Artistic view of ships moored at warehouse docks on the City Waterway. Tacoma Municipal Dock building in foreground. Taken from the 11th Street Bridge and framed with bridge detail. Richards Studio stock negative.

City Views - Tacoma - Central Business District - City Waterway (Thea Foss Waterway) Transportation Facilities - Piers and Wharves - Tacoma - Municipal Dock

Looking east on South 11th Street in Downtown Tacoma. Fischer's Deptartment Store on right. Buildings on left, left to right: Rhodes Department Store, Fidelity Building, Washington Building and Tacoma Building. 11th Street Bridge in distance.

City Views - Tacoma - Central Business District Buildings - Commercial Buildings, Office Buildings

Looking down on Pacific Avenue at 11th Street from upper floors of old Pacific First Federal Building. Rust Building at left where two buses have stopped to pick-up passengers. Automobiles. People crossing street at intersection. (T. Times, 2/8/1939).

City Views - Tacoma - Pacific Avenue Buildings - Commercial BuildingsTransportation - Buses - City Buses

Hood Street Reservoir. Taken from hill with city, tideflats and Holy Rosary Church in background. Ordered by Comfort & Davis.

City Views - Washington State - Pierce County - Tacoma - South End Facilities - Public Works - Water Sysrems - Reservoirs

Industrial sections of the city of Tacoma. Port of Tacoma Building. View framed with telephone poles and piers.

Cityscapes - Washington State - Pierce County - Tacoma - Port Industrial

In February of 1938, this was the view down 11th Street, from the intersection with Market Street, looking east to the Eleventh Street Bridge. In the foreground on the left is 944-48 Market Street, the Yarrington Block, built in 1889 and demolished in 1951. On the following corner is the Merit Hotel at 315 So. 11th Street and continuing east are the Rhodes Building, Fidelity Building and Rust Building. In the foreground on the right can be seen the corner of the Crystal Palace Market. Further down is Fisher's Department Store at 1104 Broadway. TPL-8789

Cityscapes--1930-1940; Yarrington Block (Tacoma); Merit Hotel (Tacoma); Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Rust Building (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Robert G. and Carrie M. Clark at home on Sales Road, Route 3, 546A. Mr. Clark, upholsterer at West Coast Upholstery Company, looks over wife's shoulder as she reads newspaper. Ornate, oval picture frame hangs on clapboard wall.

Clark, Robert G.; Clark, Carrie; Couples--1930-1940;

Four young ladies smilingly gaze over their shoulders at the camera prior to entering the Club of Hearts yearly formal ball held at the Winthrop Hotel on December 26, 1938. From left to right are: Helen Feek, Lorraine Ronquist, Sheryl Nyman and Marcelle Patrick. This is the same image as D7769, image 5, only cropped.

Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Feek, Helen; Ronquist, Lorraine; Nyman, Sheryl; Patrick, Marcelle; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Club of Hearts annual yuletide dance. Three unidentified couples gather in front of a Christmas tree at the Winthrop Hotel for one of the most popular affairs of the season.. (T. Times, 12/31/1938, p. 4)

Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Christmas trees; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Washington Navigation Company's "Defiance" ferry pulling into Titlow ferry landing. Ordered by North Pacific Bank Note Company.

Ferries--Tacoma; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Washington Navigation Co. (Gig Harbor);

Washington Navigation Company's "Defiance" ferry pulling into Point Defiance landing where automobiles are waiting. This scene was photographed in July of 1937. Ordered by North Pacific Bank Note Company. (Corrected information provided by a reader)

Ferries--Tacoma; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Washington Navigation Co. (Gig Harbor);

A dusty dirt road winds through the hop fields to what appears to be a farm house at the model hop farm in Roy. The farm is owned by James E. & J. W. Feak.

Hops--Roy--1930-1940; Farming--Roy--1930-1940;

View of hop fields. Three men in foreground standing on dirt road by farm equipment.These fields are believed to be part of the 41 acre farm belonging to James E. & J.W. Feak outside of Roy.

Hops--Roy--1930-1940; Farming--Roy--1930-1940;

Four men holding rifles for portrait with two gutted bears hanging from the rafters of a wooden building. Elias Messinger Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Hunting - Bear HuntingOrganizations - Military Organizations - Veterans Organizations - Veterans of Foreign Wars - Tacoma - Elias Messinger Post

Charles W. Greening, manager of the Lincoln Branch Puget Sound National Bank of Tacoma, stands behind the bank counter and discusses recent bank robberies. He became a hero when he pursued and shot a young bandit who held up his bank January 13th, 1937. The wounded robber was arrested when he sought medical attention in Spokane. Mr. Greening was later rewarded with a watch by the bank's insurance company. (T. Times 11/11/1937, pg. 13)

Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Greening, Charles W.;

ca. 1937. Mrs. Peterson's announcement party. Matronly woman standing between two younger women who appear to be twins--one is wearing a tuxedo and tophat, the other one is wearing a dress with a corsage.

Women

One of the strangest social events of the 1920's & 1930's was the "Tom Thumb wedding," a mock wedding of a child couple impersonating the 1863 wedding of P.T. Barnum's famous midget couple, Charles Stratton (exhibited as Gen. Tom Thumb) and his miniature bride, Lavinia Warren. The pictured double Tom Thumb wedding was held April 16, 1937 at the St. Paul Methodist Church as a fund raiser, with proceeds going to the missionary society. The participants were, left to right, Harrison Killian (best man), Curtis Killian (Tom Thumb, groom), Shirley Clark (Jennie June, bride), Eddie Goodenough (minister), Buddy Cross (best man), Billy Goettling (Fred Finger, groom) and Barbara Ann Bowen (Nellie May, bride.) All of the children, with the exception of Goodenough, were four years old. Eddie Goodenough was the son of Rev. Frank Goodenough. In all, over 100 children, ages 4-11, took part in the pageant, impersonating wedding members and guests, including Pres. & Mrs. Roosevelt, movie stars and local city officials and personalities. ( T. Times 4/16/1937, pg. 8- picture & article)

Children playing adults; Weddings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brides--1930-1940; Wedding clothing & dress--1930-1940; Grooms (Weddings)--1930-1940;

Standing outside the Tacoma armory are Comrade David L. Crossen (left) and Commander L.A. Wilcox. Both in their 90s when this picture was taken in 1937, they were officers in the G.A.R. and two of the last civil war veterans living in Tacoma. Mr. Crossen fought with the 11th Pennsylvania volunteers at Bull Run and Antietum. Mr. Wilcox was in Company F of the 4th Wisconsin Infantry. (T. Times, 5/29/1937, p.1)

Civil War, U.S., 1861-1865--Veterans--Tacoma; Veterans' organizations--Tacoma; Grand Army of the Republic (Tacoma); Crossen, David L.; Wilcox, L.A.; Flags--United States;

Copy for Tacoma Times columnist E.T. Short of Treasury warrant for purchase of Alaska, dated 08/01/1868. Check for $7,200,000 to Emperor of Russia. Warrant & acknowledgement. (T. Times)

Documents;

ca. 1936. A mountain ski area parking lot crowded with 1920s and 1930s automobiles and buses. Skiers are preparing for the slopes. A snow-covered cabin with sign sits at the edge of the parking area.

Mountains - WashingtonWeather - SnowSports - Winter Sports - Skiing

Turner Richards, left, admires the retouching desk and the safe light that he invented and demonstrates the products to another man sitting at the desk.

Richards, Turner; Photographic apparatus & supplies; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma); Photographic studios--Tacoma--1930-1940; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma);

Beatrice Houdini, widow of the famous magician Harry Houdini, tries her luck with the slot machines while attending a party at Ray Gamble's "Elephant House" during a visit to Tacoma in July, 1941. The man in the sports coat and light colored slacks who is playing the slot machine is Edward Saint. Edward Saint was described as Mrs. Houdini's personal secretary, a former outstanding magician and the author of "The Life of Houdini." Mr. Gamble was a very successful business entrepreneur with a keen interest in magic. He had just been elected president of the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians as the group met in Seattle. It is very possible that many of these guests were participants in the conference. (TNT 7-27-41, p. 2-A) ALBUM 7.

Magicians; Houdini, Harry--Family; Houdini, Beatrice; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972--Homes & haunts; Slot machines--Tacoma;

Mayor Harry Cain at his office in (Old) City Hall with women from Messinger Post Auxiliary. Publicity for Poppy Sale. Also dated 05/23/1941.

Mayors - Tacoma - 1940-46 - US Senators - Washington State - 1947-53 - Harry P. Cain (1906-79)Organizations - Patriotic Organizations - Veterans of Foreign Wars - Tacoma - Elias J. Messinger Post No. 1428 - Auxiliary

Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain shakes hands with an Army officer in his office at (Old) City Hall in preparation for CCC Day, March 29, 1941, when selected CCC boys would take over the running of city government for a day. The officer may be Lt. Col. Lester A. Dougherty who commanded the five CCC camps in the Fort Lewis district. The mayor had issued an official proclamation that Saturday, March 29th, be "CCC Day in Tacoma." He urged Tacomans to visit the five nearest camps--Camps Electron, Lower Cispus, Quilcene, Moran and Glacier, the following week when open houses would be held to celebrate the CCC's eighth anniversary. Mayor Cain wears a button promoting the 1941 Daffodil Festival. ALBUM 12. (T.Times 3-28-41, p. 3)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Shaking hands--Tacoma; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma);

The largest collection of military might since World War I was paraded on May 9, 1941 for the benefit of Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt. Gen. DeWitt was the commanding officer of the 4th Army and the West's only three star General. In a parade that lasted over three hours, 45,000 troops passed in review with the 41st Division in the lead, followed by the 3rd Division, IX Corps, tanks, a blimp, and the always amusing Field Pack Artillery mules. Officers accompanied their units on horseback and the Cavalry brought up the rear of the parade. (T. Times 5/6/1941, pg. 2; 5/9/41, pg.1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Fort Lewis; Mules; Fort Lewis (Wash.); 98th Field Artillery (Pack) Battalion (Ft. Lewis);

The student body of Stadium High School assembled in front of their school as a squad of R.O.T.C. cadets from Bellarmine High School fired three volleys with their rifles at the Memorial Day service held in May of 1941. During the solemn ceremony, special tribute was paid to the 11 Stadium alumni who lost their lives in WWI. (T. Times 5/30/1941 p.1)

Military training--Tacoma; Cadets--Tacoma; Reserve Officers Training Corps--Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Memorial Day; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Commemoration--Tacoma;

ca. 1941. Mother standing at small stovetop cooking as she holds young boy in her arms in this circa 1941 photograph. The child's highchair is close by. This is possibly part of the Westpark Addition series taken in Bremerton during the spring of 1941.

Mothers; Children; Cookery;

Group portrait at the National Bank of Washington annual company picnic held at Benbow Lake on Sunday August 17, 1941. Benbow Lakes Resort was located on Tanwax Lake, about 20 miles from Tacoma.

National Bank of Washington (Tacoma)--People; Picnics--1940-1950; Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin);

Joanne Oakes daringly walks on a stone ledge modelling her casual outfit from Oakes Ready to Wear for the Tacoma Times 1941 Fall Fashion edition. The black waistcoat banded in plaid is matched with a plaid pleated skirt. Her black felt hat and black spectator pumps complete the outfit. (T. Times 9/10/1941, pg. 5)

Oakes, Joanne; Clothing & dress--1940-1950;