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Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Kathryn Elder, clerk at Turner Richards Studio, portrait wearing flowered blouse. This photograph was taken in the winter of 1936. (Argentum)
Elder, Kathryn; Portraits;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Kathryn Elder, clerk at Turner Richards Studio, portrait wearing flowered blouse. This photograph was taken in the winter of 1936. (Argentum)
Elder, Kathryn; Portraits;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Kathryn Elder, clerk at Turner Richards Studio, portrait of upper torso and head, wearing scarf, blouse, suit, with fur collared plaid coat. (Argentum)
Elder, Kathryn; Portraits;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Nancy (Mrs. Edwin) Griffin in chair with baby son Edward ("Ted") Irving on her lap, petting dog's head. The dog is believed to be "Broomcourt Nell," the Griffins' champion English mastiff.
Griffin, Nancy; Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Dogs; Griffin, Edward Irving; Infants--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Edward ("Ted") Irving Griffin, baby son of Edwin and Nancy Griffin, sitting next to a large dog. The dog is believed to be "Broomcourt Nell, " the Griffins' champion English mastiff. (Argentum)
Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Dogs; Griffin, Edward Irving; Infants--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Clarence Slyter, magician, holding four lit cigarettes in one hand and one cigarette in the other hand. The photograph was ordered by Mr. Slyter's company, Theatrical Services Co., a booking agent. (Argentum)
Slyter, Clarence; Magicians; Theatrical Services Co. (Tacoma); Cigarettes;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Dressed in the formal tuxedo of the professional magician, Clarence Slyter pulled scarves from a hat for the camera. Photograph ordered by Slyter's company, Theatrical Services Company, a booking agent. (Argentum)
Slyter, Clarence; Magicians; Theatrical Services Co. (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Frank J. Nurding, professional organist, at pipe organ. Mr. Nurding also taught music lessons. (Argentum)
Nurding, Frank; Organs; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Pioneer Northwest bulb grower George Lawler and his great grandchild. Mr. Lawler was born in 1861 and died in December of 1948 at the age of 87. He was a pioneer commercial bulb grower. He came to the Washington Territory at the age of two and drifted to Tacoma in 1888 with the lumber business. He later became involved in real estate and helped develop Tacoma's Tideflats. He began his bulb business in 1910 when he built his home in Gardenville, near Fife, and began experimenting with the daffodils, tulips and other flowers that he loved. He originally focused on the sale of the cut flowers and later became the first local farmer to sell his bulbs as a crop. He expanded with 383 acres near Roy, that were taken over in World War II for Fort Lewis expansion, and moved to 600 acres near Monroe, which he operated with his son George Ward Lawler. All acreage was dedicated to the growth of flower bulbs. (TNT 12/24/1948, pg. 1; "History of the Flower Bulb Industry in Washington State" by Charles J. Gould)
Lawler, George; Farmers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lawler, George--Family;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. John W. Bixel, music teacher, with hand on hip, head turned to side. Mr. Bixel was also the Musical Director of the Tacoma Saengerbund. (Argentum)
Bixel, John W.;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Children of Matthew Fischer, Executive Secretary of Sunbeam Gold Mines and Secretary-Treasurer of Golden West Mining Company, in yard of family home circa 1936. One girl is seated on the bench with the other girl and the boy standing behind her.
Fischer, Matthew--Family; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fischer, Matthew--Homes & haunts;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Ellen Weaver, Stenographer for Golden West Mining Company, in dress with lace ruffles in front and short white collar. For Matthew Fischer. The Golden West Mining Co. was located at 917 Pacific Ave, suite 612. Fischer was the manager. (Argentum)
Weaver, Ellen; Golden West Mining Co. (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Marianna Van Rooy, daughter of Marie and Clemens Van Rooy. Young girl with long curls, bow in hair, pleated sleeveless dress, hands on bench at sides, looking ahead. (Argentum)
Van Rooy, Marianna Catherine;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Audrey G. Edwards wearing suit, striped tie. Pencil thin moustache, hand in pocket. Edwards was a millworker for Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company. (Argentum)
Edwards, Audrey G.;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Seated at the piano is the young daughter of Mrs. E.L. Lindstrom circa 1936. She wears her bright shiny hair short and curled. She has on a delicate dress with ruffled top and dark ribbon. Knee-length thin hose with white shoes complete her ensemble.
Lindstrom, E.L.--Family; Pianos; Children--Clothing & dress;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Estelle (Mrs. J.C.) Gould, seated, wearing dress with front tie at neck and long sleeves. She holds daughter Jedell in short dress with ruffled collar, scalloped edge on slip. Mrs. Gould and her daughter will be joining Mr. Gould in Santa Clara, where he is with the military science department at Santa Clara University.
Gould, Estelle; Gould, Jedell; Mothers & children;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Janet Watson Brady, Tacoma Times Society Editor, with her young son Edward in their home. Janet Brady was the widow of Emmett E. Brady. Elaborate fireplace, mantle, vases, clock, flowers, and owls.
Brady, Janet; Brady, Edward; Fireplaces--1930-1940; Newspaper editors--Tacoma; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Eatonville basketball team, City champions 1936. Five boys are in basketball uniforms with the name "ELCO" on the front, two are in team jackets and one is in a letterman's sweater. Bill Smith, of a pioneer Eatonville area family, is wearing the letterman's sweater. The "ELCO" on the jerseys stands for the Eatonville Lumber Co. Two coaches sit on either side of the front row. (WSHS) (Additional identification provided by a reader)
Basketball players--Eatonville; Basketball--Eatonville; Uniforms--1930-1940; Smith, Bill;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Pacific Lutheran College Choir at Trinity Lutheran Church. Building constructed in 1907, demolished in 1957. (WSHS)
Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Singers; Choirs (Music); Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Pacific Lutheran College Junior Choir at Trinity Lutheran Church. Building constructed in 1907, demolished in 1957. (WSHS)
Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Singers; Choirs (Music); Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Monarch Club banquet at the Winthrop Hotel, Presidential Suite. The Presidential Suite was the most elaborate of the 24 "parlor" suites in the Winthrop. The living room was finished in Philippine Mahogany with paneled plastered walls and special lighting fixtures. (WSHS)
Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Monarch Club (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Sample guest room in the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. The Annex was remodeled to serve as the Tacoma Hotel after the main building was destroyed by fire in October of 1935. Photograph shows a typical room with two beds with white checkered bed spreads and iron bedframes, mirror and dresser on the opposite wall, a very large window and overstuffed chair in front of the radiator. (TNT 1/21/1936, pg. 9) (Argentum)
Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bedrooms--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. The kitchen at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. Stove with two pots on it. The stove is a Lang stove, from the F.S. Lang Manufacturing Co. of Seattle. The company was established in 1904 by Frank S. Lang, who built his first wood-burning stove in 1880 for the Alaskan Gold Rush camps. (Argentum) (Additional information provided by a reader)
Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kitchens--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stoves--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Commercial kitchen at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. After a devastating fire destroyed the historic main hotel at 913 A St. in October of 1935, the Annex was remodeled as a hotel structure. Steam table and other equipment. The new kitchen was all electric. (TNT 1/21/1936, pg. 9) (Argentum)
Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kitchens--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stoves--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Registering as a guest at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly known as the Tacoma Hotel Annex. In October of 1935, a raging fire destroyed the historic main hotel at 913 A St. The annex was remodeled to serve as the hotel. Photograph shows a guest, front desk clerk and bellman at reception desk. (Argentum)
Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Pay'n Packit Grocery, interior view featuring refrigerated case. Scales on counter top, canned goods on shelves. For Hoover Showcase Company. (Argentum)
Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pay'n Packit Grocery (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Freighter at Port of Tacoma, city in background. (Argentum)
Cargo ships; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Cavanaugh Lumber Company Display, likely at the Puyallup Fair. Trellis over booth, flooring and siding samples, small table, wicker love seat. (Argentum)
Building materials industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cavanaugh Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Exhibit booths;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Engineering Specialty Company, Seattle, interior view of machine shop. (filed with Argentum)
Engineering Specialty Co. (Seattle); Machine shops--Seattle;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia pose on the steps of St. Joseph Hospital which had been established by their order in 1891. This was Tacoma's first Catholic hospital. In keeping with the values of St. Francis of Assisi, medical services were provided to all people, regardless of race, religion or financial means. (www.fhshealth.org--article)
St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Nuns--Tacoma;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1936. Fort Nisqually reconstruction at Point Defiance Park. General view of stockade and bastion at corner. The camera is viewing the Fort from outside of its walls. The large arch in the center is the main entrance. The buildings are, from the fence back, the Hudson's Bay Co. store, the Grainery, the oldest standing building in Washington, and the storehouse #2.
Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Trading posts--Tacoma;