Fern Hill School faculty in front of school building in October of 1940. Principal John A. Arnold is at the extreme right, back row. The elementary school would be celebrating its 60th anniversary on October 26th. From left to right, first row: Mary Trunkey, Mrs. Goldie Lahey, Mrs. Marie Moatz, Mrs. Ida Blood, Mrs. Helen Haapla. Standing, left to right are: custodian Nels Bjarke, Eva McDonald, Mildred Hedberg, Inez Hall, Jennie Robertson and Elsie Sparre. (T.Times 10-24-40, p. 3)

Fern Hill School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teachers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Arnold, John A.; School principals--Tacoma;

Gracie Fields, English actress, comedienne and music hall performer, appearing for British War Relief, with Mayor Harry Cain (right) and an unidentified man. All three give the upbeat "Thumbs up!" sign. Miss Fields, wife of actor Monty Banks, was known as the "Toast of the British Empire." Tacoma was the ninth stop of her American and Canadian tour for the benefit of bombed British children. She made one appearance at the Temple Theatre on January 29, 1941, with tickets costing $1.00, $2.50 and $5.00. (T. Times, 1-28-41, p. 1) ALBUM 5.

Fields, Gracie, 1898-1979; Actresses; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1940. Ground level view of volunteer fire members and dog aboard Model T firetruck with ladder. Vehicle is parked "P.F.D." which may stand for the Parkland Fire Department.

Fire fighters; Fire engines; Ford automobile; Community Service; Dogs;

Man beside a 1934 Chevrolet Sedan in Fireman's Park on "A" Street beside the A.V. Fawcett Memorial Fountain. Photograph is labelled "shop negatives" and simply "Jim by his car."

Fireman's Park (Tacoma); Angelo Vance Fawcett Memorial Fountain (Tacoma); Chevrolet automobile;

Two unidentified women and a child sit on a blanket at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. company picnic held in August of 1940 at Five Mile Lake in south King County. The women are protecting themselves from the sun with giant sun bonnets. The Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. facility in Tacoma was founded in 1939 by Todd Seattle Dry Dock Inc. to bid on vessels being built by the U.S. Maritime Commission. In 1939, they were awarded a contract to build five C-1 type motorships at a total cost of $10,635,000. [Also dated 08-07-1940.]

Five Mile Lake (Federal Way); Parks--Federal Way; Bonnets; Picnics--Federal Way; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Action shot of the Clover Park football team. Photograph taken on November 19, 1940.

Football--Lakewood--1940-1950; Football players--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood);

Permanent barracks and buildings at Fort Lewis. By summer of 1941, over 50,000 soldiers were scheduled to be stationed at Fort Lewis, making it the fourth largest city in the state. It ranked in population just below Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma. Fort Lewis was already the headquarters of the 3rd Division regular Army, but since last September, they had been joined by the 41st Division National Guard. (T. Times 2/16/1941, pg. 3)

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Barracks--Fort Lewis; Military facilities--Wash.;

Permanent barracks and buildings at Fort Lewis as they appeared in February of 1941. In 1916, Pierce County presented the federal government with 70,000 acres of land to be used as a military post for mobilization of troops in World War I. The post was known as Camp Lewis. After the war, the camp was dismantled. In September of 1927, it was renamed Fort Lewis and scheduled for 10 years of enlargement and development. The impending entry into World War II had sparked even more development. (T.Times 2/26/1941 p.3)

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Barracks--Fort Lewis; Military facilities--Wash.;

Chapel at Fort Lewis. The chapel was built in 1934 at a cost of $90,000, part of a six year, five and 1/2 million dollar improvement project funded by the federal government. The chapel is a two story brick structure with a colonnaded entry and a rose window. The inside was suitable for worship of all faiths. (T.Times 2/26/1941 p.3)

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Military facilities--Wash.; Chapels--Fort Lewis;

Wedding of Lt. A. W. Pribnow and Betty Fry at Fort Lewis. Mock wedding on mule back. The couple rides in chairs tied to either side of the mule's back. It is an old tradition that newly wedded officers and their brides are given a ride by their artillery battalion on the unit's caisson or gun carriage. The 98th Field Artillery (Pack) Battalion, lacking such equipment, was giving the tradition a fresh look by riding the couple on two chairs lashed to a mule's back. (not the same event as D10861 image A)

Fort Lewis (Wash.); Mules; 98th Field Artillery (Pack) Battalion (Ft. Lewis); Pribnow, A.W.; Fry, Betty;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie smiles and shakes hands with an unidentified man while in the official receiving line at his Inaugural Ball in Olympia. First Lady Evelyn Langlie looks on from left in the photo. Mrs. Langlie is wearing a white chiffon gown with a deep purple orchid corsage. The 14th Inaugural Ball, given by the citizens of Olympia, honored Governor Langlie's first day in office. ALBUM 10. (T.Times, 1-16-41, p. 10)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Receiving lines--Olympia; Shaking hands--Olympia;

Studio portrait of Chauncey L. Griggs, listed in the 1941 City Directory as Sec-treas. of C.W. Griggs Investment Co., Sec. of the Wilkeson Co. and St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co.

Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989;

Leona LaPenske tries on one of the hats that were on display at the spring Bachelor Club Cabaret Dance and Style Show held on March 8, 1941. Her husband, James LaPenske, was in charge of reservations for the affair, the theme for which was "Americana". (T. Times 3/1/1941 p.4)

Hats; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; LaPenske, Leona;

Internal phone system at the Hickey Apartment Hotel, possibly used in conjunction with the dumbwaiter in image #4. On the rectangular box are tabs with apartment numbers and a push button to contact the apartment. This area appears to be a back of house area, possibly used by the janitor or dining room.

Hickey Apartment Hotel (Tacoma); Walker Apartments (Tacoma);

Old dump truck at Highway Truck Equipment Company.

Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma); Dump trucks;

Jean Hopkins and Frances Young leaving for college. The two young co-eds pack their bags in preparation for their departure.

Hopkins, Jean; Young, Frances; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Luggage;

Motion picture critic, newspaper and radio columnist Hedda Hopper, in town to attend the premiere of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again," greets Mr. and Mrs. Galvin Hopper and Phillip Garland at University - Union Club banquet after the opening of the new Tacoma Little Theater. Seated next to Miss Hopper is Tacoma Mayor Harry Cain. Miss Hopper was the surprise guest at the supper party for Tacoma Drama League members following the first Tacoma performance of "Knickerbocker Holiday." (T. Times 10-18-40, p. 13) ALBUM 5.

Hopper, Hedda; Reporters; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Garland, Phillip; Hopper, C. Galvin; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Motion picture critic of radio and newspaper, Hedda Hopper, shakes the hand of Mrs. Galvin Hopper during a banquet at the University- Union Club on October 17, 1940. Mayor Harry Cain is seated next to Miss Hopper. Miss Hopper was a surprise guest at the Tacoma Drama League supper party which followed the opening of "Knickerbocker Holiday" at the new Little Theatre on North 2nd and "I" St. She had just flown into town to attend the premiere of "Tugboat Annie Sails Again," and would be broadcasting her "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood" program on site the following evening for a national audience. (T. Times 10-18-40, p. 13) ALBUM 5.

Hopper, Hedda; Reporters; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hopper, C. Galvin; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

By August of 1940 Nick Perfield's fields near Buckley were among the last in western Washington still growing hops. Lush hop fields, with their distinctively shaped hop kilns, once covered the Puyallup Valley. Weather, insects, fluctuating prices and downy mildew from Canada had made hop farming a losing proposition. By 1956 there were only three remaining hop growers in the area with a combined acreage of just 150 acres. [Also dated 9-3-1940.]

Hops--Buckley--1940-1950; Farming--Buckley--1940-1950; Perfield, Nick--Homes & haunts;

Three riders were pictured in November of 1940 in front of the Woodbrook Hunt Club clubhouse. They are believed to be, left to right, Catherine Strong, Marion Gilpin and J.J. Mellinger.

Horses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1940-1950; Show horses; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

Publicity photograph taken for the Woodbrook Hunt Club Horse Show, scheduled for November 15-16, 1940. Pictured left to right are Lee Doud (on Joe Bingen), Lt. J.J. Mellinger (Commander of the mounted troop, Home Guard), Alta Ryan, Mrs. Arthur Hannum (wife of manager of the stables), Helen Keho, Dr. David M. Landon of Puyallup and Mrs. Joseph Gilpin, president of the Hunt Club, on Flashlight. Pictured station wagon has "Woodbrook Riding Academy, Lak. 2829" painted on rear mounted spare tire cover. License plate reads: "Private Bus,, WA., 1940, 351." Photograph was taken in front of the Woodbrook Stables. (T. Times 11/9/1940, pg. 5)

Horses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1940-1950; Woodbrook Stables (Lakewood); Show horses; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

The Woodbrook Hunt Club invited the Clearbrook Hunt Club of Seattle to a joint hunt on Sunday March 2, 1941, to be held at Woodbrook. Pictured, left to right, were Woodbrook members Don Cameron, Mrs. Helen Keho Woods, Barbara Hufford, Bibbitts Strong, Fred Kenworthy, Burwood Kennedy and and unidentified girl. For the hunt, the manager of the stables Arthur Hannum would be filling in as Huntsman. Donald Cameron and Walter Green would be the "whippers in." Mrs. Joseph Gilpin was president of the local Hunt Club. In 2008, Woodbrook is still conducting traditional "riding to hounds." It is one of 170 member hunts of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. (T. Times 3/1/1941, pg. 5; picture in T. Times 4/5/1941, pg. 5; www.woodbrookhunt.com)

Horses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1940-1950; Woodbrook Stables (Lakewood); Show horses; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

On Monday, December 2, 1940 at 7:11a.m., the Columbia Powder Co., located at Frederickson 10 miles southeast of Tacoma, was rocked by a devastating explosion as 2,000 pounds of dynamite ignited. The explosion killed four workers and reduced the two story frame mixing shed of the plant to splinters. The blast was felt for 30 miles. Luckily more workers were not on site at the time of the explosion; a crew of 65 men was due to report to work at 8 a.m. The plant was new, having been built 6 years prior, and barricades built within the plant as safety measures prevented the plant from being completely leveled. It would be after the New Year before the plant could resume operations as the mixing plant provided the raw materials for the other plant processes. Colombia was one of four powder plants in the state. (T. Times 12/2/1940, pg. 1)

Industrial facilities--Frederickson; Nitrates; Chemical industry--Frederickson; Explosions--Frederickson; Disasters--Frederickson; Columbia Powder Co. (Frederickson);

On January 21, 1941, the Tacoma District Council presented two modern iron lungs to the staff of the Pierce County Hospital. The council is made up thirteen local Lumber & Sawmill workers unions from Tacoma and vicinity. Standing directly behind the lung, in the white jacket, is Dr. Burton Brown. (T. Times 1/22/1941, pg. 12)

Iron lungs; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma);

The Tacoma District Council, Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union (AFL), made up of 13 local unions, presented two modern iron lungs to the Pierce County Hospital on January 21, 1941. The lungs were needed to help patients struck down by infantile paralysis, polio. The iron lungs take over the breathing duties for the incapacitated patients. Each machine cost $2,000, money which was raised by a $1 donation from each union member. Pictured left to right are Guy Melton, Dr. Burton Brown, Philip Garland, Earl Hartley, John H. Binns, Dr. Norman E. Magnussen and Mrs. Genevieve Houston. The names of the patients in the lung machines are given in the Tacoma Times. (T. Times 1/22/1941, pg. 12)

Iron lungs; Lumber & Sawmill Workers Union (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma); Poliomyelitis--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Fifty-four girls tryout for parts in the Lincoln High School opera "Of Men and Models," an original musical comedy directed by student LeRoy (Lee) Hale. The top ten contestants in the pictured "Poise, Posture and Personality" contest on February 21, 1941 will be chosen to play models in the production. Lincoln students wrote the music and lyrics for 21 original songs. The show premiered in Tacoma on May 8, 9 and 10. Hale became music director for "The Dean Martin Show" during its television run from 1965-74. (Lincolnian, 1941, pp. 25, 83).

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Musical revues & comedies; Teenagers; Girls; Bathing suits; Hale, LeRoy (Lee); Music education;

Thirteen girls show a little leg during a competition in the Lincoln High School gymnasium on February 21 1941. They are competing in the "Poise, Posture and Personality" contest. The top ten contestants will also be awarded "model" roles in the school's upcoming original musical comedy "Of Men and Models," to be presented in May at the school. Contestants were required to be 5'4" or taller and willing to model a swimsuit and high heel shoes. (T. times 2/14/1941, pg. 13)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company's lumber ship "Lake Francis" anchored at dock; tall stacks of lumber await loading. Foss barge in foreground.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company. A large log has been loaded on the saw carriage. (T. Times 2/26/1941, pg. 13)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Saws;

Sue Marie Lynn, 2 years old, poses in front of the Christmas tree. She is wearing a dress with smocking at the yoke, holding a doll and standing in a chair. She is the daughter of Nathan Lynn and the granddaughter of Clarence O. Lynn, of C.O. Lynn funeral directors. (T. Times 12/25/1940, pg. 7)

Lynn, Sue Marie; Lynn, Nathan--Family; Dolls; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950;