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D2541-1

ca. 1936. Hay field near Roy. Hay stacks dot the field of a sizable farm. The farm house faces a road lined with telephone poles. Numerous farm buildings cover the property behind the house.


Hay; Haystacks--Roy; Croplands;

D2543-1

ca. 1936. Point Defiance Park. The entrance bowl at the park with lawn, trees, roads and paths surrounding a lake. Automobiles are parked along the road in the distance. Stock negative.


Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma; Lakes & ponds--Tacoma;

D2544-1

ca. 1936. Artistic view of the Puyallup glacier side of Mount Rainier. Stock negative.


Mountains - Washington - Mount Rainier

D2549-1

ca. 1936. Five Scottish Terrier puppies in a box on a high-back, winged, over-stuffed leather chair. The black pups are peering over the edge of the cardboard box in this circa 1936 photograph. (Studio stock negative).


Dogs; Chairs;

D2550-1

Andrew Ellestad's Pharmacy. A druggist stands behind the counter of Olympic Ice Cream bar and serves two customers seated on stools at counter. Pharmaceutical and paper products line the shelves and counters.


Drugstores--Tacoma; Ellestad's Pharmacy (Tacoma); Soda fountains--Tacoma; Ice cream & ices;

A-2481

ca. 1927. Unidentified apartment building, circa. 1927. (WSHS)


Apartment houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2228-1

The Daimler-Knight limousine in the center of this photograph was once owned by England's King George V. It was met at Tacoma's city limits by Harry Manley and two local police officers who escorted it to the Manley Motor Company at South 9th and Fawcett where it was to be on display April 22-23, 1927. The vehicle had been built for the King in 1910 at a price tag of $17,000 and had been used continuously for 14 years. It was still capable of doing 60 mph and had 174,000 miles while in service to the king. The odometer on it had over 196,000 miles by the time it reached Tacoma. Behind the limo is a Willys-Knight 66-A "foursome." Pictured left to right are Sgt. Charles Rhors and Officer Harold Thornberg on motorcycles, R.J. Tarte (Motor Transport Co.- Seattle), Capt. Fred Gardner, Police Chief M.D. Guy, Harry Manley, James Teale (Willys-Knight) and shop foreman Joe Willett. (T.Times 4/23/1927, pg. 9) (Argentum)


Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Willys-Knight automobile; Daimler-Knight automobile; Manley Motor Co. (Tacoma); Manley, Harry; Rhors, Charles; Thornberg, Harold; Tarte, R.J.; Gardner, Fred; Guy, M.D.; Teale, James; Willett, Joe;

A-2209

L.C. Smith & Co. banquet held at the Olympic Hotel, Seattle. February 1927. (WSHS)


Banquets--Seattle--1920-1930; L.C. Smith & Co. (Seattle); Hotels--Seattle;

A2000-1

ca. 1927. City view taken from south end of City Waterway. Log boom in foreground, steel framing of 15th and 11th Street bridges in background. Ordered by Brotherhood Bank, which was located in the Rust building, tall building at right of center of photograph. (filed with Argentum)


Cityscapes--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2116-0

ca. 1927. The cast of "Not So Fast, " the all college play, in front of a brick wall at the College of Puget Sound in 1927. The play was written by Charles Westervelt. Pictured left to right are Torrey Smith, Robert Leatherwood, Audrey-Dean Albert, Wendell Brown, Edith Jones, Elizabeth Welton, Sam Pugh, and Leonore Bloomfield. Although most of the College's play casts were members of the Drama Club, the all college play had open auditions. (1927 C.P.S. annual, "Tamanawas," pg. 47) (WSHS)


College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Drama clubs--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2407-1

Danish Brotherhood Play. Three men and two women on a small stage containing a living room set furnished with two spinning wheels. (Argentum)


Danish Brotherhood (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2477-1

ca. 1928. Large foursquare residence in Seattle. For E.R. Thomas Real Estate Company. Same house as A2475 image 1. (Argentum)


E.R. Thomas Real Estate Co. (Seattle); Real estate business--Seattle; Estates--Seattle;

A2475-1

ca. 1928. Large foursquare residence in Seattle surrounded by shrubbery. Hillside in rear. Large spacious well manicured lawn. For E.R. Thomas Real Estate Company. (Argentum)


E.R. Thomas Real Estate Co. (Seattle); Real estate business--Seattle; Estates--Seattle; Houses--Seattle--1920-1930;

A-2424

ca. 1927. Emblem for "Mountain States Power Co." "Byllesby, Pioneers in Public Service." The emblem for Tacoma Gas & Fuel Co. used this symbol also with changes in wording. (WSHS)


Emblems; Mountain States Power Co.;

A2207-1

ca. 1927. Society Style Show, Seattle. Many people at banquet tables. women modeling the latest in fashionable coats and cloche hats. (Argentum)


Fashion shows--Seattle; Fashion models--Seattle--1920-1930; Clothing & dress--Seattle--1920-1930;

A2208-1

ca. 1927. Society Style Show, Seattle. Many people at banquet tables. women modeling fashionable dresses. (Argentum)


Fashion shows--Seattle; Fashion models--Seattle--1920-1930; Clothing & dress--Seattle--1920-1930;

A2487-1

Pythian Sisters Bellingham Degree Staff at Grand Lodge, October sixth, 1926. (Argentum)


Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Knights of Pythias (Bellingham); Pythian Sisters (Bellingham);

A-2310

ca. 1927. Massive (leather?) sofa and chair. Two floor lamps stand beside the 1927 furniture. (WSHS)


Furniture--1920-1930; Lamps--1920-1930; Sofas--1920-1930; Chairs--1920-1930;

A2340-0

6A class and teachers on porch of Horace Mann School in January of 1927. This Horace Mann School was built in 1901 in the southend of Tacoma from a design by C.A. Darmer, architect. It was demolished after the new school was built in 1953. (WSHS)


Horace Mann School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2248-1

ca. 1927. George Kandle house, circa 1891. Large Queen Anne-style residence with octagon tower. For Miss Kandle. (Argentum)


Kandle, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2249-1

ca. 1927. George Kandle house, circa 1891. Large Queen Anne-style residence with octagon tower. For Miss Kandle. (Argentum)


Kandle, George--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A-2295

ca. 1927. Living room with sofa and two chairs, circa. 1927. (WSHS)


Living rooms--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2002-1

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Company, Machinery Department, Seattle. Interior view of machine shop. (filed with Argentum)


Machinery; Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

A2225-1

ca. 1927. C&M Grocery Company, Stalls 108 -111, Crystal Palace Market. Men behind counter are likely owners Nunzio Carnevale and James Maruca. Ordered by Toledo Scales. (Argentum)


Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); C & M Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2346-1

ca. 1927. In 1927, first grade scholars sit at their desks in McKinley School showing off their handmade alphabet cards. The walls behind are adorned with student art work, including images of "Mount Tacoma," the name preferred in the early years by most Tacomans for our beloved Mount Rainier. This eight room McKinley schoolhouse was erected in 1908 at 3702 McKinley. Additions were made in 1910 and then the school remained virtually the same until 1954. In 2005, the school is still one of several elementary schools serving the McKinley Hill neighborhood. TPL-8776 (Argentum and 8 x10 print)


McKinley School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2410-1

Institutional kitchen at Western State Hospital in Lakewood. For F.S. Lang Manufacturing Company. (Argentum)


Mental institutions--Lakewood; Asylums--Lakewood; Institutional care--Lakewood; Western State Hospital (Lakewood); Stoves--1920-1930; Kitchens--1920-1930;

A-2822

ca. 1928. The morgue in the new Pierce County Hospital, 3572 Pacific Ave. Photograph ordered by Cork Insulating Corp, contractors. (WSHS)


Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Morgues & mortuaries--Tacoma;

A2337-0

Irving School 6A class in June of 1927. Irving, named after author Washington Irving, was one of three schools built around 1890, the result of a bond issue. It was declared unsafe 3 years after this picture and closed in 1930. The school was razed in 1934. (WSHS)


Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Irving School (Tacoma);

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