The Jackson Brothers Meat Market was one of two meat markets located within Mannings Market at 1102 Commerce Street in 1938. They were located on the north side of the market and had been there since the market was founded in 1920. Brothers Elmer, Walter, unidentified associate and Edwin Jackson (from left) are pictured behind the refrigerated showcases which are filled with sausages, weiners, and assorted cold cuts. Jackson Brothers was an authorized distributor of Swift's branded beef, whose hams are prominently displayed. The meat market remained at the same location until 1972 when the building was razed. (TNT 11-17-38, p. 8-article)

Jackson Brothers Meat Market (Tacoma); Butcher shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Merchadise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Showcases; Meat; Jackson, Elmer; Jackson, Walter; Jackson, Edwin;

Marian Crossen, of the Boulevard Academy of Seattle, holds her trophy in one hand and the bridle of her blaze horse "Sweetheart" in the other hand at the new Woodbrook Hunt Club stables. The pair won top honors at the annual horse show held October 28 and 29, 1938. (T. Times, 11/5/1938, p 9).

Crossen, Marian; Show horses; Woodbrook Stables (Lakewood); Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

Hostess Peggy Grumbling, left, and three of her friends listen to a scary story read by a Halloween witch at this costume party held at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfeus Grumbling. The girls also enjoyed games directed by Miss Helen Poe. ( T. Times 10/31/1938, pg. 11)

Halloween; Costumes; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grumbling, Peggy;

Celia Grace Schofield, member of the Girls Exhibition Drill Team, sits astride her horse "Gilt" at the Annual Horse Show held October 28-29th, 1938. The show was held at the new stables of the Woodbrook Hunt Club. A performance by the costumed drill team was part of the evening's entertainment. (T. Times, 11/5/1938, p. 9).

Show horses; Woodbrook Stables (Lakewood); Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Schofield, Celia Grace;

Removing tracks after end of Tacoma streetcar service. Two men lift a heavy piece of rail. Truck, automobile, and buildings in the background. Scrap metal from former street railroads and other sources were sent to Japan as they entered war with China.

Street railroads--Tacoma; Street railroad tracks--Tacoma; Mass transit--Tacoma; Salvage--Tacoma;

Boys receiving instruction in self defense; offered by the Athletic Program at the WPA gym at So. 13th and Pacific Ave. The program was supervised by Frankie Britt who was assisted by Homer Amundsen (standing far right) and George Dixon. The boxing instruction program was offered every day at the gym to any boy who cared to participate. (T. Times 11/17/1938, pg. 20)

Boxing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Boxers (Sports); Amundsen, Homer;

Photograph caption reads "Northwest Grotto Association Ceremonial. Tacobat Grotto Hosts- Tacoma, Nov. 5, 1938. Wm. B. Nicoll, Secy.- B.P. Eckler, Monarch, 1938." (filed with Argentum)

Tacobat Grotto (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Mrs. Pearl Britton Lees is shown at her loom in this photograph from November 1938. Because of a high degree of interest in traditional crafts in the Tacoma area, Mrs. Lees started the Wayside Arts and Crafts School. The classes for the school were taught at her home at 3520 So. 10th St. In her weaving, she used yarn made from wool produced by sheep raised in Pierce County. Her wool dyes came from locally grown plants and trees. (T. Times, 11/11/1938, p. 4)..

Wayside Arts and Craft School (Tacoma); Weaving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Looms; Lees, Pearl Britton;

Pearl Britton Lees demonstrates hand-weaving on her loom for the Weaver's Guild. Lees teaches the recently revived craft in her home at 3520 So. 10th St., where she operates the Wayside Arts and Craft School. One of the techniques demonstrated was the purely American "Summer and Winter" weave in an eight harness technique. (T. Times, 11/11/1938, p. 4).

Wayside Arts and Craft School (Tacoma); Weaving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Looms; Lees, Pearl Britton;

Members of the Puyallup Valley Japanese-American Citizens League dance group. They will be performing a ceremonial dance in traditional Japanese dress during "Japan Night", a Japanese bazaar, to be held at Fife High School on November 12, 1938. The second annual bazaar, carnival and dance was held to acquaint Tacoma and Valley people with the young group's activities and culture. Over 1,000 people attended, the majority of which were not of Japanese heritage. (T. Times, 11/10/1938, p. 20; 11/14/1938, pg. 3)

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Three Japanese American women and a child watch a team of four women perform a traditional Japanese dance during a dress rehearsal for the Japanese-American Citizen's League's second annual carnival and bazaar, to be held on November 12, 1938 at the Fife High School. The group is attired in kimonos and posed in front of a background of cherry blossoms. The watching group on the left is composed of Haruko Yaguchi (standing), Fugiye Sasaki (seated), Lillian Mizukami (kneeling) and three year old Arlene Sakahara. The dancers are, left to right, Betty Sasaki, Dorothy Norisada, Miyo Yoshida and Amy Marumoto. (T. Times 11/10/1938, pg. 20; 11/14/1938, pg. 3)

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Portrait of large two story frame house on corner lot, 3520 N. Washington, for Comfort and Davis. The house was built in 1927; Wm H. Hiltbrunn, builder and George M. Brewer, contractor. Early owners were Dr. H.S. Argue and Gerry Waechter, who bought the house in 1938 when this photograph was taken. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In November of 1938, five unidentified young ladies dressed in traditional kimonos rehearsed a ceremonial dance staged among artificial flowering cherry trees. They were members of the 18 person Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen's League dance group. The group performed November 12th at "Japan Night," a bazaar hosted at Fife High School. This was the second year that the Citizen's League had sponsored this bazaar, carnival and dance, intended to acquaint Tacoma and Valley people with the group's activities and culture. A mixture of traditional Japanese and American food was served, followed by the evening's entertainment of ceremonial dances performed in front of a background of cherry blossoms and red, white and blue hangings. Over 1,000 people turned out to glimpse the culture of Old Japan. (T. Times 11/10/38, p. 20)

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Group portrait of eighteen young women, and a child, who are members of the Puyallup Valley Japanese-American Citizens League dance group. They will be performing a ceremonial dance in traditional Japanese dress during "Japan Night," a Japanese bazaar, to be held at Fife High School on November 12, 1938. Over 1,000 people attended the event that offered a glimpse into the island empire's ancient culture. In the afternoon, girls in kimonos served Japanese noodles, rice curry and "osushmis" as well as American salads, pies and hot dogs. In the evening, a program of the dances of old Japan was performed before a background of cherry blossoms and red, white and blue hangings. (T. Times, 11/10/1938, p. 20; 11/14/1938, pg. 3).

Kimonos; Japanese-American Citizen's League (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Fife--1930-1940; Ceremonial dancers; Japanese Americans--Dance;

Haskett (or Hackett) family; ordered by Mrs. Minnie Haskett. A woman sits tuning a radio, young men stand on either side of it. All are well dressed. This photograph was taken in November of 1938.

Radios; Families--1930-1940;

Tacoma Beauty Supply, 1135 Commerce. Man fixing woman's hair while beauticians and patrons watch. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Beauty Supply (Tacoma);

Five-year-old Delores Tylen, a kindergartner at Sherman School, received a "Snow White" doll from the Tacoma Times for getting three subscriptions to the newspaper. The doll was a replica of the Walt Disney heroine in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Miss Tylen resided at 3630 No. Gove St. (T. Times 11/15/1938, p. 16).

Tylen, Delores; Dolls; Children playing with dolls; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Automobile service station model toy. (filed with Argentum)

Dictating machines; Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Badminton set on the left and a doctor's kit on the right. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. "Gilbert Fun with Electricity Set", Badminton Set. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Three dimensional painting kit and "Scotland Yard Detective Kit". (filed with Argentum)

Dictating machines; Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture, China and Glassware department. (filed with Argentum)

Glassware; Tableware; Art objects; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Model of an airport with two circulating planes. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture. Studio display of toys. Archery and golf toy sets. (filed with Argentum)

Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Schoenfeld's Furniture, China and Glassware department. Shelves are crammed full of vases and other pottery. Photograph taken in November of 1938. (filed with Argentum)

Vases; Pottery--Tacoma; Art objects; Furniture stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Parkhurst, pioneer residents of Tacoma, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day, 1938. The Parkhursts celebrated by sitting down to a large dinner with their children and grandchildren. They were married in 1888 at Brooking, S.D., and moved to Tacoma in 1890. For the past 33 years, they have resided in the same house at 2820 So. Yakima Ave. Mr. Parkhurst retired nine years ago. He had worked for the city, Peterman Manufacturing Co., F.S. Harmon & Co. and at the Courthouse. (T. Times 11/23/1938, pg. 3)

Parkhurst, C.A.; Anniversaries;

On November 21, 1938, Charles and Marian Bedford celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary with 200 friends and relatives at their home. They lived at 3718 South M Street. They were married November 21, 1888, in Minneapolis and came to Tacoma in 1899. (T. Times, 11/26/1938, p. 9)

Anniversaries; Bedford, Charles; Bedford, Marian;

On November 21, 1938, Charles and Marian Bedford celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with 200 friends and relatives at their home. They lived at 3718 South M Street. They were married November 21, 1888, in Minneapolis and came to Tacoma in 1899. (T. Times, 11/26/1938, p. 9)

Anniversaries; Bedford, Charles; Bedford, Marian;

Bellarmine High School Midget Football Team. Bellarmine, coached by Leo Eckstein, won the city championship in 1938, 14 to 7 against Lincoln High School. Midget class players were 132 pounds and under. The last city midget championship was played in 1940. Back row, tossing footballs left to right, Bud Peluso, Jim Fitzpatrick, John O'Brien and Roccy Spadafore. Front row, left to right, Dick Hutt, Joe Dargan, John Grasy, Pete Pagni, Joe Devlin, Caesar DeVita and Jack Pickard. (T. Times, 11/22/1938, p. 11).

Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Private schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma)--Sports;

College of Puget Sound Sigma Mu Chi fraternity and Kappa Sigma Theta sorority dance in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop. Couple on dance floor in front of band find the jitterbug or shag fun to dance. (T. Times, 12/3/1938, p. 9).

Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Sigma Mu Chi Chapter (Tacoma); Kappa Sigma Theta (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940;