Haley wedding. Frank Haley, on his wedding day, is in the center of the front row; flanking him are his brother Richard Haley and his father, J.C. Haley, one of the founders of Brown & Haley Confectioners. In the back row, left to right, are the groom's brothers: Cliff Haley, Fred Haley, who succeeded his father in running the business, and Ted Haley. The man at the far right is unidentified. (filed with Argentum) (Additional information provided by a family member)

Weddings--1930-1940; Haley, J.C.; Haley, J.C.--Family; Haley, Frank; Haley, Clifford; Haley, Fred; Haley, Ted;

Commerce Street Dog Parade, April 22, 1939. Children and dogs anxiously wait to hear the winners' numbers announced for 70 prizes awarded after the parade. Nearly 1,000 dogs were shown. Participants wear baseball caps they received. Each participant received a cap, an ice cream treat and a treat for their dog. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals;

Nearly 1,000 dogs and their masters participated in the Commerce Street Dog (Mutt) Parade on Saturday morning April 22, 1939. Sponsored by the Commerce Street Business Men's Club, over seventy prizes were distributed to the winners in various catagories. No youngster went without some award, as each participant received a free ice cream bar, a baseball cap and a balloon - and every dog received a special treat. (T. Times, 4/24/1939, p. 1)

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals;

Commerce Street Business Men's Club Dog Parade, April 22, 1939. A large crowd of spectators line the sidewalks along Commerce St., north and south of Ninth St. "Dave's Lunches/Billiards" sign projects over the sidewalk in the foreground, Winthrop Hotel on left. (T. Times 4/24/39)

Commerce Street Business Men's Club (Tacoma); Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals; Spectators--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Hotel Greeters Convention, May 16-18, 1940. Group of five people in front of a large brick building with colonnaded entry. The Northwest Hotel Greeters Association had their 14th annual convention in Tacoma in May of 1940. Several hundred delegates and wives were expected to attend. Tours of the Narrows Bridge, McChord Field, Fort Lewis and Olympia were planned. The above photograph may have been taken on Fort Lewis. The association was led by Albert C. Gamer and Mrs. Gamer was in charge of the ladies' auxiliary. (TNT 5-16-1940, p. 5-article)

Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Northwest Hotel Greeters Association (Tacoma);

1940 Daffodil Parade. Twenty six floats participated in the 7th annual Daffodil Parade on March 30, 1940. The sun only peaked occasionally through the clouds to view the floats covered in the sunshine yellow flowers. The Kiwanis Club float had daffodil seahorses hitched to a sea shell, the carriage of a beautiful blonde girl. (T. Times 3/30/1940, pg. 1))

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1940 :Tacoma);

Comic highlights of the 1940 Daffodil Parade. With the sun only peaking through clouds over the parade route, clowns added a note of humor. They took a "perfect sleeper" mattress from the F. S. Harmon float and threw it out on the route at 9th and Broadway. A steamroller, entered in the parade by Woodworth and Cornell, ran over the mattress, flattening it. A unique moment in daffodil history. (T. Times 3/30/1940, pg. 1)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1940 :Tacoma);

1940 Daffodil Parade. Float on truck decorated with daffodils and fir tree branches. Wing-emblem feature of float and also pictured on the girls' sweaters. (T. Times)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1940 :Tacoma);

This float is bearing her royal highness, Queen Marge I, Daffodil Royalty of 1940. Queen Marge I, 1940 Daffodil Queen, is seventeen year old Puyallup High School senior Marge Roscoe. Selected for her photogenic looks, Queen Marge is also a star on the school's debate team. She rides on the float from her home city of Puyallup, with a crown of daffodils and a regal robe of purple. She is flanked by attendants Lillian Kelly and Ella Reno. (T. Times 3/30/1940, pg. 1)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1940 :Tacoma); Roscoe, Marge;

Narrows Bridge - McChord Field Parade, Port Orchard float. One of two floats entered by Port Orchard in the July 1, 1940, parade depicting an aerial view of the "new" Port Orchard, "Proposed Improvement of Port Orchard's New Waterfront." The aerial view is similar to an architectural model. (T. Times, 7-2-40, p. 1)

Parades & Processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Signs (Notices); Narrows Bridge/ McChord Field Parade;

Narrows Bridge - McChord Field Parade, Tacoma Public Utilities, Light Department float. City Light and its counterpart, Seattle City Light, both sponsored brilliantly lit floats featuring dams during the July 1, 1940, parade honoring the opening of the (first) Tacoma Narrows Bridge and McChord Field. Tacoma City Light's large float was sculpted with representations of the Olympic Mountains, Cushman Dam, and the Narrows Bridge. The small children on the float are fishing, skiing, hunting, and boating. The designated theme was "Gateway to the Olympics." (T. Times, 7-2-40, p. 1).

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Narrows Bridge/ McChord Field Parade; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public utility companies--Tacoma; Power plants;

Admittance Day Parade in Olympia on November 11, 1939. Firemen aboard horse-drawn fire engine, sign on side reads "1883." The Admission Day celebration in Olympia was patterned after the original inauguration of Governor Elisha P. Ferry. The two mile parade travelled over part of the route of that original statehood celebration. Ben's Service Station, Maxwell dealer, and houses in background.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Olympia; Parades & processions--Olympia--1930-1940; Fire engines & equipment--Olympia;

People standing in line at Olympia Post Office to buy first day issue of new Golden Jubilee postage stamps commemorating 50 years of statehood, placed on sale in Olympia only at 8a.m. November 11, 1939. Sign on wall promotes "Washington State 50th anniversary stamps for 3 cents." The stamp honors Washington and three other states marking their 50th anniversary. The other states are Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota. The stamp is of map design, portraying the four states and indicating the location of their capital cities.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Olympia; Postage stamps; Queues--Olympia;

Constanti - Taylor wedding. Family members pose with couple for portrait in front of stucco, Spanish-style home. Marie Eileen Constanti and her new groom, Thomas Zachary Taylor, are fourth and third from the right in this March 25, 1940, photograph. She is wearing an apple green suit and tiny straw hat along with a large corsage. The couple were wed on Monday morning, March 25th, at St. Patrick's church in Tacoma. (T.Times, 3-25-40, p. 7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Constanti, Marie Eileen; Taylor, Thomas Zachary;

Tacoma Garden Club float in 1940 Daffodil Parade. This float took second place in Division 2, after the Central Labor Council entry. The truck bed was filled with a massive garden of blooming spring flowers and was skirted by golden daffodils. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum) (TNT 3-30-1940, p. 1-description of float)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1940 :Tacoma); Tacoma Garden Club (Tacoma);

Play at St. Leo's School. Photograph, ordered by Mr. Christian, was taken on April 2, 1940. Proscenium arch has advertising from local businesses on it. (filed with Argentum)

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950;

During Tacoma Day at the Western Washington Fair. Boy Scouts perform a first aid exercise in the infield of the grandstand . (T. Times 9/22/1938, p. 1)

Events - Fairs - Washington State - Puyallup - Western Washington Fair Organizations - Youth Organizations - Boy Scouts of America

Lois Jo Strong, 2nd from right, Wenatchee's 19th Apple Blossom Festival queen, and her two princesses. Susan Hilt and Doris Ames, visit with Bliss Lundrigan, 2nd from left, Daffodil Festival queen. (T.Times, 4/13/1938, p. 10.).

Events - Festivals - Washington State - Wenatchee Apple Blossom Festival, Daffodil Festival - Queens and Princesses

Mike Shea marathon. 1937's winner of the Cooks & Waiters annual "bunion derby" -a 4.6 mile high-paced walk from Tacoma to Fife's Century Ballroom- covered the distance in 57 minutes. Mike Shea (left in photograph) felt that the distance was too short to test a man's walking ability. Whitey Flemish disagreed and bet that Mike could not walk the same distance in an hour. Whitey felt confident as the Cooks & Waiters winner was a younger man and presumably fitter. The bet was on and Mike started his heeling-and-toeing from the Olympus Hotel at 12:30 a.m. on February 16, 1938. 20 carloads of fans followed Mike who was paced by policeman Bill Turner (believed to be at right above). Mike won the $10 bet as he completed the feat in 59 minutes, 38 seconds. (T.Times 2-15-38, p. 11-article; T.Times 2-16-38, p. 11-article)

Events--Fife--1930-1940; Men--Social life--1930-1940; City & town life--Fife--1930-1940; Shea, Mike; Walking races; Marathons;

Children shout and wave as contestants compete in the first annual Times Bicycle Contest. The event began at Jefferson Park at No. Ninth St. and Monroe St. with District No. 1 primaries. Three primaries concluded with an All-City meet at Stadium Bowl. (T.Times, 7/29/1938, p.16)

Events--Tacoma; Bicycles & tricycles--Tacoma; Jefferson Park (Tacoma);

Two men in three piece suits seriously discussed the outcome of the shuffleboard game on the first day of Spring, 1938, in Wright Park. Another man kept score with chalk on a rough wooden surface behind them. (T.Times, 3/21/1938, p.1).

Events--Tacoma; Spring--Tacoma; Parks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wright Park (Tacoma); Shuffleboard;

On July 21, 1938, Cub Scout Thomas Gallagher, from Troop 72, handed an advertising flier for the 12th annual Dash Point Dock Dinner and Dance to Andrew Anderson and his wife as they drove through Northeast Tacoma. The other Cub Scouts were, left to right: Tommy Thompson, Jerry Lerum and Benny Gallagher. The dinner was to be held at the Dash Point Dock on Saturday July 23rd. The program began at 2 pm with contests in swimming, diving and greased pole walking. At 9 pm a dance was held at the Dash Point Community Hall, with music provided by the Walter Rostedt Orchestra. The boys were on the staff of the Crestview Cub Reporter, which was published twice a month by Troop 72. (T.Times 7/21/1938, p. 3).

Festivals--Dash Point; Dance parties--Dash Point; Publicity--1930-1940; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cub Scouts, Troop 72 (Dash Point); Gallagher, Thomas; Anderson, Andrew; Thompson, Tommy; Lerum, Jerry; Gallagher, Benny;

The Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnival at Point Defiance on April 24, 1938. The New Ambassador, Commodore, and Westland were among the pleasure boats, fishing craft, power and sail boats competing in the annual event. Races were held in each classification of vessel. Although the day remained cloudy, it never rained on the crowd of 25,000 spectators. (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 Carnival at Point Defiance. On April 24, 1938, the first water carnival was held as a farewell ceremony for the Tacoma built fishing vessel "Western Explorer," pictured center with flags. The event was planned by the Y.M.B.C. to promote Tacoma's shipbuilding industry, but it was so immensely popular that it became an annual event. Part of the day's activities were races, including the pictured tugboat race. (T.Times, 4/25/1938, p. 1). TPL-9809

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

Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnival at Point Defiance. Old boat house (1903) on right and crowds of people on platforms and piers. (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);

Y.M.B.C. (Young Men's Business Club) Water Carnival at Point Defiance. Looking up to boathouse and boat storage area from water at crowd of people. Small row boats moored along the floating dock. (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);

1938 Daffodil Parade. A colonial and native Americans populate a float entered in the parade by the Improved Order of Redmen stating "We organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773." The float is attributed to "The oldest American organization in the United States." The Order of Redmen is indeed one of America's oldest fraternal organizations not imported from another country. It is also chartered by Congress. The group was founded in 1765 as the Sons of Liberty. It was a secret society dedicated to throwing off the bonds of English tyranny. After the revolution, it assumed its current name. The group is devoted to inspiring a greater love of the United States of America and the principles of American liberty.

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

1938 Daffodil Parade. Participants on a float attributed to "The oldest American organization in the United States;" the Improved Order of Redmen. A colonial, representing the group's prerevolutionary background, shakes hands with a Native American, whose culture became the backbone of the society's organization and terminology.

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

Daffodil Pageant. Seven Rainbow Girls dressed in costumes to represent the seven colors of the rainbow stand beside their float. Henderson Machine Works and the Modern Apartments appear in the background. (T.Times, 4/2/1938, p.1).

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

G. L. Cornforth, left, of the Tacoma Racing Pigeon Club, holds the best hen and J. V. Fordan, right, the best cock racing pigeon. The two birds are the winners at the 44th Annual All-Northwest Winter Poultry Show held the Henry Mohr Hardware building, 1141-43 Broadway. This is the first time racing pigeons have been shown. Competitors come from Washington, Oregon and California. (T. Times, 12/14/38, p. 3)

Animal shows--Tacoma; Poultry; Tacoma Racing Pigeon Club (Tacoma); Pigeons;