ca. 1936. Interior of Pacific First Federal Savings and Loan, circa 1936, showing desks and business equipment behind tellers' counter. For Mr. Goff. (Argentum)

Banks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma);

In January of 1936, two McLean's Lyon Van Lines trucks delivered 64 new, crated Magic Chef gas stoves to the Lauan Apartments, 818 So. 11th St. Men were photographed moving the crated stoves. This photograph, with a little editing, was used in an advertisement for the Washington Gas & Electric Co. "Magic Chef" was superimposed on the van where "Lyon" is in the picture. McLean's was located at 109 So. 15th St. (WSHS) (TDL 1/12/1936, pg. 6-B)

Lauan Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; McLeans Van Lines (Tacoma); Stoves; Appliances;

On the last day of January 1936, workers from McLean's, Tacoma operators of Lyon Van Lines, were busy moving new Magic Chef gas ranges into the Rialto Apartments. The apartment owners had ordered 50 of the new ranges. 34 of the crated stoves were lined up on 9th Street. The moving truck is parked on hill with its door open to the building entrance. The photograph was used in an advertisement for Washington Gas & Electric Co., promoting gas for cooking. Photograph ordered by Mr. Goff. (WSHS) (TDL 2/2/1936, pg. B-6)

Apartment Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rialto Apartments (Tacoma); Stoves; Appliances;

ca. 1936. Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan with entrance on So. 11th Street. Building is divided by modernized lower floors and the 19th century facade of Equitable Bldg. on upper floors. Original structure dates from 1891, Proctor & Dennis, architects. Crown Drug located in Pacific Ave. storefront. (Argentum)

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Pacific First Federal Building (Tacoma); Crown Drugs (Tacoma);

Titus Motor Company, service department. Ford sedan parked on lowered lift rack, man appears to be checking headlight alignment with an adjustable screen on a post. Man in automobile, another giving him instructions. Parts delivery van at rear.

Business Enterprises - Tacoma - Automobile Dealers - New Automobile Dealers - Ford Dealers - Titus Motor Company Tacoma Streets - Broadway

ca. 1939. Actress and comedienne Lucille Ball rides in the back seat of a chauffer driven, open automobile in a field parade at a sports stadium. The event was perhaps a San Diego Padres baseball game which was held during the California World's Fair in 1939. Man beside Miss Ball and woman in front seat have not been identified.

Actresses; Comedians; Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989; Parades & processions--1930-1940; Stadiums; Grandstands; Automobiles--1930-1940;

East approach and Toll Plaza of first Narrows Bridge from the east tower.

Bridges - Suspension Bridges - Washington - Tacoma - Tacoma Narrows Bridge (first) "Galloping Gertie" - 1936-40

Second Narrows Bridge photo on a Richards Studio promotional brochure. A framed version of the same photograph was presented to Vice-President Alben Barkley during his visit to Tacoma on October 11, 1950. (See D53409-24)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma--1950-1960; Suspension bridges--Tacoma;

ca. 1959. Second Narrows Bridge. Aerial view of completed bridge looking southwest . Sixth Avenue business district, Olympic Boulevard and subdivisions in foreground, peninsula and Olympic range in background.

Bridges - Suspension Bridges - Washington State - Tacoma - Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Second) - 1950 - present Aerial Photography - Pierce County

Mayor Val Fawcett gives a warm welcome to Al Thrall (L) and Richard Williams visiting (Old) City Hall in the spring of 1947. Quick thinking on the part of the two 17-year-olds during the March 29th Daffodil Parade prevented injury and disruption of the annual event. Richard Williams, driving a float with Al Thrall assisting, warned the packed crowds and managed to stop his runaway float when its brakes failed. (T.Times 4-1-47, p. 7) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Shaking hands--Tacoma; Teenagers; Thrall, Al; Williams, Richard;

Two unidentified Tacoma police officers, including one who appears to be a motorcycle officer in leather jacket and boots, examine the dummy that was thrown off the 11th Street bridge on February 7, 1940. The "suicide" attempt by "Dummy Doe," the name given to the dummy, was apparently a well planned prank by several high school students. "Dummy Doe" was placed in solitary confinement at police headquarters in hopes that someone would step forward to claim him. (T.Times 2/9/1940 p.1-article)

Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Practical jokes;

ca. 1946. Portrait of actress Arlene Dahl. This may have been taken during her April, 1946, visit to Tacoma. She had stopped to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Dahl, on her way to Hollywood. Although primarily raised in Minnesota, Miss Dahl had many relatives in Tacoma, Parkland and Seattle. A former model, Miss Dahl would go on to appear in many motion pictures including "Three Little Words" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth." ALBUM 5.

Actresses; Dahl, Arlene; Celebrities;

Tacoma Giants owner Ben Cheney with outfielder Orlando Cepeda during a spring training visit to the Tacoma team's parent club, the San Francisco Giants.

Baseball players; Cepeda, Orlando, 1937-; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;

ca. 1935. Mayor George Smitley buys ticket to a civic event. He shows the ticket to three interested men, reportedly members of city government. Sepia photograph taken approximately in 1935. Mayor Smitley only served one term from 1934-1938. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956;

ca. 1940. Prosecutor Thor Tollefson, left in photo, listens to testimony. The man beside him is not identified. Mr. Tollefson was the Pierce County Prosecutor from 1938-1946 before he made a successful run for the U.S. House of Representatives. He served from 1947-1965. Mr. Tollefson passed away on December 30, 1982, at the age of 81.

Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Lawyers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ex-Mayor J. J. Kaufman, 1941 President of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, receives a framed check and an alarm clock as his term expires during the 57th annual dinner meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on December 29, 1941, held at the Hotel Winthrop. Mayor Harry Cain (not pictured) earlier had presented the alarm clock to Mr. Kaufman because the chamber president had slept through one of chamber manager Thad Stevenson's sales talks in a steamship company's San Francisco office. Harry L. Brown, candy manufacturer, was selected by the chamber's Board of Trustees to succeed Mr. Kaufman as chamber president. (T.Times 12-30-41, p. 1, TNT 12-30-41, p. 1) ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Tacoma Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Chambers of commerce--Tacoma; Alarm clocks;

Future Tacoma Mayor "Big John" Anderson (right) shows off his watch to Dewey Busch. Mr. Busch was a past post commander of the V.F.W. Post 2329. This undated photograph was possibly taken in the early 1940's. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, John H.; Busch, Dewey; Clocks & watches;

ca. 1934. Golfer and track star Babe Didrikson ( Zaharias ) swings a golf club as she takes a golf shot in Tacoma. Didrikson won two gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and won the U.S. Women's Open three times.

Athletes - Golfers - Track and Field - Olympic Medalists - (Mildred Ella) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914-56)

ca. 1934. Golfer and track star Babe Didrikson ( Zaharias ) with three other women. Didrikson won two gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and won the US Women's Open three times.

Athletes - Golfers - Track and Field - Olympic Medalists - (Mildred Ella) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914-56)

An unidentified new mother watches intently as a visiting nurse shows her how to make up baby formula in this February, 1944, photograph. The nurse carefully pours the mixed product into a clear bottle. Several clean bottles on the kitchen table await the new formula. The first commercial infant formula was developed in 1867, however it was the availability of evaporated milk and refrigeration in the 1930's that made homemade formulas popular. By 1950, approximately one half of US babies were fed evaporated milk formulas. By the 1960's, the use of commercial formulas such as Similac and Enfamil exceeded that of evaporated milk. By the 1970's, the use of evaporated milk in formula had almost disappeared.

Mothers & children; Nurses; Milk; Bottles;

Narrows Bridge - View across bridge showing "Gertie's" famous "Gallop." Roadbed twisting in the wind at about 10:45 a.m., just prior to collapse.

Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

The roadway of the first Narrows Bridge, the Galloping Gertie, hangs in shreds after the collapse of the bridge in high winds on November 7, 1940.

Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension Bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

The roadway of the first Narrows Bridge, the Galloping Gertie, hangs in shreds after the collapse of the bridge in high winds on November 7, 1940.

Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension Bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

Shipyard workers waiting for buses.

Sidewalks are blocked-off around the Fidelity Building where crews prepare to demolish the 1890 office building designed by notable Chicago architects Burnham & Root. Considered very "modern" when it was built, the structure soon will be replaced by a new "modern" building for the F. W. Woolworth Co.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Demolition--Tacoma--1940-1950; Skyscrapers--Tacoma; Burnham & Root (Chicago, Ill.);

Roller coaster, Western Washington Fair, Puyallup. Undated photograph of riders aboard the roller coaster at the Western Washington Fair. Expressions of excitement and perhaps worry dot the faces of the young riders as the roller coaster plunges downward.

Roller coasters--Puyallup; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Fairs--Puyallup;

Unidentified baseball team, circa 1926, posed in front of the stands of Athletic Park. The man to the right is wearing a uniform, knee high boots, and an insignia with the letters "KC" on his sleeve. Their shirts have the letters S, V. (WSHS)

Athletic Park (Tacoma); Baseball--1920-1930; Athletic fields--Tacoma--1920-1930; Baseball players--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. A woman poses in a new 1925 automobile.

Automobiles--1920-1930;