ca. 1925. Large group of boys photographed in an auditorium. (WSHS- negative A661-0)

Boys--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Another view of Defiance Lumber Company with smoke jutting from its stack, circa 1925. Commencement Bay furnished the company with its log pond. The logs were dragged up the incline to the great 14-inch band saw which worked at high speed and had a capacity of 150,000 feet in each eight hours. The huge planks were then run over rollers to the re-saws, where slabs and scraps dropped down to a lower level and were carried by chain conveyors into the jaws of a battery of cut-off saws that turn them into firewood. The good lumber passed on out into the yard and was graded and separated into its proper classification. (TNT 8/10/1927) (filed with Argentum)

Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Smokestacks--Tacoma;

ca. 1925. Members of the Epworth Methodist Church attend a retreat in the woods, possibly on Mount Rainier. To the right is a rough assembly hall and in the left background is a tent. Photograph is torn upper left. TPL-7075

Epworth Methodist Church (Tacoma); Methodist churches--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Prohibition came early to Washington State, being enacted in 1916, three years before the nation ratified the 18th Amendment forbidding the manufacture, transportation, sale and possession of alcoholic beverages . Here the "Dry Squad" displays a still from a big raid in Auburn about 1925. The unpopular law was difficult to enforce before repeal came in 1933.

ca. 1925. Press room - probably Tacoma News Tribune - circa 1925. Man at front, right is Leo G. Sauers who worked for the News Tribune for 55 years. Mr. Sauers, born in Kenton, Michigan, spent most of his life in the Tacoma area. He began his apprenticeship as a pressman for the former Tacoma Ledger. He retired as a pressroom foreman for the Tacoma News Tribune about 1973 and died in December of that year at the age of 76. (TNT 12-22-1973- obit.)

Newspaper industry--1920-1930; Sauers, Leo G.;

The bridgetender was either in the process of raising or lowering the 800-ton lift span of the Hylebos Bridge on January 6, 1926, although no ship is visible. The bridge casts its reflection in the Hylebos Waterway, the most easterly of the waterways in the Port of Tacoma development of the Tideflats. The Hylebos Bridge was the only bascule type bridge in Pierce County at that time. Costing $80,000 and opened on October 15, 1925, it formed a link between Tacoma and the Browns Point and Dash Point communities of Northeast Tacoma. It replaced an old wooden drawbridge. The Hylebos Bridge was ordered closed by the federal government in 1935 due to insufficient clearance space. A new Hylebos was built in 1939, this time at the cost of $380,000. TPL-9633; G15.1-012 (NWR clipping file: TNT 11-3-25, TDL 5-28-39)

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hylebos Bridge (Tacoma); Vertical lift bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Early in January of 1926, Tacoma voters were flooding into the Registrar's office on the third floor of City Hall to qualify to vote in the upcoming city primary and general elections. The throng included three new voters, pictured center of the counter. The trio was composed of Ingeborg Ekberg, Alice Raymond and Vera Landers, all students at the College of Puget Sound and all having just turned 21. According to city clerk Genevieve Martin almost 9,000 voters had registered in the first five days for the elections, which included another run for the Mayor's office by four time incumbent Angelo Vance Fawcett. TPL-3209 (TNT 1/11/1926, pg. 17- cropped picture, TNT 1/9/26, pg. 14-article on registration)

Union Pacific freight house on the Tideflats as viewed on January 15, 1926. Large rectangular brick structure, two-stories, with loading dock. G45.1-003

Storage facilities--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This is 11th & Broadway looking south in early 1926. Cars are parked on both sides of the street while streetcars and a small 6th Ave. bus share the road. On the left side of the street is one of the McMillan Bros. drugstores. Besides being a pharmacy, the McMillan Bros. also sold Brunswick and Victor phonographs and Wurlitzer pianos. Among the establishments on the right side of the photograph is the Feist & Bachrach department store (1114-20 Broadway); the site would later become the J.C. Penney Co. department store. Photograph ordered by Foster & Kleiser. TPL-1582; G59.1-033

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930; Street railroads--Tacoma--1920-1930; Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930; McMillan Brothers (Tacoma); Feist & Bachrach (Tacoma);

This was busy, bustling Pacific Avenue near South 9th St. in January of 1926. Although there were stately office buildings on Pacific such as the 17-story newly completed Washington Building (center at 1019) and Puget Sound National Bank (1117-19), there were also many smaller establishments packed in as well. The Carlyle Cafeteria (ground floor of the Provident Building), the Thomas Billiard Parlor, Tabell's featuring chili and tamales, the Argonaut Hotel and Western Union were on the left side of Pacific with Dundee Woolen Mills Tailors, Bennett Typewriter Co., Samuelson & Berg's and Washington Hardware among others on the right. It was possible then to book a room, play pool, dine at a variety of restaurants, get a suit tailored, complete banking transactions, pickup tools for the home, and buy a pair of shoes all within a block or two. Streetcars were available for easy transport as an alternative to driving. G61.1-040

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washington Building (Tacoma); Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Carlyle Cafeteria (Tacoma); Provident Building (Tacoma); Argonaut Hotel (Tacoma);

In January of 1926, an unidentified uniformed usherette stood at attention beside the ornate ticket booth within the exterior foyer of the Pantages Theater, the movie palace located at 901 Broadway. The silent film "A Lovers Oath" starring Ramon Navarro and Kathleen Key opened at the Pantages on January 16, 1926 and ran for the traditional one week. Loosely based on the "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," the film was Navarro's first starring role. It was made in 1922 and, unable to find a distributer, laid in the vault until after the 1925 release of "Ben Hur" with Navarro. Also advertised as "now playing" is the Pantages "Songolog" of Joy featuring Arnold Leverenz at the organ. The organ was used to provide musical accompaniment to the silent films. In the fifties, Leverenz would be a featured performer at Steve's Gay Nineties. In the back is a poster for Lew and Mad Wilson in "Nothing in the Mouth" and an advertisement for Mezzo Photography Studio in the Bernice Building. G65.1-021, BU-11192, TPL-10476

Pantages Theater (Tacoma); Movie theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930;

This view is of part of the growing 6th Avenue business district at the intersection of Oakes looking east in January of 1926. Streetcar tracks run down the middle of 6th and the 6th Avenue car is in sight. Businesses on the left include the 6th Ave. Furniture Co. in the Masonic Lodge (2609) and the Pollyanna Cafe. On the right are the Piggly Wiggly, Foultz Variety Store, Frederick Dean Drug Co., Prospect Market and the new Sixth Avenue Baptist Church. TPL-1798; G57.1-065 (TNT 1-21-26, p. 15)

Streets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930; Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Sixth Avenue Baptist Church (Tacoma); 6th Ave. Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Pollyanna Cafe (Tacoma); Piggly Wiggly (Tacoma);

Reed Mill crane, possibly in Shelton, WA

Industries; Reed Mill; Cranes; Shelton;

Reed Mill crane, possibly in Shelton, WA

Industries; Reed Mill; Cranes; Shelton

Football star Harold "Red" Grange grins for the camera during a very brief visit to Tacoma in late January of 1926. Grange, a charter member of both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fame, acquired the nickname of "The Galloping Ghost" for his running prowess while playing at the University of Illinois. While a productive member of the Chicago Bears, Grange would also appear in motion pictures, including 1926's "One Minute to Play" and the 12-part serial series "The Galloping Ghost" in 1931. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Grange)

Grange, Harold; Football players;

Harold "Red" Grange shakes hands with an unidentified man in late January of 1926 while on the rooftop of the Winthrop Hotel. Mr. Grange is on the right. By 1926, he had graduated from the University of Illinois where he was an outstanding football player and was playing pro ball. He was in Tacoma very briefly on Friday, January 29th, to help publicize his Chicago Bears Sunday game against the Washington All-Stars in Seattle. A smallish crowd of about 5000 would see the Bears demolish the All-Stars 34-0. Later that year would come the release of a silent film, "One Minute to Play," starring Mr. Grange. (TDL 1-29-26, p. 1-article; TNT 1-29-26, p. 18-article) (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Grange)

Grange, Harold; Football players; Shaking hands--Tacoma;

Football star and motion picture actor Harold "Red" Grange posed with Helen Nelsen (left) and Corinne Martin on a rainy day atop the Winthrop Hotel in late January, 1926. The ladies are holding a sign "Ice" in front of Mr. Grange; it was his nickname when he was a leading rusher at Wheaton (Illinois) High School. He had worked as an ice hauler while in school which accounted for his nickname ("Ice Man" or "Wheaton Ice Man") and developed his strong physique. Now better known as "The Galloping Ghost" for his blinding speed and elusive running style, Mr. Grange, a three-time all-American at the University of Illinois, had paid a very short visit to Tacoma a couple of days before his Chicago Bears pro team faced the Washington All-Stars in Seattle. He would run for two touchdowns and pass for a third en route to a 34-0 shellacking of the local team. (TDL 1-29-26, p. 1-article & alternate photograph; TDL 2-1-26, p. 8-article on game; www.britannica.com)

Grange, Harold; Football players; Nelsen, Helen; Martin, Corinne;

6A Class at Franklin School. The original school was built in 1889 and named after Benjamin Franklin. The pictured building replaced the old school in 1910 with additions in 1914. The architects were Heath & Twichell. It was demolished in 1997. (WSHS)

Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Franklin School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Sherman School 8-B class photographed in January of 1926. This northend school was built in 1891 from a design by Pickles & Sutton, architect. It was, as were several other Tacoma schools, named after a Civil War general, Union officer William Tecumseh Sherman. It was built on land purchased from Allen C. Mason. The school was used for 63 years before it was demolished in 1953, when a new school was built. (Olsen, "For the Record.") (WSHS)

Sherman School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Group portraits; Education--Tacoma;

McKinley School graduating class in January of 1926 posed in front of the school. This eastside school was built at this location on McKinley Hill in 1908. In 2006, it is still operating in this facility. (WSHS)

McKinley School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Education--Tacoma;

6A Class posed in front of Stanley School in January of 1926. Stanley School was built in 1925 and served students who had previously attended Lincoln, Longfellow and Irving. It was named after George A. Stanley, Central School Principal for 27 years. He helped develop the District's new Junior High system and headed their teacher training program from 1896-1901 at Central. (WSHS)

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Group portraits; Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

These solemn youngsters belong to the Daniel Boone schooner Boy Pioneers, a group made up of boys mostly from the Oakland Children's Industrial Home, 3000 So. Washington St. In January of 1926, they are posing at the Y.M.C.A. in Tacoma. The "Y" truck brings them every Saturday afternoon to participate in activities. Top row, left to right, Garnald Roney, Wesley Fellows, Floyd Wells, August Kross and Harold Rinker. Bottom row- Raymond McMann, Moriss Lawrence, Fred Martin, Edward Mitchell, Victor Cappa and Wally Streeter, Pioneer executive. The Boy Pioneers were organized by Dan Beard (1850-1941), American illustrator and naturalist, two years before the Boy Scouts started in England. The Children's Industrial Home was located in the former Harry M. Ball mansion at 3000 South Washington St. and housed children in distress, ages infant to 14. The original structure was damaged in a 1944 explosion and was replaced by a new ranch rambler in 1950. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger 1/24/1926, pg. B-3)

6A Class at Irving School in January of 1926. Irving was built in 1890, one of three schools made possible by the approval of a $100,000 bond issue on Nov. 30, 1889. The new school was named after author Washington Irving. By 1930, it was declared unsafe and it was closed. The school was razed in 1934. (WSHS)

Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Irving School (Tacoma);