Portrait of Governor Mon C. Wallgren while he was attending a meeting of the Olympia Eagles. Mr. Wallgren, a Democrat, served as Washington State's governor for one term from 1945-49. A member of the National Guard during WWI, Mr. Wallgren was engaged in the retail jewelry and optical business from 1915-1932. He was subsequently elected to represent the 2nd District in Congress from 1933-40 and then the U.S. Senate from 1940-45. A longtime acquaintance of Harry S. Truman, he stumped the state with the president in the 1940's, appearing with the president in Tacoma in June, 1948. ALBUM 10.

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Cigarette in hand, Governor Mon C. Wallgren sits among Eagles Club members during a visit to the Olympia Eagles Lodge #21 on October 1, 1948. He is in the center of the photograph, third from the left. He was present to watch the induction of new members and also gave a speech to fellow Eagles. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren with members of the drill team at the Olympia Eagles Lodge. The female drill team members from the F.O.E. #21 wear uniforms of dark jackets with three rows of brass buttons, white skirts and plumed helmets. One woman has her white gloves draped over her belt. At least two women have braids attached to one shoulder; they may be officers in the group. Photograph was taken on October 1, 1948, on behalf of Life Magazine, but apparently not run in the publication. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren bangs the drum with members of the F.O.E. Band at the Olympia Eagles Lodge in October of 1948. Two band members play fiddle and guitar. The man playing the guitar has Eagles insignia on his dark jacket and on his visored cap. A piano is shown to the right on the stage. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren seems to be keeping a pretty good beat as he pounds along with members of the Olympia Eagles Lodge band. F.O.E. members on guitar and violin accompany Governor Wallgren on October 1, 1948. He was also a card-carrying member of the Eagles fraternal order. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren enjoys a bite to eat at the Olympia Eagles Lodge on October 1, 1948. He had participated in a parade organized by the Eagles club which had proceeded down 4th Avenue E. Here he is seated next to a drum majorette, whistle around her neck and baton in hand, and other Eagles members. Governor Wallgren also belonged to the Eagles order as well as several other military and civic organizations. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren participates in a flag ceremony with the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. Governor Wallgren, center with silver hair and dark suit, was also a member of the Eagles. His re-election campaign was coming to a close in the few weeks remaining before the November elections. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren watches entry of white-gloved men in uniforms at the Olympia Eagles Lodge. Standing with the silver-haired executive are probably members of the Eagles club. Before them are emblems of the Eagles: podium with "F.O.E." engraved on the sides, a metal eagle sculpture with scales hanging on its beak, and an open book, possibly a Bible, on the wooden stand. This picture was one of several in a series shot for Life Magazine but never run. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren addresses the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. He, reportedly, was also a member of the Eagles, as well as the Elks, Rotary, American Legion, Freemasons and Knights Templar. Mr. Wallgren served as Washington state governor from 1945-1949. Previously he had been both a U.S. Senator and Congressman. He was one of the few that had held three different high political offices. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren visited the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. He is seen here talking with two members of the Eagles on October 1, 1948. He may have been calling on fellow Eagles for support in the upcoming general elections where he was in a tight contest with former governor Arthur B. Langlie. Mr. Wallgren would go on to lose his bid for re-election by approximately 28,000 votes. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren meets and greets members of the Olympia Eagles Lodge #21 on October 1, 1948. Governor Wallgren was running for re-election that year and the visit to the Olympia Eagles was preceded by a parade on East 4th Avenue. He was a card-carrying member of the Eagles as well as many other civic and military organizations. Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. Wallgren served as U.S. Congressman from the 2nd District and U.S. Senator before being elected to the governor's office in late 1944. He was to serve one term before being defeated in his re-election bid by Arthur B. Langlie. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren shows his membership card upon entering the Olympia Eagles Lodge. He was reportedly also a member of the American Legion, Forty and Eight, Freemasons, Knights Templar, Elks and Rotary organizations. Governor Wallgren was concluding his re-election campaign; he did not retain the governor's chair, as he was defeated by his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine. ALBUM 10.

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Portrait of Governor Mon C. Wallgren while he was attending a meeting of the Olympia Eagles. Governor Wallgren was in the midst of a re-election campaign in late 1948; as a member of the Eagles, he may have been asking for their support in the upcoming November elections. A very experienced legislator, Mr. Wallgren was to lose the election to Arthur B. Langlie, Republican. In later years, Mr. Wallgren was to serve on the Federal Power Commission, engage in citrus growing and the development of uranium claims in California. He died in Olympia on September 18, 1961, due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. ALBUM 10.

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Portrait of Governor Mon C. Wallgren while he was attending a meeting of the Olympia Eagles. Governor Wallgren, dapper in striped tie and dark suit, was photographed on October 1, 1948. He was nearing the end of his term in office; although he ran for re-election, he was defeated by former governor, Arthur B. Langlie. His old friend, President Harry S. Truman, nominated him for chairman of the National Security Resources Board in 1949. Because the Senate Armed Services Committee rejected this nomination, Mr. Wallgren asked that President Truman withdraw his name, and the president regretfully complied. Governor Wallgren did serve on the Federal Power Commission 1950-51 and later was involved in citrus growing and the development of uranium claims in California. ALBUM 10. TPL-5055

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren at Olympia Eagles Lodge. Governor Wallgren paid a visit to the Olympia Eagles on October 1, 1948. He was engaged in a re-election campaign but would be defeated by his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie. Following the elections, he would nominated by President Harry S. Truman as chairman of the National Security Resources Board in 1949 but the nomination was subsequently withdrawn. He did serve as a member of the Federal Power Commission from 1950-51. ALBUM 10.

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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.

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Close-up of Governor Mon C. Wallgren at the Olympia Eagles Lodge. He is posed in front of a painting of an eagle whose talons are resting on an open Bible. The word, "Truth," is painted on the rock below the eagle. Mon C. Wallgren was governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949. Although born in Des Moines, Iowa, he attended public schools and business college in Everett and graduated from the Washington State School of Optometry in Spokane. His military service in WWI was in the Coast Artillery Corps of the Washington National Guard; he later was the adjutant of the Third Battalion of the Guard. Governor Wallgren represented the 2nd District in Congress from 1933-40 and then was elected in 1940 to the U.S. Senate. His bid for re-election to the governor's office was rejected by voters who returned his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie, to the executive's office. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren addresses the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. A Democrat, he was nearing the end of his re-election campaign. He lost to his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie, in the November, 1948, elections, by approximately 28,000 votes. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine.

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Hands clasped behind his back, Governor Mon C. Wallgren speaks before fellow Eagles at the Olympia Eagles Lodge, #21. He claimed membership in the American Legion, Forty and Eight, Freemasons, Knights Templar, Elks and Rotary as well. During his tenure as governor, the state was forced to develop a state ferry system under the Washington Toll Bridge Authority due to strikes tieing up the Black Ball ferry line. The state would end up buying the equipment and operations of Captain Alexander Peabody's Puget Sound Navigation Co. (AKA Black Ball Line) and establishing the Washington State Ferries in 1951. By this time, Arthur B. Langlie, a Republican, had assumed the governor's chair. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren proceeds down a row, shaking hands with each uniformed man, at the Olympia Eagles Lodge on October 1, 1948. He is accompanied by an officer in the organization, who is dressed similarly except for the braid around his shoulder. Governor Wallgren was also a member of the Eagles and showed his membership card upon entry into the lodge. ALBUM 10.

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren stands at attention, possibly during a flag ceremony, with members of the Olympia Eagles Lodge on October 1, 1948. Before him are symbols of the lodge: a metal statue of an eagle holding scales in its beak, an open book, perhaps a Bible, placed on a wooden table, and the American flag. Governor Wallgren had proudly displayed his membership card prior to entering the lodge. ALBUM 10. TPL-10571

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren with members of the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. The other gentlemen are dressed nearly identically in dark blazers and pale slacks. They have F.O.E. insignia on their lapels. Governor Wallgren is seated in the center of this October 1, 1948, photograph. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine. ALBUM 10.

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