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BOLAND-B15678

Mack truck with wood sides as used by the Shaffer Box Co. in September of 1926. The doorless delivery truck is parked on wooden planks next to piles of cut lumber. Shaffer Box Co., originally named the Pacific Box Co., was located in the industrial Tide flats. The large box plant had been built about five years before. TPL-1429; G36.1-018


Shaffer Box Co. (Tacoma); Box industry--Tacoma; Mack trucks;

BOWEN BGN-005

15-year-old Alexina Slater, in cap and swimsuit, was the only female entrant in the first organized channel swim from the Tahlequah Ferry Terminal on Vashon Island to Point Defiance held on September 26, 1926. She finished fourth with a time of 1 hr. 20 minutes, outracing nine other swimmers. The Stadium High School student was only 18 minutes behind Gerhard Bahr's winning time of 1 hr. 2 minutes. While Bahr received the roars befitting the champion, Miss Slater was also heavily applauded by the crowd of 10,000. Her picture appeared on the front page of the News Tribune and the headline actually read " Girl Given Cheer as She Swims Point Defiance Channel." Miss Slater, of 5517 N. 45th St., began swimming at age 4 under the direction of her father. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 9-26-26, p. 1, TNT 9-27-26, p. 1)

BOWEN BGN-090

Alexina Slater, showing the vitality of youth, shrugs off her grueling 2-mile swim across the Point Defiance channel and dances the Charleston in front of a movie camera on September 26, 1926. The 15-year-old Stadium High School student was the only female entry in the race from Talequah to Point Defiance but she outswam nine others to finish fourth. Her time of 1 hr. 20 minutes was only 18 minutes slower than the winner, Gerhard Bahr. The massive crowd of 10,000 heartily cheered and applauded her efforts. Miss Slater, of 5517 N. 45th St., was presented a trophy from Mahncke & Co. in honor of her accomplishment. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 9-26-26, p. 1, TNT 9-27-26, p. 1)

BOLAND-B15710

Tacoma Silver Fox Farm owner George H. Jensen and daughter Barbara Ellen perch on the running board of his new Oldsmobile Six sedan in late September of 1926. They are holding prize brush and white-tip foxes from the same litter. The man in the sedan with another fox was not identified. Mr. Jensen, who had recently accepted delivery of the car from Winthrop Motors, was planning a 3000-mile trip in it to inspect foxes for registration for the American National Fox Breeders Association. He was expected back by November 1st to get his own foxes ready for the national fox show in Portland. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-3-26, 10-G-alt. photograph)


Jensen, George H.; Jensen, Barbara Ellen; Oldsmobile automobile; Foxes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma Silver Fox Farm (Tacoma); Fur trade--Tacoma--1920-1930;

BOLAND-B15727

Four unidentified men pose with a late-model automobile in the back of the Fircrest Golf Clubhouse in late September of 1926. Three are wearing golfing clothes while the fourth man has a modified version including jacket, tie and fedora. The private golf course was situated on about 160 acres in Fircrest and was relatively new, opening on July 26, 1924. G54.1-025


Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest); Clubhouses--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golfers--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golfers--Clothing & dress--1920-1930; Automobiles--Fircrest;

BOLAND-B15729

One golfer is lining up his putt at the 10th hole of the Fircrest Golf Course on September 29, 1926, while his playing partners wait. The flagstick has been thrown to the side. All four balls look in close proximity to the hole. G54.1-024 TPL-10256


Golfers--Fircrest--1920-1930; Golfers--Clothing & dress--1920-1930; Putting (Golf)--Fircrest; Golf--Fircrest--1920-1930;

A-1735

Unidentified baseball team, circa 1926, posed in front of the stands of Athletic Park. The man to the right is wearing a uniform, knee high boots, and an insignia with the letters "KC" on his sleeve. Their shirts have the letters S, V. (WSHS)


Athletic Park (Tacoma); Baseball--1920-1930; Athletic fields--Tacoma--1920-1930; Baseball players--1920-1930;

A-1731

Basement heating and water heating equipment in unidentified location. Sign reads "Educate your Basement to take a place in Society with equipment like this." (WSHS)


Heating & ventilation industry--1920-1930; Radiators;

A1607-1

Chester and Anna Thorne's estate, "Thornewood," on Gravelly Lake. Tudor Gothic house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Cutter and Malmgen, Architects, 1910; Landscape Architects, the Olmsted Brothers. (filed with Argentum)


Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts;

A-1718

Interior of the sunroom at the Weyerhaeuser mansion. The home that John Philip Weyerhaeuser built for his wife Anna at 4301 No. Stevens was completed in 1922. It was designed by Meade & Hamilton of Cleveland. The Weyerhaeusers called it "Haddaway Hall," in honor of the fact that in matters concerning the house, Mrs. Weyerhaeuser always "Had her way." (WSHS)


Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Weyerhaeuser, John Philip Weyerhaeuser--Homes & haunts; Sunspaces;

A-1605

This is a view of the Tahoma Apartments as pictured in September of 1926. The Tahoma Apartments were built in 1925 by F.F. Travis and A.I. Maltby, with Travis serving as architect and contractor. The eight story building, located at 117 Tacoma Avenue North, was built for approximately $250,000. Its tenants included the Radford School of Drama. In 1940, its name was changed to the Town House Apartments. It was taken over by the College of Puget Sound in 1956, which sold the building in 1970.


Tahoma Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A1606-1

Chester and Anna Thorne estate, "Thornewood", on Gravelly Lake. Tudor Gothic house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Cutter and Malmgen, Architects, 1910; Landscape Architects, the Olmsted Brothers. The home had 40 rooms, 18 bathrooms and nine marble fireplaces. The home is now the Thornewood Castle Bed and Breakfast. (filed with Argentum)


Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts;

A1608-1

Chester and Anna Thorne estate, "Thornewood", on Gravelly Lake. Tudor Gothic house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Cutter and Malmgen, Architects, 1910; Landscape Architects, the Olmsted Brothers. (filed with Argentum)


Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Tacoma; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts; Gardens--Lakewood;

BOLAND-A8269

Front view of Annie Wright Seminary from across Tacoma Ave. No. looking north east. The private school, designed by the architectural firm of Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, opened at this location in September of 1924. TPL-7084


Private schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1920-1930;

A1116-1

International Rally of the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Tacoma, September 4-6, 1926. The rally was a convention for the 300 Odd Fellow & Rebekah lodges in Washington and British Columbia. The East Tacoma Rebekah Lodge float was photographed on the 700 block of Commerce Street. Corner of Colonial Hotel, Tacoma Electrotype Company, Washington Florists truck, Gansen Electric Company, C.A. Beil office. (filed with Argentum)


Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930; East Tacoma Rebekah Lodge (Tacoma);

A1717-1

Leo W. Kachlein residence, interior, in September of 1926. Foyer with three arches, iron gates, tile floor. The Mediterranean-style home was built in 1925 for the Kachlein family. Photographs ordered by Western Iron and Wire Company. The home is located in the historic Stadium/Seminary district. (filed with Argentum)


Kachlein, Leo W.--Homes & haunts;

A-1716

Interior shot of the residence of the Leo W. Kachlein family. The Mediterranean style home at 620 No. E St. was built in 1925. The photo is of a large fireplace flanked by picture windows. (WSHS)


Kachlein, Leo W.--Homes & haunts;

A1609-1

Chester and Anna Thorne estate, "Thornewood", on Gravelly Lake. Tudor Gothic house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Cutter and Malmgen, Architects, 1910; Landscape Architects, the Olmsted Brothers. Grounds. (Filed with Argentum)


Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts;

A1610-1

Chester and Anna Thorne Residence, "Thornewood", at Gravelly Lake. Tudor Gothic house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Cutter and Malmgen, Architects, 1910; Landscape Architects, the Olmsted Brothers. The camera captures a view of the lily pond, one example of the use of "Garden rooms." In 1930, Thornewood was declared to have "the most beautiful formal gardens" in the country. (filed with Argentum)


Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts; Water gardens; Lily ponds; Fountains--Lakewood;

BOLAND-A8271

View of back of Annie Wright Seminary taken from around No. 6th and Tacoma Ave. No. Two of the courts at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club are in the foreground of the photograph. TPL-7085


Private schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1920-1930;

BOLAND-B15750

The Tacoma Grain Co. had recently taken delivery of a new Reo two-ton heavy duty Speed Wagon. The vehicle, advertising Pyramid Flour, was parked outside of local Reo dealer Winthrop Motor Co., 201-07 Saint Helens Ave. on October 1, 1926. The Speed Wagon had a special body built by Standard Auto Works of Tacoma. Tacoma Grain superintendent P.W. Jochimsen (seated behind the wheel) stated that his company had used Reo equipment for years and when it became necessary to purchase another delivery truck, the firm chose this capable vehicle. The man standing behind the vehicle was not identified. TPL-239; G34.1-131 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 10-10-26, 6G)


Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Winthrop Motor Co. (Tacoma); Pyramid Flour (Tacoma); Jochimsen, Peter;

BOLAND-B15752

These ornamental iron light poles, manufactured by Atlas Foundry, will be placed along Commence St. in downtown Tacoma in the fall of 1926. Atlas had been in business in Tacoma since 1899.


Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1920-1930; Lampposts--Tacoma;

BOLAND-B15754

Pacific States Lumber Co. plant, Selleck, Washington. This elevated view of the large, sprawling facility was taken on October 4, 1926. Selleck was a mill town in southeast King County formed by the owners of the Pacific States Lumber Co. about 1908 and named after Frank Selleck. It grew into a bustling community of 900 people housed in company buildings and included a hospital, hotel, school, gathering hall and mill buildings. Pacific States Lumber Co. built the world's highest railroad trestle, 204 feet over the Cedar River. The plant, running with modernized equipment, built a good reputation and landed a contract with Tokyo to supply lumber to rebuild the city after the massive earthquake there of 1923. Many Japanese workers and their families were sent to Selleck as laborers and formed a cohesive community of their own. Pacific States Lumber declared bankruptcy in 1939 and the company town's population shrank until its present number of about 90. It was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. (Seattle Times, 7-31-07) G75.1-077


Pacific States Lumber Co. (Selleck); Lumber industry--1920-1930;

BOLAND-B15769

This couple seem to be enjoying their new automobile parked outside a wooded area, perhaps South Park, in early October of 1926. The vehicle, with the woman behind the wheel, is a roomy four-door. G11.1-077


Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2487-1

Pythian Sisters Bellingham Degree Staff at Grand Lodge, October sixth, 1926. (Argentum)


Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Knights of Pythias (Bellingham); Pythian Sisters (Bellingham);

BOLAND-B15776

Close-up of airplane and Franklin automobile at Camp Lewis on October 8, 1926. The car has Seattle plates. See Boland image B15775 for another view of plane and car along with pilot and two men. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Franklin Co.


Airplanes--Camp Lewis; Franklin automobile;

BOLAND-B15778

Copy of architectural drawing for new National Soap Company building was made on October 8, 1926. The new soap factory was to be situated on South 25th Street between Jefferson and Pacific Avenues.


Architectural drawings; National Soap Co. (Tacoma);

BOLAND-B15775

Biplane with its pilot is parked adjacent to a Franklin automobile at Camp Lewis on October 8, 1926. All three men in the photograph were not identified. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Franklin Co. TPL-6483; G12.1-053


Airplanes--Camp Lewis; Biplanes; Franklin automobile;

BOLAND-B15780

Side view of stage from the Motor Transit Co. as photographed on October 8, 1926. Called a "chain car," it provided transportation from LaGrande to Enterprise to Wallowa Lake. Luggage may have been carried on top of the vehicle with a tarp for protection from the weather. Photograph ordered by Modern Auto Body. G66.1-032


Buses--1920-1930;

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