Mayor Harry P. Cain with three companions standing beside the Tacoma Civilian Defense Headquarters on Tacoma Avenue South during a March 21, 1943 Civil Defense drill. The men are believed to be, left to right, Police Chief Tom Ross, unidentified man, Mayor Cain and Fire Chief Emory Whitaker. Fawcett Avenue appears in background. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Fire stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bicycles & tricycles--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;

Police and Fire Department communication system. Times, Earl Floathe. A view of headquarters of the new, up-to-date communication system for the Tacoma Police and Fire Department. A transmitter was also located at the intersection of 28th Street and 63rd Avenue NE in northeast Tacoma. The system was second to none in the United States. All virtual equipment at KGZN was maintained in duplicate or triplicate for quick replacement for the short-wave radio system. (T.Times, 3/13/1949, p.20) TPL-9380

Communication devices; Radio antennas--Tacoma--1940-1950; Safety;

In February of 1949 Kenny Williams, the operator for Tacoma's police and fire department radio system located at 415 South Tacoma Avenue, was photographed while broadcasting an emergency police call. The headquarters for the radio system was located in a steel-reinforced concrete structure built to withstand earthquakes, strong winds and bomb explosions. The whole system was second to none in the United States. (T.Times, 3/13/1949, p.20) TPL-9381

Communication devices; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Safety; Williams, Kenny;