The Spinster Club "Bowery" dance held February 25, 1938 at the Century Ballroom. Two women seated on the low stage in front of a young drummer in the band. (T. Times, 03-05-1938, p.7).

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Century Ballroom (Fife); Dance parties--Fife--1930-1940; Drums (Musical instruments)--Fife;

Playground recreation directors, left to right: Elsie Harper, Margaret Brown, Betty Worden, Sigrid Bergerson and Petie Hagala hold examples of 96 gold, silver, and bronze finish medals awarded at the First annual Bicycle Race Meet and Parade held August 5, 1938, primarily in the Stadium Bowl. The contest was sponsored jointly by the Tacoma Times and the Parks Recreation Department of the Metropolitan Park District. (T. Times 8/3/1938, p. 1).

Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Tacoma Metropolitan Park District (Tacoma); Harper, Elsie; Brown, Margaret; Worden, Betty; Bergerson, Sigrid; Hagala, Petie; Medals;

State Game Commissioners meet at the Tacoma Sportsmen's Club. New members Lou Ovenden, left, and Harvey LeGear, right, converse. Club furnishings very modern with tuxedo-style sofas and abstract design wallpaper. (T.Times 2/3/1938, p.13).

Sportsmens Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Ovenden, Lou; LeGear, Harvey;

St. Leo's Basketball Team, 1939 Parochial School League Champions. Nine players in uniform with Knights of Columbus trophy, banner and basketball. On their way to the championship, the team ran up an average of 50 points a game. They played each rival school, Holy Rosary, Visitation, Sacred Heart and St. Patricks, three times and won every time. Team members are, left to right, Bob Hines, Charles Paplow, Jack Hermsen, Larry Rash, Bob Hutt, Orville Zander, James O'Brien, Ted Garitone and Albert Buhr. Ordered by Father Joseph A. Lynch.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Basketball--Tacoma; Basketball players--Tacoma;

Stanley School playfield dedication. Children sit on the edge of the speakers' platform to hear one of the dignitaries address the audience on a warm, clear day in Tacoma. The all day dedication was under the direction of Principal Elmer Thune and R.H. Hager, head of physical education for Tacoma Public Schools. Several organized sporting events were held for the area children. (T. Times 6/2/1938, pg. 7)

Stanley Field (Tacoma); Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletic fields--Tacoma--1930-1940; Playgrounds--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Star Iron & Steel Company bridge fabricated in five days for Whidbey Island-Mukilteo ferry landing. Becholdt trailer pulled by Cooney Transfer & Storage Company truck on August 23, 1938, transports the 30,000 pound, 64-foot long steel bridge. (T. Times, 8/23/1938, p.3).

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Bridges--Whidbey Island; Trailers; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Close-up view on August 23, 1938, of Star Iron & Steel Company bridge constructed in five short days for damaged Whidbey Island-Mukilteo ferry landing. The 30,000 pound, 64-foot long steel structure balances on a special Becholdt-made trailer. (T. Times, 8/23/38, p.3).

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Bridges--Whidbey Island; Trailers; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Sam Perkins, seated on the right, and three other men pose for a portrait to celebrate Perkin's 73rd birthday. The event was held at the Tacoma Club in the Washington Building. Mr. Perkins had a long and varied work history in Tacoma. Sam Perkins and W.P. Bonney were partners in a wholesale and retail drug business in the late 1880s- 1890s. They went out of business in the depression of the early 90's when customers dried up. Mr. Perkins became the secretary of Mark Hanna, chairman of the Republican election committee for William McKinley. After the election, Perkins stayed on with Hanna for a while. Mr. Perkins returned to Tacoma in the late 90's as the owner of the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the News. His party at the Tacoma Club was attended by over 100 of his friends and business associates. (T. Times 5/5/1938, pg. 1)

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

In June of 1938 four Tacoma girls who were part of the "sub-deb" set were photographed on the lawn of the Tacoma Country and Golf Club, 13204 Gravelly Lake Drive S.W., as they gathered for a busy day of summer sports. Holding her sunglasses and tennis racket is Catharine Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frost Snyder. The three young ladies on bicycles are: (l to r) Hazel Schaeffer, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R.C. Schaeffer, and Suzanne and Marian Ingram, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ingram. (T. Times 7/2/1938, pg. 9)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Tennis players; Tennis rackets; Bicycles & tricycles; Snyder, Catharine; Schaeffer, Hazel; Ingram, Suzanne; Ingram, Marian;

Bob Weaver of Bellarmine prepares to use his backhand in a tournament at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. Bob is one of the rising net stars competing in the Pacific Northwest Tennis Tournament in July of 1938. He was defeated in the finals of the Boys's Singles. (T. Times 7/16/1938, pg. 13)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennis rackets; Weaver, Bob;

Site of proposed Narrows Bridge. Richards Studio Stock Negative.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma;

People assembled in the foyer of the Temple Theatre during intermission. Season's first concert performance by the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra. (T.Times, 3/12/1938, p.6).

Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra (Tacoma); Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Concerts--Tacoma--1930-1940; Audiences--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Man with pipe in mouth pours fuel from a gasoline can into one of Tacoma Railway & Power Co.'s new buses. Built in Kent, Ohio, the new fleet began service February 13, 1938 and replaced the South Tacoma streetcar line. (T.Times, 2/7/1938, p.1.)

Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma); Mass transit--Tacoma--1930-1940; Buses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On the last day of school in 1938, Grace Blangy (center) and two of her student friends, Shirley Day (left) and Clarabel Stevens stood on the front steps of Grace's home and tossed their school notebooks high into the air. The girls had just finished their sophomore year at Stadium High School, and would be free of school work until September 7th. Grace and her parents lived at 2103 North Anderson. (T.Times, 6/10/1938, p. 1).

Teenagers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Day, Shirley; Blangy, Grace; Stevens, Clarabel; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Stadium High School's tennis team posed on campus on April 14, 1938. The school had won numerous city championships in the sport and 1938 was expected to be no exception. From L-R were: Darrell "Righty" Eden, Don "Lefty" Eden, Bill Taylor, Bill Guyles and Richard Meyer. The Tacoma Times noted that because of the boys' "all-around strength" tennis observers believed that the Stadium team should be ranked best in state. All except Richard Meyer were seniors and graduated in June of 1938. By age 18, "Righty" Eden was ranked 10th nationally in the Boys Scholastic Division at the same time (tennis great) Jack Kramer was ranked #1. "Righty" would attend the University of Washington along with his twin brother and would letter in all four years. The Eden brothers would continue playing tennis after college and never lost in doubles in their age division from the 35s through the 55s. "Righty" Eden was inducted in the 2001 USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame. (T. Times, 4-21-38, p. 20; 1938 Tahoma yearbook; www.pnw.usta.com/hall_of_fame)

Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Eden, Darrell; Eden, Don; Taylor, Bill; Guyles, Bill; Meyer, Richard; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

National Boy Scout Week. Donald Fowler, left, and John Hewitt of Troop 53 are talking over a tree problem in Wright Park. Over 2,200 Tacoma area Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Cub Scouts, representing the 110 organized scouting units in Tacoma, gathered during the weekend to celebrate National Boy Scout Week. (T. Times, 2/14/1939, p. 1)

Trees--Tacoma; Boy Scouts (Lakewood)--1930-1940; Boy Scouts of America, Troop 53 (Lakewood); Fowler, Donald; Hewitt, John;

ca. 1939. A deciduous tree is photographed starkly black in front of the glistening Puget Sound. An island can be seen in the background. Stock footage.

Trees;

A happy group of soldiers wave to the photographer as he captures a close-up of members of the "Can Do" 15th Army Infantry regiment returning to Fort Lewis from China. The soldiers pose on the deck of the US Grant transport ship, which whisked them away from China as bombing increased by Japan. Their departure ended 26 years of continuous service in China by the regiment, during which they assisted the Chinese through flood and famines. (T.Times, 3/24/1938, p.1).

Troop movements--1930-1940; Government vessels--1930-1940; Warships--1930-1940; Military personnel--1930-1940; Military uniforms--United States --1930-1940;

Some of the 808 army officers and men of the 15th US Infantry, dressed in military overcoats, crowd the U.S. Grant's deck as naval officers ready the transport ship for its arrival in Tacoma. Airplanes from Fort Lewis fly over Commencement Bay. (T.Times, 3/24/1938, p.1).

Troop movements--1930-1940; Government vessels--1930-1940; Warships--1930-1940; Military personnel--1930-1940; Military uniforms--United States --1930-1940;

Soldiers with duffel bags and foot lockers wait patiently on home ground to clear customs in Tacoma after fleeing China and traveling 21 days aboard the army transport U.S. Grant. The 15th Infantry Regiment is being reassigned from China to Fort Lewis. The men had been removed from China because of the escalating hostilities between that country and Japan. (T.Times, 3/24/1938, p.1)

Troop movements--1930-1940; Military personnel--1930-1940; Military uniforms--United States --1930-1940;

ca. 1937. National Guard Dinner at the Union Club. Military men at head table placed in front of stone fireplace.

Union Club (Tacoma); Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Military personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Uniforms--Washington National Guard--1930-1940;

Photograph taken in January of 1939 featuring the decorations for the annual midwinter dance of the University Club. The dance was scheduled to be held in the roof garden at the Winthrop Hotel. Decorations included skis large and small covered in sparkling silver and interspersed with silver icicles of varying lengths. The decorating committee consisted of wives of University Club members, left to right: Marian Todd, Grace Pugh, Florence Schmitt, and Margery Gallwas. Photograph taken at California Florist. (T. Times 2/4/39, p. 6)

University Club (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Todd, Marian; Pugh, Grace; Schmitt, Florence; Gallwas, Margery; California Florist (Tacoma);

An elderly group of former Vashon College students gather to reminisce on college days at Burton on Vashon Island. A woman jots down notes as two older women converse in front of a wooden structure with covered porch. Burton is located on Vashon Island on the north end of Quartermaster Harbor in southwest King County. The community grew around the college that was founded in 1892. It was a coeducational, non sectarian preparatory school whose enrollment grew from 78 in 1892 to 200 in 1904. Unfortunately, the main building of Vashon College burned to the ground in 1912 with building and contents a total loss and a decision was made not to rebuild.

Vashon College (Burton); Universities & colleges--Burton, Vashon Island; Alumni & alumnae--Burton, Vashon Island;

Looking down on Pacific Avenue at 11th Street from upper floors of Pacific First Federal Building. One of 95 Tacoma Railway & Power Company's buses stops at bus stop for passengers. Buses replaced Tacoma streetcars in 1939. (T. Times, 2/8/1939).

Vehicles - Automobiles, Buses Transportation - Mass TransitTraffic CongestionBus StopsStreets - Commercial Streets

Fireboat on Puget Sound. Four men ride on the railing of the fireboat.

Vessels - Boats - Fireboats - Tacoma

Opening of Wapato Park in June of 1938. Park visitors stroll along gravel paths to reach the lake where crowds have gathered at the lake's edge. The park is located in the city's south end, and encompasses roughly the area from South 72nd to South 64th and from Sheridan Avenue to Alaska Street.

Wapato Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wapato Lake (Tacoma);

Three women skeet shooters with rifles half kneeling in front of Washington Hardware Company store window.

Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Firearms; Rifles; Shooting; Sharpshooting;

General Carlos A. Penington, of Tacoma, and his staff salute as they pass by the Governor's reviewing stand on horseback. They are taking part in Camp Aston, the 58th annual training encampment of the Washington National Guard, held June 11th- 25th at Camp Murray. Over 3,000 troops took part in the Governor's review held June 20th. (T. Times 6/20/1938, pg. 1)

Washington National Guard (Wash.); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military uniforms; Military personnel--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Although the United States was not at war in 1938, Washington National Guardsmen kept their skills fresh by attending the annual summer training camp. Most journeyed to Camp Murray near Tacoma but coast artillery units were stationed at Fort Worden near Port Townsend. Here they practiced loading and firing the big coastal artillery guns from bunkers. Strategically placed batteries were capable of defending the coast against battleships and enemy landings. (St. George: Fort Worden History-article)

Washington National Guard (Wash.); Fort Worden (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940; Artillery (Weaponry)--Fort Worden;

Tacoma Municipal Water Works Company. Exterior view of water works building under construction in September of 1938. (I.F. Laukes - Pacific Bank Note Company)

Waterworks--Tacoma; Public utility companies--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Water Division (Tacoma);