ca. 1938. Descendents of James and Ann Burrows Rigney pose in front of the Steilacoom Town Hall. James and his wife Anne moved west in 1857 to join James' brother John Rigney in Tacoma. They brought their children Mary, John and James with them. They settled on a farm on the prairie which is now part of McChord Air Force Base.

Rigney, James--Family; Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom)

ca. 1938. It's time to return to school and the new University Place School District Bus is pictured with two children boarding. The bus will soon be full of excited children returning for another year of school. For Diamond T Truck Company of Chicago, Illinois. TPL-3673

School buses--University Place; Students--University Place--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Mrs. Chester (Anna) Thorne Residence, 424 No. D St., circa 1938. Stairwell in entry way and second floor banister. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H.Thorne residence, entrance door. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Mrs. Thorne was the widow of banker Chester Thorne for whom Thornewood was built in Lakewood. In 1935, Mrs. Anna Thorne deeded over the 100 acre Thornewood to her daughter Anita Thorne Corse Stone. Mrs. Thorne then had this smaller Georgian manor house built. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H.Thorne residence, view from driveway. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Mrs. Thorne was the widow of banker Chester Thorne for whom Thornewood was built in Lakewood. In 1935, Mrs. Anna Thorne deeded over the 100 acre Thornewood to her daughter Anita Thorne Corse Stone. Mrs. Thorne then had this home built. Elizabeth Ayer was the architect who designed the home. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H. (Mrs. Chester) Thorne residence, Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Dressing room or powder room. (Filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Drum and Bugle Corps. of the Elias J. Messinger Post No.1428, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in front of South Tacoma V.F.W. building. Group of approx. 40. The hall was built and dedicated in 1930. (Argentum)

Veterans of Foreign Wars, E.J. Messinger Post No. 1428 (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Drum majorettes--Tacoma; Drums; Marching bands; Bugles; Brass instruments;

ca. 1938. Dock scene during recent Seattle port closings. Crates in a warehouse. (T. Times)

Warehouses--Seattle; Crates; Shipping--Seattle--1930-1940;

Studio stock photographs. Night time scene of neon signs along Broadway, looking south from 11th Street. Included are The Owl Drug Company, Feist & Bachrach, Blue Mouse Theater, Sears, and Benders.

Streets - Tacoma Streets - Broadway Advertising - Signs - Neon Signs

Studio stock photograph. Night time scene of neon store signs along Broadway south of 9th Street.

Streets - Tacoma Streets - BroadwayAdvertising - Signs - Neon Signs

Two firemen using ater jets, two others watching.

Two Stadium High School musicians, one with a trumpet and another with a trombone, pose in front of the school entrance in letterman band sweaters.

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Brass instruments; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trumpets; Trombones;

ca. 1938. Italian Dinner Banquet. The large dining room is filled with people at tables eating spaghetti.

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Beacon Service Station at 84th Street and South Tacoma Way. Attendant handing customer a spark plug, display of Richfield products. For Richfield Oil Corporation of California. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)

Beacon Service Station (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies;

ca. 1938. Five women at J.P. Weyerhauser residence. One woman is writing at card table, four other women standing by her. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times Society Editor. (filed with Argentum)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Mayor John C. Siegle, portrait ca. 1938. Copy ordered by the Tacoma Elks on 2-13-69. A dentist by profession, Dr. Siegle won election on March 8, 1938, to become the first native Tacoman mayor. He had previously made a bid in 1934 for the office but was defeated by George A. Smitley. Vigorous campaigning in the 1938 election took a toll on his health and it was an ill man who took office on June 6, 1938. Ira Davisson, Public Utilities Commissioner, was acting mayor for several weeks before Dr. Siegle's death on April 12, 1939. Dr. Siegle had been a civic leader well before his election as mayor. He was the Past Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks, past president of the Kiwanis Club, founder of the Izaak Walton League Chapter in Tacoma, and past commander of the Edward B. Rhodes Post No. 2 of the American Legion. ALBUM 11, ALBUM 16. TPL-8436

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939;

ca. 1938. Members of the Tacoma Tigers baseball club pose for a 1938 team picture prior to their game with Yakima. William "Hack" Wilson was the Tigers' playing catcher and also their manager. He is believed to be in the back row, third from the right. TPL-4747.

ca. 1938. This float was entered by the city of Sumner in a mid to late 1930's Daffodil Parade. The driver's head can be seen at the center of the float. In the back, two girls in Dutch costumes ride in chairs.

ca. 1938. Jordan bread and bakery products. Ordered by Miller & Miller Advertising for the Jordan Baking Co. In 1938 Arthur K. Jordan opened a bakery at 3619-23 So. 54th, a building that had been previously occupied by the DuLac Auto Body Co. (WSHS)

Jordan Baking Co. (Tacoma); Bread--Tacoma;

ca. 1938. Mayor John C. Siegle, second from left seated on far side of table, at a banquet. Name of the organization is not known. Sepia photograph taken probably in 1938. Several of the men, including the mayor, are wearing buttons/badges. As mayor, Dr. Siegle was invited to many civic and social functions, sometimes as a guest speaker. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939; Banquets;

Aerial view of Tacoma General Hospital with Wright Park and surrounding neighborhoods.

Aerial photographs; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Dogs were apparently welcome at this eating establishment as a large black Cocker Spaniel gets a treat from a man stting on a soda fountain stool. Begging on his hind legs appeared to have paid off for the pooch in a 1938 stock photograph. Although a touch of elegance is present with the rattan counter stools which slope back, hamburgers were still an affordable 10 cents each.

Dogs; Eating & drinking;

ca. 1938. Interior of murder scenes taken for lawyer Steve O'Brien. Wood-sided room appears to be a speakeasy or brothel. Two men wearing suits and fedora hats stand beside a counter; door at rear contains several bolts and locks and has a slide-open viewing cut-out.

Homicides;

ca. 1938. Man working on electrical equipment, has "Willard" patch on jacket. Some of the equipment appear to be radios. This stock 1938 photograph is believed to be that of Ernest Little who had a radio repair shop at 728 Pacific Avenue near Turner Richards' photographic studio. Mr. Little opened his "Little Radio Shop" in 1937. See D53025-1 for a picture of the store and Mr. Little taken in 1950.

Radios; Radio industry--Tacoma;