Jiggs Dahlberg (back row, far left) coached the 1935 Puyallup Vikings to an undefeated season. Although the team had few veterans, and no "stand-out" players, they proved that team work and fight could carry the day. They won nine of their ten regularly scheduled games that season; their game against Kent ended in a 7-7 tie. The man in the back row, far right is the assistant coach, Al Dahlberg. An alternate image appeared in the Tacoma Times with the names of all the players listed. (T. Times 11/29/1935 p.15)

Football players--Puyallup; Group portraits; Uniforms--football;

Norman J. Maddex, City Light department wireman, suspended by cables to work on relamping the (Old) City Hall tower clock. "Relamping" is the term used for replacing the burned out light globes and defective wiring. He is dangling in a boatswain's chair, a board slung in the loops of a bowline knot. In addition to his precarious perch, the men handling the cables above him had to be careful of loose tiles that could send them hurtling to the street below. The work had been delayed for some time as financially hard pressed city departments argued about whose budget the job should be charged to. (T. Times 11-15-1935, pg. 3)

City Hall (Tacoma); Maddex, Norman J.;

Birthday party for Mr. Hoskin's little girl. Group of 12 children, mostly girls, standing on the front steps of a home. Two girls are holding a birthday cake.

Birthday parties--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children's parties; Cakes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Birthday party group with 10 girls and 2 boys labelled "Birthday party for Mr. Hoskins little girl." The birthday girl holds a decorated cake with one candle. The clothes of most all of the children have short or no sleeves, with the exception of the boy wearing a sweatshirt or sweater with "who's afraid of the big bad wolf" imprinted on it.

Birthday parties--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children's parties; Cakes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Children's Birthday Party. Ten children and two women pose at the dinner table laden with party favors, candy and two cakes. The children mouth lollypops as they wait for the cake to be cut. All, including mothers, look solemnly at the camera. TPL-3568, TPL-546

Birthday parties--1930-1940; Children's parties; Children--1930-1940; Mothers & children;

Drama League. Cast of "I'll Leave It To You" on stage at Tacoma Little Theatre. The players are costumed as native Americans and settlers. From 1933 through 1939 the Tacoma Little Theater productions were presented on the stage of the Slavonian Hall at 2306 No. 30th St. In 1940 they moved to their current home at 210-12 No. I St.

Drama Clubs -- Tacoma; Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Theatrical Productions--Tacoma;

By Thanksgiving Day, most of these birds will be on their way to Bremerton tables and feasts for the Navy. Two turkey farmers pose with their large birds right before the holiday season. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. Photograph is labelled Brownsville Turkey Farm.

Turkeys; Meat industry; Feathers; Farms--Bremerton;

Mrs. Ernest Brownell was photographed in November of 1935 with her three year old son Larry at their home on McKenzie St. in Bremerton. Mrs. Brownell was the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. L. O. Froling. (Bremerton Sun 12/16/1935, pg. 2)

Mothers--Bremerton; Boys--Bremerton; Brownell, Ernest--Family; Brownell, Larry;

Young matron Mrs. Joseph C. Coyle was photographed in November of 1935 with her son Joseph Terrence Coyle. Mrs. Coyle was the wife of Dr. Coyle and a member of the Kitsap County Medical Society auxiliary. (Bremerton Sun 12/14/1935, pg. 4).

Coyle, Joseph C.--Family; Coyle, Joseph Terrence; Mothers--Bremerton; Boys--Bremerton;

The second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade, November 29, 1935. A large crowd of spectators, including lots of excited children, lines the street at South 9th and Saint Helens Avenue to catch a glimpse of Santa. Caswell Optical Company can be seen in the background. The parade was sponsored by the Broadway and Pacific Avenue merchants the day after Thanksgiving to kick off the Christmas shopping season. The parade route began at 7th and Broadway and proceeded south to 13th Street and north on Pacific to 7th Street. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Caswell Optical Co. (Tacoma);

1935 Fairyland and Christmas Parade. Float carrying Humpty Dumpty and all the Kings Men (soldiers) on Broadway in front of the Elks' Temple. Parade officials run alongside the float. The parade was sponsored by the Broadway and Pacific merchants to kick off the Christmas Shopping season. This was the second annual parade, held the day after Thanksgiving. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Elks Temple (Tacoma); Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, 1935. Clowns and toy blocks standing by the Three Wise Men float on Broadway. Brandes-Madsen Co. building and Broadway Service Station Mobilgas station and Willis-Tacoma Motor Service in background.The dancing blocks spelling "TOYS" followed Santa and proceeded the Three Wise Men on the camels. Some of the favorite characters in the parade were the clowns and the paraders wearing the huge heads. This parade was sponsored by the Broadway and Pacific Ave. merchants and took place the day after Thanksgiving, officially beginning the Christmas shopping season. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brandes-Madsen Co. (Tacoma);

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, November 29, 1935. A tall figure on a float moving along the street in front of Brandes-Madsen Co. and the Broadway Service Mobilgas station. This float depicts the giant that Jack killed in Jack and the Bean Stalk. All the floats were peopled with characters from Fairy Tales. Thousands of Tacoma youngsters turned out to wave to their favorite imaginary character. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brandes-Madsen Co. (Tacoma);

The second annual Tacoma Fairyland and Christmas Parade was held on November 29, 1935. This tall Mother Goose figure with her billowing blue hoop skirt was actually a float. She was so tall that she could nod to the spectators in the second floor windows of the buildings she passed. Several clown characters stand to one side, one wearing a huge "grotesque" head mask. Behind the clowns is a float with Humpty Dumpty and some of the Kings Men. This parade was the kick off for the Christmas toy shopping season. Thousands of bright eyed Tacoma youngsters turned out to see their favorite Fairy Tale characters. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade, November 29, 1935. Float with Santa in sleigh pulled by pure white reindeer in front of Brandes-Madsen Co. on Broadway. Santa will be preceded by two boys carrying a sign proclaiming "Santa from the North Pole." Santa's float is flanked by dancing letter blocks that spell TOYS. Following Santa is the float with the Three Wise Men on camels. The parade took place on the day after Thanksgiving on a route that covered Broadway and Pacific Ave. from 7th - 13th streets. The parade signalled the beginning of Christmas toy shopping season. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brandes-Madsen Co. (Tacoma); Reindeer;

Riding in a white, toy filled sleigh pulled by two snow white reindeer, Santa Claus rode on the first float in the second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade, November 29, 1935. Sponsored by merchants on Broadway and Pacific Avenues, the parade took place the day after Thanksgiving and kicked off the Christmas shopping season in Tacoma. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reindeer;

Fairyland and Christmas parade, November 29, 1935. Marching band in front of the Elks' Temple on Broadway. Three marching bands were scheduled in the parade, the Musicians' Union band, Stadium High School and Lincoln High School. This is most probably the Musicians' Union Band that was scheduled to start off the parade, accompanying Santa Claus. The Mother Goose float can be seen behind the band, followed by another marching band. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marching bands; Elks Temple (Tacoma);

The Tacoma merchants on Broadway and Pacific Avenues sponsored the second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade for Children which was held on the day after Thanksgiving, 1935. The first float in the parade carried Santa in a well packed sleigh pulled by two snow white reindeer. Starting near the Elks Temple at 565 South Broadway, the parade traveled down Broadway, turned east at South 13th Street and then proceeded north on Pacific. The parade signalled the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reindeer; Elks Temple (Tacoma);

The Fairyland and Christmas Parade for children, November 29, 1935. Stadium High School's Marching band on Broadway in front of the Elks' Temple, 565 Broadway. Union Club of Tacoma, 539 Broadway, in the background. The Stadium marching band led the third quadrant of the parade, followed by the Humpty Dumpty float, the Old Lady who lived in a shoe and clowns and the paraders wearing grotesque heads. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marching bands; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Elks Temple (Tacoma);

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, November 29, 1935. Marching band at corner of 9th and Broadway. This large band is unidentified, it is one of three in the parade. The bands hailed from the Musicians' Union, Stadium and Lincoln High Schools. The Bostwick Block can be seen at the right, the Bostwick Hotel on the upper floors with the "Credit Dentist" Walter Whetstone below. On the left hand side is the Caswell Optical Co., followed by the Medical Arts Building. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marching bands;

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, the day after Thanksgiving, November 29, 1935. Four clowns ride on a float with the sign " Merry Christmas, Happy New Year." This is possibly the "mechanical clown" float referred to in the news stories. Crowd of spectators stand at 9th and Broadway watching the float pass by. The Bostwick block is on the right with the Medical Arts Building across the street. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A man and dog pose outside the pioneer home of John Rigney, one of the first houses built in Pierce County. The home was built of squared logs around 1870 and demolished in 1974. John Rigney, a strapping Irish lad, arrived in the United States in 1847 looking for a better life. Jobs were scarce and he enlisted in the US Army. He married another Irish immigrant, Elizabeth Lowry, in 1848 and together the Army sent them around Cape Horn to Fort Vancouver. From there, army companies "M' and "L" helped establish Fort Steilacoom. When his enlistment was up in 1852, he was given a donation claim of 640 acres where he built a log home and raised his 10 children. This area is near present day 64th and Orchard streets in Tacoma. When the railroad was scheduled to come from Portland to Tacoma, Rigney felt that land value would increase & took an additional 160 acre claim east of the original one. It extended from the present day B&I Store to the Manitou area near 74th and South Tacoma Way. This home was built 90 feet from the railroad line. Rigney Hill is now Manitou Park. In 1880, the Rigneys moved to Steilacoom.

Rigney, John--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1870-1880; Cabins--Tacoma--1870-1880; Pioneers--Tacoma; Dogs--Tacoma;

Miss Bertha Winifred Chesney, teacher at Lincoln High School. Miss Chesney taught 6 classes in English per day; primarily literature and composition for juniors. By 1936, she had taught every grade in both primary and high school. Miss Chesney resided at 3601 No. 7th in a house that she designed and built herself. She came to Lincoln in 1931. (T. Times 12/11/1935, pg. 6)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Teachers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chesney, Winifred;

In December of 1935, the staff of Western State Hospital at Steilacoom worked closely with the families and friends of the patients to insure that everyone at the hospital had a merry Christmas. Miss Frances Burkey, nurse, Frank M. Lamborn, in charge of hospital commissary, and his assistant P.F. Chadwick filled large baskets with bags of candy, fruit and nuts. The baskets were distributed to the hospitals 36 wards, and every one of the 2,330 patients received their own bag of treats. The hospital also received over 20,000 gifts sent by family, friends and Tacoma merchants which were distributed on Christmas morning. (T. Times, 12-25-1935, p. 7)

Mental institutions--Lakewood; Asylums--Lakewood; Institutional care--Lakewood; Western State Hospital (Lakewood); Christmas presents; Christmas decorations; Burkey, Frances; Lamborn, Frank; Chadwick, P.F.;

Miss Sue McCord admires the homemade, artificial Christmas tree made by her aunt, Mrs. J. M. Olson, 2319 So. "G" St., entirely of metal, with the exception of the glass ornaments. The trunk was a silvered lead pipe and branches are twisted strips of metal that Mrs. Olson cut from cans with a regular pair of scissors.(T.Times, 12-27-1935, p. 11)

McCord, Sue; Christmas trees; Christmas decorations;

Mr. Leonard Langlow, editor of the Tacoma Times, accepting his new automobile from men at the Walker Chevrolet Company. The 1936 Chevrolet Master De Luxe sedan was given as a present at a dinner for newspaper men in Portland. Chevrolet sedan, decals advertising 6 per cent GMAC (General Motors Acceptance Corporation) financing on dealership windows. Walker Chevrolet opened at this location in October of 1933. The men are, left to right, Fred Walker, president of Walker Chevrolet, Leonard Langlow, Ray D. Wilson, NW zone manager of Chevrolet, and his assistant Paul Mossman. (T.Times 12/25/1935, pg. 5)

Walker Chevrolet Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chevrolet automobile--1930-1940; Walker, Fred; Langlow, Leonard; Wilson, Ray D.; Mossman, Paul;

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Henly, early Pierce County pioneers sit beside fireplace prior to the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Marcella Catherine Rigney married Neil Henly on December 31, 1885. Marcella was half of the celebrated "Rigney twins," daughters of early Tacoma & Steilacoom settlers John and Elizabeth Rigney. Henly was an executive with McNeil Island federal penitentiary until he retired in 1921. The couple kept the records for Western States hospital. They had seven children. Capt. Henly died in 1944, Marcella Henly in 1950. (T. Times)

Anniversaries; Henly, Neil; Henly, Marcella Rigney; Couples--Steilacoom;

Tacoma Times reporter Carl Hamelin examines Ethiopian war implements from the collection of Tacoma tobacconist Charles H. Manley. Each of the tools took one Ethiopian worker a lifetime to build. Manley acquired the collection 35 years ago. They were left to him by an African explorer named Niblock, who later died of black fever. (T. Times 12/12/1935)

Hamelin, Carl; Arms & armament--Ethiopia; Manley, Charles H.--Associated objects;

Christmas at Western State Hospital in 1935. Seven men around Christmas tree with presents, woman with nurse's hat on right. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mountford, in charge of the receiving ward, and Oral King, attendant kneeling on floor, are helping patients place presents on the tree. Over 20,000 gifts had arrived at the hospital from family members, friends and charitable organizations, thereby promising a merry Christmas for the 2,330 residents. Each of the 36 wards will have their own tree and present opening ceremonies. (T. Times, 12-25-1935, p. 7)

Mental institutions--Lakewood; Asylums--Lakewood; Institutional care--Lakewood; Western State Hospital (Lakewood); Christmas presents; Christmas decorations; Christmas trees; Mountford, Ralph; King, Oral;

On December 3, 1935, Bishop Lemuel H. Wells helped to shovel the first bit of concrete for the foundation of the reconstructed St. Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church. It was the bishop's 94th birthday. Assisting the seated Bishop Wells is the current rector of St. Luke's, Rev. Arthur Bell. Bishop Wells was the rector of St. Luke's when it was built a half-century ago at Sixth and Broadway. The church was razed in 1934 and its stone removed to 36th & No. Gove. (TNT 12-4-35, p. 3-alt. photograph)

Wells, Lemuel H.; Bell, Arthur; Clergy--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Episcopal churches--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;