One of the highlights of the June 30, 1940, Young Men's Business Club Water Carnival was a demonstration of trick water skiing. An unidentified man in formal dress, top hat firmly in place, swooshes by on one ski with his cane and other ski held high in the air. Thousands of spectators thronged Point Defiance for the annual event which featured boat races, stunts, funny hats and lots of ice cream. In 1940 the Water Carnival honored the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and McChord Field dedication celebrations. (T.Times, 7-1-40, p. 12-article)

Festivals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Water skiing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Man on ladder inspects White River fish traps. This photograph, taken on April 9, 1940, was part of a series involving construction of the Mud Mountain Dam, seven miles southeast of Eatonville in the White River canyon. The $6,000,000 federally funded earth-filled dam's aim was flood control of the Puyallup and White River valleys and the Tacoma tideflats. For Harold Shaw. (T.Times 4-15-1940, p. 1, 16-article & photographs of dam construction)

Fishing weirs; Ladders; Dams--Mud Mountain; Dam construction;

Mary Meinert on Opening Day of the 1940 fishing season. Pin-up pose of woman standing in water holding fishing pole with her fishing line caught on her skirt. She has gotten a jump start on fishing as Sunday, April 21st, was the official opening day for fishing but this photograph was taken on the 19th. (ordered by T. Times but not apparently used).

Fishing; Fishing & hunting gear;

Mrs. Horace Fogg and Mrs. Elizabeth Curran at Interlaaken. Mrs. Fogg and Mrs. Curran are pictured on July 6, 1940, in the Fogg garden at "Gladmore," in the Interlaaken community. Mrs. Curren, a former Tacoman who had moved to Carmel on the Monterey peninsula, was a frequent guest of the Foggs. Mr. and Mrs. Fogg were soon to be leaving for their new home in San Diego. (T.Times 7-13-1940, p. 5)

Fogg, Horace--Family; Curran, Elizabeth; Fogg, Horace--Homes & haunts; Dogs--Lakewood; Sculpture--Lakewood;

Gault Junior High boys dressed in skeleton costumes form a human pyramid on stage.

Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Acrobatics; Gymnastics--Tacoma--1930-1940; Costumes; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Each troop of Tacoma's Girl Scouts had chosen a project for Christmas 1939, in order to make it a happier time for children and underprivileged adults. These three Girl Scouts, all from different troops, display the dolls they have dressed. From left to right are: Barbara Ann Brotherson, Fern Hill Troop 15; Patsy Kelly, Washington Troop 13 and JoAnn Fitch, Jason Lee Troop 11. (T.Times 12-23-39, p. 4-alt. photograph)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dolls; Christmas presents; Gifts; Christmas trees--1930-1940; Brotherson, Barbara Ann; Kelly, Patsy; Fitch, JoAnn;

June, 1940 Commencement at College of Puget Sound. Solemn graduates in traditional black gowns are walking up the steps to Jones Hall, the school's main building. Man on the left appears to be photographing the moment.

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Jones Hall (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Processional at Holy Rosary Church on occasion of Father Anthony Hack's Silver Anniversary in the priesthood.

Hack, Anthony; Anniversaries; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma);

Father Anthony Hack and a group of children outside Holy Rosary Church on occasion of his Silver Anniversary in the priesthood. Father Hack was ordained in this very same church in 1915. Before coming back to Holy Rosary in 1935, he had been the pastor at the Church of the Visitation and Assumption Church as well as parishes in Roslyn and Black Diamond. (T. Times 5-27-1940, p. 14-article)

Hack, Anthony; Anniversaries; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma); Priests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Robert H. Hager, physical education supervisor for Tacoma Public Schools, and Al Hodges, playground supervisor Metropolitan Parks, pose with the Marble King tournament trophy, medals, school champion emblems and box of marbles. The Tacoma marble tournament, to determine the Marble King, would begin May 20, 1940 with school preliminary rounds. The overall winner would go to the national grand finals in New York City June 24-29. Any Tacoma school boy, or girl, under 14 was eligible. The championship game between the winners at Tacoma's 43 schools would be held on June 4 on Central School's playground. The "Roto" version of the game would be played, starting with 15 marbles in a 10 foot diameter ring. All players had to "knuckle down" and no "fudging" was allowed. The City champion will receive the trophy and the gold medal. The trophy was put up by "Berry Pink," national director of the Marble King competition. (T. Times 5/8/1940, pg. 1; 5/16/40, pg. 7)

Hager, Robert; Hodges, Al; Marbles (Game); Awards;

Horse and rider performing a jump over an obstacle course at the Woodbrook Hunt Club. (T. Times).

Horses--Lakewood--1930-1940; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1930-1940; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

Woman rider, believed to be Marguerite Bonnell, sitting on a dark horse in front of the Woodbrook Hunt Club clubhouse. (T. Times).

Horses--Lakewood--1930-1940; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1930-1940; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

Two women riders astride their horses, posed in front of the Woodbrook Hunt Clubhouse on a brisk November day in 1939. From left they are believed to be Donalda Mahon and Celia Grace Scofield. (T. Times)

Horses--Lakewood--1930-1940; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1930-1940; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

Two riders, believed to be Celia Grace Scofield and Donalda Mahon, (from left) at the Woodbrook Hunt Club in November of 1939.

Horses--Lakewood--1930-1940; Horseback riding--Lakewood--1930-1940; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood);

New house at Five Mile Lake to be raffled off by Kit Russell. Interior of living room, fireplace with glowing fire, furniture, mantle clock and portraits, glimpse of man at extreme right. Five Mile Lake is in Federal Way. Photograph was taken in May of 1940.

Houses--Federal Way--1940-1950; Living rooms--Federal Way; Fireplaces--Federal Way;

Wedding of Helen Jane Howe and Lt. Bruce Bissell Cheever at St. Luke's Memorial Church in July of 1940. Couple leaving old St. Mark's building, built in 1915. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Howe and the groom, the son of Mrs. G.W. Alexander. She wore an ivory satin gown with full draped sleeves and her veil was created of very old embroidered net from the Philippines. A shower bouquet of flowers was attached to a white Bible and carried by the bride. Lt. Cheever had attended the University of Michigan before graduating from the University of Washington. The new Mrs. Cheever was a Stadium High School graduate, attended the College of Puget Sound and then graduated from the University of Washington. (T.Times 7-12-1940, p. 9-article only; T.Times 7-13-1940, p. 4-photograph only)

Howe, Helen--Marriage; Cheever, Bruce; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Episcopal churches--Tacoma; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

Helen Jepson at the Winthrop Hotel. Woman turning the dial of a radio as she stands before a large mirror. She is wearing a fashionable knit hat with decorative comb woven through the side, green dress and red/white plaid jacket. Metropolitan Opera star Helen Jepson was making her first appearance in Tacoma in concert at the First Baptist Church on February 2, 1940. The Tacoma Times seemed impressed that the opera singer was not a temperamental diva but was easy to talk to and even came to Tacoma "just like ordinary folks"--early and by bus rather than train. Tacoma was one of the some 50 concerts a year scheduled by Miss Jepson (Mrs. George Possell). She stated that she liked to work with Lawrence Tibbett as he was one of her favorite singers and also enjoyed swing music. (T. Times 2-2-1940 p.1)

Jepson, Helen; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Radios; Hats--1940-1950; Mirrors; Singers;

Passengers on board the streamlined "Kalakala" on July 2, 1940, for the last ferry ride across the Narrows with the expected opening of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The packed boat reacts with joy as judges from the Y.M.B.C. lift dance winners' arms in triumph. The raucous 1,440 revelers celebrated with music and dancing sponsored by the Young Men's Business Club. Fifteen prizes were awarded in dance categories that evening. (T.Times, 7-3-40, p. 3) TPL-6640

Kalakala (Ferry); Ferries--Tacoma; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hand clapping;

A sense of humor saves the day as Wavie (Mrs. J.J.) Kaufman, wife of the Mayor, prepares to cut a makeshift ribbon opening the new, and long awaited, 38th Street bridge on December 19, 1939. Some thrill seeking youngsters had dissected the original ribbon and carried it off as souvenirs. A replacement was formed from pieces of cloth. It is held by Mayor Kaufman, left, and Commissioner A.R. Bergersen. Representative H. N. (Barney) Jackson, center, and Senator G.B. Kerstetter, far right, look on. The 38th street bridge was a modern concrete affair costing $37,000 and intended to bring the McKinley Hill area "back into the city." The construction of the bridge had been sought for several years by Hill residents. (T. Times 12/20/1939, pg. 20)

Kaufman, Joseph J.; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Wavie; Bergersen, Abner R.; Jackson, H.N.; Kerstetter, G.B.;

Miss Betty Klopfenstein, center, entertains her two cousins from Los Angeles, Frances Louise MacPherson, left, and Mary Elizabeth MacPherson in July of 1940. The girls are spending the week with the Fred K. Klopfenstein family enjoying the area's ocean beaches. The family owned and operated Klopfensteins at 935-37 Broadway, an upper end clothing store for men and women. (T. Times 7/12/1940, pg. 9)

Klopfenstein, Betty; MacPherson, Frances Louise; MacPherson, Mary Elizabeth; Guests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Lincoln High School. View looking south in February of 1940 with Lincoln statue in foreground. Heath and Gove, Architects, 1912. (T. Times)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sculpture--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Governor Clarence Martin accepts new colors on Admittance Day in Olympia, November 11, 1939, as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration. Washington state entered the union on that day in 1889, becoming the 42nd state. Govenor Martin inspects the United States flag in his office with General Maurice W. Thompson as four National Guardsmen stand at attention. The four soldiers are, left to right, Pvt. Donald C. Peterson, Cpl. Howard V. Judson, Pvt. 1st cl. Hadley St. Clair and Pvt. 1st cl. Donald O'Brison. (TNT 11/11/1939, pg. 2)

Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Olympia; Flags; Peterson, Donald C.; Judson, Howard V.; St. Clair, Hadley; O'Brison, Donald; Thompson, Maurice W., 1878-1954;

Big Buddy Day Marymount Military Academy. Norton Clapp, left, with tennis racket shakes hands with a young tennis player over the net on the academy's tennis courts. Building in background. Big Buddy Day was an annual event at the Academy where men and boys could participate in sports and programs together. The school had rigid standards in academics and athletics. The teacher-student ratio was 1-6. By 1974, the military designation and uniforms were dropped and the school became primarily a boarding school catering to the wealthy.

Marymount Military Academy (Spanaway); Private schools--Spanaway; Military education--Spanaway; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995;

Four boys do some target practice with bow and arrows. One of the boys is extremely pleased over his Bullseye. Spring layout. (T.Times)

Boys--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bows (Archery); Arrows;

Walt Olsen and "Celeste." Walt is the musician and "Celeste" is his electric piano. The pair are members of the eleven piece Brad Bannon Orchestra, playing locally at the Century Ballroom in Fife. (T. Times 12/27/1940, pg. 4)

Brad Bannon Orchestra (Tacoma); Music Box Theatre (Tacoma); Pianists; Pianos; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Chauncey Griggs of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, and wife Johanna with daughter Naomi, about four months old and the family dog. (TNT)

Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989; Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989--Family; Griggs, Johanna; Infants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Griggs, Naomi; Fathers & children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dogs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1940. Group of people, including small children, conversing in front of small cabin. All are casually dressed with one man in a swimsuit. Photograph was taken circa 1940.

Cabins; Conversation;

Informal shoveling contest during October, 1940, ground breaking at C.P.S.for new Student Union Building. Mayor Harry Cain, in hat and cigarette in mouth, squats at right center. Norton Clapp is to Cain's left in photo. Norton Clapp served as a trustee of the college (later University) for 62 years, 19 of those as chairman of the board of trustees. Students and invited guests chortle at the sight of the unannounced shoveling contest pitting Bishop Bruce Baxter of Willamette University, C.P.S. president Edward H. Todd, Board of Trustees president E.L. Blaine and trustee Albert H. Hooker, Jr., on October 16, 1940. The contest was diplomatically declared a draw. Trustee Hooker was disqualified because his first shovelful of dirt fell on Dr. Todd's neck. Norton Clapp would go on to win the actual 4-man shoveling contest, besting Mayor Cain, the student body president and Chamber of Commerce president. (T.Times, 10-16-40, p. 1, 10-17-40, p. 10 and 1941 C.P.S.annual Tamanawas) ALBUM 12

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979 ; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Digging--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma;

Mrs. Lane Paskill is set to circle Saturday, September 7, 1940, on Mayor Harry P. Cain's office calendar as a reminder of the Club of Hearts Cabaret Sports Dance to benefit the Red Cross. The dance would be held in the Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom. Since the mayor's schedule was so often crowded, Mrs. Paskill visited him in mid-August to book the date. TPL-5177. ALBUM 12. (T.Times 8-24-40, p. 5)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Calendars; Paskill, Lane--Family; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tower of Central School Building. The eight story Gothic structure was built in 1912 from a design by the architectural firm of Heath and Gove. In the 1940's, it was still serving as a primary school. It is now the headquarters of the Tacoma School District. (T. Times 1/17/1941, pg. 13)

Central School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma;