Crew of S.S.S. (Sea Scouts Ship) "Corsair", #104, pose with officers and life ring. Sea Scouts is a special division of the Boy Scouts of America, aimed at older scouts 14 and over who are interested in seamanship. It was founded in the US in 1912 and began a cooperation with the Navy in 1913. In 1930, the group had a national membership of 8,043. Sea Scout units are called "ships."

Sea Scouts (Tacoma);

Interior of the "Lounging Room" of the new Tacoma Club on the 17th Floor of the Washington Building. The Tacoma Club was the city's newest and most exclusive social club, catering to local business tycoons. Corner lounge with heavy, upholstered furniture, tables, lamps, and console radio. (WSHS)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Game and card room at Tacoma's newest and most exclusive club, the Tacoma Club, located on the top floor of Washington Building. The Grand Opening for the Club's new quarters was held May 10, 1937. It was an invitation only event for members and their guests. Photograph is of the game room with several square game/card tables. Room features knotty pine paneling on structural columns and checker board patterned flooring. (WSHS) (T. Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Game and Card room at the Tacoma Club, located on the 17th Floor of Washington Building. Photographs were taken for coverage of the Club's Grand Opening May 10, 1937. Interior wall features glass block above knotty pine paneling. (WSHS) (T. Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The "Lounging Room" at the Tacoma Club, located on the top floor of Washington Building. The Grand Opening for Tacoma's newest and most exclusive social club was held May 10, 1937. Lounge with sofa, upholstered chairs, desk, tables and lamps. (WSHS)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Sam Perkins, left, and G. Herbert Raleigh, members of Tacoma's newest and most exclusive club- the "Tacoma Club," check over the furniture in the club's "lounging room" prior to the Grand Opening the evening of May 10, 1937. The Tacoma Club, located on the top floor of the Washington Building, was organized and incorporated in November, 1936. The original roster of members included leaders in lumber, retailing and manufacturing, banking, real estate, medical, and legal fields. S.A. "Sam" Perkins, newspaper publisher, was one of the first presidents of the club. George Herbert Raleigh was the manager of the Bank of California in 1937. (T.Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1; History of Pierce County, Vol. 3, p. 96)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Perkins, S.A.; Raleigh, George Herbert;

Jewelers Convention held at the Winthrop Hotel. (filed with Argentum)

Clothing & dress--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Interior of the "Lounging Room" of the Tacoma Club on the 17th Floor of the Washington Building. This photograph was taken for publicity for the club's Grand Opening May 10, 1937. Lounge with sofa and upholstered chairs. (WSHS)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Interior of the new facilities for The Tacoma Club, located on the 17th Floor of the Washington Building. The new, exclusive club had its Grand Opening on May 10, 1937. The first club President was John P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. Picture of a hallway with open, arched doorways in Classical-style woodwork. The hallway leads to the Clubroom. (WSHS) (T.Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On June 1, 1937, the Tacoma Times ran a Turner Richards portrait of a mother humming bird feeding her young on the front page of the paper. The mother bird had built her nest in a rosebush in the backyard of Edward Stabbert's home at 886 So. 86th St. The family called the paper when the mother bird went missing. They wanted to know how to feed the orphaned babies. Before they could field all 64 calls that they received, the mother bird returned, 24 hours later and dazed. She finally managed to revive enough to feed the babies herself. (T.Times 6/1/1937, pg. 1)

Hummingbirds; Birds;

On June 1, 1937, the Tacoma Times ran a Turner Richards portrait of a mother humming bird feeding her young on the front page of the paper. The mother bird had built her nest in a rosebush in the backyard of Edward Stabbert's home at 886 So. 86th St. The family called the paper when the mother bird went missing. They wanted to know how to feed the orphaned babies. Before they could field all 64 calls that they received, the mother bird returned, 24 hours later and dazed. She finally managed to revive enough to feed the babies herself. (T.Times 6/1/1937, pg. 1)

Hummingbirds; Birds;

Tree barking machine with two men in suits standing beside it. For Globe Machine Manufacturing Company. Globe Machine, a longtime Tacoma manufacturing company, built machines for the plywood industry. (T. Times) filed with Argentum

Machinery industry--Tacoma; Woodcutting--Tacoma; Logs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities. Girls in dark hooded costumes dancing in circle around witch. Large crowd and school building dominate the background.

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; May Day--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities. Parents and friends gathering for May day performance. Rows of wooden folding chairs have been placed on the lawn by the school building.

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; May Day--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities. Pages and queen procession walking through divided line of students. Photographer, wearing a beret, is positioning a large format box camera. Spectators and building in background.

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; May Day--Tacoma; May poles--Tacoma;

Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities. Procession of young women, wearing long, formal dresses and carrying floral bouquets, walking between divided lines of students.

Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma; May Day--Tacoma; May poles--Tacoma;

Sixteen month old Richard Allyn Miles was all ready to celebrate that annual fashion "rite of spring," Straw Hat Day on May 27, 1937, when gentlemen put away their heavy winter hats and don the straws for summer. Young "Dickie," wearing a "sailor" - also called a "skimmer," was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Miles of 3309 N. 27th St. In 1937, fashion forecasters had picked May 27th as the day to don the straw and every men's clothing store in Tacoma was advertising a wide selection of "sailors" and "panamas." (T. Times 5/26/1937, pg. 1; Bremerton Sun 6/3/1937, pg. 1)

Straw Hat Day (Tacoma); Hats--1930-1940; Miles, Richard Allyn; Boys; Diapers;

On May 2, 1937, Abner Bergersen, Tacoma commissioner of public works, presented a gold watch to Tacoma Tigers player-manager Eddie Taylor for hitting the first home run by a Tiger for the 1937 season. Besides managing the team, Taylor was also the teams regular 2nd baseman. After the presentation, the Tigers went on to split a double header against Vancouver in front of 4,000 cheering fans. They won the first game 3 to 1, but lost the second 10 to 5. Tacoma lost the four game series 3 games to 1. (T. Times 5/3/1937, pg. 11)

Bergersen, Abner R.; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Athletic Park (Tacoma); Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Frank Callender, fourth from left, and police chiefs from other cities in this photograph from May of 1937. Callender and several other men are wearing Legion caps. Mr. Callender was elected Tacoma's Commissioner of Public Safety in 1934. (T. Times)

Callender, Frank T.; Police;

Annie Wright Seminary May Day activities. Queen and court with procession of young girls approaching between two lines of students. Large crowd and school building in background. Caption: "May Day 1937 - The Annie Wright Seminary".

Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1930-1940; May Day--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Public Works Commissioner Abner Bergersen presents a watch to a Tacoma Tigers baseball player and manager Eddie Taylor. Other Tigers and members of the opposing team, the Vancouver Maple Leaf, are lined-up behind them. Wooden baseball grandstand in the background. Taylor is being awarded the watch for hitting the first homer of the season, in the opening game with the Vancouver Maple Leafs. (T. Times 5/3/1937, pg. 11)

Bergersen, Abner R.; Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Athletic Park (Tacoma); Taylor, Eddie;

Sixteen month old Richard Allyn Miles wears his hat tilted at a jaunty angle in this May 1937 photograph. Dressed only in diapers and a man's skimmer, he is ready to celebrate that annual rite of spring "Straw Hat Day." That is the day when gentlemen put away their heavy winter hats and don the straws for summer. In 1937, fashion forecasters picked May 27th as that special day. (T. Times 5/26/1937, pg. 1) TPL-549

Diapers; Boys; Straw hats; Straw Hat Day (Tacoma); Hats--1930-1940; Miles, Richard Allyn;

The "Women's Lounge" at the new Tacoma Club on the top floor of the Washington Building. The Grand Opening for the new club, Tacoma' s most exclusive, was held the evening of May 10, 1937. J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. was the club's first President. Corner lounge with sofa, upholstered chairs, tables and lamps. (WSHS) (T. Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Interior of new facilities for The Tacoma Club on the 17th Floor of the Washington Building. The Club, for business and professional men, opened in May of 1937. John P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. was president. Bar with glass block wall shown in photograph. (WSHS)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Wide-eyed Richard Allyn Miles looks a bit pensive as he stands on a padded table in this May, 1937, photograph. Clad only in diapers securely fastened with an enormous pin and a man's skimmer, he is preparing for the annual rite known as Straw Hat Day. Every spring a day is selected when men can toss their winter hats and wear the much lighter straw version. In 1937, May 27th was chosen as Straw Hat Day.

Miles, Richard Allyn; Boys; Diapers; Straw Hat Day (Tacoma); Hats--1930-1940;

The crowd of spectators in the stands at the Tacoma Tigers baseball game appear to be watching a fly ball. It is the season opener of 1937 and the Tigers are playing the Vancouver Maple Leaf. Manager Eddie Taylor leads his team to a 3-1 win in the first game, only to come back and lose the second game 10-5. (T. Times 5/3/1937, pg. 11)

Sports spectators--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Athletic Park (Tacoma);

St. Regis' floating log dump as viewed in early May of 1937. Docked nearby is the Japanese vessel, "Gyokoh Marudairen." In the distance are prominent city structures: the towers of City Hall, Pierce County Courthouse, and Central School and the Art-Deco styled Medical Arts Building. The floating logs will eventually be pulped and the product shipped via water to St. Regis' eastern paper mills and exported to foreign countries, including Japan. Japan was St. Regis' best customer at 35,000 tons annually. G37.1-010 (T.Times 1-27-37, p. 1-article on St. Regis)

Logs; Cargo ships--Japanese; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cityscapes;

A stunning, 1937 Mill Studio model jukebox made by Mills Novelty Co., Chicago, is installed in front of star-studded drapery at Kipper's Korner, on U.S. Highway 99, seven miles south of Tacoma. Cafe patrons can "Dance to the world's best music". Sound adjustment dials and High Fidelity Color Expressors provide the highest quality "big band" sound for dancing. Each of the 12 - 78 rpm records inside the wood-grain cabinet is affixed to its own turntable by a ferris wheel mechanism which is activated by the push-button selection dial.

Musical Revue, May 7th-8th, 1937. Believed to be Lincoln High School, directed by Margaret Goheen, seated front row left. (filed with Argentum)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Goheen, Margaret; Musical revues & comedies--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On May 7, 1937, Mrs. Avis Christian posed with her 30 piece harmonica band at Oakland School, 3319 So. Adams St. The band, composed of Oakland students, performed the folk songs of Stephen Foster; strains such as "Old Folks at Home" and "Beautiful Dreamer." The band was so successful that they had recently been featured on a local radio show. (T. Times, 5/7/1937, p. 2; students' names listed]. (filed with Argentum)

School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Oakland Grade School (Tacoma); Mouth organs; Christian, Avis;