Mayor George A. Smitley with Rhododendron Queen Myrtle Olson at the mayor's office in (Old) City Hall. Photograph ordered by the Seattle Star. Queen Myrtle is the emissary for Rhododendron Days, to be held on the Olympic Peninsula May 22-23, 1936. She is delivering an invitation from Port Townsend Mayor Bangerter to Tacoma Mayor George Smitley for all Tacomans to attend the festivities. (T. Times 5/15/1936, pg. 1)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Olson, Myrtle; Rhododendrons; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Port Townsend--1930-1940;

Mayor George A. Smitley with Rhododendron Queen Myrtle Olson and American Legion Post Commander Paul Chaplain at mayor's office in (Old) City Hall. Photograph ordered by the Seattle Star. Rhododendron Days on the Olympic Peninsula would celebrate the blooming of the state's official flower May 22-23, 1936. Most of the festivities would be centered in Port Townsend. Queen Myrtle will reign over sporting events, parades and flower tours. (T. Times 5/15/1936, pg. 1)

Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Olson, Myrtle; Rhododendrons; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Port Townsend--1930-1940; Chaplain, Paul; American Legion (Tacoma);

Several children wave cheerfully to the photographer while at play at the Tacoma Day Nursery in May of 1936 . Most are waiting their turn to go down a wooden slide while two youngsters are riding on a metal toy truck. The Tacoma Day Nursery, 1113 South "I" Street, was founded in 1918 to provide care for pre-school children while their parents worked. Each year the Day Nursery would host a Flag Day sale in June to raise funds for the support of the institution. This is a publicity photo that was taken for the upcoming event. The nursery on "I" Street was the main beneficiary of the funds, but the membership also maintained a nursery on the east side of Tacoma at 422 E. 29th Street. (T. Times 6/12/1936, pg. 5-article on Flag Day sale)

Tacoma Day Nursery (Tacoma); Day care--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing outdoors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Playgrounds--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Day Nursery. Several children, two wearing party hats, are playing in a sandbox prior to going inside for lunch. Two children are sitting in a toy metal truck marked "Eng. Co. 1." This photograph was publicity for the Day Nursery Membership's annual fundraiser, the Flag Day sale. The membership also maintained a nursery on the east side at 424 E. 29th St. (T. Times 6/12/1936, pg. 5)

Tacoma Day Nursery (Tacoma); Day care--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing outdoors; Children playing in sand; Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Members of the Frederic W. Keator chapter of the Order of DeMolay take over the affairs of the county government for one day. The boys run the various departments of the county government for one day to learn government operations first hand. The highlight of the day was a meeting where a resolution was introduced to allow business concerns to stay open on Sunday. It was hotly contested. (T. Time 5/16/1936, pg. 1)

Teenagers--1930-1940; Order of DeMolay, Frederic W. Keator chapter (Tacoma);

Members of the Frederic W. Keator chapter of the Order of DeMolay take over the affairs of the county government for one day. Delbert Bresemann, Larry Brown and Eugene Burgoyne filled in as County Commissioners. The object was for the boys to learn firsthand the workings of the county government. The Order of DeMolay was a group for young men sponsored by the Freemasons. (T. Time 5/16/1936, pg. 1)

Teenagers--1930-1940; Order of DeMolay, Frederic W. Keator chapter (Tacoma);

In May of 1936, Mrs. A. I. Fisher posed with seven of the nine three week old puppies of Lady, her 18 month old prize winning dachshund. Lady was the blue ribbon winner at the 1935 Kitsap Dog Show, held at Evergreen City Park. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, Lady and the nine new arrivals lived near Kitsap Lake. (Bremerton Sun 6/2/1936, pg. 1).

Fisher, A.I.--Family; Dachshunds--Bremerton; Dog breeders--Bremerton;

Civil Engineer J. Lee Berry looking through a surveyor's instrument in May of 1936. Mr. Berry was the federal project engineer for the city of Bremerton. He handled all the engineering work on federal projects, such as WPA, CWA and PWA, done in the city. (Bremerton Sun 6/1/1936, pg. 1).

Berry, J. Lee; Civil engineering--Bremerton; Surveying--Bremerton; Surveying equipment; Surveyors;

Portrait of Civil Engineer J. Lee Berry wearing a three-piece tweed suit and fedora hat with his hand on the scope of a surveyor's instrument. In May of 1936, Mr. Berry was the federal project engineer for the city of Bremerton. He oversaw all the engineering work on WPA, CWA, PWA and all other federal projects done in the city. According to his estimates, about 3/4 of his time was spent working in his office and the remaining 1/4 was spent in the field, performing work such as surveying. He was educated at the University of Washington and Whitworth College before entering the construction business with his father S.H. Berry. (Bremerton Sun 6/1/1936, pg. 1).

Berry, J. Lee; Civil engineering--Bremerton; Surveying--Bremerton; Surveying equipment; Surveyors;

Kenworthy banquet for employees. Thomas W. Neilson, 35-year employee of Kenworthy Grain & Milling Co., was the honored guest at an informal banquet for company employees held in the Army-Navy Room of the Winthrop Hotel on May 23, 1936. Mr. Neilson, warehouse foreman, had plans to retire. Others in attendance included the branch managers throughout the state that represented the 43-year-old Tacoma business. (Tacoma Daily Ledger, 5-24-36, 16A-article)

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kenworthy Grain & Milling Co.--Employees;

Sepia photograph of City Controller Tom Swayze, Mayor George Smitley and Utilities Commissioner Ira Davisson at (Old) City Hall on May 25, 1936; the city officials are signing contracts with St. Regis Kraft Co which will enable the pulp industry, idle since 1930, to reopen and remodernize facilities. The city would supply millions of gallons of water and hundreds of electrical horsepower daily. Utilities Commissioner Davisson is holding a check from Kraft for $10,000 to begin service. Mr. Davisson, furthest right in the photograph, was a longtime Public Utilities Commissioner first appointed in November, 1918. He led Tacoma's utilities through difficult times in the 1920's and 30's and managed to improve service while keeping rates low. During his long tenure, a 25-million gallon North End Reservoir was built in 1927, and Mr. Davisson worked to extend water service to the Tideflats which helped the growth of industrial development. He was finally voted out of office in 1940 at age 80. ALBUM 11. (Seattle/King Co. HistoryLink.org, T.Times, 5-26-36, p. 2)

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Swayze, Tom; Davisson, Ira; Municipal government--Tacoma;

Visitation Villa Academy, May Day fete. Queen Muriel Mullen and her court seated among a grove of fir trees. People are seated on wooden chairs watching the ceremony.

Visitation Villa Academy (Lakewood); Private schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; May Day--Lakewood; Holidays--Lakewood--1930-1940; Festivals--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Visitation Villa Academy, the May 27, 1936 May Day fete. Young girls holding balloons and standing under the boughs of fir trees. A two-story building is in the background. The May Day fete would start with a picnic lunch followed by games and races. May Queen Muriel Mullins would be entertained with a May pole dance and flag drill. (T. Times 5/23/1936, pg. 7; 5/29/1936, pg. 11)

Visitation Villa Academy (Lakewood); Private schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; May Day--Lakewood; Holidays--Lakewood--1930-1940; Festivals--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Visitation Villa Academy, May Day fete. Young girls dancing around a Maypole nestled among the fir trees. Other entertainment for the festivities will include a garland drill and a flag drill by the 7th & 8th graders. Activities will also include games and races. (T.Times 5/23/1936, pg. 7; 5/29/1936, pg. 11)

Visitation Villa Academy (Lakewood); Private schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; May Day--Lakewood; Holidays--Lakewood--1930-1940; Festivals--Lakewood--1930-1940; May poles--Lakewood;

The Academy of the Visitation, Visitation Villa, moved from Tacoma in 1923 to the former Richardson estate "Richmore", a 200 acre site. The Catholic school served as a boarding and day school for girls and a summer retreat for women operated by the Sisters of Visitation. On this May Day event. the Queen's court walks to music played on a piano on the veranda of school's main building. The school closed in 1954 and is now the site of Villa Plaza. (T. Times 5/23/1936, pg.7; 5/29/1936, pg. 11)

Visitation Villa Academy (Lakewood); Private schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; May Day--Lakewood; Holidays--Lakewood--1930-1940; Festivals--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Seven little girls helped to celebrate Visitation Villa Academy's annual May Day fete in 1936. The group, holding balloons, is gathered around a basket of flowers. Visitation Villa Academy was located on the grounds of the former Charles Richardson estate, "Richmore," in Lakewood. Built by the Sisters of the Visitation, the private Catholic girls school opened in 1923 and closed in 1954. The school children are from left to right: Dolores Peterson, Betty Howard, Patricia Lawler, Lorraine Roberts, Irene Nelson, Doris Spencer and Betty Wamba. The Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood Mall, Lakewood Towne Center) opened at this location in 1957. (T. Times 5/29/1936, pg. 11)

Visitation Villa Academy (Lakewood); Private schools--Lakewood--1930-1940; May Day--Lakewood; Peterson, Dolores; Howard, Betty; Lawler, Patricia; Roberts, Lorraine; Nelson, Irene; Spencer, Doris; Wamba, Betty; School children--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Elmer Lock sits behind the wheel of his midget racer in this photograph from June, 1936. In the 1930's, midget racers like this competed regularly under the arc lights of the Tacoma Speedway Royale at South 14th and Sprague. The races varied in length from 3 laps for a "helmet dash" to 30 for a class A "Main Event". (T. Times 06-01-1936 p.11)

Automobile racing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile racing drivers

Washington National Guard encampment, "Camp Wesley LLoyd." 148th Field Artillery, Battery D. Field pieces in action. Soldiers setting-up cannons.

Artillery (Weaponry)--1930-1940; Washington National Guard, Battery D 148th F.A. (Tacoma); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940;

Washington National Guard encampment, "Camp Wesley Lloyd." Each year the Wa. National Guard conducted a training encampment. In June of 1936, it was "Camp Wesley Lloyd." During the engagement, officers were photographed using binoculars and site equipment to observe artillery. Another officer was plotting trajectory.

Binoculars; Optical devices--1930-1940; Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940;

Washington National Guard 1936 encampment. Mock retreat. Comic group of soldiers in mock drill . Wooden buildings and tents in background. The Washington National Guard's annual encampment took place in the last 2 weeks of June, 1936. Given a different honorary name each year, the 1936 camp was named "Camp Wesley Lloyd" after the late Congressman. The first week was plagued with the heaviest rain since 1931.

Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940;

National Guard Review. Spokane Company, Photography Division. Soldiers developing photographic prints in a photo lab.

Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Photographic apparatus & supplies; Photographic studios; Darkrooms;

Members of the 116th Observation Squadron of the Washington National Guard lean over a desk observing film strips. To the right is Lt. Ellsworth C. French, commander of the section. The Squadron is made up of photographers and lab technicians who use photographic methods to gather information for the Guard.

Washington National Guard, 116th Observation Squadron (Tacoma); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940; Photographic apparatus & supplies;

Washington National Guard encampment, "Camp Wesley Lloyd." Officers using binoculars and site equipment to observe artillery. Another officer is plotting trajectory.

Binoculars; Optical devices--1930-1940; Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940;

The 148th Field Artillery Band at the Washington National Guard encampment in 1936, "Camp Wesley LLoyd." The band is led by long-time drum major Steve Monland (spelled Moreland in the Richards records,) in front with baton. Members are standing in a field with trees, tents, and small buildings in the background at Camp Murray. (T. Times 6/17/1936, pg. 1)

Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940; Military bands; Washington National Guard, 148th F.A. Band (Tacoma);

Washington National Guard encampment, "Camp Wesley Lloyd." 148th Field Artillery, Battery E Field Telephone group. Soldiers standing by supply tent.

Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940; Washington National Guard, 148th F.A. (Tacoma)

Bryant Elementary School, 6A Class. Approximately 45 boys and girls in front of wood and stone school building. (filed with Argentum)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bryant Elementary School (Tacoma);

Tacoma played host to the first Northwest Fire College June 17-20, 1936. The school was an opportunity for professional and volunteer fire departments from across the Northwest to train together and share techniques. The remains of the burned out Tacoma Hotel had been left intact for training. On Thursday, June 18th, 1936, eerie red lights once again glowed inside the hotel as Tacoma's various fire departments sped to the scene. The first floor is well-lit in this night-time exposure. Automobiles are parked in front of the fenced-off hotel. The Balfour dock, destroyed in a January 1936 fire, was also left intact for training. (T. Times 6/19/1936)

Fire fighters--1930-1940; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1930-1940; Northwest Fire College (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotels--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma);

Washington National Guard encampment, "Camp Wesley Lloyd." Mock retreat. Military band dressed in outrageous outfits.

Military bands; Washington National Guard (Tacoma); Camp Murray (Wash.); Military personnel--1930-1940; Costumes;

Father's Day. A. Dwight Orr and his three children: Dwight Junior, Margaret and Michael. The family is sitting on a braided rug in a room with coved windows and playing with wooden blocks. (T.Times 6/20/1936, pg. 11)

Orr, Dwight--Family; Orr, Dwight; Orr, Margaret; Orr, Michael; Fathers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A. Dwight Orr and his three children (left to right): Dwight Junior, Margaret and Michael, pose at home for the Tacoma Times Fathers' Day issue. The family is sitting on a braided rug in front of windows with open drapes and playing with wooden blocks. Mr. Orr was an officer with the Weyerhaeuser Co. (T.Times 6/20/1936, pg. 11)

Orr, Dwight--Family; Orr, Dwight; Orr, Margaret; Orr, Michael; Fathers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orr, Dwight--Homes & haunts;