Aerial view of Hylebos Waterway Bridge in raised position. The new bridge over the Hylebos Waterway would be dedicated late May, 1939. The bridge would have a horizontal clearance of 150 feet for the passage of large marine vessels. It would supply much needed access to Tacoma for Northeast Tacoma residents.

Hylebos Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; Aerial photographs; Vertical lift bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Pacific Lutheran College 1939 May Day festivities. Queen Vivian Lunde pictured on her throne surrounded by her court. Queen Vivian was a member of the graduating class of the Normal department of the college. The throne faced the entrance of the college. It was a traditional silver chair backed by a lattice of spring flowers with tall baskets of Dogwood, Apple blossoms, lilac and palms. Included in the Queen's court were High school attendants Barbara Xavier and Betty Jo Forster, Freshmen Anne Lassen and Lenore Rasmussen, Sophomores Carol Haavik and Caroline Hoff and Seniors Ruth Downton and Aagot Gerde. (T. Times 4/20/1939, pg.3; 5/2/1939, pg. 1)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Lunde, Vivian; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1930-1940; Rites & ceremonies--Parkland--1930-1940; Festivals--Parkland--1930-1940;

1939 Pacific Lutheran College May Day Queen, Vivian Lunde, makes her traditional procession from Old Main to her throne. She is attended by three young girls, Mary Olson, Barbara DeBerry and Constance Hanson in period gowns of pastel organdy. Queen Vivian I is wearing a gown of white net over taffeta with a full skirt. It is topped by a white lace jacket with pearl studded flowers. Her bouquet is made of pink roses and snap dragons. She strolls between two lines of senior girls in pastel gowns holding a ribbon on each side, forming a corridor for the processional. (T. Times 5/2/1939, pg. 1)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Lunde, Vivian; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1930-1940; Rites & ceremonies--Parkland--1930-1940; Festivals--Parkland--1930-1940;

Pacific Lutheran College's 1939 May Day Queen, Vivian Lunde, on her throne surrounded by her Court. On ground level are, left to right, Student Body president Roy Schmandt, High school attendants (not in order) Barbara Xavier and Betty Jo Forster, and speaker Dr. P.O. Bersell of Minneapolis, president of the Augustana synod. Queen Vivian I's junior attendants are (not in order) Barbara De Berry, Mary Olson, Constance Hanson and Dickie Svare. The back row is the Queen's Court (not in order) Freshmen Anne Lassen & Lenore Rasmussen, Sophomores Carol Haavik and Caroline Hoff and Seniors Ruth Downton and Aagot Gerde. (T. Times 5/2/1939, pg 1)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Lunde, Vivian; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1930-1940; Rites & ceremonies--Parkland--1930-1940; Festivals--Parkland--1930-1940; Schmandt, Roy; May Day--Parkland; Students--Parkland--1930-1940;

Repair shop at Titus Motor Co. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ford automobile; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Junior League newly elected executive board photographed in the garden at Camille Pessemier's home. L to R: standing; Helen (Mrs. J.P.) Weyerhaeuser, Eleanor (Mrs. Thomas) Mills, Betty Ide (Mrs. Virgil) Anderson, Marjorie (Mrs. Russell Jr.) Collins, Dorothy W. (Mrs. Camille) Pessemier, Phyllis (Mrs. W. G.) Hellar, Evelyn B. (Mrs. Bryson Ross Jr.) Gardner, Helen (Mrs. J. Arthur) Thompson; seated: Kathy (Mrs. Frederick Jr.) Mackle and Helen (Mrs. C.B. Jr.) Hurley, Club president. (T. Times, 5/6/1939, p. 7).

Weyerhaeuser, Helen; Mills, Eleanor; Anderson, Betty Ide; Collins, Marjorie; Pessemier, Dorothy W.; Hellar, Phyllis; Gardner, Evelyn B.; Thompson, Helen; Mackle, Kathy; Hurley, Helen;

Interior shot at Titus Motor Co., 616-24 Broadway, with a Ford automobile up on the rack and white jacketed mechanics hard at work. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Interior shot at Titus Motor Co., 616-24 Broadway, with a Ford automobile up on the rack and white jacketed mechanics hard at work. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Mayor Joseph J. Kaufman received some advice on his grip from Dora Mae Rice while Gretchen Kunigk watched on May 3, 1939. A special "hole-in-one" competition was being held at the Allenmore Golf Course to raise money to send a four-man team of Tacoma golfers to the national public links meet to be held in Baltimore, Maryland. The golfer who could sink a "hole-in-one" on the special 115 yard hole set up for the competition would win a shiny, new Buick. Dora Mae was a figure skater; she went on to become a Northwest ice dancing champion and a judge in Olympic skating. Gretchen went on to win the first U.S. medal in Olympic skiing. (T. Times, 5-4-39, p. 14). ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Rice, Dora Mae; Golf--Tacoma--1930-1940; Golfers--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Titus Motor Company, exterior of building with vehicles parked on street. Many neon and painted signs, "We give you More ..trade now" posters in windows. Elizabethan-style brick building by Roland Borhek, Architect, circa 1926. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Titus Motor Company, exterior of building with vehicles parked on street. Many neon and painted signs, "We give you More ..trade now" posters in windows. Elizabethan-style brick building by Roland Borhek, Architect, circa 1926.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Mayor J.J. Kaufman at Allenmore Golf Course on May 3, 1939, with skier Gretchen Kunigk and skater Dora Mae Rice for "Hole-in-One" Tournament. Miss Kunigk is posed on her snow skiis with poles hovering while Mayor Kaufman aims to tee off. Miss Rice, in ice skates, is perched on the car's bumper. The new Buick would be awarded to any contestant who aced the hole. In 1948, Gretchen Kunigk Fraser would become the first American to medal in Olympic Skiing. (T. Times, 5-4-39, p. 14).

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Rice, Dora Mae; Golf--Tacoma--1930-1940; Golfers--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma businessman Ted E. Faulk cosies up with skater Dora Mae Rice, practicing his swing at the Allenmore Golf Course on May 3, 1939 for their "Hole in One" tournament. The new Buick in the background would be awarded to any contestant who aced the hole. Mr. Faulk owned the Bonded Adjustment Corporation which was located in the Perkins Building. (T. Times, 5-4-39, p. 14).

Rice, Dora Mae; Golf--Tacoma--1930-1940; Golfers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Allenmore Golf Club (Tacoma); Faulk, Ted E.;

This May 1939 advertising photograph shows the wide range of Ford commercial vehicles sold by Titus Motor Co. on display in front of the Victorian style Seymour Conservatory at Wright Park. The glass conservatory, one of only three on the West Coast, was a gift to the citizens of Tacoma by Tacoman businessman William W. Seymour. The building, designed by I.J. Knapp, opened in November of 1908 and gave the average Tacoman their first glance at the foliage of the tropics. In 1938, Leon Titus, a 25 year veteran in the automotive sales business, got his foot in the door in Tacoma by being awarded the downtown dealership of Ford, Ford Mercury and Lincoln Zephyr. The dealership moved into the old Pacific Car Co. building at 618-624 Broadway, where they remained until the mid 1960's. As a boy, Leon Titus had worked for the Marmon-Nordyke Co., manufacturer of the Marmon automobile. The Titus family is still heavily involved in the automotive business today. (TNT 12/15/1938, pg. 11)

Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ford trucks; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Titus Motor Company, exterior of building with parked automobiles and double-parked service truck. Many neon and painted signs, "We give you More ..trade now" posters in windows. Elizabethean style brick building by Roland Borhek, Architect, c.1926.

Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Automobile in service department at Titus Motor Company.

Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On May 3, 1939, newlyweds Lloyd and Irene Williamson paused in their preparations to pose for the Tacoma Times. The pair were leaving on a working honeymoon to Ketchikan, Alaska, on Lloyd's 34 foot salmon trolling craft, the Eny Echo. The groom had been fishing for salmon off Cape Flattery, Vancouver Island and Alaska for several years by himself. This year he was accompanied by his new bride, but still planned to work 16-20 hours a day while aboard. His wife, the former Irene King, was a landlubber and had never been out on the ocean. (T.Times 5/4/1939, pg. 1) (Argentum)

Williamson, Lloyd R.; Williamson, Irene; Spouses; Honeymoons;

Newlyweds Lloyd and Irene Williamson posed on his 34 foot craft, the Eny Echo, as they prepared to leave May 3, 1939 on their working honeymoon to Alaska. The pair would spend their honeymoon trolling for salmon in the Alaska waters. Although her husband had worked as a professional fisherman for several years, Mrs. Williamson, the former Irene King, had never been on the ocean before. Lloyd Williamson was no stranger to the Tacoma Times. As the Times champion, he represented Tacoma at the national marble championships in 1923. At the national contest, he was crowned the Pacific Coast Regional champ and won 3rd place in the national playoffs. During the contest, he authored a series of letters that ran in the Times. (T.Times 5/4/1939, pg. 1) (Argentum)

Williamson, Lloyd R.; Williamson, Irene; Spouses; Honeymoons; Fishing boats--Tacoma;

This Elizabethan-style brick building at 616-24 Broadway in downtown Tacoma was designed by Roland Borhek. Built for the Pacific Car Co. in 1919, it was taken over in 1938 by the Titus Motor Co. In recent years it has been home to several car rental dealers. Roland E. Borhek was the primary architect for many Tacoma buildings including the Rialto Theater and Jason Lee Intermediate School.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Various delivery trucks and a motorcycle delivery vehicle parked outside the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. Publicity for Titus Motor Company. (filed with Argentum)

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Service department at Titus Motor Company. Mercury sedan over greasepit, mechanic working under automobile.

Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mercury automobile;

This Tacoma trio is leaving by automobile for a pair of medical conventions in St. Louis, Missouri. They are, left to right, Annabell Norton, photographer for the pathology clinic at Tacoma General Hospital, Dr. Benjamin T. Terry, pathologist, and Mrs. Alice Kern, technician and secretary to Dr. Terry. Dr. Terry is the originator of the latest method of rapid razor diagnosis of cancer. The trio have prepared exhibits, which they will explain at the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, May 11-14, and the convention of the American Medical Association, May 15-19, 1939. (T. Times 5/5/1939, pg. 9)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Norton, Annabell; Terry, Benjamin; Kern, Alice;

Studio portrait of opera singer, Carmen Hill. Taken on May 5, 1939, Miss Hill is dressed in a floor-length velvet gown with damask sleeves and lace cuffs. Her wavy dark hair is accented by dangling drop earrings; she is also wearing a long beaded necklace with a cross. Miss Hill is a singer with the Northwest Opera Company.

Hill, Carmen; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma;

Carmen Hill, singer of Northwest Opera Company. Studio portrait of woman with dark mid-length waved hair in dark velvet dress with long damask sleeves, lace cuffs. Long necklace, earrings, belt & ring. For Dr. Allison, 14th Floor, Medical Arts Building.

Hill, Carmen; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma;

House and farm buildings. Residence of Edward D. (Ed) and Carrie A. Walstad. Small bungalow with shed dormer, man and woman in front standing by a 1930s sedan automobile. For Mr. and Mrs. E. Wallace. (filed with Argentum)

Walstad, Edward--Homes & haunts;

Residence of Edward D. (Ed) and Carrie A. Walstad. Small bungalow with shed dormer, man and woman in front. Photograph taken on May 7, 1939.

Walstad, Edward--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Intact Medosweet Dairy truck, photograph ordered by Fageol Motor Sales Co., 717 Dexter, Seattle. (filed with Argentum)

Medosweet Dairies, Inc. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In May of 1939, the Bryant School P.T.A. and Preschool group puppeteers met at the home of Mrs. E.S. Dolan to practice scenes from an original production of "A Father Grows Up" for the State P.T.A. Convention in Wenatchee. Left to right are: Mrs. Arthur Cook, Kathryn (Mrs. E.S.) Dolan, Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph) Turco and Mrs. Walter Browne. The play, about the problems of a 12-year-old boy, was written by Mrs. Arthur Cook and directed by Miss Regina Hoover. The puppets were made by Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Harold Stavic and Mrs. Charles B. Roe. (T. Times, 5/13/39, p. 6)

Dolan, E.S.--Homes & haunts; Parent-Teacher Association (Tacoma); Puppets; Cook, Arthur--Family; Dolan, Kathryn; Turco, Elizabeth; Browne, Walter--Family;

In May of 1939, students from Zetta Dalton's Mason School boys 8A history class pose with their gaily colored 5 x 10 foot map of the United States of 1789. The students are, left to right, Alan McLean, Jimmie Davis, Robert (Bob) Winskill, and Kenny Burrows.The map, with its marginal decorations describing the life of the people of that period, will form a background for three pageants celebrating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of our national government and the Washington State Golden Jubilee. (T. Times, 5/12/1939, p. 5)

Public schools--Tacoma;--1930-1940 Mason Junior High School (Tacoma); Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; McLean, Alan; Davis, Jimmie; Winskill, Robert; Burrows, Kenny; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Maps;

Walter J. Thompson, left, Tacoma banker and philanthropist, poses with John S. Baker at the dedication of the new Clover Park Athletic Field. Mr. Thompson came to Tacoma late in the 1880's. He purchased the Bank of New Tacoma, renamed it the Merchants National Bank and ran it until it failed in the panic of 1893. Mr. Thompson soon became known as a great philanthropist, donating money and time to the fight for women's suffrage, the establishment of vocational training in Tacoma public schools and the Unitarian Church. He was approached many times to run for mayor of Tacoma & always declined, but he did serve our community on both the Territorial legislature in 1886 and on the Territorial Senate.

Thompson, Walter J.; Baker, John S.; Bankers--Tacoma;