Three women, in dresses with long skirts, and a young girl are shown on the porch of "Nisqually House" at Fort Nisqually. Left to right, they are Nellie Harris, Virginia Davis, Arminda Lou Davis and Arminda Buchanan. They represent four generations of the same family and they were part of a special ceremony held in February 1941 at the reconstructed fort in Point Defiance Park. Representatives from the British Columbia headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Co. presented Fort Nisqually a replica of the flag that had flown over the entrance of the original fort. (T. Times 2-26-1941 p.31)
Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Historical reenactments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Harris, Nellie; Davis, Virginia; Davis, Arminda Lou; Buchanan, Arminda;
Three women, in dresses with long skirts, and a young girl are shown on the porch of "Nisqually House" at Fort Nisqually. They were part of a special ceremony held in February 1941at the reconstructed fort in Point Defiance Park. Representatives from the British Columbia headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Co. presented Fort Nisqually a replica of the flag that had flown over the entrance of the original fort. From left to right are Virginia Davis, Arminda Lou Davis, Arminda Buchanan, and Nellie Harris. They represent four generations of the same family. Arminda Buchanan was born in the Oregon Territory.( T. Times 2-26-1941 p.31)
Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Historical reenactments--Tacoma--1940-1950;
A representative of the Hudson's Bay Co.'s British Columbia headquarters presents a replica of the original flag to fly over Fort Nisqually on February 12, 1941. It was presented on behalf of the Company by Ted Haakinson and accepted on behalf of the council by Dr. H.V. Hoover. Third from the left is William P. Bonney. Third from the right is Marcella Rigney Henly and to the right is her husband Neil Henly. TPL-441 (T. Times 2/13/1941, pg. 20)
Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Historical reenactments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bonney, William P.; Henly, Marcella Rigney; Henly,Neil;
Exterior of the Granary at Fort Nisqually, Pt. Defiance Park, as it appeared on February 25, 1941. The Granary is one of the original buildings from the Fort; it was constructed in 1851. It is the oldest standing building in the state of Washington. It was originally erected as a storage facility for the Fort's harvest. Photograph ordered by W.P. Bonney.
Bremerton Day at Mount Rainier. Three skiers hold their trophies from the skiing competition. On March 22-23, 1941, the Bremerton Ski Cruisers took over the activities at Paradise for the annual Bremerton Winter Sports Carnival. Competitive races included a downhill and a slalom, with a skiing and jumping exhibition also planned. Photographs ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (T. Times 3/14/1941, pg. 15)
Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Skiers--Bremerton--1940-1950; Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1940-1950; Winter sports; Awards;
On Sunday, January 25, 1942, Jean Hudson, Tacoma Times ski writer, was pictured presenting the Tacoma Times trophy to Carl Neu. Carl had won the slalom race at the 11th annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival at Paradise Valley, Mount Rainier National Park. In Miss Hudson's other hand was the prize wrist watch. Mr. Neu also won the race two years prior, a future third win would retire the trophy. (T. Times 1/26/1942, pg. 11)
Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Skiing--Washington--1940-1950; Hudson, Jean; Neu, Carl;
Mary Thomas (center) was queen of the 1942 Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Winter Sports Carnival held at Paradise Lodge on Mount Rainier, January 24th and 25th. Standing next to Mary are Rita Hume of Seattle, who won the Rhodes Brothers trophy for the women's slalom race, and Jack Horr, from the Stadium High School ski team, who won the junior downhill event. Held between Queen Mary and Jack is the "Grimstead" trophy (junior downhill.) (T. Times 1/26/1942 p.11)
The spring tournament of the Northwest Lawn Bowling Association was held in Wright Park May 30 through June 2, 1946. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wood of Vancouver, B.C. dominated the tournament. Mr. Wood defeated George Wilkinson in the final of the men's event, and Mrs. Wood defeated Mrs. Lew Thomas of Tacoma to take the ladies title. (TNT 06/03/1946 p.7)
Wright Park (Tacoma); Lawn Bowling--Tacoma--1940-1950; Northwest Lawn Bowling Association;
Fort Nisqually granary for Young Business Men's Club. Actors portray life as it would have been during the days of the early settlers to the Puget Sound region and the Hudson's Bay Company. The Granary is one of the original buildings from the Fort; it was constructed in 1851. It is the oldest standing building in the state of Washington. It was originally erected as a storage facility for the Fort's harvest. TPL-2369.
Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Historical reenactments--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Barbara Horjes poses in the snow at the Division Avenue entrance to Wright Park. The snow totaled over 18 inches after a three day storm hit Tacoma in Nov. 1946. The dancing maidens statuary, one of which is show here, were donated to the city by Clinton P. Ferry in 1891. (T.Times, 11/19/1946, p.2)
The Stadium High School varsity football team had an undefeated season during the 1946-1947 school year when they wore the Cross-State and City crowns.The varsity football captains were Bruce Andreasen and Wells Anderson. Coach Heinrick was both the football coach and a guidance counselor. View of a Stadium football game, photo taken for the Tahoma, Stadium's yearbook.
Athletic fields--Tacoma; Football--Tacoma--1940-1950; Football players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma);
Eight year old Gary Hartloff will get to go back to school on the last week of classes. Gary was hurt while playing with other children at Franklin Park near So. 12th St. and So. Puget Sound, he is the third victim at the park. While playing with friends, a log piled at the top of a small embankment broke loose, the log rolled down and seriously injured his right leg. Gary has been undergoing many weeks of treatment, but will have a full recovery. This area was formerly a children's field, and is now being converted into a commercial softball field (T. Times, 6/8/48, p. 16).
Parks--Tacoma; Franklin Park (Tacoma); Boys--Tacoma; Wounds & injuries--Tacoma; Hartloff, Gary;
This aerial photograph of the Point Defiance Boat House and Pavilion was taken in August of 1948. Built on the site of the park's first pavilion, this large complex of buildings was the last project completed by the W.P.A. in the park. The pavilion was used for a number of years as the site of the Point Defiance Aquarium, and was destroyed by fire in 1972. The boat house was destroyed by an arson fire in September of 1984. Today a new boat house and restaurant stand on the site. TPL-8365
Parks--Tacoma; Cities & towns--Tacoma; Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Point Defiance Pavilion (Tacoma); Point Defiance Boat House (Tacoma);
Aerial view of Point Defiance Park, taken in August of 1948. Point Defiance is the second largest city park in the US, outsized only by New York City's Central Park. It was originally a US military reservation. The city was given permission to develop it into a park in 1888. The "Bowl" area with its pond garden can be seen in the center of the picture. Above and to the left of the pond is a formal rose garden. Another formal garden can be seen beyond, now the location of the Japanese Garden. The ferry dock is at the upper right of the picture, with the boathouse top center. To the left of the Bowl area, and mostly out of camera range, is the zoo.
In February of 1949, this group of high school students was working hard to improve their rifle shooting skills. Like many others, they were practicing at the new Civic Rifle Range in the Point Defiance Pavilion. All of the teens were members of Tacoma's sharpshooter team, the Mount Rainier Rifle League. They attended high school at Clover Park, Bellarmine, Stadium and Lincoln, where most were also on their school's rifle squad. Photograph ordered by Mr. Metcalf at the Times. (T.Times, 2/28/1949, p.8)
Point Defiance Pavilion (Tacoma); Civic Rifle Range (Tacoma); Mount Rainier Rifle League (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Stock photographs of Mt. Rainier, Narada Falls, Tatoosh Range, Studio, Bob & Carroll. A photographer is standing on snow beside a rushing stream with Mount Rainier in the background.
In July the choices of activities at Paradise Lodge at Mount Rainier have increased since the summer sun has melted the snow from around the lodge. Would you rather ski or sun bathe like these young women wearing their bathing suits? Or ride horseback across the show fields? TPL-3665
Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Snow; Skiers; Bathing suits; Horseback riding;
Stock photographs of Mt. Rainier, Narada Falls, Tatoosh Range, Studio, Bob & Carroll. A man and a woman with photographic gear are standing on a sloping hillside beside a tree. A waterfall plunges downwards behind them.
Mount Rainier from Stadium Way at 9 a.m., Studio. An elevated view over the railroad tracks on the west side of City Waterway and the industrial tideflats of Tacoma of Mount Rainier. The top of Mount Rainier has disappeared into the cloud ceiling over the area. The 11th Street Bridge over City Waterway is seen on the right. The sun is dim behind the thick cloud cover on this late autumn scene. TPL-9108
Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Cityscapes; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); City Waterway (Tacoma); Waterfronts; Clouds; Autumn--Tacoma;
The fence at Tiger Ball Park. The baseball field in Tacoma was known as Tacoma Baseball Park or Tiger Ball Park. The field would be used for all local high school games, College of Puget Sound home games, all games of the 70-tilt City league schedule in addition to home games of the Tigers for the 1950 season. This view shows advertising signs for Brown & Haley, Mobilgas, Coca-Cola, Burnett Brothers, Peerless Laundry, Washington Hardware, and City Sign Company. The score board is nestled in above Mobilgas and below Mallon Motors. Ordered by Robert Martin, c/o W.H. Opie Co. (TNT, 4/26/1950, p.19)
Athletic fields--Tacoma; Baseball--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Baseball Park (Tacoma); Tiger Ball Park (Tacoma); Signs (Notices); Advertising--Tacoma--1950-1960; Advertisements--Tacoma;
Eleven sailors from the U.S. Naval Station in Tacoma volunteered their services in October of 1952 to help finish the work on the Living War Memorial which was dedicated to the war dead of Pierce County. They set posts and prepared logs for the guard rail which bordered the site. The dedication of the Memorial Park, located at the south end of the east approach to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, took place on Armistice Day 1952. In February 2003 the park was demolished to make way for the new Narrows Bridge; a new, larger War Memorial Park was dedicated on May 13, 2006. (TNT, 10/26/1952, p.C-13) TPL-9078
Parks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Memorial Park (Tacoma); Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma; Sailors--Tacoma;
A six-foot square piece of Wilkeson sandstone, natural to Washington state, was used for the plaque which was installed at the site of the Living War Memorial. The plaque is the center of the 20-foot stone monument at the Living War Memorial, Memorial Park, located at the south end of the east approach of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Checking the details of the plans before sand blasting the lettering are Don Wahlstrom, kneeling, and George M. Robinson and his father, Earl M. Robinson. (TNT, 11/2/1952, p.A-15)
Parks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Memorial Park (Tacoma); Monuments & memorials--Tacoma; Wahlstrom, Don; Robinson, George M.; Robinson, Earl M.;
Workers from Tacoma City Light erected an 80-foot flagpole donated by Cascade Pole Company at the Living War Memorial, Memorial Park, located at the south end of the east approach of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The memorial was to honor Tacoma's and Pierce County's fighting men in World War II. The project would consist of a grassy park with varoius suitable memorials donated by veterans' groups like the 800-poud bronze bell to be given by the Amvets. All work and materials were donated. The Narrows Bridge can be seen in the distance. (TNT, 9/21/1952, p.A-6) TPL-9077
Parks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Memorial Park (Tacoma); Cascade Pole Co. (Tacoma); Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma; Flagpoles--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Light Division (Tacoma);
Mount Rainier with Sunset Amphitheater and the Puyallup Glacier on the left and Tahoma Glacier to the right. Mount Rainier, 14,410 feet, is an active volcano, the highest peak in the Cascade Range. Its load of glacier ice exceeds that of any other mountain in the conterminous United States. Glaciers cover about 36 square miles of the mountain's surface. The twelve major glaciers on Mount Rainier include the Carbon, North Mowich, South Mowich, Puyallup, Tahoma, South Tahoma, Kautz, Niaqually, Cowlitz, Ingraham, Emmons and Winthrop glaciers. TPL-5762
Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Glaciers; Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma);
Two Cheney Lumber Company planes are flying north on the west side of Mount Rainier in front of the Tahoma Glacier. The two-toned plane is the "Bonnie B." TPL-6169
Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Glaciers; Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Airplanes;
