Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. The Boys Club welcomes the man who worked on their new building a few weeks ago. Emmett T. Anderson was a director of the Tacoma Boys' club and a member of the Mt. Rainier council of Boy Scouts of America, and youth activities was one of his platform planks at the Cleveland Convention. Mr. Anderson had recently been elected the Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. A parade was held in his honor on July 27, 1949. The Music Box Theater is on the corner behind the boys at the corner of South 9th Street and Broadway. (TNT, 7/26/1949, p.9; TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Tacoma Boys' Club (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Music Box Theatre (Tacoma);

Opening of 38th Street, Tribune, June 17, 1949. A crowd looks on as Mayor C. Val Fawcett is about to cut the ribbon formally opening the improved 38th Street district. The mayor stated that it would be one of the busiest cross-town streets in the city. Tex Baker has been identified as the man at left in straw hat. His twins are in the photograph's foreground. Ray D. Shaw, chairman of Friday night's activities, is at far right. Also identified in the group with Mayor Fawcett were Herb Lautermilch, Jimmie Duplain and Earl Ruppert. (TNT 6-19-1949, p. 1)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Dedications--Tacoma--1940-1950; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baker, Tex; Baker, Tex--Family; Shaw, Ray D.; Lautermilch, Herb; Duplain, Jimmie; Ruppert, Earl;

1950 Daffodil Parade. Mayor-elect John Anderson rides in comfort along with fellow Tacoma Elks during the 1950 Daffodil Parade. Mr. Anderson is seated in the back seat of the Ford automobile which is decorated with masses of flowers and two striking antlers. Seated next to Mr. Anderson is newly elected Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Lodge No. 174, Lloyd L. Wynans. Driving is Harold Duncan with Elks secretary Erling O. Johnson seated next to thim. Crowds estimated at 100,000 watched the Tacoma parade, with spectators jammed 10 deep along Broadway and Pacific Ave. sidewalks. (TNT 4-2-50, p. A- 1-article on parade) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.; Wynans, Lloyd L.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1950 : Tacoma); Ford automobile;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie admires a floral arrangement in the form of a gavel sent to him upon his return to the Governor's office in Olympia. He had regained the state's top executive post and would serve, in total, three terms. The other man in this January, 1949 photograph was not identified.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Flower arrangements;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie and his wife Evelyn in the Governor's office in Olympia on Inauguration Day, 1949. It was Governor Langlie's second Inauguration Day; he had previously been elected governor in 1940. Mrs. Langlie appears to be wearing a dark velvet suit and large orchid corsage. Her multi-linked bracelet gleams against the dark gloves. She has her arm around her husband's shoulders and shares a large smile with him. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Inaugurations--Olympia;

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.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961;

Governor Mon C. Wallgren admires a baton twirler while riding in a 1929 Packard Touring convertible during a parade in Olympia. He is seated in the back of the vehicle closest to the majorette. Governor Wallgren took part in the parade and attended a meeting of the Olympia Eagles. The majorette wears a uniform with a sparkling skirt and top with midriff exposed, boots and a tall helmet with a plume. The young brunette has her baton in motion. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Baton twirling--Olympia--1940-1950; Drum majorettes--Olympia--1940-1950; Parades & processions--Olympia--1940-1950; Automobiles--Olympia--1940-1950;

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.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Flag salutes--Olympia--1940-1950; Pledges of allegiance--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

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.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Flag salutes--Olympia--1940-1950; Pledges of allegiance--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

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.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

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.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Portraits; Paintings; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

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);

In September of 1948, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey (center), Republican Presidential candidate, stood with Mrs. Dewey on the platform of the chartered train, the "Victory Special", at Union Station and smilingly received a gift from Robert E. Hunt, college classmate and head of Tacoma's "Dewey-for President-Club." Robert Hunt and Governor Dewey were classmates at the University of Michigan where both had ambitions as singers. This was Governor Dewey's second attempt at the presidency; he was defeated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1944 and by Harry S. Truman in 1948. (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times 9-28-48, p. 1, TNT 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Dewey, Frances; Hunt, Robert E.;

Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential candidate, Mrs. Dewey and former Governor Arthur Langlie on rear platform of "Victory Special" during 15 minute stop at Tacoma Union Station. Mr. Langlie, Republican candidate for governor, was on hand to introduce Governor Dewey to his supporters jamming the depot. New York Governor Dewey was on a two-week campaign tour of the west coast. He was the 1944 and 1948 Republican nominee for the presidential elections. In the 1948 elections he held a wide margin over President Harry S. Truman in the public opinion polls; however, Mr. Truman's vigorous attacks on the Republican-controlled Congress and energetic campaigning led to an unexpected defeat for Governor Dewey. Thomas Dewey retained his role of governor of New York and in 1950, was elected to his third term. Sepia photograph taken on September 27, 1948. (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times, 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2. TPL-9639

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Dewey, Frances; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Governors;

There is no doubt who is running on the Republican ticket for president in 1948. Large emblem-style portraits of Thomas Dewey and Earl Warren decorated the stage of Tacoma's State Armory on the occasion of California Governor Warren's brief visit on October 14, 1948. Governor Warren was photographed standing behind the decorated podium with his wife and children seated on an elevated portion of the stage directly behind him. An enthusiastic crowd of over 5,000 warmly greeted Governor Warren, including hundreds of women who passed through a reception line earlier honoring the vice-presidential candidate and his family. Governor Warren's address touched principally on America's need for a merchant marine able to "make an honorable bid for its share of the world's commerce." (TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Warren, Earl--Family; Public speaking--Tacoma; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, and wife smile at each other while on the platform during rally at Tacoma Armory. Governor Warren was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of 5000 plus. Mrs. Warren was the former Nina Palmquist. Born in Sweden, she grew up in Oakland, California. Mother of six children, she outlived her husband Earl by nineteen years, dying at the age of 100 in 1993. She and Mr. Warren are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Sepia photograph taken on October 14, 1948. ALBUM 2.

Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Warren, Nina; Governors; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View of the City of Tacoma Board of Contracts and Awards members: A. M. Angove, City Purchasing Agent and Secretary of the Board; L. W. (Roy) Craig, Finance Commissioner; Mayor C. Val Fawcett, Chairman; and Lyle Lemley, City Controller. The Board of Contracts and Awards supervise the operations of the municipal plant and shops (T.N.T., 9/4/49, p. A-8).

Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Municipal government--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma City Hall (Tacoma); Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965;

Lt. Governor Emmett T. Anderson and family at testimonial dinner on September 7, 1956. Mr. Anderson, third from left, stands with his wife, daughter and son and their spouses at the Top of the Ocean. From L-R are Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Finnegan, Mr. Anderson and wife Lucille, and Mr. and Mrs. Burr Anderson. An overflowing crowd of nearly 540 people attended the Anderson testimonial. It was meant to be a non-political, non-fund raising event with only a large banner of Dwight D. Eisenhower as an indication of any political leanings. The Anderson family were owners of Anderson Printing Co., Inc. Mr. Anderson was very active in civic and fraternal affairs; he was the Past Exalted Ruler of Elks in Tacoma. He won the Republican nomination for Governor in 1956 but lost to Democrat State Senator Albert Rosellini. (TNT 9-8-56, p. 2) ALBUM 4.

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Emmett T.--Family; Finnegan, Maurice--Family; Anderson, Burritt B.--Family;

Lt. Governor Emmett Anderson, 1956 Republican nominee for Governor, 3rd from right in photo, with family at a testimonial dinner held at the Top of the Ocean. Mr. Anderson served as Lt. Governor from 1953-1957. He won the Republican nomination for Governor in 1956, defeating fellow Republican and State Attorney General Don Eastvold, but was to lose the general elections in November to State Senator Albert Rosellini, Democrat. (TNT 9-8-56, p. 2) ALBUM 4.

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Emmett T.--Family; Political elections--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Mayor John Anderson (left) assists Edwin L. Cliffe, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington, with a chemistry demonstration on April 3, 1957. Mr. Cliffe was explaining the benefits of the chemical industry to the mayor in preparation for National Chemical Progress Week April 8-12th. The Tacoma area, home to Hooker Electrochemical, Kaiser Aluminum, Pennsalt, Reichhold Chemicals, St. Regis Paper Co., and DuPont de Nemours of DuPont, was the hub in the Pacific Northwest for the production and sale of chemicals. Publicity for Pennsalt Chemical Company. (TNT 4-10-57, D-3 article) ALBUM 14

Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Pennsalt (Tacoma); Cliffe, Edwin L.; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Benediction at Ground breaking of the U.S. Oil and Refining plant on the Tacoma Tideflats. Left to Right, front row: Congressman Thor Tollefson, Senators Henry M. Jackson and Warren G. Magnuson. Mayor Harold Tollefson is 3rd from right, second row. Lt. Gov. Emmett Anderson and U.S. Oil & Refining president Dr. Ernest Lyder are in the front row, right. Pools of water dot the landscape surrounding the platform; this had been one of Tacoma's prime duck hunting and swimming locations. ALBUM 4.

Magnuson, Warren G., 1905-1989; Jackson, Henry M., 1912-1983; US Oil & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Legislators--Washington--1950-1960; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Anderson, Emmett T.;

ca. 1927. Legislative Building. The most complex structural element was the building's dome. Possibly the fourth highest dome in the world, the dome was one of the last great self-supporting masonry domes built. New York City architects Walter Wilder and Harry White envisioned the creation of three domes, blending them into a structure 176 feet above a base 102 feet above the ground. The overall height of the dome would be 278 feet, resting on a 130-foot monolith foundation of concrete and steel which supported four massive corner piers. Topping-out ceremonies, in which the final stone was set into place on the lantern, occurred on October 13, 1926. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Legislative Building (Olympia);

ca. 1927. Interior of rotunda - Legislative Building. This view of the rotunda's interior was believed to have been taken shortly after its completion. The rotunda was located directly beneath the Legislative Building's dome. After much discussion, it was decided not to use all marble in the interior of the rotunda but to use plaster as the interior finish. Besides the cost, it was felt that the presence of too much marble would make it too austere. The marble that was used in the rotunda was from Alaska with its light gray tones; the same was used in entrances, staircases and corridors. Richer, more expensive imported marble would be utilized in the legislative chambers and in the state reception room. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Legislative Building (Olympia); Rotundas--Olympia;

Early in January of 1926, Tacoma voters were flooding into the Registrar's office on the third floor of City Hall to qualify to vote in the upcoming city primary and general elections. The throng included three new voters, pictured center of the counter. The trio was composed of Ingeborg Ekberg, Alice Raymond and Vera Landers, all students at the College of Puget Sound and all having just turned 21. According to city clerk Genevieve Martin almost 9,000 voters had registered in the first five days for the elections, which included another run for the Mayor's office by four time incumbent Angelo Vance Fawcett. TPL-3209 (TNT 1/11/1926, pg. 17- cropped picture, TNT 1/9/26, pg. 14-article on registration)

ca. 1927. Portico on Legislative Building. This is believed to be at the south entrance. Most of the ornamental carvings on stonework was done after the stone was in place. The columns were positioned first in a raw state prior to stone carvers shaping them into elaborate designs. Stone carving was such a specialized profession that crews were assembled drawn from all parts of the nation, including many Scotsmen. A combination of hand tools and sandblasting equipment was used by the craftsmen who had to carve the capitals from high scaffolding. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)

Washington Governor Roland H. Hartley (center with white handkerchief and watch chain) and Lt. Governor W. Lon Johnson (far right) are on the rostrum in legislative chambers on March 7, 1927. Their spouses are believed to be standing next to them. The third couple on the far left was not identified. Roland Hartley was elected governor twice, serving from 1924-32. Lon Johnson, a former state senator, served a single term as Lt. Gov. and later became a Superior Court Judge. Both men were Republicans. G74.1-193

Hartley, Roland H.; Governors; Johnson, W. Lon; Government officials--Washington;

On February 8, 1928, Mayor M.G. Tennent was photographed aboard the "City of Tacoma" airplane. He is wearing protective headgear and goggles. The "City of Tacoma" had been the local entry in the New York-Spokane aerial derby which occurred in September of 1927. TPL-8080; G12.1-025

Tennent, Melvin Green; Mayors--Tacoma--1920-1930; Airplanes--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Wendell Willkie at podium, delivering speech to the American Legion Edward B. Rhodes Post No. 2 in Tacoma on February 11, 1944. The former Republican nominee for President was in town for the Pierce County Republican Club's Lincoln Day dinner where he was the principal speaker and also visited the American Legion post.

Willkie, Wendell, 1892-1944; Guests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Legion Edward B. Rhodes Post No. 2 (Tacoma);

Washington Governor Roland H. Hartley stands at the entrance to Olympia's Insurance Building watching as uniformed Afifi Shriners offer a salute on January 24, 1925. Governor Hartley is the shorter man on the right. The blurred figure next to him is Afifi Temple Potentate Scott Z. Henderson. The Shriners were in town to pick up Governor Hartley and his staff and accompany them to Vancouver, Washington, for Shriner initiation ceremonies and then travel onward to Portland to view the Crippled Children's Hospital. Although a Saturday, the governor was hard at work in his executive office when the Afifi Temple Shriners arrived. G23.1-075B (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 1-25-25, p. 1, 4A-article)

Hartley, Roland H.; Governors; Henderson, Scott Z.; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Saluting--Olympia; Insurance Building (Olympia);

On January 24, 1925, Governor Roland H. Hartley was photographed overseeing two rows of uniformed Afifi Shriners. He is pictured on a first floor balcony of the Insurance Building along with two Potentates. Governor Hartley is on the right and Afifi Temple Potentate Scott Z. Henderson is at the extreme left. The other man was not identified. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 1-25-25, p. 1, 4A-article)

Hartley, Roland H.; Governors; Henderson, Scott Z.; Fraternal organizations; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Insurance Building (Olympia);