Skiers at entrance to Paradise Inn, Mt. Rainier National Park, at dusk in January of 1935. A snow tunnel leads into the Inn and skiers can be seen coming out of the tunnel.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Skiers; Skiing; Winter sports; Snow; Paradise Inn (Wash.);

Large group of young women skiers, perhaps from Annie Wright Seminary, at Mount Rainier. Mountain in background.

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Skiers; Skiing; Winter sports; Snow;

Women skiing, mountain in background. Mount Rainier National Park, January of 1935. TPL-5825

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Skiers; Skiing; Winter sports; Snow;

ca. 1935. Rows of Montag furnaces, circa 1935. Montag furnaces were manufactured by Montag Stove & Furnace Works in Tacoma. The company made warm air heating systems, air conditioning units and Montag oil furnaces. (filed with Argentum)

Montag Stove & Furnace Works (Tacoma); Furnaces;

Ellen (Mrs. Albert H. Jr.) Hooker, her daughter Mary and guest. Mrs. Hooker and Mary sitting on a couch while artist does portrait of the child. Albert H. Hooker Jr. was the Western Sales Manager of Hooker Electrochemical Co. at this time. Mrs. Hooker was herself a recognized miniature portrait artist.

Hooker, Ellen; Drawing; Hooker, Albert H.--Family; Hooker, Mary;

Young Mary Hooker, the daughter of Ellen and Albert H. Hooker, Jr., curled-up in a chair with her pet dog.

Dogs; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hooker, Albert H.--Family; Hooker, Mary;

ca. 1935. Better Homes Bureau, Mr. Howard Commissioner. Seven men sitting around a table with paperwork on the "National Housing Act." The men were not identified.

Better Homes Bureau (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. House and brick building at North Proctor and 27th Street, for Stanley Morrison. The address for the house is 3815 No. 27th St. and the brick building is the Gamble Building at 2705 No. Proctor.

Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Residential streets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Exterior view of Ray Gamble Building, circa 1935, ordered by Stanley Morrison. The structure was built in 1929 by Ray Gamble. On the corner in the foreground was Nelson Drugs. The storefront to the left of Nelson Drugs was home to Ray Sowers Jewelry from 1929 until Mr. Sowers death in 1971. Mr. Sowers and his wife resided in the Proctor District their entire married life. Part of the ground floor portion of the Gamble Building is now home to Knapp's Restaurant. (filed with Argentum)

Gamble Building (Tacoma); Nelson Drugs (Tacoma); Ray Sowers Jewelry (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Exterior view of Ray Gamble Building, circa 1935, ordered by Stanley Morrison. The structure was built in 1929 by Ray Gamble. Located at the right corner storefront is Nelson Drugs. The storefront to the left of the drugstore was the home of Ray Sowers Jewelry from 1929 until 1971. Much of the ground floor of the building is now occupied by Knapp's Restaurant. (filed with Argentum)

Gamble Building (Tacoma);

In February of 1935, Mr. Walter H. Hoenig posed with his treasured family heirloom, a Dutch Bible published in 1715. The 220 year old Bible had been in his family for many generations. It is printed in 18th century Dutch and contains the family's records, also written in Dutch. Mr. Hoenig was a brakeman for the Northern Pacific Railroad. He had lived in Tacoma for 35 years and in 1935 he resided at 2715 So. 8th. (Picture ordered by the Tacoma Times.) (T. Times 2/18/1935, pg. 14)

Bibles--Tacoma; Antiques; Hoenig, Walter H.;

Former US. Marshall Col. Albert Whyte poses on the steps of the Washington Historical Society Building (Ferry Museum.) The man in the background is Tacoma Times featured columnist Edgar T. Short. Mr. Short wrote a series of columns on the central position that Whyte played in the November 3, 1885 eviction of several hundred Chinese in Tacoma and the later burning of Chinatown. With the support of the Mayor, sheriff and numerous important citizens, the Chinese population of Tacoma was forcibly evicted and put on trains bearing them to Portland. A suspicious arson later destroyed their buildings and possessions. U.S. Marshall Whyte assisted in the arrest of several prominent Tacomans for unlawful seizure of the Chinese. The charges were later dropped. Col. Whyte died at the age of 92 early in the morning of April 11, 1939 at the family home "Whytecliffe" in Vancouver, B. C. (T. Times 2/15/1935, pg. 14)

Whyte, Albert; Short, Edgar T.; Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Galleries & museums--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ferry Museum (Tacoma); Deportations--Tacoma--1880-1890; Exiles--Chinese--Tacoma;

ca. 1934. Mrs. Curtis and her daughter in a hospital bed at the County hospital, circa 1934, with woman sitting on chair next to them. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum)

Mothers; Infants; Birth;

Mary Jane Ludlow,née Gard, 96, wearing a crocheted cap. She was a resident of Pierce County for 46 years and lived at Spanaway until 10 years ago when her husband Captain Oliver Cooper Ludlow died. Her husband served in the Civil War and was said to have known Abraham Lincoln. This portrait appeared in The Tacoma Times when Mrs. Ludlow died on February 28, 1936. (T. Times, 02/28/1936, p. 1)

Ludlow, Mary; Aged persons;

A brightly colored studio close up of a Brown & Haley Easter Egg candy was taken in December, 1955, possibly for use in advertising. The candy was photographed against a rosy tinted carpet-like backdrop. The Easter Egg bar had a smiling cartoon rabbit on the cover and cost a mere nickel. Brown & Haley was noted for their chocolate and Almond Roca products; they also made specialty candies like these as well. Photograph ordered by Brown & Haley.

Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1935. Junior League Play Committee working on costumes for their play "Little Black Sambo." Four women and a young girl, wearing skates, working on sewing. The woman in the center is tentatively identified as Mrs. Marion Long and the woman to the right of her as Mrs. Robert Abel. (Tribune - Seattle Times)

Junior League (Tacoma); Costumes; Sewing; Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. The Junior League Play Committee works on costumes in a member's home for a upcoming presentation in 1935. Two women are seen attaching "stripes" onto tiger costumes worn by Betye Martin (later Baker), right, and another woman. The Junior League will be presenting the childrens' play "Little Black Sambo" February 23-23 at the Little Theatre. Betye and her fellow actress will be portraying royal tigers in the play. The wife of former News Tribune publisher Elbert H. Baker, Betye Martin Baker was well known for her public generosity and community involvement. The United Way Betye Martin Baker Human Services Center in Tacoma was dedicated in 1995. (photo taken for T.N.T. and Seattle Times)

Baker, Betye M.; Junior League (Tacoma); Costumes; Sewing; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Publicity for President Roosevelt's Birthday Ball to benefit Infantile Paralysis (Polio) research. Two women and three little children, one on crutches, standing around a layer cake at the Model Bakery. Ordered by Mr. Seigaus. (filed with Argentum)

Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; March of Dimes (Tacoma); Poliomyelitis--Tacoma; Bakeries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Model Bakery (Tacoma); Cakes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orthopedic braces;

ca. 1935. Publicity for President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Birthday Ball to benefit Infantile Paralysis (Polio) research. Two women and three little children, one on crutches, with a multi-layer cake in front of the Model Bakery. Ordered by Mr. Seigaus. In 1935, President Roosevelt's birthday was celebrated across the nation with proceeds going to polio research, a disease that afflicted the President himself. The Model Bakery was constructed in Tacoma in 1919 and was added onto for the next nine years. It has since been demolished.

Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; March of Dimes (Tacoma); Poliomyelitis--Tacoma; Bakeries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Model Bakery (Tacoma); Cakes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orthopedic braces; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Publicity for President Roosevelt's Birthday Ball to benefit Infantile Paralysis (Polio) research. Two women and three little children, one in leg braces, with a layer cake in front of the Model Bakery. Ordered by Mr. Seigaus.

Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; March of Dimes (Tacoma); Poliomyelitis--Tacoma; Bakeries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Model Bakery (Tacoma); Cakes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orthopedic braces;

ca. 1935. Two women and three small children surround the multi-layer decorated cake topped with a miniature bust of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in this circa 1935 photograph. The cake was baked by the Model Bakery as publicity for the President's Birthday Ball to benefit Infantile Paralysis (polio) research. For several years the Model Bakery would bake a luscious cake and place it in their window to publicize the worthy cause.

Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; Poliomyelitis--Tacoma; Bakeries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Model Bakery (Tacoma); Cakes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orthopedic braces;

In this photograph from February 1935, an unidentified shoemaker pounds nails into the sole of a leather high-top work shoe or hiking boot at his workbench in the Bone Dry Manufacturing Company building at 2115 Pacific Avenue. Bone Dry manufactured top quality boots in Tacoma for nearly 40 years. Built in 1919, the Bone Dry building, now occupied by McGranahan Architects, still reveals its history in the paths wore in its wooden floors by several generations of cobblers and pattern cutters.

Bone-Dry Shoe Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Shoemakers; Shoe industry--Tacoma; Shoemaking--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In February of 1935 an unidentified shoemaker at the Bone Dry Shoe Manufacturing Company, 2115 Pacific Avenue, used a sharp blade attached to his index finger to cut the leather for a high-top work shoe or boot. The blade is attached to the index finger of his right hand with a leather band. Bone Dry manufactured top quality boots in Tacoma for nearly 40 years. In 1943 their Paul Bunyan Pack Boot, which was "waterproof as a glass jar and warm as a fur-lined overcoat" sold at Abercrombie & Fitch for $25 per pair. Built in 1919, the Bone Dry building became the home to McGranahan Architects in 2000.

Bone-Dry Shoe Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Shoemakers; Shoe industry--Tacoma; Shoemaking--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Bone Dry Shoe Manufacturing Company. One of three shoe makers stops for photographer in cutting room. He is wearing an apron and leaning over a workbench. A leather wrapped finger contains cutting blade. (Also see images #7 and 10).

Bone-Dry Shoe Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Shoemakers; Shoe industry--Tacoma; Shoemaking--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Cobbler at sole stitching machine in a work coat.

George Miller, Jr, a shoemaker at the Bone-Dry Shoe Manufacturing Company factory in Tacoma, 2115 Pacific Ave., used a heavy duty industrial sewing machine in February, 1935, to sew the welt and insole to the upper of a boot. For nearly 40 years, craftsmen and craftswomen at Bone-Dry produced "corks", the standard footwear for loggers, and various other styles of boots and shoes. The Bone-Dry factory building is now home to McGranahan Architects. TPL-8549

Bone-Dry Shoe Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Shoemakers; Shoe industry--Tacoma; Shoemaking--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma--1930-1940;

This night view taken at the corner of Commerce and 11th Street South shows the storefront of the Bone Dry Shoe Store which occupied two floors of the Rust Building for shoe sales and repairs. Motto: "Bone-Dry Shoes outwear them all." First United Mutual Savings Bank, right, another Rust Building tenant.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

This night view taken at the corner of Commerce and 11th Street South shows the storefront of the Bone Dry Shoe Store which occupied two floors of the Rust Building for shoe sales and repairs. First United Mutual Savings Bank, right, another Rust Building tenant.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Commerce Street storefront window of Bone Dry Shoe Store, which occupied two floors of the Rust Building for shoe sales and repairs. Display features fishing creels and rods. Sign: "Campers and Outdoor Sportsmen Bone-Dry Shoes will keep your feet Warm and Dry in all Weather".

Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Window displays;

ca. 1935. A drawing of a Bone-Dry manufactured work boot, used for advertising copy. Bone-Dry Shoes in Tacoma manufactured high quality work boots and sport boots. In the thirties, much of the shoe making was still done by hand by skilled artisans.

Bone-Dry Shoe Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Shoe industry--Tacoma; Shoemaking--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma--1930-1940; Boots;