Camp Point Defiance," photograph taken on November 28, 1937. The photo was taken at the restored Fort Nisqually at Pt. Defiance, which was opened in 1934. In the background was the fence and the bastion. The photo of the CCC boys was surrounded by smaller images of Tacoma. At the bottom was a city view labeled, "Tacoma-Lumber Capital of America." The CCC camp at Point Defiance was built on a flat area just below and to the south of the reconstructed Ft. Nisqually in the park, and was home to some 155 workers. The CCC was formed in 1933 by President F.D. Roosevelt. It was composed mainly of young unemployed men, 18-25 years old, some away from home for the first time. Their work detail consisted of clearing brush and timber in the park and building roads, trails and structures.

Man feeding parking meter outside Turner Richards Studio. Plymouth sedan at curb. The charge for metered parking was 5 cents for 30 minutes with the first 5 minutes free. For Red Spot Electric Company. (filed with Argentum)

Parking--Tacoma--1930-1940; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma); Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma--1930-1940; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma); Plymouth automobile;

In 1937 and 1938 there was a major battle in Tacoma about parking and parking meters. The issue split both the downtown merchants and the city council, with pro and con voices in each camp. One strong advocate for meters was the local Red Spot Electric Company - they made meters. This photograph, taken for Red Spot Electric, shows a Tacoma driver parking his 1937 Ford next to a demonstration model of one of their meters. It was temporarily installed in front of the Western Auto Supply Company building at 717 Pacific Avenue. After several more years of contentious "discussion," 1,200 meters were installed in the shopping district of downtown Tacoma in 1941. The meters were covered in 1976 and removed in 1977. (filed with Argentum)

Parking--Tacoma--1930-1940; Western Auto Supply Co. (Tacoma); Pontiac automobiles--1930-1940;

A white horse performing a trick with his front legs and head on ground at the first horse show of the season, November 29, 1937, at the Armory. The show was sponsored by the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard. The troop was also known locally as Troop B. (T. Times, 11/30/1937, p. 5).

Horse shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Show horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Trick riding;

The members of the Washington National Guard who created this human pyramid were just six of the more than 50 riders who thrilled a capacity crowd on November 29, 1937 at the first horse show of the season, held at the Armory.The show was sponsored by the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard, known locally as "Troop B." The six soldiers who created the pyramid formation on the backs of three horses were: (l to r) mounted, Sgt. Orville Johns, Sgt. Ed Lewellyn, Corp. Art Weisfield; two abreast are, Pvt. L. Peterson, left, and Pvt. C. Denton; top Pvt. Jack Mills. (T. Times 11/30/1937, pg. 5)

Horse shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Show horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Trick riding;

The first horse show of the season at the Tacoma Armory, November 19, 1937. The show is being sponsored by the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard, known locally as "Troop B." Two men are pictured in the stable area looking at a horse inside a stall. (T. Times, 11/30/1937, p. 5).

Horse shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Show horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma);

The Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard sponsors the first horse show of the season on November 29, 1937 at the Armory. Two soldiers watch a white horse perform a trick with a very young rider on the horse's back. Tacoma's famous Cavalry unit was known locally as "Troop B." It was the oldest military organization in the state. (T. Times, 11/30/1937, p. 5).

Horse shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Show horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Trick riding;

One of the 50 participating riders thrills the audience by standing straddled on two moving horses. The scene is the first horse show of the season at the Tacoma Armory. It is being sponsored by the Headquarters Troop, 24th Cavalry Division, Washington National Guard, known locally as "Troop B." (T. Times, 11/30/1937, p. 5).

Horse shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Show horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma); Trick riding;

Robert, age 4, and Peter, age 4, Ribolla pose in sailor uniforms next to a mirrored coffee table. The boys are the sons of Danilo and Gloria Ribolla. The family is spending their first Christmas in Tacoma. They will stay in the Buckingham Apartments this winter and will relocate to Olympia in the spring. (T. Times 12/18/1937, pg. 7)

Boys--1930-1940; Ribolla, Robert; Ribolla, Peter; Ribolla, Danilo--Family;

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;

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;

Gloria (Mrs. Danilo N.) Ribolla and her two small sons, Robert age 2 and Peter age 4, dressed in sailor suits. Mrs. Ribolla is the former Gloria Fogg and is in Tacoma to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs. Lyle Abrahamson. The Ribollas have recently come from New York and will eventually make their home in Olympia. (T. Times 12/18/1937, pg. 7)

Boys--1930-1940; Ribolla, Gloria; Ribolla, Robert; Ribolla, Peter; Ribolla, Danilo--Family;

Home portrait of Lucia Carruthers for her engagement announcement to Thornton Shaw. The young woman is sitting beside a corner window and a unique, built-in knick-knack shelf. Miss Carruthers had also achieved fame as a whistling teacher while a student at the University of Washington. After studying extensively to mellow her whistling tone and increase her range, she gave lessons to other students. (T.Times, Society, 12/1/37, p.9; 9/19/1935, pg. 1).

Carruthers, Lucia; Women--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Lea and Margaret Bronson home. Living room with fireplace and Christmas tree. (T. Times)

Bronson, Lea--Homes & haunts; Christmas decorations; Christmas trees--1930-1940; Fireplaces;