Dedication of Fort Nisqually monument at Point Defiance Park. The monument commemorates the establishment of the original fort and its reconstruction by the Tacoma Young Mens' Business Club. Eleven adults and one girl posing in front of the factor's house at the rebuilt Fort. They are wearing period costumes, circa 1840's. William P. Bonney poses in the front row and directly left is his wife. Tacoma Times columnist E.T. Short is to the left of the back row. The monument dedication took place in conjunction with the Washington State Jubilee. It was the first step to further development at the Fort, sponsored by the Daughters of Pioneers, the YMBC and the park service. Future plans called for equipping the blacksmith shop and granary with period tools, refurbishing the factor's house and assembling a collection of farm tools. (T. Times 7/31/1939, pg. 14; 7/22/1939, pg. 5)

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Scenes at Mount Rainier on New Year's Day, 1940. Four young men standing beside automobile with ski rack on roof parked beside small, log building with hip roof. One of the men, possibly P. Arthur Rosellini, is pointing to a fifth companion, or at least his boots, protruding from under the vehicle's carriage. Stewart James may be the man leaning against the car at the far right. (T.Times 1-5-1940, p. 9-other photos of individuals at Mt. Rainier)

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Automobiles--1940-1950; Men--Clothing & dress--1940-1950;

Winners of the ski races on Bremerton Day at Mount Rainier pose with their trophies on March 31, 1940. The trophies are for, left to right, the junior race, the women's slalom and the perpetual trophy given by the Bremerton Chamber of Commerce. Carl Stingle of Bremerton won the Kitsap junior slalom event while Harriet McCord of Seattle won the women's slalom. Don Amick of Seattle, Washington Ski Club ace, took the men's slalom in a crowded field of nearly 100. (TNT 4-1-1940, p. 10-article only)

Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Skiers--Bremerton--1940-1950; Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1940-1950; Winter sports; Stingle, Carl; McCord, Harriet; Amick, Don; Awards;

Series of pictures of the bears at Point Defiance. Photograph of two black bears with what appears to be a cub. Three native black bear cubs were being added to the zoo in January of 1940. They were donated by the state game farm. (T. Times 1/9/1946, pg. 5)

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Waterfront scenes. Artistic view of bay with Mount Rainier in background. Photograph from December of 1939. Ordered by Frank Ross.

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On June 9, 1940, there would be a double dedication ceremony at Point Defiance, for the new boathouse (pictured) and the new museum at Fort Nisqually. Construction on the boathouse was started in December of 1939 and completed June 1, 1940. It was the largest west of Chicago, 345 x 125 feet, and cost $21,497. It was constructed of wood and built adjacent to the existing cement pavilion, which would now be converted to an expanded aquarium. The lower deck contained 500 boat lockers, 50 motor boat lockers and space for 200 concession rental boats. Live bait, fishing gear and electric hoists were available. The lower deck had 50,00 square feet and the upper promenade and balcony contained 20,000. Upstairs were the concessions including the restaurant and lunch room counter seating. A dining and banquet room were scheduled to be completed in the future. The restaurant would serve fresh salmon dinners at all times, or you could bring your own salmon catch and have it prepared and served to you. New were marine gas accommodations and berths for commercial craft, such as the excursion boat the Virginia V. (T. Times 5/7/1940, pg. 1 & 11)

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Man beside a 1934 Chevrolet Sedan in Fireman's Park on "A" Street beside the A.V. Fawcett Memorial Fountain. Photograph is labelled "shop negatives" and simply "Jim by his car."

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The snow on Mount Rainier glistens in the sunlight inviting a bumper crop of skiers for the 10th annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival. Skiers can be seen dotting the snow, enjoying the perfect ski conditions. (T.Times, 1-27-41, p. 1)

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A smiling Virginia Davis, Queen of the Tacoma Winter Carnival, took a breather, sitting on the official DeSoto's fender with an unidentified man after the crowning ceremony on January 26, 1941. The official cars were supplied by Winthrop Motors.

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Dick Ross, left, and Jerry Geehan, right, flank a KMO microphone and an unidentified announcer at the 10th annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival. Brilliant sunshine and a thick coating of snow brought a huge crowd out for the winter fest. (T.Times, 1-27-41, p. 1)

National parks & reserves; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tacoma Winter Carnival (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; De Soto automobiles; Geehan, Jerry;

1941 Ski Carnival at Mount Rainier. Queen, Virginia Davis, another young woman and two young men beside fireplace at Paradise Lodge. (T.Times)

National parks & reserves; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tacoma Winter Carnival (Tacoma); Fireplaces--Paradise; Davis, Virginia;

Two young women take time out from bicycling at Point Defiance Park to have a picnic and do some reading. Spring layout. (T.Times)

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Three women, in dresses with long skirts, and a young girl are shown on the porch of "Nisqually House" at Fort Nisqually. They were part of a special ceremony held in February 1941at the reconstructed fort in Point Defiance Park. Representatives from the British Columbia headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Co. presented Fort Nisqually a replica of the flag that had flown over the entrance of the original fort. From left to right are Virginia Davis, Arminda Lou Davis, Arminda Buchanan, and Nellie Harris. They represent four generations of the same family. Arminda Buchanan was born in the Oregon Territory.( T. Times 2-26-1941 p.31)

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A representative of the Hudson's Bay Co.'s British Columbia headquarters presents a replica of the original flag to fly over Fort Nisqually on February 12, 1941. It was presented on behalf of the Company by Ted Haakinson and accepted on behalf of the council by Dr. H.V. Hoover. Third from the left is William P. Bonney. Third from the right is Marcella Rigney Henly and to the right is her husband Neil Henly. TPL-441 (T. Times 2/13/1941, pg. 20)

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Three women, in dresses with long skirts, and a young girl are shown on the porch of "Nisqually House" at Fort Nisqually. Left to right, they are Nellie Harris, Virginia Davis, Arminda Lou Davis and Arminda Buchanan. They represent four generations of the same family and they were part of a special ceremony held in February 1941 at the reconstructed fort in Point Defiance Park. Representatives from the British Columbia headquarters of the Hudson's Bay Co. presented Fort Nisqually a replica of the flag that had flown over the entrance of the original fort. (T. Times 2-26-1941 p.31)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Historical reenactments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Harris, Nellie; Davis, Virginia; Davis, Arminda Lou; Buchanan, Arminda;

View of ski lift at Mount Rainier.

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View of ski lift at Mount Rainier.

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Bremerton Day at Mount Rainier. Three skiers hold their trophies from the skiing competition. On March 22-23, 1941, the Bremerton Ski Cruisers took over the activities at Paradise for the annual Bremerton Winter Sports Carnival. Competitive races included a downhill and a slalom, with a skiing and jumping exhibition also planned. Photographs ordered by the Bremerton Sun. (T. Times 3/14/1941, pg. 15)

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Summer. Youngsters play volleyball at Wapato Park in August of 1941.

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On Sunday, January 25, 1942, Jean Hudson, Tacoma Times ski writer, was pictured presenting the Tacoma Times trophy to Carl Neu. Carl had won the slalom race at the 11th annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival at Paradise Valley, Mount Rainier National Park. In Miss Hudson's other hand was the prize wrist watch. Mr. Neu also won the race two years prior, a future third win would retire the trophy. (T. Times 1/26/1942, pg. 11)

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Mary Thomas (center) was queen of the 1942 Tacoma Chamber of Commerce Winter Sports Carnival held at Paradise Lodge on Mount Rainier, January 24th and 25th. Standing next to Mary are Rita Hume of Seattle, who won the Rhodes Brothers trophy for the women's slalom race, and Jack Horr, from the Stadium High School ski team, who won the junior downhill event. Held between Queen Mary and Jack is the "Grimstead" trophy (junior downhill.) (T. Times 1/26/1942 p.11)

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The Tacoma Athletic Grounds & Baseball Park at the intersection of So. Sprague Ave. & So. 15th Street. (T.Times 5/24/1946 p.13)

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Fort Nisqually granary for Young Business Men's Club. Actors portray life as it would have been during the days of the early settlers to the Puget Sound region and the Hudson's Bay Company. The Granary is one of the original buildings from the Fort; it was constructed in 1851. It is the oldest standing building in the state of Washington. It was originally erected as a storage facility for the Fort's harvest. TPL-2369.

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Barbara Horjes poses in the snow at the Division Avenue entrance to Wright Park. The snow totaled over 18 inches after a three day storm hit Tacoma in Nov. 1946. The dancing maidens statuary, one of which is show here, were donated to the city by Clinton P. Ferry in 1891. (T.Times, 11/19/1946, p.2)

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The Stadium High School varsity football team had an undefeated season during the 1946-1947 school year when they wore the Cross-State and City crowns.The varsity football captains were Bruce Andreasen and Wells Anderson. Coach Heinrick was both the football coach and a guidance counselor. View of a Stadium football game, photo taken for the Tahoma, Stadium's yearbook.

Athletic fields--Tacoma; Football--Tacoma--1940-1950; Football players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma);

Eight year old Gary Hartloff will get to go back to school on the last week of classes. Gary was hurt while playing with other children at Franklin Park near So. 12th St. and So. Puget Sound, he is the third victim at the park. While playing with friends, a log piled at the top of a small embankment broke loose, the log rolled down and seriously injured his right leg. Gary has been undergoing many weeks of treatment, but will have a full recovery. This area was formerly a children's field, and is now being converted into a commercial softball field (T. Times, 6/8/48, p. 16).

Parks--Tacoma; Franklin Park (Tacoma); Boys--Tacoma; Wounds & injuries--Tacoma; Hartloff, Gary;

This aerial photograph of the Point Defiance Boat House and Pavilion was taken in August of 1948. Built on the site of the park's first pavilion, this large complex of buildings was the last project completed by the W.P.A. in the park. The pavilion was used for a number of years as the site of the Point Defiance Aquarium, and was destroyed by fire in 1972. The boat house was destroyed by an arson fire in September of 1984. Today a new boat house and restaurant stand on the site. TPL-8365

Parks--Tacoma; Cities & towns--Tacoma; Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Point Defiance Pavilion (Tacoma); Point Defiance Boat House (Tacoma);

Aerial view of Point Defiance Park, taken in August of 1948. Point Defiance is the second largest city park in the US, outsized only by New York City's Central Park. It was originally a US military reservation. The city was given permission to develop it into a park in 1888. The "Bowl" area with its pond garden can be seen in the center of the picture. Above and to the left of the pond is a formal rose garden. Another formal garden can be seen beyond, now the location of the Japanese Garden. The ferry dock is at the upper right of the picture, with the boathouse top center. To the left of the Bowl area, and mostly out of camera range, is the zoo.

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Point Defiance Zoo, for the Metropolitan Park Board animal report. Exterior view of the animal house. This appears to be the lions' grotto. Citizens of Tacoma held events to raise the funds to erect the $104,000 animal house. The modern facilities opened in November of 1953.

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ca. 1953. Snow-capped Mount Rainier is a majestic sight in 1953 as it looms over thousands of acres of timber growth. Logging companies would be permitted to harvest some of these trees.

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