ca. 1932. Road to Mount Baker near Marblemount, Skagit County. Two men stand between a dump truck and a car on an unpaved forest road. For Mr. Hans Heidner, President of Heidner and Company, Importers and Exporters. (WSHS)

Dirt roads--Skagit County; Mountain roads--Skagit County;

ca. 1932. Road to Mount Baker near Marblemount, Skagit County. Two men, possibly surveyors, standing on an unpaved forest road, wooden trestle-type bridge in foreground. For Mr. Hans Heidner, President of Heidner and Company, Importers and Exporters. (filed with Argentum)

Dirt roads--Skagit County; Mountain roads--Skagit County; Bridges--Skagit County;

ca. 1933. Sullivan Tires, Inc.; Phillip J. Sullivan, President. Three men behind U.S. Tire display, sign says "More Safe Miles."

Sullivan Tires, Inc. (Tacoma); Tires; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1932. Tribune Publishing Company. Main Power Distributor and Cutler Hammer Control on Hoe Press. (WSHS)

Tacoma News Tribune Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1932. Unidentified house offered by Melendy Real Estate. Peterson home. One-and-one-half wood frame house. Canvas lawn swing. (WSHS)

Houses--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Defiance Lumber Company. Pulled up at the dock are a large freighter and a barge stacked with lumber. (filed with Argentum)

Cargo ships--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Damaged copy of a photograph of two men outside in the evening with an unidentified strange contraption, consisting of a long tube, a box with an electrical board on top, a half-barrel like container and two motors. (filed with Argentum)

Machinery--1930-1940;

These women were chosen as officers of the Rebekahs, auxiliary womens' organization of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, during the Rebekahs' annual three-day session held in Tacoma in early June of 1933. From left to right are: Mrs. E.B. North of Tacoma, treasurer; Mrs. Edith Osborn of Yakima, vice-president; Mrs. Bernice Hornibrooke of Vancouver, warder; Mrs. N. M. Knoff of Seattle, secretary; and Mrs. Maude Boone of Puyallup, president of the district association. The ladies were photographed in front of the I.O.O.F. Temple at Sixth and Fawcett. About 2,500 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs had arrived in Tacoma on Saturday, June 3rd for their annual session of the grand lodge, grand encampment and Rebekah assembly. This was the 44th annual session of the Rebekah assembly. (TNT 6-5-1933, p. 1-article; TNT 6-5-1933, p. 1-article; TNT 6-7-1933, p. 10)

Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rebekah Lodge (Tacoma); Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Boone, Maude; Hornibrooke, Bernice; Osborn, Edith; North, E.B.--Family; Knoff, N.M.--Family;

ca. 1932. Front view of an automobile parked in front of the Edward B. Rhodes Post, American Legion Memorial Building, an art deco structure designed by Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects in 1929. Since 1991, this building has been home to the Karpeles Manuscript Library. (filed with Argentum)

Automobiles--1930-1940; American Legion Edward B. Rhodes Post No. 2 (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Trucks parked in front of Griffin Fuel Company, 1910 Commerce St. Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Transfer House, 250 So. 19th St., in background right. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

ca. 1935. Kaufman - Leonard Furniture Store. Room with velvet chairs, tables, bureau and staircase. Joseph J. Kaufman, a partner in the store, was Mayor of Tacoma in 1939-1940. (filed with Argentum)

Kaufman-Leonard Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Furniture--1930-1940;

ca. 1952. The cornerstone was laid in February, 1924, for Jones Hall on the College of Puget Sound campus. The building was designed by architects Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, who later designed several other campus structures. View of ivy-covered Jones Hall showing exterior and main entrance, the first building constructed on the college's North 15th and Warner site. The campus was opened in September, 1924. The school was known as the College of Puget Sound until 1960 when it was renamed the University of Puget Sound. TPL-8185

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma); Jones Hall (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sutton, Whitney & Dugan (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Schoenfeld's Furniture, Toy Department. Advertising display. Studio setup of dolls, one a baby with layette. (WSHS)

Dolls; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Schoenfeld's Furniture, Toy Department. Electric Train set with station and tunnel. The area around the train has been whited out for advertising display purposes. Toy Department shelves, octagon columns of building with stenciled decoration at tops in background. (WSHS)

Model railroads; Toys; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

A large sign makes it adamantly clear that Tacoma City Light did not pay for the electricity used for the outdoor Christmas street decorations in the South Tacoma business district in December of 1952. The South Tacoma Business Club paid for the private power. Crouching next to a portable high voltage generator are Steve Pease and C.A. Erdahl, commissioner of public utilities. Standing on the truck are Bill Brown and Herb Ford. The club president, W.D. McDougal, is in the foreground. (TNT 12-21-52, D-13) TPL-8110

Signs (Notices); Commercial organizations--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma--1950-1960; South Tacoma Business Club (Tacoma); Electric generators--Tacoma; Pease, Stephen O.; Erdahl, C.A.; Brown, Bill; Ford, Herbert; McDougal, W.D.;

ca. 1935. Maccabees Orchestra, circa 1935. Woman sitting at piano holding banjo, three men standing in row with drums, guitar and saxophone. To the left is a xylophone and in front of the drums is a violin. The Maccabees were a fraternal and benevolent organization for men, providing monetary benefits in the case of sickness, disability or death. It ceased as a fraternal organization in 1962, becoming a life insurance company. (filed with Argentum)

Order of Maccabees; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Musical instruments--Tacoma;

ca. 1935. Sally Marie Beauty Shop, circa 1935, address unknown. Richards Studio notes identified this location as the Sally Marie Beauty Shop, where two uniformed beauticians await their next client. The salon appears to be on the upper floor of what might be a pharmacy or market. The room has privacy booths on two sides. (filed with Argentum)

Sally Marie Beauty Shop (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Virges Drug Store booknook, "The Book Bower Lending Library," circa 1933. For Isabel Lane. According to the 1932 City Directory, Virges Drug Co. had multiple locations at 914 and 958 Pacific Ave. and 785 Broadway. The company was owned by William Virges, who was also president of the Pacific Brewing and Malting Co., National Coconut Butter Co. and National Soap Co. (filed with Argentum)

Virges Drug Co. (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. The lunchroom and counter at Virges Drug Store. Photograph ordered by Mrs. Adeline M. Lilleberg.. According to the 1932 City Directory, Virges Drug Co. had multiple locations at 914 and 958 Pacific Ave. and 785 Broadway. Photograph is of the inside of a soda shop with booths, and stools and counter. (filed with Argentum)

Virges Drug Store (Tacoma); Drug stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Defiance Lumber Co. lumber yard with large crane and smoke coming out of smokestack. Lumber is stacked in the yard.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Covack Brothers Grocery, window display. Fresh vegetables stacked in store window, fresh citrus along wall. Bottles and jars on shelves, scale on counter. The store was owned and operated by brothers Frank and Joseph Covack. For West Coast Grocery Company. (WSHS)

Covack Brothers Grocery (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Doctors and attendants in Tacoma General Hospital operating room, circa 1936. Large windows and skylights supplied natural light; which, along with the operating lights, flooded the operating table. Several large tanks, right, supplied oxygen and probably gaseous anesthesia. A curved stand held operating instruments and several bowls sat on stands. By the mid 1930's, the new Heidbrink anesthetic machine and uniform sterilization of instruments and equipment had reached Tacoma. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Operating rooms--Tacoma--1930-1940; Surgery--Tacoma--1930-1940; Physicians; Medical personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Bedroom with twin beds, possibly in the Tacoma General Hospital nurses' quarters, circa 1936. For 85 years, from 1895-1980, Tacoma General ran its own nurse training program. The nurses studied for three years, emerging as Registered Nurses. In its years of operation, Tacoma General graduated 2200 nurses.(filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

On Friday evening, January 8, 1937, twenty five students in the Tacoma General Hospital nursing program took their first step toward graduating as nurses. The women received their caps, signifying that they had completed the preliminary four month basic course in theory and practice. The students will receive their full graduation honors when they complete their studies in May of 1939. Photograph of nurses congratulating one another. Left to right, Miss Sutherling congratulates Miss Baskerville, Miss Gibson and Miss Rembert, Miss Timmerman and Miss Phillips, Miss Harvey and Miss Barton, and Miss Pederson is congratulated by Clarence Cummings, superintendent of Tacoma General. (T.Times 1/7/1937, pg.. 4- picture; TNT 1/8/1937, pg. 2) (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Exterior view of Tacoma General Hospital with an ambulance parked in front, ca. 1936. The original $100,000 hospital, front, opened in 1915. It was designed by the architectural firm of Heath and Gove. It had a capacity for 150 beds and was virtually fireproof. The East wing, or "C" Wing, opened in 1926, Sutton, Whitney & Dugan architects. It brought the hospital's capacity to 250 beds. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Ambulances--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Annie Wright Seminary. Group of girls playing field hockey. Expansive view of school building in background. (WSHS)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Field hockey;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Officers Mess and Kitchen building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General dated December 12, 1931.

Architectural drawings;

ca. 1934. Architectural drawings of Enlisted Men's Lavatory building for Concurrent Training Camp. Elevations and floor plans by Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General, dated December 12, 1931. (WSHS)

Architectural drawings;