ca. 1937. Automobile accident in Gig Harbor. Mr. Whettmore. Five men standing on gravel road beside damaged two-door automobile in this circa 1937 photograph. They may be exchanging information. Other vehicles have pulled over on the left.

Traffic accidents--Gig Harbor; Automobiles--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Automobile accident at 4th and M Streets. Automobile over-turned on drivers side with front of truck resting on vehicle's under-carriage.

Vehicles - Automobiles, Trucks Accidents - Traffic Accidents

ca. 1937. Photograph ordered by Al Gehri for a Better Homes and Gardens article on building modern homes. A worker is manually mixing cement with a shovel for use in house construction. Next to him appears to be a kind of "beater" device that helps to mix the cement.

Construction--1930-1940; Construction industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." The estate was built in 1927 for John Dower, president of the John Dower Lumber Co. Trees reflected in a water feature. (filed with Argentum)

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1937. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." Glimpse of house through the trees. (filed with Argentum)

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1937. The Hopper-Kelly Company service crew was photographed in 1937 standing in front of their newly modernized and expanded store at 1145 Broadway. Pictured left to right are Harry Warner (service manager), Walter Reynolds, Ed Michajla, Jr., Ed Michajla, Sr., Clair Sherrod, Hi MacPherson, C.B. Rees and Harry Robertson. The store served as the area headquarters for Stewart-Warner, Potter and Grunow refrigerators (featured in display window.) The company sold household appliances, such as washers, ironers and refrigerators, as well as radios and pianos. President of the company was C. Galvin Hopper. (TDL 2/14/1937, pg. A-7)

Hopper Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Music stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Roy's model hop farm. Photograph of farm house, barn and surrounding fields. Pictures ordered by Tacoma National Bank. The 41 acre model farm was owned by James E. & J.W. Feak. Farm also pictured in series D5210.

Hops--Roy--1930-1940; Farming--Roy--1930-1940; Barns--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Model of the ship "Grand Master," built by Nepean (N.C.) Garrison.

Model ships; Garrison, N. C.--Associated objects;

ca. 1937. View of Bone Dry Shoe Company location in Rust Building. "Forced to Vacate - Removal Sale" signs on transoms. Ordered for designer to illustrate proposed alterations for Lundquist-Lilly Company.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. "Mooring mast" type- radio transmission tower for KMO Radio at Fife. Photograph was taken in the fields at Fife circa 1937. This photo is looking towards the northwest. The actual KMO station building was near and faced Highway 99. The field in the background was owned by Colonial Gardens, an Italian cooperative produce farm, at the time this photo was taken. The house to the left of the tower, but in the background, was owned by Angelo and Jennie Bevegni; Angelo was apparently the main field boss with Colonial Gardens. The house in the background and to the left was owned by Martin and Mary Kaelin. The buildings between their home and that of the Bevegni home were barns used for the Kaelin dairy. Wapato Creek served as a boundary primarily north and south (at this point) between the Colonial Gardens property and the properties of the Kaelin and Bevegni families.

Radio & television towers--1930-1940; Radio broadcasting--1930-1940; Radio stations--1930-1940; KMO Radio Station (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific locomotive 10250, EP2 after accident, circa 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Railroad locomotives--Tacoma; Railroad companies--Tacoma; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Window display at Ted Brown Music Store, circa 1937. Photograph ordered by the Sunset Electric Company. View of display window featuring Philco Radios.Two small dolls, several portable and floor model radios, one with cardboard cutout of woman standing by it. (filed with Argentum)

Ted Brown Music Store (Tacoma); Radios; Window displays--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma;

Andrew Ellestad's Pharmacy. A druggist stands behind the counter of Olympic Ice Cream bar and serves two customers seated on stools at counter. Pharmaceutical and paper products line the shelves and counters.

Drugstores--Tacoma; Ellestad's Pharmacy (Tacoma); Soda fountains--Tacoma; Ice cream & ices;

Tacoma Building, exterior from Post Office. The twelve story building was designed by Potter and Merrill, Architects. It opened in 1910. The first occupants were the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.and the Tacoma Commerical Club. TPL-6252

Tacoma Building (Tacoma); Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Ferry strike. Two ferries near a ferry slip with its empty roadway. (T.Times).

Ferries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Ferry strike showing automobiles at slip. Small trucks and automobiles line the road to the ferry dock. (T. Times).

Ferries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. In 1937, Ed Griffin (left), owner of Griffin Fuel, and an unidentified man were photographed with a pair of English Mastiffs. One of the enormous dogs has its paws on Griffin's shoulders. At this time, Griffin owned the only mastiffs in the Northwest. In September of 1936, his female "Broomcourt Nell" had given birth to 10 puppies. The champion mastiff had been bred with "Roxbury Boy." The result was seven female pups and 3 male.

Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Dogs;

ca. 1937. Ed Griffin, of Griffin Fuel Co., and his sister-in-law, Bea (Mrs. Frederick) Griffin, admire the English mastiff puppies born in September of 1936. The puppies were sired by Griffin's Champion mastiff "Broomcourt Nell" and "Roxbury Boy." There were originally ten puppies, although there appear to be only 9 in the picture.

Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Griffin, Bea; Dogs;

ca. 1937. Early vernacular cottage with wood foundation, gable roof and central chimney. Fire hydrant in front of home. Murder story connected with house. No further details, including location, were provided. Photograph was taken circa 1937. (T. Times).

Houses--1930-1940; Fire hydrants;

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Nyman, of San Francisco, on skis at Paradise, Mount Rainier Park. The man wears an alpine hat and what appears to be short pants, the woman wears short sleeves. (T.Times).

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Skiers; Skiing; Winter sports; Snow; Paradise Inn (Wash.);

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Nyman of San Francisco skiing at Paradise Lodge, Mount Rainier Park. For another image of the same couple, see D745-55. The man wears an Alpine hat and what appears to be short pants. The woman wears a scarf and is bareheaded. Paradise Inn, heavily laden with snow, can be seen in the background. (T.Times).

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Skiers; Skiing; Winter sports; Snow; Paradise Inn (Wash.); Nyman, Benjamin;

ca. 1937. Alfred Oswald of Bekins Moving & Storage and Arthur Cook, secretary/treasurer of the Young Men's Business Club look down to examine information regarding the Air Circus scheduled for June 13, 1937. Mr. Oswald was on the YMBC aviation committee. This is a cropped photograph of D768-4.

Oswald, Arthur; Cook, Arthur A.; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma);

ca. ,1937. Stevens and Vetter Garage Inc., 501 Puyallup Ave. Anton J. Vetter was president of the company. (WSHS)

Stevens & Vetter Garage Inc. (Tacoma);

South 38th and Pacific, showing gas station at 3800 Pacific Ave. with two boys on bicycles at pumps. The 1937 City Directory lists this location as vacant; in 1938, it is listed as Bert & Ray Service Station, owned by Bert Nielson & Rayfield Pierantozzi. Light snow on ground, large Victorian house and smaller one. Directional signs put up by AAA point to "National Park 54" (Mount Rainier Nat'l. Park 54 miles) and Tacoma "City Center 2."

Bert & Ray Service Station (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Gasoline pumps--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. The Stationers, interior. In the typewriter repair shop, three men are working on manual typewriters. (filed with Argentum)

Stationers, Inc. (Tacoma); Office equipment & supplies; Typewriters;

ca. 1937. St. Regis Kraft Co.; filtering plant circa 1937. (WSHS)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Mills--Tacoma--1930-1940; Paper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Stadium High School Tigers Football Team in Stadium Bowl. The players wear football uniforms and pads minus the helmets. A football shaped scoreboard can be seen in the background. Players are, left to right, front row: Johnson, Nichols, Robinson, Boyle, Nash, Beckman & McCord. Back row: Hudson, Opolsky, Martin & Davies. The 1938 yearbook the "Tahoma" calls the players "the greatest team ever to wear the Blue and Gold." The 1937 team would end the season undefeated, winning both the city and Cross-State titles. The team was coached by John Heinrick. (1938 "Tahoma"; T. Times 9/24/1937, pg. 15-picture)

Football--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Stadium High School Tigers Football Team in Stadium Bowl. The players wear football uniforms and pads minus the helmets. A football shaped scoreboard can be seen in the background. Players are, left to right, front row: Johnson, Nichols, Robinson, Boyle, Nash, Beckman & McCord. Back row: Hudson, Opolsky, Martin & Davies. The 1938 yearbook the "Tahoma" calls the players "the greatest team ever to wear the Blue and Gold." The 1937 team would end the season undefeated, winning both the city and Cross-State titles. The team was coached by John Heinrick. (1938 "Tahoma"; T. Times 9/24/1937, pg. 15-picture)

Football--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Ernest Goettling and family by Christmas tree. Three daughters by fireplace, two sons on either side of father, and wife Susie in chair. Goettling was a contractor. (Argentum)

Goettling, Ernest--Family; Christmas trees;

ca. 1937. Man standing next to large coal truck in front of Griffin Fuel Company office building. Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Transfer House, 250 So. 19th St., in background. Griffin Fuel began business in 1889 as a horse drawn moving company for any kind of commodities. By 1904, Griffin Fuel had moved to this location and focused in on the fuel business. They delivered and sold fuel in the forms of oil, coal, wood and sawdust. Pat Cardin, recently appointed manager of Griffin burner & diesel oil business, helped Ed Griffin design this new style oil tank delivery truck. Its design included a centrifugal silent pump.

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