Archive for November 2015

Sweeping down without warning, an avalanche completely destroyed the Puget Sound Power & Light company power generating plant at Electron on the upper south fork of the Puyallup River in November,1936. NWR, Richards http://goo.gl/N0ABAH…

In November of 1940, Roy, W.H. and Charles Southworth maintained a flock of 5,200 free-range turkeys on their Southworth's Turkey Farm at Brookdale, east of McChord Field and south of the Parkland Golf Course. By Thanksgiving Day most of their birds had found new homes. NWR, Richards Collection http://goo.gl/fxp8rl…

Geiger Elementary was dedicated in November of 1949 and by the time this picture was taken two years later, two portables had been added to provide extra classroom space. The west end school was named after William F. Geiger, who had been District Superintendent for twenty years. NWR, Richards Collection  http://goo.gl/GQps96…

In November of 1930, the Washington Navigation Co. (WNC) ferry "Relief," shown above docked at Gig Harbor, was one of several ferries owned by the company working the waters of the Puget Sound. Befitting her name, she was used as a relief ship when other ferries were laid up for repairs. NWR, Boland Collection http://goo.gl/CRqvUm…

When this photograph of the Ocean Fish Mart at 2201 Ruston Way was taken in November of 1951, Puget Sound "Bright Fall" Salmon was on sale for 30 cents a pound. NWR, Richards Collection http://goo.gl/aaijZl…

On November 11, 1918, in celebration of the end of World War I, a giant American flag was unfurled from the top of the Perkins building so that it draped down the side of the building. As the Armistice agreements were signed, Tacomans flooded out of their offices and factories and into the streets to…

Crystal Ballroom, Hotel Winthrop, c.1925.  Four sparkling chandeliers of Austrian cut crystal, hand-cut and hand-polished and weighing approximately 600 pounds apiece, gave the ballroom its name. NWR images, http://goo.gl/QHjV5c…