Beatrice (Bessie) Houdini, in white, is in Tacoma to visit Ray Gamble, left, and Gamble's wife Addie, right. Bessie worked alongside her famous husband as his stage assistant from the time of their marriage in 1894. Harry Houdini, the world renowned escape artist and magician, died in 1926. Mrs. Houdini visited with the Gambles on several occasions. Gamble, an industrialist by trade and a magician by avocation, is sitting next to Mrs. Houdini's personal secretary Mr. Edward Saint.

Magicians; Houdini, Harry--Family; Houdini, Beatrice; Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972; Rowboats; Fishing; Saint, Edward; Gamble, Addie;

Beatrice (Mrs. Harry) Houdini being helped out of a boat. Ray Gamble stands on dock at left. Edward Saint (man in dark hat) steadies the boat. The woman seated in the boat is Addie (Mrs. Ray) Gamble. (T. Times).

Magicians; Houdini, Harry--Family; Houdini, Beatrice; Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972; Rowboats; Saint, Edward; Gamble, Addie;

Isadore Sclare was photographed in July of 1936 grasping the handle on a large, new cleaning drum at his drycleaning establishment, Pacific Cleaners, 610 Pacific Ave. in Bremerton. A pile of crumpled clothing and wire coat hangers are in the background. Mr. Sclare had been in the dry cleaning business in Bremerton since 1934 and was planning to build a new facility in the fall. (Bremerton Sun 07/30/1936, pg. 1)).

Cleaning establishments--Bremerton--1930-1940; Washing machines--1930-1940; Sclare; Pacific Cleaners (Bremerton);

Beatrice (Mrs. Harry) Houdini, dressed in a long white coat and hat, photographed at the Hotel Winthrop where she is a guest. She is standing beside an elaborate table on which an ornate potted palm has been placed. Mrs. Houdini was visiting in Tacoma after attending the convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians in Seattle the prior week. As Harry Houdini's assistant for 42 years, she was the only living person who knew all the secrets of his famous tricks and she wasn't giving any away. Houdini had not been able to perform his greatest trick after death, the communication to his wife of a prearranged word and message psychically from the "Beyond." Mrs. Houdini planned the "Seance to end all seances" for October 31, the 10th anniversary of his death. Psychics would be linked by radio coast to coast in a psychic circle to wait for the message, but none came. (T. Times 7/14/1936, pg. 3)

Magicians; Houdini, Harry--Family; Houdini, Beatrice;

In July of 1936, Crawford's Radio Shop, 207 Pacific Ave. in Bremerton, had a very special window display consisting of a Kelvinator refrigerator, penguins, and South Pole scene. The refrigerator was one of two used by Admiral Richard E. Byrd to store biological supplies during a two-year scientific exploration, 1933-1935, of the Antarctic. He spent most of the winter of 1934 alone in a meteorological hut some 100 miles into the interior. (Bremerton Sun 7/16/1936, pg. 1).

Refrigerators--Bremerton--1930-1940; Window displays--Bremerton; Penguins; Byrd, Richard E.--Associated objects; Crawford's Radio Shop (Bremerton);

Unidentified guests at a tea hosted July 15, 1936 by Kathryn La Gasa in honor of Miss Marian Davis, visiting Tacoma from Chicago. Four young women outside the home of Dr. & Mrs. James La Gasa. Presiding at the tea with Miss La Gasa would be Charlotte Doud. (T. Times 7/11/1936, pg. 9).

La Gasa, James--Homes & haunts; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

These three young women are posing at a tea given July 15, 1936 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. James La Gasa for Miss Marian Davis, here from Chicago for the summer. The girls are, left to right, Miss Kathryn La Gasa, Miss Patricia Sullivan and Miss Marian Davis. Miss Davis has travelled to Tacoma from Chicago with her mother, Mrs. Lambert Davis. Miss Sullivan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Sullivan of Gravelly Lake. (T. Times 7/18/1936, pg. 7)

La Gasa, Kathryn; Sullivan, Patricia; Davis, Marian;

Guests at a tea hosted July 15, 1936 by Kathryn La Gasa in honor of Miss Marian Davis, visiting Tacoma from Chicago. Four young women outside the home of Dr. & Mrs. James La Gasa. They are tentatively identified as Edith Ann Fogg, Laura Wheeler, Judy Fraser and Alice Daugherty. They are seated on modern outdoor furniture made of vinyl and steel. Presiding at the tea with Miss La Gasa would be Charlotte Doud. (T. Times 7/11/1936, pg. 9)

La Gasa, James--Homes & haunts; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Guests at a tea hosted July 15, 1936 by Kathryn La Gasa in honor of Miss Marian Davis, visiting Tacoma from Chicago. Four young women beside a vine-covered fence at the home of Dr. & Mrs. James La Gasa. Presiding at the tea with Miss La Gasa would be Charlotte Doud. The girls are tentatively identified as, left to right, Dody La Gasa, Kathryn La Gasa, unidentified and Charlotte Doud. (T. Times 7/11/1936, pg. 9)

La Gasa, James--Homes & haunts; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On July 18, 1936, the Bremerton Sun held the first of their annual picnics at the Twanoh State Park on Hood Canal. They were celebrating the one year anniversary of the birth of the newspaper. Sun bathers, swimmers, and boaters were photographed enjoying the water and beach. A narrow dock for mooring boats and a tower for divers extends out into the water. Planned for the day's entertainment were baseball, swimming, eating and dancing in the evening. (Bremerton Sun 7/18/1936, pg. 1- info only).

Picnics; Twanoh State Park (Mason County); Anniversaries--Bremerton; Bremerton Sun--Commemorations;

On July 18, 1936, the staff of the Bremerton Sun newspaper, and their families, adjourned to the Twanoh State Park to enjoy the first of what would become their annual picnics. They were celebrating the successful first year of the newspaper. This group portrait captures a large group of primarily adults with some children gathered around picnic tables nestled among fir trees. Bottles and other items on table in foreground. Sign on tree ironically reads: "Seattle Times For Sale Here." (Bremerton Sun 07/18/1936, pg. 1- info only)

Picnics; Twanoh State Park (Mason County); Anniversaries--Bremerton; Bremerton Sun--Commemorations;

On July 18, 1936, the Bremerton Sun held their first annual picnic, celebrating their first year in business, at the Twanoh State Park on Hood Canal. The picnics would become an annual affair through the years. According the Richards notes, this is Mr. Crowe, a photographer, standing behind his large format box camera which is mounted on a tripod. (Bremerton Sun 07/18/1936, pg. 1-info only).

Picnics; Twanoh State Park (Mason County); Anniversaries--Bremerton; Bremerton Sun--Commemorations; Cameras;

The first Bremerton Sun annual picnic, held July 18, 1936 at Twanoh State Park on Hood Canal. Woman photographed sitting by water inlet on gravelly shore. (Bremerton Sun 07/18/1936, pg. 1- info only)).

Picnics; Twanoh State Park (Mason County); Anniversaries--Bremerton; Bremerton Sun--Commemorations;

On July 18, 1936, the Bremerton Sun newspaper closed its doors and adjourned to the Twanoh State Park on Hood Canal for their first annual company picnic. The paper was celebrating its first anniversary with the celebration that would become an annual tradition. In this group portrait, several employees and their families are pictured sitting on picnic benches under the shade of fir trees. (Bremerton Sun 07/18/1936, pg. 1-info only).

Picnics; Twanoh State Park (Mason County); Anniversaries--Bremerton; Bremerton Sun--Commemorations;

Miss Jean Wingate, left, and Miss Marian Guyles pose seated in the garden of Dr. and Mrs. James La Gasa's home. Miss Wingate is home for the summer from the University of Washington, where she is a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Wingate, now of the Country Club. (T. Times 7/21/1936, pg. 9)

Wingate, Jean; Guyles, Marian; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Children of Clemens W. Van Rooy, (l to r) William, Marianna, Betty Lou and Buster, run through the waves near their summer home at Magnolia Beach, Vashon Island. Fishing pier in background. (T.Times 7/27/1936)

Children playing in water--Vashon Island; Piers & wharves--Vashon Island; Van Rooy, William; Van Rooy, Marianna Catherine; Van Rooy, Betty Lou; Van Rooy, Buster; Van Rooy, Clemens--Family;

Jacqueline, Magdalene and Philip Brown, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Brown of Tacoma, digging for clams on the beach near their beach home at Magnolia Beach, Vashon Island. Long pier in the background. (T.Times 7/27/1936).

Children playing in water--Vashon Island; Piers & wharves--Vashon Island; Clams; Beaches--Vashon Island; Brown, Jacqueline; Brown, Magdalene; Brown, Philip;

Smart young college women pose for the camera, home from college for the summer. They are, left to right, Miss Jane Harmany, Margaret Kelly and Amy Lou Murray. Miss Kelly graduated from Annie Wright in June and will attend the University of Washington next fall. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Kelly. Miss Harmany is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harmany. Miss Murray is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell T. Murray. Both are serving as hostesses for a string of parties honoring the returning and visiting society debs. (T. Times 7/29/1936, pg. 11)

Harmany, Jane; Kelly, Margaret; Murray, Amy Lou;

Scouting fleet of the United States Navy in Commencement Bay. Night scene showing cruisers during searchlight drill. Taken from the Winthrop Hotel's roof with Old City Hall, Northern Pacific Headquarters Building and Interurban sign in view. The warships were in Tacoma for Fleet Week celebrations. (T. Times 7/29/1036, pg. 1) filed with Argentum

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cruisers (Warships)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Old City Hall (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Searchlights--Tacoma;

This photograph taken by Turner Richards from a tripod mounted on the roof of the Hotel Winthrop on July 28, 1936 is of the scouting fleet of the United States Navy cruisers in Commencement Bay. The cruisers are performing an exhibition searchlight drill. The warships are in Tacoma for the Fleet Week celebration. The time exposure on the photograph is 3 minutes, 40 seconds. Threadlike wavy streaks are the lights of moving small navy boats. View of Old City Hall, Northern Pacific Headquarters Building, and Interurban sign. (T. Times 7/29/1036, pg.1) TPL-151

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cruisers (Warships)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Old City Hall (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Searchlights--Tacoma;

Tacoma's Works Progress Administration ( W.P.A.) Band, totaling thirty musicians with instruments, was photographed by the Tacoma Times on July 29, 1936. The W.P.A. was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in May of 1935. It provided federally funded work relief during the Depression, including work for unemployed musicians. At the height of the program, 16,000 musicians were on the federal rolls. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum)

Depressions--1929; Works Progress Administration (Tacoma); Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Cropped and enlarged version of a photograph taken by Turner Richards from a tripod mounted on the roof of the Hotel Winthrop on July 28, 1936. The photo is of an exhibition searchlight drill being performed by United States Navy cruisers in Commencement Bay. The warships are in Tacoma for the Fleet Week celebration. In the foreground is the clock of the old City Hall. (T. Times 7/29/1936, pg.1)

Cityscapes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cruisers (Warships)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Old City Hall (Tacoma); Northern Pacific Headquarters Building (Tacoma); Searchlights--Tacoma;

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Parade in Tacoma. A Marine unit stands at attention along a side street in Tacoma. They are in full dress uniform with gloves and rifles. They will soon be marching in the Fleet Week parade with soldiers from Fort Lewis and sailors from the US Navy as Tacoma welcomes back its Fleet. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marines (Military personnel);

On Thursday July 30, 1936, hundreds of Tacomans watched the annual whaleboat race, put on by the sailors docked in Tacoma for Fleet Week. Thirteen-man crews from eight ships took part in the race, with the victory going to the men from the U.S.S. San Francisco. Led by coxswain Tommy Loughran, the men from the San Francisco completed the one mile course, begins at the Old Tacoma Dock and proceeds toward the City Waterway, in 9 minutes 55.5 seconds. Following time-worn custom, the coxswain of the winning crew was tossed overboard at the end of the race. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 1 &3)

Boat racing; Rowboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowing races--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowers;

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines parade down Pacific Ave. The large Navy massed marching band from the flagships is followed by the Marines in procession on Pacific Avenue. The Riviera Theater, Rust Building and other 900 Pacific Avenue block buildings in background. The parade was being held in honor of Fleet Week. The parade route was north on Pacific Ave, from 15th to 9th, up the hill to Broadway and south to 15th. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Marching bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marines (Military personnel);

A military parade featuring the US Navy, Army and Marine Corps proceeds down the 900 block of Pacific Ave. Banners and flags strung across the street flap in a stiff breeze. Prominent on the right hand side of the picture are the Riviera Theatre at 906 Pacific Ave., Washington Hardware, at 924, and the Rust Building, at 950. This parade was part of Fleet Week, when the people of Tacoma welcomed back the fleet. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

The rowing crew from the U.S.S San Francisco holds their oars aloft to signify victory in th 1936 Whaleboat races, a Fleet Week event. The crew was faster than the other 8 teams representing each of the eight other cruisers in Tacoma for fleet week. (T. Times 7/31/1936, pg. 1 & 3)

Boat racing; Rowboats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowing races--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rowers;

As part of the annual Army-Navy parade this battalion of Marines marched north on Pacific Avenue at 10th Street on Thursday morning, July 30, 1936. Thousands of spectators lined the sidewalks beneath the rows of flags that adorned the downtown streets. For the parade, in honor of Fleet Week, military personnel and motorized equipment were provided by Fort Lewis, as well as the Navy and Marines from nine visiting cruisers at anchor in Commencement Bay. Marching bands came both from Fort Lewis and the flagships. Some 2,000 men thrilled the crowds as an example of the nation's military might. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1-article; T.Times 7-29-36, p. 1-article).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Marines (Military personnel);

Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Parade. Marine unit carrying rifles turns West on South 9th Street from Pacific Avenue. They will proceed up the hill to Broadway. Spectators line the street and sidewalks. The parade was being held in honor of Fleet Week. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Marines (Military personnel);

Military personnel, provided by Fort Lewis, the US Navy and the Marines, parade down the 900 block of Pacific Ave. for the Fleet Week parade. Two flag bearers march in front, flags whipping in the breeze. The Riviera Theater, Rust Building and other 900 Pacific Avenue block buildings are in background. (T. Times 7/30/1936, pg. 1).

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Riviera Theatre (Tacoma); Military personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940;