ca. 1939. Thomas O. and Ellen J. Johnsen and Cortland W. Johnsen house. W. Chelse Boynton, Architect, 1936. Tudor-style home of brick and wood, small garage on left. The Johnsen's owned Bone Dry Shoe Manufacturing Company on Pacific Ave. (filed with Argentum)

Bone-Dry Shoe Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Shoe industry--Tacoma; Shoemaking--Tacoma; Johnsen, Thomas O.--Homes & haunts;

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);

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;

ca. 1939. Drawing showing proposed location of the Narrows Bridge and the traffic flow into that location.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Bridge construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. Pacific Lutheran College football coach Clifford O. Olson. After the completion of the football season, Tacoma honored Olson by unanimously voting him Sportsman of the Year. The 1939 team finished with admirable record of 7 victories and 1 loss. They were co-champions of the new Washington Intercollegiate Conference and the Associated Press poll named them the Northwest's outstanding small college team. (1940 PLC yearbook "Saga")

Olson, Clifford; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Football--Parkland--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. At the Times Office with Mr. Langlow's pipes. Society Editor Jean Hudson, left, and Beverly Thompson sit with their feet propped up on a desk, talking on the phone, each holding one of Tacoma Times editor Leonard Langlow's pipes. The women worked on the Society section of the Tacoma Times. A staff of three women worked on the society section and the women's page features; they were the only women writers at the paper.

Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Thompson, Beverly; Hudson, Jean;

Associated Oil Company aerial view of Tacoma from The Narrows looking east. Ordered by George Martinac, North Pacific Bank Note Company.

Aerial photographs;

ca. 1939. Associated Oil Company aerial view of Tacoma, West End to Downtown, tideflats and beyond. Piers for first Narrows Bridge under construction. Ordered by George Martinac, North Pacific Bank Note.

Aerial photographs; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma;

ca. 1939. Associated Oil Company aerial view of Tacoma West End showing area above Titlow Beach and Day Island. Photograph taken circa 1939. Ordered by George Martinac, North Pacific Bank Note Company.

Aerial photographs; Titlow Park (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Ladies musical club taken at YWCA - about 50 ladies on stage with man in center holding book. Book on music stand open.

Young Womens Christian Association (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Mrs. Beatice Neslund (top, left) and two unidentified employees work on one of the match boxing lines at the Pacific Match Company in Tacoma, Washington circa 1939. Pacific Match had been established near Center St. in 1924 and according to the Tacoma Labor Advocate back then, provided their employees with good working conditions. The company would close in 1964 due to competition from the Midwest. (Courtesy of the Ron Neslund Collection)

Neslund, Beatrice; Pacific Match Co. (Tacoma)--People; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1930-1940; Match industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1939. Paul Satko's Ark, a homemade 40 footer, attracts many curious onlookers prior to its launch on November 6, 1939, into the city waterway. Two men in a rowboat, men balancing on floating logs, and others on a small tug all survey the 15 ton vessel. 4000-5000 rain-soaked Tacomans would be cheering as the much talked about Ark built by Virginian Paul Satko, a welder, completed a successful launching. The fact that the boat got stuck half way down the ways and had to pulled out by the Foss tug Diamond B, did not dampen the spirits of either the Satko family or spectators. The story of the family man who sought new frontiers in Alaska and decided to travel there by means of a homebuilt boat drew the attention of newspapers across the country. Mr. Satko built the frame in Richmond, VA, and mounted it on a truck. It took him three months and many scrapes with the highway patrol to get to his launching point, Tacoma. TPL-1794.

Boats--Tacoma--1930-1940; Satko, Paul--Associated objects; Logs; Rowboats--Tacoma;

ca. 1939. Even on a foggy day in 1939, Paul Satko's Ark draws curious onlookers as they stare at the 40 foot, 8 feet wide home-built vessel. National attention has been drawn to the family of nine who had hauled the boat's frame all the way from Virginia to Tacoma in a $10 truck with the firm intentions of voyaging to Cook Inlet, Alaska. The Ark's unorthodox design also drew much comment, often caustic, amidst doubts that the vessel would even float when launched. Powered by the engine of the $10 truck, the Ark was successfully launched in November, 1939. Mr. Satko, wife, and crew of seven children would be feted with a celebration in April, 1940, at the Point Defiance Dock where 15,000 Tacomans would wish them "Bon Voyage." TPL-5670.

Satko, Paul--Associated objects; Boats--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Actress Shirley Temple rides with a man in the back seat of an open automobile in a field parade at a sports stadium. The California World's Fair event may be a San Diego Padres baseball game. A uniformed policeman stands guard over 11-year-old Miss Temple.

Actresses; Temple, Shirley, 1928- ; Stadiums; Parades & processions--1930-1940; Grandstands;

Airplane accident at Mueller Harkins Airport. Portrait of two men in office.

ca. 1939. Street scene of South Tacoma Way just south of Business District in the daytime. A man walking across street to the area marked as "Auto Camp" and cabins. Highway signs designate the road as US 99 & US 410. Automobiles are travelling on street. One billboard advertises the 1940 Packard for $867.00. Another, erected by Tacoma Municipal Light & Power, gives the time as 5 after 4pm. and talks about Tacoma's low rate for electricity. For Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.

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

ca. 1939. In 1939, members of the Tacoma Swiss Society celebrated their 50th Anniversary. When the society was formed in 1889, there were about 200 Swiss living in and around Tacoma. The Swiss Society grew steadily and in 1913, Swiss Hall was built. Affiliate organizations formed like the Swiss Singing Society Edelweiss, shown here dressed in their native costumes. Other groups included: the Swiss Ladies Society, 1908; Swiss Wrestling Club; Swiss Aid Society, 1924; and, the Swiss Drill Team, a youth group organized in 1937. (TNT, 4/26/1939, p. 26; T. Times 3/31/1939, pg. 11).

Tacoma Swiss Society (Tacoma); Edelweiss Swiss Singing Society (Tacoma); Singers; Music ensembles; Folk singers; Murals; Ethnic groups;

ca. 1939. Baker-U-Drive Rent-a-Car. Leon Titus and D. M. Baker pose with seven new 1940 Ford automobiles just delivered by Titus Motor Co. for use in Baker's rental business. Also pictured, in white overalls, are Lorin and Mike Gladstone. (T. Times 1/17/1940, pg. 2) (filed with Argentum)

Lease & rental services--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Garages--Tacoma; Baker You-Drive Co. (Tacoma); Ford automobile;

ca. 1939. Baker-U-Drive Rent-a-Car. Titus Ford delivers seven shiny new 1940 Ford automobiles to Baker-U-Drive for use in their rental car business. The cars are shown at the company's headquarters on Commerce Street. Standing with the cars are Leon Titus, president of Titus Motor Co., and D.M. Baker of Baker-U-Drive. The attendants in white overalls are Lorin and Mike Gladstone. TPL-1394 (T. Times 1/17/1940, pg. 2)

Lease & rental services--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Garages--Tacoma; Baker You-Drive Co. (Tacoma); Ford automobile;

Boy Scout Convention - Man in Military-style uniform and man in suit in front of Boy Scout "Pyramid of Guidlines". (For Corky Mabin, T. Times)

Organizations - Youth Organizations - Tacoma - Boy Scouts of America

ca. 1939. Five Poulsbo High School players catch five footballs thrown simultaneously in practice in 1939. Goal post and buildings in the distance. The Poulsbo Vikings were the North Kitsap District Class B Champions and had been undefeated since early in 1937. However, they lost the 1939 state Championship to the smaller and quicker Fife Trojans, 7-0. Photograph ordered by Harold Shaw.

Poulsbo Hight School (Poulsbo); Football players--Poulsbo;

View of Rhodes Department Store Building, Fredrick Heath and A.J. Russell, Architects, 1903. View from across street, pedestrians and traffic in foreground. Publicity for three day sale.

Business Enterprises - Department Stores - Tacoma - Rhodes Brothers

Chauncy Griggs of St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company feeds a deer in the snow at the entry gate to Mount Rainier National Park. Stock negative.

Business people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989; Deer; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Animal feeding;

Tugboat near Dickman Dock.

Dickman Dock--Tacoma; Lumber; Tugboats--Tacoma;

Clover Park Junior and Senior High School, general view of complex. Intermediate School by Hill and Mock, Architects, 1928, on left in photo, High School by Charles V. Rueger, Architect, 1937, on right.

Educational Facilities - Schools - Public Schools - High Schools - Junior High Schools - Pierce County - Lakewood - Clover Park Junior and Senior High School