ca. 1931. International Bible Students Association (I.B.S.A.), 804 No. State St., Tacoma. This structure was built around 1908 and originally served as the Friends Church. In 1931, it was listed in the City Directory as the I.B.S.A. Tabernacle. Bowen #CHU-034

ca. 1931. St. John's English Lutheran Church, 424 So. I St., Tacoma. Constructed in 1909, this English Gothic church was designed by architects Bresemann and Durfee. It was later known as Luther Memorial Church. The congregation held its final services in this building in November of 2003; it was sold to Multicare. Bowen #CHU-026

ca. 1931. Built in 1901 by J.E. Bonnell for the Sunset Telephone Co., this building was later occupied by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. It is on the list of City and National Registry sites. This photograph was taken about 1931.

ca. 1931. The Half Way House in Des Moines, Washington. The Half Way House was on old Hwy 99 between Tacoma and Seattle. The completion of Pacific Highway South (Hwy 99) in the 1930s attracted businesses that catered to drivers: service stations, motels, shops and restaurants. The Half Way House was a modestly priced steak and oyster restaurant and may have been in business until the late 1950s. (historylink.org)

ca. 1931. An automobile drives down the road in front of the Bar-B-Q Inn and Kennedy's Garage, probably in Tillicum (Lakewood), circa 1931.

Bar-B-Q Inn (Lakewood); Kennedy's Garage (Lakewood); Automobile service stations--Lakewood--1930-1940; Automobiles--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. In 1931, a Tschunko's House of Flowers delivery van dropped off a box of flowers at Tacoma Field so that the Tschunko's delivery airplane could carry them to their destination. Tschunko's House of Flowers and the Louis Tschunko Greenhouses were located at 5001 Pacific Avenue. They went into business at that address in 1906. By 1938, Tschunko's was gone and Gibson's Florist was opening at that location. It has since been demolished.

Florist shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Field (Lakewood); Tschunko's House of Flowers (Tacoma); Airplanes--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. V.F.W. float shaped like a battleship in front of the Reynolds & King Inc. building at 711 Broadway circa 1931. Sign on the side of the float says, "On to Sacramento." Elks Temple, 565 Broadway, can be seen in the background.

Reynolds & King Inc. (Tacoma); Veterans' organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. A look back to the early 1930s at the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway and downtown Tacoma business district , included in the 1977 Richards Studio stock file. Several of the buildings in Tacoma's skyline have been labeled including the Perkins Bldg., the Fisher Company and Montgomery Ward & Co. Retail Store. Other notable buildings are the Puget Sound National Bank headquarters with distinctive spire, the Washington Building, and the Tacoma Building. A glimpse of the Tacoma Hotel, which would burn down in 1935, is near the right (behind smokestacks). In the foreground is the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway and Dock St., with Pacific Fruit & Produce Co., a firm established in 1909.

City Waterway (Tacoma); Signs (Notices); Business districts--Tacoma; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Perkins Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Tacoma Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1931. Alice Watson's gardens. Top floor of a house can be seen through trees. (Argentum, filed with H)

Gardens--Tacoma; Watson, Alice--Homes & haunts; Walters, Augustus--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1931. Mrs. Alexander Baillie gardens at "Waloma" on American Lake in Lakewood. Rockery and shrubs meander through fir trees creating a natural landscape. (WSHS)

Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949--Homes & haunts; Gardens--Lakewood; Rock gardens--Lakewood; Trees--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Photograph, circa 1931, taken from the Medical Arts Building looking down on the buildings on the east side of Broadway beginning at 9th after dark. A good view of the RKO Orpheum lit up at night. Rust and Washington Buildings in background.

Streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Joseph L. Carman residence, Villa Carman. Broad exterior view of Spanish Colonial Revival mansion, designed by Kirtland K. Cutter, Architect, 1919. The home was built on 18 acres of lakefront property purchased by the Carmans. It had 6 fireplaces and 18 foot ceilings in the living room. Selected in 1931 by the Tacoma Society of Architects as one of the 10 most beautiful homes in Tacoma and its surrounding areas. Purchased by Lowell T. and Helen Murray in 1939 and by actress Linda Evans in 1987. (TDL 5/26/1931, Rotogravure, pg. B6) (WSHS)

Estates--Lakewood; Carman, Joseph L.--Homes & haunts; Villa Carman (Lakewood);

ca. 1931. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." Driveway entrance to estate through rustic gate which terminates the expansive river stone wall. Stone columns extend above the wall and intersect rustic, diamond-shape lattice rails. John Dower was Chairman of the Board of the John Dower Lumber Co., 733 E. 11th, Tacoma. TPL-7195 (filed in WSHS as 11-2)

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." Gardens. Small cabins on the estate are nestled among the tall fir trees. (WSHS, filed as 11-3)

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Landscaped gardens of Milamar, William H. and Maude M. Miller's summer home on the north side of American Lake. Two young boys, one on a tricycle, are minute in size compared to the expansive lawn and mature trees on the property. (filed in WSHS as 16-1)

Miller, William H.--Homes & haunts; R.E. Anderson & Co. Inc. (Tacoma); Houses--Lakewood; Estates--Lakewood; Gardens--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Two-car garage at William H. and Maude M. Miller's summer home at American Lake, "Milamar." Wood-frame garage with rolled, gable roof that extends down on the right side over a room at the side of the double-doors for automobiles. (filed with WSHS as 16-10)

Miller, William H.--Homes & haunts; R.E. Anderson & Co. Inc. (Tacoma); Garages--Lakewood; Houses--Lakewood--1930-1940; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Floor plan of the first floor of "Milamar," the summer home of William H. and Maude Miller on American Lake. The first floor contains the kitchen, breakfast room, dining room, living room, solarium and terrace & pergola. TPL-4417

Miller, William H.--Homes & haunts; R.E. Anderson & Co. Inc. (Tacoma); Houses--Lakewood; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. A full moon breaks through the clouds and casts its reflection across American Lake in this artistic view through bare, deciduous trees. The boathouse belonging to William H. and Maude M. Miller's summer home "Milamar" can be seen shadowed on the right. William H. Miller was president of R.E. Anderson & Co., Inc. The photo has been scored for further enhancement. (see H16- image 7B.) filed in WSHS as 16-7-a

Miller, William H.--Homes & haunts; R.E. Anderson & Co. Inc. (Tacoma); Houses--Lakewood; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. William H. and Maude M. Miller's summer home and gardens on the north side of American Lake, "Milamar." Glimpse of two-story wood frame house with rolled, gable roof. Large deciduous trees encompass the house. The home was designed by Frederic and Stanley Shaw and built in 1922. Mr. Miller was the president of R. E. Anderson & Co. (filed with WSHS as 16-8)

Miller, William H.--Homes & haunts; R.E. Anderson & Co. Inc. (Tacoma); Houses--Lakewood; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1931. Interiors of the home of Harry K. Todd, Tacoma Country Club home #1. Mr. Todd was the president of the Country Club and H.K. Todd Co., investments & insurance. At the front of the staircase is an antique Chinese cabinet holding some of Mr. Todd's collection of snuff bottles.

Todd, Harry K.--Homes & haunts.;

ca. 1931. Home built in 1914 for attorney Clayton Chapman and his wife Julia. Home designed by Arnott Woodroffe, architect. Side view of two-story house with cross-gable roof. Stucco exterior, multi-pane windows. Mature landscaping. The Tacoma Daily Ledger voted the home one of the 10 most beautiful homes in Tacoma in 1931. (TDL 5/26/1931, Rotogravure, pg. B6) (Argentum, filed with H)

Chapman, Clayton--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1931. Tacoma Grain Co. and Pyramid Flour. Circa 1931 photograph taken from a boat on Puget Sound looking toward land.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Pyramid Flour (Tacoma);

ca. 1931. The Schaub-Ellison Company building at 1902 Pacific Ave. while under construction. High angle photograph showing construction site and surrounding buildings.

Schaub-Ellison Company (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1930-1940

ca. 1931. Tacoma Grain Company, Pyramid Flour plant in Tacoma photographed from a boat on Puget Sound.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain Industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Pyramid Flour (Tacoma)

ca. 1931. An employee at the Tacoma Grain Company apparently bagging grain for the Washington State Grain Inspectors.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940

ca. 1931. A male employee at the Tacoma Grain Company holds a large filter that is used in the nearby grain sifter. This photograph was taken circa 1931.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Two men in the quality control lab at Tacoma Grain Company do chemical tests on the flour being produced. A bag of Centennial silk-sfted flour sits on the lab bench.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Laboratories--Tacoma--1930-1940

ca. 1931. Man with an artificial left arm hanging wallpaper.

Wallpaper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Artificial limbs; Amputees