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

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

ca. 1935. Ross Houston, installation of wooden water flume for farm near Yelm. Much of Yelm's irrigation system in the mid 30's was subsidized by the Works Progress Administration. Ross Houston had contracts to build this wooden flume and to install prefabricated wood street gutters in Tacoma.

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

ca. 1935. The Tacoma Totem Pole, located on the grounds of the Tacoma Hotel. The Tacoma Hotel, opened in 1884, was the showplace of the city. It was designed by the Stanford White architecture firm of McKim, Mead & White. 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. TPL-2387

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

ca. 1935. Alt Heidelberg football team at play. Wooden bleachers and fence are in the background. Neighborhood buildings and a church steeple are in view. Alt Heidelberg was a beer manufactured at Columbia Breweries in Tacoma.

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

Tacoma Times reporter Carl Hamelin examines Ethiopian war implements from the collection of Tacoma tobacconist Charles H. Manley. Each of the tools took one Ethiopian worker a lifetime to build. Manley acquired the collection 35 years ago. They were left to him by an African explorer named Niblock, who later died of black fever. (T. Times 12/12/1935)

Hamelin, Carl; Arms & armament--Ethiopia; Manley, Charles H.--Associated objects;

Admiral T. T. Craven and Mrs. Isabel Anderson at the launching of two new U.S. Navy Destroyers, "Cushing" and "Perkins," at Bremerton Navy Yard on December 31, 1935. Mrs. Anderson is holding the encased christening bottle. The "Perkins" was named after her father, George Hamilton Perkins, a Civil War hero. (Bremerton Sun).

Launchings--Bremerton--1930-1940; Warships--Bremerton--1930-1940; Craven, T.T.; Anderson, Isabel;

ca. 1935. Elliott Metcalf, Tacoma Times sports editor, with his two sons on boat.

Metcalf, Elliott; Fathers & children--1930-1940; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

ca. 1935. Elliott Metcalf, Tacoma Times sports editor, with his two sons. This outdoor portrait of the well-dressed trio was taken circa 1935.

Metcalf, Elliott; Metcalf, Elliott--Family; Fathers & children--1930-1940; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

ca. 1935. Eugene Linden conducting at a rehearsal of the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra. This is possibly taken at the rehearsal space provided at the Scottish Rite cathedral at 5 So. G St. At age 21, when he was barely old enough to vote, Eugene Linden founded the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra. He was already a seasoned conductor, having begun conducting with the Portland Oregon Junior Symphony at the age of 17. At the ripe age of 21, he cast around for a city where he could start his own orchestra and settled on Tacoma. The city was large enough to support an orchestra, had enough musical talent and had an appreciative artistic populace. However, no one had ever succeeded in establishing a symphony here. He arrived penniless and with no powerful supporters but with hard work and a zeal that captured the devotion of the musicians, he established a core group of 40 musicians and presented a concert 6 months after his arrival. The Philharmonic had many successful seasons in the Jason Lee auditorium and in 1938 moved the concerts into the Temple Theatre. The move proved to be a costly one and the year ended in a financial loss. The concert year 1938-1939 saw the organization out of existence as an orchestra as they struggled to erase the debt. In the fall of 1939, Mr. Linden was summoned from the Los Angeles area where he was conducting the Long Beach symphony and concerts were started once again at Jason Lee. During the war years, due to the loyalty of Mr. Linden and his musicians, Tacoma was one of the few cities of her size that maintained their symphony orchestra. In fact, 1945-46 saw the highest number of members in its history. (TNT 2-28-1934; TDL 3/11/1934; TNT 2/24/1946)

Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Linden, Eugene; Conductors; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra conductor and founder Eugene Linden. Linden founded the symphony orchestra at the ripe age of 21 in 1933. Tacoma was grateful to have the guidance of this zealous young man although he was cited by the larger, more "cultured" cities as not having enough experience. He arrived in Tacoma knowing no one and attracted musicians by his talent, charm and sheer desire to create music. He developed the Philharmonic into one on the best small symphonies in the country. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Pacific Northwest Symphony orchestra in 1947, made up of musicians from Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia, and directed by Linden. He was selected as conductor for the Seattle Symphony in 1947 due to a revolt of the musicians who recognized his talent. He lasted two seasons (through 1950) before being replaced by French conductor Manuel Rosenthal. He remains the only Northwest reared conductor of the Seattle Symphony. His boldest venture followed, the creation of a great regional opera company, The Pacific Northwest Grand Opera Company. The opera company folded under financial stress. Eugene Linden, the Northwest musical prodigy, dropped from the limelight. He died January 16, 1983 at the age of 70 in Lincoln City, Oregon. (TNT 2-28-1934; TDL 3/11/1934, Northwest Arts, 2/18/1983, "Requiem for Eugene Linden, Unfulfilled Musical Genius" by J. Hans Lehmann, M.D. and "Eugene Linden, Opera and Symphony Conductor" by John S. Robinson)

Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Linden, Eugene; Conductors; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mr. Leonard Langlow, editor of the Tacoma Times, accepting his new automobile from men at the Walker Chevrolet Company. The 1936 Chevrolet Master De Luxe sedan was given as a present at a dinner for newspaper men in Portland. Chevrolet sedan, decals advertising 6 per cent GMAC (General Motors Acceptance Corporation) financing on dealership windows. Walker Chevrolet opened at this location in October of 1933. The men are, left to right, Fred Walker, president of Walker Chevrolet, Leonard Langlow, Ray D. Wilson, NW zone manager of Chevrolet, and his assistant Paul Mossman. (T.Times 12/25/1935, pg. 5)

Walker Chevrolet Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chevrolet automobile--1930-1940; Walker, Fred; Langlow, Leonard; Wilson, Ray D.; Mossman, Paul;

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Henly, early Pierce County pioneers sit beside fireplace prior to the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Marcella Catherine Rigney married Neil Henly on December 31, 1885. Marcella was half of the celebrated "Rigney twins," daughters of early Tacoma & Steilacoom settlers John and Elizabeth Rigney. Henly was an executive with McNeil Island federal penitentiary until he retired in 1921. The couple kept the records for Western States hospital. They had seven children. Capt. Henly died in 1944, Marcella Henly in 1950. (T. Times)

Anniversaries; Henly, Neil; Henly, Marcella Rigney; Couples--Steilacoom;

ca. 1935. Mrs. George Williamson house at Adelaide, Washington. View of stone patio edged with flowering moss and covered with a wooden arbor or pergola. (photograph also numbered as HG 14 image 3, filed with WSHS as 14-3)

Williamson, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Federal Way--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. 711 So. Cedar St., the home of Capt. Allen D. & Ethel Rendel. Capt. Rendel is listed in the 1935 City Directory as a salesman for C.S. Barlow & Sons. The house was built around 1928. (WSHS)

Rendel, Allen D--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1935. 401 SO. 35th, Tacoma, the home in 1935 of Philip Horther Jr., vice president of West Coast Fruit and Produce Co. Large two-story with deep extended porch. The woman in long white dress in front of house is believed to be Elise Marie ("Lizzie") Horther who is listed in the 1936 City Directory as living at this address. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Horther, Philip--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. General view of the Rust Building at 11th and Pacific Avenue. Sandstone clad steel framed 12 story business block for William R. Rust by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects, 1920. (Argentum)

Business districts--Tacoma; Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. City Loan Company, interior, located in the Rust building, Room 408. The City Loan Co. made smaller loans, such as salary or furniture loans. Harry R. Rinker was the manager in 1936. The office has a service counter with a space for two employees (WSHS)

City Loan Co. (Tacoma); Offices--1930-1940; Business enterprises--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Display of gas home appliances at the Tacoma Hotel, for the Washington Gas and Electric Company. Sign reading "Gas is Best" on far wall. Columns are topped with ornate carvings. Appliances displayed are water heaters, refrigerators and cook stoves.

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Washington Gas & Electric Co. (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Appliances--1930-1940; Water heaters; Stoves--1930-1940; Refrigerators--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Ford flatbed truck with long log on cradle trailer. Parked in front of H. E. Stimpson Motor Company.The Spanish style structure was built in 1929 from a design by Heath, Gove & Bell, architects, for Remmert Motor Co. Stimpson moved here in 1935. (filed with Argentum)

Ford trucks--1930-1940; Stimpson Motor Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Wedding of Edwin Griffin and Nancy Hunt. Bride in lace gown with train holding bouquet in front of marble fireplace. (photo filed with Argentum)

Griffin, Nancy; Brides--1930-1940; Weddings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Marriage;

ca. 1935. Wedding of Edwin Griffin and Nancy Hunt. Bride and Groom with Best Man in Army Officer's uniform and Maid of Honor in long print dress standing by fireplace. (photo filed with Argentum)

Griffin, Nancy; Brides--1930-1940; Weddings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Marriage; Grooms (Weddings)--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. The Justine Foss tugboat. The Justine Foss, named for the youngest daughter of Wedell and Edith Foss, was built in 1930 by the Foss Launch & Tug Co. She was 57 feet in length with a 16 foot beam and an Atlas 200 HP engine. She had an amazing 11 year career with Foss, during which she helped build Oregon's scenic Coast Highway 101, served in California and Alaska and supported the US WWII war effort in the central Pacific. The Justine and Drew Foss, the son of Henry, were working on Wake Island when the Island was captured by the Japanese. Drew Foss was sent to a Japanese prisoner of war camp. The Justine and its crew were forced work on the island for the Japanese until no longer needed. In 1941, the Justine was intentionally sunk in the lagoon and the crew executed. Drew Foss survived the camp to return home. TPL-8670 ( "Foss, Ninety Years of Towboating" Skalley)

Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma); Tugboats--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Photograph taken of the destroyed Tacoma Hotel after the disastrous fire on October 17, 1935. Ivy was still clinging to the lower walls despite the intense heat and in the right foreground was the Tacoma Totem Pole. The Tudor Hotel was built in 1884 from a design by Stanford White's architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White. The Tacoma landmark was widely recognized as one of the finest hotels on the Pacific Coast. It was not rebuilt after the fire and although its annex continued as the new Tacoma Hotel, it never achieved the same prominence as the original. (photograph courtesy of the Tom Stenger collection)

Fires--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotels--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Workers coming through the gate at the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. mill in Tacoma, 1220 Saint Paul Ave., around 1935. The mill was established in 1888 on a tideflat island called the "Boot," which lay between the two principal outlets of the Puyallup River. The mill began operation in April of 1889. Production rose until, by 1940, the mill claimed the largest daily production in the world.

ca. 1935. This float was entered in one of the very early Daffodil Festival parades, most likely 1935. A grass covered car is topped by a daffodil basket in which sit two charming cherubs. The two children are dressed formally, he in top hat and tails and she in a white bonnet. The floats at this time period were very simple; usually flower covered cars or mounted on the flat beds of small trucks.

ca. 1935. Copy of customer print. Portrait of past Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174, Nels E. Johanson. Mr. Johanson was Exalted Ruler in 1935 and subsequently served as a trustee for the lodge. Photograph ordered by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174, on February 3, 1969.

Johanson, Nels E.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);