Members of Lincoln High School's pep band and choir form the word "LINCOLN" on the field in Stadium Bowl, facing the bleachers below the Ferry Museum building, at the annual Stadium vs. Lincoln 1937 Thanksgiving Day football game. A holiday crowd of 12,000 viewed the annual contest which saw Stadium crush Lincoln 34-0. Stadium took both the city and cross-state titles that year. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 1-article).

Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletic fields--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Events--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands;

On November 11, 1935, 8000 hardy fans braved the rain to pack the Stadium Bowl for the second annual Armistice Day gridiron battle between Northwest Navy and Army teams. The spectators protected themselves from the elements with umbrellas, while the pictured sailors were covered with slickers. Stadium High School loomed in the background over the stadium. The playing field for the game was a muddy mass of slime due to the cold rain that fell most of the day. The charity match was preceded by a military pageant, celebrating the end 17 years prior of the first World War. The game itself was a thriller where a forward pass in the closing minutes of the game gave Navy a 6-2 victory over Army. (T. Times 11/11/1935, pg. 1; T. Times 11/12/1935, pg. 1 & 11; Bremerton Sun 11/11/1935, pg. 1- all articles story only)

Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sailors--Bremerton--1930-1940;

1937 Stadium vs. Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football game in Stadium Bowl. Team members line the field. The stadium's concrete bleachers are filled with with the record turnout of 12,000 spectators. The game pitted the undefeated Stadium Tigers against the almost equally flawless Lincoln Abes. Stadium triumphed in a 34-0 shutout, the largest point spread since the Turkey Day Classic was inaugurated in 1923. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 1- story only)

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Stadium vs. Lincoln Thanksgiving Day football game in Stadium Bowl, November 25, 1937. Stadium High School marching band and drill team perform. (T. Times 11/26/1937, pg. 1).

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands;

Army-Navy Football game at Stadium Bowl. Rear Admiral T.T. Craven and Mrs. Craven, in fur coat, watch the activities while in the officials' stand at Stadium Bowl on Armistice Day, 1936. A military pageant preceded the second annual Army-Navy football game. Adm. Craven's counterpart, Maj. Gen. David L. Stone of Fort Lewis, was also in attendance. The Navy team would go on to defeat Army 14-0; a larger margin of victory than the previous year. (T.Times, 11-12-36, p. 1, p.17)

Craven, T.T.; Craven, T.T.--Family; Admirals--Tacoma; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Walde Krauklis picture of baseball team. View of Tacoma's 3 and 0' Club playing baseball on Christmas Day, fans are in background cheering them on.

Baseball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baseball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Athletic fields--Tacoma; 3 and O' Club (Tacoma);

During a Control Line Model Airplane Meet at Tacoma Stadium Bowl, the rescue helicopter from McCord Field made a special appearance at the event. The type R-5A helicopter arrived and gracefully landed, impressing the large Tacoma crowd. The proficient helicopter can drop from any altitude straight down (if air density is favorable) to a spot of 60 square feet. The event was sponsored by the Tacoma Young Men's Business Club. View of men standing in front of the rescue helicopter from McCord Field (T. Times, 1/27/47, p. 47).

Helicopters--Tacoma; Search & rescue operations; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Military air shows--Tacoma;

In June of 1947 the Tacoma Police Department drove their entire fleet of Dodge sedans and trucks onto the field of the Stadium Bowl for a "group portrait." By using 21 of their vehicles they were able to create the letters "TPD" - with six panel trucks left over. TPL-9425

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dodge automobile;

On Friday June 7, 1946 an estimated crowd of 7,500 in the Stadium Bowl cheered and "chortled" as Bob Hope mugged, pranced and wisecracked his way through a special 2 1/2 hour performance sponsored by the Tacoma Young Men's Business Club. When two unidentified performers began playing harmonicas, Hope picked up a small stand and began playing along. Skinnay Ennis' 16-piece orchestra can be seen in the background. The show was brought to Tacoma to raise money for the Greater Tacoma Jubilee to be held later that month. The 40-member ensemble had flown into Boeing Field earlier that day from Spokane. (TNT 5-28-46, p. 1, TNT 6-7-46, p. 1, TNT 6-8-46, p. 1) ALBUM 5 TPL-1400

Hope, Bob; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Entertainers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mouth organs;

Young men and boys throughout Tacoma entered their model airplanes, hoping to win one of the five Division titles. Speed Jobs, Club Ships, Gas Model Airplanes flying up to 140 miles per hour, A. J. Fireball gas model airplanes and a model jet plane with a 152 miles per hour record, were all entered in the Tacoma Plymouth Aero League contest. View of contest participants preparing their airplanes for the competition (T. Times, 7/10 & 12/48, p. 1).

Contests--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Victories--Tacoma; Awards; Hobbyists--Tacoma; Model airplanes; Airplane racing--Tacoma; Plymouth Aero League (Tacoma);

More than 60 young men signed up to compete in Tacoma's Plymouth Aero League contest. The contest was scheduled for Sunday afternoon at The Stadium. Later this month, Plymouth Motor Corporation was sponsoring the 2nd Annual International Model Plane Aero League Contest in Detroit, Michigan; the five Tacoma Division winners would get to compete in that contest. View of participants with one of the judges (T. Times, 7/10 & 12/48, p. 1).

Contests--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Victories--Tacoma; Awards; Hobbyists--Tacoma; Model airplanes; Airplane racing--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Plymouth Aero League (Tacoma);

Lincoln High School beat Stadium High School, 13 to 7, in the big Thanksgiving Day football game classic at Stadium Bowl. Lincoln High School's football team won two titles in the 1948 season--Cross State Champions and City League Champions. View of the players in action at the big game at Stadium Bowl; students, families and friends of Tacoma's two rival high schools pack the bleachers to cheer for their favorite team at this annual event. (T. Times, 11/26/48, p. 1).

Football--Tacoma--1940-1950; Football players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sports spectators--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

In 1948, Tacoma had two public high schools; and for many years on every Thanksgiving Day the cross town rivals Stadium and Lincoln met for an epic football battle. The gridiron battle was intersected by a halftime show featuring competitive spectacular performances by girl marching units and the schools' marching bands. Pictured, left to right, were Stadium High School's majorettes: Betty Johnston, Pat Mason, Rosemary Martenson, Joan Mason, Dolores Dessen and five year old Suzanne Ramstad. The girls were wearing their uniforms, boots and plumed hats. This year Lincoln High School won the game 13-7; there was no record of who won the half time show. (T. Times, 11/26/48, p. 1). TPL-9315

Football--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Drum majorettes--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Police vehicles parked in formation at the Stadium Bowl, including motorcycles with side cars, automobiles and patrol vans. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum)

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Army officers, city officials, and Mayor Harry P. Cain planning bomb show at Stadium Bowl. Mayor Cain is standing third from right. Stadium High School is in the background. City officials joined Army personnel on August 4, 1942, in planning a practical demonstration of how civilians might protect themselves against incendiary bombs if dropped in enemy air raids. Temporary buildings, including seven "homes" and a three-story "hotel," would be constructed in Stadium Bowl on which bombs would be deliberately set off. Techniques to put out bombs would include stream and spray methods, "dunking in bathtubs," and what to do when the bombs burn themselves out. The demonstration would draw some 10,000 spectators on the evening of August 19th. On Stadium's field are: Elmer Bashey of Public Works, Lt. Jack Barrows, City health director Dr. Lee (Leland E.) Powers, local CD coordinator Frank Evans, Public utilities first aid expert Theodore O. Powers, Mayor Cain, Chief air warden Fred Sandstrom and Capt. Charles Eisenbacher of the Tacoma Fire Department. (T.Times 8-5-42, p. 2; TNT 8-19-42, p. 1, TNT 8-20-42, p. 1-articles on bomb demonstration)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Bashey, Elmer; Barrows, Jack; Powers, Leland E.; Evans, Frank; Powers, Theodore O.; Sandstrom, Fred; Eisenbacher, Charles J.;

Circa 1911.

Circa 1912.

Circa 1915.

Circa 1915.

Circa 1910.

Circa 1910.

• Postcard sent out to would be purchasers of Stadium Stamps--the proceeds were used to help finance the construction of Stadium Bowl.
• Printed on front: 400,000 of these Five Cent publicity stamps are being used to invite clever people to COME TO TACOMA WHERE LIFE IS WORTHWHILE Boost the Stadium! 400,000 of the above stamps will be sold by the Citizens Stadium Committee to raise funds to finish the High School Stadium. The stamps will be engraved and lithographed (not printed like the above sample), and will be issued about Feb. 25th in gummed and perforated sheets, advance orders for which are now being received for delivery from the first sheets received from the engraver. If every merchant in town will use from 500 to 1,000 stamps, and if every home in Tacoma will use a Stadium Stamp on each of the next 20 letters to the old-home folks, our beautiful Stadium will be quickly finished and 400,000 out-of-town people will be invited to COME TO TACOMA WHERE LIFE IS WORTH WHILE. Will you do your part by promptly mailing your order for Stadium Stamps on this post card?

• Military exercises held in Stadium Bowl. circa 1916.
• Printed on front: Cavalry Drill U.S. Military Tournament Tacoma Stadium

Tacoma's Golden Jubilee celebration of Washington's statehood reached its climax at 8:45 p.m. on July 20, 1939 in the Stadium Bowl with the presentation of the theatrical extravaganza "Saga of the West." A cast of 2,000 depicted historic events from the previous fifty years of Washington's history. At 10:15 p.m. with search lights from the U.S Navy's Pacific fleet lighting up the sky, Queen Amy Lou Murray was carried in on her throne by a group of young men painted glistening gold and placed at the center of the field. The finale cast included princesses representing all of Washington's 39 counties, 100 beautiful women in long evening gowns and an honor guard of men in military uniforms. (T. Times 7/20/1939, pg. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Historical pageants--Tacoma; Searchlights--Tacoma;

ca. 1940. Veterans of Foreign Wars E.J. Messinger Post Marching Band at Stadium Bowl.

Veterans of Foreign Wars, E.J. Messinger Post No. 1428 (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drum majorettes--Tacoma; Marching bands--Tacoma; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);

Cast members of the historical pageant "Saga of the West" pose in front of Stadium Bowl seating. The seats are only sparsely occupied for this preview performance, mostly by cast members; the opening night audience would number over 15,000. The pageant was performed July 20-22, 1939 as part of the celebration of Washington's 50th anniversary of statehood. The pageant was directed by William Marlatt of the John B. Rogers pageant company, was fully costumed and had a cast of 2,000. It also had horses, stage coaches, covered wagons, automobiles and a fire engine.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Historical pageants--Tacoma;