Gault Junior High boys dressed in skeleton costumes form a human pyramid on stage.

Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Acrobatics; Gymnastics--Tacoma--1930-1940; Costumes; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Each troop of Tacoma's Girl Scouts had chosen a project for Christmas 1939, in order to make it a happier time for children and underprivileged adults. These three Girl Scouts, all from different troops, display the dolls they have dressed. From left to right are: Barbara Ann Brotherson, Fern Hill Troop 15; Patsy Kelly, Washington Troop 13 and JoAnn Fitch, Jason Lee Troop 11. (T.Times 12-23-39, p. 4-alt. photograph)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dolls; Christmas presents; Gifts; Christmas trees--1930-1940; Brotherson, Barbara Ann; Kelly, Patsy; Fitch, JoAnn;

Federal Old Line Life Insurance Company banquet at First Presbyterian Church on September 12, 1939. Federal Old Line was formed by J.R. Cissna and licensed in the state of Washington in 1937. His vision was a company that paid off claims within 48 hours after death. (filed with Argentum)

First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Protestant churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Presbyterian churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Federal Old Line Life Insurance Co. (Tacoma);

Wedding of Miss Nancy Hewitt and St. Poinier at Hewitt residence, 8:30 p.m., June 28, 1939. Bride and groom posed in front of a window. (filed with Argentum)

Hewitt, Nancy--Marriage; Weddings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wedding clothing & dress--1930-1940; Grooms (Weddings)--1930-1940; Brides--1930-1940;

Two Highway Truck Equipment Company dump trucks, with beds raised, built as new garbage trucks for City. (filed with Argentum)

Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma); Dump trucks;

Studio portrait of opera singer, Carmen Hill. Taken on May 5, 1939, Miss Hill is dressed in a floor-length velvet gown with damask sleeves and lace cuffs. Her wavy dark hair is accented by dangling drop earrings; she is also wearing a long beaded necklace with a cross. Miss Hill is a singer with the Northwest Opera Company.

Hill, Carmen; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma;

Tacoma General Hospital. Two nurses working with x-ray equipment. Patient lying on table and covered with white sheet. Pathology and clinical laboratories. Ordered by Clarence J. Cummings, Superintendent. (filed with Argentum) see also D8155 image 3

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Radiography--1930-1940;

Exterior view of the Winthrop Hotel, ca. 1939. The tower of the old City Hall building can be seen in the background left. (filed with Argentum)

Hotels--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Intact Medosweet Dairy truck, photograph ordered by Fageol Motor Sales Co., 717 Dexter, Seattle. (filed with Argentum)

Medosweet Dairies, Inc. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Pausing in front of the Titus Motor Co., 618-24 Broadway on July 12, 1939, was a Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. flatbed truck with a bevy of young women aboard. They were taking part in the Rainbow Girls Parade and represented Yakima Assembly. The truck carried a basin labeled "Fountain of Youth" that was carefully tendered by the girls.

Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rainbow Girls (Yakima); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ford trucks; Cooney Transfer & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. The Normanna Male Chorus attired in their distinctive dark blazers, white slacks and captain's hats posed for a group portrait circa 1939. The men's chorus would be performing in a concert with the Tacoma Swiss Singing Society at Normanna Hall. (T. Times 3/31/1939, pg. 11) (filed with Argentum)

Normanna Male Chorus (Tacoma); Choirs (Music)--1930-1940; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ethnic groups--Tacoma; Sons of Norway (Tacoma); Music ensembles--Tacoma; Singers; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

New office building for Northwest Door Company, 1203 East D. Two story streamline modern building with rounded corners, ribbon windows which open inwards, one story wing to rear.

Northwest Door Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Eastern Star Convention in Tacoma, June 23, 1939. Eighteen women wearing formal dresses, some holding large bouquets of flowers. For John D. Morris. (filed with Argentum)

Order of Eastern Star (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Tacoma--1930-1940;

National Lead Co. display of Dutch Boy paint and painter products. Four panels illustrate silhouetted couples in period dress: 1790, 1840, 1910, and 1939. Several "Dutch Boy" figures are displayed.

Paint industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Paints & varnishes; Exhibitions; Merchandise displays; Showcases;

Pioneer Association meeting at Steilacoom Town Hall; Federal Revival style building by Emanuel J. Bresemann, Architect, built in 1930. On October 11, 1939, the Pierce County Pioneer and Historical Society held their fall meeting in Steilacoom at the Town Hall. The members dressed in their ancestor's period clothing for the event. Between 1850-1858, Steilacoom was home to the first territorial court and the first Protestant Church north of the Columbia river. It was the first area north of the Columbia River to incorporate as a town and had the first public library. (T. Times 10/12/1939, pg. 12) (filed with Argentum)

Pioneer Association (Steilacoom); Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom); Historical societies--Steilacoom;

Pioneer Sausage Supply's Diamond T truck. Al Opperman was the owner of Pioneer Sausage Supply located on 1327 Tacoma Avenue South. (filed with Argentum)

Pioneer Sausage Supply (Tacoma); Diamond T trucks;

New three brick dormitory building of St. Ann's Orphan's Home under construction. In October of 1938, the Sisters of St. Francis purchased the J.S. Kemp estate at 6602 So. Alaska, overlooking Wapato Lake. They began to remodel the mansion to serve its new purpose as an orphanage. In addition, they constructed a new fireproof brick dormitory. In 1939, the social practice was changing from long term institutional care for orphans to a "receiving station" model. St. Ann's would offer short, intensive care while new foster homes were located for the children. Thirty years later, in 1968, the brick building was declared unsafe. A campaign was undertaken to raise $300,000 for a new facility. In 1971, both the original mansion and the dormitory were razed and replaced with modern structures. (T. Times 5/2/1939, pg. 2)

St. Ann's Home (Tacoma); Orphanages--Tacoma;

Stadium High School's 56th annual graduation exercises, held June 8th at the Armory for the Class of 1939. Students at the back of the photograph, audience in foreground. The graduating class totalled 653 students and the ceremony was estimated to be attended by over 2500 persons. The sign "Education for What?" states the theme of the four student commencement speakers. Betty Binns, Helen Phill, and Robert Elliott tied for valedictory honors, each completing 3 years of study with straight A's. Class president Maynard Miller joined them as a speaker. (T.Times 6/7/1939, pg. 5; 6/9/39, pg. 1; 6/10/39, pg. 1)

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; State Armory (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. Street scene of South Tacoma Way just south of Business District taken at night and lighted only by street and billboard lights. This is the same scene as A8535 image 1, only taken in the dark for Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company. Photograph shows a man crossing the street and a lighted billboard. .

Streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Street lights;

1939 Studebaker Champion automobile being raffled by Ray C. Roberts V.F.W. Post on back of a flatbed truck. Truck has logo of man riding a bronco on the door. The automobile was raffled off at a VFW benefit ball. For a picture of the car with its winner, Clara Thorsen, see D8931 images 1& 3. (filed with Argentum)

Studebaker automobile; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ray C. Roberts Post # 969 (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; Signs (Notices)

Miscellaneous band shots taken in the Stadium Bowl on April 1, 1939. The people in the photograph appear to represent several area high schools. (filed with Argentum)

Students--Tacoma; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands; Drum majorettes; Drum majors;

Tacoma Times newsboy banquet held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel on April 4, 1939. More than 100 carriers attended the event. (T Times 4/5/1939, pg. 18) (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Newspaper carriers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Titus Motor Company staff and two State Troopers pose with a fleet of new Fords purchased by the Washington State Patrol in June 1939. The Patrol had converted the old Interurban Terminal at 702 A Street (seen at right) into their headquarters in 1937. Leon Titus is third from right.

Titus, Leon E.; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Washington State Patrol (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Pittsburgh Paint Company neon sign above Commerce Street entrance (921-23 Commerce St.) of Washington Hardware Company. (filed with Argentum)

Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Hardware stores--Tacoma; Electric signs;

Continental Bakery employees in Western clothes and wearing Jubilee hats posed in front of bakery and two Wonder Bread trucks with sign "Picnic Days Are Here Again." A large sign on top of the roof proudly proclaims Continental as the "Home of Wonder Bread."

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Continental Baking Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Tigers team posed for group portrait beside covered stadium. (T. Times).

Easter Sunday at the churches. Choir boy, or alderman carrying flag during Easter services. Small church with curved, wooden beamed ceiling. Pipe organ on left.

Masquerade affair at Lakewood Ice Arena given by the Lakewood Club. Three men dressed in outlandish outfits enjoying hilarious antics on ice skates. (T. Times, 4/22/1939, p. 8).

Committee sponsoring dance at the Armory. Major W. E. Patrick, seated at his desk, discusses details of the dance with three uniformed men. (T. Times, 4/27/1939, p. 2).

Garden scene at home of Caroline M. Nason. Water garden with stone walkway, stairways leading up to home, garden shed above pond area, wooden bridge. Trees on horizon.