These units were listed as "preventorium" by Marvin Boland in 1934 as he spent the day photographing the Pierce County Sanatorium, 1 Command Circle, Lakewood. Tuberculosis patients would undergo treatment at this county facility which would remain open until 1952. It would later be called Mount View Sanitarium and also Lakeview Sanitarium. G30.1-019

Pierce County Sanatorium (Lakewood); Sanatoriums--Lakewood; Tuberculosis;

This was the Main Building of the Pierce County Sanatorium in 1934. The sanatorium for county tuberculosis patients was designed by architects Lundberg & Mahon and opened in January of 1915. It was later renamed Mount View Sanitarium and was also known as Lakeview Sanitarium. It would close in 1952 and would be replaced by a new facility at 215 So. 36th St. in Tacoma. TPL-4466; G30.1-022

Pierce County Sanatorium (Lakewood); Sanatoriums--Lakewood; Tuberculosis;

These large buildings were for residential living at the Pierce County Sanatorium in 1934. The sprawling complex had opened in 1915 and would remain open until 1952. County tuberculosis patients received treatment at the sanatorium located at 1 Command Circle in Lakewood. TPL-4467; G30.1-020

Pierce County Sanatorium (Lakewood); Sanatoriums--Lakewood; Tuberculosis;

Maids quarters at Pierce County Sanatorium. A large one-story house was set aside at the Pierce County Sanatorium in 1934 for live-in maids to help in housekeeping duties. The sanatorium treated county residents who were afflicted with tuberculosis. G30.1-021

Pierce County Sanatorium (Lakewood); Sanatoriums--Lakewood; Tuberculosis;

Billye Fairchild strikes a pose in her Jantzen swimsuit in a field of Spring daffodils in March of 1934. She smiles gamely, despite what is undoubtedly chilly Northwest Spring weather. She is providing a little "cheesecake" for the first annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival, to be held March 17-18, 1934. Miss Fairchild lists her occupation in the 1934 City Directory as waitress and her address as 1120 So. 14th Street. Miss Fairchild was also chosen as Tacoma's royal attendant for the 1934 festival.

The organizers of the first Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival in March of 1934 were not above using a little "cheesecake" to advertise their fledgling flower festival. Three bathing beauties, left to right, Frankie Cowan, Betty Brumbaugh and Billye Fairchild, pose in a field of bright yellow daffodils as a promotion for the first annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival, March 17-18, 1934. The flower festival, loosely patterned on the Dutch flower festivals held around Easter, started with a small group of organizers and a budget of $600 and grew to one of America's oldest flower extravaganzas. TPL-9418

View of warship docked in Tacoma, small rowboat alongside. The German cruiser Karlsruhe paid a visit to Tacoma in mid-March, 1934. Welcoming festivities were curtailed due to the death of Machinist Mate Karl Lischke on March 17th while on board the ship. Lischke died of food poisoning from a fish that had been delivered to him the day before from Germany. He was buried with full naval rites in Mountain View Memorial Park. The cruiser was sunk on April 9, 1940 by the British during the German invasion of Norway. (T.Times 3-19-34, p.1; T. Times 4-10-40, pg. 1 & 12)

Cruisers (Warships)--German; Government vessels--German;

In March of 1934, while studying the culture of Japan, these girl students in Mrs. Story's 4-A&B class at Bryant School, 708 South Ainsworth Avenue, enjoyed a Japanese tea party . Nearly all wore dainty kimonos and some carried paper fans or parasols. Most had rice bowls and chopsticks. (Argentum)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bryant Elementary School (Tacoma); Classrooms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--Japan;

The German cruiser Karlsruhe is taking on fuel from a Foss barge in mid-March, 1934, while at the dock in the waters below City Hall. The Karlsruhe was a sister ship to the Konigsberg; both were Koln class light cruisers. It had a displacement of 6000 tons and was equipped with three triple turrets and 4 triple torpedo tubes. The ship was in port for one week but festivities were delayed due to the death of Machinist Mate Karl Lischke who passed away on March 17, 1934, due to fish poisoning. He was buried with full naval rites at Mountain View Memorial Park in ceremonies attended by many local citizens, American and German military personnel, and city and county officials. The entire crew of the ship stood at attention at deckside when the body was removed while cadets formed an aisle along which Lischke was carried from the ship to the funeral car. Hundreds of spectators lined the 11th St. Bridge to view the procession. The ship would be later opened for visits; more than 4,700 people were welcomed aboard on Sunday afternoon, the 18th, and more were expected the following Wednesday. On April 9, 1940, the German vessel was sunk by the British during the German invasion of Norway. TPL-004 (T.Times, 3-19-34, p. 1; Jane's Fighting Ships, 1941; T. Times 4-10-1940, pg. 1& 12)

Cruisers (Warships)--German; Government vessels--German; Barges--Tacoma;

In March of 1934, (l to r) Frankie Cowan, Billye Fairchild, and Betty Brumbaugh wearing long Spring dresses and stylish hats posed in a field of bright yellow daffodils to help advertise the first ever Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival. Several days before the parade, Puyallup lawyer Herman Zander had still not selected a Festival Queen. Mrs. Elizabeth Lee Wooton of Puyallup was finally selected when he saw her stroll by his office window. Billye Fairchild was selected the Queen's attendant from Tacoma. In the early days of the Festival, pre-1950s, the Queen had to be from either Sumner or Puyallup. TPL-9812

Organizers of the first Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival in March of 1934 were not above using a little "cheesecake" to advertise their fledgling flower festival. Left to right, Frankie Cowan, Betty Brumbaugh and Billye Fairchild pose in thirties swimsuits in field of bright spring daffodils. The first festival was the brain child of Tacoman Lee Merrill and was loosely patterned on the Dutch flower festivals held around Easter. The 1934 event included the reign of the first Daffodil Queen, Elizabeth Lee Wooten, a parade (then called the "procession") and "Bulb Sunday," where visitors were invited to motor out to the fields and view the blossoms.

Three bathing beauties, left to right, Frankie Cowan, Betty Brumbaugh and Billye Fairchild, pose in the chilly spring air in their swimsuits and goosebumps amid the bright yellow daffodils. They are advertising the first annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival in March of 1934. The festivities, originated by Tacoman Lee Merrill, would include a Queen, a parade and a "Bulb Sunday." On Sunday, area residents were encouraged to motor out and view the daffodil fields. The first festival had a total budget of $600.

Frankie Cowan can hardly hold back a laugh. She is heartily enjoying posing in a field of bright Spring daffodils as a promotion for the first annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival in March of 1934. Miss Cowan is Frances Cowan, a saleswoman at the Peoples Store who resides at 621 So. Yakima Ave.

The World's Children. Bryant School children dressed in traditional costumes of other nations. (Argentum)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bryant Elementary School (Tacoma); Classrooms--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Billye Fairchild, Frankie Cowan and Betty Brumbaugh pose in flowered spring gowns and picture hats in a field of yellow daffodils advertising the first Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival in March of 1934. The brainchild of Tacoman Lee Merrill, the first Festival had a tight budget of $600 and not many supporters. The parade, then called the procession, took place on March 17,1934. It began at Union Station and wound its way through downtown Tacoma, followed by Puyallup, Sumner & Orting. Area businesses and clubs, still recovering from the Great Depression, contributed decorated horses, bicycles, busses, autos and a few floats plus marching bands and drill units. The Queen, Elizabeth Lee Wooten, was selected a few days prior to the Festival as she walked down a city street in Puyallup. TPL-3148

Betty Brumbaugh poses with the air of a model for this promotional photograph for the first annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival in March of 1934. Betty is most probably Elizabeth Brumbaugh, listed in the 1934 City Directory as a saleswoman at the Peoples Store and residing at 424 No. Yakima. Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev. Roy T. Brumbaugh, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. She later married Norman Donaghue and moved out of the state.

The boat "Nautilus" leaving for Friday Harbor on April 26, 1934, with many people aboard. Most are young women along with the skipper and a young man who may be a Sea Scout. There are sleeping bags rolled up on deck, indicating that perhaps there may be some camping out involved. (Argentum)

Yachts--Tacoma;

Dash Point School, first through third grades; taken in April of 1934. Dash Point closed as a public school in 1993. It was added to the state's registry of historic buildings in 1996. (Argentum)

Dash Point School (Dash Point); Public schools--Dash Point; School children--Dash Point;

Brown's Point School, Grades 1, 2 and 3 with their teacher in April of 1934. Browns Point School was opened in a portable in 1918 with one teacher, Martha Floberg, teaching grades one through eight. The exact address is unknown, visitors were advised to take the steamer Veronica at the Municipal Dock in order to get to the school. After much controversy, the school was closed in 1938, with Browns Point residents holding a solemn funeral service in its honor. Students attended school in other areas until their new school was built in 1952. (Argentum) (Olsen: For the Record, p. 113)

Browns Point School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Teachers--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Dash Point School, fourth through sixth grades; photograph taken in April of 1934. (Argentum)

Dash Point School (Dash Point); Public schools--Dash Point; School children--Dash Point;

Brown's Point School, Grades 4, 5 and 6 with their teacher in April of 1934. Browns Point School was opened in a portable in 1918 with one teacher, Martha Floberg, teaching grades one through eight. The exact address is unknown; visitors were advised to take the steamer Veronica at the Municipal Dock in order to get to the school. After much controversy, the school was closed in 1938, with Browns Point residents holding a solemn funeral service in its honor. Students attended school in other areas until their new school was built in 1952. (Argentum) (Olsen: For the Record, p. 113)

Browns Point School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Teachers--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Little Theater, Drama League, production of "Engaged". Directed by Ann Gordon. Harry P. Cain, future Tacoma Mayor and U.S. Senator, at far right, appeared in the stage play. From 1933 through 1939 the Tacoma Little Theater productions were presented on the stage of the Slavonian Hall at 2306 No. 30th St. In 1940 they moved to their current home at 210-12 No. I St.

Drama Clubs -- Tacoma; Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

Tacoma Little Theater, Drama League members. Harry P. Cain, future Mayor of Tacoma and U.S. Senator, is at right.

Drama Clubs -- Tacoma; Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Future Tacoma mayor, and later U.S. Senator, Harry P. Cain (far right) starred in the Tacoma Little Theatre production of the play "Engaged," by. W.S. Gilbert in April, 1934. Mr. Cain played the part of Cheviot Hill, who declared "You are the flower of my existence" to every woman he met. The Tacoma Drama League production was directed by Ann Gordon and presented at their theater in the Slovonian Hall in Old Tacoma, 2306 North 30th Street. ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Actors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Drama clubs--Tacoma; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Hundreds of children lined up outside the Rialto Theater to see Bette Davis and Douglas Fairbanks in "Parachute Jumper" and Will Rogers and Marian Nixon in "Dr. Bull." They were waiting for admission into the free Tacoma Times-Rialto Theater double feature, part of a party sponsored by the pair for Tacoma's youngsters. The year 1934 also saw the beginning of the film industry enforcing the Hays Production Code, in an effort to eliminate sex and violence from the movies. Under these guidelines, Hollywood began to turn out more family fare. TPL-161; BU-11239 (T. Times 5/21/1934, pg. 12)

Mrs. Blanche Simonsen, of 2611 East "C" St., is comforted by her daughters Edna, left, Myrtle, right, and her mother Mrs. M. Bedford as she begins her journey to Olympia to plead with Governor Clarence Martin for a stay of execution for her 25 year old son Ted Bradley. Ted is scheduled to hang at 12:05 a.m. on May 11, 1934 at the state penitentiary at Walla Walla for the death of George Ikeda, Japanese grocer, during an attempted robbery in Seattle on March 17, 1932. A gun battle ensued with police who were hiding in Ikeda's store in anticipation of a robbery. Bradley and his mother felt that he was being framed by the police. Her pleas to Martin went unheeded and Ted Bradley was executed as scheduled. (T. Times 5/9/1934, pg. 1)

Women--Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Simonsen, Blanche; Simonsen, Edna; Simonsen, Myrtle;

An unidentified model takes five and poses on some of the logs being used to restore the historic Fort Nisqually. The restoration of the fort was a project funded and propelled by the Young Mens Business Club of Tacoma. The Fort was moved from its original location near DuPont, rebuilt log by log on a bluff overlooking the sound in Point Defiance Park and opened to the public as a tourist attraction.

These two young women aren't dressed for heavy labor, but they are posing on the site of the ongoing restoration of Fort Nisqually. The young lady on the right of the log is Frankie Cowan and the one on the left is unidentified. They appear to be trying to split the log without great success. Their sunsuits and heels seem better suited to modelling than splitting. In 1934, the Young Mens Business Club of Tacoma succeeded in a goal that they had for many years. They were able to move Fort Nisqually from its original site near DuPont to Point Defiance in Tacoma, restore it and open it as a tourist attraction. The grand dedication for the Fort was September 3, 1934. TPL-8018

The womens' auxiliary of the Young Men's Business Club poses with a poster advertising the sale of "Fort Nisqually stamps." The woman seated at the desk in the center also holds up a sheet of the stamps. The proceeds from the sale of the stamps were for the ongoing restoration work at Fort Nisqually. In 1934, just in time for the Fort's 101st birthday, the YMBC achieved a goal it had for many years. They succeeded in moving the Fort from its original location at DuPont to Point Defiance. Restoration proceeded and the Fort had its dedication on Labor Day, Sept. 3, 1934. It was intended, as the poster states, to "help bring the tourist to Tacoma."