Studio portrait of Casey Davison, Tacoma Times reporter. He is wearing cap, shirt with open collar, and checkered slacks and is smoking a pipe. Casey Davison contributed a column to the Tacoma Times called "Soundings." The column covered maritime topics and local activities on the waterfront, both commercial and in yachting. (T. Times 10/11/1939, pg. 1)

Davison, Casey; Tobacco pipes; Hats--1930-1940; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Journalists--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Kids and dogs of all shapes and sizes turned out for the April 22, 1939, Commerce Street Dog (Mutt) Parade sponsored by the Commerce Street Business Men's Club. Entry rules were simple: be 16 & under, fill out an entry form and bring your dog. Some wore costumes to catch the judges eye. Overall, the parade attracted nearly 1,000 participants and many thousands lined Commerce Street from 7th to 17th to applaud the marchers. Over 70 prizes were awarded but no youngster - or - dog went without some sort of award. Each child got free ice cream, a baseball cap and balloon and a special treat for his or her dog. (T. Times, 4/24/39, p. 1; T. Times 4-22-39, p. 1-article; T. Times 4-21-39, p. 1-article).

Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children & animals; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Contests--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In May of 1939, the Bryant School P.T.A. and Preschool group puppeteers met at the home of Mrs. E.S. Dolan to practice scenes from an original production of "A Father Grows Up" for the State P.T.A. Convention in Wenatchee. Left to right are: Mrs. Arthur Cook, Kathryn (Mrs. E.S.) Dolan, Elizabeth (Mrs. Joseph) Turco and Mrs. Walter Browne. The play, about the problems of a 12-year-old boy, was written by Mrs. Arthur Cook and directed by Miss Regina Hoover. The puppets were made by Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Harold Stavic and Mrs. Charles B. Roe. (T. Times, 5/13/39, p. 6)

Dolan, E.S.--Homes & haunts; Parent-Teacher Association (Tacoma); Puppets; Cook, Arthur--Family; Dolan, Kathryn; Turco, Elizabeth; Browne, Walter--Family;

Ice Bowl at Bremerton. Large wooden field house style stucture with curved roof in rural setting.

Facilities - Recreational Facilities - Ice Arenas

On April 5, 1939, Nancy (Mrs. Edwin) Griffin was photographed in her family home at Caledonia Beach with her two young sons on her lap. Edward ("Ted") Irving is the older boy and James is the younger. Mr. Griffin (not pictured) was the president of Griffin Fuel in Tacoma.

Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955--Family; Griffin, Nancy; Griffin, Edward Irving; Griffin, James;

Three unidentified men dressed in business attire attached an advertisement for the 1939 4th of July fireworks show, sponsored by the Tacoma Junior Chamber of Commerce, to the bumper of a large GMC truck. The show, held in the Stadium Bowl, featured fireworks, motorcycle races, police prowl car demonstration, and music from the Ray C. Roberts Post 969, VFW band. The two hour show attracted an enthusiastic audience of 12,000, not counting those watching and listening in boats and automobiles. The truck had a special "Golden Jubilee" license plate. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 7-2-39, p. 1-article; TNT 7-5-39, p. 1-article)

Fireworks--1930-1940; Holidays--1930-1940; Fourth of July celebrations; Junior Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Fullback for the 1939 Bellarmine football team, Ray O'Leary is frozen in a classic football pose.

Football--Tacoma; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Private schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma)--Sports; O'Leary, Ray;

Franklin Park Development project, financed by the Park Board and the Works Progress Administration. View from hillside, Bart's Grocery and several homes and water tower. Clearing of the ground will begin September 13, 1939 on the new Franklin Park location at So. 12th St. and So. Puget Sound.

Franklin Park (Tacoma);

Franklin Park Improvement Club for the Times. Group poses in undeveloped Franklin Park with blueprints. Work will finally commence on the long anticipated park on September 13, 1939. The park is a joint project of the Park Board and the WPA. Pictured, left to right, are Henry Pitcher of the WPA, Mrs. J.B. Champlain, C.F. Mason, Parks Superintendent Sherman Ingels, and Mrs. Pearl Lees. The area currently being developed is unit 1, of a 2 section project, and covers the area from 12th to 14th streets and between Lawrence and Puget Sound. The park was formerly the location of Hoodlum Lake. (T. Times 9/12/1939, pg. 3; 9/14/1939, pg. 12 - picture) TPL-9698

Franklin Park (Tacoma); Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pitcher, Henry; Lees, Pearl; Ingels, Sherman; Mason, C.F.;

College of Puget Sound sororities plan dances in April of 1939. L. to r: Frances Hoss, Alpha Beta Upsilon; Erna Brenner, Delta Alpha Gamma; Dorothy Shaw, Kappa Sigma Theta; Marjorie Wickens, Lambda Sigma Chi; Kathleen Sherrill, Alpha Beta Upsilon. (T.Times 5/6/1939, p.7)

Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940;

Girl Scout Day Camp at Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Thirteen young girls, Brownie age, work on crafts at a picnic table. The Brownies came to camp on Fridays. They are decorating covers for their mother's telephone directory. The Tacoma Day Camp was entering its fourth season and for the first time it was located at the abandoned CCC camp below Ft. Nisqually. Girls 7-18, whether they were Girl Scouts or not, were invited to attend. The girls are, beginning in the foreground, Marlene Frieshem, Betty Ogden, Eleanor Jones, Barbara Packard, Amelia Stacy, Alice Condon, Delores Wright, Frances Thorness, Joanne Cinilli, Patsy Buffum, Delores Foster, Gwen Adams and Rosemary Neidum. (T. Times 6/18/1939, pg. 9; picture 7/8/1939, pg. 6)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Girl Scouts Day Camp on June 27, 1939, held at the Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Three teenage girls busily work at a picnic table, assisted with macrame projects by two women wearing "gypsy" costumes. 1939 was the fourth season for the Tacoma GS day camp and the first year that it was held at the abandoned CCC camp below Ft. Nisqually. It began on June 19th and ran for five weeks. Girls, aged 7-18, were invited to attend. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9 article only)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma); Teenagers--1930-1940;

Girl Scout Day Camp at Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Five young girls from the "Pioneer" unit roasting hotdogs on sticks over an open fire, learning the art of stick cookery. Others prepare the lemonade supply. For the first time, the four year old day camp would be located at the abandoned CCC camp near Ft. Nisqually. Intended to give the girls a real outdoor experience, the camp included instructions and practice on preparing your own meal over an open fire. The Scouts around the fire are, left to right, Lucy McIntyre, Laydel Green, Juanita Clark, Phyllis Elsworth, Ruth Strom and Dorothy Allen. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9; picture 7/8/1939, pg. 6)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Depressions--1929; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Outdoor cookery--Tacoma; Campfires; Frankfurters--Tacoma; Civilian Conservation Corps (Tacoma);

On July 20, 1939, Dick Frayne, behind the wheel of Leon Titus's 1906 Model N Ford, poked his finger through the vehicle's nonexistent windshield. He had driven the antique car into the Vehicle Safety Inspection Station during the Washington State Golden Jubilee as a joke. Joe Thomas, director of the station, scratched his head wondering what to do next. There was no windshield for the red inspection sticker. Enjoying his confusion were Lloyd Raab, behind the vehicle in a western hat, Leon Titus, 2nd from right and Larry Pritchett, right. Leon Titus was the owner of Titus Ford Motor Co. and Lloyd Raab was his business partner. (T. Times 7/26/1939, pg. 10)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Ford automobile; Titus, Leon E.; Vehicle Safety Inspection Station (Tacoma); Thomas, Joe; Raab, Lloyd; Pritchett, Larry;

Golden Jubilee Water Carnival at Point Defiance, Sea Scout races held July 16, 1939. Four young men wearing swimming trunks and holding shovels posing on the dock with a fifth man wearing a tee shirt with "Rainbow 112, Tacoma" logo and a nautical hat. Tacoma Sea Scout ship 112 (Rainbow) won first place in two of the races, including this one where the oars were replaced with shovels.The team members were, in no particular order, Dick Smith, Jay Perkins, Wally Royse and DeForest Bullock. The young man in the center is not identified. (T. Times 7/17/1939, pg.1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Point Defiance Pavilion (Tacoma); Racing--Tacoma; Sea Scouts (Tacoma);

Jubilee Princess Elizabeth Johnson presents trophies to the winners of the motorboat races at the Water Carnival, held July 16, 1939. The Water Carnival was the kick-off celebration for the Washington State Golden Jubilee. It was attended by over 30,000 spectators. The 3 1/2 hour show included inboard and outboard races. (T. Times 7/17/1939, pg. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Racing--Tacoma; Johnson, Elizabeth;

Golden Jubilee Royalty, Hostess Queen, selected on July 10, 1939. Two contestants, Margaret Franich, left, and Amy Lou Murray pose with a replica of the state seal. 21-year-old Gravelly Lake resident Amy Lou Murray was crowned Miss Hostess Queen at the Music Box Theater with Margaret Franich, 23, as Miss Pierce County. Because the voting was so close, both women would be sent to the Miss Washington competition the following week. (TNT 07/11/39, p. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Franich, Margaret; Murray, Amy Lou; Evening gowns--Tacoma;

Publicity photograph for the "Saga of the West" theatrical presentation planned for the Golden Jubilee celebration. Man dressed in tails with top hat "courts" two 1860's belles wearing elaborate costume gowns next to the Elks Temple. They are posed next to a pillar capped with a floral container planted with nasturtiums. They are, left to right, Herman Huesby, Floralla Milleson and Leva Atkins. The pageant would be produced July 20,21 & 22, 1939. A chorus of six men and two women would speak all the parts while the actors and actresses go through the motions eliminating the need for moving microphones. The extravaganza boasted a cast of over 2,000. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 2)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Historical pageants--Tacoma; Elks Temple (Tacoma); Huesby, Herman; Milleson, Floralla; Atkins, Leva;

Scenes from a preview performance of "Saga of the West," held July 18, 1939. The pageant would cover the history of Washington from its earliest times to the present and be presented July 20, 21 and 22nd at the Stadium Bowl. This scene depicts the pioneers first crossing the Naches Pass. A pioneer woman, Gretchen (Mrs. Percy C.) Rollins, is being assisted from her "prairie schooner" by a trio of Scouts, actually soldiers from Fort Lewis. Unfortunately the July 18th dress rehearsal was rained out about halfway through; the cast would convene the following evening for a full rehearsal. (T. Times 7/19/1939, pg. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Historical pageants--Tacoma; Rollins, Gretchen;

Scenes from a preview performance of "Saga of the West." The pageant would cover the history of the west and be presented July 20, 21 and 22nd of 1939 at the Stadium Bowl. Titus Motor Co. offered the use of their 1906 Ford "Model N' for the pageant. The automobile is being cranked by Titus Service Department Superintendent Dick Frayne and is ready to go into action. This dress rehearsal on the 18th was interrupted by a downpour halfway through, causing the actors to take cover. The cast would reconvene on July 19th to complete the rehearsal.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Historical pageants--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Ford automobile; Frayne, Dick;

Junior Chamber of Commerce's entrants for the Golden Jubilee Queen's contest. Three women and two men walk arm-in-arm across the landscaped yard of a two-story Queen Anne-style home.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Junior Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Junior Chamber of Commerce's entrant for Golden Jubilee Queen. Two men cast an admiring glance at a young woman. dressed in suit, hat, and gloves, as she prepares to enter door of a Colonial-style residence. She is Florine (Sis) Steel of 3308 No. 30th St., one of 35 young women entered to reign over the Golden Jubilee celebration, July 16-23, 1939. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 6-18-1939, 1-B-cropped photo of Miss Steel)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Junior Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Contests--Tacoma--1930-1940; Steel, Florine;

Crowded reviewing stand on Pacific Avenue for Golden Jubilee parade on July 22, 1939. Dignitaries are saluting the color guard as it passes by. Queen Amy Lou Murray and Mayor J. J. Kaufman at center, high ranking military personnel flank them. The reviewing stand at 12th and Pacific was occupied by 200 dignitaries who viewed the 14 mile long parade.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Murray, Amy Lou; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Reviewing stands--Tacoma;

Reviewing stand for Golden Jubilee parade on July 22, 1939. Left to Right: Public Utilities Commissioner Ira Davisson, Queen Amy Lou Murray, Mayor J. J. Kaufman, Miss Pierce County Margaret Franich, Princess Elizabeth Johnson. As Tacoma's frantic week of Jubilee festivities drew to a close, Tacomans could feel very proud. Attendance for the major events was very high, with the 100,000 persons lining the parade route topping the attendance charts.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Davisson, Ira; Murray, Amy Lou; Franich, Margaret; Johnson, Elizabeth;

Golden Jubilee "Tally Ho" being driven down Pacific Ave. near 11th St. Queen Amy Lou Murray (below "nd" in "Brand"sign), Mayor J.J. Kaufman (center, in light top hat), Miss Pierce Co. Margaret Franich (waving), Jubilee director Harry P. Cain, on running board of old-fashioned carriage in July, 1939. The men, with the exception of Harry Cain, all wear hats as part of the celebration. ALBUM 12.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Franich, Margaret; Murray, Amy Lou; Horses--Tacoma; Carriages & coaches--Tacoma;

This truck covered in red, white and blue bunting and awnings was entered by one of the many "Townsend Clubs" in the July 22, 1939 Golden Jubilee Parade. The sign on the top promotes "The Townsend Plan for National Prosperity." A sign on the side reads "The Townsend Plan is the only Recovery Plan." Other signs promote "Townsend Plan gives our youth a chance" and "Work for Youth." Directly behind the cab of the truck ride several young women and under the awning ride several of the seniors that supported the Plan. The Plan was formulated in 1934 by Dr. Francis E. Townsend and called for a $200 a month pension for each retired person over the age of 60. The money had to be spent within that 30 days, insuring circulation of funds. It would be financed by a 2% federal sales tax. The Plan had a strong following among seniors, many who had their savings and retirement funds wiped out by the Depression. Although never adopted, the movement had a strong political base.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Golden Jubilee Parade on July 22, 1939, on Pacific Avenue. United States Army band approaching spectators sitting on sidewalk curbs at left. Union Station in distance, on right, shrouded by gray sky. View of warehouse district buildings on left. Although the spectators are sparse here, more than 100,000 crowded into Tacoma streets to watch the 14 mile long parade.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Golden Jubilee Parade on July 22, 1939. Formation of United States Navy sailors marching down newly paved Pacific Avenue. The sailors were part of the more than 4,500 military personnel who took part in the parade. There were also six battleships in dock at the time of the parade. Flags and banners are visible from every point. Good view of Washington Building, Puget Sound National Bank and other buildings in 1100 block, east side.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Golden Jubilee Parade on July 22, 1939. Several people aboard buckboard drawn by four horses, sign on side reads "Elks 174." Parade spectators along street, two movie cameramen working at right. Review stand on Pacific Avenue held approximately 200 people. Parade and other activities held during July 16-23, 1939, celebrated Washington's fifty years of statehood.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Golden Jubilee Parade on July 22, 1939. Old 1900 South End Transfer "Lock, McLean, Dean" wagon drawn by horses being loaded with "Paul Bunyon Loggers" signs for Bone Dry Shoe Manufacturing Company. Richfield "Years Ahead" billboard in background.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Carts & wagons--Tacoma; Horse teams--Tacoma;