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- 1942-09-07
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
On Labor Day, Monday September 7, 1942 over 8,000 Tacomans crowded around the new Liberty Center building at 1000 Pacific Avenue for the largest one day war bond sale and rally ever held in Tacoma to that date. Three Hollywood stars - Walter Pigeon, Joan Leslie, and Adolph Menjou - joined local political and labor leaders on the buildings stage. Over $500,000 in war bonds were sold. In a special auction, items of a Fort Lewis soldier's uniform were sold to the highest bidders. His bayonet raised $23,635.
War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma; Crowds--Tacoma--1940-1950;