Northwest Music Educators Conference pupils dance at the Winthrop Hotel. Young woman wearing knee-length dress holds a ticket while dancing on small table; many people gathered around her are clapping. The conference, held in Tacoma March 28- April 1, 1939, brought together the largest group of student musicians and educators ever assembled in the Northwest.

Northwest Music Educators (Tacoma);

During a multi-day conference in March, 1939, new officers were elected to head the Northwest Music Educators. Standing, L-R, Stanley Teel - first vice-president, Walter Welke - national director, Howard Deye, northwest director. Seated: Floy Young - secretary and Andrew Loney - president.

Northwest Music Educators (Tacoma); Teel, Stanley; Young, Floy; Welke, Walter; Loney, Andrew; Deye, Howard;

Northwest Music Educators' Conference. Louis Wersen, Tacoma conference planner and music supervisor of public schools, with wife Lillian, right, and Ann Landsbury Beck attend formal event at the four-day conference. (T. Times, 4/1/1939, p.8)

Northwest Music Educators (Tacoma); Wersen, Louis; Wersen, Lillian; Beck, Ann Landsbury;

Andrienne with Reno Odlin, Puget Sound Bank president, discussing his handwriting in Odlin's office. The famous graphologist was hired by the Tacoma Times to advise readers of their hidden traits based on the study of their handwriting. She is possibly giving Mr. Odlin some free financial advise; but for the price of one thin dime, readers could send in a sample of their handwriting and receive a character analysis. Andrienne felt that Odlin's handwriting showed off his indomitable will and determination as well as his brilliant mind and cool, composed nature. TPL-581 (T. Times 3/17/1939, pg. 1)

Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Offices--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bankers--Tacoma; Andrienne;

Crown Prince Olav, later King Olav V, of Norway with Crown Princess Martha during a skiing trip to Mount Rainier. The prince was known as an expert skier and he and the Crown Princess had enjoyed the snow on Mount Hood the day before. The royal couple planned to spend the night at the Paradise Inn before departing for Seattle. (TNT 5-22-39, p. 6)

Olav V, 1903-1991; Martha, Crown Princess of Norway; Rulers--Norway; Visits of state--Washington; Snow;

Crown Prince Olav, later King Olav V, speaks over KVI microphone from review stand during visit to Fort Lewis on May 23, 1939. The Army rolled out a tremendous welcome to the Norwegian heir to the throne, with the entire 3rd Division passing in review. The prince was received with a 21-gun salute and escort of honor. Over 5000 civilians on nearby hillsides and bleachers observed the troops in formation, tank maneuvers, aircraft and weapons displays. (TNT 5-24-39, p. 6)

Olav V, 1903-1991; Martha, Crown Princess of Norway; Visits of state--Tacoma--1930-1940; Rulers--Norway; Public speaking--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Major General and Mrs. A. J. Bowley during banquet honoring Norwegian Crown Prince Olav (later Olav V) and Crown Princess Martha at the Hotel Winthrop on May 23, 1939. Major General Bowley was the commander of the 9th Corps. He, and the royal couple, had watched 8000 troops pass in review earlier that day at Fort Lewis. (TNT 5-22-39, p. 1, TNT 5-24-39, p. 1)

Olav V, 1903-1991; Rulers--Norway; Visits of state--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bowley, Albert J.; Bowley, Albert J.--Family; Generals--Tacoma;

A light tank from the United States Army 3rd Tank Company took to the air on May 23, 1939, as Prince Olav of Norway watched from the reviewing stand at Fort Lewis. The Prince, later King Olav V, and Crown Princess Martha visited the west coast cities of San Francisco, Portland, and Tacoma on their tour of the United States. At Fort Lewis, they spent two hours watching intently as 8,000 thousand soldiers passed in review, attack planes flew in formation, and maneuvers utilizing tanks traveled over man-made obstacles at speeds of 40 mph. Approximately 5000 Tacoma/ Pierce County civilians, mostly of Scandinavian heritage, watched from nearby hillsides and bleachers. (TNT 5-24-39, p. 6)

Olav V, 1903-1991; Rulers--Norway; Visits of state--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tanks (Military science)--Tacoma;

ca. 1939. Pacific Lutheran College football coach Clifford O. Olson. After the completion of the football season, Tacoma honored Olson by unanimously voting him Sportsman of the Year. The 1939 team finished with admirable record of 7 victories and 1 loss. They were co-champions of the new Washington Intercollegiate Conference and the Associated Press poll named them the Northwest's outstanding small college team. (1940 PLC yearbook "Saga")

Olson, Clifford; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Football--Parkland--1930-1940;

At the 1939 Pacific Lutheran College May Day festivities, Queen Vivian Lunde I and her court enjoy the performance of a May Pole dance. Girls in pastel gowns weave in patterns around the May Pole, holding pink and blue ribbons. (T. Times 5/2/1939, pg. 1)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1930-1940; Lunde, Vivian; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1930-1940; Rites & ceremonies--Parkland--1930-1940; Festivals--Parkland--1930-1940; May poles--Parkland--1930-1940;

Sixth Annual Daffodil Parade. Three girls representing Tacoma Assembly No.2, Rainbow Girls, ride a float covered with daffodils. (T.Times, 4/1/1939, p. 1)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1939 : Tacoma); Floats (Parades);

Sixth Annual Daffodil Parade. Lakewood Community Center floats moves down Pacific Avenue passing Merit Paint Store with "cut-rate prices", Stationers, and Washington Hardware. T.Times, 4/1/1939, p. 1)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1939 : Tacoma); Floats (Parades);

Sixth Annual Daffodil Parade. Lakewood Community Center float passes the Riviera Theatre. Spectators line sidewalks. By 1939, only one stage theater, The Little Theatre, is listed in Tacoma; all others are motion picture theaters. (T. Times, 4/1/39)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1939 : Tacoma); Floats (Parades);

On April 1, 1939, all the best dressed parade riders were wearing daffodils. These two unidentified young women rode on a float credited to the sixth annual Daffodil Parade wearing dresses and hats made completely of flowers. They smiled brightly from under flower covered hats tied with chiffon bows underneath their chins and carried umbrellas.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1939 : Tacoma); Floats (Parades);

Unveiling of the Fort Nisqually monument at its dedication at Point Defiance Park. Group of approximately 30 men, women, and one girl wearing period costumes, circa 1840's, watching YMBC Airshow Princess Kathryn Hurley unveil the rock monument with its memorial plaque. The monument is being dedicated in conjunction with the Washington State Jubilee. It commemorates the establishment of the original fort and its reconstruction by the YMBC. (T. Times 7/21/1939, pg. 14)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Dedication of Fort Nisqually monument at Point Defiance Park. Group of approximately 30 men, women, and one girl wearing period costumes, circa 1840's. The woman to the left in modern dress is Miss Kathryn Hurley, Jubilee princess of the YMBC air show, who unveiled the monument. The monument recognizes the establishment of the original fort in 1833 and its reconstruction in 1934 by the YMBC. It is the first step in further development of the historic site. (T. Times 7/21/1939, pg. 14)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Posed on steps at the College of Puget Sound are Mary Prichard, freshman from Bremerton, and Dick Watson, Sophomore. Miss Prichard is wearing the latest look in women's sportswear, the new 3/4 socks with saddle shoes, knee-length skirt and "Sloppy Joe" sweater of beige cashmere. (T. Times 10-06-1939 p.8)

Prichard, Mary; Watson, Dick; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

An addition to the State Armory, South 11th & Yakima, was under construction in August of 1939 with scaffolding surrounding the new barrel-shaped, nine-ton steel roof truss structure. A sign indicates that this is a P.W.A. (Public Works Administration) federal project. The addition would supply the National Guard with an expanded drill hall and the city with a much needed Public Auditorium with room for 5,000. $47,000 was being spent to complete the remodeling program that had a total cost of approximately $163,000. The Pierce County Courthouse with its distinctive clock tower is in the background. (T. Times 8/3/1939, pg. 1)

Progress photographs; State Armory (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma);

Nearly 1,200 representatives of the Rainbow Girls from around the state met in Tacoma from July 12 through July 15, 1939 for their 13th annual Grand Assembly. On Wednesday the 13th, members met at the Masonic Temple at 47 St. Helens Ave. and march down St. Helens and Broadway. The convention ended on Saturday with a picnic at Pt. Defiance Park. The building in the center of this photograph is the Bostwick Building, 755-71 St. Helens Ave., home, at that time, to the Kress Malted Milk Shop. (T.Times 7/13/1939 p.13)

Rainbow Girls (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940

Easter Sunday at First Lutheran Church. Choir singing in alcove under stained-glass window.. Building by Heath and Gove, Architects; 1926. (T. Times)

Religious Buildings - Churches - Protestant Churches - Lutheran Churches - Tacoma - First Lutheran ChurchEvents - Holidays - Easter

On April 26, 1939, Gilbert "Gil" Richards, wearing a jeweler's loupe in his left eye, was photographed while working at his bench at the Sverre Grimstead Jewelers at 119 South 11th Street. At that time, along with working as a jeweler, Mr. Richards also sang second tenor in the Sibelian men's singing group. He went on to become president of both the Tacoma Young Men's Business Club and the Lakewood Business Men's Club, where he opened his own jewelry store in 1951 in Lakewood Center. (T. Times, 5/5/1939, p. 4)

Richards, Gilbert; Sverre Grimstead Jewelers (Tacoma); Jewelers--Tacoma; Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Working after 5 p.m. on April 26, 1939, was Tacoma jeweler Gilbert "Gil" Richards. Mr. Richards was employed by the Sverre Grimstead Jewelers, 119 So. 11th St. He is pictured above with a jeweler's loupe in the left eye and the tools of his trade before him. Mr. Richards would go on to open his own jewelry store in 1951 at the Lakewood Center.

Richards, Gilbert; Sverre Grimstead Jewelers (Tacoma); Jewelers--Tacoma; Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Close-up view of large work crew preparing roadbed with shovels and forms. Truck and concrete mixer parked in street at 700 block of Pacific Avenue. "Sidewalk superintendants" line the new sidewalk in front of Puget Sound Battery Company.

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On June 20, 1939, the company contracted to remove the streetcar tracks on Pacific Avenue between South 7th and South 17th Streets was already poring concrete to replace old street surface. It had taken Coluccio & Frasca, the general contractors, just two weeks to pull up the old tracks and resurface the road bed. The businesses in the 700 block of Pacific, on the side of the street where the men are working included: the Puget Sound Battery Company, the State Hotel, Daniel G. Yates' Lubritorium, and the Western Auto Supply Company. The Hotel Olympus is in the 800 block, down the street.

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Peter Radacher, of Salzburg and Sun Valley, starts through the slalom gate during an exhibition run April 16, 1939 following the previous day's Silver Skis race. Mr. Radacher had won the previous day's race. His time in the slalom was also the tops in the field. (T. Times, 4/17/1939, p. 11).

Skiing--Mt. Rainier--1930-1940; Skiers; Winter sports; Radacher, Peter;

Dance hosted by the Spinster Club at the Winthrop Hotel. Margaret Franich poses with her date on the right in this photograph dated May 30, 1939.

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Franich, Margaret; Couples--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The first day of Spring, March 20, 1939, stirred up a wild streak in these youngsters who staged a regular "stick 'em up." Playing their own version of an old Wild West scene were, left to right, an unidentified girl, "Bad Guy" Buster Weed (age 13,) victims Virgil Weed (9,) Leoda Thorsen (4,) Sally Nelson (4,) "co-conspirator" Eugene Nelson (age 8,) and an unidentified girl. The young people were students at Stewart and Horace Mann schools. (T. Times, 3/21/1939, p. 1)

Spring; Weed, Buster; Weed, Virgil; Thorsen, Leoda; Nelson, Eugene; Toy guns; Nelson, Sally;

Easter Sunday at various Tacoma churches. Worshipers gather on the steps of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 602 South 34th St, on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939. St. Joseph's was built by its congregation members and dedicated in May of 1912. It was the first Slovak Catholic church built in the Northwest.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma--1930-1940; Easter--Tacoma;

St. Leo's School newly organized "Leoettes" practices for Daffodil Parade in front of school building. Building by C. Fred Mahon, Architect, 1912. (T. Times, 3/30/1939, p. 20).

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Drill teams; Marching--Tacoma;

Northwest Music Educators Conference. Man on wooden platform faces band on field and in bleachers. Crowds gather along the fenced railing surrounding Stadium Bowl. During the conference, which ran from March 28 - April 1st, 1939, Tacoma played host to the largest group of students and music educators to ever assemble in the Northwest.

Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Northwest Music Educators (Tacoma);