Stadium High School 's 1939 undefeated Swim Team. One boy dives into swimming pool as Coach Vincent Keyes and team members watch from poolside. (T. Times, 1/30/1939, p. 11)

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Stadium High School Girls Glee Club as pictured in January of 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Music education--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School play "Naughty Marietta". Principal players of opera on stage. (filed with Argentum)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On April 22, 1936, students across the nation expressed their displeasure with governmental policy by taking part in a massive anti-war demonstration at 11 a.m. This large group of students, standing among the trees in the school's courtyard, is from Stadium High School. They joined high school and college students throughout the U.S., France, Belgium, Spain and Puerto Rico in the massive walkout pledging their refusal to support any present or future wars and protesting the nation's armament program. In Tacoma, over 500 students walked out of classes at Lincoln High School at 11 a.m. Some of them gathered with the students at Stadium at 12 noon, who chose to demonstrate during lunch periods rather than walking out of class. Large demonstrations with speakers were held at the College of Puget Sound and the University of Washington in Seattle. Sponsors estimated that 400,000 students took part nationwide, a great deal more than were involved in similar demonstrations in 1934 and 1935. (T.Times 4/22/1936, pg. 1) TPL-3214

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Four young men from the 1936 Stadium High School Band with what the photograph caption in the Tacoma Times calls "Bell Front Horns." The caption calls them the "last word" in brass instruments. The musicians are, left to right, Bob Cromwell, Jack Duncan, Richard Lang and Bob Williams. Each is wearing a school sweater and sailor-type hat with an "S" emblem. (T. Times 10/2/1936, pg.10)

Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Brass instruments; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Cromwell, Bob; Duncan, Jack; Lang, Richard; Williams, Bob;

On Memorial Day in 1941 a ceremony was held at Stadium High School to pay tribune to the eleven Stadium High alumni who lost their lives in World War I. Twelve wreaths were lain, one each at the base of the eleven trees that lined the parking strip in front of the school, and one at the memorial plaque that lists the names of the soldiers. Jane Welch, left, and Grace Blangy place a wreath at the base of one of the trees. (T. Times 5/30/1941, pg. 1)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Memorial Day; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Commemoration--Tacoma; Welch, Jane; Blangy, Grace;

Stadium High School's Champion tennis team of 1942 poses on the school steps. The team won both the state tournament and the Cross State League titles. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Harold & Harvey Mosich. Back Row, left to right, Coach Isadore Epstein, Kirk Stewart, Wally Cavanaugh and Walt Olson. Kirk Stewart won the singles finals at state. Wally Cavanaugh took the Cross State individual award. The Mosich brothers won doubles at both meets. (T. Times 5/29/1942, pg. 10- picture, TNT 5/29/1942, PG. 13)

Tennis players--1940-1950; Tennis rackets; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Mosich, Harold; Mosich, Harvey; Epstein, Isadore; Stewart, Kirk; Cavanaugh, Wally; Olson, Walt;

The 1941 Stadium High School basketball team, under the watchful eye of Coach V. G. Lowman in the dark shirt, starts out the season with a little hoop practice. For several years, Coach Lowman had produced a champion prep team and 1941 promised to be no different.

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Stadium High School first opened as Tacoma High School in 1906, in 1913 the name was changed to Stadium. The building was originally intended to be a hotel, but it was never finished, after a bond was passed by Tacoma voters, money was appropriated for the completion of a new school in Tacoma. View of Stadium High School from east side of building.

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Swimming team, Stadium High School, Metcalf, Times. A group portrait of the 1949 swim team. The 1949 Varsity Swimming Team was coached by Walter G. Streeter. Co-captains were Jerry Hopper and Dave Schweinler. The squad won the city championship and took second place at the annual state meet in Seattle. (Stadium High School Annual, 1949 Tahoma)

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In 1947 the boys who attended Stadium High School could elect to take a course on nutrition and food preparation. Busy at the stove on the left are Bert Fisher (far left) and Barlow Day. Mixing things up in bowls of various sizes are: (in no particular order) Dave Thorp, Marv Kindem, Roger Engberg, Bryan Tibbett, Bud Weiss, Dave Johnson, Ned Face, and Don Maitland. The same course was mandatory for all Stadium girl students. (T. Times, 10/24/1947, p. 2). TPL-10466

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Stadium High School. Designed by A. B. Hewitt in the French chateau style and perched on a bluff overlooking Commencement Bay, Stadium High School is the rebuilt shell of what was planned as a great tourist hotel by the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. The Tacoma Land Co.'s Tourist Hotel was built on a site costing $86, 000. The 240 x 250 foot five story edifice was slow in construction due to confines in financing caused by the 1893 Depression. When near completion, the $750,000 hotel was gutted by a fire October 12, 1898. Because of the high cost of rebuilding, it was abandoned as a hotel and in 1903 was proposed as a high school. The top 2 floors were removed, it was remodeled and in 1906 opened as the new Tacoma High School. The Old Woman's Gulch adjacent to the school was converted into a stadium. The name was changed to Stadium High School in 1913. The building is on the city, state and national historical registers and has been captured on film in "Ten Things I Hate About You." TPL-8382

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Historic buildings--Tacoma; Towers--Tacoma; Spires--Tacoma;

Two graduating seniors from Stadium High School's class of 1950, Maris Anderson and Mary Ann Jugovich, are seated in front of the school holding books and smiling off into the distance. Ordered for Tribune layout by Barbara Dana. (TNT, 5/28/1950; p.D-1)

Students--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Anderson, Maris; Jugovich, Mary Ann;

Girls were not the only ones interested in sewing as these young men at Stadium High School can attest. Pictured on April 17, 1969, are eight male students hard at work on Elna sewing machines. They were enrolled in Vella Boyles' home economics class. Elna had a reputation for fine quality machines; established in 1940, they built the first compact, portable, electric sewing machine with a free arm. Photograph ordered by Homemaker Supply Co., Portland.

Home economics--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sewing--Tacoma; Sewing machines; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

A Sunnen crane hoists roofing materials to waiting workers on the rooftop of majestic Stadium High School on September 1, 1954. School would begin in a week so repairs would have to be completed by then. In 1954, the high school was nearly fifty years old. Built in the French Chateau style in 1891 and first intended as a hotel, it was converted into a high school and opened on September 10, 1906. The school was placed on the City, State and National Registry. Photograph ordered by Sunnen Auto Freight & Heavy Hauling Co. TPL-10056

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sunnen Auto Freight & Heavy Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery;

Placed on the City, State and National Registry of historic buildings, the French chateau styled Stadium High School opened as a school in 1906. Intended originally for use as a hotel, and damaged by fire, the building was saved and remodeled to be used as a high school. View of Stadium High School; the unusual spires, turrets and towers would have been a challenge for roofers to maintain and replace. Nevertheless, $850,000 was spent in the summer of 1958 for renovations to the school. A new roof, rewelded and repainted fire escapes, replacement windows and sashes and a 50 foot steel beam lowered across the top of the gym to make the basketball court regulation sized and turned around were just some of the projects. Photograph ordered by Chase Brass & Copper Co., Waterbury, Conn. (TNT 7-20-58, B-11) TPL-8668

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960;

This side view of Stadium High School was taken on a sunny spring day in 1958 from the corner of N. 2nd and "E" Sts. Fire escapes are attached to the outside of the buildings so that students could exit in case of emergencies. These fire escapes would be removed, rewelded and painted during the $850,000 renovation project at the school during summer, 1958. Hipped and pitched roofs, spirals, and dormers blend in with the French chateau architecture but would have been difficult to repair and maintain. Besides a new roof, 500 windows and sashes were replaced during renovations. Photograph ordered by the Chase Brass & Copper Co., Waterbury, Conn. (TNT 7-20-58, B-11)

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• Tacoma High School (later Stadium High School) embellished with frame and flowers. circa 1910.
• Printed on front: High School.

Circa 1914.

Circa 1924.

Circa 1910.

Circa 1915.

Entrance to Stadium High School as pictured in April of 1928. Hedges flank the long walkway to the school's front doors. By 1928, students had been occupying the elegant structure for 22 years. It was rededicated in 2006 after major renovation. TPL-3142; G47.1-026; BU-11,373

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Undated elevated view of of Stadium High School; copy made on May 28, 1926. Built for use as a hotel but never completed as such, it was converted into a high school in 1905. It supposedly resembles an old French castle and has an outstanding marine view. The school had its name changed to Stadium High School in 1913. It was rededicated in 2006 after two years of major renovation. TPL-2939 BU-11374

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ca. 1909. Entrance to Stadium High School, four people in front of building. #BU11372

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1900-1910; Historic buildings--Tacoma

On May 28, 1926, the Girls Club at Stadium High School unveiled a commemorative bronze tablet at the entrance to their school. The plaque contained the names of the eleven Stadium High School boys who died in World War I and an explanation of the trees planted in their memory at the school in 1919. Bearing roses are Ellis Ayr Smith, left, and Louise Phelps. After the unveiling of the marker, the girls placed the roses at the bases of two of the trees. (TNT 5/28/1926, pg. 17) BU-11,376, BGN 444

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Commemoration--Tacoma; Smith, Ellis-Ayr; Phelps, Louise;