Back of Photo: Doig, Ivan

Back of Photo:
Recently wedded chess players John Donaldson and Elena Akhmilovskaya... Donald is now a chess coach.
Photo by Nigel Eddis

Judge Fred Dore

Back of Photo:
Charles Doud (at 1985 Sound to Narrows)

From Clipping in File:
Lt. Col. John Dramesi, Daughter, Andrea, Now 6
Flier Made Flag Secretly While Imprisoned in North Vietnam
Staff photo by Bob Rudsit

Man atop Edwards Fuel Company truck, filling its tank from fuel depot. According to signage on truck, Edwards was the distributor for White Rose fuel. For Davis Motor Company, Diamond T Trucks. (date may be 03-12-1937.) (filed with Argentum)

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks; Edwards Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel;

Tacoma Roofing Company semi truck in front of company office. For Davis Motor Company, Diamond T Trucks. May be 03-12-1937. (filed with Argentum)

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks; Tacoma Roofing Co. (Tacoma);

Christmas window display of hosiery at Lerner Shops. Sheer silk nylons available at 69 cents a pair for that special lady. Four thread silk chiffon nylons at 69 cents a pair made the perfect gift. A wide range of nylons in different colors displayed at prices ranging from 50 cents to 89 cents a pair. Dressing gowns on hangers accent the display.

Lerner Shops (Tacoma); Clothing stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Window displays--1930-1940; Hosiery;

Two Foss tugboats, the "Diamond B" and the "Foss No. 17" carefully moved a crane, mounted on a Foss barge, down the Puyallup Waterway in December of 1936. The crane was probably being delivered to the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. The "Foss 17" had a fire monitor mounted on top of its pilothouse, and with her high pressure pump she helped put out many waterfront fires before being retired in 1965. (copy of photograph also numbered and filed as D3015- 1A)

Hoisting machinery; Towing--Tacoma; Tugboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma);

Burnett Brothers Jewelers, new store at 924 Broadway. View of the long narrow interior from the rear of the store to the front door. Large glass display cases set on marble stands on either side of the center aisle. The new location will have its Grand Opening February 12, 1937 in the evening. The store was formerly located at 932 Broadway. Also cataloged as A4035 image 2. (T. Times, 2/11/1937, p. 8)

Burnett Brothers Jewelry (Tacoma); Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Merchandise displays--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Bone-Dry Shoe Company store in the Rust Building from 11th Street. Signs advertise "Removal Sale" and "Forced to Vacate." Fidelity Building in background. Storefront for First United Mutual Savings Bank next door. (filed with Argentum)

Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. The Stationers, interior. Typewriters, duplicating machines and other office supplies, Royal Typewriter display sign, three people at desks. (filed with Argentum)

Stationers, Inc. (Tacoma); Office equipment & supplies; Typewriters;

ca. 1937. Norman's Apparel Shop, Ladies Dresses. Model posed in the latest fashion in store interior. Her hand rests on a modernistic chrome chairs. (WSHS)

Norman's Apparel Shop (Tacoma); Clothing stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

This photograph of the Rex Theater, from October, 1937, shows the theater's new marquee and neon sign built by the Cliff Sign Company. Martin Steffen opened the Rex Theater at 3809-11 Yakima Avenue South in 1919 to replace his smaller theater of the same name that was just two doors down, at 3805 Yakima Ave. So. The new theater had the largest seating capacity of any theater on Tacoma's south end, holding 650. Seeking to give his patrons the best possible movie experience, Mr. Steffen's had the theater built with a nursery where mothers could care for their small children and infants while still being able to view the screen. In 1958, the Rex was remodeled and dedicated as the Tacoma Calvary Temple. Today it is home to the New Restoration Church and Restoration Christian Ministries.

Rex Theater (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Electric signs;

ca. 1936. Interior of Globe Machine Works, for Joe Cornish. This longtime Tacoma concern designed and manufactured heavy machinery, primarily for the plywood industry. (filed with Argentum)

Machinery industry--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Nell Keevy, travel bureau official at the Bremerton city dock, posed with an unidentified bus driver after giving the new bus scheduled for the Port Orchard to Bremerton ferry dock run a once over. On Sunday July 28, 1935, the Bremerton-Port Orchard- Seattle ferry service was discontinued after 15 years of operation by the Black Ball lines. Passengers would now travel by bus from Port Orchard to Bremerton to catch the ferry to Seattle. (filed with Argentum) (Bremerton Sun 7/27/1935, pg. 1)

Mass transit--Port Orchard--1930-1940; Washington Motor Coach System (Bremerton); Buses--Bremerton; Bus terminals--Bremerton; Keevy, Nell;

And they're off! Members of the Bremerton Admiral Robert E. Coontz Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars posed ready to take off in a run as soon as they hear the starting pistol fire. They clutched application for membership forms in their hands and the race was on for greatest membership drive in the history of the post. Their goal was 100 new members by March 31st. Alfred Carlson, second from right, was chairman of the membership committee. Left to right are pictured O.E. Bennett, George Hall, M.D. Benham, Henry Johnson, Ted Pruitt, C.E. Chase, Alfred Carlson and Joe Dilks. Local patrolman Rod Murphy was shown with the starting pistol, getting the drive off to a flying start. (Bremerton Sun 10/8/1935, pg. 1)

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Admiral Robert E. Coontz Post (Bremerton); Veterans organizations--Bremerton--1930-1940; Running races; Runners (Sports); Handguns; Carlson, Alfred;

A. Ostrom, left, and T. A. Grahn, two of Bremerton's veteran painters, together represent a combined age of 186 with 104 years of experience in painting. Images of the two were captured on October 10, 1935 as they waterproofed the Masonic Temple in Bremerton. Mr. Ostrom, at 71, started his profession at 17; and Mr. Grahn, 65, started at 15. The men have painted houses, stores, churches and hotels in Bremerton, doing more than their share to beautify the city. (Bremerton Sun. 10/24/1935, pg. 1)

Carpenters--Bremerton; Aged persons--Bremerton; Ladders; Ostrom, A.; Grahn, T.A.;

Pre game military show featuring a formation of soldiers and sailors during the November 11, 1935 Armistice Day Navy-Army Football Game at Stadium Bowl. For Bremerton Sun. (filed with Argentum) (see D410 for more images of the same event.)

Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military personnel--1930-1940;

Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like ... Mary Dolores Connolly of Bremerton smiles mischievously over her shoulder as she mails her letter to Santa at a street mailbox in December of 1935. The five year old girl was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Connolly, 1744 Fourth St. She was eagerly looking forward to Christmas. The Bremerton Sun, who ordered the picture, wanted to thank the citizens, firemen and organizations of the city for their cooperation in making the holiday brighter for the city's less fortunate youngsters as well. (Bremerton Sun 12/21/1935, pg. 1)

Letters to Santa Claus; Holidays--Bremerton--1930-1940; Mailboxes--Bremerton--1930-1940; Girls--Bremerton--1930-1940; Connolly, Mary Dolores;

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow can stop the delivery of those Christmas cards, but a poorly written address can. Bremerton mail carrier R.O. Rouen was photographed puzzling over a carelessly addressed envelope in December of 1935. According to the Bremerton Sun, in 1934 2,000 letters and packages were sent to the dead letter office, unable to be delivered due to unintelligible addresses. For Bremerton Sun. (Bremerton Sun 12/20/1935, pg. 1)

Holidays--Bremerton; Christmas cards; Postal service employees--Bremerton; Letter carriers--Bremerton; Rouen, R.O.;