ca. 1933. Covack Brothers Grocery, window display. Fresh vegetables stacked in store window, fresh citrus along wall. Bottles and jars on shelves, scale on counter. The store was owned and operated by brothers Frank and Joseph Covack. For West Coast Grocery Company. (WSHS)

Covack Brothers Grocery (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Stop 'n Shop Groceries, circa 1934. Vegetable display in store window and signs for housecleaning supplies, clorox, brooms and oxydol. According to Richards notes, the store was located at 1103 So. 11th St., in the R.L. Courtney building. (In TPL Building Index as 1105 So. 11th St.) Photograph ordered by West Coast Grocery Co. (filed with Argentum)

Stop N Shop Groceries (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. The Rathskeller, beer parlor, owned by Lyle Lane. New establishment showing modern counter, and mirrored walled above cabinets. The establishment was located on the ground floor of the Rust Building, 950 Pacific Ave. (WSHS)

Restaurants--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma; Barrooms--Tacoma; Alcoholic beverages; Rathskeller (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. The Rathskeller, beer parlor, owned by Lyle L. Lane. New establishment opened at end of Prohibition on the ground floor of the Rust Building. Modern-style wood booths with abstract pattern floor covering. The beer parlor is empty at 11:25 a.m.

Restaurants--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma; Barrooms--Tacoma; Alcoholic beverages; Rathskeller (Tacoma);

Blue Star, under construction, Mantra Marine, Ed Beck's company, Seattle, side view. Vessel was low-draft gillnetter built specifically for the Kodiak & Alaska fisheries. Ed Beck fished one of his boats around Kodiak in the summer.

In April of 1936, two nurses welcome a girl entering the Tacoma General School of Nursing for training. One nurse is shaking the woman's hand. The Tacoma General School of Nursing was established in 1895, and closed 85 years later in 1980. In 1936, the hospital was still recovering from the Depression. It had 126 employees, plus the students. However, hospital usage was up, necessitating the reopening of the north end of the second floor. Plus, the American Nurses' Association had adopted the eight-hour work day in the 1930's, meaning that more trained nurses were now needed. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing, circa 1936. Seven nurses studying and writing in note books in the library. The hospital ran its own school for nurses from 1895-1980, requiring three years of study to become a Registered Nurse. The hospital benefited from the student nurses, who performed much of the hospital's work as part of their training. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Tacoma General Hospital. Six women having afternoon tea. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Tea parties--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Doctors and attendants in Tacoma General Hospital operating room, circa 1936. Large windows and skylights supplied natural light; which, along with the operating lights, flooded the operating table. Several large tanks, right, supplied oxygen and probably gaseous anesthesia. A curved stand held operating instruments and several bowls sat on stands. By the mid 1930's, the new Heidbrink anesthetic machine and uniform sterilization of instruments and equipment had reached Tacoma. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Operating rooms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Surgery--Tacoma--1930-1940; Physicians; Medical personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Bedroom with twin beds, possibly in the Tacoma General Hospital nurses' quarters, circa 1936. For 85 years, from 1895-1980, Tacoma General ran its own nurse training program. The nurses studied for three years, emerging as Registered Nurses. In its years of operation, Tacoma General graduated 2200 nurses.(filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Tacoma General Hospital; First Diploma. The Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital was the first hospital in Tacoma, established in 1882; in 1912, the name was changed to Tacoma General Hospital. From 1895 to 1980, TG was home to the Tacoma General School of Nursing. This was the diploma of one of its first graduates, George T. Smith, dated June 1, 1897. Mr. Smith started at TG in May of 1886 as an orderly and stayed for 48 years. He died in September of 1934, just two months shy of his 77th birthday. He left to TG both the proceeds of his life insurance policy and his savings. At the time of his death, he was still the only male graduate of TG's nursing school. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Diplomas; Nurses--Tacoma--1890-1900; Smith, George T.--Associated objects; Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital (Tacoma);

On Friday evening, January 8, 1937, twenty five students in the Tacoma General nursing program took the first step toward graduating as nurses. The women are lined up preceding their "capping ceremony." The ceremony signifies that they have completed a probationary period of study and have been accepted as student nurses. The procession in the nurse's home at the hospital is being led by Miss Sutherling, head of the education department, and her assistant, Miss Harvey, in capes and caps. The students carry lighted candles, a symbol of the light they will bring to others, in honor of Florence Nightingale, "The Lady with the Lamp" and the founder of modern nursing. The students will receive their full graduation honors in May of 1939. (TNT 1/8/1937, pg. 2; TDL 1/8/1937, pg. 4- names in caption) (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On Friday evening, January 8, 1937, twenty five students in the Tacoma General Hospital nursing program took their first step toward graduating as nurses. The women received their caps, signifying that they had completed the preliminary four month basic course in theory and practice. The caps were presented by Laura Gibson (far left), Director of Nurses, in a ceremony held in the nurses' home at the hospital. The students will receive their full graduation honors when they complete their studies in May of 1939. (TNT 1/8/1937, pg. 2)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma); Gibson, Laura;

On Friday evening, January 8, 1937, twenty five students in the Tacoma General Hospital nursing program took their first step toward graduating as nurses. The women received their caps, signifying that they had completed the preliminary four month basic course in theory and practice. The students will receive their full graduation honors when they complete their studies in May of 1939. Photograph of nurses congratulating one another. Left to right, Miss Sutherling congratulates Miss Baskerville, Miss Gibson and Miss Rembert, Miss Timmerman and Miss Phillips, Miss Harvey and Miss Barton, and Miss Pederson is congratulated by Clarence Cummings, superintendent of Tacoma General. (T.Times 1/7/1937, pg.. 4- picture; TNT 1/8/1937, pg. 2) (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Exterior of Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936; front entrance. Tacoma General is Tacoma's oldest continuously operating hospital. It began as the Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital in 1882 at 2511 No. Starr St. As the population grew, a new Fannie Paddock Hospital was opened in 1889 at 312 So. J St. on a plot of land donated by the Tacoma Land Co. In 1912, the name was changed to Tacoma General Hospital in an attempt to help the community identify with the hospital. The building in this photograph opened in 1915 at 315 So. K (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) and has been added on to in 1925, '64, '77 and '82 as the need arose for more beds and services. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Exterior of Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936. The photograph shows both the original building, front, opened in 1915 and designed by the firm of Heath and Gove., and the 1926 addition. The addition can be seen behind the original building. It is called the East, or "C," Wing. It was designed by the firm of Sutton, Whitney and Dugan. The hospital began its life as the Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital in 1882 on Starr St. It is the oldest continuously operating hospital in the city of Tacoma. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Switchboard operator at Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936. To the right in the picture is the illuminated board invented by hospital superintendent C.J. Cummings. Listed on the board was each doctor at the hospital and to the right of the name was a light and a switch. When a doctor entered the building, he switched on the light next to his name, letting everyone know that he was in the building. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Switchboards--Tacoma--1930-1940; Telephone operators--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Close-up of illuminated register at Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936, invented by hospital superintendent C.J. Cummings. The board, situated at the hospital office, listed all the doctors and could be easily seen by the switchboard operators. There was a small light and a switch to the side of each name, as well as a slot where a message could be inserted. As each doctor entered the building, he switched on his light, letting everyone know that he was in the building. The board was the most modern device of its kind and a great aid in hospital efficiency. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Exterior view of Tacoma General Hospital with an ambulance parked in front, ca. 1936. The original $100,000 hospital, front, opened in 1915. It was designed by the architectural firm of Heath and Gove. It had a capacity for 150 beds and was virtually fireproof. The East wing, or "C" Wing, opened in 1926, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan architects. It brought the hospital's capacity to 250 beds. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Ambulances--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Exterior view of Tacoma General Hospital, intersection of 4th Street and K Street. Building constructed in 1915 and designed by Heath and Gove, architects. The east wing, behind the main hospital, was added in 1926. The hospital originated in 1882 as the Fannie C. Paddock Hospital at 2511 No. Starr St. It is Tacoma's oldest continuously operating hospital.

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. The Old St. Louis, two bartenders standing behind large bar. Casework by Tacoma Sash and Door Company. The Old St. Louis is listed in the 1937 City Directory as a beer parlor owned by John D. Lenc.

Old St. Louis (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bartenders--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Annie Wright Seminary. Girls playing basketball in the gymnasium with upper balcony. (WSHS)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Basketball--1930-1940; Basketball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Annie Wright Seminary. Group of girls playing field hockey. Expansive view of school building in background. (WSHS)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Field hockey;

ca. 1934. Annie Wright Seminary. Four girls on field playing field hockey. Shrubbery in background. (WSHS)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Field hockey;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Headquarters Building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General dated December 12, 1931. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Dispensary Building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General dated December 12, 1931. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Officers Mess and Kitchen building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General dated December 12, 1931.

Architectural drawings;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Enlisted Mens Mess and Kitchen building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General dated December 12, 1931. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Officers Lavatory building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General, dated December 12, 1931. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Enlisted Men's Lavatory building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General, dated December 12, 1931. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;