The meat counter at Dan's Market, 85 Pike St., Seattle. Among the items offered are Corned Beef at 10 cents per pound, wieners at 20 cents per lb and sausage. Whole chickens and other meats hang from the ceiling above the counter. (WSHS)

Dan's Market (Seattle); Meat; Butcher shops--Seattle; Grocery stores--Seattle;

Tacoma Council of Churches meeting. The Tacoma Council of Churches president, Dr. Milton Marcy, recently appointed Rev. Loyal H. Vicker of Corvallis, Oregon as the Executive Secretary of the council. Mr. Vicker and his family will be moving to Tacoma soon. View of unidentified people gathered for meeting at the Tacoma Council of Churches.

Religious meetings--Tacoma; Tacoma Council of Churches (Tacoma);

Wheeler Osgood Plywood plant, Mr. McCallum. Plywood was anticipated to become very important for the post war reconstruction era. Pre-fabricated homes would utilize over 25% of the plywood supply. View of laborer in the interior of Wheeler Osgood plant. Photo ordered by Winston H. McCallum of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma);

Interior view of Tacoma plant with General Electric Company machinery.

Machinery;

ca. 1926. Unidentified meat market. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

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;

Built by Major Edward Bowes in 1908, the Bowes Building at 100 So. 9th St. has been home to a number of businesses over the years. Before 1920 it was occupied by the Pacific Building & Loan Association, and M. Schmidt & Son Merchant Tailors. In May of 1920, it was purchased by, and became home to, the Tacoma Savings and Loan. Major Bowes became nationally known for the "Amateur Hour" radio program. In the early 1990s the Bowes Building was home to the Pacific Rim Restaurant, and is currently occupied by the Comedy Underground. (TNT, 12/11/1945) TPL-803

Financial facilities--Tacoma; Banks--Tacoma; Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma);

Sears window of "Land O' Sky Rugs". The first Sears, Roebuck & Company store opened in 1927 on Pacific Avenue, nine years later they moved into a building on Broadway, part of the Tacoma business district. View of Sears' window display featuring American made "Land O' Sky" rugs.

Rugs; Floor coverings; Window displays;

Hoist at Star Iron and Steel. The Star Iron & Steel Co. was recently awarded the Army Navy "E" Award. Their products were used to help clear the Pearl Harbor disaster. Their first Navy contract was in 1931. Interior view of plant and hoisting equipment and machinery.

Hoisting machinery; Steel industry--Tacoma; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Emil Ziegler and W.I. Nolting, Proprietors, Stall 16, Crystal Market. Meat Market. For Neils Hansen Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat; Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma);

Talmud Torah Synagogue. Mrs. Robert Tone. Interior view of Talmud Torah Synagogue. People in the photograph are, left to right, Rabbi DeKoven, Richard Drues, Joanne Sussman, Dave Slotnick, Frank Werbitsky and Al Tone. Photo ordered by Mrs. Sarah Tone.

Synagogues--Tacoma; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Religious services--Tacoma; Talmud Torah Synagogue (Tacoma); Drues, Richard; Sussman, Joanne; Slotnick, Dave; Werbitsky, Frank; Tone, Al;

Mrs. Buettner family picture. Frank and Catherine Buettner gather with their family at their home for this family portrait taken on June 1, 1944. Photo was ordered by Mrs. Catherine Buettner.

Group portraits; Buettner, Frank--Family; Buettner, Frank--Homes & haunts;

Family group W. D. Meier. William and Anna Meier have brought their family together for a family portrait at their home. Photo ordered by W. D. Meier.

Group portraits; Meier, William--Family;

Residence interior showing radio set, easy chair, fireplace. For Neils Hansen Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)

Living rooms--1920-1930; Radios--1920-1930;

Meyer Drug Store fire. $50,000 worth of damage was estimated after the fire at Meyer Drug Co. The same evening an additional $225 was looted from store. Interior view of Meyer Drug Co. after fire and looting had ocurred (T. Times, 5/30/44, p. 1).

Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950; Disasters--Tacoma; Meyer Drug Co. (Tacoma);

Melovidoff orchestra group of 100. Alexander S. Melovidoff, front row left side, was a music instructor for people of all ages. He taught all orchestra and band instruments including the Hawaiian and Spanish guitar. Here we see a group of 100 of his students with their various instruments in June of 1944. Photo appears cropped due to size.

Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Melovidoff, Alexander S., 1897-1961;

Normanna Hall. In 1914 a bazaar was held by the Norway Club to start the building fund for a Norwegian structure. The first cornerstone was laid on October 1922 and the building was dedicated in March 1923. Exterior view of Normanna Hall.

Buildings--Tacoma; Norwegian Americans; Normanna Hall (Tacoma);

Rhododendron tree at 6726 Pacific Avenue. Oscar E. and Frida Nelson pose in front of a beautiful rhododendron tree in front of their home.

Nelson, Oscar E.--Family; Rhododendrons; Group portraits;

ca. 1926. Vancouver Knights of Pythias Drill Team, Troop A, greeting Supreme Chancellor Wilte, Tacoma. The people to the right are believed to be from Commencement Lodge #7 in downtown Tacoma. The uniformed drill team is from Vancouver. (WSHS)

Drill teams; Knights of Pythias, Commencement Lodge #7 (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. East Tacoma, IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) #89. "Degree Staff," lodge members in regalia, some holding shields. (filed with Argentum)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Clubs--Tacoma--1920-1930; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 89 (Tacoma);

Pictures of assembly line at Nelson Boiler for Pacific Iron & Steel. Nelson Boiler Co. strengthened the company by consolidating with the iron and steel industry. They relocated into expanded facilities in order to fill Navy orders for steel barges. Interior view of covered plant while laborers are working.

Steel industry--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Defense industry--Tacoma; Nelson Boiler Co. (Tacoma);

Pictures of assembly line at Nelson Boiler for Pacific Iron & Steel. Nelson Boiler Co. strengthened the company by consolidating with the iron and steel industry. They relocated into expanded facilities in order to fill Navy orders for steel barges. The new facilities enabled the company to keep Navy barges covered during building process. Interior view of covered plant.

Steel industry--Tacoma; Defense industry--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Nelson Boiler Co. (Tacoma);

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Navy barracks and phone booths, Mr. Parey. Anyone directly connected to the war effort received top priority for obtaining their communications equipment. View of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph public telephone at Navy barracks. Photo ordered by Mr. Parey.

Telephones;

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Navy barracks and phone booths, Mr. Parey. Anyone directly connected to the war effort received top priority for obtaining their communications equipment. View of unidentified Navy Seaman standing by public telephone booths at Navy barracks. Photo ordered by Mr. Parey.

Telephone booths--Bremerton; Barracks--Bremerton; Sailors--Bremerton;

In May of 1927, the big draw in Tacoma was the "Own-your-own-Home Exposition" at the Armory. One of the main attractions was the "Cottage Garden Revue" featuring 40 local girls singing and dancing to the music of Howard Epperson and his Orchestra. In this publicity photograph, members of the Epperson Orchestra are looking at sheet music for "I've Got The Girl." Drum set with scene painted on bass drum, clarinets, trumpet, saxophones, grand piano, trombone, megaphone on stage. (TDL 5/15/1927, pg. 2B- advertisement) (filed with Argentum)

Epperson Orchestra (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Big bands--1920-1930; Epperson, Howard;

Sidewalk in front of Motoramp Garage. The Motoramp Garage was designed by architect A. J. Russel and built in 1925. It is five stories high and can hold 325 cars. For many years it was the largest garage in Tacoma.

Parking garages--Tacoma; Garages--Tacoma; Parking--Tacoma; Motoramp Garage (Tacoma);

Six members of the Epperson Orchestra pose on stage with their instruments. In May of 1927, Howard Epperson and his Orchestra were suppling the music for the "Cottage Garden Revue," featuring 40 local girls singing and dancing. (filed with Argentum)

Epperson Orchestra (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Big bands--1920-1930; Epperson, Howard;

Exterior of the Royal Ice Cream Co. facility, 2413-21 Pacific Ave., during its Grand Opening in October of 1927. The architectural firm of Hill & Mock designed the building. The company called it the "Sanitary Sunlight Plant" and boasted how it combined utility with economy. The large windows were designed for ventilation and sunlight. It was later home to Medosweet and Foremost Dairies. (WSHS) (TDL 10/2/1927, pg. 8-A)

Royal Ice Cream & Milk Co. (Tacoma); Dairy products industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Home of Mrs. A. G. Dibrell, picture of four. Aquilla G. and Martha E. Dibrell and their two children smile as they get their family portrait taken on June 24, 1944. Aquilla G. Dibrell is enlisted with the United States Navy.

Group portraits; Dibrell, Aquilla G.--Family; Dibrell, Aquilla G.--Homes & haunts; Military personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Gathering at Salvation Army Hall, 12th and K. Interior view of Salvation Army Hall where a large group of people have gathered. In the background we can see a group of individuals on stage.

Meetings--Tacoma; Salvation Army (Tacoma);