ca. 1926. Interior of Hill Shoe Shop, 781 Broadway, in the Winthrop Hotel. The store was owned by Edwin F. Hill. Rattan chairs and tables are available for customers, as well foot stools for salesmen to use for trying shoes on customers. Several baskets of flowers decorate the room, this might indicate a Grand Opening. (WSHS)

Hill Shoe Shop (Tacoma); Shoes;

ca. 1926. Winthrop Hotel, circa 1926, same sitting room as in A1301 image 1, the sitting room of the Presidential Suite. Writing desk that folds up into cabinet against wall right. The suite was finished in mahogany with paneled plastered walls.(filed with Argentum)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Exterior view of the Winthrop Hotel from the southwest, circa 1926. Building designed by W.E. Stoddard and Roland Borhek, Associated Architects, in 1924. On the right is the Pantages Theater and on the left is the Bostwick Building. (filed under Argentum)

Hotels--Tacoma--1920-1930; Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Wilkeson Service Station, exterior. Large service station and auto service facility constructed in 1923. Signs advertising: General Gasoline, Goodyear Tires, Day and Night Storage, Packard Used Cars. For Western Dri-Kure Vulcanizing Manufacturing. (filed with Argentum)

Wilkeson Garage & Service Station (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. A group of guests practices their putting on the miniature golf link of the Tacoma Hotel. The nine hole course was part of a $150,000 renovation completed in 1925. It was located on the east side of the hostelry on the lawn overlooking the bay. The Tudor hotel was renowned all up and down the Pacific Coast for its beauty. It was built in 1884 and was designed by Stanford White. It was destroyed by fire on October 17, 1935. (TNT 5/13/1925, pg. 4; TDL 4/12/1927, supplement pg. 6) (WSHS- negative A843- 0)

Hotels--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Putting (Golf); Golf--Tacoma--1920-1930; Golfers;

ca. 1926. Northwestern Woodenware Company, interior of plant. The company manufactured wooden tubs, pails, kits and kegs. (filed with Argentum)

Northwestern Woodenware Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Northwestern Woodenware Company. Interior with workers at various machines. The factory was built at this location in 1913. It had alternate addresses of 2001 Dock and 2100 Dock. The building was destroyed by fire in 1994. (filed with Argentum)

Northwestern Woodenware Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Northwestern Woodenware Company. Interior view, workers piling wood shakes. (filed with Argentum)

Northwestern Woodenware Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Unidentified restaurant interior, circa 1926. Build in wicker stools at lunch counter, backbar with leaded glass, two men and two women employees behind counter. (filed with Argentum)

Restaurants--1920-1930; Restaurant workers--1920-1930; Counters;

ca. 1926. Geiger's Market. Night view into meat market. Glass fresh meat case with marble base, scales on counter, tile backsplash, hanging hams. (filed with Argentum)

Geigers Market (Tacoma); Butcher shops--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Grocery store interior. Canned goods on shelves, scale, Wrigleys and Beech Nut Gum, Karo Syrup, Leslie Salt, Snow Flake Crackers in display case. Flowers in vases on countertop. (filed in Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Holly Market, 3516 McKinley Ave, window display, circa 1926. The window is dressed with hanging beef, large package of bacon, lard package, bottles and other items. The center feature is several refrigeration coils. The meat market was owned and operated by Jalmer and William Wold. (filed with Argentum)

Holly Market (Tacoma); Butcher shops--Tacoma--1920-1930; Meat;

ca. 1926. The central building in this picture is 1113 Broadway, viewed from Broadway Street. In 1926, one of the building's tenants was L.R. Clark, dentists, as indicated by the large signage on the building. Upstairs at 1113 1/2 Broadway was the Ritz Hotel, in operation from 1914-1953. On the left side of the picture is McMillan Brothers, owned by Everett and Alfred McMillan. They owned three stores that offered the strange combination of druggist (ground floor) and musical instrument dealers. They also sold pianos, phonographs and records. The music department was located on the second floor at this location. To the right of the picture, at 1115 Broadway, is a ground floor Piggly Wiggly store, at one time the location of the Queen City Market. (WSHS- negative A874-0)

Hotel Ritz (Tacoma); McMillan Brothers (Tacoma); Piggly Wiggly (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Winthrop Hotel, circa 1926, general view of interior, main dining area flowing off from lobby. When the hotel opened in May, 1925, the main dining room and lobby/lounge were seamlessly blended into a space 40 feet wide and 120 feet long. The hotel was managed by D.M. Linnard, Inc. and recognized for its quality of accommodations and service. (filed with Argentum)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1920-1930; Dining rooms--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. In 1926 a new Jubilee Moon 6-60 from the Bye Thompson Motor Sales Company located at 3320 South G Street took on the steep K Street hill. The K Street hill between Center Street and South 27th had such a steep grade that it was used as a testing ground for the power of new cars. The Jubilee Moon was produced to celebrate 20 years of manufacturing by the Moon Motor Co. (1905-1929) of St. Louis, MO. The car, which sold for under $1,000, was reported to be of European design adapted to American traffic needs. The Moon and Diana motor car agent in Tacoma was the Bye Thompson Motor Sales Company; Bye Thompson was president of the company which sold and serviced the vehicles. This steep, rugged portion of K St. closed about 1960. Holy Rosary Church can be seen in the background. (filed with Argentum) (information on the Moon Jubilee from an August 7, 1926 ad in the Saturday Evening Post)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bye Thompson Motor Sales Co. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Moon automobiles; Dirt roads--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Meat market interior. Fresh meat case, pickled meats in jars, scale, butcher's table. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified meat market. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Four butchers stand behind the counter in this unidentified butcher shop. A saw for cutting meat hangs from the ceiling. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting;

ca. 1926. Interior of unidentified butcher shop. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting; Meat;

ca. 1926. Interior of unidentified Meat Market, circa 1926. Fresh meat, milk and butter cases, telephone on wall, scales, flowers in vases. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting; Meat;

ca. 1926. Open stall meat market with man at counter. Glass fresh meat case with marble base, building columns, banners, overhead sign "MEATS". For Neils Hansen Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat;

ca. 1926. Unidentified Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with cash register in center of countertop. Packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Dairy case inside market. Milk and cheese in case, packaged foods on shelves behind counter. Ordered by B. Wingard and Sons, manufacturers of butcher supplies. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Showcases;

ca. ,1926. Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with scales in center, packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; Showcases; Scales;

ca. 1926. The central building in the picture is 1113 Broadway, viewed from the Commerce Street side. It was built in 1890 and designed by Kissam & Morris, architects. Over the years it has had many tenants, including the Tacoma Daily News. In 1926, on the ground floor was the "Heather Bell Restaurant." The address for the cafe was 1114 Commerce. It was known as the Heather Bell from 1925-28, later as the "Bell Cafe." Above the Heather Bell were the offices of L. R. Clark, dentists. To the right of the picture is 1112 Commerce, the location of F. Kuchera & Son Co., wholesale leather and findings. The company was owned jointly by Edward, Frank Jr., William, Otto and Marie (Frank Sr's widow) Kuchera. The building, although greatly changed, is still standing in downtown Tacoma.

Heather Bell Restaurant (Tacoma); F. Kuchera & Son Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Northwestern Woodenware Company. Interior view showing workers at machinery. (filed with Argentum)

Northwestern Woodenware Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. From 1914 until 1959, the stone quarry was operated by Robert Walker of the Walker Cut Stone Co. Located about a quarter mile up and to the left of the town, the Wilkeson stone quarry was a section of hillside 250 feet high and 175 feet across. It required three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms located on the face of the sandstone. The temporary platforms were moved as the men worked about the face of the stone. Wilkeson sandstone had waterproof qualities and was highly valued as a durable building material. TPL-976 ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. Located about 3 miles southwest of the current location of Buckley, Wilkeson was an important producer of coal and sandstone. Sandstone was a common building and paving material. The sandstone quarry was operated by Walker Cut Stone from 1914-1959. The drillers and powdermen worked from temporary platforms on the face of the stone that could be moved as needed. It took three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms to work. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. A large block of stone is being hoisted out of the quarry. The rock they removed had to come down in solid square pieces, averaging 30 tons each. The stones were then loaded onto railroad cars to be sent to Tacoma for processing. Wilkeson sandstone was used frequently as a building material in Tacoma and around the state. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. A florist's cooler, circa 1926, for storing fresh flowers. (WSHS)

Florist shops--1920-1930; Flower arrangements;