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  • Interesting card sent from someone in Seattle to a woman who lived in an apartment at the Bonneville Hotel. Features woman dressed in formal clothing and hat, carrying a parasol and leading a small bear on a lead.
  • Printed on front: Here comes Maud with her little bear behind

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Bonneville Hotel. The dining room sign with its familiar Coca-Cola logo has yet to be removed from the Bonneville Hotel on August 21, 1965, although the hotel has been closed for a year. The historic hotel, built in 1888, would be demolished in 1966. It had been primarily a residential hotel for many years. Photograph ordered by Silk Investment Co., San Francisco.


Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

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Bonneville Hotel. The deteriorating floor of a guest facility at the Bonneville Hotel in August, 1965, is one of the reminders that the historic hotel has closed. Built in 1888, named the Rochester Hotel and remodeled after a fire in 1906, the hotel also underwent a name change to the Bonneville the same year. Primarily a residential hotel, the Bonneville had spacious rooms which included bay windows. The hotel would be demolished in 1966. Photograph ordered by Silk Investment Co., San Francisco.


Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floors--Tacoma; Bay windows--Tacoma;

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Bonneville Hotel. Looking upward at the deteriorating exterior rafters of the Bonneville Hotel, 109 Tacoma Ave. So., on August 21, 1965. Originally named the Rochester Hotel after its construction in 1888, it was renamed the Bonneville in 1906 in honor of novelist Washington Irving's character, Capt. Bonneville. Although renovated in the 1920's, and later purchased by Norton Clapp from the Hugh Wallace estate, the hotel finally closed in August, 1964, after its manager left. It would be demolished in November, 1966. Photograph ordered by Silk Investment Co., San Francisco.


Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970;

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Mrs. Overton G. (Jennie) Ellis, Bonneville Hotel. Early in September of 1948 Mrs. Overton G. Ellis moved into a suite at the Bonneville Hotel. Mrs. Ellis had first stayed at the hotel in September of 1894 as a new bride when the hotel was still known as The Rochester. In her room, Mrs. Ellis is surrounded by antiques and photographs of six generations. The chair by which she stands dates back to 1856. It was brought to Tacoma by Mrs. Ellis' mother at the turn of the century. (T.Times, 10/2/1948, p.11)


Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mantels--Tacoma; Chairs; Furniture; Aged persons--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ellis, Jennie;

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Tacoma's English Speaking Union held a "Twelfth Night" Celebration at the Bonneville Hotel in 1949. This event is held on the 12th night after Christmas and includes English traditions such as the Wassail Bowl, flaming "snapdragons", the burning of the Christmas greens, and electing a King and Queen for the festivities. Left to right, King Christian Miller, Professor at College of Puget Sound, Albert H. Heath, Vice-President of the Tacoma English Speaking Union, and Queen Irene Downing (T.N.T., 1/9/49, p. D-1, 10).


Crowns; Events--Tacoma; Couples--Tacoma; Christmas--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); British--Manners & customs; Tacoma English Speaking Union (Tacoma);

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Five women, wearing corsages, are seated at a dining table decorated with a large floral display in the Bonneville Hotel on March 16, 1939. They were attending the Junior Women's Club luncheon that day.


Women--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Junior Womens Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

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Mr.and Mrs. Alber's room at the Bonneville Hotel. Mr. Alber in chair by window alcove, couch and desk on left, daybed and chair on right. Building designed by Charles N. Daniels, Architect, as Hotel Rochester, circa 1888. The building was demolished in 1966. (filed with Argentum)


Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Apartment hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bay windows--Tacoma;

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El Choclo Club was having their annual "Fantasy Masked Ball", the dance would have a festive Mardi Gras atmosphere. The ball was being held at the Bonneville Hotel. President of the club, Robert Lee Chapman, appointed Dr. Robert W. and Helen Florence as the chairmen for the event. View of club members and their guests in costumes (T. Times, 11/1/47, p. 11).


Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); El Choclo Club (Tacoma);

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Jeanne and Robert Chapman attended the Fantasy Masked Ball held on Saturday November 1, 1947 at the Bonneville Hotel. Organized by the El Choclo Dance Club, the costume ball had a Mardi Gras theme. Mrs. Chapman appears to be going for a "Carmen Miranda" look. (T. Times, 11/1/47, p. 11). TPL-8114


Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); El Choclo Club (Tacoma); Chapman, Robert; Chapman, Jeanne;

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The Tacoma Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony Orchestra and Olympia Symphony have just consolidated their talents and formed the new Pacific Northwest Symphony Orchestra. The first concert of a series of four was followed by a reception at the Bonneville Hotel. The first concert featured the talented Eugene Linden as the conductor. Portrait of Johanna and Chauncey Griggs at the reception following the performance printed with sepia tone. (T. Times, 12/3/47, p. 5).


Receptions--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Reception rooms--Tacoma; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989--Family; Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989; Griggs, Johanna;

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A reception was held after the first concert by the newly formed Pacific Northwest Symphony Orchestra at the Fireside Room in the Bonneville Hotel. The new orchestra is a combination of the previous Tacoma, Seattle and Olympia groups. View of board members and guests enjoying the reception held at the Bonneville Hotel after the first concert, Chauncey L. Griggs (second from right) and his wife Johanna, right (T. Times, 12/4/47, p. 15).


Receptions--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Reception rooms--Tacoma; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989--Family; Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989; Griggs, Johanna;

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The first Symphony concert proved to be a brilliant success, it was well attended by hundreds of music lovers. Officers of the Tacoma Philharmonic Association and of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra along with board members from the newly formed Pacific Northwest Symphony were present at the reception held at the Bonneville Hotel. The board members and officers greeted the guests and welcomed in the new season (T. Times, 12/3/47, p. 5).


Receptions--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Reception rooms--Tacoma; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Pacific Northwest Symphony (Tacoma);

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Local authors, left to right, Lucille McDonald, Harry Bauer, Murray Morgan and Zola Helen Ross enjoyed the opportunity to get together on November 11, 1951. It was the Third Annual Northwest Authors' tea, held at the Bonneville Hotel. Tacoma author Murray Morgan's sixth book "Skid Road" had just been released. Morgan became one of the Northwest's most popular and prolific authors. "Skid Road," his story about Seattle's early history, is still in print 49 years later. (TNT 11/11/1951, p. 2-article Pacific Parade magazine; TNT 11/14/51, p. A 14).


Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Morgan, Murray, 1916-2000; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ross, Zola Helen; McDonald, Lucille; Bauer, Harry;

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Northwest Authors' Tea. The Bonneville Hotel, 109 Tacoma Avenue South, was the site of the third annual Northwest Authors' Tea on November 11, 1951. Gathered next to the tea table are (l-r) Maryan Reynolds of the Washington State Law Library; Edward Robinson, librarian from Vancouver B.C.; Mrs. Robert Chamberlin, president of the Tacoma branch of the American Association of University Women and author Florence Hood. Seated and presiding over the tea table is Ethel Brinegar, past chairman of the literature section of the Tacoma branch of A.A.U.W. The tea was an opportunity for Northwest authors to meet and mingle with avid readers, many of whom had traveled from out of state to attend. (TNT 11-11-51, Pacific Parade magazine p. 2- article; TNT 11-14-51, A-14)


Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Reynolds, Maryan; Robinson, Edward; Chamberlin, Robert--Family; Hood, Florence; Brinegar; Ethel;

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Northwest Authors' Tea. Local authors are pictured in conversation during the third annual Northwest Authors' Tea held at the Bonneville Hotel, 109 Tacoma Avenue South, on November 11, 1951. Lucille McDonald, Harry Bauer, Murray Morgan and Zola Helen Ross were among those present to celebrate National Book Week with a tea sponsored by the American Association of University Women, Tacoma branch. Ms. McDonald and Ms. Ross would become founders of the PNWA - the Pacific Northwest Writers Association.


Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Morgan, Murray, 1916-2000; Bauer, Harry; McDonald, Lucille; Ross, Zola Helen;

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Northwest Authors' Tea. Shirley Chamberlain, Tacoma Public Library director Howard M. Rowe, Mrs. Aletta Jones of Mercer Island and Mrs. Helene Glidden of Portland (l-r) in conversation at the third annual Northwest Authors' tea. It was held at the Bonneville Hotel on November 11, 1951, to mark National Book Week. The tea was co-sponsored, as in the past, by the American Association of University Women, Tacoma branch. The tea was deliberately low-key; there was no reception line or formal program. It was simply a chance for readers to meet local writers in an informal setting. (TNT 11-11-51 - Pacific Parade magazine, p. 2-article; TNT 11-14-51, A-14)


Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chamberlain, Shirley; Rowe, Howard M.; Jones, Aletta; Glidden, Helene;

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A.A.U.W. member Mrs. O.F. Gloystein assists Seattle writer Sarah Truax Albert with her tea at the second annual Authors Tea on November 19, 1950. The event was held at Tacoma's Bonneville Hotel and was presented by the Tacoma Public Library and the Tacoma chapter of the American Association of University Women (A.A.U.W.) . Standing by Ms. Albert's side is former Tacoma journalism teacher, Dr. U.N. Hoffman. Ms. Albert is the author of "Woman of Parts," and was one of 50 Northwest authors in attendance. (TNT 11-19-50, A-6 - article; TNT 11-22-50, p. 8)


Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gloystein, O.F.--Family; Albert, Sarah Truax; Hoffman, U.N.;

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Mrs. Robert Hall, Mrs. Hunter Kennard, and Dr. Louis Hopkins at Authors Tea. The Tacoma Public Library and the Tacoma branch of the American Association of University Women (A.A.U.W.) honored 50 Northwest authors at a Sunday tea in the Bonneville Hotel on November 19, 1950. The event is an annual one and provides an opportunity for readers and authors to meet. This would conclude the library's celebration of National Book Week. (TNT 11-19-50, A-6 - article; TNT 11-22-50, p. 8)


Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hall, Robert--Family; Kennard, Hunter--Family; Hopkins, Louis;

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50 Northwest authors were invited to attend the second annual tea sponsored by the Tacoma Public Library and the A.A.U.W. on Sunday afternoon, November 19, 1950, at the Bonneville Hotel. It would be a chance for authors and readers to meet and would conclude the library's celebration of National Book Week. The trio above are: Ray Penney, Rita McCarty and Dorothy Sechler. (TNT 11-19-50, A-6 - article; TNT 11-22-50, p. 8)


Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Penney, Ray; Sechler, Dorothy; McCarty, Rita;

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Thomas J. Porro, Tacoma Public Library Board president, is pictured on November 19, 1950, with some of the guests attending the second annual Authors Tea held at the Bonneville Hotel. The library, along with the Tacoma chapter of the American Association of University Women (A.A.U.W.), sponsored the tea honoring 50 Northwest writers; it would conclude the celebration of National Book Week. From L-R are: Emile Louise Michel of Grapeview, A.A.U.W. Tacoma chapter president Mrs. Robert B. Chamberlin, Tacoma writer Ruth Derby, Mr. Porro, and Port Ludlow author Patricia Campbell. Ms. Michel's children's book, "Tales from the Elves Forest," had been released last spring while Ms. Campbell's "The Dove & the Dart" rolled off the presses only a few days ago. (TNT 11-19-50, A-6 - article; TNT 11-22-50, p. 8)


Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Porro, Thomas J.; Michel, Emile Louise; Chamberlin, Robert B.--Family; Derby, Ruth; Campbell, Patricia;

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Ray Penney, Tacoma author Rita McCarty and Dorothy Sechler converse at the second annual tea sponsored by the Tacoma Public Library and the A.A.U.W. held on November 19, 1950, at the Bonneville Hotel. The event was part of the library's celebration of National Book Week.


Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Penney, Ray; McCarty, Rita; Sechler, Dorothy;

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Tacoma's Bonneville Hotel was primarily a residential hotel. The hotel had a beautiful rooftop promenade, a triangular lot, and unique twin towers; the building was demolished in 1966. 1949 view of "dish floral and plant arrangement" which was submitted by Mrs. Leopold Koropp, who resided at the Bonneville Hotel.


Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardening--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plant containers; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Apartment hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma);

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Kitchen crew at Bonneville Hotel at 12th Night Dinner, Bonneville Hotel, Mrs. Fyte. The kitchen staff at the Bonneville Hotel are busy serving up plates and platters of food in February of 1949. Stacks of plates are in the center of the work area and large containers of food are lined up ready to fill plates. Originally known as the Hotel Rochester when constructed in 1888, it became the Bonneville Hotel in 1906. It was demolished in 1966.


Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma)--Employees; Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Apartment hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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The Hotel Greeters of Tacoma Chapter Number 10 was entertaining the Hotel Greeters of Seattle Chapter Number 9 with a Saint Patrick's Day party at the Bonneville Hotel. The club's celebration included traditional Irish food, music and decorations. Interior view of banquet hall at the Bonneville Hotel; the room is decorated with festive Saint Patrick's Day decorations for the Shamrock Party being hosted by the Hotel Greeters club (T.N.T., 3/18/49, p. 6).


Receptions--Tacoma; Banquets--Tacoma; Saint Patrick's Day--Tacoma; Banquet halls--Tacoma; Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Greeters of Tacoma Chapter No. 10 (Tacoma); Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma);

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