ca. 1927. Living room and fireplace, circa 1927 (WSHS)

Living rooms--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Living room with sofa and two chairs, circa. 1927. (WSHS)

Living rooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Exterior of the Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 601 No Yakima Ave. Ordered by Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. The Queen Anne home was built in 1891 for Mr. Schulze, who later committed suicide. The home was used by President Theodore Roosevelt in the early 1900's during a visit to Tacoma. Christen Quevli bought the home in 1925 and had it renovated. (filed with Argentum)

Quevli, Christen--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, bedroom. In 1903, while owned by William Jones, President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at the house during his Tacoma visit. For Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. (filed with Argentum)

Quevli, Christen--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, bedroom. In 1903, while owned by William Jones, President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at the house during his Tacoma visit. For Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. (Argentum)

Quevli, Christen--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Several unidentified houses are seen along a residential street. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. A range top and oven sit on what appears to be the top of a cabinet in this kitchen at the Ambassador Apartments, 16 No. Broadway, circa 1927. The Ambassador was built in 1925. The stove was manufactured by LH Electrics. (WSHS)

Kitchens--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stoves--1920-1930; Ambassador Apartments (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. Unidentified apartment building, circa. 1927. (WSHS)

Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is the Dash Point home of Roy and Effie Allen as pictured in March of 1928. It was built with a commanding marine view. Mr. Allen was the president and manager of Star Iron & Steel Co., a major manufacturer of cranes. An article on Dash Point in the Tacoma Sunday Ledger's December 2, 1928, edition included a photograph of the Allen home with completed landscaping. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 12-2-28, G-1)

Allen, Roy--Homes & haunts;

This was 13th & Broadway in downtown Tacoma in 1928. The Merchants Hotel occupied the Durgin Block with Bagley Drugs on the ground floor. The building had been constructed in 1890 and had already undergone alterations. The Mayflower Cafe and Palmer Hotel were close by. Visible in the background is the Luzon Building at 1302-04 Pacific Ave., then occupied by the Wm L. Davis & Sons furniture store. TPL-9721; G59.1-024

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Merchants Hotel (Tacoma); Luzon Building (Tacoma); Bagley Drug Co. (Tacoma); Mayflower Cafe (Tacoma); Palmer Hotel (Tacoma); William L. Davis & Sons (Tacoma);

In 1928 516 North "C" St. was occupied by Anne and Gerald deHaseth. This is one of the bedrooms found in the home built in 1892. It contained twin four-poster beds and other antiques resting on hardwood floors. Mr. deHaseth was a civil engineer with the Big Missouri Mining Co.

deHaseth, Gerald--Homes & haunts; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Beds;

This photograph from May of 1928 shows the buildings on the east side of St. Helens Avenue from 7th Street looking south. Second in from the corner is the building that was shared by the News Tribune and the Tacoma Daily Ledger from 1918 to 1937. Built in 1910 by Darmer & Cutting for the News Tribune, the Ledger moved into the building when it was bought out by the Tribune in 1918. Both papers published independently from this building until the Daily Ledger went out of business in 1937. The News Tribune kept the name of the Ledger alive in the masthead of its Sunday paper until August of 1979, The Tacoma News Tribune and Sunday Ledger.

This is the east side of Pacific Avenue between S. 10th & 11th St. as viewed on October 2, 1928. The Bank of California (center, at 1011-13 Pacific) would be opening for business in six days. Designed by John Graham and built by the J.E. Bonnell & Son construction firm using Wilkeson sandstone and granite, the Italian Renaissance-styled building had stately Ionic columns. Tacoma's newest bank was flanked by the venerable Dougan Building (1007 Pacific) containing the Hotel Bennett and Western Union and the somewhat newer Dickson Building, home of the Shaw Supply Co. (1015 Pacific). G61.1-018

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bank of California National Association (Tacoma); Dougan Building (Tacoma); Dickson Building (Tacoma); Shaw Supply Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Hotel Bennett (Tacoma); Western Union Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

Judge and Mrs. O.S. Galbreath, on the occasion of their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple was photographed on the lawn of their home located at 4604 Yakima Avenue South. The Galbreaths were married on October 8, 1868, in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. O.S. Galbreath began the practice of law in Nashville in 1868 and remained there until 1882 when he and his family moved to Durango, Colorado, where he resumed his law practice. He and Mrs. Galbreath have been residents of Tacoma for sixteen years. Judge and Mrs. Galbreath have seven children (one deceased), 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. His six children and extended family gathered together to celebrate the couple's Diamond anniversary on October 8, 1928. The Galbreath's two daughters reside in Tacoma while his four sons are from Colorado and California. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-14-28, 8-D-article & alternate photograph)

Galbreath, O.S.; Galbreath, O.S.--Family; Galbreath, O.S.--Homes & haunts; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1920-1930; Families--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Judge and Mrs. O.S. Galbreath gathered with their extended family on October 8, 1928, on the occasion of the couple's 60th wedding anniversary. They are posed on the front steps of the Galbreath family home at 4604 Yakima Avenue South. The five young people in the front row are probably part of the 18 grand or four great-grandchildren of Judge and Mrs. Galbreath. Judge and Mrs. Galbreath are Tennessee natives who have resided in Tacoma for sixteen years. He practiced law in both Nashville and later in Durango, Colorado. G1.1-074 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-14-28, 8-D-article & alternate photograph)

Galbreath, O.S.; Galbreath, O.S.--Family; Galbreath, O.S.--Homes & haunts; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1920-1930; Families--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Judge and Mrs. O.S. Galbreath celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on October 8, 1928, at their home located at 4604 Yakima Avenue South. Their six sons and daughters were in attendance. Judge and Mrs. Galbreath had been Tacoma residents for sixteen years. The couple is surrounded by children: John H. Galbreath, O.S. Galbreath, Jr., Mrs. Maud H. Wendt, Charles A. Galbreath, Mrs. Bessie U. Lee and Andrew J. Galbreath. The sons had traveled from California and Colorado for the occasion while the daughters lived in Tacoma. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-14-28, 8-D-article & alternate photograph) G1.1-073

Galbreath, O.S.; Galbreath, O.S.--Family; Galbreath, O.S.--Homes & haunts; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1920-1930; Galbreath, John H.; Wendt, Maud H.; Galbreath, Charles A.; Lee, Bessie U.; Galbreath, Andrew J.; Families--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This house and surrounding structures near the Seattle highway was photographed on October 13, 1928, for court evidence. The yard next to the buildings is filled with tall grass. G28.1-061

Houses--1920-1930;

Broadway in downtown Tacoma is festive with decorations as Christmas, 1928, draws near. This is a view of the street looking north from about 12th Street. Fisher's, "Tacoma's Own Store," and the Rhodes Brothers Department Store are on the left; the 12-story Fidelity Building towers over the other buildings on the right. Signs for the Hotels Warburton and Ritz and the McMillan Bros. drugstore can be seen on the right. TPL-1581; G59.1-022

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fishers Department Store (Tacoma); Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Hotel Warburton (Tacoma); Hotel Ritz (Tacoma); McMillan Brothers (Tacoma); Christmas decorations;

ca. 1928. Home at 511 No. D St., Tacoma. Photograph ordered by W.H. Opie & Co. The home was built in 1928. By 1938, it was the home of Mrs. W.W. Seymour.

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Seymour, W.W.--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1928. Broadway in the late 1920's was already known as the "heart of the shopping and theatrical district." Businesses were crammed cheek by jowl up and down the street. The New York Building at 1117-19 Broadway still listed the Horgan-Parker Department Store's advertisement of "The new daylight department store" even though the store was no longer in existence; Hotels Ritz and Warburton were doors apart; Feltman & Curme sold wonderful $6.50 and $5.50 shoes, and the Blue Mouse theater sold tickets at a mere 25 cents. Kimball's sold guns and sporting goods. The Winthrop Hotel on the right in the distance had opened in 1925. The 12-story Fidelity Building at 949-55 Broadway was also open; it was near the much smaller Hotel Warburton. More people had cars and were using them, as well as public transportation, to visit downtown. (Copy of glass plate negative made on October 3, 1958.) TPL-8477

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Blue Mouse Movie Theatre (Tacoma);

ca. 1928. The Perkins building. The Perkins building was constructed in 1906 and named after its builder, Sydney Albert Perkins. It was designed by Russell & Babcock, Architects. At the time it was built, it was the first fireproof building and the tallest structure (at eight floors) in Tacoma. It housed the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the Daily News and it was the first home to the University of Washington, Tacoma. (WSHS- negative A655-0)

ca. 1928. Lakewood residence built of Walker Cut Stone. (Argentum)

Houses--Lakewood--1920-1930;

ca. 1928. Residence in Seattle. For Henry Broderick, Inc. (Argentum)

Houses--Seattle--1920-1930;

Street scene showing snow and slush on South 9th Street looking up from Pacific on an early day in February of 1929. Main building shown in photograph is the Motoramp Garage (745 Commerce Street) on right.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Motoramp Garage (Tacoma); Snow--Tacoma;

January and February of 1929 brought severe winter weather to Tacoma with heavy snow and temperatures that dropped into the teens. Snow and slush piled up in the gutters of downtown Tacoma. This early February street scene shows Saint Helens Avenue looking north from So. 7th. Buildings shown include: the Tacoma Radiator & Fender Works, 615 Saint Helens Ave.; the George W. Hess Auto Surgeon, 617 Saint Helens Ave.; and the Webster Apartments, 629 Saint Helens Ave.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Radiator & Fender Works (Tacoma); George W. Hess Auto Surgeon (Tacoma); Webster Apartments (Tacoma); Snow--Tacoma;

Travel was hard going as this street scene from February of 1929 shows snow and slush on 11th Street, looking up 11th from Commerce. Buildings in view include French Drug Co. (1101 Broadway) and Fisher's Department Store (1104 Broadway). The harsh weather did not deter pedestrians and some sturdy vehicles.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; French Drug Co. (Tacoma); Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Snow--Tacoma;

On February 25, 1929, the Boland Studios were asked to take photographs of the intersection of Meridian and Valley Road near Puyallup to be used as court evidence. This view is just beyond the Charles Service Station. House on the left of the curving road; sign on the right indicates the presence of a "private road -use at your own risk." See Boland B20388 for additional view of intersection. G73.1-046

Streets--Puyallup; Signs (Notices); Houses--Puyallup--1920-1930;

Street scene in March of 1929; view of buildings on east side of Broadway looking south on Broadway from the corner of 9th & Broadway. The Pantages Theater at far left has electric signage " Pantages Vaudeville & Pictures." Buildings include: the previously mentioned Pantages Theater (901 Broadway) on left, Illington Hotel (911 1/2 Broadway) a few buildings down, and the Broadway Theater (902-914 Broadway) on the right. The Broadway was known as the Tacoma Theater prior to 1927. It burned in 1963.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Illington Hotel (Tacoma); Broadway Theater (Tacoma);

This is a March of 1929 street scene looking down 11th street toward the Eleventh Street (now Murray Morgan) Bridge. Buildings on left side of the photograph are the Rust Building (950 Pacific Ave.) and the Washington Building (1019 Pacific Ave.). On the right is a sign for Manning's Market and another sign for Merrick & Race Jewelers.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Rust Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

1929 street scene view looking down 9th street (toward the east) taken for the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce. The marquee for the Broadway Theater (902-14 Broadway) is to the right. The Hotel Winthrop (773 Broadway) is on the left. The Tacoma Theater closed down for a remodel and reopened in 1927 as the Broadway Theater. In 1933, under new management, it became the Music Box. It was destroyed by fire in April of 1963.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Theaters--Tacoma; Broadway Theater (Tacoma);