ca. 1938. Annie Wright Seminary, circa 1938. Luncheon in honor of seniors given by Joan Burnmister at the Tacoma Club. Approximately 30 women and girls seated around luncheon table. (filed with Argentum)

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Wide angle portrait of the 110 students at Gault Junior High School representing the cast and chorus of the Hawaiian operetta "Tahita," which will be presented at the school on May 13, 1938. The plot was written by the girls in Miss Betty Harding's Glee Club. It is set in Hawaii, where Tahita, the heroine, was shipwrecked as a young child and raised by a native chieftain. She is found by an American aunt who wants to return her to the States to school. However, romance interferes in the person of the captain of the boat and a young bashful Southern sailor. (T. Times 5/13/1938, pg. 8- see caption of photograph for all names.)

Public schools--Tacoma; Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Child actors; Costumes;

John Rea, 90 years old. Cornell graduate. Wearing suit, bow tie, and hat. Mr. Rea was the last surviving member of Cornell's first graduating class, the class of 1869. He never missed a Republican National convention since he first attended as a reporter in the late 1800s. He was a speaking acquaintance of all US presidents succeeding Cleveland till his death in 1941. He came to Washington in 1890 and became editor and publisher of the Olympian and an advisor and close friend of Governor Ferry. He settled in Tacoma in the late nineties and worked in the timber and real estate businesses. Rea died February 20, 1941 at his home at 1112 No. 5th St. (Argentum) (T. Times 12/7/1936, pg. 10; 6/1/1936, pg. 1; T. Times 2/20/1941, pg. 1)

Rea, John A.; Alumni & alumnae--Cornell University--1930-1940;

Built by Radner R. Pratsch in 1920, the Realart Theater, at 5415 So. Tacoma Way brought Hollywood movies to So. Tacoma for over 40 years. On May 16, 1938 the theater was showing a double bill of "Over the Goal" with June Travis and "West of Shanghai" starring Boris Karloff. Mr. Pratsch retired from the movie business in 1956, and the building has gone through a succession of owners.

Realart Theater (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pratsch, Radner R.--Homes & haunts;

Built by Radner R. Pratsch in 1920, the Realart Theater, at 5415 So. Tacoma Way brought Hollywood movies to So. Tacoma for over 40 years. On May 16, 1938 the theater was showing a double bill of "Over the Goal" with June Travis and "West of Shanghai" starring Boris Karloff. Mr. Pratsch retired from the movie business in 1956, and the theater became the Realart Square Dance Hall in 1961. In 1971, the Golden Dragon Restaurant, which had been located next to the theater at 5413 So. Tacoma Way since 1951, expanded and took over the theater. Today the top floor of the theater can still be seen above the facade of the Fu Shung Restaurant.

Realart Theater (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pratsch, Radner R.--Homes & haunts;

Detail of the front entrance and the neon marquee of the Realart Theater built by Radner R. Pratsch in 1920 at 5415 So. Tacoma Way. The Realart brought Hollywood movies to So. Tacoma for over 40 years. On May 16, 1938 the theater was showing a double bill of the football drama "Over the Goal" with June Travis and "West of Shanghai" starring Boris Karloff in oriental makeup. In 1971, the building was converted to the Golden Dragon Restaurant. It is still in use as a restaurant.

Realart Theater (Tacoma); Motion picture theaters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pratsch, Radner R.--Homes & haunts;

William B. and Gertrude Reed posed with their children in November of 1938 for a family portrait. The children are, left to right, Nancy, Barbara Ann, Steven and Bill. The 1938 City Directory lists Mr. Reed as the secretary of the Scottish Rite Masons, Tacoma Lodge of Perfection. (T. Times, 11/25/1938, p. 16). (one of two photographs numbered A7856 image 1)

Reed, William B.--Family; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Harry M. Ross house after new roofing. The house has been resided with new material placed over the original shingled siding. Taken for Mr. Johnson, Johns-Manville Company. Also see A7118-1. (filed with Argentum)

Ross, Harry M.--Homes & haunts; Then & now comparisons--Tacoma;

A line of new Eatonville School District buses discharging students at the high school in this photograph from March of 1938. Photograph ordered by International Harvester Company.

School buses--Eatonville; Students--Eatonville--1930-1940;

Stanley School 6A Class. Large group of children in front of doors in June of 1938. The original school opened in 1925. It was named after noted Northwest educator George A. Stanley. (filed with Argentum)

School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Group portraits; Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Education--Tacoma;

Washington School, 6A Class, January of 1939. (filed with Argentum)

School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington School (Tacoma);

By June 26, 1938, employees and customers of Dorothy and Joe's Silver Dollar Cafe were settling in at the cafe's new quarters at 905 Pacific Avenue. Proprietors Dorothy and Joseph L. Duckwitz oversaw the move from their old location (910 Pacific) across the street. The Cafe had all new fixtures, including a back bar, that were manufactured in Tacoma. In 1940, Joseph started the Gehri Co. with George Gehri. Dorothy continued to operate the Silver Dollar Cafe until 1945. The Cafe, under new owners, officially closed around 1949. (filed with Argentum) (TNT 7/25/1958, pg. 5)

Silver Dollar Cafe (Tacoma); Duckwitz, Joseph--Homes & haunts;

Interior view of redecorated Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store, 1122-28 Broadway, circa 1939. Walls lined with shelves filled with shoe boxes, chairs running down the center for customers to sit and try on shoes. Buster Brown Shoes had opened their store in the David Gross Block building in 1924. In 1933, it became Spellman's, owned and managed by William and J. B. Spellman. In 1934, brother J. A. Spellman also joined the company. By 1939, the brothers owned and operated four other shoe stores in the Northwest. Spellman's Shoe Store closed on Broadway around 1966.(filed with Argentum) (TT 3/7/1939, pg.7)

Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School drum majors posed in front of their school in January of 1938. The baton wielders were scheduled for an exhibition performance to be given at Clover Park High School. They are, left to right, Mary Katherine Hager, Venette Maybin, Bob Lennon, Mary Jean McMorris and Margery Mayer. (T. Times 01/07/1938, pg. 4) (filed with Argentum)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Drum majors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hager, Mary Katherine; Maybin, Venette; Lennon, Bob; McMorris, Mary Jean; Mayer, Margery;

8th Annual Convention, Washington State Federation Employees Union. Large group of people in front of Steilacoom Town Hall. Building by Emanuel J. Bresemann, Architect, 1933. (filed with Argentum)

Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom); Washington State Federation Employees Union (Wash.); Meetings--Steilacoom; Labor unions;

View of Pacific Avenue Highway at 56th Street for Bill Turner to show scene of accident. Concrete roadway. Sign advertises McClosky Addition with homes sites starting at $200. Several houses in background. (filed with Argentum)

Streets;

View of Pacific Avenue Highway at 56th Street for Bill Turner to show scene of accident. Pacific Avenue is paved in concrete while 56th Street remains a graveled road. One-story brick house with basement garage on left in background. (filed with Argentum)

Streets;

Society pictures from a tea honoring graduating seniors and hosted by Miss Louise Purdy at the Woman's Clubhouse. Group of four girls pictured at table, one girl is pouring tea, three others watching her. The girls are, left to right, Lucille Decker, Louise Purdy, Irene Doten and Dorothy Purdy. Miss Doten and Miss Decker presided at the tea service. (T. Times 6/4/1938, pg. 9) (filed with Argentum)

Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Decker, Lucille; Purdy, Louise; Doten, Irene; Purdy, Dorothy;

Lincoln High School Class of 1938 graduation at the Armory. Audience, band and graduates seated under Lincoln banner. (filed with Argentum)

Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); State Armory (Tacoma);

Society pictures from a tea honoring graduating seniors hosted by Miss Louise Purdy at the Woman's Clubhouse. Three graduating seniors standing around a woman who is seated and is writing in school yearbook. The girls are holding 1938 Tahoma yearbooks, the yearbook for Stadium High School. They are, left to right, Miss Jean Osborne, Lillian LeBid, Bette Jane Graham and Jean Ray. (T. Times 6/4/1938, pg. 9) (filed with Argentum)

Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Osborne, Jean; LeBid, Lillian; Graham, Bette Jane; Ray, Jean;

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;

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

Tacoma Beauty Supply (Tacoma);

Dinner at Tacoma Club for 73rd birthday of Sydney Albert "Sam" Perkins, local tycoon and former newspaper editor. The dinner was attended by over 100 of Mr. Perkins's friends and business associates. During his 50 years in Tacoma, he had served as the partner of W.P. Bonney in a wholesale and retail drug business, in Washington D.C. as the secretary of Mark Hanna and as owner of the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the News.

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Perkins, S.A.--Commemoration; Birthday parties--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Faded April, 1938, photograph of the Decoration Committee for Tacoma Day Nursery. Four women making paper cut-outs. Toy duck perched on table. Scenic wallpaper with small houses and flowers in background.

Tacoma Day Nursery (Tacoma); Toys; Cut-paper works;

Remodeled facade of Tacoma Glass Company Building, taken for builder Anton Ohlson. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Glass Co. (Tacoma);

Lumbermen's Banquet. Tacoma Hotel. "New" Tacoma Hotel Dining Room with seventeen men seated and standing behind dining table. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Eugene Linden playing concert on stage at Temple Theatre. The orchestra disbanded from 1938-1939 due to financial losses incurred in the movement of the concert series from the Jason Lee auditorium to the Temple Theatre. Late in 1939, the orchestra was once again rehearsing for a concert series, this time in the Jason Lee auditorium. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Concerts--Tacoma--1930-1940; Temple Theatre (Tacoma);

Tacoma Times Carriers' Banquet at the Firs. Room packed with tables, boys and men representing the newspaper. Decorations hang from ceiling. A paper route was often the answer for boys and young men in need of spending money. The Times sponsored fun activities for its valued carriers throughout the year.

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper carriers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Firs (Spanaway);

Exterior of telephone offices at Lakewood and Crestview in December of 1938. (filed with Argentum)

Telephone companies--Lakewood;

From 1938 to 1949, Lloyd Suiter owned and operated Lloyd Suiter Inc., at 2302 Pacific Ave. It was the authorized dealership for U.S. Tires and the largest tire recapping plant in Tacoma. In March of 1938, shortly after they opened for business, Lloyd Suiter Inc. joined with Morford-Blangy Motors in a car give-a-way contest. The winner was to receive a free Ford V8 sedan.

Tire industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tires; Contests--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lloyd Suiter Tire Co. (Tacoma);