ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound Women's Quartet, 1927. Four young women wearing white dresses and dark ties stand on the right and another young woman accompanies them at a piano on the left. The 1927 yearbook Tamanawas lists the names of the quartet as Alice Rockhill, Frances Martin, Genevieve Bitney and Mary Van Sickle and their accompanist as Helen Ohlsen. (WSHS)

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Singers; Pianos;

ca. 1927. Portrait of a girl by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Portrait of a girl by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Drawing of a young man by Thomas Handforth.

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Drawing of a young boy by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Farm scene of barn and man with cows, by Thomas Handforth. The original image is among the large Handforth Collection owned by the Tacoma Public Library. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Whippet Automobile on Coast to Coast trip in front of Manley Motor Company Inc. Manley was the official dealer for Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles. The Whippet automobile was manufactured from 1926-1931 by Willys Overland. The Whippet was an affordable vehicle designed to compete with Ford's Model T. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Manley Motor Co. (Tacoma); Whippet automobile;

Ca. 1927. Brand new Puyallup Avenue bridge, completed in December 1926 and dedicated in January 1927. The other bridge visible on the other (east) side is the Tacoma-Seattle Interurban bridge. The interurban ceased operations in December of 1928. Additional information provided by reader. (WSHS)

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Puyallup Ave. Bridge (WSHS)

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Unidentified children in costumes for play. (WSHS)

Costumes; Theatrical productions--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. The Dreher Apartments, 523 So. "G" St. The Dreher was named after its builder Ernest A.Dreher. It was designed by J.I. Higgen, who also served as contractor. It was built in 1925. To the left of the apartments is the John F. Yuncker home at 519 So. "G" St. It was built in 1888 and is on the City and National Registry. (WSHS)

Dreher Apartments (Tacoma); Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Unidentified kitchen, possibly commercial facility. (WSHS)

Kitchens--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Unidentified machinery circa 1927. (WSHS)

Machinery;

9A Class Robert Gray School, January 1927. The school designed by E.J. Bresemann opened for classes in February of 1926. It was intended to serve the South Tacoma community and was named the Capt. Robert Gray Intermediate School. Gray was an American naval officer and explorer who, in 1792, was the first to sail a ship into the Columbia River. This was the first group of students to graduate from the intermediate course of study at the school. They for the most part would continue with their studies at Lincoln High School. (WSHS) (TNT 2/2/27, pg. 13)

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Gray Junior High School (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. Undated photograph circa 1927 of baseball team believed to be Stadium High School's, ordered on June 7, 1976, by Gus J. Paine Insurance. Team members are wearing a variety of striped uniforms; one wears a cap with the letter "T" above the bill while another tall player, standing next to coach L. Lynn Deal, has the letter "T" visible on his jersey. Standing at the extreme right is believed to be Gus Paine, later a prominent Tacoma sportsman and businessman. Mr. Paine played semi-professional baseball for the Cammarano Brothers for several years and also played in various baseball leagues in the late 1920s and 1930s. (TNT 4-14-83, E-12 -obituary)

Baseball players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Uniforms;

ca. 1927. The motorship "Tacoma" arrived in Tacoma on January 14, 1927 on her maiden voyage and berthed at the Defiance Mill. The ship was built in Copenhagen for the Orient Steamship Co. of Copenhagen. She was loading northwest lumber enroute to Japan. She was 400 feet in length with a beam of 55 feet. She ran under the power of two diesel engines with a crew of 15 officers and 34 crewmen. (TNT 1/14/1927, pg. 20)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Orient Steamship Co. (Copenhagen); Commerce--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Famous aviator and polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd visited Tacoma circa 1927. He is pictured here in the center of the photograph, wearing a belted double breasted coat and holding a book. Mayor Melvin G. Tennent is third from the left, next to Admiral Byrd. Gus Ledbetter is on the far right. This photograph is believed to have been taken in early February of 1927 when (then) Lt. Commander Byrd was in town to deliver a speech.

Byrd, Richard E., 1888-1957; Guests--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tennent, Melvin Green; Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Ledbetter, Gus;

ca. 1927. Legislative Building. The stately Legislative (Capitol) Building in Olympia looks complete in the above photograph taken about 1927. The building had Doric-colonnaded wings to the north and south and central colonnaded and pedimented entrance porticoes between. Its walls were thick, 12 inches of stone facing together with brick or concrete backing with an overall thickness of 2 feet, 5 inches. The large oval in front of the massive steps appears to be a lush grass lawn. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Legislative Building (Olympia);

ca. 1927. View of State Capitol buildings after 1925. L-R are the Insurance Building, Legislative (Capitol) Building, and the Temple of Justice. All buildings utilized Wilkeson stone, a durable sandstone, from the quarries of Pierce County. The Temple of Justice was accepted by the state in August of 1920 at a total cost of $942,230. Located east of the Legislative Building, the Insurance Building was constructed in response to the increasing office space needs of the state government. Using elements of the Roman Doric order, the Insurance Building was occupied in 1921 by a variety of state offices including the governor's office. The Insurance Building cost more than the Temple of Justice - at slightly over a million dollars. ($1,032,000.) The Legislative Building was the last of the three to be officially completed in 1928 with its total cost $7,385,768.21, including nearly $600,000 in furnishings. Landscaping of the complex would follow. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Legislative Building (Olympia); Insurance Building (Olympia); Temple of Justice (Olympia);

ca. 1927. Unidentified apartment building, circa. 1927. (WSHS)

Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Carnival vehicles and wagons for Pacific States Shows and Levitt- Brown- Huggins Shows. For C.W. Wells Inc., Seattle. (Argentum)

Automobiles--1920-1930; Trucks--1920-1930; C.W. Wells Inc. (Seattle);

ca. 1927. Unidentified meat market, possibly grand opening- suggested by bouquets of flowers on counter. Four white coated butchers stand behind the counter. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. City Meat Market, stall #123 at the Crystal Palace Market. The market was owned by C.M. Wirges and T.J. Kenney and was also located at 314 So. 11th. (WSHS)

Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Butcher shops--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Sofa and chair. (WSHS)

Furniture--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Three chairs and a table. (WSHS)

Furniture--1920-1930; Chairs--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Classic stuffed sofa and armchair. Another matching straight backed chair is in the background. (WSHS)

Furniture--1920-1930; Chairs--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Chair and side table, circa 1927. Standing lamp with fringed lampshade behind chair. (WSHS)

Furniture--1920-1930; Chairs--1920-1930; Lamps;

ca. 1927. Crystal Palace Fish Market, Stalls 5 and 6, Crystal Palace Market. Two men behind counter, likely owners Harry Masouras and Aro Delimitros. Ordered by Toledo Scales. (Argentum)

Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Seafood stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;