ca. 1924. The Rt. Rev. Frederic W. Keator, Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Olympia from 1902-1924, embracing all the territory of Washington west of the Cascades. Rev. Keator was born October 22, 1855. He was a lawyer in Chicago before he was called to enter the ministry. He served for 22 years in our state, during which time he resided in Tacoma. Aside from his duties as a prelate, he was also active in several civic and social positions. He was president of the Tacoma Public Library Board from 1907-1910 and 1912-1923, as well as serving on the boards of Annie Wright Seminary and Whitman College. He was an honorary chaplin for the Washington State Guard and a dedicated Mason, instrumental in the founding of the Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland. He died January 31, 1924 of heart trouble in a hospital in New Haven, Conn., where he had gone to visit his son. (TNT 2/1/1924, pg. 1)

Keator, Frederic W.; Bishops--Tacoma; Prelates--Tacoma;

Undated portrait of sculptor Allan Clark. Mr. Clark was born in 1896 in Montana, but moved to Tacoma around 1908 with his family. He attended Stadium High School and Puget Sound College where his remarkable talent was noticed. He studied at the Chicago Art Institute and began working as a sculptor around 1917 in New York City. As a sculptor, he gained recognition in the art world at a very young age. In 1923, at the age of 27, he received his largest commission- the 21 statues that adorn the Suzzallo Library at the University of Washington in Seattle. By 1924, he had been made a member of the Society of Sculptors, limited to 100 members, and the Institute of Arts and Letters. His work was heavily influenced by his travel and study in the Orient. He later settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and focused on Native American figures. He was killed in 1950, at the age of 53, in a car accident. CLARK-004 (www.askart.com)

Clark, Allan, 1896-1950; Sculptors--Tacoma; Artists--Tacoma;

William L. Case enjoying a dip on the shoulders of a family friend at Hick's Lake on July 4, 1925. With the advent of the automobile, this small chain of spring fed lakes southeast of Olympia became the destination for summer fun. The Thurston County chain consists of Hicks Lake, Long Lake and Pattison Lake. Hicks Lake is located near Lacey and is the the smallest of the trio. By 1926, there were seven resorts on Hicks Lake alone. The resorts offered swimming, fishing, boating, picnicking and camping, the perfect activities for a holiday outing. (photograph courtesy of the William T. Case Collection) (information Lacey, Thurston County Chamber of Commerce site)

Hicks Lake (Lacey); Water holes--Lacey--1920-1930; Swimming; Case, William T.--Family; Case, William L.;

ca. 1926. William L. Case, son of "Bill" (William T.) Case, poses on tugboat Foss #12. For many years, #12 served the city of Tacoma as a fireboat. It was skippered for much of that time by the elder Case. In 1914, #12 was the first vessel designed and built for Foss exclusively for towing. It was built primarily for turning the Seattle-Tacoma passenger steamers in the City Waterway and designed so that one man, the captain, could run the engine, pilot the boat and tend the lines. Arthur Foss made a proposal to the city that they contract with Foss for the services of a fireboat. The agreement was made at a cost to the city of $2993 a year ($8.20 a day.) Foss #12 was refitted with a powerful pump that could throw 1200 gallons of water per minute at a pressure of 400 pounds per square inch. Two men were stationed on the tug at all times and it could reach any harbor fire within 6 minutes of receiving a call. The tug was instrumental in controlling several potentially disastrous waterfront fires. (photograph courtesy of the William T. Case collection) (Foss: A Living Legend" by Bruce Johnson and Mike Skalley)

Case, William T.--Family; Fireboats; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma); Case, William L.; Tugboats--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1946. Henry Foss (left) and William T. (Bill) Case held a discussion circa 1946 while leaning on the water pump of the Foss #12, used both as a fireboat and a tug. As the Foss Launch & Tug Co. expanded into new markets, Henry remained in Tacoma to run the local office. He served in World War II and returned once again to the company. He retired as president of the maritime company in the Northwest. Bill Case loyally worked for Foss from 1915 until his death in 1956. He started out as a deckhand and later skippered the Foss #12 during its tenure as Tacoma's fireboat. He was the Chief Dispatcher for the company when he retired due to illness. (Photograph courtesy of the William T. Case Collection)

Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma); Case, William T.;

1935 Daffodil Festival Queen. 23-year-old Margaret Thomas of Sumner was the Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival's second-ever queen. She was the first chosen from a field of ten contestants in 1935; Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Wooten was selected by committee without a contest the previous year. Miss Thomas is pictured looking pensively at the camera while holding an enormous bouquet of daffodils.

Thomas, Margaret; Beauty contestants--Sumner; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1935 : Sumner);

The children of Col. Chauncey W. Griggs and Martha Ann Griggs posed for a family portrait in April of 1909 on the occasion of their parents' golden wedding anniversary. From left to right are: Heartie D. (wife of Dr. George C. Wagner), Everett G.; Herbert S.; Theodore D.; Chauncey Milton (called Milton), and Anna B. Milton was the oldest son and Anna the youngest child in the family. Col. Chauncey W. Griggs was one of the founders, in 1888, of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., and served as its first president continously until 1908 when he became chairman of the board of trustees. He died in October of 1910. (Major) Everett Gallup Griggs succeeded his father as president of the firm.

Griggs, Chauncey W.--Family; Wagner, Heartie D.; Griggs, Herbert S.; Griggs, Everett Gallup; Griggs, Theodore D.; Griggs, Chauncey Milton; Griggs, Anna B.; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1900-1910;

ca. 1888. Three children of William B. and Harriet E. Jolly of Portland, Oregon, were photographed circa 1888 by local photographer Thwaites. Children are (l to r) Ralph, age 6, Inez, age 1 and Cora, age 8. They are dressed in Sunday best, including hightop boots for both the boy and the two girls. Ralph, casually leaning against a chair, has a broad white collar, in the Eton style, and wears knickers with his hip-length jacket. Eight-year-old Cora has her hair pulled back and is dressed in a dark knee length outfit. The baby, Inez, is wearing a dress with elaborate collar and short jacket. All three children look seriously at the camera with little or no smiles.

Jolly, William B.--Family; Families--Oregon--Portland; Jolly, Ralph; Jolly, Cora; Jolly, Inez; Children--Clothing & dress--Oregon--Portland;

In March of 1926, Spring arrived early bringing unseasonable warm and sunny weather. In the opinion of J.M. Green of Horsehead Bay, Spring never left at all. For evidence, he holds two bouquets of posies picked outdoors at his place on a sheltered point on the Sound. The lower flowers are multi-colored straw flowers that usually die with the first frost but have bloomed all winter. The other bouquet is of doronicum, yellow spring daisies, that bloomed a full six weeks early. Also making an early appearance were spring vegetables, Delphiniums and Columbine. Horsehead Bay is a small inlet from Case Inlet, west of Arletta, in northwest Pierce County. (TNT 3/23/1926, pg. 1)

Green, J.M.; Flowers; Bouquets; Daisies; Spring; Seasons; Weather;

ca. 1920. Stack of wattles, or webbed sections, which form the screen of a salmon weir preventing the egress of the salmon. These were woven by the women, and to save labor, were laid by at the end of the fishing season while the main structure was left in the river. This photo was taken on the White River near the southwest corner of the Muckleshoot reservation circa 1920. (Caption from note typed on back of photo) (Photo donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8037

Fishing weirs--Washington; Fishing nets--Washington;

Model of salmon weir set up at Everett, Washington during an assembly of the Northwest Indian Federation in June of 1932. Jerry Dominick, the builder of the weir, is standing at the left. (Caption is taken from the typed note on the back of the photo) (Donated by Arthur Ballard) TPL-8041

Fishing weirs--Washington; Dominick, Jerry; Indigenous peoples--Washington;

View of Tacoma Tideflats from the top of the Medical Arts Building. The City Waterway can be seen in the background. City Hall, with its distinctive clock tower, is clearly visible. This photograph was taken on April 5, 1931.

Aerial photographs--1930-1940; Cityscapes--1930-1940; City Waterway (Tacoma); Old City Hall (Tacoma);

View of downtown business district of Tacoma looking southeast from the top of the Medical Arts Building as seen on April 5, 1931. Good view of the fronts of the buildings on the east side of Broadway between 9th and 11th.

Aerial photographs--1930-1940; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1928. A backyard astronomer poses with three large telescopes mounted on tripods and a table filled with smaller telescopes and a collection of lenses and eye pieces. This photograph was taken about 1928.

Telescopes--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Henry Huseby, behind the wheel of a new 1928 Model A Ford, was stopped by officer Mike Wayno in January of 1928. Mr. Huseby was not receiving an order to appear in court; the car he was driving was so attractive that Washington State Highway Patrol officer Mike Wayno stopped it so he could place an order for one for himself. Henry Huseby was a veteran salesman for the V.R. Dudley Motor Company at 8223 Pacific Avenue in Fern Hill. In 1928, Ford stopped production on its twenty year old Model T in favor of the more streamlined and powerful Model A. The vehicle could produce 40 horsepower and its starting price at around $460. The V.R. Dudley Motor Co. was an authorized Ford dealership. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 1/29/1928, pg. G-4)

Ticketing; Law enforcement officers--Tacoma; Motorcycles; Wayno, Mike; Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Ford automobile; Huseby, Henry;

Sunday, April 15, 1928, saw the inauguration of the new American Railway Express Co. air transport service, provided for Tacoma in conjunction with the Pacific Air Transport Co. fleet of mail carriers. It would be the first outgoing air parcel service under this new arrangement. The pilot pictured above smilingly accepts delivery of a slender box from an unidentified official before his northbound departure. Hundreds of people had gathered at the Mueller-Harkins Airport to celebrate this new service. (TNT 4-16-28, p. 7, TDL 4-15-28, 8-A) BGN-186, TPL-1597

Transport planes--Tacoma; Air pilots--Tacoma; American Railway Express Co. (Tacoma); Shipping--1920-1930; Air mail service--1920-1930;

ca. 1930. Birds eye view of Harold Bromley's fourth airplane, NR153W, also called the "City of Tacoma." Bromley planned to fly from Tokyo to Tacoma in this red Emsco single engine monoplane. His September 14, 1930 attempt at the flight with Harold Gatty as navigator was foiled by a failed exhaust system on the plane. The fumes forced the pair to land and almost cost them their lives. The plane was abandoned by Bromley for this flight as too heavy and slow. TPL-8799

Bromley, Harold--Associated objects; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Aeronautics--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1931. In 1931, a Tschunko's House of Flowers delivery van dropped off a box of flowers at Tacoma Field so that the Tschunko's delivery airplane could carry them to their destination. Tschunko's House of Flowers and the Louis Tschunko Greenhouses were located at 5001 Pacific Avenue. They went into business at that address in 1906. By 1938, Tschunko's was gone and Gibson's Florist was opening at that location. It has since been demolished.

Florist shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Field (Lakewood); Tschunko's House of Flowers (Tacoma); Airplanes--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1928. A Texaco fuel truck is parked in front of a tri-motor airplane with a Texaco logo on its wing. Two men appear to be fueling the airplane.

Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fuel tanks;

ca. 1928. Two men stand next to a biplane with the name Tacoma painted on its side. A third man sits in the rear cockpit of the plane which sits in a grassy field. The plane may belong to the Tacoma Airways aviation school.

Biplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1928. Young woman in flying jacket, flying cap, and parachute stands on wing of Bergen Bromley Flying Service bi-plane. Photograph probably taken at Mueller Harkins Airport. For more images of the same person, see TPL images 7034 and 7036.

Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bergen Bromley Flying Service (Tacoma);

ca. 1972. Puget Sound National Bank, University Place Branch Robert Billsbrough Price - Architect

ca. 1894. The whaleback steamer "City of Everett" under construction in Everett, Washington, circa 1894. Her revolutionary design, reminiscent of both a cigar with tipped ends and the body of a whale (when fully loaded only the curved part of the hull was above water), was created by Alexander McDougall, a captain on the Great Lakes. He managed to bring forth a vessel that could carry heavy loads but also be fast, cutting through water with little resistance. His body of work totaled 40, 24 barges and 16 steamers, all whalebacks. The "City of Everett," which was launched in 1894 but not completed until 1895, was the only whaleback steamer built in Everett. She measured 346 feet long with a 42-foot beam. Truly a workhorse, she was in service for 29 years, including such memorable trips as sailing to India for famine relief, at which time she became the first American steamer to navigate the Suez Canal and continuing on to Spain, becoming the first American steamship to circumnavigate the world. The "City of Everett" had survived collisions at sea and a fire in port but on October 11, 1923, she went down with all hands during a storm in the Gulf of Mexico. The wreck was not found until September 10, 2010, in 400 feet of water about 150 miles due west of Naples, Florida. The whaleback steamship was nearly intact and appeared to have sunk stern first. (St. Petersburg Times, "Fishermen find big one that didn't get away: a steamship resting miles off Naples," 12-12-2010; Armitage, "Alexander McDougall and the Whaleboat," 6-8-2008)

Steamboats--Everett; Boat & ship industry--Everett;

ca. 1896. A view of Tacoma's Bicycle Bridge, also known as the Galliher Gulch bridge; for more than 25 years, the "longest, highest and only exclusive" bicycle bridge in the world. The bridge was built in 1896 by the Tacoma Wheelmen's Bicycle Club from funds raised by the sale of bicycle licenses. It was located near Holy Rosary Church and connected Delin St. with the paths leading to the Hood St. reservoir. With the bridge over the gulch, cyclists could bike undisturbed all the way from Tacoma's Eastside to South Tacoma. (TNT 9/5/1922; TNT 4-7-1953, E-4-alt. photo)

Bicycles & tricycles--1890-1900; Cyclists--1890-1900; Cycling--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma; Bicycle Bridge (Tacoma);

ca. 1922. The Green Apartments at 421 No. M Street were managed by Rose Green Pincus, the daughter-in-law of Isaac Pincus. From the collection of Temple Beth El

Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Green Apartments (Tacoma)

Employees and bicycle delivery boy on steps of the Pierce County Court House. The Pierce County Court House was built in 1892. The three story building was a copy of the Courthouse in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The plans contained everything Tacomans hoped for in this elaborate structure, including secret staircases and a hanging room, and suited their grandiose plans for their city. The grand structure was demolished in 1959 due to its poor condition and replaced by a parking lot for the modern County-City building. Here employees pose with bicycles on the steps of the structure. The man behind what is believed to be a bicycle delivery boy or courier is holding a baby. The women on the left are most probably clerical staff, although two of them are posing with bicycles.

Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Historic buildings--Tacoma; Bicycles & tricycles--Tacoma--1890-1900; Clothing & dress--1890-1900;

ca. 1891. Mud from the wide, unpaved dirt streets that surrounded it, did not deter the crowds that attended the grand opening of the Western Washington Industrial Exposition Building on September 10, 1891. Built in the elaborate, ornate Italianate style by Opperman & Berens, contractors and designed by Proctor & Dennis, architects, it was located in the 700 block of Tacoma Avenue North, not far from the current home of Annie Wright Seminary. Grains, fruits and vegetables were displayed along with machinery and a Northern Pacific Railway exhibit. The best of the products were to be sent to Chicago in time for the World's Fair. Those present at the gala opening saw Governor Elisha P. Ferry in attendance and heard a letter of congratulations sent by President Benjamin Harrison. After such an auspicious opening, the Exposition Building would see further developments including a roller skating rink, Interstate Fair and music hall. It was destroyed by fire seven years later on September 20, 1898. (TDL 9-8-91, p. 6, TDL 9-11-91, p. 5)

Western Washington Industrial Exposition Building (Tacoma);

Tacoma ushered in the new decade of 1900 with a huge 4th of July celebration. It was estimated that 50,000 people poured into town for the big event. Festivities turned to disaster on the morning of the 4th when an overcrowded streetcar plunged into the ravine at South 26th and C Streets instantly killing 37 passengers and maiming many others on board. Some of the planned activities proceeded including this military drill on July 5th. Members of the Washington National Guard, Co. H, 1st Regiment, Spokane, under Capt. M. M. Richardson, receive the silver loving cup for the best drilled company in the regiment from Colonel Weisenberger. Guardsmen stand at parade rest along the 1100 block of Tacoma Avenue South where a crowd has gathered for the award ceremony. (TDL 7/6/1900, p. 8).

Military training; Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1900-1910; Fourth of July celebrations; Washington State Guard (Tacoma);

Charles Evans, as Leif Eriksson, commanded a boatful of stern looking Norsemen, armed with swords and shields, who were "Bound for Wineland" on May 17, 1895. Tacoma's Scandinavians celebrated the 81st anniversary of Norwegian Constitution Day with a small parade, outdoor concerts and picnic games. Fireworks and dancing capped the activity-filled day. This photograph was probably taken between So. 13th and So. 15th on Tacoma Avenue. (Tacoma Morning Union, 5-18-1895, p. 4)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1890-1900; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma;