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D35550-19
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- 1948-10-01 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Governor Mon C. Wallgren at the Olympia Eagles Lodge. Governor Wallgren stands near a painting of an eagle with an open Bible. The word, "Truth," is painted below the eagle. Mon (Monrad) C. Wallgren was governor of Washington State from 1945-1949. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prior to becoming governor. A Democrat, he lost to Arthur B. Langlie in the 1948 gubernatorial elections; he had previously defeated Langlie in 1944. TPL-5056. ALBUM 10.
Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Portraits; Paintings; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);