ca. 1926. Northern Pacific Railway Yard at "D" St., Tacoma, circa 1926. Photograph is labelled "NO. 3." A bridge and a factory can be seen in the distance. The roundhouse office locker room can be partially seen on the left. The boxes with stacks next to the tracks left are "blow-down boxes." The engineer would pull the locomotive up next to the boxes, so that the blow down pipe of the steam engine lined up with the box and release a strong jet of steam to clean out any debris in the boiler. The steam would be directed into the box and out the chimney, preventing anyone being scalded. (WSHS) (information provided by a former Northern Pacific employee) Image #1 scanned as A1867 image 1)

Railroad tracks; Railroads--1920-1930; Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma); Railroad locomotives;

ca. 1925. Interior of women's restroom, circa 1925 (WSHS)

Rest rooms--1920-1930; Bathrooms--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public comfort stations;

ca. 1926. Stone wall, gates and driveway at "Rhodesleigh", Rhodes Estate on Lake Steilacoom, Interlaaken. Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects, 1921. (filed with Argentum)

Rhodesleigh (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Rhodes, Henry A.--Homes & haunts; Gates--Lakewood; Landscape architecture facilities--Lakewood;

ca. 1926. Road, drive along lake at Rhodesleigh, Rhodes Estate on Lake Steilacoom, Interlaaken. Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects, 1921. (filed with Argentum)

Rhodesleigh (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Rhodes, Henry A.--Homes & haunts; Roads--Lakewood;

James Sales, the first white child born within the area that became Tacoma, celebrated his 75th birthday in October of 1928. Mr. Sales, shown here with his wife Josephine, was born on October 20, 1853 in a log cabin near the Delin Mill. The address today would be South 23rd and Dock Street, just south of the 509 bridge. His parents William and Eliza Sales were from England; William worked at the mill and his wife helped the family budget by boarding the mill crew. James and Josephine had married in 1878 and were rapidly approaching their 50th wedding anniversary. (TNT 10/19/1928)

Sales, James E.; Sales, Josephine;

The graduating class of Edison School posed in a park for this photograph taken in June of 1925. Edison School was built in 1892 and was located at 3110 So. 58th. The school was condemned after the 1949 earthquake. (WSHS)

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Edison Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Graduating class at Rogers School in January of 1926. This building was constructed in 1908 and was named after John R. Rogers, the Washington governor who fathered the law that guarantees a free public education to all children in the state. Rogers closed in 2002. (WSHS)

School children--Tacoma--1920-1930; Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Rogers School (Tacoma); Group portraits; Education--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. This photograph of the Rock Dell soccer team ran in the January 16, 1927 Tacoma Daily Ledger when the team became Tacoma's representative in Division II of the Northwest League. They were scheduled to play the Black Diamond Bricquets in a double header at Athletic Park. Soccer was very popular in America in the 1920's. The USA was one of 13 teams attending the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 Uruguay, a contest they were favored to win before being eliminated by Argentina in the semi-finals. Pictured are back row, left to right, Tom Downing, Horace Steele, C. Froste and Joe Bowers. Middle row: Alex McLeod, Arthur Piltie, Jay Cook, Fred James and Bobby Sandford. Front row: Fred Jennings, Jack Reed, Sam Downing, Les Brogan and Bert Warner. (WSHS) (TDL 1/16/1927, pg. C-2)

Soccer--Tacoma--1920-1930; Soccer players--Tacoma--1920-1930; Rock Dell Soccer team (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Soda Fountain interior, circa 1926. Marble counter with built in bar stools. Backbar has assortment of bottles, candies, and fountain equipment, sign for Brown and Haley Candies above. Pie case with countertop gum machine at end of counter. (filed with Argentum)

Soda fountains--1920-1930;

Stewart Intermediate School under construction in 1925. The school was designed by Roland Borhek, architect, and was originally designated as the South Central Intermediate School. It opened in September of 1925 as the James P. Stewart school, honoring Tacoma's first school teacher. It was the second of six planned intermediate schools provided for under a special bond passed in October of 1923. On completion, Tacoma would educate on a 6-3-3 plan (6 years at elementary, 3 at intermediate, 3 at high school.) The plan was designed to prevent overcrowding and reduce expenses. Stewart is still in use today with additions in 1964, 1974 and 1983. (WSHS- negative A854-0) (TNT 9/3/1925, pg. 17)

Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1920-1930; Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Looking down into a stone quarry. (WSHS)

Stone quarrying; Rocks;

ca. 1924. Sutter's Orchestra on a stage, eight men and one woman, with hats on. Dragon or lizard on curtain, cards with oriental letters hanging above, board labeled "Dance Program" with sheet music attached at left, card bearing numeral "7" at right. Same group as A636. (WSHS)

Sutter's Orchestra (Tacoma); Musicians--Tacoma--1920-1930; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1924. Advertising for products from the Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. On the left is a bag of "Eat-Mor Mammy's Sugar Cookies" and on the right is a container of "Everybody's Cracker Meal." The Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. was located at the corner of East F and 25th. Charles Hotchkiss was president and J.G. Bassett was manager. (WSHS)

Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. (Tacoma); Baked products;

Dave Black, of Vancouver B.C., posed on the links June 18, 1925 for the front page of the News Tribune, wearing fashionable golf attire, including argyle socks. Mr. Black was in town for the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's open tournament, held at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club. (TNT 6/19/1925, pg. 1) (WSHS)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1920-1930; Golf--Tacoma--1920-1930; Golfers--Tacoma--1920-1930; Golfers--Clothing & dress--1920-1930; Black, Dave;

ca. 1927. Americanization class at Tacoma Rescue Mission ca. 1927. Woman at organ leads Japanese children in song. The singing children wave flags and wear paper caps. Man at rear behind pulpit with embroidered cloth marked "Jesus" was pictured in A1956-1 reading to the children. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Rescue Mission (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Singing--Tacoma; Children singing--Tacoma;

ca. 1923. A view across the Tacoma Tideflats with very little industrial development. Log booms are tied to upright posts and smokestacks from what may be St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company who built a giant sawmill in 1889 on "The Boot", a low island off the main tideflats, bordered by branches of the Puyallup River and Commencement Bay. (WSHS)

Tacoma Tideflats (Tacoma); Smokestacks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Logs;

This photograph of the Talmud Torah Synagogue, 901 South 4th Street, was taken shortly before its dedication on September 18, 1925. The synagogue was designed by Hill and Mock, architects, in the Romanesque Italian Renaissance manner. It was located at South 4th & I Streets and served the Orthodox Jewish community in Tacoma. The dedication was held in conjunction with the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In 1968, after the merger of Talmud Torah and Temple Beth Israel into Temple Beth El, the Talmud Torah Synagogue was sold to the Tacoma Blood Bank. It was later demolished and the site was used as a parking lot for Tacoma General Hospital. (WSHS) (TNT 9/17/1925, PG. 20)

Talmud Torah Synagogue (Tacoma); Synagogues--Tacoma;

Chester and Anna Thorne estate, "Thornewood", on Gravelly Lake. Tudor Gothic house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Cutter and Malmgen, Architects, 1910; Landscape Architects, the Olmsted Brothers. Grounds. (Filed with Argentum)

Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts;

Chester and Anna Thorne Residence, "Thornewood", at Gravelly Lake. Tudor Gothic house by Kirtland K. Cutter, Cutter and Malmgen, Architects, 1910; Landscape Architects, the Olmsted Brothers. The camera captures a view of the lily pond, one example of the use of "Garden rooms." In 1930, Thornewood was declared to have "the most beautiful formal gardens" in the country. (filed with Argentum)

Thornewood (Lakewood); Estates--Lakewood; Thorne, Chester--Homes & haunts; Water gardens; Lily ponds; Fountains--Lakewood;

ca. 1923. A line of utility poles runs through a shrubby area where a house is seen on the left and a garage or workshop sits on the right. An abandoned piece of metal sits near the sidewalk and signs in the foreground. (WSHS)

Utility poles--Tacoma--1920-1930;

In June of 1925 Henry Youngblad and this wife Sonja worked as a team on a Federal truck at the Commercial Truck Company's garage on E Street. Sonja Youngblad was believed to be Tacoma's first professional female mechanic. Standing only 5 ft. 2 inches, the 21 year old blue eyed blonde held her own beside her husband at the garage; and he preferred her over any of the male mechanics because of her thoroughness. The couple had recently immigrated from Sweden and were looking forward to applying for US citizenship. (TNT 6/18/1925, pg. 13) (WSHS)

Vehicle maintenance & repair--1920-1930; Federal trucks; Youngblad, Henry; Youngblad, Sonja; Mechanics (Persons);

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. From 1914 until 1959, the stone quarry was operated by Robert Walker of the Walker Cut Stone Co. Located about a quarter mile up and to the left of the town, the Wilkeson stone quarry was a section of hillside 250 feet high and 175 feet across. It required three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms located on the face of the sandstone. The temporary platforms were moved as the men worked about the face of the stone. Wilkeson sandstone had waterproof qualities and was highly valued as a durable building material. TPL-976 ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. Located about 3 miles southwest of the current location of Buckley, Wilkeson was an important producer of coal and sandstone. Sandstone was a common building and paving material. The sandstone quarry was operated by Walker Cut Stone from 1914-1959. The drillers and powdermen worked from temporary platforms on the face of the stone that could be moved as needed. It took three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms to work. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Walker Cut Stone, looking down into a stone quarry at Wilkeson. There is a track about the center foreground of the picture, allowing the stone to be transported down the hill to where it will be stored and processed. (WSHS)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. A large block of stone is being hoisted out of the quarry. The rock they removed had to come down in solid square pieces, averaging 30 tons each. The stones were then loaded onto railroad cars to be sent to Tacoma for processing. Wilkeson sandstone was used frequently as a building material in Tacoma and around the state. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. The 17 story Washington Building near completion. The building was officially opened at the end of June, 1925. The ground floor was occupied by the Brotherhood Cooperative Bank, Theodore Knutson's cigar store, Henrietta McNerthney's Purity Pharmacy and the "Orange Bower," the first orange mill in Tacoma. The orange mill's specialty was fresh squeezed orange juice, that you could watch being processed by a machine. (TNT 6/30/1925, pg. 13)(WSHS)

Washington Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1925. Washington Building as completed. Started 1919 by the Scandinavian-American Bank, unfinished when bank failed. The steel framework was completed by a group established for that purpose, the Washington-California Co. Frederick Webber, Original Architect; Doyle and Merriam, Architects for completion. The Washington Building opened at the end of June in 1925. (WSHS & Argentum)

Washington Building (Tacoma);

ca. 1925. The Washington Building, 1019 Pacific Ave., under construction. This modern structure was originally designed by Frederick Webber in the style of the Chicago School for the Scandinavian American Bank. Construction began in 1919 and halted when the bank failed. It was completed in 1925 when the Washington-California Co. purchased the steel skeleton and completed the building. At 17 stories, it was the second tallest building in the Northwest. When it opened, it contained 350 office suites, including its main occupant, the Brotherhood Co-Operative National Bank. (WSHS) (TDL 6/28/1925, pg. 2B)

Washington Building (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Washington Building under construction in April of 1925. Started 1919 by the Scandinavian-American Bank and left unfinished when the bank failed, the building was completed and opened in June of 1925. At 17 stories, it was one of the skycrapers changing the skyline of Tacoma. The building is of steel framework, completed with glazed white terra cotta. The investment in the building was 1 1/2 million dollars. (filed with Argentum)

Washington Building (Tacoma); Office buildings--Tacoma--1920-1930; Building construction--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. A large log is displayed on what appears to be a decorated logging truck in front of the Wood Products Company. The Wood Products Co. of Tacoma was located at 1612 Center St. They were a sash and door company. G.W. Duncan was the president and manager of the company. (WSHS)

Wood Products Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;