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TPL-7991

ca. 1913. The cornerstone for Lincoln Park High School in Tacoma was laid on Labor Day September 1, 1913, and it opened on August 31, 1914. The Patriotic Sons of America petitioned the school board to change the school's name, and in 1917 it officially became Lincoln High School. That same year the first edition of the school publication "The Lincolnian" was published; from 1914 through 1916 Stadium H.S. and Lincoln Park H.S. shared "The Tahoma" as a joint monthly journal and yearbook. Enrollment the first year was 850 students, of whom 100 were seniors.


Lincoln High School (Tacoma);

SPEEDWAY-029

A group picture of race car drivers and mechanics believed to be taken at the Tacoma Speedway during the Montamara Festo races July 2-4, 1914. The races consisted of a 100 mile Intercity race on July 2nd, the 200 mile Potlatch on July 3rd and the 250 mile Montamarathon on July 4th. 35,000 spectators packed into the Speedway on July 4th for the big race. Almost 5,000 more were turned away at the gates. The parking spaces were full and all trains and ferries from Seattle were travelling at capacity. Tacoma was the most desirable destination in the state for the 4th. A total of 14 cars started the race, with Earl Cooper in his Stutz finishing first with a winning time of 3:24:03 and an average speed of 74 mph. Ruckstell finished 2nd in his Mercer and Klein third in his King. The race was marred by an accident on the track. Bert Dingley was putting on a burst of speed, racing for 2nd, when his big green Ono plunged into a ditch at 110mph. Both Dingley and his mechanic Ed Swanson were thrown from the car. Swanson was not seriously injured, but Dingley faced a long recuperation in a Tacoma hospital. The other racers in the Montamarathon were Carlson in a Maxwell, Tetzlaff in a Maxwell, Smyley in a Hupmobile, Sorrel in a Fiat, Hughes in a Maxwell, Taylor in an Alco, Parsons (a Seattleite) in a Franz, Pullen in a Mercer, Brock in a Wright and Verbeck in a Fiat. (T. Times 7/5/1914, pg. 1)


Tacoma Speedway (Lakewood); Racetracks--Lakewood--1910-1920; Automobile racing--Lakewood--1910-1920; Daredevils; Automobile racing drivers;

G39.1-070

John Boynton Kaiser, City Librarian, and Susie E. Taylor, a stenographer, sit at a work table in the City Librarian's office in the Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South. As City Librarian, Mr. Kaiser was head of the Tacoma library staff from 1914 to 1924; the Library did not have a director at that time. During that time, for one year he was literary editor of the Tacoma Daily Ledger, signing his work "Diogenes." When the United States entered the first World War, he applied for war service, and served as a librarian at several army bases. He also amassed a large collection of posters, books and pamphlets published during the war. This space is still used for offices by the Library's Northwest Room staff. TPL-2876


Public libraries--Tacoma--1910-1920; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma)--Employees; Librarians; Kaiser, John Boynton; Taylor, Susie;

TPL-1039

On April 27, 1915, the Tacoma Publicity Committee sponsored a race from Tacoma to the Mountain, pitting a train against four automobiles. The race was then captured in motion pictures by B.B. Dobbs (bottom right) to be displayed at the 1915 World's Fair in San Francisco. Thousands lined the race course from Tacoma to Ashford, the terminus of the Tacoma Eastern railroad. The train was a Milwaukee Special, handled by Engineer A.W. Bagley and Conductor J.F. Beals. The train arrived five minutes before the leading vehicle, driven by Mrs. O.H. Ridgeway (in car 2) at a blistering speed of 40-50 mph. Engineer Bagley gave the winning sack of $1000 in gold to the lady driver in admiration of her skill at the wheel. Following several minutes after Mrs. Ridgeway were the other three drivers, Van R. Layton, Frank Jacobs and Charles Atherton. (TDL 4/28/1915 p.1)


Races--Tacoma--1910-1920; Racing; Railroad locomotives--1910-1920; Automobiles--1910-1920; Crowds;

C117132-14

ca. 1915. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. Looking east on South 11th St. toward bridge. Giant letters proclaiming "Municipal Light and Power, Cheapest in the U.S.," are painted on the 11th Street Bridge. Downtown Tacoma appears vibrant, with streetcars providing convenient transportation, and plenty of people on the sidewalks. Businesses located on or near 11th at that time included the Purity Lunch and the Warburton Apartments; signs for those can be hanging on buildings on the right side of the photograph. The Warburton was listed then on South "C" Street; this would become Broadway. The Perkins Bldg. is on A St. near the entrance to the bridge. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.


Commercial streets--Tacoma--1910-1920; Street railroads--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma;

C142169-16

ca. 1915. Copy of old family photographs ordered by Mrs. James Will on July 2, 1964. This sepia photograph was taken of the Builders Manufacturing & Supply Co. ca. 1915, with a view of lumber products including a finished cabinet, horses and carts, and employees. Signs painted on the front of the building indicate that Builders Manufacturing dealt in doors & windows, high grade interior finishings, lumber & cabinet work, and glass & mouldings. According to the 1911 City Directory, Builders Manufacturing & Supply was located at So. O and Hood. It was headed by E.L. Harrington. By 1915, L.B. MacDonald was listed as president of the firm.


Builders Manufacturing & Supply Co. (Tacoma); Signs (Notices); Carts & wagons--Tacoma--1910-1920; Horses--Tacoma--1910-1920;

C117132-26

ca. 1915. Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. Three boats are docked at an undisclosed location while a small tug speeds through the waterway. The sailing ships have their sails folded. There are small railroad tracks next to the dock; it would be easy to transport deliveries to and from the ships. Date of original plate is unknown, possibly in the early 1900's; copy made on October 3, 1958. TPL-9249


Sailboats; Tugboats; Piers & wharves;

C63779-1

ca. 1915. A photographic copy of a customer's photograph showing a large group of approximately 78 people in front of one of the entrances to the Pierce County Courthouse.


Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Courthouses--Tacoma; Architectural elements--Tacoma; Doors & doorways--Tacoma;

C59415-15

ca. 1916. A combination of delivery trucks and horse drawn wagons are shown here with 25 of the brewery's employees. The truck on the right advertises Alt Heidelberg. The man standing by the opening to that truck with the dark beard is Emile Kliese, president, owner and brewmaster of the brewery from its founding in 1900 until 1916. The two wagons have canopies over the drivers seats. Both wagons are loaded with barrels. Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951. Format 2" x 9 1/2"


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma)--People; Kliese, Emile;

C139793-3

ca. 1916. In 1916, Steilacoom School District #1 built a new brick school for $15,000. In the winter of 1916-17, three teachers including the principal Miss Beatrice Blair, and grades 1-8 moved into the new school. The school was built directly in front of the old wooden two-story school originally built in 1892 on land purchased from school board member, E.R. Rogers, on Nisqually Street. The above photograph shows both schools; the old school was sold to a Mr. Gamble for $25. It was torn down in 1917. (History of Pierce County, Washington, Vol. II, p. 39; Town on the Sound, p. 101-105)


Steilacoom School (Steilacoom); Public schools--Steilacoom;

C142904-1

ca. 1917. Copy of customer's old photograph. One of these uniformed soldiers in 1917 has been identified as Puget Sound National Bank's future Chairman of the Board, Reno Odlin. He is believed to be second from the left in the front row. Standing in front of a D&RG railroad car, each soldier appears to be holding a bedroll and rifle and wears a broadbrimmed hat which shades his face. They may have been part of the Second Washington Infantry, which Odlin had joined in 1916, that was searching for Pancho Villa. Following the United States entry into WW1 in 1917, Odlin would join the 28th Division in France and be commissioned as a second lieutenant at age 21. Photograph was ordered on September 25, 1964, by Puget Sound National Bank. (Provose: Banking on Independence, p. 86)


Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Soldiers; Railroad cars;

C87485-66

ca. 1917. A print of a photograph of the Columbia Brewing Company as it appeared in 1917 has been outlined, the date added and measurements written on the left and bottom margins, possibly for use in an advertisement. Stamps have been affixed to the back of the mock-up for Sterling Engraving Company at 1417 Fourth Avenue Building and How. J. Ryan & Son, R Advertising in the Joseph Vance Building, Seattle, Wash. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954.


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma);

TPL-4106

ca. 1917. Engine Co. No. 2 with new fire truck. Engine Co. No. 2 received American LaFrance's 1000 gpm pumper which was that year's only new apparatus purchase. According to the wording on the photograph, this was the first fire truck in the Northwest which had been equipped with pneumatics. The truck with full equipment weighed 13,000 pounds. It was decided by the fire department that General Cord tires were the best tires available; 40x8's were on the rear and 38x7's on the front. The fire truck is parked outside the station at 2701 Tacoma Avenue South; St. Paul's Lutheran Church is next door. L-R in the photograph are Bob Van Bevers, Fred Strege, Harry Pentland, Arthur Tuel, Wilbur Tope, Frank Leo and Dallas Sater. (100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny Tacoma, Washington, p. 56)


Tacoma Fire Department (Tacoma); Fire stations--Tacoma--1910-1920; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Fire fighters--Tacoma--1910-1920;

C59415-5

The name Columbia Brewing Company is seen on the side of the building. A fence has been added along the sidewalk on the right. The building is at least five stories high and has a flat roof. A small pediment adorns the cornice. The name of the brewery was changed in 1933 to Columbia Breweries, Inc., when it was purchased by Elmer Hemrich. Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951.


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma);

A6059-1

ca. 1917. In 1917, the United States was balancing on the brink of entering the European War and was looking for a Northwest location for an army staging camp. H. B. Blitz devised a publicity stunt to influence people to vote for the proposal to sell 2 million in bonds to buy 70,000 acres as a military site.The land would then be given to Uncle Sam as a gift, with the understanding that the fort would bring increased revenue to the area. Mr. Blitz hired a man to drive a burro and two-wheeled cart around town a week before the Camp Lewis election. Sign: "Frisco Presidio, Greater Frisco. Pierce County Army Post, Greater Tacoma. All loyal residents will vote for Army Post." The proposal carried 6 to 1 and Fort Lewis was born. (T. Times 1/12/1938, p.14).


Advertising--Tacoma--1910-1920; Publicity; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

C117132-15

ca. 1917. In 1917, the American Smelting & Refining Company (ASARCO) built a new, giant chimney (right) at their copper smelting plant in Ruston. At 571 feet, it dwarfed their old chimney (left) which at 307 1/2 feet had been the tallest concrete chimney in the world. Smelting on Commencement Bay dated to 1887 when Dennis Ryan built a lead smelting plant along the shore just southeast of what is now Point Defiance Park. The smelter was sold to William Rust in 1889, who converted the plant to copper smelting, and it became known as the Tacoma Smelting and Refining Company. In 1905, the operation was sold to ASARCO. The plant closed in 1985 and the giant chimney was imploded in 1993. (Copy made from glass plate on October 3, 1958, Richards Studio.) (TDL 5/4/1905, pg. 3; 6/29/1905; 12/9/1917)


Chimneys; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Smelters--Tacoma; American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smokestacks--Tacoma;

C117132-19

Copy made from glass plate, Richards Studio. Imprinted on the photograph are the words "Emergency Fleet Corp., Todd Dry Dock & Construction Corp., July 20, 1918, Tacoma, Wash." WW1 was still in effect at this time. Todd Dry Dock was a major shipbuilder with plant and offices located on the Hylebos Waterway. They were also listed as engineers and boilermakers according to the 1918 City Directory with C.W. Wiley as president of the firm. Later, it appears that Todd Dry Dock may have changed its name to Todd Pacific Shipyards; it then became the largest single war producing unit in Pierce County during WWII with over fifty vessels built for the Navy. Copy of glass plate made on October 3, 1958.


Todd Dry Dock & Construction Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1910-1920;

C117132-41

Copy of glass plate, Richards Studio. Hundreds of shipyard employees and visitors gathered on November 30, 1918, at the Todd Yards for the launching a vessel. Its name may be the "Jacona". Todd Dry Dock & Construction Corporation was a major shipbuilder with plants on the Hylebos Waterway. Todd went on to build more than fifty ships for the Navy during WWII. Copy of glass plate was made on October 3, 1958.


Launchings--Tacoma--1910-1920; Todd Dry Dock & Construction Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1910-1920;

TPL-7059

ca. 1918. Street scene, circa 1918, in Port Gamble. In the distance on the left of the street can be seen the spire of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The church was built in 1879. The church, like the town, was built to resemble the owners' home in East Macias, Maine. The streets were lined with imported shade trees of maple, ash and elm, all grown from cuttings brought from Maine. The houses reflected the steep roofed New England architecture.The church was originally of the Congregational faith, with the pastor doubling as the company physician. (Historylink.org) Boland #28, G73.1-038


Lumber industry--Port Gamble; Puget Mill Co. (Port Gamble); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Port Gamble);

C59415-18

ca. 1918. Columbia Brewing Company was established in 1900 on South C Street not far from the giant Pacific Brewing and Malting Company. Emil Kliese was the owner, president and brewmaster of the plant until statewide prohibition in 1916. He died the next year. National Prohibition lasted 13 years, from 1920-1933. During that time the company manufactured soft drinks: "Birch Beer", "Chocolate Soldier", "Blue Jay" (a grape drink), and "Green River". Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951. (Brewed in the Pacific Northwest, Gary Meier)


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma);

C59415-13

ca. 1918. Drivers pose in front of the Columbia Brewing Company with five delivery trucks. The truck second from the right is loaded with barrels. Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries. A copy of Boland print #B1495.


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1910-1920;

C59415-11

ca. 1919. Much of the work bottling beer at Columbia Brewing Company was done by hand. Bottles were soaked, rinsed, filled, capped, and made ready for shipment. Bottles began to be used for beer in the 1890's using green glass. Brown glass didn't become popular until after prohibition, after 1933. Half gallon sizes were popular at this time. A sign against the wall on the left advertises "Columbia Golden Drops Beer." (Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951)


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma)--People; Bottles; Signs (Notices);

C59415-8

ca. 1919. The wooden-tanked and crudely refrigerated cellar was the one and only storage cellar of the early day Columbia Brewing Company. In those days the brewery had scarcely more than a few hundred barrels of beer in production. Frost has condensed on the pipes leading around the top of this cellar. Gustav Schuster, manager of Columbia Brewing Company from September 17, 1917, to October 31, 1929, is standing on the left with a hat and moustache. Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951. (TNT, 1/7/1952) Format 6 1/4" x 7 1/2" TPL-7952


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma)--People; Schuster, Gustav;

C59415-4

ca. 1919. A horse-drawn wagon is pulling an early horseless delivery van out of a muddy road. The horses have the name of Columbia Brewing draped over their necks on this cold, snowy day. Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951. TPL-8348


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Snow--Tacoma; Horse teams--Tacoma; Carts & wagons--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1910-1920;

C59415-17

ca. 1919. Much of the work handling beer at Columbia Brewing Company was done by hand. Men are seen working in a chilled room bottling and racking beer into wooden barrels. A sign against the wall on the left advertises "Columbia Golden Drops Beer". Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951. TPL-7953


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma)--People; Bottles;

C87485-47

ca. 1919. Gustav Schuster was the manager of the Columbia Brewing Company in Tacoma from September 17, 1917 to October 31, 1929. For the whole time he was manager, the brewing industry was prevented from making beer by state and federal prohibition laws. In 1919 Mr. Schuster began producing "Colo - a malt beverage of quality" at the Tacoma plant. Colo was a nonalcoholic "near beer" and was classified as a soft drink. The Columbia Brewery managed to survive prohibition and in 1949 they were bought out by Heidelberg Brewery. Heidelberg was in turn purchased by Carling Brewery which operated the Tacoma plant at 2120-32 South C Street until 1979, when it closed.


Brewing industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1910-1920; Desks; Writing materials; Safes; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma)--People; Schuster, Gustav;

G58.1-073

On a warm summer evening, July 14th, 1920, the residents of Trafton Street between 6th Ave and South 8th Street were treated to Tacoma's first Block Party. The party was hosted by the Community Service Club in an effort to end the isolation of city life and help neighbors get to know one another. The area was blocked off and lit by lights provided by the City Light Department. Bunting and flags were hung and oriental lanterns graced the bushes. The asphalt street was treated with cornmeal and boric acid till it shown like a dance floor. Residents and curious neighbors, totaling over 600, turned out for a community sing, street dancing and free popcorn, doughnuts and lemonade. The party was a great success and wound up near midnight as parents carried sleepy children home. The houses shown in the picture are 621, 625, 629 and 631 So. Trafton St. (TDL 7/14/1920, pg. 10; 7/15/20, pg. 1) Boland B3689, BU-12,823, TPL-1649;


Parties--Tacoma--1920-1930; Celebrations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1920-1930; Neighbors; City & town life--Tacoma--1920-1930;

G43.1-123

In September of 1920, work was begun on the Consumers Central Heating Co., a huge steam heating plant on Dock St. at the foot of 11th St. By the end of October, the last brick had been laid in the 200 foot stack, second only in size to the one located at the Tacoma Smelting Co. Boilers had been installed, and the tunnel excavated for the pipe from the plant that would connect to the piping system of the city. The new plant was needed to supply heat to the new construction in downtown Tacoma - the Rust Building, Scandinavian American Bank and the National Bank of Tacoma. In an innovative move, it would run on refuse wood from Tacoma's many mills. The plant was expected to be fully operational by mid-November. The city liked the location of the plant so much that in 1922 they erected their own plant at 1145 Dock St. (The site of Dutho Rubber Co. and Pacific Machine Shop in the picture.) In September of 1979, 59 years later, the Cental Heating plant shut down permanently. The stack was dismantled brick by brick in 1980. (TDL 10/31/1920, pg. 5- picture, TDL 9/5/1920, pg. B6, 10/17/20, pg. B7) Boland B3347, TPL-9503


Consumers Central Heating Co. (Tacoma); Steam;

D167852-B

ca. 1920. Copy of Asahel Curtis print #51689 requested by the Washington State Historical Society on June 1, 1977. View of unidentified male and female along side of train. The couple are wearing railroad caps. The man is wearing a white shirt and striped tie under his somewhat soiled uniform.


Railroad locomotives; Clothing & dress--1920-1930;

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