Group of children with violins at Bernard Aus Music Shop in June of 1937. The children were the students of Mr. Aus, who was famous locally for developing musical prodigies. The group would be presenting a recital on June 11, 1937 in the Weyerhaeuser Hall. Pictured are, front row left to right, Virginia Wepfer, John Skupen, Billy Buck, Ronald Kilde (standing between seated boys), Robert Failing and John Joyce (standing far right.) Middle row: Jean Matthew, Joanne Sundstrom, Geraldine Iles and Elia Pangis. Standing rear: Donald Scheinnell, Kenneth Johnson and Alice Stockton. Ronald Kilde, the youngest of the students at six years old, was already playing advanced music. (See A6026-1)

Stockton, Alice; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Joyce, John; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins;

ca. 1937. Members of the Swiss Singing Society Edelweiss of Tacoma photographed in July of 1937 at the Swiss Hall. The group was scheduled to perform at the festival of the United States Swiss Singers of the Pacific Coast in Portland mid month. Pictured are, front row left to right, Frederick E. Gysin, Joseph Burgi, Gotleib Ribary (yodeler,) Egon Schmidt (conductor,) Werner Schmid, Charles Bishofberger, Albert Ley. 2nd Row: Rudolf Burgerber, Ernest Lehman, Rudolph Larberg, Herman Eigenman, John Meyer, Albert Bacher, Otto Kueffer. Top row: M. Zehner, Fritz Roth, Carl Svedberg (Accompanist,) Theo. Dravis, Barth Fritch, Victor Lorman, Adolph Kuenzi (T. Times 7/9/1937, p. 7). (also numbered A6043 image 1)

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

Interior of the "Lounging Room" of the new Tacoma Club on the 17th Floor of the Washington Building. The Tacoma Club was the city's newest and most exclusive social club, catering to local business tycoons. Corner lounge with heavy, upholstered furniture, tables, lamps, and console radio. (WSHS)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Game and card room at Tacoma's newest and most exclusive club, the Tacoma Club, located on the top floor of Washington Building. The Grand Opening for the Club's new quarters was held May 10, 1937. It was an invitation only event for members and their guests. Photograph is of the game room with several square game/card tables. Room features knotty pine paneling on structural columns and checker board patterned flooring. (WSHS) (T. Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Game and Card room at the Tacoma Club, located on the 17th Floor of Washington Building. Photographs were taken for coverage of the Club's Grand Opening May 10, 1937. Interior wall features glass block above knotty pine paneling. (WSHS) (T. Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The "Lounging Room" at the Tacoma Club, located on the top floor of Washington Building. The Grand Opening for Tacoma's newest and most exclusive social club was held May 10, 1937. Lounge with sofa, upholstered chairs, desk, tables and lamps. (WSHS)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Sam Perkins, left, and G. Herbert Raleigh, members of Tacoma's newest and most exclusive club- the "Tacoma Club," check over the furniture in the club's "lounging room" prior to the Grand Opening the evening of May 10, 1937. The Tacoma Club, located on the top floor of the Washington Building, was organized and incorporated in November, 1936. The original roster of members included leaders in lumber, retailing and manufacturing, banking, real estate, medical, and legal fields. S.A. "Sam" Perkins, newspaper publisher, was one of the first presidents of the club. George Herbert Raleigh was the manager of the Bank of California in 1937. (T.Times 5/10/1937, pg. 1; History of Pierce County, Vol. 3, p. 96)

Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Perkins, S.A.; Raleigh, George Herbert;

Mid April 1937, Tacoma General Hospital bested their old record when 37 babies were born there in one week. Eighteen of the little ones posed for this picture from inside their glassed-in ward. Student nurse Maxine Balschley, left, held two of her charges up for the camera while Lorraine Greenough, supervisor of the maternity ward, held two more. The usual bundle production in a week at the hospital was 20-25. There were no multiple births in the week's bumper crop. (T.Times 4/15/1937, pg. 1) (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Infants; Maternity hospitals (Tacoma); Balschley, Maxine; Greenough, Lorraine;

Photograph of a Mrs. Mary T.Boyle (listed in the City Directory as Boyles) speaking on the telephone in April of 1937. For National Want Ad Week, the Tacoma Times ran a full page of photographs of satisfied Times Want Ad customers. Mrs. Boyle was the manager of the Sound View Apartments at 10 Stadium Way. (WSHS) (T.Times 4/21/1937, pg. 13)

Telephones--1930-1940; Boyle, Mary T.;

Businesswoman Lucille Frantz was one of the Tacoma Times' satisified Want Ad customers in 1937. This photograph of her on the telephone was included in a montage of pictures in a full page ad run by the newspaper as part of the celebration of National Ad Week in April. Prior to opening her Thrifty Beauty Salon at 947 Broadway in March of 1937, Lucille Frantz had been the manager of the Moler Beauty College at 1215 Pacific Avenue. She owned the beauty shop through the following war years. (T. Times 4/21/1937, pg. 13; T.Times 3-1-37, p. 5-article on Thrifty Beauty Salon)

Telephones--1930-1940; Frantz, Lucille; Advertising--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Cigar firmly clutched in his teeth, Clarence Potter ordered his weekly advertising over the telephone in April of 1937. For National Want Ad week, the Tacoma Times ran a full page ad of satisfied want ad customers like Mr. Potter. He was founder and president of the Clarence Potter Co., 1006 S. Tacoma Ave, which sold Harley-Davidson motorcycles and package trucks. (WSHS) (T.Times 4/21/1937, pg. 13)

Telephones--1930-1940; Potter, Clarence;

ca. 1937. Photograph of Mrs. H.R. Baker speaking on the telephone in April of 1937. In honor of National Want Ad Week, the Tacoma Times ran a full page promotion using pictures of satisfied Times Want Ad customers. (WSHS) (T.Times 4/21/1937, pg. 13)

Telephones--1930-1940; Telephone directories; Baker, H.R.--Family;

ca. 1937. Helen Matthews with telephone operator's equipment, April of 1937, in a promotional photograph for National Want Ad Week. Miss Matthews was an employee of the Tacoma Times advertising department, answering phone calls for the want ads. She was featured in a full page ad in the April 21, 1937 Tacoma Times, extolling the virtues of want ads. (WSHS) (T. Times 4/21/1937, pg. 13)

Telephones--1930-1940; Telephone operators--1930-1940; Matthews, Helen;

Aerial view of Tacoma General Hospital with Wright Park and surrounding neighborhoods.

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

While attending Army Day at Fort Lewis on April 6, 1938, Emery Alling, Bill Clark, and Bob and Pete Burnell listened to Sergeant Edward B. Green explain how this field artillery piece was used in France, during World War I, to quell a German advance. Green was the only member of the gun crew who survived. Wounded twice, he was decorated with the Purple Heart, Distinguished Service Cross and Victory medals. (T. Times, 4/6/1938, p. 1).

Alling, Emery; Clark, Bill; Burnell, Bob; Burnell, Pete; Green, Edward B.; Arms & armament--Tacoma--1930-1940; Artillery (Weaponry); Boys--Tacoma--1930-1940; Howitzers; Cannons; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

Judge J. H. Nichols with the bird he selected as the Grand Champion, a Rhode Island Red rooster. The cock is the overall winner at the 44th Annual All-Northwest Winter Poultry Show. He is owned by George Cvetcovich of Seattle. The poultry show took place mid December 1938 at the Henry Mohr Hardware Building, 1141-43 Broadway. (T. Times, 12/15/1938, p. 13)

Animal shows--Tacoma; Roosters; Poultry; Nichols, J. H.;

On March 10, 1938 the soldiers of Fort Lewis' 125 member 3rd Balloon Company, under the command of Major M. E. McHugo test flew the newest addition to their arsenal. The new blimp was 105 feet lomg and could attain a top speed of 40 miles per hour. It was considered to be a great advance over the blimps used during the First World War. (T.Times, 3/11/1938, p.1).

Balloons (Aircraft)--Fort Lewis; Balloonists; Air pilots--Fort Lewis; Military personnel--Fort Lewis; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

International-style Military Ball, held February 18, 1939 at the Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom. Sue Devlin, of Tacoma, and Elsie Lough, of Vancouver, entertain surrounding officers from their perches on chairs. Admirers, left to right, are Robert Sconce of Tacoma, Capt. Graeme Gibson of the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders, Col. A.W. McMorris of Tacoma and Lt. Fowles of Olympia, liaison officer for the 248th Coast Artillery. (T. Times, 2/20/1939, p. 1)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ball dresses; Military uniforms; Scotland--Clothing & dress; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Devlin, Sue; Gibson, Graeme; Lough, Elsie; McMorris, A.W.; Sconce, Robert E.;

Opening of the 1938 baseball season, May 5. Crowd behind stadium fence watching game.

Baseball--Tacoma--1930-1940; Baseball players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tacoma Athletic Park (Tacoma);

Fleet Week, July 5 through 11 1938, Tacoma. Four U.S. Navy Battleships in Commencement Bay, tideflats in background. Taken from a high bluff, framed by trees.

Battleships--1930-1940; Celebrations--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Minnie (Mrs. Eric) Bennett at home, crocheting while sitting in a chair next to a window. She is wearing a double strand of pearls wrapped around her neck and a cameo. Decorative ceramic pots, planted with succulent plants, sit on the window ledge. Mrs. Bennett and husband Eric were to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on November 29, 1938, at their South Asotin home.

Bennett, Minnie; Anniveraries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bennett, Minnie--Homes & haunts; Older people--Tacoma--1930-1940; Jewelry--Tacoma; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

John C. Bicker family's Christmas tree. Tree reaches to the ceiling and is heavily decorated with tinsel and ornaments. Christmas presents cover the floor beneath the tree and Christmas cards line the piano.

Bicker, John C.--Homes & haunts; Christmas trees--1930-1940; Christmas decorations; Christmas gifts;

Ladies' Musical Club concert at First Baptist Church. Guest artist Jussi Bjoerling, Swedish tenor of the Metropolitan Opera, autographs a portrait for Hilma Lynn, left, Ethel McFarland Siefert and Margrete Anderson, right (T. Times, 1/7/1939, p. 5).

Bjoerling, Jussi; Singers; Autographing--Tacoma; Lynn, Hilma; Siefert, Ethel McFarland; Anderson, Margrete; First Baptist Church (Tacoma);

A delighted Margaret Bowman holds aloft a mallard-drake duck, the winner in the Washington Hardware and Tacoma Times hunting contest, pulling out a wing to show its span. Shot by E. M. Pederson, the game bird weighed 3 pounds, 5 ounces. (T. Times, 11/30/1938, p. 13)

Bowman, Margaret; Game bird hunting; Duck shooting; Ducks;

Two young boys were photographed in June of 1938, attired in boxing trunks and gloves. They are the sons of Ray M. Smith.

Boxing; Boxers (Sports); Boys--1930-1940; Smith, Ray M.--Family;

Two young boys "duke it out" at the gym in June of 1938 under the watchful eye of an unidentified referee. The boys, outfitted in boxing trunks and gloves, are the sons of Ray M. Smith. TPL-10061

Boxing; Boxers (Sports); Boys--1930-1940; Smith, Ray M.--Family; Referees;

National Boy Scout Week. Boys gather around Scout Commissioner W.W. Glenn at the First United Presbyterian Church. The church serves as sponsor for the troop. Boys are Lawrence Myers, Jack Thompson, Howard Perkins, Bryce Jensen, Ross Everett, Bob Barnett and Duane Dennis. (T. Times, 2/14/1939, p. 1)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Glenn, W.W.;

Looking down on Pacific Avenue at 11th Street from upper floors of old Pacific First Federal Building. The Rust Building is at the left, buses and automobiles; people on sidewalk. (T. Times, 2/8/1939).

Business districts--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Buses--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

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;