Exterior of home of Reno & Edith Odlin at 610 No. Yakima Ave. The Odlins had purchased the home in October of 1936 and were capturing the structure covered in snow for next year's Christmas card. The modified Italian was built in 1926 by Charles W. Rhodes, who was both the owner and the architect. (WSHS)

Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979--Homes & haunts;

View of E. C. Richards' house in snow. Owner was President of Hunt and Mottet Hardware Company. Constructed in 1914, George W. Bullard and Irwin Hill, Architects. Home was photographed on January 11, 1937. (Argentum)

Richards, E.C.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Snow--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Entrance through small covered porch to brick and half-timbered Tudor-style house, residence of William E. and Pearl T. Weeks. Porch feature is three turned wood posts. Address was formerly 3716 No. Mason Ave.

Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weeks, William E.--Homes & haunts;

Exterior of Malcolm N. and Winifred M. Saxton home. Two and 1/2 story frame tudor residence with small triangular bays at attic level. Snow on ground. (Argentum)

Saxton, Malcolm--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Edna (Mrs. Oscar) Kendall in tweed coat, veiled hat, fur collar and young son in zippered jacket. Oscar Kendall was a clerk at the Winthrop Hotel. (Argentum)

Kendall, Edna; Kendall, Oscar--Family;

ca. 1936. Mr. Cooney of Cooney Transfer Company. Upper torso of man in tweed suit with dotted tie, mustache. Likely President Edward C. Cooney, could be V.P. Frank D. (Argentum)

Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Edward ("Ted") Irving Griffin, baby son of Edwin and Nancy Griffin, smiles happily for the camera in this circa 1936 photograph. Edwin was the president of the Griffin Fuel Company.

Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Griffin, Edward Irving; Infants--1930-1940;

Portrait for Bone-Dry Shoe Company of Andrew Holt, shoe repairer. Man in suit with white shirt, plain tie, hair slicked back, moustache.

Holt, Andrew; Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoemakers; Shoe industry--Tacoma; Shoemaking--Tacoma;

ca. 1937. Residence of Matthew and Agnes Fischer. Large two-story brick home, sunroom on right side with terrace above it. House built in 1927 for Henry Thompson. (Argentum)

Fischer, Matthew--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Unidentified man in suit with patterned tie, hair trimmed close to head. (Argentum)

Portraits; Stimpson Motor Co. (Tacoma)

ca. 1936. Ethel (Mrs. John) Kneiling, Stenographer for Golden West Mining Company, in striped dress and scarf. For Matthew Fischer. The Golden West Mining Co. was located in the Provident Building, 917 Pacific Ave., Suite 612. Matthew Fischer was the manager. (Argentum)

Kneiling, Ethel; Golden West Mining Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Marianna Van Rooy, daughter of Marie and Clemens Van Rooy. Young girl with long curls, bow in hair, pleated sleeveless dress, hands on bench at sides, looking down to left. (Argentum)

Van Rooy, Marianna Catherine;

ca. 1936. Walt Sutter's niece or granddaughter. Side view of girl looking left, hair combed loose with small braid on left side. Her dark dress has short ruffled sleeves, a ribbon around the chest, and a flower on the front.

Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Julian Street, in suit, seated at dinner table with wine glass at lips. Nice place settings, silver tray and candelabra on sideboard behind.

Street, Julian; Glassware;

ca. 1936. Estelle (Mrs. J.C.) Gould and daughter Jedell. Estelle sits on padded bench under arched window surrounded by wood spool design and holds a cat. Jedell stands on bench to left. The background appears to be the interior of the Yorktheimer mansion at 27 Broadway. The home was demolished in 1959 to make room for the construction of Belmont Terrace, an apartment building. The interiors were sold to Steve Pease who incorporated them into his restaurant "Steve's Gay 90's." Mrs. Gould was one of the Yorktheimers four daughters.

Gould, Estelle; Gould, Jedell; Mothers & children; Cats;

ca. 1936. Mrs. Charles Burkepile and four generations of family. Four generations are pictured in this ca. 1936 home portrait. All three women appear to be enjoying the baby's smiling face. The infant's mother is holding one hand while the grandmother carefully holds the baby in her lap. Great-grandmother stands behind the chair.

Burkepile, Charles--Family; Infants;

Helen (Mrs. J. Arthur) Thompson reads to her young children at their home "Holly Hedge" on Steilacoom Lake. Mrs. Thompson in chair with daughter Jane (2), daughter Joan (8) and son Brewer (5). Mr. Thompson was President of The Thompson Company and Mountain View Development Company. (T. Times 12/5/1936, pg 7)

Thompson, J. Arthur--Family; Thompson, Jane; Thompson, Joan; Thompson, Brewer; Thompson, Helen; Families--Lakewood--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Little Anderson boy in "Fire Chief" kiddie car by tinsel covered Christmas tree, circa 1936. Vehicle appears to be operated by pedal power. Toys and teddy bear under tree.

Christmas presents; Christmas trees; Toys; Boys--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. A. Dwight Orr family at Christmas. Orr sits in chair with three children, Junior, Margaret and Michael, on lap, wife Margaret behind them, tree with presents at right, older woman next to it. Orr was the Assistant Treasurer of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company.

Orr, Dwight--Family; Orr, Dwight; Orr, Margaret; Orr, Michael; Christmas decorations; Christmas trees; Christmas presents;

ca. 1936. Solemn portrait of Colonel Ellis and Sons. Father upper left in pin-striped suit, with son on right, 2 boys seated in front.

Families;

Major Albert H. Hooker of Hooker Chemical Company in reserve officer uniform and hat. Mr. Hooker retired from the Army as a Colonel and served in both World Wars. He was also a civic leader who was elected as a Tacoma city councilman and served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the University of Puget Sound. A son of one of the four founders of Hooker Chemical, he occupied the post of the company's western Sales Manager. He died at the age of 76 in May of 1971. At the time of his death, he and his wife Ellen resided at 4755 So 48th St. (TNT 5/24/1971, pg. 1)

World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Tacoma; Hooker, Albert H.;

ca. 1937. Mrs. Metcalf, per Richards Studio records, seated in straight back chair wearing floral dress with crochet trim. (Argentum)

Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Joan Cartier in polka dot dress sitting in a chair by the fireplace at Dowerdell with her daughter behind.

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Cartier, Joan; Fireplaces;

ca. 1942. The Henry Mill & Timber Co. plant was built at this location in 1924. They began operations in July of 1925 as a lumber mill. After a fire in 1942 and with the expanding fronts of World War II, the company began making a name for itself in the "prefabricated" market. They built buildings and hangars for the armed forces that only needed to be reassembled on arrival.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

On December 7, 1943, the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. was awarded the prestigious "E" Award for excellence in production. At the center of the photo, in overcoat and hat, is O.A. Tucker, vice president and General Manager of the yard. As part of the ceremony, employees were presented with a memorial "E" pin. This is possibly a ceremony connected with the presentation of those pins. The Tacoma yard was being recognized for cutting more than a million man hours from the amount needed to produce an escort carrier. Tacoma built flattops and their escorts were famous as submarine destroyers. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol. II, No. XII, pg. 3; December 24, 1943 issue)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Awards;

A Seattle-Tacoma shipyard employee, dressed in work overalls and hatless, makes a heartfelt speech during the December 7, 1943 presentation of the Army-Navy "E" Award flag and employee pins. (Sea-Tac Keel, Vol. II, No. XII, pg. 3; December 24, 1943 issue)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Awards;

Hard hatted wartime workers lined the ways as the USS Doyle moved down into the water, completing her launch. The Doyle was launched March 17, 1942 at the Seattle-Tacoma shipyard in Seattle. The Gleaves class destroyer was commissioned in January of 1943. In 1945, she was converted to a high speed minesweeper. She served honorably in both World War II and Korea before being decommissioned in 1955.

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Seattle; Boat & ship industry--Seattle--1940-1950; Launchings--Seattle--1940-1950; Warships--1940-1950; Battleships--1940-1950;

On St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1942, the USS Doyle was launched at the Seattle Tacoma shipyard in Seattle. She can be seen on the ways, viewed through the legs of a crane, in this picture. In keeping with the holiday, the crane wore a banner of shamrocks and a "V" for Victory. The Irish theme continued with the ship's sponsor, Mrs. C.M. Maloney.

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Seattle; Boat & ship industry--Seattle--1940-1950; Launchings--Seattle--1940-1950; Warships--1940-1950; Battleships--1940-1950;

Diving on Narrows Bridge Project. One of the workers is pictured on the diving barge, the floor littered with cables and air hoses. There are currently four deep sea divers working on the bridge. They are only able to work at slack tide in the Sound, a period of 15- 45 minutes when the Sound's fierce currents are stilled. (T. Times 5/12/1939, pg 1)

Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Skin diving--1930-1940;