Cooking School at Fellowship Hall conducted by Tacoma Times. Capacity crowd of women seated in auditorium.

Events--Tacoma--1930-1940; Audiences--Tacoma; Home economics--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hats--1930-1940; Women--Social life--1930-1940; Fellowship Hall (Tacoma);

Sunset Electric Company presented a display of Frigidaire appliances at the 1952 Puyallup Fair featuring several sizes of refrigerator, an electric water heater, washer and dryer, a mandrel ironing machine, electric stoves, and an institutional sized milk cooler. A large sign over the washer and dryer announced, "Leisure Laundry."

Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Exhibit booths--Puyallup; Appliances; Refrigerators; Washing machines; Irons (Pressing); Stoves--Puyallup; Water heaters;

Eye to eye, Leona Schultz of Spanaway poses with the champion cockerel, a Dark Barred Rock, at the 44th Annual All-Northwest Winter Poultry Show. Schultz is wearing an all-tweed outfit with a fur collar coat. The bird is the show champion for male birds under the age of 1 year. He is owned by H. Starbuck of Bakersfield. (T. Times, 12/15/1938, p. 13).

Animal shows--Tacoma; Roosters; Poultry; Schultz, Leona;

An International-style Reserve Officers Military Ball was held on February 18, 1939, at the Crystal Ballroom in the Hotel Winthrop with over 500 people in attendance. Members of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders from Vancouver, British Columbia, performed a highlander's dance for officers from Washington State. Elsie Lough of Vancouver is pictured dancing with a man dressed in the bright MacKenzie tartan kilt of the Highlanders. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p. 1-article)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ball dresses; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Lough, Elsie;

1938 Lumbermen's Banquet c/o Ike Johnson. Two unidentified men holding engraved silver tray.

Banquets--1930-1940; Lumber industry--1930-1940; Trays;

Lumbermen's Banquet c/o Ike Johnson. Two men appear to be exchanging a gavel during the Lumbermen's banquet on December 22, 1938. Exchanging gavels is often representative of offices being relinquished.

Banquets--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gavels;

ca. 1939. Football banquet given Stadium athletes by Active Club circa 1939. Large group of men and teens around tables looking to the right while possibly watching a film. Two large arched windows and potted tree in background. (T. Times, Sports)

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Active Club (Tacoma);

Twelve men and five women pose at the corner of a table with a trophy on the table in front of them. The group, most of whom are employed by the Metropolitan Park District, are at a banquet celebrating the success of the First Annual Bicycle Race Meet and Parade, jointly sponsored by the Park Recreation Dept. of Metropolitan Parks and the Tacoma Times.

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Metropolitan Park District (Tacoma); Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

Fleet Week, July 5 through 11, 1938, Tacoma. Sailors help civilians up the gangplank of a battleship for a tour. During Fleet Week, the citizenry was invited to come out and see out their defense dollars were being spent. In 1938, the USS California, West Virginia, Tennessee and Maryland dropped anchor in Commencement Bay to visit Tacoma and have Tacoma visit them.

Celebrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Battleships--1930-1940; Gangplanks; Military personnel--Sailors--1930-1940;

Fleet Week, July 5 through 11, 1938. Sailor playing accordion to a group of four young girls. During Fleet Week, Tacoma played host to 5200 officers and men of the visiting battleships, the USS California, West Virginia, Tennessee and Maryland. In return, the Navy thrilled Tacoma with a military parade, boat races and nighttime searchlight displays.

Celebrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military personnel--Sailors--1930-1940; Accordions;

Senator Homer T. Bone addresses the crowd at the celebration marking $2,700,000 Progress Works Administration grant for Narrows Bridge construction. Senator Bone is credited with much of the campaigning to obtain the loan. (T. Times, 7/1/1938, p 1).

Celebrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Narrows Bridge Celebration (Tacoma); Bone, Homer Truett, 1883-1970;

Narrows Bridge celebration at Stadium Bowl. Tacoma Mayor Dr. John Siegle, center, speaks with Senator Homer T. Bone, left, and surprise visitor Dr. Ernest Gruening of Washington D. C., right. Dr. Gruening worked in the Department of insular & territorial affairs and reported back to his boss in Washington on Tacoma's elation over their proposed bridge. (T. Times 7/1/1938, p. 1).

Celebrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Narrows Bridge Celebration (Tacoma); Bone, Homer Truett, 1883-1970; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gruening, Ernest;

Narrows Bridge celebration at the Stadium Bowl. Bremerton Mayor Jesse A. Knabb, left, thanks Congressman John M. Coffee, right, for his support in obtaining a $2,700,000 Progress Works Administration grant to build a bridge across the Narrows. (T. Times 7/1/1938, pg. 1).

Celebrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Narrows Bridge Celebration (Tacoma); Knabb, Jesse A.; Coffee, John; Mayors--Bremerton--1930-1940;

Celebration for the Progress Works Administration grant to build a bridge over the Narrows, held at the Stadium Bowl. Seated left to right: Tacoma Mayor Dr. John Siegle, Washington Governor Clarence Martin, Commanding Officer at Fort Lewis Major General Walter C. Sweeney, U. S. Senator Homer T. Bone, and F. Rodman Titcomb, Chamber of Commerce. (T. Times 7/1/1938, pg.1)

Celebrations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Narrows Bridge Celebration (Tacoma); Sweeney, Walter C.; Bone, Homer Truett, 1883-1970; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Titcomb, F. Rodman;

Man with megaphone talking to large group of people in parking lot. He is preparing to announce the weights of the catches of competing fishermen in the Salmon Derby in Bremerton. To the lower right of the picture are salmon waiting to be weighed and the scales used to determine the winner of the Salmon Derby.

Crowds--Bremerton; Fishing--Bremerton--1930-1940; Scales; Salmon;

Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnival at Point Defiance. Looking down at boats in the bay. Tugs, in the distance, broadcast water sprays. A large yacht is moored in the foreground. (T.Times, 4/25/1938, p.1).

Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Boats--Tacoma;

Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnvial at Point Defiance. Spectators enjoy watching boats participating in the event: sail boats, tugboats, fishing craft, power boats, and the large Coast Guard cutter "Atalanta." (T.Times, 4/25/38, p.1).

Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Boats--Tacoma;

Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnival at Point Defiance. The water is teeming with commercial tugs, row boats and yachts. Races were held for each catagory of vessel. Row boats maneuver near the Andrew Foss, Henrietta Foss, Theodora Foss, Peter Foss and Foss Tug No. 10 and 15. " Mathilda Foss" placed first in the Tugboat Annie Race, for boats 50 HP or better. (T. Times 4/25/1938, pg. 1)

Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Boats--Tacoma; Tugboats--Tacoma; Boat racing; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma);

On Sunday April 24, 1938 a crowd estimated at 25,000 filled the deck, boat ramp and parking lot at Point Defiance to watch the Water Carnival sponsored by Tacoma's Young Men's Business Club. A handful of young spectators even climbed out onto the roof of the old Point Defiance Pavilion (far right) for a better view. The carnival which featured tug boat and row boat races and a salmon derby was held in part to celebrate the departure of the Tacoma-built "Western Explorer". It was hoped that coverage of the event by photographers, radio broadcasters, and newsreel companies would serve to publicize Tacoma. (T.Times, 4/25/1938, p.1).

Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Point Defiance Boat House (Tacoma);

This was just a fraction of the crowds estimated at 25,000 that attended the Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnival at Point Defiance on April 24, 1938. A full exterior view of the Russel and Babcock-designed concrete waterfront pavilion shows it packed with crowds of people on all three levels. Spectators were treated to a colorful pageant of marine craft ranging from tugs and fishing boats to the Tacoma Yacht Club fleet. Tug and rowboat races entertained all. The 85-foot fishing vessel, the "Western Explorer" bid a fond farewell as she left Tacoma for her long voyage down the coast and on to Gloucester, Mass., via the Panama Canal. The water carnival was so popular that for many years it was an annual event. (T.Times, 4/25/1938, p. 1+-article).

Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Point Defiance Pavilion (Tacoma); Crowds--Tacoma--1930-1940; Spectators--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnival at Point Defiance. Two amateur divers, Stadium High School students Bud Likins, left, and Bob Wilhemi pose with diving gear designed and made by Wilhemi. This was the second set of diving gear that Wilhemi had built. (T.Times, 4/25/1938, p.1).

Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Skin diving--Tacoma; Oxygen masks; Likins, Bud; Wilhemi, Bob;

Daffodil Pageant. The Merchants Association float featured a lighthouse and row boat with two women fishing. Tacoma Retail Trade Bureau won the grand prize for its "fisherman's paradise" theme. In the background is the Queens viewing stand at 10th and Pacific. Thirty thousand people attended Tacoma's parade.

Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1938 : Tacoma);

An elaborate float features a model airplane and aircraft hanger. A large crowd of spectators watch the parade from the corner of 9th and Broadway in front of the Roxy Theater. (T.Times, 4/2/1938, p.1).

Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1938 : Tacoma);

1938 Daffodil Festival Parade. A float features a floral airplane with the sign: "Tacoma Wholesalers Welcomes The Northwest Air Base." Industrial building in background appears to be Washington Wineries, "Home of the Lovino." On March 30, 1938, the County officials had signed over the deed of Tacoma Field to the War Department to be used in the construction of a giant airbase, to be called McChord Field. (T.Times, 4/2/1938, p.1).

Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1938 : Tacoma);

1938 Daffodil Pageant. Queen Bliss Lundrigan and her attendants Agnes Kucemba, right, and Bernice Daniel take their place in the reviewing stand to reign over the parade's 39 entries in Tacoma. For the first time in the Puyallup Valley Festival's 5 year history, the Royalty wears official robes. The costumes worn by the attendants are symbolic of three Pacific Northwest features; the white blouses represent the snows of Mt. Rainier, the yellow vests the fields of daffodils and the green skirts the waters of Puget Sound. Queen Bliss's skirt and robes are of purple for royalty. (T.Times, 4/2/1938, p. 1)

Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1938 : Tacoma); Lundrigan, Bliss; Kucemba, Agnes; Daniel, Bernice;

1938 Daffodil Pageant. Tacoma City Light float depicts a unique Art Deco-style building surrounded by trees and flowers. The float moves down Pacific Avenue past the Daffodil Queen's reviewing stand on 10th Street. (T.Times, 4/2/1938, p.1).

Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1938 : Tacoma); Reviewing stands--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Puget Sound Navy Orchestra, from Seattle, performed jazz at the second annual music festival on July 28, 1946, at Point Defiance Park. The orchestra was under the direction of Ensign William Paul Currence. Watching and waiting for their turn to play, right, was either the 448th Special Service Band or Sharps and Flats, both groups from Fort Lewis. The newspapers classified their sound as "Boogie-Woogie." The 448th was under the direction of Sgt. Benjamin W. Martin; Sharps and Flats was under the direction of Joe Jordan. The concert, held in the natural amphitheater at the entrance to the park, drew over 7,000 listeners. It was also broadcast over the Mutual Network by KMO. (TT 7/27/1946, pg 2 and 7/28/46, pg 1; TNT 7/27/46, pg.1 and 7/29/46, pg. 1& 2; Photo by F.L. Powell, YMCA)

This photograph from the Helen Stafford collection is dated July 29, 1945, meaning it was taken at the first USO music festival at Point Defiance. Six thousand attendees sat on the grass to listen to the 362nd Army Band from Fort Lewis play Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Also performing were the 29th Special Service Band directed by Sgt. Earnest Hayden and the 25 voice Naval choir from Bremerton. (TNT 7/29/1945, PG. 1; Photograph by F.L. Powell of Tacoma)

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Striking gasfitters and electrical workers stall in talks with employers. The strike had been in progress for 69 days. About 340 union members from parts of King, Pierce, Snohomish, Thurston, and Lewis counties have been affected, with an additional 260 members of other unions striking in support. Photo by staff member Bob Rudsit.

Demonstrators show their support for the La Girls show by holding signs. After being cancelled at three Tacoma-area locations, the La Girls show was performed at the Sherwood Inn. The event brought both supporters and opponents of the La Girls show.

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