A group of 21 Sperry Flour salesmen posed for an outdoor photograph near the end of December, 1924. All were professionally dressed in top coats and hats.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Sperry Flour Milling Co. (Tacoma); Sales personnel--Tacoma--1920-1930;

On December 30, 1924, a crowd of last minute "shoppers" filled the office of Pierce County Auditor Freemont Campbell Jr. in a last minute attempt to get their 1925 automobile license applications filed before the January 1 deadline. By the 30th, scarcely half of the county's automobile owners had applied for their new licenses. Tacoma and Pierce County drivers who belonged to the Automobile Club of Western Washington could avoid the lines at the auditor's office in the Pierce County courthouse,1012 South G Street, by going to the automobile club's Tacoma office at 119 South 9th Street. (TNT 1/1/1925, pg. 11) (WSHS- negative A644-0)

Crowds--Tacoma--1920-1930; Pierce County Auditor (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Recording & registration--Pierce County--1920-1930;

ca. 1924. The National Bank of Tacoma. Several men in overcoats gather around the exterior of the National Bank of Tacoma. The National Bank of Tacoma had its main branch at 1123 Pacific and two branches, one on "K" St. and one at 713 So. 38th St. (WSHS- negative A616-0)

National Bank of Tacoma (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1924. Group of young people being served by uniformed woman. (WSHS- negative A631-0)

Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Servants--Tacoma--1920-1930; Women domestics;

ca. 1924. This wood framed home with deep covered porch was photographed in Tacoma's south end in early summer of 1924. It was located on an elevated corner lot with landscaping yet to be completed. The home was built by the M.W.F. Wallace Co. who may have also been developing the lot next door. This was a modern 5-room bungalow, brand new and ready to be occupied. The home had hardwood floors in the living room, a separate dining room, fireplace, two bedrooms and a 3-piece bath. Neither the sales price nor the actual street location were listed in the advertisement which ran in the News Tribune's May 30, 1924, edition. G29.1-064 (TNT 5-30-24, p.23-ad)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1924. West side of Gig Harbor in the 1920s. The Skansie Shipbuilding Co. buildings are in the center of the circa 1924 photograph. The company was formed by four Yugoslavian brothers, Pete, Mitchell, Andrew and Joe Skansie, in 1912. Skansie Shipbuilding was building ferries at the time, having completed the motor ferry "Elk" in 1921 and probably in the process of constructing the ferry "Wollochet" which would be put into service in 1925. TPL-2546

Skansies Shipbuilding Co. (Gig Harbor); Boat & ship industry--Gig Harbor;

ca. 1924. The Rt. Rev. Frederic W. Keator, Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Olympia from 1902-1924, embracing all the territory of Washington west of the Cascades. Rev. Keator was born October 22, 1855. He was a lawyer in Chicago before he was called to enter the ministry. He served for 22 years in our state, during which time he resided in Tacoma. Aside from his duties as a prelate, he was also active in several civic and social positions. He was president of the Tacoma Public Library Board from 1907-1910 and 1912-1923, as well as serving on the boards of Annie Wright Seminary and Whitman College. He was an honorary chaplin for the Washington State Guard and a dedicated Mason, instrumental in the founding of the Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland. He died January 31, 1924 of heart trouble in a hospital in New Haven, Conn., where he had gone to visit his son. (TNT 2/1/1924, pg. 1)

Keator, Frederic W.; Bishops--Tacoma; Prelates--Tacoma;

ca. 1924. Tacoma Biscuit and Candy Company. Boxes of Skookum, Graham, and Snowflake crackers. The company was located at the corner of East F and 25th. Charles Hotchkiss was the president and J.G. Bassett was the manager. (WSHS)

Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. (Tacoma); Crackers;

ca. 1924. Pierce County pioneer William P. Bonney, and 21 other original subscribers, were honored in 1924 by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company as part of its 40th anniversary celebration. Bonney had installed one of the first telephones in his Pacific Avenue drugstore when Washington Territory's second telephone exchange opened in Tacoma in 1884.

Robert Bye Thompson and partner Charles Dyer constructed a new building at 3320 So. G Street for their automobile dealership. Bye Thompson Motor Sales carried Ford, Hudson, Essex and Moon automobiles. Central Motors, Commercial Motors and the Allen Motor Co. later occupied the building. It has been home to Cartozian Fine Carpets & Rugs since 1946. Boland, B10272.

ca. 1924. Sutter's Orchestra on a stage, eight men and one woman, with hats off. Dragon or lizard on curtain, cards with oriental letters hanging above, board labeled "Dance Program" with sheet music attached at left, card bearing numeral "7" at right. Same group as A637 image 1. (filed with Argentum)

Sutter's Orchestra (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1924. Sahassa Club. (WSHS)

Sahassa Club (Tacoma);

Includes photo of C. Alexander in canoe powered by a Johnson outboard motor, 1924.

ca. 1924. Progress photograph - State Legislative (Capitol) Building. Although construction on the Legislative Building in Olympia had begun in 1923, it was not the first attempt at the creation of a new state capitol building. Ernest Flagg of New York City had won a national competition in 1894 to become the project's architect. His design called for a compact structure facing south with "rusticated" ground floor, two main floors and an attic. The dome would have a "Gilded Age" appearance. Excavation and construction of foundations and basement, of brick and exterior gray Tenino stone, followed. However, a change of administration delayed the construction of a permanent state capitol building and the legislature instead moved into the Thurston County Courthouse in downtown Olympia until 1927. The lack of space in the courthouse instigated a call for the resumption of plans to build a new state capitol building. A richer, larger scale plan was sought which would include the Temple of Justice and future buildings grouped as necessary. Only 30 entries were submitted in 1911 with another New York City twosome, Walter Robb Wilder and Harry Keith White, emerging as the winners. The Temple of Justice and Insurance Building would be completed first, in 1920 and 1921 respectively. The Legislative Building would be constructed on the site of the Flagg foundations. Pictured above ca. 1924 are the foundations and monumental steps. The stone facing is of Wilkeson stone from quarries in Pierce County; lighter in color than Tenino or Chuckanut stone, it was felt that the off-white tones with cream and pink hints would provide a warmer appearance on cold, rainy days. Durable, Wilkeson stone was available in vast quantities and would be used during the years of construction. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Building construction--Olympia--1920-1930; Legislative Building (Olympia);

ca. 1924. Sutter's Orchestra on a stage, eight men and one woman, with hats on. Dragon or lizard on curtain, cards with oriental letters hanging above, board labeled "Dance Program" with sheet music attached at left, card bearing numeral "7" at right. Same group as A636. (WSHS)

Sutter's Orchestra (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1924. Advertising for products from the Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. On the left is a bag of "Eat-Mor Mammy's Sugar Cookies" and on the right is a container of "Everybody's Cracker Meal." The Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. was located at the corner of East F and 25th. Charles Hotchkiss was president and J.G. Bassett was manager. (WSHS)

Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. (Tacoma); Baked products;

ca. 1924. This portrait of a young Ben Cheney was taken a short time after 1924, when he arrived in Tacoma from South Bend at the age of 19. In 1936, he bought his first lumber mill and began aggressively marketing eight foot, two by four "shorts". Ben's "Cheney Studs", sporting a horse logo and painted, red wax ends, set the standard for the eight-foot residential ceiling height in the United States. Cheney shared the wealth of business success. He lived out his benevolent life in the Tacoma area and died in 1971. (Nicholson, Med. "Ben Cheney", manuscript, 3/22/2000). TPL-6328.

Portraits; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930;