ca. 1938. Beacon Service Station at 84th Street and South Tacoma Way. Attendant handing customer a spark plug, display of Richfield products. For Richfield Oil Corporation of California. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)

Beacon Service Station (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies;

ca. 1938. Little Theatre of Old Tacoma. Shown are Miss Marion Seymour; and Mrs. Robert Weller, Mrs. George Downing, Mrs. Donald Dilts, and Mrs. Abner Bergersen. (filed with Argentum)

Drama Clubs -- Tacoma; Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Seymour, Marion;

ca. 1938. Dinner at the Elks Temple, circa 1938. Men being served by waitress, fireplace with head of an elk above it. (filed with Argentum)

Elks Temple (Tacoma); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dining rooms--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Tacoma;

ca. 1938. First Methodist Church quartet. Group of four men and one woman. (filed with Argentum)

First Methodist Church (Tacoma); Protestant churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Methodist churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Singers;

ca. 1938. Highway Truck Equipment Company; interior of machine shop. Phillip Bechtholt and his brother John (L-R) stand behind a flatbed trailer for a large truck. The company was owned by John P. Bechtholt and was listed in the 1938 City Directory as an auto wrecking company. They were located at 3224 South Tacoma Way. It is possible that the company also rebuilt wrecked trucks, however their advertisement in the 9/30/1938 Tacoma Times identified them as manufacturers of hoists and bodies for dump trucks, trailers of all types, alterations of trucks and brake installations.

Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bechtholt, Phillip; Bechtholt, John;

ca. 1938. Langendorf Bakery exterior with seven trucks in front. Langendorf opened their new bakery at this location, 756-58 Fawcett Ave., in June of 1938. The structure was formerly a garage and the site of Manley Motor Co. In 1954, the bakery built a new modern plant at 2202 So. 38th St. (filed with Argentum)

Langendorf United Bakeries (Tacoma); Bakeries--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Vacant area in the Lincoln district circa 1938. A road leads through the area north of Lincoln High School. In the background can be seen the spire of the school and Mount Rainier.

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Land; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1938. "Red Pig." Scenes taken under new management in 1938. New manager Bernice Fox is fixing two cups of coffee behind counter. The counter is empty, a stark contrast to the packed area pictured in A7529-1 just a few minutes before. The Red Pig restaurant was located on busy Tacoma-Seattle Highway (Highway 99) just beyond Fife. (T. Times 10/26/1938, pg. 7) (filed with Argentum)

Red Pig Restaurant (Fife); Restaurants--Fife--1930-1940; Restaurant workers; Fox, Bernice;

ca. 1938. Descendents of James and Ann Burrows Rigney pose in front of the Steilacoom Town Hall. James and his wife Anne moved west in 1857 to join James' brother John Rigney in Tacoma. They brought their children Mary, John and James with them. They settled on a farm on the prairie which is now part of McChord Air Force Base.

Rigney, James--Family; Steilacoom Town Hall (Steilacoom)

ca. 1938. It's time to return to school and the new University Place School District Bus is pictured with two children boarding. The bus will soon be full of excited children returning for another year of school. For Diamond T Truck Company of Chicago, Illinois. TPL-3673

School buses--University Place; Students--University Place--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Mrs. Chester (Anna) Thorne Residence, 424 No. D St., circa 1938. Stairwell in entry way and second floor banister. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H.Thorne residence, entrance door. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Mrs. Thorne was the widow of banker Chester Thorne for whom Thornewood was built in Lakewood. In 1935, Mrs. Anna Thorne deeded over the 100 acre Thornewood to her daughter Anita Thorne Corse Stone. Mrs. Thorne then had this smaller Georgian manor house built. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H.Thorne residence, view from driveway. Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Mrs. Thorne was the widow of banker Chester Thorne for whom Thornewood was built in Lakewood. In 1935, Mrs. Anna Thorne deeded over the 100 acre Thornewood to her daughter Anita Thorne Corse Stone. Mrs. Thorne then had this home built. Elizabeth Ayer was the architect who designed the home. (filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Anna H. (Mrs. Chester) Thorne residence, Georgian Revival style home, built circa 1938. Dressing room or powder room. (Filed with Argentum)

Thorne, Anna--Homes & haunts;

ca. 1938. Drum and Bugle Corps. of the Elias J. Messinger Post No.1428, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in front of South Tacoma V.F.W. building. Group of approx. 40. The hall was built and dedicated in 1930. (Argentum)

Veterans of Foreign Wars, E.J. Messinger Post No. 1428 (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Drum majorettes--Tacoma; Drums; Marching bands; Bugles; Brass instruments;

ca. 1938. Dock scene during recent Seattle port closings. Crates in a warehouse. (T. Times)

Warehouses--Seattle; Crates; Shipping--Seattle--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Five women at J.P. Weyerhauser residence. One woman is writing at card table, four other women standing by her. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times Society Editor. (filed with Argentum)

Weyerhaeuser, John Philip--Homes & haunts; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Aerial view of North End Tacoma showing Annie Wright Seminary, surrounding neighborhood and Commencement Bay.

Aerial photographs; Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--Buildings;

ca. 1938. Aerial view of Tacoma General Hospital and surrounding neighborhood including Wright Park as pictured circa 1938.

Aerial photographs; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Young boy on stilts, circa 1938. This photograph was taken outside St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 1123 North "J" St.

Boys--1930-1940; Stilts; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Robert G. and Carrie M. Clark at home on Sales Road, Route 3, 546A. Mr. Clark, upholsterer at West Coast Upholstery Company, looks over wife's shoulder as she reads newspaper. Ornate, oval picture frame hangs on clapboard wall.

Clark, Robert G.; Clark, Carrie; Couples--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Mayor John C. Siegle, portrait ca. 1938. Copy ordered by the Tacoma Elks on 2-13-69. A dentist by profession, Dr. Siegle won election on March 8, 1938, to become the first native Tacoman mayor. He had previously made a bid in 1934 for the office but was defeated by George A. Smitley. Vigorous campaigning in the 1938 election took a toll on his health and it was an ill man who took office on June 6, 1938. Ira Davisson, Public Utilities Commissioner, was acting mayor for several weeks before Dr. Siegle's death on April 12, 1939. Dr. Siegle had been a civic leader well before his election as mayor. He was the Past Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks, past president of the Kiwanis Club, founder of the Izaak Walton League Chapter in Tacoma, and past commander of the Edward B. Rhodes Post No. 2 of the American Legion. ALBUM 11, ALBUM 16. TPL-8436

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939;

ca. 1938. Members of the Tacoma Tigers baseball club pose for a 1938 team picture prior to their game with Yakima. William "Hack" Wilson was the Tigers' playing catcher and also their manager. He is believed to be in the back row, third from the right. TPL-4747.

ca. 1938. This float was entered by the city of Sumner in a mid to late 1930's Daffodil Parade. The driver's head can be seen at the center of the float. In the back, two girls in Dutch costumes ride in chairs.

ca. 1938. The dark exterior of Columbia Breweries has the name Alt Heidelberg beer painted on the north edge of the top of the main brewery. West Coast Grocery's Coffee Department is seen on the right at 2114 South C Street. West Coast Grocery was at this location from 1928 through 1945. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954.

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Mayor John C. Siegle, second from left seated on far side of table, at a banquet. Name of the organization is not known. Sepia photograph taken probably in 1938. Several of the men, including the mayor, are wearing buttons/badges. As mayor, Dr. Siegle was invited to many civic and social functions, sometimes as a guest speaker. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939; Banquets;