Nell Keevy, travel bureau official at the Bremerton city dock, posed with an unidentified bus driver after giving the new bus scheduled for the Port Orchard to Bremerton ferry dock run a once over. On Sunday July 28, 1935, the Bremerton-Port Orchard- Seattle ferry service was discontinued after 15 years of operation by the Black Ball lines. Passengers would now travel by bus from Port Orchard to Bremerton to catch the ferry to Seattle. (filed with Argentum) (Bremerton Sun 7/27/1935, pg. 1)

Mass transit--Port Orchard--1930-1940; Washington Motor Coach System (Bremerton); Buses--Bremerton; Bus terminals--Bremerton; Keevy, Nell;

And they're off! Members of the Bremerton Admiral Robert E. Coontz Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars posed ready to take off in a run as soon as they hear the starting pistol fire. They clutched application for membership forms in their hands and the race was on for greatest membership drive in the history of the post. Their goal was 100 new members by March 31st. Alfred Carlson, second from right, was chairman of the membership committee. Left to right are pictured O.E. Bennett, George Hall, M.D. Benham, Henry Johnson, Ted Pruitt, C.E. Chase, Alfred Carlson and Joe Dilks. Local patrolman Rod Murphy was shown with the starting pistol, getting the drive off to a flying start. (Bremerton Sun 10/8/1935, pg. 1)

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Admiral Robert E. Coontz Post (Bremerton); Veterans organizations--Bremerton--1930-1940; Running races; Runners (Sports); Handguns; Carlson, Alfred;

A. Ostrom, left, and T. A. Grahn, two of Bremerton's veteran painters, together represent a combined age of 186 with 104 years of experience in painting. Images of the two were captured on October 10, 1935 as they waterproofed the Masonic Temple in Bremerton. Mr. Ostrom, at 71, started his profession at 17; and Mr. Grahn, 65, started at 15. The men have painted houses, stores, churches and hotels in Bremerton, doing more than their share to beautify the city. (Bremerton Sun. 10/24/1935, pg. 1)

Carpenters--Bremerton; Aged persons--Bremerton; Ladders; Ostrom, A.; Grahn, T.A.;

Pre game military show featuring a formation of soldiers and sailors during the November 11, 1935 Armistice Day Navy-Army Football Game at Stadium Bowl. For Bremerton Sun. (filed with Argentum) (see D410 for more images of the same event.)

Football--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military personnel--1930-1940;

Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like ... Mary Dolores Connolly of Bremerton smiles mischievously over her shoulder as she mails her letter to Santa at a street mailbox in December of 1935. The five year old girl was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Connolly, 1744 Fourth St. She was eagerly looking forward to Christmas. The Bremerton Sun, who ordered the picture, wanted to thank the citizens, firemen and organizations of the city for their cooperation in making the holiday brighter for the city's less fortunate youngsters as well. (Bremerton Sun 12/21/1935, pg. 1)

Letters to Santa Claus; Holidays--Bremerton--1930-1940; Mailboxes--Bremerton--1930-1940; Girls--Bremerton--1930-1940; Connolly, Mary Dolores;

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow can stop the delivery of those Christmas cards, but a poorly written address can. Bremerton mail carrier R.O. Rouen was photographed puzzling over a carelessly addressed envelope in December of 1935. According to the Bremerton Sun, in 1934 2,000 letters and packages were sent to the dead letter office, unable to be delivered due to unintelligible addresses. For Bremerton Sun. (Bremerton Sun 12/20/1935, pg. 1)

Holidays--Bremerton; Christmas cards; Postal service employees--Bremerton; Letter carriers--Bremerton; Rouen, R.O.;

This portrait of Mrs. Betty Grosse was made in December of 1935. She posed in a long formal white dress next to a buffet holding crystal. Mrs. Grosse was an active member of the Olympic Chapter, NO. 216, Order of the Eastern Star. She held the office of noble grand in the Mystic Rebekah Lodge, No. 168. (Bremerton Sun 12/28/1935, pg. 4)

Clubwomen--Bremerton; Buffets (Furniture); Grosse, Betty; Order of Eastern Star, Olympic Chapter, NO. 216 (Bremerton); Fraternal organizations--Bremerton; Mystic Rebekah Lodge, No. 168 (Bremerton);

1936 proved to be a confusing school year at the two room Navy Yard city school in Bremerton. The tiny school only had 55 pupils, but three sets of twin sisters often left the teachers scratching their heads in confusion. Principal Karmen Bugge was pictured with (top row, left to right) 9 year old Dorothy and Virginia Kempf; center, 8 year old Mae and Fae Seat; and on the bottom row, 7 year old Lorrene and Lorraine Manville. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (Bremerton Sun 1/23/26, pg. 1)

Twins--Bremerton; School children--Bremerton--1930-1940; Classrooms--1930-1940; School principals--Bremerton; Bugge, Karmen; Kempf, Dorothy; Kempf, Virginia; Seat, Mae; Seat, Fae; Manville, Lorrene; Manville, Lorraine;

Mr. and Mrs. Poirson, Tandem Artists, at Burton on Vashon Island. The couple is sketching the woman seated before them. They each work with pencil on their own art pad. For Bremerton Sun. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Vashon Island; Sketchbooks; Sketches;

No you're not seeing double; in February of 1936, Naval Avenue School in Bremerton boasted of 8 sets of twins, more twins than any other institution in the city of comparable size. Four sets of twins were enrolled in the first grade. Pictured, left to right with one sitting and other standing, are Tillie and Clifford Williams, Phillip and Phyllis Thornton, Adrian and Allen Mathews, Dorothy and Donna Misz, Teddy and Richard Holland, Dorothy and Donald Davis, Norene and Arlene Crites and Hollis and Wallace Erwin. For Bremerton Sun. (filed with Argentum) (Bremerton Sun 2/20/1936, pg. 1)

School children--Bremerton--1930-1940; Classrooms--Bremerton--1930-1940; Twins; Naval Avenue School (Bremerton);

Officers of the Olympus Lodge No. 100, Ladies' Auxiliary to the International Association of Machinists, Local 282 pose for the Bremerton Sun in February of 1936. They represent the 60 members of the lodge. Front row, left to right, Alice Barg, Margaret Roddy, Stella fuller, Mona Schmieder, Ethel Soike. 2nd row- Ethel Bernard, June Nordquist, Greta Whalen, Hannah Walker, Lulu Dolan. Third row- Ruth Runyon, Mary Holbrook, Eva McClure, Helen Huotte, Ann Dasho and Emma Akers. (Bremerton Sun 2/19/1936, pg. 3)

Labor unions--Bremerton; Olympus Lodge No. 100, Ladies' Auxiliary to the International Association of Machinists, Local 282 (Bremerton);

On February 2, 1936, toll collector E.T. Rice, solemn faced in his black uniform and jaunty hat, was on the lookout for "chislers," those not paying to cross the Bremerton-Manette bridge. Mr. Rice was the manager of the bridge and pulled an eight hour shift in the toll house, and had done so for the six years since the bridge opened. During the day shift, he might have 134 cars and 260 pedestrians cross the bridge; during the night or early morning hours maybe only a dozen. The Navy Yard rush in the morning and evening kept the collector busy. Aside from the "chiselers," the potential for robberies and suicides kept the collector on the ball. (Bremerton Sun 4/17/1936, pg. 2)

Rice, E.T.; Toll bridges--Bremerton;

Hollycroft Gardens at Gig Harbor, woman admires rare plants. For Bremerton Sun. (filed with Argentum)

Hollycroft Gardens (Gig Harbor); Gardens--Gig Harbor--1930-1940; Plants--Bremerton;

Mrs. B.F. Harrison, regent in 1933 of the Elizabeth Ellington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In March of 1936, the DAR chapter was celebrating its tenth anniversary. The chapter was named for a member of the English nobility, Lady Elizabeth Ellington who, during the American Revolution, laid aside her title and devoted herself to the American cause. She was the great aunt of Mrs. James W. Carr, wife of Judge James W. Carr of Bremerton. The chapter also dedicated itself to patriotic work. One of its most visible acts was to erect a marker in 1933 at the site of an old Indian fort, and later Kitsap County's first schoolhouse, in Manette. (Bremerton Sun 4/1/1936, pg. 1)

Aged persons--Bremerton--1930-1940; Longevity; Harrison, B.F.--Family;

Buddy Poppy Days were being observed in Bremerton beginning May 22, 1936 and Ernie Roy, city traffic Patrolman, was happy to do his part by purchasing two of the tiny red flowers. Ruth Howard, left, poppy chairman for the auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Admiral Robert E. Coontz Post No. 239, and Flo Hatfield, chairman for the auxiliary to American Legion Post No. 149, were ready to do their part raising money for the welfare of disabled war veterans. The sale of poppies as a fund raiser goes back to the early twenties. A poem entitled "In Flanders Field" evoked a battlefield of white crosses dotted with red poppies, "In Flanders Field the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row..." The poem touched the nation and poppies became known as the wartime memorial flower, a tribute to those who lost their lives defending our freedoms. In 1922, the VFW conducted its first poppy sale and the poppy was adopted as the official memorial flower of the VFW. The proceeds from the sale are used to support veterans' programs, the VFW makes no profit from the sale. (Bremerton Sun 5/22/1936, pg. 1)

Fund raising--Bremerton--1930-1940; Patriotic societies--Bremerton; Veterans' organizations--Bremerton; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 239, Women's Auxiliary (Bremerton); American Legion, Post 149 (Bremerton); Roy, Ernie; Howard, Ruth; Hatfield, Flo;

Monday, May 4, 1936 kicked off the city wide Bremerton Cleanup Week. June Martin, left, and Clarice Atkeson were doing their part for spring cleaning by raking up debris in a yard. Bremerton's clean sweep was part of a national cleanup program. To assist in the effort, Bremerton garbage collectors would be picking up all extra garbage all week and hauling it away at no charge. (Bremerton Sun 05/04/1936, pg. 1)

Raking (Sweeping)--Bremerton; Cleaning; Martin, June; Atkeson, Clarice;

General view of Bremerton Navy Yard, circa October of 1936. For Bremerton Sun.

Naval yards & naval stations--Bremerton; Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton); Ships--1930-1940;

Four Bremerton Garbage Department trucks with men standing in front of them. For Bremerton Sun.

Trucks--1930-1940; Garbage collecting--Bremerton;

ca. 1937. On April 3, 1937, the city of Bremerton played host for the semi-annual convention of the State Association of Young Men's Business Clubs. The pictured group of Bremerton YMBC members worked hard to make the convention a successful reality. They are, left to right, Dore Witzke, Wayne Murphy, Dr. G.A. Hardan, Rex Bliss, Mark Barr, Eugene Ward and Julius Gius. (filed with Argentum) (Bremerton Sun 04-02-1937, pg. 1)

Young Mens Business Club (Bremerton); Gius, Julius;

A child's dial typewriter used for ransom note, with a hand operating it. Photograph ordered by the Seattle Star. On December 27, 1936, Charles Mattson was kidnapped by an armed and masked intruder at his parents' home at 4605 No. Verde. The ransom note left behind appeared to be typed on a child's typing machine or made with a child's letter stamps. The note contained less than 25 words and demanded $28,000 ransom. Misspellings were corrected with pen and ink. (T. Times 12/28/1936- 1/25/1937, pg. 1) (filed with Argentum)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mattson, Charles--Kidnappings;

Charles Mattson, on right, tied to a telephone pole while playing "G-men" with another boy. According to the Tacoma Times, FBI men were Charles' heroes and he and his friends often played "kidnap" where Charles doubled as the victim and the G-man. Later, in December of 1936 at the age of ten, Charles Mattson was kidnapped from his parents' Tacoma home and murdered. Despite the questioning of numerous suspects across the country the following month, the case was never solved. This photograph shows a younger Charles and appeared on the front page of the Tacoma Times December 30, 1936. (T. Times 12-28-1936 - 1-25-1937, pg. 1) (filed with Argentum)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mattson, Charles;

Group of fifteen men in front of the Lincoln Branch of Puget Sound National Bank. In 1936, C.W. Greening was manager of the Lincoln Branch.

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bankers--Tacoma; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Greening, Charles W.;

Stanley L. Rosso opened the Rosso Radio Company store at 706 South 38th Street in 1931. In this photograph from January, 1936 there are two washing machines on display outside the store, an "A B C" washer to the left and a "Maytag" to the right. Stanley Rosso remained in business at this address until WWII. After the war, he opened a new store, the Rosso TV & Appliance Company, at 756 South 38th St. one block over from his old store. This store closed around 1958.

Rosso Radio Company (Tacoma); Washing machines; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Rosso Radio Company store at 706 South 38th Street, owned by Stanley Rosso, carried a wide selection of large appliances, including washing machines, refrigerators, and upright vacuum cleaners. The "Easy" washer in the center of this photograph from January 1936 could be purchased for $54.50, or $1 per week on time. The cashiers window is at the back of the store. Stanley Rosso remained in business at this location until WWII.

Rosso Radio Company (Tacoma); Washing machines; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Five women looking at book "Piano Jazz" on front porch of a house. Taken for the Bremerton Sun newspaper on September 24, 1935. The women were the committee completing the final arrangements for the annual Grand Ball sponsored by the Olympic Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star in Bremerton. The Ball was held at the Masonic Temple on October 4, 1935. The women are, left to right, Mrs. Sadye Dunlap; Mrs. Gertrude Reynolds, Mrs. Beth Young, worthy matron, Mrs. Alice Duckwiler and Bertha Tappe. (Bremerton Sun 10/3/1935, pg. 2)

Clubwomen--Bremerton; Sheet music covers; Order of the Eastern Star, Olympic Chapter (Bremerton); Dunlap, Sadye; Reynolds, Gertrude; Young, Beth; Duckwiler, Alice; Tappe, Bertha;

ca. 1934. Staff of the 1934 "Tamanawas," group portrait in front of Jones Hall, College of Puget Sound. Front row: Dorothy Foxwell, Phyllis Swanson, Gertrude Davis, Annabel Biggle, Eunice Perkins, Maurine Henderson and Harriet Rosenzweig. Back row: Howard Clifford, Carl Faulk, Jack Slatter, Fred Stockbridge, Richard Poole, Woodard. Not pictured are editor Delmore Martin and Business Manager Richard Zehnder. (WSHS) (1934 Tamanawas)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Group portraits--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

ca. 1934. Campus Day 1934 at the College of Puget Sound. Campus Day is the time set aside for the annual general spring campus cleanup. Pictured are a group of student workers enjoying the free lunch served by the Spurs in Howarth Hall after the annual frosh-soph tug-of-war contest. (WSHS) (1934 Tamanawas)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

ca. 1934. Girls freshman baseball nine won the annual baseball tournament in 1934, defeating the sophomores 18 to 9. Front row: Perkins, Davis, Ida Larson (captain), Hagberg. Back row: Fulton, Giske, Beerbohm, Hanson, Ramsby. (WSHS) (1934 Tamanawas)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Paradise Inn was captured at dusk in this 1934 photograph. The Inn is located in the subalpine region of Paradise Valley on the slopes of Mount Rainier. It is one of the oldest high elevation resorts in the Pacific Northwest and one of the earliest ski resorts in the nation. It was designed by the Tacoma architectural firm of Heath, Gove and Bell and was built in 1916-17 of Alaska Cedar. The trees were left after the 1885 fire and the resulting logs were weathered to a silvery glow. The design is T shaped with a 1920 annex running parallel to the main building. (www.cr.nps.gov/history)

Paradise Inn (Wash.); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

This photograph of young children holding daffodils was taken at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church on Easter morning, 1935. The church, at 901 No. J Street, was built in 1908 and services began there in April, 1909. Designed by Ambrose J. Russell, the California (Spanish) mission style church was one of the earliest churches in this architectural style in the Northwest. It was included in the historic buildings "Grand Homes of Tacoma" tour in 1994.

Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Presbyterian churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Easter--Tacoma; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Daffodils;