Marvin D. Boland photographs of Tacoma, Washington, 1913-1940
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Children in formation on field at Stadium Day in the Stadium Bowl (Boland B2249), May 29, 1913
- Worker at plywood production machine, Wheeler Osgood Company (Boland B8788), 1925?
- Vertical grain LAMINEX slicer, Wheeler Osgood Company (Boland B13468), 1919?
- Machinery in Wheeler Osgood Company (Boland B8790 and B9253), 1919?
- Lumber and ships at the Port of Tacoma (Boland B9037), 1925?
- Logs in Tacoma harbor (Boland B9274), 1925?
- Crowd of people at groundbreaking for First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Boland B13636), 1926
- Puget Sound National Bank building (Boland B16194), 1926?
- Heilig (later Temple) Theater at the Masonic Temple on St. Helen's Avenue (Boland B17578), November 1927
- Apartment buildings near Wright Park and 6th Avenue (Boland B18899), 1928?
- Jason Lee Middle School on 6th Avenue (Boland B20937), 1930?
- W.R. Rust building at intersection of 9th Avenue and Pacific Street (Boland B22017), 1930?
- Lincoln High School (Boland B22229), 1930?
- Franke Tobey Jones retirement home (Boland B22886), 1930?
- McCarver School, 2111 S. J St (Boland B24865), 1930?
- Armory and Pierce County Court House (Boland B24867), 1930?
- Buckley King Funeral Church, corner of Tacoma Ave. South and South First St. (Boland B24867), 1932?
- State Historical Building (Boland B26617), 1939
- Engine 10252 at Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Paul & Pacific railroad terminal (Boland B21381), between 1918 and 1939
- London Bakery Co. delivery truck parked in front of Dodge Brothers Motor Cars, 728-730 Broadway (Boland B1604), between 1915 and 1930?
- Workers with tires in front of Sullivan's Tire House (Boland B2411), between 1915 and 1930?
- J.P. Ruddy Co. Ship Chandlers' storefront and van (Boland B2494), between 1915 and 1930?
- Delivery trucks and drivers lined up in front of Oakwood dairy (Boland B24102), between 1915 and 1940?
- White truck carrying a "Save Alder Timber" display, parked outside the J.F. Hickey Motor Car Co., 812-814 A Street (Boland B3035), July 7, 1920
- Matthaei Bread Co. delivery vans lined up in front of the bakery at 703 South Sprague Ave (Boland B3266), 1920
- Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company truck parked in front of the office (Boland B3280), between 1915 and 1930?
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Boland, M. D. (Marvin Dement)
- Title
- Marvin D. Boland photographs of Tacoma, Washington
- Dates
- 1913-1940 (inclusive)19131940
- Quantity
- 20 photographic prints and 6 nitrate negatives (1 folder) ; 8 x 10 inches
- Collection Number
- PH0730
- Summary
- Photographs of Tacoma, Washington, including the harbor and buildings from the early to mid-20th century.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
For nearly forty years, Marvin D. Boland worked as a photographer in Tacoma, Washington. He was born in 1873 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and moved to Tacoma in 1912 to teach "manual arts" in various schools around the area. He owned a number of photographic studios in downtown Tacoma from 1915 until 1949. Boland died suddenly on December 9th, 1950 while photographing Navy ships in Bremerton.
His photographs ranged from architecture, landscapes, celebrities, and industry, to anything else that caught his interest.
Content Description
Photographs of Tacoma, Washington, including the harbor and commercial and residential buildings.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
View selections from the collection in digital format
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Children in formation on field at Stadium Day in the Stadium Bowl (Boland B2249)
Written on photo: Stadium Day by Public School Children.
Written on verso: The famous Tacoma Stadium. It seats 40,000.
Dates: May 29, 1913Container: Folder 1, Item 1 -
Description: Worker at plywood production machine, Wheeler Osgood Company (Boland B8788)
The Wheeler-Osgood mill was established in 1889. In 1918 it decided to limit its production to plywood and its Laminex-brand doors, and by 1927 was the largest door manufacturer in the world. Despite setbacks from the Great Depression and two serious fires, the company prospered. In 1947, it merged with the Fir Manufacturing Company in Oregon, and in 1951 its operation on the Tacoma waterfront was closed and dismantled.
Dates: 1925?Container: Folder 1, Item 2 -
Description: Vertical grain LAMINEX slicer, Wheeler Osgood Company (Boland B13468)
Written on verso: The newly developed and patented vertical grain LAMINEX slicer.
Dates: 1919?Container: Folder 1, Item 3 -
Dates: 1919?Container: Folder 1, Item 4-5
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Description: Lumber and ships at the Port of Tacoma (Boland B9037)
Written on verso: Lumber on Tacoma piers for export. Tacoma is known as "The Lumber Capital of America." It cuts and ships more lumber than any other city.
Dates: 1925?Container: Folder 1, Item 6 -
Dates: 1925?Container: Folder 1, Item 7
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Description: Crowd of people at groundbreaking for First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Boland B13636)
From accompanying material (note written by Tom Stenger): Man holding hat before him is Judge Bertil Johnson.
Dates: 1926Container: Folder 1, Item 8 -
Description: Puget Sound National Bank building (Boland B16194)Dates: 1926?Container: Folder 1, Item 9
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Description: Heilig (later Temple) Theater at the Masonic Temple on St. Helen's Avenue (Boland B17578)Dates: November 1927Container: Folder 1, Item 10
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Dates: 1928?Container: Folder 1, Item 11
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Description: Jason Lee Middle School on 6th Avenue (Boland B20937)
Jason Lee Middle School, formerly known as West Intermediate School, opened in 1924.
Dates: 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 12 -
Description: W.R. Rust building at intersection of 9th Avenue and Pacific Street (Boland B22017)
Businesses along 9th Avenue include McMillan Bros., Hanson's, Webster Cigars, McGinley hat store, and a shoe repair shop. On Pacific Street businesses include Malones, Lundquist Lilly, and Naubert & Manning Billiards.
Dates: 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 13 -
Description: Lincoln High School (Boland B22229)
Lincoln Park High School opened August 31, 1914, built from a design by Heath and Gove, Architects. In 1917, the school became Lincoln High School.
Dates: 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 14 -
Description: Franke Tobey Jones retirement home (Boland B22886)
The residence, with private accommodations for up to 65 elderly residents, was built in 1925 on a 5-acre site donated by prominent local philanthropist Franke Tobey Jones.
Dates: 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 15 -
Description: McCarver School, 2111 S. J St (Boland B24865)
McCarver Elementary was completed in 1925 atop the site of a former University of Puget Sound building. McCarver was built as the one of the country's first intermediate schools, and was converted to an elementary school in 1968.
Dates: 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 16 -
Description: Armory and Pierce County Court House (Boland B24867)
The Pierce County Courthouse, designed by Proctor & Dennis, was built in 1893 stood as a landmark in Tacoma until its demolition in 1959.
Architect Ambrose James Russell designed the Tacoma Armory as a training facility and arms storage for the Washington State National Guard. Completed in 1908, the Armory has hosted several U.S. Presidents, music, social and sporting events.
Dates: 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 17 -
Description: Buckley King Funeral Church, corner of Tacoma Ave. South and South First St. (Boland B24867)
The church was built in 1927, one of two funeral churches in the United States. The Romanesque-Italian structure became a model for buildings of this kind. It was designed by Hill & Mock, architects, and built by Steiro & Hansen, contractors. In 1987, the structures were purchased by the adjacent First Presbyterian Church.
Dates: 1932?Container: Folder 1, Item 18 -
Description: State Historical Building (Boland B26617)
The Washington State Historical Building Museum, originally the Ferry Museum, was built in 1911 from a design by George W. Bullard, architect. A third floor was added on in 1937.
Typewritten on photo over entrance to building: STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING.
Accompanying material attached behind photo: 1939 Washington Golden Jubilee Year list of Curators Meeting Dates.
Dates: 1939Container: Folder 1, Item 19 -
Description: Engine 10252 at Milwaukee, Chicago, St. Paul & Pacific railroad terminal (Boland B21381)
Written on verso: Milwaukee Road. P.19 Engines Old & New. 10252, Class EP-2, was built by General Electric in November 1918, #6980. It was renumbered E3 on March 3, 1939, and scrapped in January 1961.
Dates: between 1918 and 1939Container: Folder 1, Item 20 -
Description: London Bakery Co. delivery truck parked in front of Dodge Brothers Motor Cars, 728-730 Broadway (Boland B1604)
Scanned from negative.
Dates: between 1915 and 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 21 -
Description: Workers with tires in front of Sullivan's Tire House (Boland B2411)
Scanned from negative.
Dates: between 1915 and 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 22 -
Dates: between 1915 and 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 23
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Description: Delivery trucks and drivers lined up in front of Oakwood dairy (Boland B24102)
Scanned from negative.
Dates: between 1915 and 1940?Container: Folder 1, Item 24 -
Description: White truck carrying a "Save Alder Timber" display, parked outside the J.F. Hickey Motor Car Co., 812-814 A Street (Boland B3035)
Scanned from negative.
Signs read "Save Alder Timber - Buffelen Lumber & Mfg. Co. show you here how valuable it is," and small sign "It is not necessary to go East for hardwood. Keep our money in the state. Look at these Alder hardwood doors." The sign and machinery were provided by the Buffelen Lumber & Mfg. Co. who sought to show Washingtonians how valuable alder trees were. Alder trees had previously been thought of as useless for building materials but Buffelen believed that they could make hardwood finish from alder. The truck is decorated in patriotic bunting and small American flags, from the American Legion patriotic parade held on July 5th.
Dates: July 7, 1920Container: Folder 1, Item 25 -
Description: Matthaei Bread Co. delivery vans lined up in front of the bakery at 703 South Sprague Ave (Boland B3266)
By the end of 1920 the Matthaei Bread Company located at 703 South Sprague Avenue had five White trucks and five "Dodge Brothers motor cars" in its fleet of delivery vehicles. The Matthaei Bread Company opened their bakery on South Sprague in April of 1913. Their building was known as "the plant of 150 windows". The Continental Baking Company moved into the building in 1930, and for over 70 years it was the home of Wonder Bread in Tacoma.
Scanned from negative.
Dates: 1920Container: Folder 1, Item 26 -
Description: Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company truck parked in front of the office (Boland B3280)
Scanned from negative.
Dates: between 1915 and 1930?Container: Folder 1, Item 27
