Five McCarver students wearing leis and grass skirts took part in the three-act musical play, "Blue Hawaii," in April of 1938. Performing a hula dance as part of the program were: (left to right standing) Florence Anderson, Florence Craig; seated: Joy Weber, Betty Jean Nelson, Dorothy Hoenig. The play followed instrumental music and vocal performances. (T. Times, 4/29/1938, p. 8)

Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma); Anderson, Florence; Craig, Florence; Weber, Joy; Nelson, Betty Jean; Hoenig, Dorothy; Hula dancing --Tacoma; Dancers--Hawaiian; Musical revues & comedies;

A scene from the three act play "It Will Be All Right on the Night" produced by the Athletic Department at Gault Junior High School in their school auditorium on December 16, 1938. Eighteen boys are painted a glistening silver; three are posed on a cross with the others in tormented positions at their feet. (T. Times 12-13-38 p.7)

Public schools--Tacoma; Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Child actors; Costumes;

This striking tableaux is a scene from a three act play called "It Will Be All Right on the Night" presented by the Physical Education Department of Gault School in their Auditorium on December 16, 1938. The play is directed by Gordon E. Tatum. The eighteen pictured boys obtained their glistening silver appearance by covering their bodies with paint. Three are pictured attached to crosses; the rest in tormented positions around them. They are, left to right, Ross Heinselman, Robert McDonald, Ted Malone, Jay Burrington, Harold Wagner, Mickey Brown, Carl Anderson, Helmer Bjorkman, Jack Booth, Larry Connors, Dean Kemp, Bob Stater, Jim Langseth, Gene Upton, John Ketter, Bob Platzer and Richard Cole. (T. Times 12-13-38 p.7)

Public schools--Tacoma; Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Child actors; Costumes;

Close up of young girls wearing leis and grass skirts for a hula dance, part of the musical play "Blue Hawaii." The play is being presented at McCarver School as part of their Spring Music Festival Concert. The girls are, left to right standing: Florence Anderson and Florence Craig. Seated: Joy Weber, Betty Jean Nelson and Dorothy Hoening. (T. Times 4/29/1938, pg. 8)

Public schools--Tacoma; McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma); Anderson, Florence; Craig, Florence; Weber, Joy; Nelson, Betty Jean; Hoening, Dorothy; Hula dancing --Tacoma; Dancers--Hawaiian;

Tacoma Yacht Club Daffodil Festival Regatta race. Wooden motor boat number 30C333 pulls into the yacht harbor after the annual festival race. This boat is most probably the "Bo-Peep," owned by Bennett O. Swain, which was damaged on the bow after a collision with Norton Clapp's "Carmelita" during the race. Swain & "Bo-Peep" continued on to win the race with no errors. (T. Times 4/4/1938, pg. 1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1938 : Tacoma); Naval parades & ceremonies--Tacoma; Boats--Tacoma; Regattas--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma);

Daffodil Yacht Club Regatta race. Several boats on Commencement Bay appear in the distant view from above a wooden motored yacht decorated with marine flags.

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1938 : Tacoma); Naval parades & ceremonies--Tacoma; Boats--Tacoma; Regattas--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Man working on electrical equipment, has "Willard" patch on jacket. Some of the equipment appear to be radios. This stock 1938 photograph is believed to be that of Ernest Little who had a radio repair shop at 728 Pacific Avenue near Turner Richards' photographic studio. Mr. Little opened his "Little Radio Shop" in 1937. See D53025-1 for a picture of the store and Mr. Little taken in 1950.

Radios; Radio industry--Tacoma;

Dorothy Read, wife of Dr. Jess W. Read, poses for a home portrait near French doors on March 9, 1939. She was the chairperson for an upcoming dinner party for the Pierce County Medical Association Auxiliary. The March 14, 1939, party in the Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom would honor the county medical society members and wives. The Reads resided at 1515 No. Prospect. Dr. Read shared an office in the Rust Bldg. with Drs. Wilmot and Robert Read. (T.Times, 3-11-39, p. 8)

Read, Dorothy;

William B. and Gertrude Reed gather by the fireplace with their four children. Barbara Ann sits on the arm of a chair by her father and Bill stands beside his mother with an open book. (T. Times, 11/25/1938, p. 16). Photograph very similar to A7856 image 1.

Reed, William B.--Family; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reed, William B.--Homes & haunts; Reed, Gertrude; Reed, William B.; Reed, Barbara Ann; Fireplaces--Tacoma;

International Harvester Company school buses parked on an Eatonville street. A group of adults enter the buses from the sidewalk leading to the Eatonville High School. (T. Times).

School buses--Eatonville; Students--Eatonville--1930-1940; Eatonville High School (Eatonville);

Young Tacoma students make history come to life. Mrs. Marie Kuhl's 5th grade class at Oakland concluded their study of early American pioneers by building replicas of the past. Included are miniature covered wagons, block houses and log cabins. They were built by the 10 year old students at home. Posing with the exhibit are, left to right, Dorothy Naper with a pioneer table, Joseph Howe and Maxine Gibson with a covered wagon and Jimmy Bloom with a blockhouse. (T. Times, 12/5/1938, p. 14) similar picture numbered A7684 image 1

School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Oakland Grade School (Tacoma); Naper, Dorothy; Howe, Joseph; Gibson, Maxine; Bloom, Jimmy; Models;

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company's cargo ship "Lake Frances" at dock.

Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Cargo ships--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Sibelian Male Chorus. Sixteen men dressed in tuxedos. Artistic camera view from above of men lying on floor head-to-head in two circles. This type of choreographing was popularized in motion picture musicals of this period. (T. Times).

Singing--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sibelian Male Chorus (Tacoma); Singers; Choirs (Music);

February, 1938, Winter carnival and ski races at Paradise Valley, Mount Rainier National Park. People relaxing inside the lodge at Paradise. Many of the athletes took advantage of the downtime between events and spent some time talking with friends and even competitors. In some cases, feet were released from confining ski boots and allowed to swing freely, sans shoes of any kind. For further entertainment, a free carnival dance would be held in the lodge the evening before the Sunday races.

Sitting; Leisure; Skiers;

ca. 1939. Two female skiers pose at Mount Rainier. TPL-6170

Skiers--1930-1940; Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940;

A skier races through the course between two flagged poles. The poles mark the route of the exhibition slalom race on Mount Rainier. The race was substituted for the anticipated Silver Skis, which was cancelled due to gale force winds at the higher elevations. Hjalmar Hvam of Portland won the men's race. Tacoma's own Gretchen Kunigk won the women's race. (T, Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

An unidentified racer crouches down on his skis as he speeds between two flagged poles on the course of a downhill race on Mount Rainier. The race was substituted for the cancelled Silver Skis. The Silver Skis was a grueling race that required participants to trek at daybreak up Mt. Rainier to Camp Muir, 10,000 feet above sea level, and ski down. In 1938, the race was cancelled due to poor weather conditions for the second year in a row.(T.Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

A long line of skiers attending the Silver Skis downhill race at Mount Rainier. The record crowd of 8,000 was disappointed when the skiers had to turn back at 9600 feet due to 60 mph winds. The race was postponed indefinitely and a exhibition slalom race was offered instead. (T. Times 3/23/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

Silver Skis downhill race at Mount Rainier. Nine skiers relax inside the lodge at Paradise. (T.Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

When the 1938 Silver Skis race was cancelled on March 27th, due to adverse weather conditions for the second year in a row, promoters quickly organized alternate entertainment for the near record crowd. Ski stars already on hand for the race were given the opportunity to show off special stunts on a ski jump. Here one unidentified skier performs a flip to the amazement of a line of spectators. The Silver Skis was a grueling race that required participants to trek at daybreak up Mt. Rainier to Camp Muir, 10,000 feet above sea level, and ski down. ( (T.Times, 3/28/1938, p.1).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports;

In January 1939, Paul (Sonny) Sceva, Jr., of Tacoma, was a member of the Pacific Coast ski champs, the Washington Huskies. At that time, he was one of the top skiers in the Pacific Northwest. He had won the Silver Skies race on Mt. Rainier in 1934, and was a reserve member on the U.S. Olympic ski team in Europe in 1937. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1941, and was a general contractor in Spokane from 1949-1970. Paul Sceva, Jr. died August 18, 1996 in Spokane. (T.Times, 1/18/1939, p. 7)

Skiing--Tacoma; Ski jumping--Tacoma; Skiers; Sceva, Paul; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

In another view, Paul (Sonny) Sceva, Tacoma member of Pacific Coast ski champions, the Washington Huskies, skis are horizontally tight as he goes through air after jump. Sceva appears to be above the top of Mount Rainier. (T. Times, 1/18/1939, p. 7).

Skiing--Tacoma; Ski jumping--Tacoma; Skiers; Sceva, Paul; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Several men take time out from the 1938 Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival's ski races held at Paradise Valley. Some play cards for small change; others nap on a single bed. There were races for all abilities; however, it is possible that these men were to compete in the open slalom races held the last day of the two-day event. This was the seventh year that the winter sports carnival was held and attendance was expected in the thousands.

Sleeping; Card games;

The Pacific Coast District Grand Lodge, Sons and Daughters of Norway, ended their 4-day conclave in Tacoma with a picnic, contests, and dance at Scandia Park, a resort on Five-Mile Lake in South King County. Members at the conference mingle outside the dance pavilion, on the left, a popular feature at Scandia Park. (T. Times, 6/23/1938, p. 9).

Sons of Norway (Tacoma); Daughters of Norway (Tacoma); Meetings--Federal Way; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Picnics; Lakes & ponds--Federal Way; Dance halls--Federal Way; Five Mile Lake (Federal Way);

The Spinster Club held a "Bowery" dance at the Century Ballroom on February 25, 1938. A couple is pictured dancing next to the band leader. (T.Times, 3/5/1938, p.7)

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Century Ballroom (Fife); Dance parties--Fife--1930-1940;

Spinster Club "Bowery" dance at the Century Ballroom on February 25, 1938. Twelve band members pose for their portrait in front of the bandstand during a break. (T.Times, 3/5/1938, p.7).

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Century Ballroom (Fife); Dance parties--Fife--1930-1940; Big bands; Musicians--1930-1940;

The Spinster Club "Bowery" dance held February 25, 1938 at the Century Ballroom. Two women seated on the low stage in front of a young drummer in the band. (T. Times, 03-05-1938, p.7).

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Century Ballroom (Fife); Dance parties--Fife--1930-1940; Drums (Musical instruments)--Fife;

Playground recreation directors, left to right: Elsie Harper, Margaret Brown, Betty Worden, Sigrid Bergerson and Petie Hagala hold examples of 96 gold, silver, and bronze finish medals awarded at the First annual Bicycle Race Meet and Parade held August 5, 1938, primarily in the Stadium Bowl. The contest was sponsored jointly by the Tacoma Times and the Parks Recreation Department of the Metropolitan Park District. (T. Times 8/3/1938, p. 1).

Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Tacoma Metropolitan Park District (Tacoma); Harper, Elsie; Brown, Margaret; Worden, Betty; Bergerson, Sigrid; Hagala, Petie; Medals;

State Game Commissioners meet at the Tacoma Sportsmen's Club. New members Lou Ovenden, left, and Harvey LeGear, right, converse. Club furnishings very modern with tuxedo-style sofas and abstract design wallpaper. (T.Times 2/3/1938, p.13).

Sportsmens Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Ovenden, Lou; LeGear, Harvey;

St. Leo's Basketball Team, 1939 Parochial School League Champions. Nine players in uniform with Knights of Columbus trophy, banner and basketball. On their way to the championship, the team ran up an average of 50 points a game. They played each rival school, Holy Rosary, Visitation, Sacred Heart and St. Patricks, three times and won every time. Team members are, left to right, Bob Hines, Charles Paplow, Jack Hermsen, Larry Rash, Bob Hutt, Orville Zander, James O'Brien, Ted Garitone and Albert Buhr. Ordered by Father Joseph A. Lynch.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Basketball--Tacoma; Basketball players--Tacoma;