ca. 1927. Exterior of the Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 601 No Yakima Ave. Ordered by Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. The Queen Anne home was built in 1891 for Mr. Schulze, who later committed suicide. The home was used by President Theodore Roosevelt in the early 1900's during a visit to Tacoma. Christen Quevli bought the home in 1925 and had it renovated. (filed with Argentum)

Quevli, Christen--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma;

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, bedroom. In 1903, while owned by William Jones, President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at the house during his Tacoma visit. For Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. (filed with Argentum)

Quevli, Christen--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Paul Ludwig Schulze House, 1891, bedroom. In 1903, while owned by William Jones, President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at the house during his Tacoma visit. For Mrs. Christen Quevli, after renovations by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, Architects. (Argentum)

Quevli, Christen--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Man walking along street at railroad crossing. Bridge in the background, Tacoma city skyline also. Storage tank at right. Photograph is labelled "NO. 2." (WSHS)

Railroad crossings--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. 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. 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. 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;

ca. 1927. The Crystal Palace Market, at the corner of South 11th and Market Streets, opened to the public on Saturday, June 4, 1927. One of the largest "food emporiums" of its kind on the west coast, the Crystal Palace had 189 food stalls and 50 farmers' tables. All equipment was standardized and uniform, but each stall was under separate management. This photograph shows several of the fruit and vegetable stalls operated by Japanese-American merchants that were located on the Market Street side of the building. The Sanitary Market is visible across the street, seen through an open area behind the vendors. (For Toledo Scales.) (Argentum) (TNT 06-03-1927 p.1)

Markets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Sanitary Public Market (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. Group of men standing in front of a brick or stucco building. In the very back are believed to be, left to right, Commissioners Jessie Silver (Public Works) and H. Dyer Dyment (Public Safety.) An unidentified man pours into a glass held by Mayor Melvin Tennent (right.) (WSHS)

Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tennent, Melvin Green; Silver, Jesse; Dyment, Dyer; Municipal officials--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Oriental Fruit & Produce Company , Stall 115 - 124, Oriental Florists, Stall 72, Crystal Market. Both businesses owned by T. Sugimoto and T. Miyaji. For Toledo Scales. (Argentum)

Oriental Fruit & Produce Co. (Tacoma); Oriental Florists (Tacoma); Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Tacoma;

ca. 1927. The Pacific Oyster & Fish Co., stall 145-6 in the Crystal Palace Market, ca. 1927. The company was owned and operated by the Victor brothers- George, Steve and William. They were wholesale and retail dealers in fish, oysters, crabs and clams. The Crystal Palace Market opened in June of 1927. It was three stories and home to 189 stalls and 50 farmer's tables. (WSHS)

Pacific Oyster & Fish Co. (Tacoma); Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Seafood stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Cooler at A. E. Paulson's Grocery for Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Company. Glass case with meats and dairy products, packaged foods on shelves. Hoover Fixture manufactured show cases, butchers supplies, scales, soda fountains, restaurant equipment, choppers and mills. A.D. Hoover was the owner. (Argentum)

Paulson's Grocery (Tacoma); Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Co. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. A man stands beside railroad tracks. (WSHS)

Railroad tracks--1920-1930;