Long-limbed athletes posed on October 31, 1974, at John S. Baker Junior High (now Middle School). These boys are believed to be the school's basketball team. They are wearing Baker's school colors of maroon and gold with knee length socks. See more featured images and posts…
Jane Bare and Ballerinas
In October of 1951, three little ballerinas, (l to r) Betty Lou Lagerquist, Frances Finnigan and Marybeth Bare, practiced their curtseys under the knowing instruction of Nancy Jane Bare. As dance instructor and choreographer, Nancy Jane Bare worked with hundreds of students over the years at Annie Wright Seminary, the University of Puget Sound, and…
So Many Puppies
In this photograph from October 25, 1940, Dale Merry Wosnuk, 220 East 96th, is hand feeding a newborn cocker spaniel pup while its brothers and sisters sleep in a simple wooden crib. Dale was caring for the pups born to Geraldine, a cocker spaniel owned by Mr. & Mrs. Myron Beidler. See more featured images…
Have Your Mushroom – And Eat It Too!
Mavis Bennett, secretary-treasurer of the Tacoma Mushroom Society, holding a "Shaggy Mane" mushroom in October of 1973. The Tacoma Mushroom Society had 200 members in 1973. Members of all ages met once a month at the University of Puget Sound and went on several field trips. A survival class was included in the society membership…
Tugboat Annie Sails Again
Publicity for the premiere of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again." Sailors lend a helpful hand during a Lifeboat drill aboard the Coast Guard cutter Atlanta on October 18, 1940. Left to right are Hollywood stars : Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, Sr., Ronald Reagan, Marjorie Rambeau, Hedda Hopper. All were in town on October 18, 1940, for…
Open House at Barks’s
Interior at Barks House of Music. Barks held an Open House at this new spacious location October 15-17, 1959. This was the store's third location, each expansion due to growth. The Barks had over 50 years of experience in the music business. See more featured images and posts…
Halloween on the East Side
“Official Witch" Chari-Kee Rowell, age 10, is flanked by her court, "Official Princess" Darcy Orr and "Official Devil" Janet Barr, as she prepares to lead the first Eastside Halloween Torchlight Parade which will be held on October 31, 1968. They are standing in front of the office of the Eastside Multi-Service Center, an arm of…
Sivertsen’s Soda Fountain
After operating a restaurant in the Tacoma Savings and Loan Building on South 9th Street for 20 years, Chris Sivertsen opened Sivertsen's Cafe, a restaurant and soda fountain at 321 East 26th Street, on October 18, 1946. He is ready to serve his patrons in the new location with Mrs. Osenton as chef in charge…
Sugar Ray Seales
Olympic gold medalist Sugar Ray Seales sparring in a local gym on October 2, 1973. He was the sole American gold medalist in boxing in Munich's 1972 Olympic Games. Sugar Ray had his first pro fight on January 11, 1973, at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. By October of that year, he had turned…
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