ca. 1926. Meat Market. Meat grinding equipment, hanging meat and fresh meat cases. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified Meat Market interior. Fresh meat case, sausages and other cuts hanging up, including Carsten's Hams. Morell Pride Lard, Heinz and Snider's Ketchup bottles, ad for Red Rock Cheese on countertop. Sign for Swift's Premium Ham, meat hanging in locker. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified Meat Market interior. Fresh meat case, scales, Carsten's Ham and Bacon hanging up and in case. Signs "Look - Beef is Cheape (sic) Today", "Look - Choice Steak 17 1/2 (cents per pound)", "Look - Pot Roast 10 (cents per pound)", etc. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Interior of unidentified butcher shop. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting; Meat;

ca. 1926. Meat market. Glass fresh meat case with marble base, scales, hanging plants, banner "Sir Knights". For Neils Hansen Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat;

ca. 1926. "Mrs. Jones Afternoon Tea" presented by Three C Club. Women in costume on stage. (WSHS & 8x10 print)

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Three C Club (Tacoma); Costumes;

Founded in Tacoma in 1924, the Pacific Match Company produced over 80 million wood stick matches per day at its peak production. White pine from Eastern Washington and Idaho was turned into brand name matches such as Sunset, Fire Chief, Lite King and Red Head in the factory at 3223 So. Union Avenue. Pacific Match closed in 1964, largely due to competition from the Diamond Match Company of Ohio. Bowen 2647.

These solemn youngsters belong to the Daniel Boone schooner Boy Pioneers, a group made up of boys mostly from the Oakland Children's Industrial Home, 3000 So. Washington St. In January of 1926, they are posing at the Y.M.C.A. in Tacoma. The "Y" truck brings them every Saturday afternoon to participate in activities. Top row, left to right, Garnald Roney, Wesley Fellows, Floyd Wells, August Kross and Harold Rinker. Bottom row- Raymond McMann, Moriss Lawrence, Fred Martin, Edward Mitchell, Victor Cappa and Wally Streeter, Pioneer executive. The Boy Pioneers were organized by Dan Beard (1850-1941), American illustrator and naturalist, two years before the Boy Scouts started in England. The Children's Industrial Home was located in the former Harry M. Ball mansion at 3000 South Washington St. and housed children in distress, ages infant to 14. The original structure was damaged in a 1944 explosion and was replaced by a new ranch rambler in 1950. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger 1/24/1926, pg. B-3)

ca. 1926. On July 24, 1926, Reginald Denny's newest comedy "Rolling Home" opened at the Colonial Theater, 916-18 Broadway. A crowd of young people gathered around the theater for the Reginald Denny Day festivities. Mr. Denny (1891-1967) was an actor who made 200 films between 1898 and 1966, but he was also a pioneer in the field of radio-controlled pilotless aviation. At the left foreground of the theater was a couple of barrels covered with cloths that sported a sign for Royal Ice Cream and its slogan "It's the Cream." Royal Ice Cream Co. was located in Tacoma on Pacific Avenue at 25th. It was a wholesale ice cream, milk and cream company. Boland B15392, BU-11146

Colonial Theater (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Motion picture industry--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. The lovely Ethel Haasarud, a Lincoln High School graduate, was the runner up in the hotly disputed Miss Tacoma contest July 5, 1926. Around that time, she worked for a Tacoma photographer, probably Chapin Bowen who took this timeless glamor photograph of her. By 1931, she was working in the box office at the Pantages Theater, whom she had represented in the Miss Tacoma contest. She was born March 24 in Minnesota. Her family came to Tacoma in 1919. (TNT 3/25/1931 p.3) For a more contemporary portrait, see image 3.

ca. 1926. The "Lincoln Letter Lassies." The 1925-26 school year at Lincoln High School saw the formation of this new organization composed of 24 girls, all of them the winners of one or more letters ("L"s) in athletics. The purpose of the group was to promote good sportsmanship and further interest in girls' athletics. The requirements for membership were the earning of at least one letter for sports and a passing grade in 3 out of 4 subjects. The girls performed community service work, as well as enjoying hikes, a tennis tournament and dances sponsored by the group. Senior Margaret Alleman was the president. Other officers included Lois Phenicie, Rosaline Koval, Jean Churchman and Mabel Bennett. (LHS yearbook "Lincolnian, 1926")

Lincoln High School (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Everett Griggs Estate. Driveway with ornamental iron double gates and vine covered wooden fence. Originally owned by H. F. Alexander and named Inglewood. Griggs renamed the estate Lakewold and sold it to nephew Corydon Wagner and wife Eulalie. Address originally was 12221 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW. (filed with Argentum)

Griggs, Everett G.--Homes & haunts; Lakewold (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1926. Everett Griggs Estate, Lakewold, circa 1926. Path through trees, shrubs, lawn to building with cupola. Originally owned by H. F. Alexander and named Inglewood. Griggs renamed the estate "Lakewold" and sold it in 1938 to nephew Corydon Wagner and wife Eulalie. Address was originally 12221 Gravelly Lake Dr SW. (filed with Argentum)

Griggs, Everett G.--Homes & haunts; Lakewold (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1926. Grocery store interior. Canned goods on shelves, scale, Wrigleys and Beech Nut Gum, Karo Syrup, Leslie Salt, Snow Flake Crackers in display case. Flowers in vases on countertop. (filed in Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Holly Market, 3516 McKinley Ave, window display, circa 1926. The window is dressed with hanging beef, large package of bacon, lard package, bottles and other items. The center feature is several refrigeration coils. The meat market was owned and operated by Jalmer and William Wold. (filed with Argentum)

Holly Market (Tacoma); Butcher shops--Tacoma--1920-1930; Meat;

ca. 1926. Hospital interior, circa 1926. Therapy room in an unidentified hospital with a shower, steam box and hydro-therapy tub. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Health care facilities--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Hospital interior, circa 1926. Man lying down on table with wires hooked to him and a man operating machine. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Health care facilities--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Hospital interior, circa 1926. A room is pictured in an unidentified hospital. It has many beds divided by curtains, that have been pulled back, hung on rods. Also pictured are a doctor, nurse and machinery on carts. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hospital wards--1920-1930; Health care facilities--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Many nurses in uniform standing in front of Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1926. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. The central building in this picture is 1113 Broadway, viewed from Broadway Street. In 1926, one of the building's tenants was L.R. Clark, dentists, as indicated by the large signage on the building. Upstairs at 1113 1/2 Broadway was the Ritz Hotel, in operation from 1914-1953. On the left side of the picture is McMillan Brothers, owned by Everett and Alfred McMillan. They owned three stores that offered the strange combination of druggist (ground floor) and musical instrument dealers. They also sold pianos, phonographs and records. The music department was located on the second floor at this location. To the right of the picture, at 1115 Broadway, is a ground floor Piggly Wiggly store, at one time the location of the Queen City Market. (WSHS- negative A874-0)

Hotel Ritz (Tacoma); McMillan Brothers (Tacoma); Piggly Wiggly (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Winthrop Hotel, circa 1926, general view of interior, main dining area flowing off from lobby. When the hotel opened in May, 1925, the main dining room and lobby/lounge were seamlessly blended into a space 40 feet wide and 120 feet long. The hotel was managed by D.M. Linnard, Inc. and recognized for its quality of accommodations and service. (filed with Argentum)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1920-1930; Dining rooms--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. A group of guests practices their putting on the miniature golf link of the Tacoma Hotel. The nine hole course was part of a $150,000 renovation completed in 1925. It was located on the east side of the hostelry on the lawn overlooking the bay. The Tudor hotel was renowned all up and down the Pacific Coast for its beauty. It was built in 1884 and was designed by Stanford White. It was destroyed by fire on October 17, 1935. (TNT 5/13/1925, pg. 4; TDL 4/12/1927, supplement pg. 6) (WSHS- negative A843- 0)

Hotels--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Putting (Golf); Golf--Tacoma--1920-1930; Golfers;

ca. 1926. Side view of Craftsman-style brick residence with stone trim, second story porch. For Abram D. Liddle, real estate, mortgage loans, insurance and rentals. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Joseph L. Carman residence, Villa Carman (Madera). Spanish Colonial Revival house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Architect, 1919. Purchased by Lowell T. and Helen Murray in 1939 and by actress Linda Evans in 1987. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Lakewood--1920-1930; Carman, Joseph L.--Homes & haunts; Villa Carman (Lakewood);

ca. 1926. Small one-story house with fireplace, and porch on front, for sale by Central Realty. House number, 1610, is on porch. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. A kitchen, circa 1926, possibly a commercial one. (WSHS)

Kitchens--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Machinery, likely a pump. Electric motor drives pulley with a belt, pipes with valves and gauges. (filed with Argentum)

Machinery; Pumps;

ca. 1926. Edwin J. McNeeley residence, Tuttle Brothers, Architects; Charles E. Hieth, Contractor, 1906. Large craftsman house with Mission Revival dormers and detailing. Landscaping, street trees, 1920s coupe automobile at curb. Now home to Lutheran Social Services of Washington. (WSHS; also filed with Argentum)

McNeeley, Edwin--Homes & haunts; Estates--Tacoma;