ca. 1931. Photograph, circa 1931, taken from the Medical Arts Building looking down on the buildings on the east side of Broadway beginning at 9th after dark. A good view of the RKO Orpheum lit up at night. Rust and Washington Buildings in background.

Streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. A man in a diving suit climbs onto the deck of the "Paddy Craig." There is a sign on the side of the boat's cabin that says - "Norma Shearer - Riptide - NOW Roxy"

Diving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diving suits--1930-1940;

ca. 1918. Street scene, circa 1918, in Port Gamble. In the distance on the left of the street can be seen the spire of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The church was built in 1879. The church, like the town, was built to resemble the owners' home in East Macias, Maine. The streets were lined with imported shade trees of maple, ash and elm, all grown from cuttings brought from Maine. The houses reflected the steep roofed New England architecture.The church was originally of the Congregational faith, with the pastor doubling as the company physician. (Historylink.org) Boland #28, G73.1-038

Lumber industry--Port Gamble; Puget Mill Co. (Port Gamble); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Port Gamble);

ca. 1959. Frank Stojack served as Pierce County Sheriff from 1958 to 1962. The Lincoln High School graduate played pro-football for the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936 before launching an immensely successful wrestling career. Fans voted him the "King of Wrestling" in 1953. Stojack was elected to the Tacoma City Council the same year, running as the "Champion of Fair Play". He duties after being elected sheriff in 1958 included moving the department into the new County-City Building, seen in the background shortly after its completion in 1959. The Tacoma Boys Clubs received over $300,000 from the estate of Frank Stojack after his death in 1987.

horses

ca. 1910. The Paradise Ice Caves were once one of the most popular attractions at Mount Rainier National Park. Visitors were fascinated by the "blue light" beauty of the Paradise Glacier caves. Over time the glacier retreated up valley and the thinning lower end became an unstable mass of ice. Due to extremely dangerous conditions the Paradise Ice Caves were closed to the public in 1971. By 1991 the last of the ice caves had collapsed.

ca. 1970. Tacoma Totem Pole, lying on a flatbed truck, is traveling on an unidentified road circa 1970. The man standing next to the totem pole has not been identified. Another large carving of a bird is on wheels at left. The Tacoma Totem Pole was placed on the Washington State Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1970.

Totem poles--Tacoma;

ca. 1970. Large bird totem. This carving of a large black bird is laying on its back preparing to be moved. The color photograph was taken sometime in the 1970s. Another view of the totem is TPL 6375, a picture that includes the Tacoma Totem pole.

Totem poles--Tacoma;

ca. 1941. Fort Lewis soldiers demonstrate artillery techniques on the main parade ground in this 1941 photograph. The base chapel can be seen in the background at left. The citizens of Pierce County donated the land for a federal military base in 1917. Camp Lewis was named for Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. The named was changed to Fort Lewis in 1927.

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Chapels--Fort Lewis; Artillery (Weaponry )--Fort Lewis;

Roller coaster, Western Washington Fair, Puyallup. Undated photograph of riders aboard the roller coaster at the Western Washington Fair. Expressions of excitement and perhaps worry dot the faces of the young riders as the roller coaster plunges downward.

Roller coasters--Puyallup; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Fairs--Puyallup;

It's "Peach-A-Reno" time in Buckley. Princess Mae Olson, left, holds a sign promoting the second annual peach festival to be held on August 5. Standing on the ladder above Olson is Princess Muriel Bailey and Queen Emily Madden. The festivities honor the development of the Pacific Gold peach, which promises to boost a local economy that once relied on logging. Pioneer nurseryman William M. Schwab has spent 12 years developing a peach that is ideally suited for Western Washington's climate and culture. This year the Schwabs harvested 30 tons of peaches from 250 trees. Their orchard is located one-half mile north of Buckley on the Enumclaw highway. (T. Times, 8/1/1939; 8/5/1939,p. 1; 4/14/1940, p.22).

Peaches; Festivals--Buckley; "Peach-a-Reno" Festival (Buckley);

Sidewalks are blocked-off around the Fidelity Building where crews prepare to demolish the 1890 office building designed by notable Chicago architects Burnham & Root. Considered very "modern" when it was built, the structure soon will be replaced by a new "modern" building for the F. W. Woolworth Co.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Demolition--Tacoma--1940-1950; Skyscrapers--Tacoma; Burnham & Root (Chicago, Ill.);