ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. A young girl in a frilly dress and a hat is on the stage in front of the screen being filmed. She holds out the hem of her dress as a woman standing to the side demonstrates the technique to her. This same young girl with the pixie haircut is featured in a series of Dance studio photographs ordered by Walt Sutter. She is most probably his granddaughter.
Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Motion picture cameras;
ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Young child in Napoleon costume with fan in background.This series of the same pixie haired child in different dance costumes was ordered by Walt Sutter. The child is most probably his grandchild.
Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes;
ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Young child with dutch boy haircut in a kimono, holding a fan and posed next to a doll. The child stands in front of an elaborate oriental set. Several shots of this same little child in different dance costumes was ordered by Walt Sutter. The child is most probably his grandchild.
Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes; Kimonos;
ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Small girl in dress and hat on two- tiered dais with fans and screens behind her. This photograph was most probably taken during the rehearsal for the dance revue. The girl is posed in front of an elaborate set. For a closer view of the girl and dress, see 605 image 0. Several photos of this young girl in different dance costumes were ordered by Walt Sutter. It is most probably his granddaughter. (filed with Argentum)
Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Young child in suspender shorts and no shirt, barefoot, with dutch hair-cut and fan like back drop. Several pictures of this little child in different dance costumes were ordered by Walter Sutter. The child is most probably his grandchild.
Sutter, Walter H.--Family; Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes;
ca. 1934. Interior of Walt Sutter home. Ornately set table with Nordic ship decorations, curved china cabinet, bird cage and antique lamp. The table setting and room decorations seem to indicate a special occasion is about to take place. Flag banners of many countries hang over the table, with sailing ships used as table decorations. Each place setting has a photograph as a name card. (filed with Argentum)
Sutter, Walter H.--Homes & haunts; Table settings & decorations;
ca. 1932. "Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932." A young girl with bobbed, crimped blonde hair dances in a satin robe trimmed with feathers, lingerie and white toe ballet slippers. Chaise lounge, vanity, armchair and three toy animals decorate the stage.
Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Young girl in halter top and shorts standing under archway with chains on wrists and ankles. The girl is being featured in some sort of gothic interpretive dance. Phyllis Velton was a young Tacoma dancer and teacher. As a dancer, she was know for her "ultra modern" interpretations, demonstrating modern dance trends.
Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1932. Phyllis Velton's Dance Revue of 1932. Group of children in various costumes on stage with Gothic church set. Title block superimposed on image. The 1935 City Directory lists Phyllis Velton's dance studio at 220 No. "I" Street. Miss Velton was a young Tacoma dancer and teacher. She presented her first dance revue for students in 1931. A teacher of both classical and modern dance, she was known for her own "ultra-modern" dance interpretations using Egyptian and Assyrian themes.
Phyllis Velton's Dance Studio (Tacoma); Children dancing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choreography; Costumes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1932. Roberts Bros.Grocers Number 4 delivery truck accident, circa 1932. Front end sitting by front porch of house with rear end on roadway above. (filed with Argentum)
Roberts Bros. Grocery (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1932. Roberts Bros. Grocers delivery truck Number 4 accident, circa 1932. Front of vehicle hanging several feet over a stone wall and resting on vine-covered front porch of a house. (filed with Argentum)
Roberts Bros. Grocery (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1932. Roberts Bros. Grocers delivery truck number 4 resting in a gulch between two houses, circa 1932. Porch railing of one house hangs from post. (filed with Argentum)
Roberts Bros. Grocery (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1932. Margaret (Mrs. John R.) Arkley's antiques. Tall cupboard with four shelves of china behind glass doors and four drawers under it. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1932. Margaret (Mrs. John R.) Arkley's antiques. Buffet with low back mirror, silver tea set, coffee pot, bowls, candlesticks, and vases on top. (filed with Argentum)
This photograph from March 1932 shows four unidentified empoyees in one of the Piggly Wiggly grocery stores in Puyallup. This store was under the management of Mr. Pinckney. Going through a wooden turn-style, a shopper could find bargains such as Max-i-mum coffee at 37cents per lb. and apples at 63 cents a box.
Airway Coffee display at Piggly Wiggly store, Puyallup. Model of airplane hanger with four airplanes, bags of coffee on left. Sign above reads "Serve Yourself and Save." (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1932. A box of fern fronds labeled "Callison's Robin Hood Evergreens". Label features an image of Robin Hood with bow and arrow. For P. H. Peyran, Gig Harbor. (Argentum)
Advertising--1930-1940; Logos; Callison's Robin Hood Evergreens (Gig Harbor);
ca. 1932. Sanitary Meat Market at the Sanitary Public Market, 1108 Market St. Three butchers behind glass and marble meat counter in this circa 1932 photograph. (filed with Argentum)
ca. 1935. Griffin Fuel Company. Man pulling lever on coal chute to release coal into truck. These are automatic gravity bunkers filled with coal. The company was begun by Fred L. Griffin Sr. in 1889 as a horse drawn delivery company. It was called Griffin Transfer in the early days. By 1904, they moved to Commerce Street and concentrate solely on fuel deliveries. (T. Times 12/10/1935, pg. 5)
ca. 1935. Griffin Fuel Company. Three men loading oil into tank trucks. Railroad tank cars in background behind covered fuel transfer structure. Griffin was celebrating its 46th year anniversary. They had laid in the largest fuel order in Tacoma history for area residents to purchase this winter.
ca. 1935. Griffin Fuel Company. Two men loading wood onto truck in wood storage yard. In the background, Griffin's stock of over 7,000 cords of wood can be seen. The company was celebrating its 46th year in business and the gradual recovery from the Depression. The company began business in 1889 as a horse drawn moving company for any kind of commodities. By 1904, Griffin Fuel had moved to this location and focused in on the fuel business. In 1935, they delivered and sold fuel in the forms of oil, coal, wood and sawdust. (T. Times 12/10/1935, pg. 5)
ca. 1935. Griffin Fuel Company. Man above cab with tool loading Griffin Fuel Company truck inside shed. It appears that the man is loading the truck with sawdust, one of the forms of fuel offered by the 46 year old company.
