ca. 1936. Pioneer Northwest bulb grower George Lawler and his great grandchild. Mr. Lawler was born in 1861 and died in December of 1948 at the age of 87. He was a pioneer commercial bulb grower. He came to the Washington Territory at the age of two and drifted to Tacoma in 1888 with the lumber business. He later became involved in real estate and helped develop Tacoma's Tideflats. He began his bulb business in 1910 when he built his home in Gardenville, near Fife, and began experimenting with the daffodils, tulips and other flowers that he loved. He originally focused on the sale of the cut flowers and later became the first local farmer to sell his bulbs as a crop. He expanded with 383 acres near Roy, that were taken over in World War II for Fort Lewis expansion, and moved to 600 acres near Monroe, which he operated with his son George Ward Lawler. All acreage was dedicated to the growth of flower bulbs. (TNT 12/24/1948, pg. 1; "History of the Flower Bulb Industry in Washington State" by Charles J. Gould)
ca. 1936. John W. Bixel, music teacher, with hand on hip, head turned to side. Mr. Bixel was also the Musical Director of the Tacoma Saengerbund. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Children of Matthew Fischer, Executive Secretary of Sunbeam Gold Mines and Secretary-Treasurer of Golden West Mining Company, in yard of family home circa 1936. One girl is seated on the bench with the other girl and the boy standing behind her.
ca. 1936. Ellen Weaver, Stenographer for Golden West Mining Company, in dress with lace ruffles in front and short white collar. For Matthew Fischer. The Golden West Mining Co. was located at 917 Pacific Ave, suite 612. Fischer was the manager. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Marianna Van Rooy, daughter of Marie and Clemens Van Rooy. Young girl with long curls, bow in hair, pleated sleeveless dress, hands on bench at sides, looking ahead. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Audrey G. Edwards wearing suit, striped tie. Pencil thin moustache, hand in pocket. Edwards was a millworker for Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Seated at the piano is the young daughter of Mrs. E.L. Lindstrom circa 1936. She wears her bright shiny hair short and curled. She has on a delicate dress with ruffled top and dark ribbon. Knee-length thin hose with white shoes complete her ensemble.
ca. 1936. Estelle (Mrs. J.C.) Gould, seated, wearing dress with front tie at neck and long sleeves. She holds daughter Jedell in short dress with ruffled collar, scalloped edge on slip. Mrs. Gould and her daughter will be joining Mr. Gould in Santa Clara, where he is with the military science department at Santa Clara University.
ca. 1936. Janet Watson Brady, Tacoma Times Society Editor, with her young son Edward in their home. Janet Brady was the widow of Emmett E. Brady. Elaborate fireplace, mantle, vases, clock, flowers, and owls.
ca. 1936. Eatonville basketball team, City champions 1936. Five boys are in basketball uniforms with the name "ELCO" on the front, two are in team jackets and one is in a letterman's sweater. Bill Smith, of a pioneer Eatonville area family, is wearing the letterman's sweater. The "ELCO" on the jerseys stands for the Eatonville Lumber Co. Two coaches sit on either side of the front row. (WSHS) (Additional identification provided by a reader)
ca. 1936. Sample guest room in the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. The Annex was remodeled to serve as the Tacoma Hotel after the main building was destroyed by fire in October of 1935. Photograph shows a typical room with two beds with white checkered bed spreads and iron bedframes, mirror and dresser on the opposite wall, a very large window and overstuffed chair in front of the radiator. (TNT 1/21/1936, pg. 9) (Argentum)
Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bedrooms--1930-1940;
ca. 1936. The kitchen at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. Stove with two pots on it. The stove is a Lang stove, from the F.S. Lang Manufacturing Co. of Seattle. The company was established in 1904 by Frank S. Lang, who built his first wood-burning stove in 1880 for the Alaskan Gold Rush camps. (Argentum) (Additional information provided by a reader)
Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kitchens--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stoves--1930-1940;
ca. 1936. Commercial kitchen at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly the Tacoma Hotel Annex. After a devastating fire destroyed the historic main hotel at 913 A St. in October of 1935, the Annex was remodeled as a hotel structure. Steam table and other equipment. The new kitchen was all electric. (TNT 1/21/1936, pg. 9) (Argentum)
Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kitchens--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stoves--1930-1940;
ca. 1936. Registering as a guest at the new Tacoma Hotel, formerly known as the Tacoma Hotel Annex. In October of 1935, a raging fire destroyed the historic main hotel at 913 A St. The annex was remodeled to serve as the hotel. Photograph shows a guest, front desk clerk and bellman at reception desk. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. Cavanaugh Lumber Company Display, likely at the Puyallup Fair. Trellis over booth, flooring and siding samples, small table, wicker love seat. (Argentum)
ca. 1936. College of Puget Sound Choral Society leaving on bus tour of the state. Large group of boys and girls in and beside Washington Motor Coach System bus marked "Special" on front. (filed with Argentum.)
College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;
William T. (Tom) Lane, Metropolitan Park district blacksmith. Mr. Lane is pictured wearing coveralls and a hat and working with a hammer, chisel and vise. For the past 17 years, Mr. Lane has made all the materials used in the park system. If he cannot find the proper tool, he manufactures it. If he cannot find the right machinery, he invents it. He designed and built all the swings in the Tacoma Parks. He draws his own plans and makes blueprints. He received his early blacksmith training in England. On May 14, 1919, he came to work for the Park District as a policeman at Point Defiance. He gradually became their full time machinist and carpenter. (T. Times 2/4/1936, pg. 9)
Lane, William T.; Blacksmiths--Tacoma; Blacksmithing--Tacoma--1930-1940;
ca. 1936. Frances Seidelman, an employee of Kimballs Sporting Goods, poses with the three major prizes in the Good Liar contest, sponsored by Cavanaugh Lumber and Kimballs. One prize will be awarded to each of the three fishermen who spin the best yarn about the one that got away. The rod will be given as the prize for first place, the tapered line as second and the reel as third. Kimballs was located at 1015 Pacific Ave. (T.Times 5/1/1936, pg. 11)
ca. 1936. Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia pose on the steps of St. Joseph Hospital which had been established by their order in 1891. This was Tacoma's first Catholic hospital. In keeping with the values of St. Francis of Assisi, medical services were provided to all people, regardless of race, religion or financial means. (www.fhshealth.org--article)
St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Nuns--Tacoma;
ca. 1936. Fort Nisqually reconstruction at Point Defiance Park. General view of stockade and bastion at corner. The camera is viewing the Fort from outside of its walls. The large arch in the center is the main entrance. The buildings are, from the fence back, the Hudson's Bay Co. store, the Grainery, the oldest standing building in Washington, and the storehouse #2.
Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Hudson's Bay Co. (Tacoma); Frontier & pioneer life--Tacoma; Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Trading posts--Tacoma;
ca. 1936. Johnson-Cox Co., Inc., printers. Interior portrait of four young men and a young woman. Still in business at same location in 1999, Johnson-Cox has been at 726 Pacific Avenue throughout the 20th century in an early Tacoma, Eastlake-style building called the Maritime Building. (WSHS)
Printing industry--Tacoma; Johnson-Cox Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
Mary Humphrey King is pictured in rehearsal with conductor Eugene Linden and the Tacoma Philharmonic Orchestra in late January of 1936. She would be appearing in an all-Wagner concert at the Jason Lee Auditorium in early February along with Raymond Marlowe, tenor from the San Francisco Civic Opera Company. Mrs. King, a well-regarded soprano and Tacoma voice teacher, would sing a duet with Mr. Marlowe from the second scene of the third act of "Lohengrin." The Tacoma Times would later report that the Wagner music was well received and both Mrs. King and Mr. Marlowe were praised for their performances. (T.Times 2-6-36, p. 18-article; T.Times 2-8-36, p. 8-article)
ca. 1936. Construction of a new bridge circa 1936. Materials and debris in foreground, pile driver in background. Location unknown. (Additional information provided by a reader)
ca. 1936. Tacoma skyline with Mount Rainier in the distance. See D2532 image 1a for hand tinted version. The major buildings in the foreground are, left to right, the Provident Building (917 Pacific Ave.), large blank area, the Bank of California (1011-1013 Pacific Ave.) and the Washington Building (1019 Pacific Ave.) The two large buildings in the background are, left to right, the Tacoma Building (1017-21 A St.) and the Perkins Building (1101 A St.)
