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D9365-2
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- 1940-02-01 (Creation)
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Helen Jepson at the Winthrop Hotel. Woman turning the dial of a radio as she stands before a large mirror. She is wearing a fashionable knit hat with decorative comb woven through the side, green dress and red/white plaid jacket. Metropolitan Opera star Helen Jepson was making her first appearance in Tacoma in concert at the First Baptist Church on February 2, 1940. The Tacoma Times seemed impressed that the opera singer was not a temperamental diva but was easy to talk to and even came to Tacoma "just like ordinary folks"--early and by bus rather than train. Tacoma was one of the some 50 concerts a year scheduled by Miss Jepson (Mrs. George Possell). She stated that she liked to work with Lawrence Tibbett as he was one of her favorite singers and also enjoyed swing music. (T. Times 2-2-1940 p.1)
Jepson, Helen; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Radios; Hats--1940-1950; Mirrors; Singers;