ca. 1927. Man walking along street at railroad crossing. Bridge in the background, Tacoma city skyline also. Storage tank at right. Photograph is labelled "NO. 2." (WSHS)

Railroad crossings--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. A view along railroad tracks. Logs loaded on a railroad car are seen on the left and an automobile traveling along a road that intersects with the railroad tracks is seen on the right. (WSHS)

Railroad tracks;

ca. 1927. Rowland Valve Company, Seattle, machinery department. View of parts department, many parts on shelves. (filed with Argentum)

Rowland Valve Co. (Seattle);

ca. 1927. Man standing on the deck of a tall masted ship. He has what appears to be a spyglass underneath his arm. (WSHS)

Sailing ships;

Seattle Surgical Society Banquet, Olympic Hotel, January 1927. (Argentum)

Seattle Surgical Society (Seattle); Olympic Hotel (Seattle); Hotels--Seattle; Banquets--Seattle;

ca. 1927. Furnace steam pipes at St. Joseph's Hospital for Harre & Farrell, Engineers. (Argentum)

St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Furnaces--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. College of Puget Sound Women's Quartet, 1927. Four young women wearing white dresses and dark ties stand on the right and another young woman accompanies them at a piano on the left. The 1927 yearbook Tamanawas lists the names of the quartet as Alice Rockhill, Frances Martin, Genevieve Bitney and Mary Van Sickle and their accompanist as Helen Ohlsen. (WSHS)

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Singers; Pianos;

ca. 1927. Portrait of a girl by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Portrait of a girl by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Drawing of a young man by Thomas Handforth.

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Drawing of a young boy by Thomas Handforth. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Farm scene of barn and man with cows, by Thomas Handforth. The original image is among the large Handforth Collection owned by the Tacoma Public Library. (filed with Argentum)

Artists--Tacoma; Handforth, Thomas Schofield--Associated objects; Sketches;

ca. 1927. Whippet Automobile on Coast to Coast trip in front of Manley Motor Company Inc. Manley was the official dealer for Overland and Willys-Knight automobiles. The Whippet automobile was manufactured from 1926-1931 by Willys Overland. The Whippet was an affordable vehicle designed to compete with Ford's Model T. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1920-1930; Manley Motor Co. (Tacoma); Whippet automobile;

Ca. 1927. Brand new Puyallup Avenue bridge, completed in December 1926 and dedicated in January 1927. The other bridge visible on the other (east) side is the Tacoma-Seattle Interurban bridge. The interurban ceased operations in December of 1928. Additional information provided by reader. (WSHS)

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Puyallup Ave. Bridge (WSHS)

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. The motorship "Tacoma" arrived in Tacoma on January 14, 1927 on her maiden voyage and berthed at the Defiance Mill. The ship was built in Copenhagen for the Orient Steamship Co. of Copenhagen. She was loading northwest lumber enroute to Japan. She was 400 feet in length with a beam of 55 feet. She ran under the power of two diesel engines with a crew of 15 officers and 34 crewmen. (TNT 1/14/1927, pg. 20)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Orient Steamship Co. (Copenhagen); Commerce--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Famous aviator and polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd visited Tacoma circa 1927. He is pictured here in the center of the photograph, wearing a belted double breasted coat and holding a book. Mayor Melvin G. Tennent is third from the left, next to Admiral Byrd. Gus Ledbetter is on the far right. This photograph is believed to have been taken in early February of 1927 when (then) Lt. Commander Byrd was in town to deliver a speech.

Byrd, Richard E., 1888-1957; Guests--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tennent, Melvin Green; Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Ledbetter, Gus;

ca. 1927. Legislative Building. The stately Legislative (Capitol) Building in Olympia looks complete in the above photograph taken about 1927. The building had Doric-colonnaded wings to the north and south and central colonnaded and pedimented entrance porticoes between. Its walls were thick, 12 inches of stone facing together with brick or concrete backing with an overall thickness of 2 feet, 5 inches. The large oval in front of the massive steps appears to be a lush grass lawn. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Legislative Building (Olympia);

ca. 1927. View of State Capitol buildings after 1925. L-R are the Insurance Building, Legislative (Capitol) Building, and the Temple of Justice. All buildings utilized Wilkeson stone, a durable sandstone, from the quarries of Pierce County. The Temple of Justice was accepted by the state in August of 1920 at a total cost of $942,230. Located east of the Legislative Building, the Insurance Building was constructed in response to the increasing office space needs of the state government. Using elements of the Roman Doric order, the Insurance Building was occupied in 1921 by a variety of state offices including the governor's office. The Insurance Building cost more than the Temple of Justice - at slightly over a million dollars. ($1,032,000.) The Legislative Building was the last of the three to be officially completed in 1928 with its total cost $7,385,768.21, including nearly $600,000 in furnishings. Landscaping of the complex would follow. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Legislative Building (Olympia); Insurance Building (Olympia); Temple of Justice (Olympia);

ca. 1927. Cooler at A. E. Paulson's Grocery for Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Company. Glass case with meats and dairy products, packaged foods on shelves. Hoover Fixture manufactured show cases, butchers supplies, scales, soda fountains, restaurant equipment, choppers and mills. A.D. Hoover was the owner. (Argentum)

Paulson's Grocery (Tacoma); Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Co. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. A man stands beside railroad tracks. (WSHS)

Railroad tracks--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Man walking beside railroad tracks. A car on the tracks is transporting logs. The skyline of Tacoma can be seen on the hillside behind. (WSHS)

Railroad tracks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Washington School, cast for play, circa 1927. Many children in costumes, some holding flags, on stage decorated with large paper flowers. (filed with Argentum)

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Washington School (Tacoma); Costumes;

ca. 1927. The College of Puget Sound Track Team, circa 1927. The Maroon track team was small but scored well in competition. Top row: Van Patter, Wallace, Norton, Wilson, Darrow, Pugh and Smith. Bottom row: Fassett, Carruthers, Garnero, Captain Gordon Tatum and Hendel. (1927 CPS annual "Tamanawas," pg. 65) (WSHS)

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Students--Tacoma--1920-1930; Athletes--Tacoma--1920-1930; Runners (Sports)--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. Noreen Newbegin posed with her harp in this portrait, circa 1927. She would be performing as soloist with the Tacoma Symphony on March 7, 1927 in their concert at the First Baptist Church. (TDL 3/6/1927, pg. D-7) (WSHS)

Harps; Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Newbegin, Noreen;

ca. 1927. Several unidentified houses are seen along a residential street. (WSHS)

Houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. A range top and oven sit on what appears to be the top of a cabinet in this kitchen at the Ambassador Apartments, 16 No. Broadway, circa 1927. The Ambassador was built in 1925. The stove was manufactured by LH Electrics. (WSHS)

Kitchens--Tacoma--1920-1930; Stoves--1920-1930; Ambassador Apartments (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. Panoramic view of dairy farm showing cattle, farm buildings and family. Caption: "George A. Morrison, Tacoma, Washington. Ranch in rich Puyallup-Orting Valley." (filed with Argentum) Farm is also pictured in A-1788 and A-1787.

Morrison, George A.--Homes & haunts; Farms--1920-1930; Livestock;