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Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. A large log has been loaded behind a truck. May possibly be the same truck as A-1451. (WSHS)
Logs; Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930;
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Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. A large log has been loaded behind a truck. May possibly be the same truck as A-1451. (WSHS)
Logs; Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Large group of men in business suits outside of the Mayor's office in the (Old) City Hall at 625 Commerce St. The men are unidentified in this circa 1925 photograph with the exception of the man seated second to the right who is thought to be Dr. Hinton Jonez, prominent Tacoma physician.
Municipal government--Tacoma--1930-1940; Old City Hall (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. In 1925, 1215 Pacific Ave. was occupied by the O.K. Loan Office at ground level and the St. Charles Hotel above. The O.K. Loan Office was owned by S.J. Farber and they advertised, "Big Bargains in Unredeemed Pledges." To the right of the picture is the corner of 1217 Pacific Ave. occupied by Brewitt Brothers Tailors, owned by Tom and Herbert Brewitt. Upstairs (1217 1/2) was the Everett Rooms boarding house. On the left is the corner of 1213 Pacific, occupied by the White Lunch restaurant on the ground floor, Fred A. Wilhelm manager. This block has been demolished and is now the location of the First Interstate Plaza. (WSHS)
O.K. Loan Office (Tacoma); Pawnshops--Tacoma--1920-1930; Brewitt Brothers (Tacoma); St. Charles Hotel (Tacoma); White Lunch (Tacoma); Lodging houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Graduating class at Oakland School. The graduating class of January 1925 appears to have consisted of 12, 8 boys and 4 girls, plus a teacher in the back row left. Oakland School was designed by Heath & Gove and constructed in 1912. Oakland alternative high school is now located at this address. (WSHS)
Oakland Grade School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Choir at Our Saviors English Lutheran Church. Director: Mrs. J.A.E. Naess. (WSHS- negative A902-0)
Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1920-1930; Choirs (Music);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. View of Tacoma North End, circa 1925, featuring Annie Wright Seminary, Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects, 1924. Houses in neighborhood, Commencement Bay in background. Taken from hill at about G Street. (filed with Argentum)
Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Neighborhoods--Tacoma;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of Raynor Chapel at Annie Wright Seminary, circa 1925. Beamed ceiling, stained glass window, rows of pews. Building by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects, 1924. The chapel was erected by the Raynor Alumnae Chapter of the Seminary in honor of Mrs. Amanda Raynor, vice president of the school from its opening in 1884 till 1908. The stained glass memorial window was donated by Jesse Thomas in honor of his wife. The altar was a gift of the Tacoma Rotary Club. (TDL 1/18/1925, pg. 10) (Argentum)
Private Schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Raynor Chapel (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Annie Wright Seminary. Interior view of dining hall, circa 1925. In 1925, the dining hall was located on the first floor of the Paddock Wing. Room with beamed ceiling and wooden columns, round tables with tablecloths. Building by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects, 1924. (Argentum)
Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--Buildings;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Hawthorne School graduating class, January 1925. The graduating class consists of nine students, five boys and four girls. (WSHS- negative A640-0)
Public schools--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma; Hawthorne School (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Photograph is of an early radio. To the right are two dry cell "Bull-Dog" radio batteries. (WSHS)
Radios--1920-1930; Electric batteries;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of men's restroom, ca. 1925. (WSHS)
Rest rooms; Public comfort stations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Toilets;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. According to the 1925 City Directory, Standard Office Equipment was located at 109 So. 10th. The company was a stationer and office outfitter. Apparently they guaranteed to furnish your office no matter what the employee's sizes. They demonstrate this by photographing the circus "Fat Lady" in a chair built by Sikes. A regular office chair is posed nearby for comparison. (WSHS)
Standard Office Equipment (Tacoma); Human curiosities;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Graduating Class at Lincoln School. The class consists of 19, 13 boys and 6 girls. Lincoln was closed in 1938 and most of the students were transferred to McCarver. (WSHS)
Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Lincoln Elementary School (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Lincoln School graduating class, January 1925. The class consists of 19, six girls and 13 boys. Some of the students are also in A612-0. (WSHS- negative A642-0)
Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Lincoln Elementary School (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Young people pose on a stage in what appear to be Dutch inspired costumes. (WSHS-negative under A609-0)
Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Costumes--Netherlands;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. The wheels are falling off an old pickup truck. Another truck with built-up wooden sides is parked in front of the broken down truck; it has a rope dragging behind it and it appears to have been towing something. What is attached to the rope is blocked from view by the pole. (WSHS)
Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Walker Cut Stone, looking down into a stone quarry at Wilkeson. There appears to be a track or timbered skid to the left hand side of the photo, where stone can be brought down from the higher elevations. There are large stones of varying shapes and sizes piled on the ground. (WSHS)
Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. The Washington Building under construction. Construction on the modern American skyscraper in downtown Tacoma began in 1919 for the Scandinavian American bank, but halted a couple of years later when the bank closed. The steel structure sat deserted until it was completed in 1925 for the Washington-California Co. and dedicated on June 29, 1925. At 17 stories, it was the second tallest building in the Northwest. (WSHS)
Washington Building (Tacoma); Office buildings--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Washington Building at 1019 Pacific Ave. and on the left, the Rust building at 950 Pacific Ave.The Washington Building was finished in 1925. At 17 stories, it was the second tallest building in the Northwest. The Rust building measures in at 12 stories. It is named after its builder William R. Rust. (WSHS-negative A695-0)
Washington Building (Tacoma); Rust Building (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Winthrop Motor Company, REO automobile dealership, general view of building from northwest. Brick structure with overhanging shed roof and exposed beam ends. Garage doors on both elevations, automobile visible in showroom window. (WSHS)
Winthrop Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Artist's rendering of design that would later become the Winthrop Hotel, 773 Broadway, designed by architect W.L. Stoddard and associate architect Roland E. Borhek. The hotel opened in May of 1925. The image appears to be reversed, since "New Tacoma Hotel" is printed backwards near the bottom of the drawing. (filed with Argentum)
Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. A woman poses in a new 1925 automobile.
Automobiles--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of a beauty salon, circa 1925.(WSHS)
Beauty shops--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior shot of a bedroom with two twin beds. Two desks sit in front of a sunny window. A small dog stares at the camera from the bed in the foreground. (WSHS)
Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Interiors;
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ca. 1925. Bekins Transfer Company, moving and storage. A. M. Oswald, manager. This concrete structure was designed in 1916 by Lundberg & Mahon; it was the home to the City Transfer & Storage Co. from 1916-1921. In 1921, the business became McLean Moving and Storage Co. By 1925, it had sold to Bekins. (WSHS)
Bekins Moving & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1920-1930; Storage facilities--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Tacoma Railway & Motor Co. Power House. This building was built in 1889 and was designed by architect J.H. Cummings. It began life as a streetcar facility, housing the huge wheels that ran the cable car drive and the machine shops that kept the cars in running order. When the streetcars were retired in 1938, the facility became the Tacoma Transit Co. Garage for the new buses. It was razed in 1959 and the area became a parking lot. It is now the site of the Columbia Bank Center.
Mass transit--Tacoma; Cable railroads--Tacoma; Street railroads--Tacoma; Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma);
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 4
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 5
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 32
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 33
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection