ca. 1925. In 1922, John E. McGuire, an architect with Sutton, Whitney & Dugan, had this English country cottage constructed for his family from his own design. The home is at 4109 No. 33rd and is built from whitewashed brick. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930; McGuire, John E.--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1925. Interior of a commercial kitchen, ca. 1925 (WSHS)

Kitchens--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Advertising board painted by Knabel Studios, Tacoma, featuring several local merchants and scenic view of a waterfall. Knabel Studios was operated by Tacoma artist William (Bill) Knabel. (filed with Argentum)

Knabel Studios (Tacoma); Advertising--1920-1930; Banners; Draperies;

ca. 1925. Lincoln High School and the original Lincoln Bowl. The original "bowl" was constructed in 1920 and located directly behind the school. The school itself opened in 1914 supplying Tacoma's east and south ends with a local high school.

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Athletic fields--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Group of male students in front of Lincoln High School, ca. 1925. The young men in the front wear Lincoln High letter sweaters. (Same group as A1060 image 0) (WSHS)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. This Colonial style home was built in 1922 for Charles C. Mellinger, president of C.C. Mellinger Co., funeral directors. The home was designed by Sutton, Whitney & Dugan. The address was formerly 2118 No. Prospect; it has been renumbered and is now 2120 No. Prospect. (WSHS)

Mellinger, Charles C.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. An orchard is shown in winter. A house and shed can be seen beyond the trees. (WSHS)

Orchards--Tacoma;

ca. 1925. A number of men in costumes and makeup suggesting clowns pose on a truck and one or two automobiles that have been decorated as floats. Over it all is suspended a giant straw hat on a pole. The floats are possibly part of the Straw Hat Day celebrations, the day when gentlemen officially put away their winter hats in favor of straw summer hats. The group is posed in front of a billboard. (WSHS- negative a846-0)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930; Celebrations--Tacoma; Straw Hat Day (Tacoma); Hats--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. In the 1920's, the McKinley Hill neighborhood had its own small movie and vaudeville house. The Park Theater was purchased by Hans Torkelson in 1922 and overhauled into a small movie house. It had a seating capacity of 250 and played a daily variety of movies. (Address given in the Tacoma Daily Ledger is 3506 McKinley Ave.) (TDL 12/24/1922, pg. E4) (WSHS)

Park Theater (Tacoma); Theaters--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. In 1925, McKinley Hill had a thriving business community, with locally owned shops and stores lining its sidewalks. Pictured left to right at 3504 McKinley Ave. are Porter's Barber Shop (owned by Ollie B. Porter), Central Shoes (A. Don Soper) and "Gents Furnishings" (Chester & Olsen). 3502B McKinley appears to be vacant and on the right, at 3502 A McKinley, is the Piggly Wiggly grocery store. In 1928, Mr. Porter, the barber, had the Porter Apartments constructed at this location. Although the newspaper doesn't specify this, it appears that the two stories of apartments were built on top of this commercial space. E. Taylor Gardner, of 3618 E "L", was the architect and contractor for the Porter Apartments. (WSHS)

Piggly Wiggly (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; Porter's Barber Shop (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. A price list from the Commercial Photographer's Association of Tacoma, scheduled to take effect March 4, 1925. The last signature is Paul Richards. Elements covered include negatives, prints, wait time per hour and travel time. (WSHS)

Price lists; Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma)--Associated objects;

Busy as he was on Christmas Eve day 1925, Santa took a few moments from his scheduled rounds to "stop and smell the roses." The day had dawned in Tacoma with uncharacteristic gentle sunshine and springlike weather. Santa was caught by the camera as he dropped by the front yard of Mrs. Elizabeth Durgin, 709 No. Yakima Ave., to admire the Christmas roses in bloom. He later hurried back to the North Pole to prepare for his gift run that night. (TNT 12/24/1925, pg. 1) (WSHS- negative A904-0)

Santa Claus--Tacoma; Holidays--Tacoma--1920-1930; Flowers--Tacoma;

ca. 1925. In 1925, the building at 3514-18 McKinley Ave. housed (left to right) Phipps Notions, a dry goods store at 3518 owned by Gertrude Phipps, Holly Meat Market at 3516 and Skaggs United grocery store at 3514 McKinley Ave. The building was built in 1924 by Peter Steiro. It was later demolished and in 1965, the National Bank of Washington built its McKinley Hill branch here. In 1925, the McKinley Ave district was a settlement of 8,000 people. Area businesses included the Northern Pacific Hospital, three grade schools, five churches, 15 grocery stores, six butcher shops, two hardware stores and a drugstore. (TNT 6/26/1925, pg. 9) (WSHS)

Skaggs United Stores (Tacoma); Phipps Notions (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Two soldiers and two civilians in front of a steam shovel. Parts of the lettering on the shovel can be seen; it says "-HNSON" "-TING" AND "RACTORS" "TACOMA, WA." In 1925, the City Directory lists a Lee H. Johnson, General Contractor, on 1711 S. 9th. Their specialties are listed as steam shovel, grading, paving and building. (WSHS- negative A889-0)

Steam shovels; Construction machinery;

ca. 1925. A man works with a power drill in a stone quarry. (WSHS)

Stone quarrying;

ca. 1925. A large stone is being lifted by a crane at this rock quarry and will be lowered according to directions from a man standing on a stone below and to one side. The location of the quarry in this circa 1925 photograph is unknown but the area is timbered and hilly. Houses or cabins lie in the valley beyond the quarry.

Stone quarrying; Rocks; Hoisting machinery;

ca. 1925. The new Washington Building had its Grand Opening in June of 1925. Construction of the building was begun in 1919 for the Scandinavian American Bank and halted in 1921 when the bank failed. It was completed in 1925 and was, at that time, the second tallest building in the Northwest. The main tenant at its opening was the Brotherhood Cooperative National Bank. The Cooperative Bank was the first of its kind in any Northwest City. Although it was part of the Brotherhood group of banks, strong in the eastern part of the country, the local bank had local supporters, management and share holders, many of them working men. It was approved by both the Federated Improvement Clubs of Tacoma and the labor unions. (TNT 6/30/1925, pg. 14)(WSHS)

Washington Building (Tacoma); Brotherhood Cooperative National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Construction on the Washington Building started in 1919 for the Scandinavian- American Bank, but halted when the bank went bankrupt. The steel framework sat deserted until it was purchased by the Washington-California Co. In 1925, the building was completed. The steel framework was clothed in white terra cotta, which was glazed. It was fireproof. It had 1925 technologically superior Otis elevators, which could take visitors from the bottom to the top in 16 seconds. The building was completed with an investment of 1 1/2 million dollars. (TNT 6/30/1925, pg.1) (WSHS)

Washington Building (Tacoma); Office buildings--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Duct work in a brick room, basement?, and unidentified machinery (WSHS)

ca. 1925. An elevated view of Defiance Lumber Company shows part of the facilities with a ship docked along Commencement Bay. The company was started in 1905 when L.L. Doud and others acquired a quarter of a mile of waterfront along the bay and installed the sawmill. In 1927 L.L. Doud was president of the company, Lee L. Doud served as secretary-treasurer and manager, and Donald H. Doud, sales manager. (TNT 8/10/1927) (filed with Argentum)

Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. H.C. Weaver Productions, Inc., motion picture set of "Hearts and Fists, " ca. 1925. Unidentified woman standing on planked sidewalk outside of "Slim's Nugget Bar;" a shoemaker's shop is further in the background. Set was still under construction as the log exteriors are basically false fronts. The Weaver Corporation's first film was "Hearts and Fists," set in Washington's lumber camps. The stars of the film actually arrived on May 9, 1925, with filming to begin on May 11th. Marguerite de la Motte, previously seen in "Pagan God," played the lead female role. The male cast included her husband John Bowers, Dan Mason, Jack Curtis and Alan Hale, Sr. Mr. Hale would return to the Tacoma area in 1940 with the premiere of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again" with remarks about his previous experience in filming in this area. Many of the outdoor scenes were filmed around the Kapowsin area and others in the Clear Fir Lumber Co. mill at Day Island. The film would play for a week at the Rialto in January, 1926, drawing exceptionally large audiences. At that time, a moviegoer could attend a weekday matinee for 35 cents, a evening showing for 50 cents with children's prices holding steady at 10 cents. (TDL 5-10-25, p.1, 5-12-25, p. 3)

Motion picture studios--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); H.C. Weaver Productions, Inc. (Tacoma);

ca. 1925. Hanson's Jewelry Store, located in the Fidelity Building at 11th & Broadway, was a downtown landmark in the 1920s and 1930s. Arriving in Tacoma from the Midwest in 1909 after an apprenticeship as a watchmaker, Herbert O. Hanson opened his own jewelry store in 1921. Herbert operated the shop until retirement in 1939, when Clarence Magnussen took over operation of the popular Hanson's. Judging by this photograph taken about 1925, "Happy Hanson" also specialized in shirts. Merry Christmas and a Happy Hanson New Year to All!

jewelry stores

ca. 1925. Fire Chief Carl Emil Carlson looks on as two unidentified Tacoma firefighters help prepare toys for the Elks Club's annual holiday charity campaign. The Elks Stocking Fillers program supplied Christmas gifts for needy girls and boys - such as these hand assembled wooden boats. Carlson was chief of the fire department from 1916 to 1932.

ca. 1925. Movie posters listing coming attractions decorate the entrance to this unidentified theater in the mid-1920's. For a mere dime, customers could watch Ernst Lubitsch's "Kiss Me Again" or Joe Rock in "Aladdin." Arriving shortly were "No Man's Law" starring Bob Custer and on March 1-4, Lon Cheney's "Phantom of the Opera." Moviegoers could be assured of rapidly changing programs in the 1920's and 30's as most films only stayed in theaters for a few days before moving on. This particular theater apparently did not show matinees except on Sundays as the motion pictures started at 6:15 p.m. on week days.