Ex-mayor Harry P. Cain, candidate for US Senator, listens to Carroll Reece, Republican National Chariman, during the Pierce County Republican Convention at the Crystal Ballroom, Winthrop Hotel. Reece, the ex-congressman from Tennessee delivered the major address on August 6, 1946. Harry P. Cain would go on to wage a successful campaign and win election in November of that year. (T. Times, 8-6-46, p. 2, T.Times, 8-7-46, p.1) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reece, Carroll; Political campaigns; Public speaking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Prosecutor Thor Tollefson, Candidate for House of Representatives, Carroll Reece, Republican National Chariman and ex-Mayor Harry P. Cain, candidate for Senator, confer during the August, 1946, Pierce County Republican Convention at the Crystal Ballroom, Winthrop Hotel. Reece was the former longtime Tennessee congressman before his election as Republican National Chairman. (T. Times, 8-6-46, p. 2, T.Times, 8-7-46, p. 1) Album # 12

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reece, Carroll; Political campaigns; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett wears a Hawaiian lei in a publicity photo for KVI Radio taken at his office in (Old) City Hall. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Leis;

Aloha! An unidentified woman drapes a flowered Hawaiian lei around the neck of Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett in a publicity photo for KVI Radio taken at his office in (Old) City Hall. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Leis;

Senator-elect Harry Cain and noted pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis enjoy coffee while looking over sheet music on November 16, 1946. Miss Eustis was in town for a performance in Lakewood, her only Northwest appearance of the year. Heavy snows would force cancellation and due to Miss Eustis' busy schedule, it would not be rescheduled. By age 30, Seattle-born Dorothy Eustis had performed with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Thomas Beecham and pianist Jose Iturbi. In 1946 she played at the Hollywood Bowl under conductor Leopold Stokowski. Her later life would take strange turns as she moved to France, losing track of family and friends. It is believed that she later moved to London and then to Venice where her true identity was discovered as she lay nearly mute in a hospital for two years. Miss Eustis would eventually leave the Venice hospital for a permanent stay at a Catholic convent nursing home in Florence. She passed away on May 20, 2001. Harry P. Cain, seated next to Miss Eustis, was a former mayor of Tacoma and also served in the European theater during WWII. He won election to the U.S. Senate by defeating Democrat Hugh Mitchell in early November, 1946. ALBUM 13. (Additional information on Miss Eustis was provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen;

Former Tacoma Mayor and now Senator-elect Harry P. Cain looks over sheet music with pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis on November 16, 1946. Miss Eustis was in town for her only Northwest concert of the year, to be held at the Lakewood Theater on November 18th. She was considered a piano virtuoso and mentioned in the same breath as Rubinstein and Horowitz by N.Y. and Hollywood critics. Miss Eustis' concert was cancelled due to heavy snowfall and she planned to return to Hollywood where she was the only woman pianist ever to be employed by the motion picture industry to play an entire concerto in a picture. She was scheduled to appear in a film about Frederick Remington where she would play a romantic role. Miss Eustis also played solo at Carnegie Hall and at the Hollywood Bowl under conductor Leopold Stokowski in 1946. Her later years saw her move to Europe with her last days spent in Italy. Rendered nearly mute and uncommunicative, she lay in a Venice hospital for nearly two years before transferring to a convent nursing home operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Florence. She passed away on May 20, 2001. TPL-5195. ALBUM 13. (T.Times 11-18-46, p. 1, 16) { Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by Barbara E. Cooper, niece of Miss Eustis.}

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen;

Senator-elect Harry Cain and Washington State piano virtuoso Dorothy Helen Eustis. Miss Eustis tickles the keyboards while former Tacoma mayor Harry P. Cain grins in this November 16, 1946, photograph. Miss Eustis was scheduled to give a recital at the Lakewood Theater on Monday, November 18th, but the show had to be canceled due to a heavy snowstorm. She had visited Madigan Hospital on the day of her arrival in Tacoma, November 16th, and played for hospital patients. Her Lakewood concert would have been her only Northwest appearance of the year. Miss Eustis would have a storied career, performing with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Thomas Beecham, pianist Jose Iturbi, and conductor Leopold Stokowski, and appearing in several movies. By the mid-1990's, she was a bedridden patient in a Venice, Italy, hospital where her nearly mute condition made identification of her past difficult. According to a March 22, 1995, Los Angeles Times article, she was a mystery patient with no known family, ignored by the American government and championed only by an Italian friend and the doctors who refused to evict her from her unpaid hospital bed. The American consulate finally offered to repatriate her nineteen months after she had arrived at the hospital but she would end her days in a Little Sisters of the Poor convent nursing home in Florence. Miss Eustis died on May 20, 2001. ALBUM 13. (TNT 11-18-46, p. 1) {Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper}

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen; Pianos;

Former Tacoma mayor and recently elected U.S. Senator Harry P. Cain watches with admiration at the swiftly moving fingers of pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis in a November 16, 1946, photograph. Miss Eustis was in town for a concert at the Lakewood Theater scheduled for Monday, November 18th. Unfortunately, heavy snows forced cancellation of the performance, Miss Eustis' only Northwest appearance of the year. She was born in Seattle in 1916 and had studied piano there from childhood. At age 12, she was a soloist with the Seattle Symhony Orchestra and later in her teens performed with conductor Sir Thomas Beecham and pianist Jose Iturbi. Miss Eustis also was a soloist at Carnegie Hall and debuted at New York's Town Hall. Later in life, family and friends lost track of her when she moved to Europe. She was finally found in a Venice hospital in 1995; her mental condition had rendered her nearly mute and uncommunicative. After two years in the hospital, she was transported to a Catholic convent nursing home in Florence until her death in 2001. ALBUM 13. (Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen; Pianos;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain chats with some of his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School. Wife Marjorie shows off a new hat and son Harry II (Buzzy) sports new glasses. 150 people attended the banquet.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Gain, Harry; Banquets;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain receives a token of appreciation from his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in honor of Cain and wife Marjorie at Clover Park High School. Ray W. Thompson makes the presentation to Harry Cain. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Thompson, Ray W.; Banquets;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain and wife Marjorie making dinner conversation during a banquet given in their honor by their Interlaaken neighbors at Clover Park High School. The school's Home Economics department served a "delicious home cooked meal" on November 15, 1946. Cain is seated second from the left; his wife is second from the right. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Banquets;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain speaks to his Interlaaken neighbors during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School on November 15, 1946. A solemn looking Cain has the full attention of the group, including his wife, Marjorie, seated at the head table. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Cain was a graduate of the University of the South and worked in the newspaper and banking fields before becoming mayor of Tacoma in 1940. He would serve one term as U.S. Senator and after his unsuccessful re-election bid, became a member of the Subversive Activities Control Board in Washington D.C. from 1953-1956. Harry P. Cain would move to Florida in 1957 where he resumed banking business and civic work. He died there on March 3, 1979. (Biographical Directory of the United States Congress) ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Banquets;

Senator-elect Harry P. Cain signs autographs for supporters during a banquet in his honor at Clover Park High School. His friends are requesting that he sign their banquet invitations on November 15, 1946. Many of his Interlaaken neighbors attended the function as a tribute to the state's newest senator. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Banquets; Autographing;

Harry P. Cain came to the Pierce County Auditor's office in the early hours of November 6, 1946 to check the first, unofficial returns for the U.S. Senate race. Mr. Cain, a former mayor of Tacoma, beat Democratic candidate Hugh Mitchell to become Washington state's junior senator. He had been defeated by Warren G. Magnuson in 1944. Although Mr. Cain did not carry Pierce County, he gathered enough votes in the other counties to join the first Republican congress in 16 years. (T.Times 11/6/1946 p.1) Album # 12 TPL-9775

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Henry A. Wallace tells a crowd of 3000 and a radio audience that a Communist "is a Democrat with a job a Republican wants" at a campaign rally at the State Armory. Mr. Wallace, VP 1941-45, called on Democrats to close ranks and elect progressive representatives in the upcoming November 5th election. Although he had been asked to resign his Secretary of Commerce post by President Truman just a month before, Mr. Wallace still considered himself to be a Democrat. The 3000 in attendance was the largest turnout in the county so far in that current campaign; a number of Republican party workers were seen among the audience that evening. Henry Wallace went on to make an unsuccessful run for the presidency in 1948 as a candidate of the Progressive Party. (T. Times, 10-29-46, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Tacoma; Wallace, Henry A., 1888-1965;

Henry A. Wallace with supporters during a Democratic campaign visit to Tacoma. He is standing second to the left, holding a pair of reading glasses and a newspaper in his hands. 3000 braved the inclement weather and a bus strike to make their way to the State Armory to hear Mr. Wallace call on loyal Democrats to close ranks and elect progressive Democrats in the upcoming election. He especially praised U.S. Senator Hugh B. Mitchell who was seeking re-election. Henry Wallace was the U.S. Vice-President, 1941-45, former Secretary of Agriculture and briefly Secretary of Commerce. He became the candidate of the (Third) Progressive Party for President in 1948. Sepia photograph taken on October 28, 1946. (T. Times, 10-29-46, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wallace, Henry A., 1888-1965;

Henry A. Wallace with supporters during a Democratic campaign visit to Tacoma. He appears to be making his point clear as everyone is smiling broadly. Mr. Wallace grew up in a Republican household where his father was Secretary of Agriculture from 1921-1924. Mr. Wallace, himself, became a Democrat and helped to bring his native Iowa into the Roosevelt camp in 1932. Although he was asked to resign from his Secretary of Commerce post by President Truman, Mr. Wallace still considered himself a Democrat and asked Democrats to continue to support progressive representatives in the upcoming election. He warned against complacency and urged party members to get to the polls and settle any differences within the party later. Mr. Wallace was the US Vice-President from 1941-45 and later was the (Third) Progressive Party's candidate for the 1948 presidential elections. This sepia photograph was taken on October 28, 1946. (T. Times, 10-29-46, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Wallace, Henry A., 1888-1965; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Stumping for his fellow Democrats, Henry A. Wallace tells a crowd of 3000 and a radio audience that a Communist "is a Democrat with a job a Republican wants" at a campaign rally held at the Armory on October 28, 1946. Wallace, Vice President 1941-45, went on to become the Progressive Party's candidate for President in 1948. He was a plant geneticist, agricultural leader, editor, cabinet member, as well as serving as Roosevelt's vice-president in his third term as president. He was asked to resign as Secretary of Commerce by President Truman due to his public criticism of the administration's hard-line policy toward the Soviet Union. Mr. Wallace was to make a run for the presidency in 1948 as the Progressive Party nominee, representing a newly organized third party with a pro-Soviet stance. He received only 2.4% of the vote and left the party in 1950 after disagreeing with its non-support of the Korean War. He withdrew from politics and resumed activity in the agricultural field. (T. Times, 10-29-46, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Wallace, Henry A., 1888-1965; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Tacoma;

Voting against the wishes of Tacoma's churches and social service organizations, Mayor Val Fawcett (left) and the city council passed an ordinance on December 30, 1946 amending the pinball machine regulations in Tacoma. Rather than banning the "one armed bandits" as the churches preferred, the city voted to collect a 5% tax on all "payoff" machines within Tacoma city limits. An estimated $120,000 would be added to the city's coffers. An unidentified man is pointing to the wording on one of the 35 petitions brought in to city hall by the pinball machine opponents, including those signed by the YMCA, Salvation Army, WCTU and the PLU student body. ALBUM 14. (T.Times 12-30-46, p. 1, 14-article; TNT 12-30-46, p. 1-article)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Petitions--Tacoma;

Mayor Val Fawcett, seated center, and city Public Utilities Commissioner C.A. "Clif" Erdahl (seated foreground) listen patiently to delegations from church groups and others, who have just delivered petitions calling for the outlawing of pinball machines. A city Legal Department memo, dated 12/29/1946, is on the table in foreground. Despite two hours of fervent protest by council visitors, the mayor and council would go on to pass an emergency ordinance on December 30, 1946, amending pinball regulations in the city. Pinball machines would not be outlawed but instead have a 5% tax on these "payoff" machines. ALBUM 14. (T.Times 12-30-46, p. 1, 14-article; TNT 12-30-46, p. 1-article)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Petitions--Tacoma;

On December 30, 1946, Mayor Val Fawcett, far right, is pictured congratulating officers of the Tacoma Athletic Commission at the opening of their headquarters at the Top of the Ocean. L to R: Dave Tuell, Bob Sanders, Gerry Waechter. Mr. Waechter was the chairman of the club. Over 1500 members and associate members attended the formal opening. Mayor Fawcett is also a director of the T.A.C. ALBUM 14. (T.Times 12-31-46, p. 12)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Tuell, Dave; Sanders, Bob; Waechter, Gerry;

Farewell party on Christmas Eve for Senator-elect Harry P. Cain (fifth from right in photo) and wife Marjorie (third from right) at the University - Union Club, prior to their departure for Washington, DC. Congressman Thor Tollefson is second from right with wife Eva. Cain was a former mayor of Tacoma. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Tollefson, Eva;

Visitors to the 1947 Western Washington Fair in Puyallup were treated to displays of beautiful flowers entered in various categories. Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett, holding a small trophy, crouches behind a vase of huge dahlias. His granddaughter, Linda Knecht (at left in photograph) stands next to a large basket of gladioli. Mary Claire Petrich is at the photograph's right. (T.Times 9-18-47, p. 1-article) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Grandparents; Knecht, Linda; Petrich, Mary Claire; Flowers--Puyallup--1940-1950; Fairs--Puyallup--1940-1950; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Awards;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett with granddaughter Linda Knecht, left, and Mary Claire Petrich view prize flowers at the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup. Mary Claire is holding aloft a small trophy. (T.Times 9-18-47, p. 1 ) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Knecht, Linda; Grandparents; Petrich, Mary Claire; Fairs--Puyallup--1940-1950; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Flowers--Puyallup--1940-1950; Awards;

Surrounded by masses of prize winning flowers are Tacoma mayor Val Fawcett and two little girls. The trio were pictured on Tacoma Day, September 17, 1947, at the Western Washington Fair. The youngster on the left is Mayor Fawcett's granddaughter, Linda Knecht. The other little girl is Mary Claire Petrich. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Knecht, Linda; Grandparents; Petrich, Mary Claire; Flowers--Puyallup--1940-1950; Fairs--Puyallup--1940-1950; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup);

Mayor Val Fawcett looks at the proof sheets for the September, 1947 issue of Holiday Magazine, the State of Washington issue, in a promotional photo taken at his office in Tacoma's (Old) City Hall, 625 Commerce St.. H.N. Bergeron (in a light suit), sales representative of Curtiss Circulation Company, points out to Mayor Fawcett the photographs and articles that will highlight the industrial, civic, and cultural life of the Pacific Northwest. Edwin J. Schneebeck, a local magazine wholesaler, looks on. (T.Times, 8/19/1947, p.9) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Periodicals; Holiday Magazine; Bergeron, H.N.; Schneebeck, Edwin J.; Publicity photographs; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor Val Fawcett looks at the Holiday Magazine State of Washington issue in a promotional photo taken at his office in (Old) City Hall. Looking on are Curtiss Circulation Co. sales representative H.N. Bergeron and local magazine wholesaler Edwin J. Schneebeck. The upcoming September 1947 issue would highlight the City of Tacoma with 30 pages of information and photographs. ALBUM 14. (T. Times 8-19-47, p.9)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Periodicals; Holiday Magazine; Bergeron, H.N.; Schneebeck, Edwin J.; Publicity photographs; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor C. Val Fawcett studies a pre-publication copy of the September, 1947 issue of Holiday Magazine in his office in Tacoma's (Old) City Hall in August of 1947. Tacoma received three pages, including 5 photographs, in the 36 page section of the issue devoted to Washington State. The long article, written by northwest author Nard Jones, included over 90 photographs of scenic views, Washington industries and her people. Enjoying the sneak peek along with Mayor Fawcett are Curtiss Circulation Company sales representative H.N. Bergeron (left) and local magazine wholesaler Edwin J. Schneebeck. (T.Times 8-19-47, p. 9-alt. photograph) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Periodicals; Holiday Magazine; Bergeron, H.N.; Schneebeck, Edwin J.; Publicity photographs; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Senator Robert A. Taft, Republican of Ohio, son of President William Howard Taft and unsuccessful candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1944, 1948 and 1952, during visit to address Tacoma World Affairs Council at the Temple Theater. He was affectionately known as "Mr. Republican" for his dominance in the Senate during the years 1939-1953. Senator Taft opposed President Roosevelt's New Deal policies; he sponsored the Taft-Hartley Labor Relations Act of 1947. He became Senate Majority Leader just prior to his death in 1953. More than a million dollars was collected to build a 100-foot Tennessee marble tower with twenty-seven bells and a 10-foot bronze statue of Senator Taft. The Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon is located north of the Capitol, on Constitution Avenue; it was dedicated on April 14, 1959. ALBUM 2.

Taft, Robert A., 1889-1953;

Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio holds out his bandaged left hand as he explains how it was injured. A tumultuous reception in Seattle the day before resulted in an accidental door slamming on his hand. It took six stitches to close the wound. Looking on are longtime friends Frank E. Gannett and S.A. "Sam" Perkins. Both Gannett and Perkins were newspaper publishers; Frank Gannett had just flown in from his Rochester, N.Y., home via his twin-engine Lockheed to visit Perkins. Gannett was the publisher of a 27-newspaper chain back East, and was once a candidate for the Presidency. Senator Taft was in town to address the World Affairs Council on his views regarding foreign policy. (TNT 9-25-47, p. 1, T. Times 9-24-47, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Taft, Robert A., 1889-1953; Perkins, S.A.; Gannett, Frank E.; Wounds & injuries;