Football star and motion picture actor Harold "Red" Grange posed with Helen Nelsen (left) and Corinne Martin on a rainy day atop the Winthrop Hotel in late January, 1926. The ladies are holding a sign "Ice" in front of Mr. Grange; it was his nickname when he was a leading rusher at Wheaton (Illinois) High…
Greedy Duck
On January 10, 1940, Jean Glassbrenner kindly tries to feed a duck some Arm & Hammer soda. It's a little late for bicarbonate to help the upset stomach of this American Merganzer duck. The greedy duck died trying to swallow a large perch, still in his bill, which was too large for its mouth. The…
From Frances and Violet to Mr. and Mrs. Tacoma
Frances and Violet (last names unknown) from the Children’s Industrial Home appeared on the front page of the January 29, 1925 Tacoma News Tribune, along with a copy of their handwritten thank you letter and appeal for funds addressed to "Mr. and Mrs. Tacoma." They were thankful for their happy home and asked for financial…
Mrs. Janabea Gamell
Mrs. Janabea Gamell (later Gamell-Wilson) looks over boxes of books and toys at the Church of Holy Communion on January 9, 1968. Mrs. Gamell was the director of the Hilltop Community Child Day Care Center which was located in the parish hall of the church. The day care center would open on January 15, 1968…
Storm at the Top of Ocean
On Friday the 13th of January, 1950, the worst blizzard in years hit Tacoma. The gale brought five foot snow drifts, twenty degree chills, several hours of 40-60 mph winds and an estimated million dollars worth of storm damage in Tacoma. As pictured, the bulkhead near the "bow" of the Top of the Ocean, the…
Dollar Doggone for Dimes
A smiling Frank Freese, bartender at the Moose Club, prepares to donate a dollar bill to the March of Dimes' canine representative in January, 1953. The pedigreed Great Dane, Diane Katherine O' Donnell, has one paw on the bartender's hand as she focuses her attention on the dollar. She is accompanied by Police Chief Jack…
Dock’s Ablaze
On January 7, 1936, the City Fireboat and four Foss tugs were called in to fight the blaze at the old London Dock and the Waterside Milling Co. A passenger steamer, reported to be the Virginia V, was tied up at the adjacent Tacoma Municipal Dock. The Milling Co.'s wheat warehouse was gutted due to…
Legend of the Thunder Bird
In January of 1937, Julius Twohy was photographed as he stood on a scaffold to create a mural across the 72 foot long dining room wall at the Cushman Hospital at 2002 East 28th Street. The young Ute Indian artist from Seattle paused in his work to explain the story in his "Indian writing" to…
New Year Baby
1939 New Year Baby. Randall Matthewson, son of Wesley and Christine Matthewson. Toddler dressed in diapers with ribbon around his chest, wearing hat and holding a cane. Mother and sister standing nearby. See other feature images and posts…
Police Presence Needed
Georgeann Hardwick, of Mayberry Motor Parts, 1934 Market St., holds a sign protesting the lack of police action in a string to burglaries that took place in downtown Tacoma in December of 1950. She is standing next to a very old safe that was broken into by "cracksmen" using a cutting torch. The day after…
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