ca. 1939. Highway overpass at Midland. Grade separation carrying rail line over Airport Road (South 112th Street), near present day Franklin Pierce High School. Photograph was taken circa 1939.

Elevated highways--Midland; Streets--Midland;

ca. 1939. Bill (William L.) and Ted (Theodore P.) Healy, identical twins, in their office in the Fidelity Building. Healy Bros. Inc., real estate, included other Healy brothers: Lawrence H., president, Clarence P., vice president, and James, secretary. Lawrence and Clarence were also identical twins; the Healy family was blessed with a double set of twins with Bill and Ted the younger pair. (T. Times 6/3/1937, pg. 3-childhood portrait of brothers)

Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Healy, William L.; Healy, Ted; Offices--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. After the remodeling and rebuilding of Columbia Breweries, it would become the largest brewery north of San Francisco and west of Milwaukee. Their expansion would help the company fill the increasing demands for their Heidelberg beer and Columbia ale. View of Columbia Breweries Alt Heidelberg sign: "We are serving Alt Heidelberg. So good--and good for you." (WSHS)

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

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company's cargo ship "Lake Frances" at dock.

Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cargo ships--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Two female skiers pose at Mount Rainier. TPL-6170

Skiers--1930-1940; Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. A deciduous tree is photographed starkly black in front of the glistening Puget Sound. An island can be seen in the background. Stock footage.

Trees;

ca. 1939. W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) workers at McChord Field. Four men pushing metal-wheeled wheelbarrows over snow-covered, frozen ground. 1939 Stock negative.

Works Progress Administration (Tacoma); Laborers--Tacoma; Wheelbarrows;

Washington School, 6A Class, January of 1939. (filed with Argentum)

School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Associated Oil Company aerial view of west side cement plant for first Narrows Bridge construction. Ordered by George Martinac, North Pacific Bank Note.

Aerial photographs; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma;

ca. 1939. Circa 1939 birdseye view of Tacoma skyline from Washington Building, looking north. Pacific Avenue in foreground, Provident Building at lower right. City Hall, Elks Temple, Winthrop Hotel and Rhodes Medical Arts Building are prominent.

Cityscapes--1930-1940; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940; Provident Building (Tacoma); Old City Hall (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Medical Arts Building (Tacoma); Elks Temple (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. View looking northwest from the Washington Building, circa 1939. Riviera Theatre (906-08 Pacific Ave.) at lower left, Motoramp Garage (745 Commerce St.), Winthrop Hotel (773 Broadway) and top of Rhodes Medical Arts Building (747 Market St.) at right.

Cityscapes--1930-1940; Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Motoramp Garage (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Medical Arts Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. Construction of the first Narrows Bridge, later known as the "Galloping Gertie." The road bed leads up to the water and then abruptly drops off. The west pier appears to have been secured out in the Sound, ready for further construction. Work began on the bridge on November 23, 1938. It was dedicated and opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. The bridge collapsed in a windstorm just four months later, the blame laid to faulty design. The replacement bridge opened 10 years later. Mount Rainier can be seen in the distance, with Tacoma spread out before. TPL-8609

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridge construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Progress photographs; Suspension bridges--Tacoma;

Man in overcoat with carnation bouteneire, watch bob, balding hair - facing left.

ca. 1939. Columbia Breweries introduced Columbia ale in 1939, the company vigorously advertised and promoted their new product, which was instantaneously accepted by the public. Columbia is proud of their two products and only uses the finest ingredients for their beer and ale production. View of Alt Heidelberg sign: "Whatever the Package" with three containers--a bottle of beer, a jumbo bottle of beer, and a can of guest beer. "So good--and good for you." (WSHS)

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

ca. 1939. Football banquet given Stadium athletes by Active Club circa 1939. Large group of men and teens around tables looking to the right while possibly watching a film. Two large arched windows and potted tree in background. (T. Times, Sports)

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Active Club (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Concrete anchor for one of the piers of the first Narrows bridge being dumped, circa 1939. The 550 ton reinforced concrete pier anchors were cast at Scofield's, near the 15th St. Bridge in Tacoma. They measured 12 x 12 x 51ft. 6 inches. They were towed on scows one at a time to be dumped in a 900 foot circle around each pier site. They would be spotted into place by a team on the land, like laying over a target. Sea valves would be opened , flooding the scow to a tilt, the anchor would slide off and the empty scow would right itself. ("Bridging the Narrows" by Joe Gotchy; T.Times 1-31-1939, pg. 1)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridge construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma;

ca. 1939. Actors Jimmy Durante, right, and Lionel Stander, left, sitting on a bench in a locker room circa 1939. Both are wearing San Diego baseball uniforms. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Actors; Baseball; Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980; Stander, Lionel; Uniforms; Locker rooms;

Foster & Keiser billboard on Tacoma-Seattle Highway. Several men wearing suits and hats stand in front of an advertising sign "Tacoma Invites You. Gateway to National Parks." Promoted by the Young Men's Business Clubs and Washington State Employment.

ca. 1939. Exterior of Armory, 715 So. 11th St., for I.F. Lauckes Inc., Seattle, Wa. The Armory was constructed in 1908 as a home for the local National Guard. The gothic Pierce County Courthouse, 1012 So. G St., can be seen in the right background. This structure was demolished in 1959 after the construction of the current County City building. Its site is now a parking lot. (filed with Argentum)

State Armory (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Townsend Club banquet - Old Town Hall filled with people after dinner, streamers above them. In 1933, at the height of the Depression, Dr. Francis E. Townsend proposed a $200 a month government sponsored old age pension for individuals over 60 years of age. Supporters banded together to support his ideas in Townsend Clubs. There were five thousand clubs in the US, boasting a membership that exceeded five million.

Townsend Clubs of America (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Pensive portrait of Tacoma Times reporter Courtland (Corky) Maybin.

Maybin, Courtland; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

ca. 1939. Three female skiers at Mount Rainier, possibly Annie Wright students. They are tentatively identified as Lois Fisher, Peoria Ill., Jean Lenham, Bozeman Mt. and Jane Snider.

Skiers--1930-1940; Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. A female skier pulls herself hand over hand up the mountain using the tow rope provided for skiers at Paradise, Mt. Rainier. Mount Rainier had a ban on mechanical ski lifts, feeling that they would mar the scenery.

Skiers--1930-1940; Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Winter sports; Snow; Ski lifts;

Hockey player in Alt Heidelberg uniform with stick, man in overcoat next to him watching.

Sports - Hockey - Ice Hockey

Five ice hockey players on arena floor with criss - crossed hockey sticks. One in Pioneer Beer uniform and one in Alt Heidelberg uniform.

Sports - Hockey - Ice Hockey

Stock negative. Homes at corner of North 6th and I Streets blanketed in snow.

Weather - SnowDwellings - HousesStreets - Tacoma

Group portrait of Puyallup High School Vikings and coach Al Dahlberg in Viking Field in November of 1939. For the 3rd time in 5 years, the 1939 Vikings won the Puget Sound Conference Title. The strength of the team rested mainly in the line, where four players, nicknamed the "Four Mules," wreaked havoc on the other teams. Coach Dahlberg appears to be pointing out to the rest of the regulars how the four mules operate. Pictured are, front row, left to right: Ralph Calligan, Ray Elliott, Ray Adams, Jack Kelley, Jack Durga, Fred Strankmann and Chet Rees. Back row, left to right: Lind Simonsen, Francis Marcoe, Ned Jordan, Walt Parks, Buck Buchanan, Eddie Myers (team captain and quarterback), Coach Dahlberg, Wayne Snider, Gail Bruce, Bob Cochran and Walter Burr. The team finished the season with 8 wins, 1 tie and 1 loss. Coach Dahlberg and his two brothers, Jiggs and Harry, were all high school coaches. (T. Times 11/21/1939, pg. 13)

Puyallup High School (Puyallup); Football players--Puyallup; Dahlberg, Al;