ca. 1935. Two men standing beside a "Diamond T" W.D. Wade contract carrier truck in front of Davis Motor Truck Company. W.D. Wade was based out of Westport Washington. Davis Motor Co. manufactured Diamond T trucks. (filed with Argentum)

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks;

ca. 1935. An unidentified man dressed in a Colonial costume rings a bell and hands out pamphlets entitled "Town Crier" to people in downtown Tacoma in this circa 1935 photograph. A man behind him is holding a Tacoma Times newspaper with headlines: "Warship Rams Liner." Ordered by Lee Merrill.

Publicity; Costumes; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. The Tacoma Totem Pole at the foot of South 10th Street, near the south side of the original Tacoma Hotel, circa 1935. A painter is suspended from ropes halfway up the pole. Building by McKim, Mead and White, Architects, New York City. The Totem Pole was commissioned by W.F. Sheard and Chester Thorne and presented to the city in 1903. It was carved by two Alaskan carvers in the Haida tribal style. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Totem Pole (Tacoma); Totem poles--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Close up of unidentified painter as he restores the Tacoma Totem Pole at the foot of South 10th Street, near the south side of the original Tacoma Hotel (building in the background.) Photograph taken around 1935.The Totem Pole was commissioned by W.F. Sheard and Chester Thorne and presented to the city in 1903. It was carved by two Alaskan carvers in the Haida tribal style. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Totem Pole (Tacoma); Totem poles--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Copy of a customer's photograph: Miss Mytinger with a painting of Mrs. Brewster Morgan, formerly Mina Quevli, and a German Shepherd dog. (For the painting itself, see also 984-1) (filed with Argentum)

Quevli, Mina--Portraits; Dogs;

ca. 1935. Clarence Slyter, right, holds an oversized deck of cards behind the head of an unidentified magician, who is pulling a live rabbit from a hat. Photograph was taken circa 1935.

Slyter, Clarence; Magicians; Rabbits; Hats--1930-1940; Playing cards;

ca. 1935. Two unidentified men standing beside a Diamond T truck outside Davis Motor Truck Company. (filed with Argentum)

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Diamond T trucks;

ca. 1935. Hopper-Kelly Company, Electrical Appliance Dealers. View along sidewalk in front of store, showing neon sign with firm name and washing machine, and the words "Washers" and "Radios." Hopper-Kelly had 2 locations, 764 Broadway and 761 St. Helens Ave. The store sold household appliances, radios and pianos. (see image 1 for the sign at night)

Hopper-Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Electric signs--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Farm auction; photographs ordered by Mr. Hofstetter, president of Tacoma Ave Auction House Inc. A circle of people have gathered around to bid on farm equipment. The farm is probably being auctioned off to pay for depression era bills. A piece of horse drawn equipment can be seen in the foreground of the picture and the barn in the background.

Auctions--1930-1940; Animal auctions; Tacoma Ave. Auction House Inc. (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Large group of people gathered around a dairy cow at farm auction. Barn and other buildings in the background. Ordered by Mr. Hofstetter, president of Tacoma Ave. Auction House Inc.

Auctions--1930-1940; Animal auctions; Tacoma Ave. Auction House Inc. (Tacoma); Cows;

ca. 1935. City League individual pictures, baseball player on the Cammarano Brothers team; possibly Gus Paine (TNT 4/29/1949, pg. 22)

Cammarano Bros. (Tacoma); Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. City League individual pictures, baseball player on the Cammarano Brothers team.

Cammarano Bros. (Tacoma); Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Throughout the mid-1930s, Yelm's irrigation water system was subsidized by the Works Progress Administration, WPA. The government furnished labor and much of the lumber for flumes to irrigate farm land. Ross Houston had a contract in 1935 to install a wooden water flume on this farm near Yelm. At the same time, his Houston Treated Wood and Fabricated Wood Products were installing prefabricated wooden street gutters in Tacoma.

Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Houston, Ross; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building materials;

ca. 1935. Defiance Lumber Company. Pulled up at the dock are a large freighter and a barge stacked with lumber. (filed with Argentum)

Cargo ships--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Trucks parked in front of Griffin Fuel Company, 1910 Commerce St. Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Transfer House, 250 So. 19th St., in background right. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Kaufman - Leonard Furniture Store. Room with velvet chairs, tables, bureau and staircase. Joseph J. Kaufman, a partner in the store, was Mayor of Tacoma in 1939-1940. (filed with Argentum)

Kaufman-Leonard Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Furniture--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Maccabees Orchestra, circa 1935. Woman sitting at piano holding banjo, three men standing in row with drums, guitar and saxophone. To the left is a xylophone and in front of the drums is a violin. The Maccabees were a fraternal and benevolent organization for men, providing monetary benefits in the case of sickness, disability or death. It ceased as a fraternal organization in 1962, becoming a life insurance company. (filed with Argentum)

Order of Maccabees; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Musical instruments--Tacoma;

ca. 1935. Sally Marie Beauty Shop, circa 1935, address unknown. Richards Studio notes identified this location as the Sally Marie Beauty Shop, where two uniformed beauticians await their next client. The salon appears to be on the upper floor of what might be a pharmacy or market. The room has privacy booths on two sides. (filed with Argentum)

Sally Marie Beauty Shop (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Defiance Lumber Co. lumber yard with large crane and smoke coming out of smokestack. Lumber is stacked in the yard.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Columbia Brewing Company was purchased by Elmer Hemrich in 1933 and the name was changed to Columbia Breweries, Inc. The automobiles in this photograph are from the 1920's and 1930's which provide an estimated date of 1935. The brewery has been added onto with another structure along the right side about halfway back and a one story addition at the top. In 1936 Columbia began construction of a $120,000 bottling shop, a portion of which was devoted to canned beer. Columbia was the first of the Northwest brewers to introduce canned beer in this territory. This shop completed the third unit of their building program, the first two being the brew house and cellars. Copies of old prints ordered by Columbia Breweries in 1951. (Ledger, 3/30/1936)

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Experiment by Dr. Clarke, Columbia Brewery.

ca. 1935. Addie (Mrs. Ray) Gamble and her dog sitting on the lawn in this circa 1935 photograph. Mrs. Gamble has the index finger of her right hand pointing ahead although her pet's eyes are focused elsewhere. Mr. and Mrs. Gamble were well known residents of Tacoma who resided at 3915 North 30th St. Mr. Gamble was a prominent businessman, amateur magician, and avid collector of carved elephants.

Gamble, Addie; Gamble, Ray--Family; Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Mr. Ross Houston standing by flume at Yelm. Houston and an unidentified man are examining the wooden flume. Outbuildings and an unpaved road frame the image.

Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Houston, Ross; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building materials;