Scenes from the Golden Hotel fire in Bremerton on November 13, 1935. Close-up of an older man holding a metal pot and cup posed for portrait in front of fire engine. The man is most probably posing with things that he was able to save from the fire. (Bremerton Sun 11-13-1935, pg. 1- story)

Golden Hotel (Bremerton); Fire fighters--Bremerton--1930-1940; Fire fighting--Bremerton--1930-1940; Fires--Bremerton--1930-1940;

Firefighters on a ladder attempting to put out a fire at the building next to the Golden Hotel in Bremerton on November 13, 1935. The fire originated in the Golden Cafe and quickly spread throughout the frame building, which also housed the Pacific Drug Co. and Gate Confectionery. The building was already scheduled to be demolished and replaced. Everyone escaped from the fire and it was quickly put under control by the Navy yard fire department. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (Bremerton Sun 11/13/1935, pg. 1-story)

Golden Hotel (Bremerton); Fire fighters--Bremerton--1930-1940; Fire fighting--Bremerton--1930-1940; Fires--Bremerton--1930-1940;

Norman J. Maddex, a city light department wire man, is "re-lamping" the tower on Tacoma's Old City Hall, 625 Commerce St., in this photograph from November 1935. Sitting in a boatswain's chair, just a board slung in the loops of a bowline knot, he works at replacing burned out light bulbs and repairing defective wiring. The tower had 750 bulbs along the cornice rims, down the tower corners, and around the clock dial. (T. Times 11-15-1935 p.3)

City Hall (Tacoma); Maddex, Norman J.;

Publicity photograph for the Firemen's Ball, to be held November 20th, 1935 in the Century Ballroom. Blanche Cerino, left, and Elizabeth Thomas, right, clothed in stylish hats hold the poster aloft for the photographer. This is the first dance after a lapse of several years.The dance will sponsor the upcoming Northwest Fire College in 1936, the largest ever held. Fire fighters and officials from Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Canada will meet in Tacoma to exchange ideas and receive instruction. Admission is $1.00 per couple. TPL-9525

Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fire fighters--1930-1940; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1930-1940; Northwest Fire College (Tacoma); Cerino, Blanche; Thomas, Elizabeth;

Jiggs Dahlberg (back row, far left) coached the 1935 Puyallup Vikings to an undefeated season. Although the team had few veterans, and no "stand-out" players, they proved that team work and fight could carry the day. They won nine of their ten regularly scheduled games that season; their game against Kent ended in a 7-7 tie. The man in the back row, far right is the assistant coach, Al Dahlberg. An alternate image appeared in the Tacoma Times with the names of all the players listed. (T. Times 11/29/1935 p.15)

Football players--Puyallup; Group portraits; Uniforms--football;

Norman J. Maddex, City Light department wireman, suspended by cables to work on relamping the (Old) City Hall tower clock. "Relamping" is the term used for replacing the burned out light globes and defective wiring. He is dangling in a boatswain's chair, a board slung in the loops of a bowline knot. In addition to his precarious perch, the men handling the cables above him had to be careful of loose tiles that could send them hurtling to the street below. The work had been delayed for some time as financially hard pressed city departments argued about whose budget the job should be charged to. (T. Times 11-15-1935, pg. 3)

City Hall (Tacoma); Maddex, Norman J.;

Birthday party for Mr. Hoskin's little girl. Group of 12 children, mostly girls, standing on the front steps of a home. Two girls are holding a birthday cake.

Birthday parties--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children's parties; Cakes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Birthday party group with 10 girls and 2 boys labelled "Birthday party for Mr. Hoskins little girl." The birthday girl holds a decorated cake with one candle. The clothes of most all of the children have short or no sleeves, with the exception of the boy wearing a sweatshirt or sweater with "who's afraid of the big bad wolf" imprinted on it.

Birthday parties--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children's parties; Cakes; Girls--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Children's Birthday Party. Ten children and two women pose at the dinner table laden with party favors, candy and two cakes. The children mouth lollypops as they wait for the cake to be cut. All, including mothers, look solemnly at the camera. TPL-3568, TPL-546

Birthday parties--1930-1940; Children's parties; Children--1930-1940; Mothers & children;

Drama League. Cast of "I'll Leave It To You" on stage at Tacoma Little Theatre. The players are costumed as native Americans and settlers. From 1933 through 1939 the Tacoma Little Theater productions were presented on the stage of the Slavonian Hall at 2306 No. 30th St. In 1940 they moved to their current home at 210-12 No. I St.

Drama Clubs -- Tacoma; Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Theatrical Productions--Tacoma;

By Thanksgiving Day, most of these birds will be on their way to Bremerton tables and feasts for the Navy. Two turkey farmers pose with their large birds right before the holiday season. Photograph ordered by the Bremerton Sun. Photograph is labelled Brownsville Turkey Farm.

Turkeys; Meat industry; Feathers; Farms--Bremerton;

Mrs. Ernest Brownell was photographed in November of 1935 with her three year old son Larry at their home on McKenzie St. in Bremerton. Mrs. Brownell was the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. L. O. Froling. (Bremerton Sun 12/16/1935, pg. 2)

Mothers--Bremerton; Boys--Bremerton; Brownell, Ernest--Family; Brownell, Larry;

Young matron Mrs. Joseph C. Coyle was photographed in November of 1935 with her son Joseph Terrence Coyle. Mrs. Coyle was the wife of Dr. Coyle and a member of the Kitsap County Medical Society auxiliary. (Bremerton Sun 12/14/1935, pg. 4).

Coyle, Joseph C.--Family; Coyle, Joseph Terrence; Mothers--Bremerton; Boys--Bremerton;

The second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade, November 29, 1935. A large crowd of spectators, including lots of excited children, lines the street at South 9th and Saint Helens Avenue to catch a glimpse of Santa. Caswell Optical Company can be seen in the background. The parade was sponsored by the Broadway and Pacific Avenue merchants the day after Thanksgiving to kick off the Christmas shopping season. The parade route began at 7th and Broadway and proceeded south to 13th Street and north on Pacific to 7th Street. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Caswell Optical Co. (Tacoma);

1935 Fairyland and Christmas Parade. Float carrying Humpty Dumpty and all the Kings Men (soldiers) on Broadway in front of the Elks' Temple. Parade officials run alongside the float. The parade was sponsored by the Broadway and Pacific merchants to kick off the Christmas Shopping season. This was the second annual parade, held the day after Thanksgiving. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Elks Temple (Tacoma); Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, 1935. Clowns and toy blocks standing by the Three Wise Men float on Broadway. Brandes-Madsen Co. building and Broadway Service Station Mobilgas station and Willis-Tacoma Motor Service in background.The dancing blocks spelling "TOYS" followed Santa and proceeded the Three Wise Men on the camels. Some of the favorite characters in the parade were the clowns and the paraders wearing the huge heads. This parade was sponsored by the Broadway and Pacific Ave. merchants and took place the day after Thanksgiving, officially beginning the Christmas shopping season. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brandes-Madsen Co. (Tacoma);

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, November 29, 1935. A tall figure on a float moving along the street in front of Brandes-Madsen Co. and the Broadway Service Mobilgas station. This float depicts the giant that Jack killed in Jack and the Bean Stalk. All the floats were peopled with characters from Fairy Tales. Thousands of Tacoma youngsters turned out to wave to their favorite imaginary character. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brandes-Madsen Co. (Tacoma);

The second annual Tacoma Fairyland and Christmas Parade was held on November 29, 1935. This tall Mother Goose figure with her billowing blue hoop skirt was actually a float. She was so tall that she could nod to the spectators in the second floor windows of the buildings she passed. Several clown characters stand to one side, one wearing a huge "grotesque" head mask. Behind the clowns is a float with Humpty Dumpty and some of the Kings Men. This parade was the kick off for the Christmas toy shopping season. Thousands of bright eyed Tacoma youngsters turned out to see their favorite Fairy Tale characters. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade, November 29, 1935. Float with Santa in sleigh pulled by pure white reindeer in front of Brandes-Madsen Co. on Broadway. Santa will be preceded by two boys carrying a sign proclaiming "Santa from the North Pole." Santa's float is flanked by dancing letter blocks that spell TOYS. Following Santa is the float with the Three Wise Men on camels. The parade took place on the day after Thanksgiving on a route that covered Broadway and Pacific Ave. from 7th - 13th streets. The parade signalled the beginning of Christmas toy shopping season. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Brandes-Madsen Co. (Tacoma); Reindeer;

Riding in a white, toy filled sleigh pulled by two snow white reindeer, Santa Claus rode on the first float in the second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade, November 29, 1935. Sponsored by merchants on Broadway and Pacific Avenues, the parade took place the day after Thanksgiving and kicked off the Christmas shopping season in Tacoma. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reindeer;

Fairyland and Christmas parade, November 29, 1935. Marching band in front of the Elks' Temple on Broadway. Three marching bands were scheduled in the parade, the Musicians' Union band, Stadium High School and Lincoln High School. This is most probably the Musicians' Union Band that was scheduled to start off the parade, accompanying Santa Claus. The Mother Goose float can be seen behind the band, followed by another marching band. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marching bands; Elks Temple (Tacoma);

The Tacoma merchants on Broadway and Pacific Avenues sponsored the second annual Fairyland and Christmas Parade for Children which was held on the day after Thanksgiving, 1935. The first float in the parade carried Santa in a well packed sleigh pulled by two snow white reindeer. Starting near the Elks Temple at 565 South Broadway, the parade traveled down Broadway, turned east at South 13th Street and then proceeded north on Pacific. The parade signalled the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reindeer; Elks Temple (Tacoma);

The Fairyland and Christmas Parade for children, November 29, 1935. Stadium High School's Marching band on Broadway in front of the Elks' Temple, 565 Broadway. Union Club of Tacoma, 539 Broadway, in the background. The Stadium marching band led the third quadrant of the parade, followed by the Humpty Dumpty float, the Old Lady who lived in a shoe and clowns and the paraders wearing grotesque heads. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marching bands; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Elks Temple (Tacoma);

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, the day after Thanksgiving, November 29, 1935. Four clowns ride on a float with the sign " Merry Christmas, Happy New Year." This is possibly the "mechanical clown" float referred to in the news stories. Crowd of spectators stand at 9th and Broadway watching the float pass by. The Bostwick block is on the right with the Medical Arts Building across the street. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Fairyland and Christmas parade for children, November 29, 1935. Marching band at corner of 9th and Broadway. This large band is unidentified, it is one of three in the parade. The bands hailed from the Musicians' Union, Stadium and Lincoln High Schools. The Bostwick Block can be seen at the right, the Bostwick Hotel on the upper floors with the "Credit Dentist" Walter Whetstone below. On the left hand side is the Caswell Optical Co., followed by the Medical Arts Building. (T. Times 11/28/1935, pg.1; 11/29/1935, pg.1; 11/30/1935, pg. 9)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Marching bands;

The old Puget Sound Lumber Company office being prepared to be moved by barge to the Henry Mill Fuel Company site. The Fuel Co. will use the building as their office. Wood frame house with hip roof, supported with braces, being moved off its foundation onto a barge. The barge will be pushed by the tugboat "Fearless." (TNT 11/22/1935, pg. 1)

Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In November of 1935, the Henry Mill Fuel Company avoided building a new office for the company by purchasing the old Puget Sound Lumber Company office and moving it, by barge, to their site. The 45 ft. by 28 ft. structure, which weighed between 60 and 75 tons, was pushed to its new home by the tugboat "Fearless" after it was slid onto a barge by W.H. McCullough and his crew of men. (TNT 11/22/1935 p.1). TPL-8468

Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tugboats--1930-1940; Towing;

Tugboat "Fearless" moving house across bay. The tugboat is pressed against the barge that is holding the house as it precariously moves across the water. The house was formerly the office for the Puget Sound Lumber Company. The Henry Mill Fuel Co. avoided building a new structure by moving the building from its old site to their location. (TNT 11/22/1935, pg. 1)

Moving of structures--Tacoma--1930-1940; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tugboats--1930-1940; Towing;

Choir members file out of St. Marks Church, following an altar boy carrying the cross. (filed with Argentum)

St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Episcopal Churches--Tacoma; Choirs (Music); Choirboys;

In November of 1935, accomplished musicians Virginia Wepfer, left, and Alice Stockton posed for the Tacoma Times with their violins. Virginia was eight years old in this photograph and Alice, who doesn't appear too much older, was beginning her 10th year of study on the violin. The girls were students of Bernard Aus who taught violin in Tacoma for over 30 years. Misses Wepfer and Stockton performed during the first program of the Ladies' Musical Club. Virginia played "Mazurka" and "Bolero." Alice played the "Viennese Popular Song" and "On the Wings of Song." (photo previously labelled G40.1-064) (T. Times 11/19/1935, pg. 3)

Wepfer, Virginia; Stockton, Alice; Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1930-1940; Violins;