Washington State Historical Society secretary William P. Bonney poses next to the "Lister" table in front of the Ferry Museum. The table was donated to the Society on the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the J.H. Lister family in Tacoma. The family emigrated from England and established Standard Iron Works on East 23rd. Second generation Listers included Arthur, Ernest, Alfred, Albert and sister Mrs. D.M. McInnis. Arthur served for 25 years as the superintendent of the pattern department of the Northern Pacific Railroad shops in South Tacoma. Ernest was elected governor in 1912 and reelected in 1916. He died in office three years later. Alfred served as city controller, manager of the Tacoma school board and president of Tacoma Savings and Loan. Albert was a prosperous farmer outside of Olympia and his sister's family had a farm on McNeil Island. (T. Times 10/13/1934, pg. 9 E.T. Short's column "After Many Years")

Bonney, William P.; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Galleries & museums--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ferry Museum (Tacoma); Antiques;

Northwest (Lawn) Bowling Team in Tacoma. Portrait of seven men with lawn bowling balls. Standing, left to right, are S. Matheau, William Reid, A.S. Drummond, J.A. Oliver and E. McNeal. Kneeling are, left to right, E.L. Smith and R.B. Eaddie. "Bowls" had been played for many years in Great Britain, Canada and the eastern US. It was gaining in popularity in the Northwest. (T.Times 9/15/1934, pg. 5)

Bowling--Tacoma; Bowlers--Tacoma; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wright Park (Tacoma); Northwest Bowling Team (Tacoma);

British Lawn Bowling team in Tacoma, plus two members from the local Northwest team. Portrait of seven men, five are from the British cruiser Danae and are wearing naval uniforms. Standing, left to right, are Tom Skinner, C. "Skip" Baker, Daniel Healy, W. Chawn and John Wood. Kneeling are, left to right, H.S. Baldson and F. Webb. (T. Times 9/15/1934, pg. 5)

Bowling--Tacoma; Bowlers--Tacoma; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wright Park (Tacoma); Northwest Bowling Team (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. Two girls pursue that favorite juvenile culinary pursuit- the making of mud pies.

Children playing in mud; Girls--1930-1940; Children cooking;

ca. 1934. Reunion of Old Timers. Portrait of six men standing beside the Tacoma Totem Pole erected in 1903 and located just south of the Tacoma Hotel. For Mr. Cook. (T. Times) (WSHS)

Tacoma Totem Pole (Tacoma); Totem poles--Tacoma;

Tacoma firemen work in unison to haul or cordon off the mountain of debris which fell during the collapse of the six-story Tacoma Grocery Co. warehouse, 2108-12 Pacific Avenue, on October 9, 1934. The front part of the brick building slid into Pacific Avenue and 50 feet of the roof caved in when water from a faulty sprinkler system caused flooding and the eventual collapse of the heavily laden floors. Thousands of cases of groceries and furniture cascaded into the street, and damages were estimated to be over $50,000. No injuries were reported in this building disaster. (T.Times 10-9-34, p. 1, 5)

Building failures--Tacoma; Disasters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grocery Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. Repairing windstorm damage at Fisher's Department Store circa 1934. (filed with Argentum)

Fishers Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Row six wood-frame, one-and-one-half story houses which appear to have been built at the same time. All have center, covered entry porch, some have Dutch gabled roofs. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Seven young men wearing suits with ties, four seated at two tables covered with folded letters/forms and books. They are possibly associated with a school or fraternal organization. (WSHS)

Men--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Close up of Miss Lucy D. Farrar, 81 year old cyclist. Miss Farrar is an advocate for riding for improved health and vigor. She has been a cyclist for 40 years, since the bicycle craze of the Gay Nineties. She regularly pedals from Tacoma to her second home on South American Lake, a round trip of 14 miles. In addition to cycling, Miss Farrar is an accomplished pianist. (T. Times 4/11/1935, pg. 8)

Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cycling; Bicycles & tricycles--1930-1940; Farrar, Lucy;

81-year-old Lucy D. Farrar firmly grips the handlebars of her vintage bicycle prior to one of her regular jaunts in April of 1935. Miss Farrar is an advocate of cycling to retain vigor and health. She has been riding bicycles for 40 years. Miss Farrar cycles from her Tacoma home to South American Lake where she has another residence, a roundtrip of fourteen miles. This was not an easy task due to the condition of some of the roads and alleys on her journey.

Farrar, Lucy; Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cycling; Bicycles & tricycles--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. The lunch counter of the Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret, 1518 Pacific Avenue. Signboard menu offers sandwiches ranging from a dime hamburger to a fried oyster sandwich for a quarter. Men seated in front of counter; manager in tuxedo and waiters in white jackets behind the counter. All are reflected in the large mirror, which is surrounded by ornate columns.

Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret (Tacoma); Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking--1930-1940; Nightclubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Exterior view of the Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret located at 1518 Pacific Avenue. A neon lit marquee extends out from the building. Fabric draping and liquor bottles decorate the front picture windows.

Fifteen-Eighteen Cabaret (Tacoma); Eating & drinking facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eating & drinking--1930-1940; Nightclubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Mickey Mouse Club. A Tacoma police officer hands a speeding ticket to an unidentified boy in a go cart. The boy is surrounded by other boys and men in front of Virges Drug Store. Sign reads "On Our Way To The Mickey Mouse Club - Hamrick's Temple Theatre." Other signs point out for boys and girls to register to win a $250 go cart, details available at Thrifty Cut-Rate Drugs, 947 Broadway. (filed with Argentum)

Thrifty Cut-Rate Drugs (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Coaster cars--Tacoma;

In 1934, Hisasha & Ruby Kumasaka received $10,000 each in the will of 80-year-old logger Sweny Smith. Ruby, 7, and Hisasha, 5, were the children of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kumasaka of 1706 Broadway. For eight years, the family had taken Smith into their home and taken care of him. Despite his Norwegian heritage, Smith observed the Japanese holidays, attended the Buddhist church and followed the family's customs. He spoke of the two children as his grandchildren. On his deathbed in St. Joseph's Hospital, he told the children that he was going to the Great Beyond to watch over them and their growth, and directed them to a safety deposit box in the Washington Building that contained his will leaving everything to them for their kindness. The Kumasaka family, unaware that the frugal logger had any wealth, expected only a meagre amount, but found that the will left $10,000 to each of the children. (T. Times 10/31/1934, pg. 6)

Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kumasaka, Ruby; Kumasaka, Hisasha;

On the 16th anniversary of the World War I Armistice, November 11, 1934, Harry Hanson, Great War veteran, sat on a lonely park bench beneath barren trees staring into space. Mr. Hanson was one of thousands of veterans still fighting; only this time it was the Battle of the Great Depression. Homeless, jobless and penniless, the 44 year old Mr. Hanson was staying at the shelter for homeless men and spending his days in Fireman's Park, where hundreds of jobless men gathered each day. (T. Times 11/12/1934, pg. 1) (WSHS)

Hanson, Harry; World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Tacoma; Depressions--1929;

Outdoor portrait of Harriet Griggs. Woman dressed in suit with long coat and fur scarf. She is standing in front of cedar trees planted next to a wood-shingled building. Mrs. Griggs is listed in the 1935 & '36 City directories as residing at 923 No. Yakima Ave., no occupation is given. The picture ran in the Tacoma Times with the caption that Miss Griggs, along with her mother Elvira (Mrs. Herbert) Griggs and sister Miss Elvira, had returned from New York where they had been vacationing. Harriet Griggs was the elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert S. Griggs and the sister of Chauncey S. Griggs, of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co. (T. Times 7/2/1936, pg. 13)

Griggs, Harriet; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO), Tacoma. Worker handling a steel plate on machinery, above which hangs a load of bricks suspended by a heavy chain. For J. Gius, reporter. (WSHS)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

ca. 1934. Dorothy La Gasa, seated, and Barbara Bonnell pose in sophisticated, long gowns adorned with corsages, while the unidentified young man lounges in a tuxedo at the Nite Owls Club Dance in this circa 1934 photograph. Miss Bonnell leans on a Capehart orchestrope which is now called a jukebox. The Capehart orchestropes were made from 1928-1931. (T. Times, Society, Mrs. Brady) (Additional information provided by a reader)

Nite Owls (Tacoma); Dance; Bonnell, Barbara; La Gasa, Dorothy; Jukeboxes;

Junior League members Sonya (Mrs. Donald) Doud and Gertrude (Mrs. Roger) Peck (from left) pause at the doorway of the League's Thrift Shop in December of 1934. Women donated their time and effort in running the store, with proceeds earmarked for the well-baby clinic they sponsored. The Junior League Thrift Shop was located at 117 S. 10th St. with hours of operation listed on the door's window.

Junior League (Tacoma); Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Thrift shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Doud, Sonya; Peck, Gertrude;

Two women wearing full length fur coats and hats standing outside the Junior League Thrift Shop in December of 1934. They are, left to right, Mrs. Richard Wagstaff and Miss Letitia Fogg, head of the shop. The shop is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10 -4p.m. Established in 1930, the proceeds of the store support the League's well baby clinic. The window of the store is decorated with a festive holiday tree. (filed with Argentum)

Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Thrift shops--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wagstaff, Richard--Family; Fogg, Letitia;

Eleanor (Mrs. Thomas H.) Mills and her daughter, also named Eleanor, read a book together by firelight in this gentle portrait from December of 1934. The family has recently arrived from Portland to make their home in Tacoma. Mr. Mills is the president of Pacific States Lumber Co. The family is residing at 501 No. 10th. Mrs. Mills is active in the Junior League and is especially interested in their newest venture, children's theatre. (T. Times 12/8/1934, pg. 7)

Mothers & children--1930-1940; Mills, Eleanor; Fireplaces;

The Junior League Thrift Store at 117 South 10th Street was already decorated for Christmas when Miss Elizabeth Hailey of Portland (far left) visited the shop during the first week of December in 1934. Miss Hailey had just been named the regional director of the Junior League, and was on a get acquainted tour of Washington. Standing beside her is Miss Letitia Fogg, head of the shop. Behind the counter are: (l to r) Sonya (Mrs. Donald) Doud; Aida (Mrs. Charles) Ingram, the local president of the Junior League; Mrs. Richard Wagstaff; and Gertrude (Mrs. Roger) Peck. (TNT 12/8/1934 p.4)

Hailey, Elizabeth; Fogg, Letitia; Doud, Sonja; Ingram, Aida; Wagstaff, Richard--Family; Peck, Gertrude; Junior League (Tacoma); Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Christmas trees--Tacoma;

ca. 1934. "Harmon Miller- Little car- Eatonville stage." Men working inside a garage, circa 1934. The man in front is working on a midget car or luxury go cart. The man behind him is working on the "Eatonville-Tacoma-Kapowsin" bus. (filed with Argentum)

Coaster cars--Tacoma; Garages--Tacoma--1930-1940; Buses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Home built in 1914 for attorney Clayton Chapman and his wife Julia. Home designed by Arnott Woodroffe, architect. Side view of two-story house with cross-gable roof. Stucco exterior, multi-pane windows. Mature landscaping. The Tacoma Daily Ledger voted the home one of the 10 most beautiful homes in Tacoma in 1931. (TDL 5/26/1931, Rotogravure, pg. B6)

Chapman, Clayton--Homes & haunts;

The surviving Wilson children stare vacantly at the camera, mourning the death of their sister, and holding closely the doll that she won recently from the Tacoma Times. The children are, left to right, Beverly, age 4, Dorothy, age 11, Marian, age 12, and George Jr., age 3. Their sister, six year old Marie Wilson, was crushed to death by an auto Tuesday, December 4, 1934 as she crossed the street at South 27th and Yakima with her sister Marian. As the girls crossed the street, a truck came rapidly up to the corner and the automobile driven by Dr. C.A. Gaul of Olympia swerved to avoid it; striking the girls. The doctor stopped and offered aid, the truck kept going. The children live with their parents at 2511 South Tacoma Ave. Their father George Wilson has been unemployed for some time and the family is destitute. The children were recently overjoyed as Marie worked to get five Tacoma Times subscriptions to earn the doll held by Marian. The doll was treasured by all of the children, it was their Christmas present. TPL-3561 (T. Times 12/5/1934, pg. 1; 12/6/1934, pg. 1; 12/7/1934, pg. 3)

Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wilson, Marian; Wilson, Dorothy; Wilson, Beverly; Wilson, George; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;

From the evidence provided by this photograph, it may well be that the family of Paul and Marian Hebb had a vegetarian dinner for Thanksgiving in 1934. It appears that this turkey was thought of as more of a pet then a potential centerpiece for a holiday feast. The girls were identified by the Tacoma Times as (l to r) Dennis Hebb, Jane Moffitt, Arden Hebb and Sally Moffitt. The girls are the daughters Paul and Marian Hebb and Thomas and Sally Moffitt. The Tacoma Times sets the scene of the photograph at the farm home of the Hebb's at Grand Pre. (T. Times 11/28/1934, pg. 9)

Turkeys; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hebb, Dennis; Moffitt, Jane; Hebb, Arden; Moffitt, Sally;

Old wooden officers' quarters at Fort Lewis, scheduled for demolition. The old wooden housing has been replaced by enlarged, brick structures for the officers and their families. This improvement is part of a 6 year development program at Fort Lewis, scheduled to be completed by the end of 1934. (T. Times 11/24/1934, pg. 5) (WSHS)

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Military facilities--Wash.; Officers' quarters--Fort Lewis;

William P. Bonney, left, Northwest pioneer and officer of the Washington State Historical Society, poses with William Woolery of Sumner, the first white child born at Steilacoom. Woolery is also one of the few surviving members of the first immigrant party to bring a wagon train across the Cascade Mountains. The train crossed at Naches Pass in 1853, completing their journey from Missouri to the Puget Sound. The photograph ran with an article discussing the proposed route of the "Immigrant Trail" road from Eastern to Western Washington. (T. Times 1/10/1935, pg. 6; T. Times 4/16/1935, pg. 14)

Bonney, William P.; Woolery, William; Pioneers--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A copy of the first Tacoma Times masthead and the introductory announcement on the editorial page of Vol. 1, No. 1, celebrating the birth of the paper on December 21, 1903. It is set to be published every evening except Sunday. The cost is 1 cent per copy, 6 cents a week, 25 cents a month or $3 a year. (T. Times 12/21/1934, pg. 1)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspapers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Newspaper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;