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790-1

ca. 1937. Group of two men in suits and one woman - Grand chiefs of the Redmen. The group is tentatively identified as Mr. and Mrs. Eamans and Mr. Conner. (T. Times)


Improved Order of Redmen (Tacoma);

790-2

ca. 1937. Group of five men in suits - Grand chiefs of the Redmen. The men are tentatively identified by the last names of Eamans, Conner, LIndstrom, Berg and Linn. (T. Times)


Improved Order of Redmen (Tacoma);

790-5

ca. 1937. Group of eight Grand Chiefs, Improved Order of Redmen, ca. 1937. Group of men in suits, some wearing Indian headdresses. The Order of Red Men trace their origins to certain secret Patriotic Societies founded before the American Revolution. It is the nation's oldest patriotic fraternal organization of American, not European, origin. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum)


Improved Order of Redmen (Tacoma);

790-8

ca. 1937. Puyallup Drill Team, Degree of Pocahontas, circa 1937. Group of women, all are wearing corsages. The Degree of Pocahontas was authorized by the Improved Order of the Red Men in 1885 in Elmira, New York. (filed with Argentum)


Improved Order of Redmen, Degree of Pocahontas (Puyallup);

877-1

ca. 1934. Junior League Committee. Five women reviewing planned activity in a living room. Two are sitting on a grill-covered steam heater located under a window. (For Mrs. Brady, T. Times Society) (WSHS)


Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;

879-1

Sonya (Mrs. Donald) Doud, left, and Gertrude (Mrs. Roger) Peck prepare to open the Junior League Thrift Shop for business. The shop is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10 -4 p.m. Established in 1930, the proceeds of the store support the League's well baby clinic.


Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Thrift shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Doud, Sonya; Peck, Gertrude;

879-1B

Junior League members Sonya (Mrs. Donald) Doud and Gertrude (Mrs. Roger) Peck (from left) pause at the doorway of the League's Thrift Shop in December of 1934. Women donated their time and effort in running the store, with proceeds earmarked for the well-baby clinic they sponsored. The Junior League Thrift Shop was located at 117 S. 10th St. with hours of operation listed on the door's window.


Junior League (Tacoma); Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Thrift shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Doud, Sonya; Peck, Gertrude;

879-2

Three women pose in front of the Junior League Thrift Shop. They are, left to right, Elizabeth Hailey, the Regional director of the Junior League from Portland, Aida (Mrs. Charles) Ingram, local president of the League and Letitia Fogg, head of the local League shop. Charles Ingram was the assistant general manager of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. The window of the shop is decorated with a Christmas tree. The Shop was established in 1930, to support the charitable work of the League. TPL-10523


Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Thrift shops--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ingram, Aida; Hailey, Elizabeth; Fogg, Letitia;

879-4

Two women wearing full length fur coats and hats standing outside the Junior League Thrift Shop in December of 1934. They are, left to right, Mrs. Richard Wagstaff and Miss Letitia Fogg, head of the shop. The shop is open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 10 -4p.m. Established in 1930, the proceeds of the store support the League's well baby clinic. The window of the store is decorated with a festive holiday tree. (filed with Argentum)


Junior League (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Thrift shops--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Junior League Thrift Shop (Tacoma); Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wagstaff, Richard--Family; Fogg, Letitia;

953-1

ca. 1935. Junior League Play Committee working on costumes for their play "Little Black Sambo." Four women and a young girl, wearing skates, working on sewing. The woman in the center is tentatively identified as Mrs. Marion Long and the woman to the right of her as Mrs. Robert Abel. (Tribune - Seattle Times)


Junior League (Tacoma); Costumes; Sewing; Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940; Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940;

979-1

Junior League Board. Ten women in dresses or suits; five are sitting on rock bench, five are standing in back of them. Front row center is Miss Presley Ellis, current president. The women are identified as, front row, left to right: Mrs. Hilding Lindberg, Mrs. Gershom Rowland, Mrs. Virginia Phelps, Miss Ellis; Miss Lois Williams and Mrs. Charles Ingram. Back row, left to right, Mrs. L. Donald Fisher, Mrs. Paul Hebb, Mrs. Thomas Moffitt and Mrs. Roger Peck. (filed with Argentum)


Junior League (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Ellis, Presley; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1930-1940;

979-2

Miss Presley Ellis, Junior League Board. Woman in long sleeved dress standing in garden.


Junior League (Tacoma); Ellis, Presley;

A10016-1

Washington State Pharmaceutical Association State Convention - Tacoma - July 14-17, 1940. Large group of men seated on roof top. Some 400 druggists were expected to attend the Tacoma convention held at the Winthrop Hotel including P.H. Brady, chairman of the Washington State Board of Pharmacy. Election of new officers chosen for the upcoming year saw a Tacoman, Everett Riser, selected as president of the association. (T.Times 7-11-1940, p. 12-article on convention; T.Times 7/17/1940 p.11-story )


Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pharmacists--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A10050-42

Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Convention. Man in driver's seat of fire engine parked by Winthrop Hotel. The Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Convention was held in Tacoma during late July of 1940 with chiefs visiting from Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho and other western states. The unidentified gentleman behind the wheel of the fire engine may have been one of the many firemen in attendance.


Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

A10050-44

The Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Convention was held in late July of 1940. The roof of the Winthrop Hotel was a favorite spot for photographing large groups as the downtown skyline made a memorable view. Men on roof of Winthrop Hotel, city and port in background.


Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Cityscapes;

A10050-46

Over 100 firemen posed for a formal group photograph on the roof of the Hotel Winthrop in late July of 1940. From July 31 through August 3rd the 47th annual convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs was held in Tacoma. Emory N. Whitacker, Tacoma Fire Chief, was convention host to chiefs from Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho and other western states. With wives, guests, and concessionaires, the convention was expected to bring some 1,500 visitors to Tacoma. The Murray Morgan Bridge (11th St. Bridge), the City Waterway (now the Foss Waterway), and several of the prominent buildings on A Street including the Tacoma Building and the Perkins Building can be seen in the background.


Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Cityscapes; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); City Waterway (Tacoma); Tacoma Building (Tacoma); Perkins Building (Tacoma);

A10050-48

Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Convention. Men with flag on roof of Winthrop Hotel, Washington Building in background. Photograph taken on July 23, 1940.


Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma); Flags--United States; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

A10050-A

The 47th annual convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs would be held in Tacoma for the first times on July 31 through August 3rd, 1940. Emory N. Whitacker, Tacoma Fire Chief, would play convention host to 500-700 chiefs from Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho and other western states. With wives and guests, the conventioneers would total over 1500. Pictured seated center is Chief Baker of Louistown, Mt., president of the Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs. Standing back left is Jay W. Stevens of San Francisco, Secretary of the Fire Chiefs. (T. Times 7/23/1940, pg. 2)


Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stevens, Jay W.;

A10050-B

Chief Baker, left, of Louistown, Mt., president of the Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Association, greets his fellow members at the 47th annual convention, held for the first time in Tacoma. Tacoma would play host July 31st - August 3rd, 1940 to 1500 fire chiefs, wives and guests from the western states. Standing second to the right is Jay W. Stevens of San Francisco, secretary of the organization. (T. Times 7/23/1940, pg. 2)


Pacific Coast Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stevens, Jay W.;

A10158-1

Tacoma Sculpturing Club exhibit in window at Rhodes Department Store. The plaque in the center reads that the exhibit is by the Tacoma Sculptors Club and the Bryant Creative Arts Studio; a school centered community recreation program and a WPA cooperative program offering free instruction. The project originated four years previously. The larger pieces on display are wood etchings, a cabinet, scenic carvings and a chest. New ideas in carving include covers for photo, guest and scrap books. Also represented are finely carved cameos in hand carved frames. (T. Times 8/19/1940, pg. 7)


Tacoma Sculpting Club (Tacoma); Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Wood carvings; Woodwork;

A103314-19

The Elks Club appears packed on November 28, 1956, as members wait for promised entertainment on Old Timers Club night. The orchestra is seated, sheet music open and ready. The piano bench is empty although there is an organist at his keyboard. Elks members with 25 or more years of service were honored annually with dinner at the Elks Club plus an evening of music and skits. Photograph ordered by the Elks Club.


Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

A105377-2

The Normanna Male Chorus, led by Gunnar Malmin of Pacific Lutheran College, posed for a group picture on March 7, 1957. Professor Malmin, dressed in a dark tuxedo, is seated in the front row. Normanna Male Chorus was the oldest Norwegian singing organization in the west. It was formed in 1888 by Tacoma and Parkland men, and held its first Sangerfest in Tacoma in 1906. The first director was Professor Carlo Sperati; the present conductor Malmin has held the title since 1947. Normanna Male Chorus has approximately 50 members. Photograph ordered by Normanna Male Chorus. (TNT 2-25-57, p.5)


Normanna Male Chorus (Tacoma); Choirs (Music); Singers; Malmin, Gunnar J.;

A1099-0

In April of 1925, members of the Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan (DOKK) were planning an initiation in which hapless new members would be fed to their voracious tiger mascot (pictured.) The DOKK was a side degree of the Knights of Pythias committed to fun and revelry. On his knees, chained to the tiger, and being prepared for slaughter was E.A. Dexter, chancellor commander of the Commencement Lodge of Tacoma. Surrounding him, left to right, were J.A. Falconer, A.N. Bostwick, Ted Strong and Ben Haverkamp. The grand initiation and ceremony was held at the Swiss Hall, 1902-04 Jefferson Avenue. Over three hundred members from across Southwest Washington were expected to attend. More than 50 initiates were being prepared for lunch. At this time, the DOKK had no temple of their own in Tacoma, so the Kuh-Ala-Dagh Temple of Seattle served as host at the initiation. (TNT 4/24/1925, pg. 11) (WSHS)


Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1920-1930; Play (Recreation)--1920-1930; Knights of Pythias (Tacoma); Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan (Tacoma); Dexter, E.A.; Falconer, J.A.; Bostwick, A.N.; Strong, Ted; Haverkamp, Ben;

A1114-1

International Rally of I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Tacoma, Washington, September 4-6, 1926. Representatives from 300 lodges in Washington and British Columbia gathered in Tacoma for the 7th annual gathering of encampments. The kick off was a parade on Sept. 4, 1926 with over 2,000 participants. The parade formed at 7th & Commerce. Pictured is a parade float with a banner reading "Both Old And Young Are Protected By The I.O.O.F. Home in Walla Walla, WA." in front of the Colonial Hotel at South 7th and Commerce. The Washington Odd Fellow home was established in 1897 in Walla Walla. It provided care for the widows and orphans of members of the fraternal organization. (TDL 9/4/1926, pg. 3; 9/5/26, pg. 4-A) (filed under Argentum)


Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A1115-1

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) held their seventh annual International Rally in Tacoma on September 4-6, 1926. The largest event of the rally was a parade with over 2,000 participants through the downtown business district that concluded at the Odd Fellows temple at Sixth & Fawcett. The Fern Hill Rebekah Lodge created a float for the parade on the back of a John Dower Lumber Company flatbed truck. The float was photographed in front of the Gansen Electric Company and C.A. Beil, General Contractors, offices at 709-13 Commerce St. The Rebekahs were the affiliated fraternal order of the Odd Fellows as well as a service organization. (TDL 9/4/26, pg. 3-article; 9/5/26, pg. 4-A-article) (filed in Argentum.)


Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fern Hill Rebekah Lodge (Tacoma);

A1116-1

International Rally of the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Tacoma, September 4-6, 1926. The rally was a convention for the 300 Odd Fellow & Rebekah lodges in Washington and British Columbia. The East Tacoma Rebekah Lodge float was photographed on the 700 block of Commerce Street. Corner of Colonial Hotel, Tacoma Electrotype Company, Washington Florists truck, Gansen Electric Company, C.A. Beil office. (filed with Argentum)


Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930; East Tacoma Rebekah Lodge (Tacoma);

A1117-1

International Rally of I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Tacoma, Washington, September 4-6, 1926.The biggest event was a parade through downtown Tacoma with over 2,000 participants on September 4, 1926. The South Tacoma Lodge No. 89 float is bearing signs, "The God of Nations is the Father of All Men" and "All Men Are Brothers". Lefebvre Auto Laundry in background. (filed with Argentum)


Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 89 (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A113452-1

The Labor Temple on Market St. was home to a variety of unions with each union having a designated room. Among the many unions were the Butcher Workmen Union Local #554, the Bakers Union Local #126, Bricklayers Union Local #1 and the Motor Coach Employees Union Local #758, in addition to the Pierce County Central Labor Council AFL-CIO and United Labor Advisory Committee of Pierce County. Formerly the Hiroshimaya Hotel, the Labor Temple was purchased in 1941 by the Labor Council and completely paid for by 1943. View of members of the Plumbers and Fitters Union Local #82 who met in Room 201 of the Labor Temple; on the wall near the men are signs from other unions. Photograph ordered by the Plumbers Union.


Labor unions--Tacoma; Plumbers & Fitters Union Local No. 82 (Tacoma); Labor Temple (Tacoma); Signs (Notices);

A11551-1

Interior of Moose Hall-room w/2 lg. windows,vinyl chairs, thick carpet. Photograph taken in July of 1941.


Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Chairs;

A11551-3

Moose Hall hallway w/chairs and flag at rear. Paneled walls, thick carpet.


Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Flags--United States;

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