Golden Jubilee Circus in Seattle with the Sea Fair Queen. Photo ordered by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. The Sea Fair Queen makes friends with a lion, tiger and giraffe, part of the plywood menagerie travelling with the "Fir Plywood Golden Jubilee Show." The free show had something for every member of the family. It featured a color film showing how plywood is manufactured and some new ideas for modern living. Part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of plywood production, the show would be touring West Coast regions where plywood is manufactured. (TNT 7/10/1955, pg. C-17)
Golden Jubilee Circus in Seattle. Photo ordered by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. The young animal trainer in white fends off a friendly giraffe, hippopotamus, tiger and lion. The animals are part of the plywood menagerie touring with the "Fir Plywood Golden Jubilee Show." The free show also displayed a color movie on plywood production and "Fifty Golden Ideas" for modern living, first unveiled during the annual DFPA meeting in Portland. (TNT 7/10/1955, pg. C-17)
German Drahthaar dog owned by W. F. Kerr. "Max von Lowenberge," a German Drahthaar pointer, would be exhibited at the Tacoma Kennel Club show at the Greenwich Coliseum on March 30-31, 1940. The Tacoma Times noted that he was the only one of his breed on the Pacific Coast. Drahthaars are the leading hunting and pointing dogs of Germany and are also good on big game. This rare dog was born in March of 1939 in Nebraska. (T.Times 3-29-1940, p 15)
ca. 1937. The puppies of Ed Griffin's champion English Mastiff "Broomcourt Nell." In the beginning of September of 1936, there was only one mastiff in the Northwest. By Sept. 9, 1936, there were 11 with the addition of 10 puppies. The father was Roxbury Boy. Seven of the pups were female and 3 were male.
ca. 1937. Ed Griffin's champion English Mastiff "Broomcourt Nell" and her litter of puppies. The puppies were born in September of 1936, 7 females and 3 males. The puppies and their sires were the only English Mastiffs in the NorthWest.
ca. 1940. Artichoke plant. Mrs. Reynolds is holding her Boston Bulldog while standing in a garden beside a large artichoke plant in this circa 1940 photograph. Steep shingled roof of house in background.
Along with daffodils and April showers, children and their pets have been a sure sign of spring in the Puget Sound area for generations. Photographer Chapin Bowen captured young Bobby David with his beloved dog, "Rags," seated in front of the Rialto Theater in 1931. Bob and Rags attended Tacoma's pet parade, held April 9, 1931.
