Mrs. Adams and her two children holding and measuring a dead owl. The owl was shot on a radio pole. Its wing-span measured 54 inches from tip to tip.

Owls; Birds of prey; Dead animals;

ca. 1936. Local bulb grower Karl Koehler, Sr., with four women in a tulip field at Orting. The tulip flowers are in bloom in this circa 1936 photograph. Mr. Koehler is handing out cut tulilps to two of the ladies. His wife, Elsie, is at the far left. Karl Koehler had imported bulbs from Holland and experimented to develop his own species and eventually had more than 800 varieties. His beautiful blossoms were photographed for such periodicals such as National Geographic and movies of his gardens were shown extensively by news photographers. (T.Times 10-28-1942, p. 1-obituary; TNT 10-28-1942, p. 12-obituary) (Identification provided by a family member)

Koehler, Karl; Koehler, Elsie; Tulips--Orting;

ca. 1936. This circa 1936 photograph of Karl Koehler and his young son, Karl Jr., is a wider view of D2539, image 5A. Mr. Koehler, a noted bulb grower from the Orting area, was the owner and operator of the Karl Koehler Bulb Farm. His enormous variety of blooms, with emphasis on tulips, garnered wide praise from news photographers and commercial magazines. His technique in planting them so that the colors would harmonize and the blooms appear in rotation making a rainbow effect ensured beautiful fields from the earliest blooms to the end of the season. (T.Times 10-28-1942, p. 1-obit.; TNT 10-28-1942, p. 12-obit.; "History of the Flower Bulb Industry in Washington State" p. 71-72- article only). (Identification provided by a family member)

Koehler, Karl; Families--Orting; Tulips--Orting;

ca. 1936. Close view of bulb grower Karl Koehler helping his young son, Karl Jr., pick out the large tulips at the Koehler Bulb Farm in Orting, circa 1936. Born in Saxony, Germany, Mr. Koehler was a long time resident of the Puyallup River Valley where he owned and operated his bulb farm which grew tulips, narcissus, hyacinths and crocus. Tulips became his primary crop and by 1942 he would have over 800 varieties and according to the book, History of the Flower Bulb Industry in Washington State, had introduced three new hybrids of his own. At the time of his death in October of 1942, he had been married to the former Elsie Stilke for 23 years. Besides his young son Karl Jr., his daughters Louise and Helene survived him. (T.Times 10-28-1942, p. 1-obituary; TNT 10-28-1942, p. 12-obituary; Gould: History of the Flower Bulb Industry in Washington State, p. 71-72-article only) (Identification provided by a family member)

Koehler, Karl; Families--Orting; Tulips--Orting;

ca. 1936. View of McKinley Hill neighborhood with Mt. Rainier and Cascade range in background taken about 1936. Richards Studio stock negative.

Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1927. St. Clair Ranges Advertisement on billboard in front of Cooney Transfer Company. The ranges were sold exclusively in Tacoma by Craig Furniture Company, 1137 Broadway. (Argentum)

Billboards--Tacoma; Signs (Notices)--Tacoma;

ca. 1927. City Waterway looking north toward the 15th and 11th Street Bridges. Log boom in foreground. (Argentum)

City Waterway (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Logs;

ca. 1927. "Looking down Fifth Ave.," 1500 block of 5th Avenue in Seattle, looking south. Staadecher and Company, Hotel Huson, Blue Mouse Theater (1421 5th Avenue) , automobiles on street. For Henry Briderick Company, real estate managers. (Argentum)

Cityscapes--Seattle; Hotel Huson (Seattle) Staadecher and Co. (Seattle);

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound Baseball Team, circa 1927. Seventeen players and Coach Clyde W. Hubbard, bats and mitts, gloves, arranged in foreground. The CPS baseball team had been a formidable opponent in 1926, but lost three of its players to graduation, including the pitcher. The team was rebuilding in 1927. (1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas" pg. 64) (WSHS/Argentum)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Baseball players--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound Lettermen's Club, ca. 1927. Eighteen boys, seventeen in letter sweaters, in front of bleachers. The young men in this picture had earned letters in less publicized sports or as reserves to the major sports teams. This included tennis, wrestling and the football and basketball reserve teams. Top Row: Brear, Johnson, Bankhead, Norton, Gardner, Carruthers, Fassett, Smith, Darrow. Bottom Row: Coach Hubbard, Parker, Thorniley, Tatum, Miller, Wilson, Kepka, Garnero and Samuelson. (1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas," pg. 68.) (WSHS)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Student Organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound "Knights of the Log." Fourteen boys, eleven in white blazers with C.P.S. logo on breast, three in formals on steps of a campus building. Top row: Rumball, Mace. Middle row: Anderson, Stark, Dyment, Crosby, Wilson, Thomas. Bottom row: Gysin, Harding, Henry, King, Josselyn, Farmer. (1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas," PG. 72) (WSHS)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & Colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Student Organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound Boy's Glee Club, ca. 1927. Twenty-one boys in formal attire in front of a scrim curtain. Top row: L. Durkee, Searing, Gardner, R.Brown, W. Anderson, W. Brown, Hague, Miles. Middle row: Armour, Johnson, Stark, G. Durkee, Lung, Wilson. Bottom row: Wright, C. Anderson, Naess, Hanscom, Helander, Henry, Jones. (1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas," pg. 50) (WSHS)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Student Organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Singers;

ca. 1925. The Hotel Winthrop, viewed from Pacific Ave. looking west. The construction in front of the Hotel is the Motoramp Garage. It was constructed at 745 Commerce on the site of the Hotel Donnelly. The Hotel Winthrop opened in May of 1925 and the Motoramp opened in August of 1925. (WSHS) BU-12083

Construction--Tacoma--1920-1930; Motoramp Garage (Tacoma); Parking garages--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. This is the interior of the East End Market, 3102-08 Portland Ave., possibly around the time of its grand opening in July of 1927. The market was built for the Sotak Bros. by the Standard Construction Co. Some of the employees present have been identified as John Sotak, Vera Sotak, Mike Sotak, Leona Sotak (Mrs. Chuck) Paulik and Marie Sotak. Chuck Paulik would open Chuck's Lunch & Tavern in 1930 in part of the building. Chuck's Lunch would be renamed Chuck's Alibi Restaurant (after its cocktail room) in 1968. Photograph ordered by Economy Ice Machine Company. (Argentum) (Additional information/identification provided by a reader)

East End Market (Tacoma); Sotak, John; Sotak, Vera; Sotak, Mike; Paulik, Leona Sotak; Sotak, Marie;

Knights of Pythias Drill Team from Vancouver, Troop A. Photograph taken in Tacoma in October of 1926. (Argentum)

Fraternal organizations--Vancouver--1920-1930; Knights of Pythias (Vancouver); Drill teams;

ca. 1927. Chair and side table. (WSHS)

Furniture--1920-1930; Chairs--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. George Kandle house, circa 1891. Large Queen Anne-style residence with octagon tower. For Miss Kandle. The home has since been demolished and apartments stand in its place. (Argentum)

Kandle, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Front view of three-story home Victorian-style with two cupola's (one front, one rear) and large front porch. This was the home of former mayor George Kandle. For Miss Kandle. (Argentum)

Kandle, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Lloyd Building in Seattle. Taken for West Coast Construction Company. (Argentum)

Lloyd Building (Seattle);

ca. 1927. Believed to be the Danish motorship "Tacoma." The motorship "Tacoma" arrived in Tacoma on January 14, 1927 on her maiden voyage and berthed at the Defiance Mill. The ship was built in Copenhagen for the Orient Steamship Co. of Copenhagen. She was loading northwest lumber enroute to Japan. She was 400 feet in length with a beam of 55 feet. She ran under the power of two diesel engines with a crew of 15 officers and 34 crewmen. (TNT 1/14/1927, pg. 20) (WSHS)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Orient Steamship Co. (Copenhagen); Commerce--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1889. Copy of a map of the Eastern Section of Washington, early history events, to 1889, marked on map. (WSHS).

Maps;

ca. 1927. Stand, #364?, at the Crystal Market. In the background is the Florida Fruit Co., Stall 52. (WSHS)

Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma);

McKinley School 6A Class in June of 1927. A large group of 6th grade students poses in front of their eastside school built in 1908. The school is named in honor of President William McKinley. (WSHS)

McKinley School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Education--Tacoma; Group portraits;

ca. 1928. Metal storage cabinets in the new Pierce County Hospital, circa 1928. Photograph ordered by Cork Insulating Co., contractors. (WSHS)

Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Gault Junior High Class 9A in front of school. (WSHS)

Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, exterior view. 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;

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, living room. Ordered by Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, Music room. Ordered by Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. (filed with Argentum)

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

Minuet at Washington School. Eight boys and eight girls perform in Colonial era costume at their school in May of 1927. (WSHS)

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washington School (Tacoma);

Sherman School 6A class. Children in front of school with teacher, possibly Professor Brown, in June of 1927. Sherman was built at this location in 1891 and was named in honor of Civil War Union Army general William Tecumseh Sherman. It was razed in 1953. (WSHS)

Sherman Elementary (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Group portraits; Education--Tacoma;