ca. 1927. Wheeler Osgood plant, circa 1927. A general elevated view of the door plant, with its various smokestacks, on the Tacoma tideflats with the bay in the background. The Wheeler-Osgood plant was opened in 1889 by George R. Osgood, W.C. Wheeler and D.D. Clark as a millworking plant. By 1927, the 37 year old company was the largest door factory in the world. The plant covered 14 acres, from St. Paul Ave. to the City Waterway, and employed 1500 people. It sawed all its own lumber and had an aerial line connecting the factory with the sawmill at the head of the City Waterway. The plant closed in 1952. It was demolished in the late 50's and caught fire in the process, burning to the ground. (filed with Argentum) (TNT 3/9/1927, pg. 13)

Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Factories--Tacoma--1920-1930; Smokestacks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Central Lutheran Church. Group of Ministers. ca. 1927 (WSHS)

ca. 1927. Staff of the Postal Telegraph. (WSHS)

ca. 1890. Copy of an old photograph ordered by Virginia Rosch. The photograph is of a woman and a small boy in front of the Bay View Hotel and Restaurant. The sign for the restaurant reads "Open Day and Night." (WSHS)

Rosch, Virginia--Associated objects;

Copy photograph of the Hoover family, couple with six children, four boys and two girls. (WSHS)

Families;

Copy of Birds-eye view of Camp Ford, Texas. Image includes: South view, West view, Confederate Hospital, Headquarters of Col. R. R. Brown, and Capt. Braunfelter's cabin. Camp Ford started out as a training camp for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Toward the end of the war, it had become the largest Confederate prison camp for Union soldiers west of the Mississippi. The Camp was located in northeast Texas, near Tyler. (WSHS)

Camp Ford (Texas);

ca. 1935. Mr. Leonard Langlow, editor of the Tacoma Times, poses with his wife Jennie and their five children at their home at 701 No. Cedar. (Argentum)

Langlow, Leonard; Newspaper editors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Looking north along West Side Dairy Road (54th Avenue East) at Milton Avenue (20th Street East). The photograph is likely taken from the Fife Fountain. It is now located 1/2 block east, in front of the Fife Pool. The fire in this photograph was covered in a front page article in the Tacoma Times. A disasterous windborne fire damaged and destroyed many homes and businesses in Fife Corners on May 9, 1935. Residents and volunteers did what they could to try to curtail the flames but the lack of fire fighting equipment and ready supply of water meant that over $20,000 of damage was incurred. (T.Times 5/10/1935 p.1)

Fires--Fife--1930-1940; Fire fighting--Fife--1930-1940; Kibe Produce Co. (Fife); Disasters--Fife--1930-1940; Crowds; Fife Drug Store (Fife);

Smoke fills the air as part of Fife Corners burned down in May of 1935. Strong southwest winds spread burning shingles from building to building, causing damages of over $20,000. Residents and volunteers fought heroically with buckets of water and soaked gunny sacks but at least eight buildings were destroyed and many others damaged. The lack of fire fighting equipment and enough water hampered efforts to put out the fires. (T.Times 5-10-35, p. 1-article & various photographs; TDL 5-10-35, p. 1-article)

Fires--Fife--1930-1940; Fire fighting--Fife--1930-1940; Disasters--Fife--1930-1940; Smoke--Fife;

ca. 1935. Davis Motor Truck Company with Diamond T truck parked out front.

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Diamond T trucks;

ca. 1935. This 1935 neon sign for the Hopper-Kelly Company appliance store features a logo of a wringer washing machine and the words "washers" and "radios." The 1935 City Directory lists the company at 764 Broadway and 761 St. Helens Ave. The store sold household appliances, radios and pianos.

Hopper-Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Electric signs--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Farm auction; photographs ordered by Mr. Hofstetter, president of Tacoma Ave Auction House Inc. A group of people gather around the dairy herd that is being auctioned off.

Auctions--1930-1940; Animal auctions; Tacoma Ave. Auction House Inc. (Tacoma); Cows;

Miss M. Evangeline Acheson standing in her mother's serene garden at 3302 No. Mullen St. beside a Japanese iris in bloom. Miss Acheson is engaged to Charles F. Trendall (Chen) Rowe and is planning a fall wedding. She is wearing a turned-up brim hat that is tilted to the side and attached with an under-chin cord and a three-quarter length coat over a dress. Miss Acheson is the daughter of the late Rev. T. Davis and Mary Acheson and the sister of businesswoman and philanthropist Lila Acheson Wallace, who with her husband Dewitt Wallace founded Reader's Digest magazine. Miss Acheson teaches at Jason Lee Intermediate School. Mr. Rowe is the son of the late Fred H. and Hannah T. Rowe, of 3306 No. Mullen, and is general manager of the Tacoma Seed Co., which he founded with his father. (T. Times 6/8/1935, pg. 7)

Gardens; Acheson, Evangeline; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

The Pierce County Poggie Club- Tacoma Times fish derby, salmon division, entices many entrants in 1935. There are many row boats in water and some men and boats on shore. Several boats full of men are fishing out in the Puget Sound off of Point Defiance. The derby ended on June 16th. (T. Times 6/17/1935, pg. 9)

Salmon; Fishing; Fishermen--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Poggie Club (Tacoma);

The Pierce County Poggie Club- Tacoma Times Salmon Derby. Several row boats, with one or two fishermen, fishing out from Point Defiance on the Puget Sound. Three men have a motor boat near the shore in the foreground. A wooden-trellised structure is at the edge of the shore on the left, serving as a marker. The derby would end June 16th with the winning fisherman taking home a new boat. (T. Times 6/17/1935, pg. 9)

Salmon; Fishing; Fishermen--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Poggie Club (Tacoma);

A man holds up a large salmon caught during the 1935 Pierce County Poggie Club- Tacoma Times Salmon Derby held at Point Defiance. He is believed to be Frank "Smiley" Doore, who won the competition with his 22 pound King salmon. A man in the background with a megaphone announces the weights of the fish. (T. Times 6/17/1935, pg. 9)

Salmon; Fishing; Fishermen--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma--1930-1940; Poggie Club (Tacoma);

George Black, also known as George Thomas Ennis-Black, poses next to his garden located on a tract of land near Park Lodge School. Mr. Black has both his home and his nursery at this location. He purchased the land in 1927 and found that it lay in an ancient creek bed. It has the richest, rock free soil in the area. Mr. Black cultivates irises. He grows over 100 varieties of the bulb that come from all over the world. (T. Times 7/11/1935, pg. 3)

Black, George; Flowers; Horticulture--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. George Lawler bulb field. Tulips at Roy, Washington. Stretching over many acres, the rows of tulips in full bloom fade into the horizon. (WSHS)

Lawler, George--Homes & haunts; Tulips--Roy;

Tens of thousands spectators lined the downtown streets of Tacoma on July 18, 1935 to watch the military parade its might in the Fleet Week parade. The Marine contingent led the Navy down Pacific Ave., followed by the Fort Lewis Army and reserve troops. The parade was one of the longest in the history of the event, with over 4000 military men taking part. (T. Times 7/18/1935, pg. 1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Rain does not seem to deter riders and horses at the Woodbrook Hunt Club who are assembled near the clubhouse on a dreary day. The soil in the area is wet with many small puddles. Kathryn Snyder and Susanne Ingram are two of the hunt club members on horseback. There are also two Model-T Fords parked on the left.

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses; Horseback riding;

ca. 1935. City League individual pictures, baseball player on the Cammarano Brothers team.

Cammarano Bros. (Tacoma); Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Miss Gloria Tabor poses in advertising still for Mr. Atkins knitted garments. Miss Tabor wears a two piece knitted outfit, angora tam and carries a purse with a scottie dog emblem.

Tabor, Gloria; Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Knitting;

ca. 1937. Sales Grange baseball team in front of their sponsor's storefront, Saxton Lumber Co., 6030 South Tacoma Way. The team is believed to be from Parkland and competed in the City League Baseball group. Saxton Lumber Co. was owned by Malcolm N. Saxton. (filed with Argentum)

Baseball players--Parkland--1930-1940; Saxton Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Marion Samuel, witness in the case against Margaret Waley in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping, poses for the camera at a desk with pen in hand. Miss Samuel was a floor walker in the Salt Lake City five and dime where Margaret Waley was arrested after passing one of the recorded ransom bills. (T. Times 7/10/1935, pg.1)

Samuel, Marion; Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;

Fred Hipkins. This US Postal Service special delivery messenger became front page news when he reported that he had seen what appeared to be an attempt to deliver ransom money in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping. In a front page story of the Tacoma Times (not carried by the News Tribune), Hipkins reported that as he drove home to Lake Louise about 1:15a.m., he saw a very bright light suspended in a tall fir tree about 300 yards south of the junction of Custer and Steilacoom Highways. He felt that the light was a signal. Later on, near Western States, he saw a large black sedan parked with its lights out and four people inside. The next day, several stones in a nearby wall were found to be dislodged, possibly in an attempted ransom drop. This story was not repeated in the following days, undoubtedly a dead end. (T. Times 5/31/1935, pg. 1)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hipkins, Fred; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;

Evidence in the kidnapping case of nine year old George Hunt Weyerhaeuser; communication by letter from the kidnappers. The first ransom note from the abductors arrived around 6:30 p.m. in the evening on May 24, 1935 by special delivery. It demanded $200,000 in ransom in special unmarked denominations. It gave the family 5 days to raise the money and gave the instructions to take an ad in the Seattle PI signed "Percy Minnie." The typed letter was signed "Egoist, Egoist" and also bore George's signature. Later communications contained precise directions on delivering the money. The letters indicated that they were written by an educated, intelligent and organized person. (T. Times 5/25/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding days)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Correspondence; Evidence (Law);

Entrance between hedges at Annie Wright Seminary to staircase; area where George Weyerhaeuser was kidnapped shortly after noon on May 24, 1935. Following the death of J.P. Weyerhaeuser, obituaries citing his wealth caught the eye of a trio looking for a fast buck. Harman Waley, his wife Margaret and William Dainard decided to abduct Weyerhaeuser's grandson 9 year old George and hold him for ransom. They took the boy as he walked from Lowell School to the Seminary to meet with his sister Ann and travel home for lunch. They held him for $200,000 in ransom. The sensational case forced everything else off the front page, including the lumber workers strike in Tacoma. (T. Times 5/25/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding days)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;

First photograph available of William Dainard, known to the Waleys as William Mahan, after his implication by the couple in the kidnapping of George Weyerhaeuser. Thirty five year old Dainard was a habitual offender who knew Harman Waley from time that they spent together in an Idaho prison. The trio, Waley, his wife and Dainard, abducted George Weyerhaeuser and held him ransom for $200,000. The police narrowly missed capturing Dainard in Butte, Mt., on June 9, 1935. Dainard fled from the stolen car that he was driving when he saw the officers approach. Over $15,000 in recorded bills from the ransom were found in the vehicle. Dainard was captured almost a year later, in May of 1936, after his designation as "Public Enemy #1," pled guilty and was sentenced to two 60 year terms. (T. Times 06/10/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding days)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dainard, William; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;

Law enforcement agents wait at the base of the ladder for accused kidnappers Harman and Margaret Waley to descend from the United Airlines airplane which has ferried them from Salt Lake City to Tacoma. The plane arrived at Tacoma Field at 6:35p.m. on June 12, 1935, to be met by waiting agents and a crowd of hundreds of curious onlookers. The pair had been arrested in Salt Lake, accused of having abducted and ransomed nine year old George Weyerhaeuser. They were whisked from the plane to the Federal Building in Tacoma where they pled "not guilty," despite the fact that they had already surrendered to agents their remaining half of the ransom money. (T. Times 06/13/1935, pg. 1 plus succeeding days)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Waley, Harman; Waley, Margaret; Tacoma Field (Lakewood); Airplanes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;

This photograph appears to be of a press conference or police briefing at the J.P. (Phil) Weyerhaeuser, Jr. home after the June 1, 1935 release of kidnap victim George Weyerhaeuser. The Weyerhaeusers refused to speak to the press until after the release of George, a decision that made the ransom process go quicker and that may have saved his life. Even after his release, the family spoke only briefly and generally with the press, preferring to let George return to his normal life.

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Weyerhaeuser, George H.--Kidnappings;