The 6th Avenue Business Men's Club entry in the 1935 Daffodil Parade and the winner of the $25 Sweepstakes prize for best float. The float features a flora replica of the Narrows Bridge. Disaster was narrowly averted the night before the parade when decorators ran out of flowers at midnight with the float unfinished. A delegation of volunteers journeyed out to pick 3,000 daffodils by moonlight at the Fox Island fields of Arthur Wright. The float was finished and declared the best of the fifty entered floats. It has over 18,000 blooms. (T. Times 3/25/1935, pg. 16) (filed with Argentum)
Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1935 : Tacoma);
The float entered by the Medosweet Dairy, second place winner in Division IV, commercial entries. The float is centered around a huge bottle of milk covered with flowers. Two tones of daffodils were used to represent cream and milk. (filed with Argentum)
Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1935 : Tacoma); Medosweet Dairies, Inc. (Tacoma);
Merrill Almanac's entry in the 1935 Daffodil Parade. Two people pose by a decorated basket with "Merrill Almanac" on its side by the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. (filed with Argentum)
Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1935 : Tacoma); Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Flower bedecked automobile used as Tacoma Seed Company float in the 1935 Daffodil Parade, parked in front of the Seymour Conservatory at Wright's Park. Sign on float reads "Tacoma Seed Co. headquarters for Von Zonnevelt Farm Bulbs."
Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1935 : Tacoma); Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940;
A Sumner-Orting-Fairfax-Tacoma bus festooned with daffodils; the Constanti entry in the 1935 Daffodil Parade. The floats lined up on Jefferson Avenue, preparing for the parade on Broadway and Pacific Ave.
Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1935 : Tacoma);
ca. 1935. And the hip bone's connected to the thigh bone. Two College of Puget Sound students studying bone structure using a skeleton hanging in louvered closet. Their bony friend will be useful in the study of anatomy.
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Skeletons; Bones; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Anatomy;
Exterior of H. Berger and Son's newest store at 8108 South Tacoma Way, south of the city limits on the Pacific Highway. Sign reads: " H. Berger & Sons Groceries, Meats, Feed." Open storefront with fruits and vegetables outside. Grand opening, April 6, 1935. This was the fourth retail store opened by Henry Berger and his four sons. They also owned feed warehouses and their own slaughterhouse. (T. Times 4/5/1935) (filed with Argentum)
H. Berger & Sons (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;
April 6, 1935 saw the Grand Opening of the newest H. Berger & Sons grocery store at 8108 South Tacoma Way. In this photograph, the meat market is featured with an unidentified butcher behind the meat counter, beef and hams hanging behind him and flowers adorning the counter. During the opening sale, steak was available at 18 cents a pound and ground beef at 10 cents. The Tacoma based chain of stores got its start at the turn of the century with Henry Berger's butcher shop. In the old days, Mr. Berger made his own deliveries door to door from his Fern Hill shop with a pushcart. By 1935, this local Tacoma family owned business owned four retail grocery stores plus feed warehouses and its own slaughterhouse. (T. Times 4/5/1935)
H. Berger & Sons (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Butchers--Tacoma;
Interior of H. Berger and Son's newest store at 8108 South Tacoma Way. Canned food display, woman in apron at center. This was the fourth retail store opened by Henry Berger and his four sons. (filed with Argentum)
H. Berger & Sons (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;
In March of 1934, Eugene Linden conducted the first public performance by the original Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra. The group was made up of 40 local musicians, plus 20 borrowed from neighboring orchestras. At 21 years of age, northwest born conductor and musical shooting star Eugene Linden began looking around for an orchestra to call his own. His sights fell on Tacoma, large and cultural enough to support a symphony but lacking one. He came here, knowing no one and lacking powerful supporters, and by his love of music, charm and determination attracted musicians dedicated to forming a symphony orchestra. Linden later directed the Seattle Symphony from 1947-1950 and founded the regional Pacific Northwest Grand Opera Company. After the opera company folded due to financial problems, he dropped from the limelight. (T. Times 3/23/1935, pg. 1)
Members of the 65 instrument Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra prepare for their third concert of the season. They are, left to right, bassoonist Lloyd Hildebrand and french horn players James N. Jensen and Glenn Dodge. (T. Times 3/23/1935, pg. 1)
Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra Bass Viol players. The musicians are, left to right, Joe St. Jean, Aubrey L. Atkins, Kenneth Keigley and Robert McQuarrie. The orchestra was rehearsing for its third concert of the season. (T. Times 3/23/1935, pg. 1)
Members of the flute section of the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra prepare for the third concert of the season. The flautists are, left to right, Ruth Clark, Lois May Morton and Patricia Langdon. (T. Times 3/23/1935, pg. 1)
The Adelphian Choral Society of the College of Puget Sound poses beside their motor coach prior to leaving on March 21, 1935 for a 19 day singing trip to Eastern Washington. The group will sing in 22 Northwest cities. (T. Times 3/22/1935, pg. 1)
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Buses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Adelphian Choral Society (Tacoma);
The Adelphian Choral Society tour is put on hold while Miss Ana May Stotler comes to the rescue of an embarrassed Scott Huston who tore his trousers while getting into the bus on March 21, 1935. The Choral Society of the College of Puget Sound is leaving on a 19 day singing trip to Eastern Washington. During the tour, they will sing in 22 Northwest cities. (T. Times 3/22/1935, pg. 1) (filed with Argentum)
Huston, Scott; Stotler, Ana May; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Adelphian Choral Society (Tacoma);
Junior League Board. Ten women in dresses or suits; five are sitting on rock bench, five are standing in back of them. Front row center is Miss Presley Ellis, current president. The women are identified as, front row, left to right: Mrs. Hilding Lindberg, Mrs. Gershom Rowland, Mrs. Virginia Phelps, Miss Ellis; Miss Lois Williams and Mrs. Charles Ingram. Back row, left to right, Mrs. L. Donald Fisher, Mrs. Paul Hebb, Mrs. Thomas Moffitt and Mrs. Roger Peck. (filed with Argentum)
Junior League (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Ellis, Presley; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1935. Copy of oil portrait of Mrs. Helen Weyerhaeuser wearing a long dress with blousy sleeves and fancy belt and sitting on arm of chair, artist unknown. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1935. Copy of an oil portrait of Mrs. Brewster Morgan, formerly Mina Quevli, in a long dress with a German shepherd sitting next to her. Mrs. Morgan was born Wilhelmina Quevli in London, England, in 1909. She was a talented artist, who in 1934, exhibited her oil paintings in Seattle. (T. Times)
Army Day at Fort Lewis, 1935. Governor Martin shaking army officer's hand, another officer standing beside the first one. On Saturday, April 6th, 1935, Ft. Lewis, under the command of Brig. Gen. Ortho B. Rosenbaum, threw open the gates of the fort to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the US's entry into WWI. Thousands attended, double the attendance of the previous year, and were treated to exhibitions, drills and demonstrations. (T. Times 4/8/1935, pg. 1)
Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Fort Lewis (Wash.);
On April 6, 1935, in honor of its annual celebration of Army Day, Fort Lewis threw open its gates to the community, showing off the latest in military might. Thousands attended as guests of Brig. Gen. Otho B. Rosenbaum and the garrison. This photograph was taken of an unidentified officer showing a group of boys a Howitzer. The boys sat on and stood around the artillery piece as its workings were explained. (T. Times 4/8/1935, pg. 1) (filed with Argentum)
Arms & armament--Tacoma--1930-1940; Artillery (Weaponry); Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940; Howitzers; Cannons; Fort Lewis (Wash.);
ca. 1935. Unidentified stuccoed, plastered, Tudor-style house with steep roof sitting on edge of cliff overlooking Commencement Bay. (photograph is misnumbered, correct # not available) (WSHS)
ca. 1935. A large group of skiers stand on mounded snow in front of the Paradise Lodge in Mount Rainier National Park. The lodge is buried to the roof line. Mountain peaks can be seen in the background. What appear to be unused skis lie up against the smaller building to the right.
Skiers--1930-1940; Skiing--1930-1940; Winter sports--1930-1940; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Snow; Paradise Inn (Wash.);
ca. 1935. Harry Snyder, head of district, behind desk talking to two patrolmen sitting to the left of him. The patrolman in the center is Cliff Tolson. The three are discussing the current "Equipment Check," during which patrolmen check cars to determine the condition of the brakes, lights, tires and windshield wipers. They also check the operator's license at the same time. The Washington State Patrol is planning to inspect every car in the district, passenger or commercial. (T. Times 9/23/1935, pg. 3)
Law enforcement officers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington State Patrol (Tacoma); Snyder, Harry; Tolson, Cliff;
ca. 1935. Two men shaking hands, with another watching, by streamlined aerodynamic Texaco oil truck in front of Davis Motor Truck Company. Davis Motor Co. handled Diamond T trucks. (filed with Argentum)
Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks;
ca. 1935. Three men pose by a streamlined aerodynamic Texaco oil truck in front of Davis Motor Truck Company. Davis Motor Truck Co. manufactured Diamond T trucks. (filed with Argentum)
Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks;
ca. 1935. Two men standing beside a "Diamond T" W.D. Wade contract carrier truck in front of Davis Motor Truck Company. W.D. Wade was based out of Westport Washington. Davis Motor Co. manufactured Diamond T trucks. (filed with Argentum)
Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks;
