ca. 1937. Puyallup Drill Team, Degree of Pocahontas, circa 1937. Group of women, all are wearing corsages. The Degree of Pocahontas was authorized by the Improved Order of the Red Men in 1885 in Elmira, New York. (filed with Argentum)

Improved Order of Redmen, Degree of Pocahontas (Puyallup);

ca. 1937. Edward Huggins' house in Tacoma. Large wooden Victorian house with corner tower. Huggins came to Puget Sound in the 1850s with the Hudson's Bay Company. Many years later, Huggins and his family resided in this house in Tacoma. The home was built in 1888. Between 1892 and 1912 the house was subdivided into two flats. It has now been demolished.

Huggins, Edward--Homes & haunts;

Stock file. Copy of descriptions for scenic prints by Turner Richards. (WSHS)

Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma)--Associated objects;

ca. 1937. John Dower Estate. Dower Dell. Gardens. Gazebo and foot bridge on pond.

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1937. John Dower Estate, Dower Dell. Gardens. Footbridge over pond, trees beyond.

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1937. Mrs. Kathryn E. Malstrom's home and business " Opportunity Exchange " at 2034 Sixth Ave., circa 1937. The store handled second hand goods. Mrs. Malstrom was listed in the City Directory as being in the business with Mrs. Charlotte Murphy. Mrs. Malstrom was a widow. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)

Malstrom, Kathryn--Homes & haunts; Opportunity Exchange (Tacoma); Thrift shops--Tacoma; Secondhand sales--Tacoma;

ca. 1937. Mrs. Kathryn E. Malstrom's home and business " Opportunity Exchange " on Sixth Avenue. Two women in a secondhand shop holding an American flag. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)

Malstrom, Kathryn--Homes & haunts; Opportunity Exchange (Tacoma); Thrift shops--Tacoma; Secondhand sales--Tacoma;

ca. 1937. Mr. Kohler, local manager of General Petroleum Corporation of California, and Red Top Taxi officials with new Buick taxicabs in this circa 1937 photograph. The three men are standing in front of two new automobiles parked in garage with a Mobilgas gasoline pump.

Buick automobile; Red Top Taxi (Tacoma); Taxicabs--Tacoma; Gasoline pumps--1930-1940;

Transporting finished lumber on rail cars from the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company mill to its lumber ship the "Lake Frances."

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

ca. 1937. Two-term mayor of Tacoma, Melvin G. Tennent, poses outside Globe Machine Works in 1937. The older man standing next to him is not identified. By 1937, Mr. Tennent was out of politics; he was the vice-president of Atlas Foundry. He had served as mayor during the mid-1920's and later in 1930. He would later seek a third term as mayor in 1940 but was defeated by Harry P. Cain. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennent, Melvin Green;

ca. 1937. Former Mayor Melvin G. Tennent, left in photo, at Globe Machine Works. He and an unidentified older man are glancing off to the side. By 1937, Mr. Tennent was the vice-president of Atlas Foundry. Mr. Tennent was mayor of Tacoma twice, in 1926, and 1930. He was a native of Marietta, Georgia, who had left school at an early age to help support the family. He arrived in Tacoma in 1920 and in a mere six years of residency, defeated longtime mayor Angelo Vance Fawcett in the 1926 elections. Later in 1940, Mr. Tennent lost a bitterly contested race with Harry P. Cain for the mayor's office. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tennent, Melvin Green;

ca. 1937. Automobile accident in Gig Harbor. Mr. Whettmore. Five men standing on gravel road beside damaged two-door automobile in this circa 1937 photograph. They may be exchanging information. Other vehicles have pulled over on the left.

Traffic accidents--Gig Harbor; Automobiles--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Automobile accident at 4th and M Streets. Automobile over-turned on drivers side with front of truck resting on vehicle's under-carriage.

Vehicles - Automobiles, Trucks Accidents - Traffic Accidents

ca. 1937. Photograph ordered by Al Gehri for a Better Homes and Gardens article on building modern homes. A worker is manually mixing cement with a shovel for use in house construction. Next to him appears to be a kind of "beater" device that helps to mix the cement.

Construction--1930-1940; Construction industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." The estate was built in 1927 for John Dower, president of the John Dower Lumber Co. Trees reflected in a water feature. (filed with Argentum)

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1937. John and Rose Dower Estate. "Dower Dell." Glimpse of house through the trees. (filed with Argentum)

Dower, John--Homes & haunts; Estates--Lakewood;

ca. 1937. The Hopper-Kelly Company service crew was photographed in 1937 standing in front of their newly modernized and expanded store at 1145 Broadway. Pictured left to right are Harry Warner (service manager), Walter Reynolds, Ed Michajla, Jr., Ed Michajla, Sr., Clair Sherrod, Hi MacPherson, C.B. Rees and Harry Robertson. The store served as the area headquarters for Stewart-Warner, Potter and Grunow refrigerators (featured in display window.) The company sold household appliances, such as washers, ironers and refrigerators, as well as radios and pianos. President of the company was C. Galvin Hopper. (TDL 2/14/1937, pg. A-7)

Hopper Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Music stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Roy's model hop farm. Photograph of farm house, barn and surrounding fields. Pictures ordered by Tacoma National Bank. The 41 acre model farm was owned by James E. & J.W. Feak. Farm also pictured in series D5210.

Hops--Roy--1930-1940; Farming--Roy--1930-1940; Barns--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Model of the ship "Grand Master," built by Nepean (N.C.) Garrison.

Model ships; Garrison, N. C.--Associated objects;

ca. 1937. View of Bone Dry Shoe Company location in Rust Building. "Forced to Vacate - Removal Sale" signs on transoms. Ordered for designer to illustrate proposed alterations for Lundquist-Lilly Company.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rust Building (Tacoma); Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. "Mooring mast" type- radio transmission tower for KMO Radio at Fife. Photograph was taken in the fields at Fife circa 1937. This photo is looking towards the northwest. The actual KMO station building was near and faced Highway 99. The field in the background was owned by Colonial Gardens, an Italian cooperative produce farm, at the time this photo was taken. The house to the left of the tower, but in the background, was owned by Angelo and Jennie Bevegni; Angelo was apparently the main field boss with Colonial Gardens. The house in the background and to the left was owned by Martin and Mary Kaelin. The buildings between their home and that of the Bevegni home were barns used for the Kaelin dairy. Wapato Creek served as a boundary primarily north and south (at this point) between the Colonial Gardens property and the properties of the Kaelin and Bevegni families.

Radio & television towers--1930-1940; Radio broadcasting--1930-1940; Radio stations--1930-1940; KMO Radio Station (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific locomotive 10250, EP2 after accident, circa 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Railroad locomotives--Tacoma; Railroad companies--Tacoma; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Window display at Ted Brown Music Store, circa 1937. Photograph ordered by the Sunset Electric Company. View of display window featuring Philco Radios.Two small dolls, several portable and floor model radios, one with cardboard cutout of woman standing by it. (filed with Argentum)

Ted Brown Music Store (Tacoma); Radios; Window displays--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma;

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;

Ferry strike. Two ferries near a ferry slip with its empty roadway. (T.Times).

Ferries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Ferry strike showing automobiles at slip. Small trucks and automobiles line the road to the ferry dock. (T. Times).

Ferries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. In 1937, Ed Griffin (left), owner of Griffin Fuel, and an unidentified man were photographed with a pair of English Mastiffs. One of the enormous dogs has its paws on Griffin's shoulders. At this time, Griffin owned the only mastiffs in the Northwest. In September of 1936, his female "Broomcourt Nell" had given birth to 10 puppies. The champion mastiff had been bred with "Roxbury Boy." The result was seven female pups and 3 male.

Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Dogs;

ca. 1937. Ed Griffin, of Griffin Fuel Co., and his sister-in-law, Bea (Mrs. Frederick) Griffin, admire the English mastiff puppies born in September of 1936. The puppies were sired by Griffin's Champion mastiff "Broomcourt Nell" and "Roxbury Boy." There were originally ten puppies, although there appear to be only 9 in the picture.

Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Griffin, Bea; Dogs;

ca. 1937. Early vernacular cottage with wood foundation, gable roof and central chimney. Fire hydrant in front of home. Murder story connected with house. No further details, including location, were provided. Photograph was taken circa 1937. (T. Times).

Houses--1930-1940; Fire hydrants;

Close up of Lucinda Lea, daughter of architect Charles W. Lea, Jr., age four months. The little girl is awaiting her first New Year's. She is gently resting in a bassinet with finely woven curtains. See D1042-1 for picture of the baby in an elaborate rattan bassinet.

Infants--Tacoma; Children's furniture; Lea, Lucinda;