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Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of men's restroom, ca. 1925. (WSHS)
Rest rooms; Public comfort stations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Toilets;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of men's restroom, ca. 1925. (WSHS)
Rest rooms; Public comfort stations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Toilets;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. According to the 1925 City Directory, Standard Office Equipment was located at 109 So. 10th. The company was a stationer and office outfitter. Apparently they guaranteed to furnish your office no matter what the employee's sizes. They demonstrate this by photographing the circus "Fat Lady" in a chair built by Sikes. A regular office chair is posed nearby for comparison. (WSHS)
Standard Office Equipment (Tacoma); Human curiosities;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Young people pose on a stage in what appear to be Dutch inspired costumes. (WSHS-negative under A609-0)
Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Costumes--Netherlands;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. The wheels are falling off an old pickup truck. Another truck with built-up wooden sides is parked in front of the broken down truck; it has a rope dragging behind it and it appears to have been towing something. What is attached to the rope is blocked from view by the pole. (WSHS)
Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Walker Cut Stone, looking down into a stone quarry at Wilkeson. There appears to be a track or timbered skid to the left hand side of the photo, where stone can be brought down from the higher elevations. There are large stones of varying shapes and sizes piled on the ground. (WSHS)
Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. The Washington Building under construction. Construction on the modern American skyscraper in downtown Tacoma began in 1919 for the Scandinavian American bank, but halted a couple of years later when the bank closed. The steel structure sat deserted until it was completed in 1925 for the Washington-California Co. and dedicated on June 29, 1925. At 17 stories, it was the second tallest building in the Northwest. (WSHS)
Washington Building (Tacoma); Office buildings--Tacoma--1920-1930; Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Washington Building at 1019 Pacific Ave. and on the left, the Rust building at 950 Pacific Ave.The Washington Building was finished in 1925. At 17 stories, it was the second tallest building in the Northwest. The Rust building measures in at 12 stories. It is named after its builder William R. Rust. (WSHS-negative A695-0)
Washington Building (Tacoma); Rust Building (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Winthrop Motor Company, REO automobile dealership, general view of building from northwest. Brick structure with overhanging shed roof and exposed beam ends. Garage doors on both elevations, automobile visible in showroom window. (WSHS)
Winthrop Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Artist's rendering of design that would later become the Winthrop Hotel, 773 Broadway, designed by architect W.L. Stoddard and associate architect Roland E. Borhek. The hotel opened in May of 1925. The image appears to be reversed, since "New Tacoma Hotel" is printed backwards near the bottom of the drawing. (filed with Argentum)
Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. A woman poses in a new 1925 automobile.
Automobiles--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of a beauty salon, circa 1925.(WSHS)
Beauty shops--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior shot of a bedroom with two twin beds. Two desks sit in front of a sunny window. A small dog stares at the camera from the bed in the foreground. (WSHS)
Bedrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Interiors;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Bekins Transfer Company, moving and storage. A. M. Oswald, manager. This concrete structure was designed in 1916 by Lundberg & Mahon; it was the home to the City Transfer & Storage Co. from 1916-1921. In 1921, the business became McLean Moving and Storage Co. By 1925, it had sold to Bekins. (WSHS)
Bekins Moving & Storage Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1920-1930; Storage facilities--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Tacoma Railway & Motor Co. Power House. This building was built in 1889 and was designed by architect J.H. Cummings. It began life as a streetcar facility, housing the huge wheels that ran the cable car drive and the machine shops that kept the cars in running order. When the streetcars were retired in 1938, the facility became the Tacoma Transit Co. Garage for the new buses. It was razed in 1959 and the area became a parking lot. It is now the site of the Columbia Bank Center.
Mass transit--Tacoma; Cable railroads--Tacoma; Street railroads--Tacoma; Tacoma Railway & Power Co. (Tacoma);
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 4
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 5
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 32
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 33
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 34
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Point Defiance Pavilion, Third Unit, Sheet 41
Part of Lost Tacoma Project Collection
Part of Chapin Bowen Photographs
ca. 1925. An unidentified Afifi Temple member stands besides a metal trunk painted with a design of Mount Tacoma (Rainier) and his temple's name. On the trunk rests a large drum. The Shriner is holding onto a pair of drumsticks. This Chapin Bowen photograph was taken circa 1925.
Part of Chapin Bowen Photographs
ca. 1925. ASARCO smokestack and NP tracks coming out of the Nelson Bennett Tunnel to the west of Point Defiance Park. Photograph was taken circa 1925. BU-13881
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Annie Wright Seminary, circa 1925. Interior view of library showing fireplace, book stacks, girls studying at round tables. Building by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects, 1924. (filed with Argentum)
Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Private schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Bathroom interior, circa 1925. Pedestal sink, toilet, tub, medicine cabinet with mirror and checkerboard tile floor. (WSHS)
Bathrooms--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of a bathroom, circa 1925; tub, shower and sink. (WSHS)
Bathrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Bathtubs & showers--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Interior of a beauty salon. (WSHS) (almost the exact same photograph numbered A1332 image 1 with Argentum)
Beauty shops--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. A group of law officers, dressed in uniforms with badges and topped off with straw skimmers, pose in front of the B.P.O.E. (Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks) lodge. The man to the left is possibly Pierce County Sheriff John Bjorklund. The picture is probably related to the celebration of Straw Hat Day circa 1925. (WSHS- negative A844-0)
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Straw Hat Day (Tacoma); Hats--1920-1930; Law enforcement officers--Tacoma--1920-1930;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. Foster & Kleiser billboard advertising church attendance. The billboard reads "Our churches cordially invite you to attend their services. A hearty welcome awaits you." Notes indicate that the billboard was located on Division Ave. (WSHS-negative A671-0)
Billboards;
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
ca. 1925. A price list from the Commercial Photographer's Association of Tacoma, scheduled to take effect March 4, 1925. The last signature is Paul Richards. Elements covered include negatives, prints, wait time per hour and travel time. (WSHS)
Price lists; Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma)--Associated objects;