ca. 1926. First Presbyterian Church, general view of exterior. Cram and Ferguson with Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects; 1920-24. The design by senior architect Ralph Adams Cram called for a center courtyard with a walkway connecting the main center of worship, right, with the building housing the daily functions and administration of the church. The main chapel is adorned with ecclesiastic symbols and colors. The tower can be seen over this area of the city, making it a true landmark. The church is listed on the City and National Historic Registry. (WSHS, Argentum)

Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. First Presbyterian Church, general view of interior of the main auditorium. Cram and Ferguson with Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects; 1920-24. The church is listed on the Historic Registry of both the city of Tacoma and the nation. It is a fine example of Romanesque architecture. Not only the architecture, but many of the interior elements, including carved wood and stained glass, were designed personally by Ralph Adams Cram. (WSHS, Argentum)

Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

First Congregational Church choir, circa November of 1937, with a pipe organ in the background. A cropped version of this picture appeared in the November 19, 1937 Tacoma Times. The choir was celebrating their 12th season with J.W. Bixel as conductor and Mrs. Walter McHaney as organist. During that time, the choir had presented 150 anthems and choruses, most of them by the master composers. In the photograph, Mr. Bixel and Rev. Holland F. Burr are standing in front of the choir. (T. Times 11/19/1937, pg. 3).

Congregational churches--Tacoma; First Congregational Church (Tacoma); Choirs (music); Bixel, John W.;

Easter Morning, March 28, 1937, at Tacoma Churches. Left to right, Jane Parker, Joan Finch, Seymour S. Todd, Marjory Long, Jean Williams, Kathryn Burr, Virginia Lee (Wendy) Wagner (later Weyerhaeuser) and Mollie Mae Morris outside of First Congregational Church. (T. Times 3/29/37 p. 1)

Congregational churches--Tacoma; First Congregational Church (Tacoma); Easter--Tacoma; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parker, Jane; Finch, Joan; Todd, Seymour S.; Long, Marjory; Williams, Jean; Burr, Kathryn; Wagner, Virginia Lee; Morris, Mollie Mae;

Interior shot of the First Baptist Church on Easter Sunday, April 9th, 1939. (filed with Argentum)

Baptist churches--Tacoma; First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Easter--Tacoma;

Federal Old Line Life Insurance Company banquet at First Presbyterian Church on September 12, 1939. Federal Old Line was formed by J.R. Cissna and licensed in the state of Washington in 1937. His vision was a company that paid off claims within 48 hours after death. (filed with Argentum)

First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Protestant churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Presbyterian churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Federal Old Line Life Insurance Co. (Tacoma);

Messiah Lutheran Church Junior choir. Thirty youngsters were photographed wearing robes in church. The choir performed under the direction of Margaret Rorem. Building built as First Norwegian Lutheran in 1891, C.S. Torkelson, Architect. Building is now home to Shiloh Baptist Church. (filed with Argentum) (T. Times 3/23/1939, pg. 2)

Messiah Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choirs (Music)--1930-1940; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Christmas decorations on the Little Church on the Prairie are illuminated in this scene from 1939. The church was celebrating its second Christmas season. It had been dedicated in September of 1938. The little woodframe building had previously been a grocery store.

Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood); Churches--Lakewood--1930-1940; Christmas decorations;

Christmas decorations at Lakewood Center. Night scene of Little Church on the Prairie.

Little Church on the Prairie (Lakewood); Churches--Lakewood--1930-1940; Christmas decorations;

First Baptist Church, general view of exterior. Wilkenson sandstone building by Heath and Gove, Architects; 1925. (T. Times, Special Edition) [Also dated February 1940] (filed with Argentum)

First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Baptist churches--Tacoma--1930-1940;

First Lutheran Church, taken in April of 1936. General view of brick church by Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects. Construction on the church began in 1925 with the church completed in 1929. Photograph is also numbered D2519 image 11. (photo copied for T. Times, Special Edition Jan or Feb of 1940)

Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; First Lutheran Church (Tacoma);

Midwinter Concert by Alexander Melovidoff's Junior Symphony Orchestra at First Christian Church. Large group of young musicians and conductor in auditorium. Photograph taken on April 3, 1940. (filed with Argentum)

Melovidoff, Alexander S., 1897-1961; Junior Symphony Orchestra (Tacoma); First Christian Church (Tacoma); Children playing musical instruments; Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1940-1950; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950;

First Presbyterian Church, general view of exterior, as photographed in January of 1940. Cram and Ferguson with Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, Architects; 1920-24. (filed with Argentum)

Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

This large frame building was built as First Presbyterian Church in 1889, and later served as Central Lutheran Church. Farrell and Darmer, architects, designed the structure with Opperman and Berens as contractors. The elaborately detailed structure was demolished in 1955 to make way for the County-City Building. (T. Times, Special Edition.) (filed with Argentum)

Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Bell towers--Tacoma; Steeples;

Pageant at Central Lutheran Church, for Mr. Stine. From the costumes and the date of the picture, this was most likely a nativity pageant. (WSHS)

Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pageants--1930-1940; Theatrical productions--1930-1940;

ca. 1934. Central Lutheran Church Play. Cast in Biblical costumes on stage in sanctuary. (WSHS)

Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pageants--1930-1940; Theatrical productions--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Charter Members of Church. Outdoors portrait of four older women standing beside a brick building and dressed in heavy coats with fur collars. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (WSHS)

Churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fur garments;

Immanuel Presbyterian Church choir at front entry of church. Building by Russell and Babcock, Architects, 1909. Dr. Harold B. Long, pastor. Mrs. George Duncan, Director. Mrs. Frank Worden, Organist. (T. Times)

Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; Immanuel Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Choirs (Music);

Four women from the Circle B First Presbyterian Planning Committee pose at the home of Mrs. Lincoln (Lulu) Gault on February 12, 1938. They are planning a large collectors and antique exhibit scheduled for the following Friday in the Stone Hall of the Church. It will be one of the largest and finest exhibits of its kind ever held in Tacoma. The women are, left to right, Elizabeth (Mrs. James) Mellinger, Kathryn (Mrs. LeRoy) Baker, Jean (Mrs. L. W.) Wuerch and Elizabeth (Mrs. Melvin) Voorhees Jr. ( T. Times 2/12/1938, pg. 6)

Gault, Lincoln--Homes & haunts; Mellinger, Elizabeth; Baker, Kathryn; Wuerch, Jean; Voorhees, Elizabeth; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Committees--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Group portrait of the one hundred voice men's choir and their accompanist, the one lone woman in the seated row, of the Independent Bible Church, 5 So. G St., in January of 1939. The choir was the largest men's choir on the Pacific Coast and one of the largest in the West. It was composed of members of the "Centurions," a Bible study class. The Independent Bible Church had purchased the building at 5 So. G St., formerly the Scottish Rite Cathedral, from the Masonic organization in early 1937. Photograph ordered by Mr. Short at the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum) (T. Times 2/10/1939, pg. 18- names in caption)

Independent Bible Church (Tacoma); Choirs (Music)--1930-1940;

ca. 1940. Group of women at Zion Lutheran Church during congregation's Golden Anniversary. Building built as Zion German Evangelical Lutheran in 1908, H. Crosley, Architect. Man at far right, second row is possibly pastor Harold H. Engelbrecht.

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1940. Group of young men and women at Zion Lutheran Church during congregation's Golden Anniversary circa 1940. Margaret Evelyn Paul, about 16 at this time, has been identified as being seated in the first row, fourth from right. Her sister, Mildred Paul, is in the top row, second from the left. Building built as Zion German Evangelical Lutheran in 1908, H. Crosley, Architect. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paul, Margaret Evelyn; Paul, Mildred;

On October 17, 1942, the congregation of the First Lutheran Church posed in front of the exterior of the church, celebrating the congregation's 60th anniversary. The church had been organized on October 17, 1882 as a small missionary enterprise by the Rev. Peter Carlson and eleven Swedish and five Norwegian families. The Norwegians later left to form their own church. The original church at South 8th and I St. burned to the ground in November of 1924. This Gothic stone structure was completed in 1929 and was built from a design by Heath, Gove & Bell. (TNT 10/17/1942, pg. 11)

First Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma;

Wedding of Nadellia Weglin and Throne J. Eggan at Luther Memorial Church. Bridal party on church steps. Building by Emanuel J. Bresemann and Marinus Durfee, Architects: 1910.

Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Luther Memorial Church (Tacoma); Weglin, Nadellia--Marriage; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Eggan, Throne J.; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

On May 27, 1941, the Holy Rosary Softball team posed in front of their school at 502 S. 30th St. with a banner proclaiming them to be the Champions of the Parochial School Boys Softball League. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Thomas Brady, William Kropf, Edward Graisy, Thomas Commontos (Capt.), Jerome Patnode, John Harrington and Edward Carreau. Back row, left to right, Edward Archbold, Gerald Knelleken, James McGoffin, Daniel Jacques, Roy Coon, George McCaffrey, Paul Herbert and Harley Buechler. (T. Times 6/5/1941, pg. 17)

Holy Rosary School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Awards; Softball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Softball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Bellarmine miscellaneous annual photos. View of William Laney (second row, left side) with a group of freshman students in front of school building, getting their photo taken for their yearbook, The Cage. Bellarmine was a boy's school operated by Jesuit Priests. Father David P. McAstocker of St. Leo's was the school's founder. Names of students appear in yearbook (Cage, 1946, p. 19).

Religious education--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma);

Pentecostal Church. A large group of children with adults.

Protestant churches--Tacoma; Pentecostal Assembly Tabernacle (Tacoma); Children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Robert E. Hutchins Funeral. Aviation cadet Robert E. Hutchins, age 20, was killed in a mid-air plane crash 12 miles north of Merced, California. His casket at Trinity Lutheran Church in Parkland is surounded by flowers, several of which depict the medals Cadet Hutchins won during the war. The one to the left of the casket resembles the Army Distinquished Service Cross, the two on the right resemble the Silver Star, given for galantry in action. (T.Times, 5/19/1945, p.1; 5/21/45, p.11)

Hutchins, Robert E.; World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Tacoma; Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland);

Melovidoff. In June of 1943, an orchestra of young people wearing performance clothing and holding their instruments filled First Christian Church's sanctuary. Two older girls stand by conductor Alexander Melovidoff in the front left near a piano. Alex Melovidoff was a talented local music instructor and conductor. He was the founder of the Tacoma Conservatory of Music.

Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Melovidoff, Alexander S., 1897-1961; First Christian Church (Tacoma);

First Methodist Choir in Concert. The First Methodist Choir will be having its Easter season concert in the church sanctuary this weekend. Choir director is Mr. Fritz Berntsen, with Ms. Ruth Johnson as the choir soloist and Mr. David Souter as the guest artist from the Bremerton Symphony (names listed in T. Times, 4/1/44, p. 5).

Choirs (Music); Methodist churches--Tacoma; First Methodist Church (Tacoma);