This team from Tacoma was the Washington State Champion in soccer for the 1924-25 season. The State Cup and Inter-City Cup trophies are on display in front of the men. G54.1-118

Soccer players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Awards;

Afifi Shrine Patrol. The Affifi Patrol posed in front of the Masonic Temple on April 2, 1925, in full regalia. Among its members were C. Val Fawcett, future Mayor of Tacoma, and Al Whitman, future vice-president of Puget Sound National Bank. Later in May the patrol plus a 40-piece band would journey on a special train to Los Angeles for the 51st annual conclave of the Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine. G23.1-074 (TNT 5-28-25, p. 17)

Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Street scene. This is the east side of Pacific Avenue at 10th St. as seen on April 3, 1925. Businesses visible included the American Savings & Loan Assn. (1001 Pacific Ave.); Martz Clothes Shop; American Mortgage & Safe Deposit Co. /First Mutual Savings Bank of Tacoma and Western Union. G61.1-044

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930; American Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); American Mortgage & Safe Deposit Co. (Tacoma); First Mutual Savings Bank of Tacoma (Tacoma);

Fishing boat "Shenandoah." The fishing boat, "Shenandoah," was tied up at a dock in Gig Harbor in April of 1925. She was believed to be a product of the Skansie Yards. TPL-695; G72.1-124

Fishing boats--Gig Harbor--1920-1930; Boat & ship industry--Gig Harbor;

G.A. Southwell and his grandson Harold Southwell were ready to ride on April 28, 1925. At the age of four, Harold was believed to be the youngest cyclist in Pierce County. He rode a special bicycle that was built for him by his father, A. George Southwell. The Southwells lived on American Lake. The pair were photographed for National Bicycle Week. The event ran from April 26 - May 2nd, with April 30th designated as Bicycle Day in Tacoma. It would mark the official opening of the bicycle riding season. The U.S. had approximately 3 million bicycles in 1925. (TNT 4/30/1925, pg. 28) TPL-6165; G66.1-003

Bicycles & tricycles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cyclists--Tacoma; Southwell, G.A.; Southwell, Harold;

The"Wheatland Montana" was docked at the Port of Tacoma on April 30, 1925, to discharge a shipment of 12-foot mahogany logs from the Philippines. The logs were transferred to the Buffelen Lumber Co. plant to be used in fine doors and panels. 12 flat cars were loaded with the logs since they were too heavy to be transported locally the usual way, by water. This was the first mahogany shipment received in Tacoma in some time. In addition to the logs, the "Wheatland Montana" also unloaded a 100-ton shipment of peanuts. She would carry as cargo upon departure 250,000-feet of short-length flooring. G49.1-198 (TNT 4-30-25, p. 23-article only)

Cargo ships--1920-1930; Logs; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Another cargo ship in town at the end of April, 1925, was the "Lochkatrine" of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Line. She is pictured dockside at the Port of Tacoma awaiting loading of lumber. The "Lochkatrine" had arrived on Tuesday morning the 28th and docked at the smelter to take on a load of 1,150 tons of copper. That evening she shifted over to the Port of Tacoma piers for a two-day stay where she would take on lumber and miscellaneous cargo. G49.1-069 (photograph has been cropped) (TDL 4-29-25, p. 10-article only)

Cargo ships--1920-1930; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Four unidentified men gaze at a long line of railroad flat cars stacked with mahogany logs on May 1, 1925. The log train was bound for the Buffelen Lumber & Mfg. Co. The logs had arrived at the Port of Tacoma on the "Wheatland Montana" and were a product of the Philippines. The arrival of the logs marked a transition to direct transactions between the overseas grower and a Tacoma manufacturer. Prior to this, mahogany used in fine furniture, cabinets and other uses was brought here in board form. G36.1-030 (TNT 5-4-25, p. 6)

Logs; Railroad cars--Tacoma--1920-1930; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930;

When the Tacoma "suburb" of Regents Park was designed in 1907, a manmade spring-fed lake, aptly named Spring Lake, was at its center. By 1925, just prior to when the area incorporated as Fircrest, the lake area was showing signs of neglect. This large crew of Regents Park residents called a work day on May 17, 1925 to clean up and rehabilitate the area. Included in the picture are: Earl Libby, Norma Pickering, Mrs. Ernie Fox, Jack Pickering, Ernie Fox, Oscar Ellison, Joe Baker, Owen Ellison, H.D. Baker, Bob Rasmussen, Dr. Caswell, Ernie and Harold White, Robert Freeman, Grady Hume, Bruce Hume, a Mr. Glen, John and Bob Van De Mark, Lewis Ellison, Mayor Woodkirk, Bill Brock, Irene Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boyd. The volunteers would clean the lake's bed and landscape the area. The lake was drained of water and all mud removed from the gravel bottom before refilled. The large cement block in this photograph's background was used as a base for one of the Fircrest Lions at the time of early development. Eventually, the lake dried up and its location is now the site of Fircrest Park. (TNT 5/18/1925, pg. 5) ("Of Lions and Dreams, Of Men and Realities," Osness, pg. 110) G72.1-109

Real estate development--Fircrest; Lakes & ponds--Fircrest; Urban beautification--Fircrest--1920-1930; Regents Park (Fircrest);

View of Hylebos Bridge on May 18, 1925. Standing on two planks above the Hylebos Waterway, a surveyor is himself framed in a plywood form. A pipe-smoking worker pauses in the process of nailing down plywood. Both may be unaware that they are being photographed. A single leaf bascule drawbridge, using 240,000 pounds of steel, and having an 80-foot horizontal clearance, would replace the old wooden drawbridge pictured above. Costing $80,000, it would open on October 15, 1925. It would be ordered closed just ten years later by the War Department due to insufficient clearance for waterborne traffic into the Port of Tacoma. Photograph is misdated "5-18-24;" it was actually taken on 5-18-25. Photograph ordered by Hart Construction Co. TPL-6512; G15.1-024 (NWR clipping file: TNT 11-3-25)

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hylebos Bridge (Tacoma); Drawbridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

An unidentified man and Ruth McDowell, "Miss Winthrop," posed with a large key on May 26, 1925. Miss Winthrop, also known as the "Girl of the Mountain," was on hand to greet guests during the weeks following the hotel's Grand Opening on May 16, 1925. She was attired in a scarlet "mountain costume" and welcomed guests in the spirit of Mount Rainier. In the photograph she is dressed warmly in sturdy thick boots, wool hat, gloves and wrap. Hotel Winthrop manager Sam D. Atkisson is believed to be the man in the background, far right. Photograph ordered by Hotel Winthrop. G67.1-141 (TNT 5/16/1925, pg. 6)

Keys (Hardware); Celebrities; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1920-1930; McDowell, Ruth; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Feathers went flying as these five unidentified workers from the Washington Cooperative Egg & Poultry Association plucked chickens on June 10, 1925, at their poultry dressing plant. The dressed out birds hang upside down on racks attached to a wall. The plant had a capacity of 1200 birds daily. TPL-559; G6.1-088

Chicken industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Chickens;

man with fish outside of Marush Fish and Yster Co. store, 1101-13 Market St. BU-12230 TPL-2462

On June 22, 1925, Hazel Green, right, and Arline Abel posed boldly in front of the Rialto Theater, clutching pipes in their mouths. They were demonstrating the newest fad, how young ladies were discarding their cigarettes in favor of pipes. The women were performers in the Ziegfeld Follies "Phantograph" advertised on the sign boards. The Follies novelty act preceded the movie and starred six beautiful bathing beauties, a comedian and a German police dog in a live action skit. Each audience member was given an early form of 3-D glasses that brought them up close and personal with the action. Viewers ducked falling ladders and water from the garden hose, screaming and laughing. The act was followed by the feature film "If I Marry Again." (TNT 6/24/1925, pg. 6- picture; TDL 6/21/1925, pg. H-3) g65.1-086 BU-11,224 (filed)

Rialto Theatre (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma; Vaudeville shows; Green, Hazel; Abel, Arline;

In late June of 1925 the Japanese "turret" ship "Taiyu Maru" was docked at the Port of Tacoma. With her curved sides, raked mast and narrow decks, she was an unusual sight. The "Taiyu Maru" had been in service for more than 25 years and according to her captain, K. Okamoto, was one of only five "turret" ships still afloat. The 450-foot vessel was to return to the Suez Canal with a cargo of Northwest fir ties to discharge in Egypt. Photograph ordered by the Port of Tacoma. G49.1-091 (TNT 6-26-25, p. 22)

Cargo ships--Japanese; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is how the Interurban Terminal, 702 A St., looked on July 13, 1925 from the alley & 8th Street. The Tacoma-Olympia bus, or auto stage, was parked along the side waiting for connecting passengers. In the right rear was a side view of Puget Sound Electric Railway No. 516. Partially viewed to the left of #516 was one of the Tacoma Railway & Power's Stone & Webster 200 cars used on McKinley Ave. Puget Sound Electric Company began interurban line service between Tacoma and Seattle in 1902. The direct (limited) service, with stops only at Kent and Auburn, left every hour on the half hour between 7:30 a.m. and 6:35p.m. The local left every hour 6 a.m. -8 p.m., with 2 later streetcars, service ending at 11:35p.m. Locals stopped at all way stations. TPL-2932; G66.2-032 ("To Tacoma By Trolley" by Warren W. Wing; "Tacoma by Trolley" trolley schedule by McCormack Bros. Inc.)

Puget Sound Electric Railway (Tacoma); Mass transit--Tacoma--1920-1930; Electric railroads--1920-1930; Buses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Transportation facilities--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bus terminals--Tacoma;

Doctors and other medical personnel at Cushman Hospital appear to be preparing a patient for surgery under an array of bright lights on July 23, 1925. Cushman was a veterans hospital located at 2002 E. 28th St., the former grounds of the Puyallup Indian School. The government had built a modern hospital with up-to-date equipment to be used on ailing ex-servicemen. G30.1-001

Cushman Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Operating rooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Sick persons; Veterans;

Traveling on the Tacoma-Seattle Highway, photographer Marvin Boland captured views of rural communities such as the one pictured above on August 2, 1925. His notes indicate it was called "Woodmot," but this may have actually been the Woodmont Beach area located in South King County. Here a rustic bridge leads to several wood framed houses. G28.1-062

Houses--1920-1930; Pedestrian bridges;

Henry Mill in Old Town. A new and very modern mill opened in Old Town on July 20, 1925, located on the waterfront at 3001 North Starr St. Henry Mill & Timber Co. would remain in business there until 1945 when it was taken over by the Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. During WWII, Henry Mill became active in prefabricated structures for the military. They specialized in bridges and hangars. TPL-2048; G36.1-143B

Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma); Mills--Tacoma--1920-1930; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is a view of tree-lined North "I" St. at 9th looking south in August of 1925. There are only two parked cars and one far away in the distance. One woman is waiting at the corner further down the block, perhaps for a streetcar to come as the streetcar tracks are clearly visible. Part of the apartment house soon to be known as the Biltmore Apartments can be seen on the left with its distinctive turret. G60.1-051

Residential streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This stucco Spanish-style bungalow with detached garage was located in then rural E. 72nd St. in 1925. The small one-story home had a landscaped front yard but the area surrounding the lot appears wooded and rough. A notice about its availability for purchase would be listed in the Tacoma Daily Ledger's September 27, 1925, edition. G28.1-056; BU-10,031 (TDL 9-27-25, p. E-6)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

On Saturday evening, August 29th, 1925, Edwin Dewey Nichols, a former lumberman who had retired to a farm near Glen Cove, invited about 400+ Tacoma and Peninsula residents to a corn roast, with the ulterior motive of "buttering them up" to support increased spending for roads and ferries to connect the Peninsula to Tacoma. About 50 cars of Tacomans, led by Frank Poole of Poole's Plant Nursery, crowded two ferry runs to attend. They were greeted by several hundred Peninsula folk. Nichols had built a fire between two strings of logs 100 feet long to make a bed of hot coals for roasting. Then bushel after bushel of sweet corn, vats of butter, mountains of hot dog buns, trays of weenies and sharpened sticks were provided for the two hour roast. While the group ate, speakers discussed the needed roads and ferries. The very full Tacomans trudged home about midnight, fans of their neighbors across the water. (TNT 8/31/1925, pg. 1 +) G72.1-141

Nichols, Edwin Dewey--Homes & haunts; Corn; Outdoor cookery; Campfires;

These men and their caddies enjoyed a round of golf at the Fircrest Golf Club in August of 1925. The private golf course had opened in July of 1924 with nine of the 18 holes available. The second nine holes were seeded in the fall of 1924 and would be ready for use by the summer of 1925. The course's rolling grounds would provide challenges for later tournaments. G54.1-023 (TDL 4-8-25, p. 9-brief article on golf course; TNT 9-9-25, p. 6)

Golfers--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golf--Fircrest--1920-1930; Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest);

Flour mills on Old Town's waterfront. Tacoma Grain Co., manufacturers of Pyramid Flour and Sperry, maker of Sperry's Drifted Snow, are pictured on the waterfront in September of 1925. TPL-243; G34.1-123

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Sperry Flour Milling Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Waterfronts--Tacoma;

Columnist Roy Beckman published this picture under the headline "Fircrest Mystery Tunnel Lures Adventure Seekers" in the October 8, 1925, News Tribune. The story told of a tunnel mouth, located yards from University Ave., leading into a four foot wide, 2-3 foot high tunnel. Since it was located near where the expelled Chinese had settled in Fircrest, it was immediately assumed that the tunnel was their creation. Only one person could be found who had traversed it as a youth. He reported it as being 2 1/2 miles long and ending on a bluff above Salmon Beach. It had two large chambers, 20 x15 feet, shored up by timber and evidencing occupancy. It also had two branch tunnels leading off that were not explored. It was rumored that the tunnel had been used to smuggle opium or human contraband, but by the time of the newspaper article, a portion of the tunnel had been utilized by the community of Regents Park as a sewer and was uninhabitable due to sewer gas. (TNT 10/8/1925, pg. 6) TPL-999; G72.1-116

Tunnels--Fircrest; Smuggling--Fircrest;

This is Tacoma Avenue North at 1st Street as it looked in December of 1925. Construction of this $40,000 combination garage and store brick building was started in the spring of 1925. By early September of that year, the Hillcrest Garage and Tacoma Wicker Co. were both open. The Hillcrest Garage, a two-story garage and covered service station operated by William D. Smith and C.C. Duncan, actually fronted Broadway and had the address of 22 North Broadway. A public market, apparently to be called "Stadium Market" per its sign laid against the brick & tile building, was scheduled to open at the corner. In 1927 the new KVI radio studio would occupy a portion of the building. Today, the Harvester Restaurant occupies the northeast corner of this building. TPL-879; G62.1-067 (full page ad TDL 9-6-25, A-9)

Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hillcrest Garage (Tacoma); Tacoma Wicker Co. (Tacoma);

A Japanese American wedding party with their many guests posed on December 6, 1925 outside the building at South 17th and Market Streets that housed the Tacoma Jujitsu School and the Columbus Hotel. The bride, groom and attendants, as well as guests, are all dressed in American attire. Rather then wear a traditional shiromuku wedding kimono, the bride appears to be completely and stylishly dressed in a contemporary white dress, including a long lace veil, and carries a large bouquet of flowers. No one, with the exception of the two youngsters on the far right, appears to be smiling. G39.1-184; TPL-1438.

Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Weddings--Tacoma--1920-1930; Wedding costume--1920-1930; Grooms (Weddings)--1920-1930; Brides--1920-1930;

The bridgetender was either in the process of raising or lowering the 800-ton lift span of the Hylebos Bridge on January 6, 1926, although no ship is visible. The bridge casts its reflection in the Hylebos Waterway, the most easterly of the waterways in the Port of Tacoma development of the Tideflats. The Hylebos Bridge was the only bascule type bridge in Pierce County at that time. Costing $80,000 and opened on October 15, 1925, it formed a link between Tacoma and the Browns Point and Dash Point communities of Northeast Tacoma. It replaced an old wooden drawbridge. The Hylebos Bridge was ordered closed by the federal government in 1935 due to insufficient clearance space. A new Hylebos was built in 1939, this time at the cost of $380,000. TPL-9633; G15.1-012 (NWR clipping file: TNT 11-3-25, TDL 5-28-39)

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hylebos Bridge (Tacoma); Vertical lift bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

In January of 1926, an unidentified uniformed usherette stood at attention beside the ornate ticket booth within the exterior foyer of the Pantages Theater, the movie palace located at 901 Broadway. The silent film "A Lovers Oath" starring Ramon Navarro and Kathleen Key opened at the Pantages on January 16, 1926 and ran for the traditional one week. Loosely based on the "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," the film was Navarro's first starring role. It was made in 1922 and, unable to find a distributer, laid in the vault until after the 1925 release of "Ben Hur" with Navarro. Also advertised as "now playing" is the Pantages "Songolog" of Joy featuring Arnold Leverenz at the organ. The organ was used to provide musical accompaniment to the silent films. In the fifties, Leverenz would be a featured performer at Steve's Gay Nineties. In the back is a poster for Lew and Mad Wilson in "Nothing in the Mouth" and an advertisement for Mezzo Photography Studio in the Bernice Building. G65.1-021, BU-11192, TPL-10476

Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Movie theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Unidentified man on Indian motorcycle in February of 1926. The young man has his sidecar filed with boxes, at least one containing National Mazda lamps. G66.1-142

Motorcycles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Delivering--Tacoma--1920-1930;