Interior of power house at the Vance Lumber Co. plant in Malone, Washington. Photographed on October 8, 1923 as part of a series of photographs taken by Marvin Boland. Joseph Alexander Vance was in 1923 the president and sole owner of the Vance Lumber Co. who made the small town of Malone a company town for his employees. A native of Quebec, Canada, Mr. Vance arrived in Washington in 1890 and after several jobs, became involved in the lumber industry where in 1897 he founded a small mill near Elma. This venture would be the beginning of the Vance Lumber Co. In 1909 he purchased the Swan & Johnson holdings at Malone, five miles east of Elma, which consisted of a mill, timber and a 300-hundred acre farm. He then erected a hotel, homes for his workers, a store, a school and office buildings to improve Malone. Besides cutting lumber the company also manufactured shingles and erected a planing mill and factory. Mr. Vance's ill health forced him to dispose of his lumber interests in 1923 and he left the area for Seattle where he invested in commercial real estate. The mills in Malone closed during the Depression and the company owned homes were sold. G36.1-027 (Pollard: A History of the State of Washington, p. 177-178; Hunt: Washington, West of the Cascades, p. 636-639)

Malone-Vance Lumber Co. (Malone); Power plants--Malone; Lumber industry--Malone; Mills--Malone;

Interior view of Malone-Vance Lumber Co. powerhouse. A series of photographs of the Malone-Vance Lumber Co. mill and powerhouse were taken in October of 1923. The company had owned the property since the early 1900's. Photograph ordered by E.J. Barry. G36.1-069

Power plants--Malone; Lumber industry--Malone; Mills--Malone; Malone-Vance Lumber Co. (Malone);

Window display - H.D. Baker Co. The H.D. Baker Co. window is filled with materials promoting the new $100 price for the Victor adding and listing machine. Noting that this was the "biggest value $100 ever bought," a free trial and easy payments were promised. The Victor had a capacity of $1,000,000. The H.D. Baker Co., established in 1905, was located downtown on A Street. In addition to the Victor, the firm also sold typewriters. G56.2-171

H.D. Baker Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Office equipment & supplies; Window displays--Tacoma--1920-1930; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1920-1930; Signs (Notices);

The 8-man Northwestern Woodenware Co. bowling team posed for a group portrait on October 22, 1923. They participated in the Commercial League. Two bowling balls and a pair of wooden pins are being held by three members seated in front. Standing in the second row on the left is Leif Jensen, accountant for the firm. G53.1-105

Bowlers--Tacoma; Bowling balls; Jensen, Leif; Northwestern Woodenware Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

In 1923, the Ingleside Orchestra featured the smooth sounds of Max Frolic on saxophone, Harry Barker on violin, John Peters on trumpet and Jim Croston on bass. These musicians, plus others unidentified, were photographed on October 24,1923, possibly at the Ingleside Sunken Gardens in Ponders Corner, 12914 Pacific Hwy. S.W., Lakewood. John Peters had also been in Mahoney's Red Hot Peppers band. Max Frolic had a longtime career in vaudeville as a violinist and bandleader. He directed the Pantages Theatre orchestra from 1920-1932. Several of the musicians appear to have played more than one instrument. G40.1-007

Ingleside Orchestra (Lakewood); Barker, Harry; Peters, John; Croston, Jim; Frolic, Max; Musicians; Musical instruments;

The Ingleside Orchestra performed at Ponders Corner on October 24, 1923. Identified in this sepia photograph are Harry Barker (3rd from L), John Peters (2nd from R), Jim Croston (far R), and Max Frolic (center). John Peters had also been in Mahoney's Red Hot Peppers band. Max Frolic had a longtime career in vaudeville as a violinist and bandleader. He directed the Pantages Theatre orchestra from 1920-1932. G40.1-008

Ingleside Orchestra (Lakewood); Barker, Harry; Peters, John; Croston, Jim; Frolic, Max; Musicians;

Sepia photograph of Mahoney's Red Hot Peppers on stage in the Auditorium Building on October 26, 1923. Mrs. Mahoney, with her violin, is one of the ladies at the far right. Her sons played banjo and drums. The Auditorium Building, built in 1921, would be remodeled ten years later and renamed the Crescent Ballroom. Even prior to remodeling and expanding, the building was host to many dances, including an appearance by the "Sheik," Rudolph Valentino in June, 1923. G40.1-004; TPL-1456

Mahoney's Red Hot Peppers (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Drums; Violins; Tubas; Brass instruments; Auditorium Building (Tacoma);

The R.L. Courtney Building, located at 1105 South 11th Street, was designed by architect George Trost and built for $37,000 by Peter Madsen in 1922. The Hill Top Confectionery occupied the corner level and Dr. Eugene Hallan (dentist) and a Dr. Lynch (physician & surgeon) had offices on the second floor. Businesses at the 11th & "K" St. location were easily accessible by private car or streetcars. In 1922 the businessmen of "K" St. (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) saw a rapid growth of business in this section of Tacoma. Six new buildings replacing older units included the Dobson-Nelson Motor Co. at 12th & "K," Normanna Hall Association's new business block at 14th & "K," the Nasser Building, also on 12th & "K," occupied by the Piggly-Wiggly and a branch of the National Bank of Tacoma, the Langlow Building at Sixth & "K," the Woolen Cleaners Building adjoining the Dobson-Nelson structure and the Courtney Building. TPL-896; G19.1-071; BU-10,064 (TNT 12-29-22, p. 22)

R.L. Courtney Building (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Model T Ford parked outside building believed to be located on Wheeler-Osgood Co. property, 1216 Saint Paul Ave., on October 30, 1923. The side of the car has been marred with letters either printed in the dust or scratched in the paint. G11.1-058

Ford automobile;

Girls in white middy blouses and bloomers line up in three rows to exercise at the Y.W.C.A. gym just prior to Halloween in 1923. A few chairs along the walls are occupied by those watching the calisthenics. G10.1-100

Physical fitness--Tacoma--1920-1930; Young Women's Christian Association (Tacoma);

St. Leo's Halloween party. St. Leo's Halloween party for children in 1923 was a popular success with many children garbed in various costumes. St. Leo's parochial school and friends were invited to the Halloween activities held at the St. Leo's Social Hall. Prizes were awarded for the best character impersonation and the most comic costume. G47.1-103 (TNT 10-27-23, p. 3-article)

Halloween--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Costumes;

Olene brothers. The brothers Olene both played football at the College of Puget Sound with Melvin (left) in the Class of '24 and Leonard in the Class of '27. Similar in weight and height, they were high-powered fullbacks. The 1924 C.P.S. yearbook, the Tamanawas, listed their nicknames as "Vas" (Melvin) and "Gas" (Leonard). Melvin, a transfer from Albany College, was senior class president and graduated with a degree in chemistry that year. The Olenes were from Albany, Oregon. G54.1-005 (1924 Tamanawas; TNT 11-2-23, p. 23)

Football players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Olene, Melvin; Olene, Leonard;

Feed belts at Tacoma Smelter. The belts were located under the ore dock where concentrates and ore were received from ships. View of smelter operations taken in November of 1923. G37.1-193 (Additional information provided by a reader)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1920-1930;

New Dodge on display. A shiny new Dodge touring car is parked outdoors on November 5, 1923, with a young man at the driver's seat and another man standing next to the front passenger's door. Photograph ordered by Griffith Motor Co., Dodge dealers.

Dodge automobile;

Stadium High School's football players. This is Stadium High's first team in the 1923 season. Unlike the previous year which began with only three veterans on the team, Stadium was able to send eleven experienced men to battle cross-town rival Lincoln. Stadium would go on to defeat Lincoln High School three times in tightly contested games. Stadium was led by Captain Bayard Mosher (seated, third from left holding ball) and coached by Myron Carr (standing in dark jersey with cap) and Vern Clark (standing extreme right in second row). (1924 Tahoma yearbook; T.Times 11-19-1923, p. 10) G46.1-034

Football players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Mosher, Bayard; Carr, Myron; Clark, Vern;

Model Bakery's motto was "Where Quality and Purity Counts." Their delivery truck and driver are pictured on a foggy November day in 1923. Model Bakery was located at the corner of So. 38th & Yakima Ave. It was owned by Gust and Thora Westerdale. Because the bakery had previously been pleased with other dependable Dodge commercial vehicles, they decided to purchase a new model due to its improved appearance, larger seats, and easier riding. TPL-951; G33.1-002 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-18-23, 8-G)

Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Dodge trucks; Model Bakery (Tacoma);

Forms are in place for the pouring of concrete at the construction site for the new C.H. Jones Hall at the College of Puget Sound. Groundbreaking for the new campus at N. 15th & Warner St. had occurred on May 22, 1923, and Jones Hall was to be the first of many major campus buildings. The administration building, Jones Hall, is named after Tacoma lumberman Charles H. Jones whose widow gifted the school $200,000 on the day of its groundbreaking. The Jones family had previously donated $50,000 to the school just the year before. Sutton, Whitney & Dugan designed the college campus and J.E. Bonnell & Son were the contractors. (TNT 5-23-23, p. 6- Jones' gift)

Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Jones Hall (Tacoma)--Building construction;

American Legion members joined in a flagpole raising in Yelm on Armistice Day, November 11, 1923. The American Legion was chartered by the U.S. Congress on September 16, 1919, as a patriotic war-time veterans organization. The Yelm community, Yelm Legioneers, neighboring posts and volunteer workers from Olympia's building trades unions all came together to erect a $15,000 home for the Yelm post in one single day. It appears that the raising of the flagpole was the first business of the day. This would be the permanent home of the Joseph Redberg Post No. 164, American Legion, Yelm. G23.1-043A (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-11-23, 8-E-article; TDL 11-12-23, p. 1-article)

American Legion (Yelm); Patriotic societies--Yelm; Veterans organizations--Yelm; Flagpoles--Yelm;

The 6th Engineers band from Camp Lewis plays as the American flag flies on the new American Legion flagpole successfully raised in Yelm on November 11, 1923. Legion members and members of the community had worked together to raise and anchor the flagpole and build a new home for the Yelm Legioneers. The Yelm post did not have a permanent home until the one-day erection of their American Legion building on Armistice Day in 1923. The small group, numbering only 27 active members, was supplemented with help from other local American Legion posts, members of the Yelm community, and 150 members of the building trades union from Olympia in constructing their new home. The building was worth approximately $15,000 but just about all costs were covered with the donation of land from McKenna Mill Co. and architectural design by Tacoma architects Shaw & Shaw. Labor was also donated and supervised by skilled workmen from the Hurley-Mason Co. of Tacoma. Elmer Fristo was the commander of the Joseph Redberg Post No. 164, American Legion, Yelm. G23.1-043B (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-11-23, 8-E-article; TDL 11-12-23, p. 1-article)

American Legion (Yelm); Patriotic societies--Yelm; Veterans organizations--Yelm; Flagpoles--Yelm; Flags--United States; Military bands--United States;

This assembled crew helped to build the new American Legion hall in Yelm in November of 1923. American Legion members had raised the flag on the new flagpole planted on the building site. (see B8864 & B8865) The American Legion was then a fairly new veterans organization as it was founded in Paris in March of 1919 and then chartered by the U.S. Congress in September of the same year. The Yelm post had 27 active members situated in this small town of about 600 people. Their new hall was built in a single day (foundation being prepared the week before) with help from other American Legion posts and the Yelm community. The hall was on three acres of donated land from the McKenna Mill Co. There was virtually no cost to legion members as various companies donated their time and expertise to this veterans organization. More than 500 workers participated in the event, including 150 members of the building trades union from Olympia. G23.1-049 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 11-11-23, 8-E-article; TDL 11-12-23, p. 1-article)

American Legion (Yelm); Patriotic societies--Yelm; Veterans organizations--Yelm; Building construction--Yelm;

Rotary club members presented two productions of "Deestrik Skule," the first at Immanual Presbyterian Church on November 23, 1923, and another performance at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on December 6th. G23.1-137; G64.1-036

Rotary Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Comedies; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Clubs--Tacoma--1920-1930;

General view of the sprawling Wheeler-Osgood plant taken from the Washington Parlor Co. site on December 3, 1923. Its primary product was wood doors as its large sign proclaimed. The firm was established in 1889 and was in business for over 60 years before closing in 1952. G9.1-032

Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Sheriff Tom Desmond and Police Captain Fred Gardner were photographed in early December, 1923, sealing the hood of a black Rickenbacker coupe with General Cords that bears the sign "Non-stop Endurance Run Car/Seven Day Continuous/Driven Only By Women/Rickenbacker of course." The seal on the hood would not be broken by the police officers until the end of the race at 12:31 p.m., 7 days later. The engine would run continuously. The Rickenbacker was named after war ace and racer, Eddie Rickenbacker. Three women, Margaret Hickey, Helen Selden and Irma Mottauare are seated in the car. All daughters of prominent Tacoma families, they would each take 4-hour driving shifts during the 7-day/168 hour endurance run. Women were chosen instead of more experienced male drivers to prove the Rickenbacker's reliability and ease of handling. TPL-180; G11.1-052 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 12-2-23, G-5, 8-G, 9-G-articles; Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 12-9-23, G-3; TDL 12-11-23, p. 5-article)

Rickenbacker automobile; Signs (Notices); Desmond, Tom; Gardner, Fred; Hickey, Margaret; Selden, Helen; Mottau, Irma;

This motorcyclist on an Indian motorcycle with sidecar is believed to be Henry Thaut who was photographed outside the Hewitt Cycle Co. store in December of 1923. His sturdy leather gauntlets, high-top leather boots, thick wool peacoat and newsboy-styled cap made riding in the elements a little more comfortable. Hewitt Cycle, owned by Wilmer C. Hewitt, sold Indian motorcycles and Indian Snell bicycles as well as cycling supplies and repairs. The 1923 City Directory indicates that the store was located in the Masonic Building at 734-36 Saint Helens Avenue. G66.1-143

Motorcycles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hewitt Cycle Co. (Tacoma);

Business is booming at the Port of Tacoma in December of 1923 as shipments of lumber wait to be loaded onto vessels heading for the Orient and points elsewhere. More than four ships are docked on this winter day as demand for the Northwest's lumber remained high. The day of this photograph Japanese steamers Kiso Maru and Somedono were loading at Pier 2 for the Orient and the two-stacked United American liner Mount Clinton was taking on lumber for the east coast. At Pier 1 was the Japanese steamer Yehime Maru, the British steamer Tyndareus and the motorship Donna Lane. The lumber on display was just a sample of the millions of feet of lumber in storage at port facilities. G49.1-205 (TNT 12-11-23, p. 13)

Port of Tacoma (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cargo ships--1920-1930;

The junior class of Annie Wright Seminary presented as its class play, "Innman's Ranch," in December of 1923. All the characters were played by the female students including the male roles. G10.1-098

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1920-1930;

This is the Tacoma Tile & Brick Company brick plant at 5005 North Orchard Street just days prior to its December 1923 start of operations. The old F. H. Goss Brick Co. property in Ruston was purchased in the summer of 1923 by John Buffelen, the owner of the Buffelen Company. The Goss brickyard, which was located just south of the Tacoma Smelter (ASARCO), had been closed for nearly ten years and much of the brick used in Tacoma had to be imported at great expense. Once open, the newly acquired and updated brickyard employed about 40 people. The Buffelen name had been strongly attached previously to the production of wood doors and plywood. G33.1-092 (TDL 7-3-23, p. 1-article; TNT 12-14-23, p. 11-article & alternate photograph)

Industrial facilities--Ruston; Brick industry--Ruston; Building materials industry--Ruston; Tacoma Tile & Brick Co. (Tacoma);