ca. 1934. Advertisement for Waters Printing Company. Bottle of Cal-O-Dine, a natural mineral water for medicinal purposes. One quart. Price $2.00. Distributed by Lee Bros., Oakland, California. Waters Printing Co., according to the 1934 City Directory, was located at 520 So. 9th and was owned and operated by Leonard O. Waters. (WSHS)

Waters Printing Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Mrs. A.E. Cromwell (Nettie) tending flower bushes next to a wooden fence. Her husband was the Deputy County Auditor & Recorder. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune. (filed with Argentum)

Cromwell, A.E.--Homes & haunts; Cromwell, Nettie; Gardens; Backyards--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. State Historical Society officer William P. Bonney, Clifford Babcock (president Wa. State Historical Society), and David H. White (president Washington Pioneers Association) photographed on steps of Fort Nisqually granary building after reconstruction at Point Defiance Park, circa 1934. The Granary was one of the two buildings original to the Fort that remained. It was built in 1851 and is the oldest standing building in the state of Washington. It was created as a storage facility for the Fort's harvest of produce and grain. ( Fort Nisqually web site.) (filed with Argentum)

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Bonney, William P.; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. State Historical Society officer William P. Bonney beside shed containing the boiler from the Hudson's Bay Company's S.S. Beaver, the first steam ship on the Pacific Ocean. Photograph taken around 1934 during the reconstruction of Fort Nisqually at Point Defiance Park. (filed with Argentum)

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Bonney, William P.; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Boilers;

ca. 1934. State Historical Society officer William P. Bonney and three other men looking at architectural drawings for the reconstruction of Fort Nisqually at Point Defiance Park. The men are, left to right, R.L. (Roland) Borhek, Architect in charge of construction; Bonney; Clifford Babcock, President Washington State Historical Society; and David H. White, President Washington Pioneers Association. Partly finished buildings in background. The group frequently visits the site to inspect its historical authenticity. (T. Times 8/3/1934, pg. 3)

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Bonney, William P.; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Borhek, R.L.; Babcock, Clifford; White, David H.;

ca. 1937. Group of eight Grand Chiefs, Improved Order of Redmen, ca. 1937. Group of men in suits, some wearing Indian headdresses. The Order of Red Men trace their origins to certain secret Patriotic Societies founded before the American Revolution. It is the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organization of American, not European, origin. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum)

Improved Order of Redmen (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. Two unidentified young women out for a summer ride, circa 1934, sitting on bicycles stopped at the curb next to a park. (WSHS)

Bicycles & tricycles--1930-1940; Cycling; Cyclists;

ca. 1934. Dr. Joseph Huggins (left), "Little Joe" the youngest of the Huggins boys raised at Fort Nisqually, and W.P. Bonney (right), secretary of the State Historical Society, at the door of Fort Nisqually Factor's House after the reconstruction of the Hudson's Bay Co. post at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. They are looking for the marks made on the post made by Edward Huggins to measure the height of his growing young sons. Time and weather had obliterated the marks. A drive to move Fort Nisqually from its original location in DuPont to a bluff overlooking the Narrows was begun by the Young Men's Business Club of Tacoma. It culminated in the Fort's formal dedication September 3, 1934. Only two of the original buildings could be moved, the Factor's House, pictured, and the Granary. The Factor's House was built in 1854 for Dr. Tolmie in the new "Yankee style," to replace the smaller and older Tyee House. (E.T. Short's column T. Times 8-18-1934; Fort Nisqually web site)

Bonney, William P.; Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Huggins, Joseph;

ca. 1934. Dr. Joseph Huggins of Philadelphia, who spent his childhood at Fort Nisqually, views the reconstruction of the fort at Point Defiance Park from the steps of the Granary. As Dr. Huggins gazed over the rebuilt fort, he said that it looked "pretty much like the old place." The restoration had its formal dedication on September 3, 1934, more than 100 years after the fort's original construction in 1833. The original Fort Nisqually, a Hudson's Bay Co. fur gathering post and the first settlement in Pierce County, was located in DuPont. A movement was spearheaded by the Young Men's Business Club of Tacoma to move it to a high bluff in Point Defiance Park overlooking the Narrows and restore it. The only original buildings that were still intact were the Granary, pictured, and the Factor's house. The Granary was constructed in 1851, making it the oldest standing building in the state of Washington. It was a storage facility for the posts' grain and harvest.

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Huggins, Joseph;

Sourdough Reunion, held in Tacoma August 16-19, 1934. Three men gather to reminisce about Alaska. On the right is D.E. Griffith of Auburn, the Reunion Manager. "Sourdough" is a slang term for the early Alaskan gold miners. Over 2,000 Alaskan pioneers were expected to attend and share tales of early days on the gold trails. (T. Times) (WSHS)

Griffith, D.E.; Pioneers--Alaska; Gold miners;

ca. 1940. Columbia Breweries, the manufacturers of Alt Heidelberg and Columbia Ale. Columbia was established in 1900 and had a 41 year record of nonstop continuous brewing. This elevated view shows the plant's facade, automobiles along the street and a delivery truck is backed up to door. A hill and residential buildings are seen in the background. (Argentum)

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

ca. 1940. Columbia Breweries, the manufacturers of Alt Heidelberg and Columbia Ale were getting ready to go through a massive expansion and modernization of their brewing facilities and offices. Columbia was established in 1900 and had a 41 year record of nonstop continuous brewing. During the dry period they produced "Columbia Brew", a near beer. This elevated view shows the plant's facade, automobiles along the street and a delivery truck is backed up to door. A hill and residential buildings are seen in the background. (WSHS)

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

ca. 1939. After the remodeling and rebuilding of Columbia Breweries, it would become the largest brewery north of San Francisco and west of Milwaukee. Their expansion would help the company fill the increasing demands for their Heidelberg beer and Columbia ale. View of Columbia Breweries Alt Heidelberg sign: "We are serving Alt Heidelberg. So good--and good for you." (WSHS)

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Beer--Tacoma; Advertisements--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940;

The American Smelting & Refining Co. (ASARCO Incorporated) Tacoma Plant. TPL-2353. Areas of the plant are labelled with arrows and typed notations. Typed notations read, left hand side, top to bottom: Main Stack, Silos, ESP'S (Hoppers), Flue, Metallic Arsenic Area, Arsenic Kitchens, Arsenic Roasters (Hoppers, Roaster Baghouse Hoppers, Herreshoff Roasters), Acid Plant Bldg (Settling Tanks & Basin), Fine Ore Storage (Settling, evaporation and neutralization impoundment Waste Piles), Liquid SO2 Plant. Across the top, left to right: Laboratory Container Storage, Reverberatory Furnaces, Oil Tanks, Refineries, Settling & Evaporation Basins. Right hand side, top to bottom: Slag Dump, Casting Furnace, Anode Furnaces, Nickel Plant, Converters, Unloading Dock, Crushing & Sampling Mill, Incinerator, and Ore Piles. TPL-2353, TPL-6246

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1950-1960; Copper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A.D. "Sandy" Frew, oldest living Alaskan mail carrier, and Mrs. Carrie Hewitt, of Wenatchee, who received the first letter ever delivered to Dawson, Alaska by Frew. Frew went to Alaska in 1895 and came out in 1922. He retired after 25 years of mail service, the government gave credit for 2 years for each year of perilous service up north. His route was 2200 miles of desolate wilderness, which he covered by dogsled. It once took him from December to July to deliver 1,000 miles of it. Ordinarily, he averaged 80 miles a day. At the time of the 1934 reunion, he lived with his wife in Seattle. (T. Times 8/17/1934, pg. 1)

Gold miners; Frew, A.D.; Postal service employees--Alaska; Letter carriers--Alaska; Hewitt, Carrie; Pioneers--Alaska;

Sourdough Reunion reception committee. The three women pictured went to Alaska even before the Gold Rush. They are, left to right, Mrs. William "Ma" Huson, who emigrate in 1894 with her husband, Mrs. Nettie C. Frew, 1897, and Mrs. Margaret Sargison, 1897. Mrs. Huson and her husband transported the first piano to Dawson, Alaska, disassembled and wrapped in knitting yarn. The piano was reassembled and became the wonder of the town. Mrs. Huson made petticoats with the yarn and sold them for $125 each. (T. Times 8/17/1934, pg. 1)

Gold miners; Frew, Nettie; Sargison, Margaret; Hudson, William--Family; Pioneers--Alaska;

Dr. S.F. Herrman, left, admired the May Wettern rose held by C.M. Murphy during the 30th annual Rose Show, held June 14-15th, 1941 at the Armory. However, judges from the Tacoma Rose Society, sponsor of the show, found the Angelus Mateu raised, and held, by Dr. Herrman to be the Best Rose exhibited. Mr. Murphy's rose was a close second. The pair are standing in front of the display fountain erected by Metro Parks and Tacoma Lights. (T.Times 6/26/2941, pg. 14)

Herrman, S.F.; Murphy, C.M.; Tacoma Rose Society (Tacoma); Roses;

Four unidentified men were photographed in September of 1934 while working with period handtools to rebuild the stockade around the restored Fort Nisqually. The man at the left, using an old fashioned boring tool, was identified in the photographer's records as Mr. Noble. The dedication of the restored Fort Nisqually at Point Defiance was part of Tacoma's Labor Day celebration on September 3, 1934. The old Fort Nisqually was moved from near DuPont to Point Defiance Park and restored by the Young Men's Business Club of Tacoma with Federal funds from the CWA and WERA programs. When possible, the orignal timbers were used in the restoration as well as the original methods of construction. (T. Times 9/1/1934 & 9/4/1934, pg. 1)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Construction crew working on the reconstruction of Fort Nisqually at Point Defiance Park. In 1934, through the determination of the Tacoma Young Mens' Business Club, the Fort was moved from its original site near DuPont to a bluff in Pt. Defiance. There great care was taken to rejoin the original logs and timbers, using the hundred year old methods and tools, into a historical recreation of the Fort. Fort Nisqually, the original European settlement on the Puget Sound, was established in 1833. It was closed in 1869, purchased from the Hudson's Bay Co. by the U.S. government and allowed to deteriorate. Sixty five years later, the movement for restoration succeeded in having the fort rebuilt. To the right in the photograph is the main entrance to the fort and in the background is one of the bastions. (T. Times 9/1/1934 & 9/4/1934, pg. 1; Fort Nisqually web site) (filed with Argentum)

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma);

Two men look up from their work on timber at the Fort Nisqually recreation. In the background can be see one of the fort's two Bastions, which were located at the corners of the stockade and mounted with "Swivel guns" for protection. When the Fort was moved from its original location near DuPont to Point Defiance Park, most of the original timbers were used in the construction. As much as possible, the original means of construction and tools were also used. (T. Times 9/1/1934 & 9/4/1934, pg. 1) (filed with Argentum)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Group commemorating missionary Jason Lee's centennial journey met in Tacoma on August 30, 1934. L-R Tacoma Mayor George Smitley, C.P.S. president Edward H. Todd, Executive Secretary of the Home Mission Board of the Methodist Church Dr. E.D. Kohlstedt, Arthur Rowe, president of Young Men's Business Club, Y.M.B.C. secretary Arthur Cook, and the Rev. J. Franklin Haas, pastor of First Methodist Church. They and other dignitaries met a replica of the Lee "covered wagon" at the Tacoma Totem Pole. Jason Lee's activities helped to make this region a part of the United States rather than part of Britain. (T.Times 8-31-34, p. 3) (WSHS)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Kohlstedt, E.D.; Rowe, Arthur; Cook, Arthur A.; Haas, J. Franklin; Todd, Edward H., 1863-1951;

Young native Americans dance to the rhythm of hot jazz at the annual gathering for the harvesting of the hop crop in Puyallup Valley. Audoma Park, 2 miles from Puyallup, has been reserved by its owner A. E. Applegate as a meeting place for the tribes. A dance floor has been set up for the younger tribesmen. A large group of men, women and children assemble on an outdoor concrete floor. Wires are strung from poles across the floor to hold a center light. A group of four musicians plays music from a sheltered wooden stage. Each year many of the tribes of Washington and British Columbia gathered in the Puyallup Valley at harvest time to pick crops and socialize with other tribes. (T. Times 8/30/1934, pg. 1)

Indians of North America--Social life; Migrant agricultural laborers--Puyallup--1930-1940; Migrant laborers--1930-1940; Hops; Dance floors--Puyallup--1930-1940; Dance parties;

ca. 1934. View of Citizens Military Training Camp (C.M.T.C.) constructed in a vast open field and containing a number of buildings and tents. Uniformed men are lined-up across the parade ground. After World War I, the country could not afford to maintain a large standing army. Nor could it afford the time needed to train hastily summoned volunteers in an emergency. The compromise was the Citizens Training Camps. In these annual camps held in the summer, young men interested in military careers could train as well as reservists needing a refresher course. (T. Times). (WSHS)

Citizens Military Training Camp--Tacoma; Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Military camps--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Dedication ceremony at Restored Fort Nisqually held Sept. 3, 1934. Speakers address the crowd from the back of a truck draped with Old Glory. The flag will soon be raised once again over the Fort. The Labor Day activities included a military and civic parade downtown at 10:30a.m. and the dedication of the replica of the 100 year old fort at 2:30p.m. (T. Times 9/1/1934; 9/4/1934, pg. 1) TPL-432

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940;

More than 300 unemployed men were working daily in October of 1934 on the Pierce County wood gathering project, at that time 24 miles from Tacoma on Mountain Highway near Silver Lake. A large group of hardworking woodcutters posed in front of transport vehicles, as they prepare to leave for their homes after a day's work in the forest. The wood gathering project, originated by A.B. Comfort in June of 1933, allowed the unemployed to cut and prepare the wood used for winter fuel in their homes. The participating men were picked up at various relief stations in the city in the morning. They were taken in trucks to the forest and furnished with tools to fell trees, saw and split. Each man was expected to prepare three cords of wood; two for his own use and one for distribution to those unable to cut wood. Over 23,000 cords of wood had already been cut since the project's inception with about 8,000 unemployed men participating. (T. Times 10/1/1934, pg. 3)

Woodcutting; Fuelwood; Woodcutters; Unemployment--Pierce County--1930-1940; Unemployed--Pierce County--1930-1940; Depressions--1929; Assistance--Pierce County--1930-1940;

Proud members of the ranks of the unemployed posed in front of a transport truck in October of 1934, after completing a hard days work felling trees for the Pierce County wood gathering project. In 1933, A. B. Comfort, head of Pierce County relief, originated the program which used the labor of the unemployed to fell, cut and split the logs that provided the fuel needed for their homes in the winter. The men got the satisfaction of working to supply their own needs, and the county got the fuel wood at a fraction of the cost of other suppliers. The unemployed participants in the program came from all walks of life; some were former bankers, others skilled engineers and mechanics. The crew was working at a location 24 miles from Tacoma, on Mountain Highway near Silver Lake. (T. Times 10/1/1934, pg. 3)

Woodcutting; Fuel wood; Logs; Woodcutters; Unemployment--Pierce County--1930-1940; Unemployed--Pierce County--1930-1940; Depressions--1929; Assistance--Pierce County--1930-1940;

Two men hard at work in the forest, splitting a large log for fuel wood for their own use in the winter. The man on the right is using a maul. The men are taking part in the Pierce County wood gathering project. The project was begun in June of 1933 and it provided men on the relief rolls of the County transportation and tools to fell, saw and split wood for winter fuel. Each man was expected to prepare three cords of wood- two for his family's use and one for distribution to the aged, widows and handicapped. None of the wood was sold for profit. (T. Times 10/1/1934, pg. 3) (filed with Argentum)

Woodcutting; Fuelwood; Logs; Woodcutters; Unemployment--Pierce County--1930-1940; Unemployed--Pierce County--1930-1940; Depressions--1929; Assistance--Pierce County--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. College of Puget Sound football team on the line. Brick buildings on campus in background. (1935 CPS yearbook "Tamanawas") (WSHS)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Eleven football players from the 1934-35 College of Puget Sound squad line up in this circa 1934 photograph. The team included two African American players, Brennen King and Jess Brooks, unusual for the time. Jess Brooks was a 1932 graduate of Lincoln High School, where he was the first African American student to win the coveted Richard Graff award, for high scholastic achievement and athletic prowess. He is in the back row, second to the left. Brennen King is at the far left, front row. (1935 CPS yearbook "Tamanawas") TPL-9556 (Additional identification provided by a reader)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brooks, Jess; King, Brennen;

ca. 1934. Roy Sandberg, known as "Sandy," College of Puget Sound football coach. 1934-35 was Sandberg's fourth year as Logger Coach. The previous two years the team had been conference champions, winning the KVI trophy. His desire to obtain permanent possession of the trophy with a third championship faded away as the team, afflicted by injuries, gave a dismal performance. (1935 CPS yearbook "Tamanawas")

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sandberg, Roy; Coaches (Athletics)--Tacoma--1930-1940;