ca. 1926. Beutel Business College. Simulated tellers wickets, adding machines , stools. Beutel, founded in 1887, was the oldest commercial school in Tacoma. It offered classes in accounting, typing, shorthand, and other subjects needed to find placement in the business world. (filed with Argentum)

Beutel Business College (Tacoma); Business education;

ca. 1926. Wooden boat under construction. (WSHS)

Boat & ship industry--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Boat under construction. M1400 being launched. (WSHS)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Launchings--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. In 1926, this photograph was taken of South 11th Street between Tacoma Ave So. and So. Fawcett. The businesses are, left to right, the Pleasant Corner Candy Store, an upholstery shop, Clinton's Pianos at 506 So. 11th, the Pok-A-Dot-Pup Sandwich Shop and an unidentified storefront. The tall building in the back is 1111 Tacoma Ave. So., at this time occupied by A. Gehri & Co. and Erickson Bro. This building is still across the street from the Tacoma Public Library. However, the top floors have now been removed. (WSHS)

Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Clinton's Music House (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Meat market interior. Fresh meat case, pickled meats in jars, scale, butcher's table. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified meat market. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Four butchers stand behind the counter in this unidentified butcher shop. A saw for cutting meat hangs from the ceiling. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting;

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

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

ca. 1926. Interior of unidentified Meat Market, circa 1926. Fresh meat, milk and butter cases, telephone on wall, scales, flowers in vases. (filed with Argentum)

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

ca. 1926. Open stall meat market with man at counter. Glass fresh meat case with marble base, building columns, banners, overhead sign "MEATS". For Neils Hansen Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat;

It cost a whopping $151.68 in postage but the H.C. Weaver Productions' first film, "Hearts and Fists" arrived in the nick of time on January 2, 1926, for its scheduled world premiere at the Rialto Theater. Moore Amusement Co. head Henry T. Moore, left, owner of the Rialto, and Postmaster Clyde J. Backus are shown holding the wooden box, sent airmail from New York, which contained the reels of film. Note the sender neglected to list the Rialto's street address on the box but it was delivered anyway, five minutes before the premiere. The 40 lb. box took 72 hours and 42 minutes to travel from New York to Tacoma. (TNT 1/4/1926, pg. 8)

Boxes; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1920-1930; H.C. Weaver Productions, Inc. (Tacoma); Moore, Henry T.; Backus, Clyde J.;

ca. 1926. As the Foss family expanded their operations into the Olympic Peninsula, Henry Foss rented the home on the extreme left when in the area to oversee the company's growth. It was also used by Foss employees when they were towing on the river. The cabin was located on Rialto Beach, out from the town of Mora, near the mouth of the Quillayute River. The large home on the right was the summer home of the magician "Alexander the Great," better known on stage as the one who "knows all, sees all." In 1926, Foss was awarded a contract by Washington Pulp & Paper Corporation of Port Angeles to tow a barge load per day of pulp wood from the Quillayute River on the Olympic Peninsula to the company's Port Angeles plant. The Foss #21 was assigned to this task and continued until the pulp wood camps there were closed in 1930. In 1926, Foss also purchased the Angeles Gravel & Supply Co. and took over their operations. Foss executive Henry Berg was placed in charge of the Port Angeles office. They continued to capitalize on future Peninsula towing opportunities, including the large scale movement of materials for the paving of what is now Highway 101. (photograph courtesy of the William T. Case collection) ("Foss: A Living Legend" by Bruce Johnson and Mike Skalley) (TDL 8/14/1927, pg. G-1)

Foss, Henry O., 1891-1986--Homes & haunts; Alexander--Homes & haunts; Cabins--Olympic Peninsula; Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Judge William and Pauline Snell's residence. Large Dutch Colonial house designed in 1913 by Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects for Mrs. F.S. Blattner. Natural wood siding, awnings on second floor windows, landscaping. Detached garage to left of house. (Argentum)

Snell, William--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Back of Photo:
Photo Rcv'd: 11/01/1981 - Article date
Pen-and-Ink "Shots" of "Beggar" Stars

ca. 1926. Champagne's Market. Fresh meat in cases and hanging. Posted prices include "Morell's Pride Hams, 34 1/2 (cents per pound), Adam's Best Pure Lard, 2 LBS. 45 (cents), High Grade Polish Sausage, 2 Lbs. 45 (cents). The market was owned and operated by Sandy J. Champagne. The market's slogan was "Qualify first, last & always." (filed with Argentum)

Champagne's Market (Tacoma); Butcher shops--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. The most popular place in Tacoma to test the ruggedness of a new vehicle and the skill of its driver was the K Street hill climb. The steep, rutted road headed straight up north from Center St. After many years of driving adventures, the hill was closed in 1960 and traffic was diverted to tamer J St. (WSHS)

Dirt roads--Tacoma; Automobile driving--Tacoma--1920-1930; Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Two story building at 3572 So. G St. (WSHS)

Duplexes--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. The photograph is labelled "Members and Faculty. Epworth League Institute. Epworth Heights Stadium. 1926." The "Epworth League Institute" was a youth order of the Methodist Episcopal Church founded in 1889. Its purpose was to help develop young church members in their religious life. Camp meetings were an important part of their summer activities. For this reason, the Cincinatti Camp Meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church owned a 40 acre camp ground and assembly area outside of the city called Epworth Heights. It was often the travel destination of Methodist youth groups from Tacoma, Seattle and surrounding areas. The area fell out of use during the Depression. "Epworth" refers to the boyhood home in England of John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement. (WSHS)

Epworth League Institute (Tacoma); Epworth Heights Stadium (Epworth Heights); Religious retreats--Epworth Heights; Religious meetings--Epworth Heights;

ca. 1926. Fischer Apartments. Early two-story frame building with second floor balcony between twin oriel windows. Japanese style flower design in wood at apex of cornice. Retail on first floor with signs: Fishers Blend, Alexander's Bread, Velvet Ice Cream.

Fischer Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment buildings--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified fish counter with sign: "The Famous Olympia Oysters sold here." Ordered by Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Co. (WSHS)

Fishmongers; Fish; Seafood stores--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. A florist's cooler, circa 1926, for storing fresh flowers. (WSHS)

Florist shops--1920-1930; Flower arrangements;

ca. 1926. A furnace manufactured by the Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co., circa 1926, in Tacoma. The company had relocated from Seattle and was located at 1117 Tacoma Ave So. The furnaces were manufactured under the supervision of the Gehri Co., G.F. Gehri was president and Ernst Feix was the secretary-treasurer. The innovative furnace used no fire brick. In place of the brick, the fire box was surrounded by three inch steel tubes in a vertical position which radiated heat directly from the fire box to various feed pipes to the rooms. This method eliminated waste heat through radiation and reduced the consumption of fuel by 25-33 1/3 per cent. (TDL 5/2/1926, pg. E-10)(WSHS)

Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co. (Tacoma); Furnaces--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. A furnace manufactured by the Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co., circa 1926, in Tacoma. The company had been lured from Seattle and relocated to 1117 Tacoma Ave So. , where the furnaces would be manufactured under the supervision of the Gehri Co. The Gehri Co. was a pioneer sheet metal and blower works founded by Adolph Gehri in 1892. G.F. Gehri was president and Ernst Feix was the secretary-treasurer. The Gabriel Tubular furnace innovative heating method was invented by A.A. Gabriel of Portland. (TDL 5/2/1926, pg. E-10) (WSHS)

Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co. (Tacoma); Furnaces;

ca. 1926. Window display for the "Fairbanks - Morse Home Water Plant" at Poole's Seed & Implement Company in the Sprague Building on Pacific Avenue. Poole's Nursery was founded by F. S. Poole in 1889 on Pacific Avenue; around 1946 they moved to Sixth Ave. and added a plant nursery. The Fairbanks Morse Co. manufactured engines and also pumps. The Home Water Plant was a pump. (WSHS)

Gardening equipment & supplies; Seed trade--Tacoma; Poole's Seed & Nursery Garden Supplies (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Everett Griggs Estate on Gravelly Lake. Shrubs and trees along road leading to building. 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;