This is the Dash Point School located at 6546 Dash Point Blvd N.E. as pictured on December 18, 1926. Residents had finally after many years succeeded in having a permanent school built in 1924 at this location. It was a two-room stucco and tile building with a large basement and playroom for its elementary school children. A five-room addition was dedicated in November of 1958. In 1973-74 the school closed due to declining enrollment. Four years later it was reopened and remained open until 1993. It was added to the State Register on December 2, 1996. G46.1-071, TPL-3760, BU-12106 (Olsen: For the Record, p. 109-alt. photograph)
Dash Point School (Dash Point); Public schools--Dash Point;
1926 exterior of the Morton M. McCarver Intermediate School. McCarver was Tacoma's third intermediate school and opened its doors to 600 students in late 1925. It was named for Tacoma founder and one of the school district's first directors, General Morton Matthew McCarver. The Gothic-style building was designed by architects Hill & Mock who also designed the Allen C. Mason Intermediate School. It was renamed McCarver Junior High in 1928 and added elementary school classes in 1938 when Lincoln Elementary School closed. In 1968 McCarver became an elementary school entirely when the junior high classes were eliminated. G47.1-060; BU-11, 428 (Olsen: For The Record, p. 127-28) TPL-10454
McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
This is the winding Gig Harbor-Purdy Highway as pictured on December 26, 1926. There are trees and brush on both sides of the narrow roadway. Safety railings are intermittently placed along parts of the paved highway. G72.1-155
This is how the Gig Harbor-Purdy highway looked like the day after Christmas in 1926. The narrow roadway was winding and drivers would need to keep alert. Although there are power or phone lines visible, there were probably no modern street lights. Thick woods are on both sides. G72.1-156
Cars would need a little extra "oomph" to climb this portion of the Gig Harbor-Purdy highway in December of 1926. The narrow road is steep and does not appear to be paved. Remnants of snow cake the sides of the road. G72.1-147
When approaching the Purdy Bridge in late December of 1926, a vehicle would need to travel on a gravel-like road carved out of thick woods. Log railings flank the roadway. TPL-1390; G72.1-150
Mt. Tacoma (Rainier) is barely visible in the background as boats bob along the Gig Harbor waterfront during the Christmas season in 1926. Harbors in this area are protected making waters calm. TPL-690; G72.1-126
Harbors--Gig Harbor; Waterfronts--Gig Harbor; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
This view of fishing boats entering Gig Harbor's protected waters is very similar to a previous Boland photograph, B16128, and taken on the same December day in 1926. Mount Tacoma (Rainier) stands out clearer from the hovering gray clouds. The photograph has been damaged with white spots. TPL-874; G72.1-125B
Harbors--Gig Harbor; Waterfronts--Gig Harbor; Fishing boats--Gig Harbor--1920-1930; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
This is possibly a view of Bremeton's business district taken across the water from the Port Orchard side in late December of 1926. Power lines cross the narrow road leading down to the water. G72.1-057
Several fishing boats stream into the calm waters of Gig Harbor's protected waterfront on December 26, 1926. Mt. Tacoma (Rainier) blends with the cloudy skies beyond the darkened forests. TPL-691; G72.1-125A
Harbors--Gig Harbor; Waterfronts--Gig Harbor; Fishing boats--Gig Harbor--1920-1930; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
ca. 1926. The Tahoma Apartments, No. 2nd and Tacoma Ave., circa 1926. The apartments were built for $250, 000 by F.F. Travis and A.I. Maltby. Mr. Travis also served as the architect and contractor. Stadium High School can be seen in the background of the picture. (WSHS)
ca. 1926. Grand Army of the Republic, G.A.R., reunion at Point Defiance Park. A group of people gathered under the trees. A bass drum and flags can be seen on a platform. The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization of Union Civil War veterans. (filed with Argentum)
Veterans' organizations--Tacoma; Grand Army of the Republic (Tacoma); Civil War, U.S., 1861-1865--Veterans--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma;
ca. 1926. Automobile involved in accident in front of Western Auto Supply Company circa 1926. Large crowd gathered at scene. An overturned vehicle is pictured on the left, while a damaged vehicle is pictured to the right. Western Auto Supply opened a store in the Cornell House in 1922. (filed with Argentum)
Western Auto Supply Co. (Tacoma); Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1920-1930; Automobiles--Tacoma--1920-1930; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;
ca. 1926. Men gather along the side of the road to cheer on the 1926 Moon Jubilee 6-60 as it powers its way up the So. K St. hill. The Moon Jubilee was manufactured in 1926 to celebrate 20 years of car manufacturing by the Moon Motor Co. of St. Louis, Mo. The automobile, according to advertising at the time, featured European styling adapted to American driving needs and sold for under $1,000. The dealer for the automobile in Tacoma was the Bye Thompson Motor Co., R. Bye Thompson president, at 3320 So. G St. The So. K St. Hill climb started at Center St. and headed north. It was closed around 1960. (filed under Argentum)
ca. 1926. Young man at wheel of a touring car parked sideways across dirt road, three teenage boys sit on running board, three younger boys sit on ground. The dirt road in the background is believed to be So. K St. For years Tacoma drivers tested the stamina of their cars and the grit of the driver by motoring up the K St. hill, from Center St. due north, straight uphill. The road was closed in 1960. For Kohl Advertising Agency. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. Meat Market interior. Fresh meat case, scale, flowers on counter, "(Red) Rock Cheese - You'll Like Red Rock" sign on wall. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. Emil Ziegler and W.I. Nolting, Proprietors, Stall 16, Crystal Market. Meat Market. For Neils Hansen Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1926. Judge William and Pauline Snell's residence. Large Dutch Colonial-style house. View from back of house. Landscaping on steep lot. Manicured lawn and extensive shrubs.(Argentum)
ca. 1926. Judge William and Pauline Snell's residence. Large Dutch Colonial-style house. View from rear of house. Steep lot landscaped with lawn and shrubs. (Argentum)
Back of Photo: Photo Rcv'd: 11/01/1981 - Article Date Pasting Tacoma All Over the World Here is shown H. C. Weaver, president of H. C. Weaver Productions, Inc., pasting what is known as a 24 sheet on the Market street side of the Rialto Theater. The bill tells its own story, but this picture tells more. It is the start of real publicity for Tacoma, as "Hearts and Fists" will be advertised in trade journals in getting it before exhibitors, then in local papers where it is to be shown and finally on the silver sheet before audiences - and the name Tacoma is tacked securely to this publicity.
Rialto Theatre Starting Saturday Jan. 2 World's Premiere!! The H. C. Weaver Production Hearts and Fists Made in Tacoma Directed by Lloyd Ingraham
