ca. 1935. Group of skiers sitting and standing on hillside with mountain range in background.

Skiers--1930-1940; Skiing--1930-1940; Winter sports--1930-1940; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Snow;

ca. 1935. Two men shaking hands, with another watching, by streamlined aerodynamic Texaco oil truck in front of Davis Motor Truck Company. Davis Motor Co. handled Diamond T trucks. (filed with Argentum)

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks;

ca. 1935. Two men standing beside a "Diamond T" W.D. Wade contract carrier truck in front of Davis Motor Truck Company. W.D. Wade was based out of Westport Washington. Davis Motor Co. manufactured Diamond T trucks. (filed with Argentum)

Davis Motor Truck Company (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diamond T trucks;

The second annual May Day Festival, May 1, 1935, at Pacific Lutheran College. In the foreground of the picture are eight ribbon bearers, dressed in blue, pink, peach and green, and carrying streamers of gold and white. The children in the center row are Richard Svare, crown bearer, Helen Ramstad, flower girl, and train bearers Barbara Peterson and Marilyn Pflueger. The back standing row consists of an unidentified court member, Louise Jackson, Virginia Davis, Governor Clarence D. Martin, Queen of May Thelma Daniels, Mildred Monson, John VanLeuven, president of Associated students, Eleanor Hauke and another court member. The names of the two unidentified court members are Amy Gilbert and Margaret Craft. (T. Times 5/2/1935, pg. 1)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland); Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Governors; Daniels, Thelma; May Day--Tacoma; Rites & Ceremonies--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma;

May Day, Pacific Lutheran College. Girls holding ribbons from the May Pole and dancing around it. May 1, 1935 marked the second May Day festival held at PLC. (filed with Argentum)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland); May Day--Tacoma; Rites & Ceremonies--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma;

ca. 1936. Ferry boat leaving dock. Beach in foreground, islands/peninsulas in background.

Ferries--Tacoma; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Beaches--Tacoma;

ca. 1936. View of beach north of Old Tacoma with a series of wood pilings and bulkheads. Barges along the waterway with industries and Mt. Rainier in background.

Waterfronts--Tacoma; Beaches--Tacoma; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1935. An unidentified man dressed in a Colonial costume rings a bell and hands out pamphlets entitled "Town Crier" to people in downtown Tacoma in this circa 1935 photograph. A man behind him is holding a Tacoma Times newspaper with headlines: "Warship Rams Liner." Ordered by Lee Merrill.

Publicity; Costumes; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

On April 13-14, 1935, Paradise at Mount Rainier was home to the greatest sporting event ever held in the Northwest. It was the location for the national downhill and slalom championships. Also at stake were positions on the 1936 US Olympic ski team. Parking for spectators, and the final stop for mass transit, was located at Narada Falls. 7,000 spectators then hiked to Paradise in 12 - 20 foot deep snow to view the matches. It was about 2 miles one way to the slalom course and 1 mile to the downhill course. By the mid 1930's alpine skiing had exploded in growth as a US leisure sport, boasting almost a million skiers across the country. Radio broadcasters carried reports of the tournament and the ski conditions of the Northwest to ski enthusiasts all across the US. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

In April of 1935, Paradise at Mount Rainier was home to the national downhill and slalom championships. It was the first time that this contest had ever been held in the west. This photograph, taken during the tournament held April 13-14, showed the Paradise Lodge and the Paradise Inn surrounded by deep snow despite the spring date. Skiers and spectators dot the snow. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

On April 13-14, 1935, Paradise at Mount Rainier was host to the biggest sporting event ever held in the Northwest. It was the site of the national downhill and slalom championships with positions on the US ski team for the 1936 Olympics also at stake. Skiers and spectators were photographed lined up on either side of a ski run watching tournament skier number 20 maneuver down the slopes. This was most likely a portion of the slalom course that ran down the east side of Alta Vista, a zig zag descent of 1500 feet. Spectators had to hike two miles one way from Narada Falls to the slalom course. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Close-up portrait of unidentified teen skier wearing the number 63 during the 1935 National Women's Downhill and Slalom championship held at Paradise, Mount Rainier. This was the first national championship for women in these two events. Varying newspaper sources number the female entrants from 11-14, including the Smith sisters from Tacoma and Grace Carter from Seattle, who placed second in the combined. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Over 7,000 spectators turned out April 13-14, 1935 to view the national downhill and slalom championships held at Paradise, Mount Rainier. This was the first time this event had been held in the west. Fifty-nine male skiers were registered to race, along with eleven women. The downhill started at Sugar Loaf, 8,500 feet above sea level, and dropped to Panorama Point and then to Edith Creek Basin, a 3,000 foot drop (35%) downward to the finish. On the day of the race, mist and fog shrouded the course in the morning. The top part of the course was icy and the lower part fast and treacherous. As the sun came out, the snow at the bottom of the course began to melt making it soft. Winner Hannes Schroll ran the course at an estimated speed of 75 mph.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Winning skiers claim their trophy at the Paradise Winter Sports Carnival on Sunday, February 13, 1938. First place winner in the Service Club downhill race is Orville Stewart, center, representing the Junior Chamber of Commerce. On the left is Leonard Berglund of the Young Men's Business Club. The woman is unidentified. (photo is misnumbered) (TNT 2/14/1938, pg. 1)

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Winter sports--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940; Stewart, Orville; Berglund, Leonard;

On April 13-14, 1935, the nation's premier alpine event was held at Paradise, Mount Rainier. The Northwest slopes were the site of the national downhill and slalom championships. Also at stake were positions on the 1936 US Olympic team. This was the first time that a major US skiing event had been held in the west. Skier number 59 was photographed maneuvering through the competition course. Over 70 skiers, 59 men and 11 women, threw their hats into the ring for a chance at the national title. Hannes Schroll of Austria won the men's downhill, slalom and combined. Ellis-Ayr Smith of Tacoma won the women's downhill and combined with her sister Ethlynne (Skit) taking the prize in the slalom. Stock negative.

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940;

Tacoma's best hope for a medal in the Men's National Championships in downhill and slalom in 1935 was Carlton Wiegel. The competition was held April 13-14, 1935 at Mount Rainier. The contest also served as the finals in the US Olympic trials and it was the greatest sporting event ever held in the Northwest. Wiegel was a native Norwegian who inherited his love of the sport. At the time of the competition however, he was hampered by an old ankle injury and finished 13th in the Downhill and failed to finish in the first 20 of the slalom. (TT, TNT, TDL 4/12-15, 1935)

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940; Wiegel, Carlton;

Hannes Schroll, the Austrian daredevil on skis, came to the Northwest in April of 1935 to compete in the US national men's downhill and slalom competition. He finished the competition by winning both events as well as the combined. A member of the European ski racing elite, he was the holder of 87 European titles when he came to the US. He remained to become the director of the Badger Pass resort in Yosemite. In 1937, he and an Austrian copatriot purchased 696 acres at Donner Summit in California. The pair, with a group of investors including Walt Disney, developed the Sugar Bowl resort and ski area. But Tacoma will always remember him best as the Wild Man who yodeled as he hurtled down the mountain at 75 mph. (TT, TNT, TDL 4/12-15, 1935)

Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Skiing--Tournaments--1930-1940; Schroll, Hannes;

ca. 1936. View of Mount Rainier between the wing and tail of a small airplane in a hangar. Stock negative.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.);Biplanes;

Sumner High School girls pose in some of the more than 500 acres of sunshine yellow daffodils in the Puyallup Valley. They are promoting the 1936 Daffodil Festival to be held in April of 1936. This photo was used as stock footage by the Richards studio. In 1953, they superimposed a mountain range and Mount Rainier in the background of the photo. See Series A76735 image 1 for the altered image.

Daffodils--Puyallup; Meadows--Puyallup; Girls--Puyallup--1930-1940; Croplands;

Eight young women wearing matching dresses with large white collars and two other young women kneel in a daffodil field to pick bouquets of flowers. These are Sumner High School girls posed in some of Puyallup Valley's 500 acres of sunshine yellow daffodil blossoms. The girls in the matching dresses are identified as Mary Thompson, Betty Tompkins, Betty Leslie, Calista Fawcett, Marjorie Setter, Jean Elliott, Connie Crest and Mildred McGuire. Stock negative. (T. Times 4/16/1936, pg. 1)

Daffodils--Puyallup; Meadows--Puyallup; Girls--Puyallup--1930-1940; Croplands;

A flower bedecked car representing the Tacoma Seed Company passes in front of the reviewing stand for the 1936 Daffodil Parade. The 35 foot tower made of 200,000 daffodils was erected at South 10th and Pacific Avenue. Queen Helen Edgerton and her court viewed the parade from this vantage point after the passage of their own float. 35 floats with hundreds of thousands of blooms thrilled the parade watchers. (T. Times 4-17-36, p. 1-article; T. Times 4-18-36, p. 1-article; T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reviewing stands; Daffodils; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Like flower fairies, Mary Frances Cavanaugh, left, and Weda Claire Dykeman peek and smile from the inside of giant daffodil blossoms during the 1936 Daffodil Parade. Mary Frances is the daughter of Cecil Cavanaugh, of Cavanaugh Lumber Co., and Weda Claire is the daughter of Doug Dykeman. The 1936 Daffodil Parade was the third annual parade, and the first held in April. The first two parades were held in March. (T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cavanaugh, Mary Frances; Dykeman, Weda Claire;

A small flower-covered float moves along Pacific Avenue during the 1936 Daffodil Parade and over the street car tracks. It passes in front of the reviewing stand at Tenth Street, presided over by the Daffodil Queen and her Court. (T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The 35-feet-high, four-tiered reviewing stand for the 1936 Daffodil Parade on So. 10th Street & Pacific. The stand is covered with 200,000 bright yellow daffodils. The Stationers Inc. at 926 Pacific Avenue can be seen in the background. The picture windows have been cleared of displays to set up chairs for viewing the parade. Children dangle their feet from open third story windows as they wait for the parade to start. Those not having these lofty perches to view the parade have lined up several people deep on the ground. (T. Times 4/20/1936, pg. 3)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Reviewing stands;

On April 18, 1936, Queen Helen Edgerton enjoys the parade from her throne in the base of the 35 foot daffodil "tower" that served as a reviewing stand for the Daffodil Parade. On either side of her are members of her court. At this time, the princesses did not wear matching dresses, so each member of the court is dressed differently with the wide brimmed hats being the only unifying element. The Princesses are, left to right, Esther Kaufman of Puyallup, Alice Margaret Woods of Tacoma, Helen Rockway of Sumner and Joy Lundrigan of Puyallup.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1936 : Tacoma); Festivals--Tacoma; Reviewing stands; Edgerton, Helen; Kaufman, Esther; Woods, Alice Margaret; Rockway, Helen; Lundrigan, Joy;

Easter Sunday in 1936 at First Lutheran Church. Members of the congregation gather on the sidewalk and steps of the church for Easter services. Building by Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects.

Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; First Lutheran Church (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Construction of new bridge, location not provided, circa 1936. Materials and debris in foreground, river in midground, pier or barge, small boat and pile driver in background.

Bridge construction; Bridges; Pile drivers;

Port Industrial area taken from Northeast Tacoma looking, southwest toward Mount Rainier. Large expanse of undeveloped tideflats and bay water in foreground with industries and mountain in background. Richards Studio stock negative.

City Views - Tacoma - Port Industrial

ca. 1937. Dower Estate, Dower Dell. John Dower and others beside railing looking at lake or stream within the extensively landscaped property.

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Dower, John; Business people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Estates--Lakewood;