ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1933. Doctor or radiologist and nurses working in X-ray room with patient on table. One piece of equipment has a large dial and the other is a camera and screen mounted on a steel frame. X-rays were accepted as a medical practice in the 1920s. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Radiography--1930-1940; Radiologists--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Gunderson Jeweler owned by Arthur N. Gunderson. Elegant jewelry store located in storefront of Bostwick Building. Advertising display of jewelry. (WSHS)

Gunderson (Tacoma); Gift shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. A lift designed by American Manufacturing being used in the plywood industry. It is being used to lift two men so that they can stack the plywood in the drying rack. American Manufacturing designed elevator equipment for every lifting requirement. American Manufacturing was located at 2123 Pacific Ave. Thomas M. Gepford was president of the company.

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery; Plywood industry--1930-1940; Elevators;

ca. 1936. Scenes from a plywood factory, featuring lift equipment designed by American Manufacturing Co., "Elevators for every lifting requirement." The plywood being fed onto the conveyor belt at left sits on a lift, which raises as the stack of plywood recedes. The cart to the right where the plywood is being loaded sits on a lift that sinks as the cart is loaded and then raises it to floor level to be rolled away. TPL-8279

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting equipment; Elevators; Plywood industry--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. An auto repair shop with the serviceman using an automobile lift by American Manufacturing Company, "Elevators for every lifting requirement." The vehicle is raised off the ground so that the serviceman can work underneath. American Manufacturing was located at 2123 Pacific Ave. Thomas M. Gepford was president of the company. TPL-8275 & TPL-8357

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Automobile repair--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mechanics (Persons); Hoisting machinery;

ca. 1936. Scenes from a plywood factory, featuring lift equipment designed by American Manufacturing Co., "Elevators for every lifting requirement." The thin sheets of very wet plywood are being loaded into the dryer from a cart that sits on a lift that sinks into the floor. The lift can raise or lower the cart, making it easier to slide the sheets onto the drying shelves.

American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting equipment; Elevators; Plywood industry--1930-1940;

ca. 1932. "Trade Sales" display in Bon Marche' window featuring Conlon kitchen appliances, two wringer washing machines and a mangle. (filed with Argentum)

Appliances--1930-1940; Washing machines--1930-1940; Window displays;

ca. 1932. Road to Mount Baker near Marblemount, Skagit County. Two men standing on unpaved forest road. For Mr. Hans Heidner, President of Heidner and Company, Importers and Exporters. (WSHS)

Dirt roads--Skagit County;

ca. 1932. Road to Mount Baker near Marblemount, Skagit County. Man standing on an unpaved forest road, another man in background. For Mr. Hans Heidner, President of Heidner and Company, Importers and Exporters. (WSHS)

Dirt roads--Skagit County; Mountain roads--Skagit County;

ca. 1935. Kaufman - Leonard Furniture Store. Interior view showing couches. Joseph J. Kaufman, a partner in the store, was Mayor of Tacoma in 1939-1940. (filed with Argentum)

Kaufman-Leonard Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Furniture--1930-1940; Couches; Sofas;

ca. 1933. In April of 1933, the first production of 3.2% beer was allowed in the US after the repeal of prohibition. Full strength beer would not be legal until January of 1934. Columbia Brewing Co. used this slight variation on a preprohibition label to introduce their new product, Alt Heidelberg Pale Beer. The brewery's symbol of the female figure "Columbia" was replaced by the Student Prince, from the 1903 play "Alt Heidelberg," later reproduced as the operetta "Student Prince." The old style label was later replaced with less ornate one featuring the student prince alone. Photograph ordered by the North Pacific Bank Note Company. (filed with Argentum) (www.brewerygems.com)

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Beer--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Labels;

ca. 1952. Five tour buses are packed with sightseers ready to experience the beauty of Mount Rainier. The buses are without roofs so that the passengers can stand, if they choose, to get an unimpeded view of their surroundings. This may be a customer's copy; actual date of photograph is not known. Print was probably made in 1952. (TPL-2336)

Tourists--Mount Rainier; Buses--Mount Rainier; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.);

Miss Marjorie Pierce stands next to her 1933 Chrysler Six sedan recently purchased from the American Motor Co. Store manager Grover E. Wakefield is at the left of the photograph. American Motors would open their new showrooms at South 9th and "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) on November 20, 1933. The Chrysler and Plymouth dealership offered service departments to handle everything from complete overhauls and body building to regular service station jobs. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-19-33, 7A)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Chrysler automobile; Pierce, Marjorie; Wakefield, Grover E.;

Staff of American Motor Company just prior to their November, 1933, move to new and more spacious quarters at South 9th and "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) Sts. Fifteen men and two women posed in front of window bearing a "Chrysler Service" logo. Managers Grover E. Wakefield (third from left in second row) and Robert M. Jackson (second from left in second row) were in charge of the Chrysler & Plymouth dealership, the successor to the American Automobile Co. Opened there in 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, the agency lasted less than two years. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-19-33, 7A)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; American Motor Co. (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Wakefield, Grover E.; Jackson, Robert M.;

New barracks for medical corps at Fort Lewis. Lettering over doorway reads "Medical Detachment." The new quarters were erected adjacent to the Fort Lewis hospital as part of a six year, 5 1/2 million dollar development plan at Fort Lewis. Camp Lewis was built during WW I, on land given to the military as a gift. After the war, the camp fell into disrepair. In March of 1926, Congress passed a ten year building plan to revitalize several military posts, including Camp Lewis. In September of 1927, Camp Lewis was redesignated as Fort Lewis. (T. Times 11/23/1934, pg. 1) TPL-8302

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Barracks--Fort Lewis; Military facilities--Wash.;

Studio portrait of a young girl in a frilly dress posing on old trunk, taken in February of 1934. Richards Studio notes identify her as Rodella "Hokum" (probably Hockom.) The portrait was ordered by Walt Sutter of Tacoma; she was possibly his granddaughter. She was also possibly the same girl pictured in Series 605 images O and 3B and Series I53 Images 2 and 4. (filed with Argentum)

Hockom, Rodella; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sutter, Walter H.--Family;

ca. 1934. Henry Querrette working with handtool in his workshop. He is surrounded by supplies- lanterns, saws, wood and cans. He is wearing suspenders and smoking a pipe with a curved bowl. Querrette, also known as "Chips," was a carpenter and home builder. During the thirties, Better Homes & Gardens magazines featured him in a series of articles written by Alfred L. Gehri on such varied topics as architects in the building process, tools, restoring furniture and recipes from around the world.

Woodworking; Workshops--1930-1940; Querrette, Henry;

ca. 1934. Henry Querrette in his rustic kitchen cooking hot cakes on a griddle. The photograph was most probably taken in Querrette's Hood Canal ranch. Querrette, also known as "Chips," is making his famous pancakes. In addition to careers as a sailor, cowboy, lumberjack and builder; Chips was also a wonderful cook. During his days at sea, Chips headed inland at every port to pick up new recipes. His pancake recipe originated in France. (Better Homes & Gardens, September 1934)

Kitchens--1930-1940; Pancakes & waffles; Cookery--1930-1940; Querrette, Henry;

ca. 1934. The Rathskeller, beer parlor, owned by Lyle Lane. New establishment showing modern counter, and mirrored walled above cabinets. The establishment was located on the ground floor of the Rust Building, 950 Pacific Ave. (WSHS)

Restaurants--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma; Barrooms--Tacoma; Alcoholic beverages; Rathskeller (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. The Rathskeller, beer parlor, owned by Lyle L. Lane. New establishment opened at end of Prohibition on the ground floor of the Rust Building. Modern-style wood booths with abstract pattern floor covering. The beer parlor is empty at 11:25 a.m.

Restaurants--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma; Barrooms--Tacoma; Alcoholic beverages; Rathskeller (Tacoma);

Tacoma General Hospital. Six women having afternoon tea. (filed with Argentum)

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

On Friday evening, January 8, 1937, twenty five students in the Tacoma General nursing program took the first step toward graduating as nurses. The women are lined up preceding their "capping ceremony." The ceremony signifies that they have completed a probationary period of study and have been accepted as student nurses. The procession in the nurse's home at the hospital is being led by Miss Sutherling, head of the education department, and her assistant, Miss Harvey, in capes and caps. The students carry lighted candles, a symbol of the light they will bring to others, in honor of Florence Nightingale, "The Lady with the Lamp" and the founder of modern nursing. The students will receive their full graduation honors in May of 1939. (TNT 1/8/1937, pg. 2; TDL 1/8/1937, pg. 4- names in caption) (filed with Argentum)

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

On Friday evening, January 8, 1937, twenty five students in the Tacoma General Hospital nursing program took their first step toward graduating as nurses. The women received their caps, signifying that they had completed the preliminary four month basic course in theory and practice. The caps were presented by Laura Gibson (far left), Director of Nurses, in a ceremony held in the nurses' home at the hospital. The students will receive their full graduation honors when they complete their studies in May of 1939. (TNT 1/8/1937, pg. 2)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma); Gibson, Laura;

ca. 1936. Switchboard operator at Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936. To the right in the picture is the illuminated board invented by hospital superintendent C.J. Cummings. Listed on the board was each doctor at the hospital and to the right of the name was a light and a switch. When a doctor entered the building, he switched on the light next to his name, letting everyone know that he was in the building. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Switchboards--Tacoma--1930-1940; Telephone operators--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Exterior view of Tacoma General Hospital, intersection of 4th Street and K Street. Building constructed in 1915 and designed by Heath and Gove, architects. The east wing, behind the main hospital, was added in 1926. The hospital originated in 1882 as the Fannie C. Paddock Hospital at 2511 No. Starr St. It is Tacoma's oldest continuously operating hospital.

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

ca. 1934. Annie Wright Seminary. Girls playing basketball in the gymnasium with upper balcony. (WSHS)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Basketball--1930-1940; Basketball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Annie Wright Seminary. Four girls on field playing field hockey. Shrubbery in background. (WSHS)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Field hockey;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Enlisted Mens Mess and Kitchen building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General dated December 12, 1931. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;