Rehearsal of "Saga of the West" for the Golden Jubilee. Several groups of performers form circles in the auditorium of the Elks Temple. Pianist on stage in background. The rehearsals were held at the Elks Temple, then the Armory and finally at the Stadium Bowl itself. The production would have a cast of 2,000.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Historical pageants--Tacoma; Elks Temple (Tacoma);

Tacoma Junior Chamber of Commerce, publicity for Stadium July Fourth Show. Two men wearing suits, ties, fedoras, posing with fireworks sign above Stadium Bowl. Stadium and Washington State Historical Society Museum in background. The July 4th show ran over two hours and attracted an audience of over 7,000, covering 2/3 of the Bowl.

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

Five young people, three boys and two girls, stand behind a grassy ledge, watching the matches at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club during a junior tournament. The tournament will conclude June 25, 1939 after a week of competition. Pictured are, left to right, Don McCroskey, Bob Davies, Jane Nick, George Thomas and Ardys Pratt.

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis rackets; Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; McCroskey, Don; Davies, Bob; Nick, Jane; Thomas, George; Pratt, Ardys;

Home portrait of Cecil Cavanaugh, his wife Mary and their four children for the Tacoma Times Father's Day issue. Mr. Cavanaugh was the owner of Cavanaugh Lumber. The children are, left to right, Larry (4 1/2), Mary Frances (9), Jimmie (6) and baby Kathleen at six months. (T. Times 6/17/1939, pg. 6)

Cavanaugh, Cecil C.--Family; Cavanaugh, Mary; Cavanaugh, Mary Frances;

This view of the Pond Garden in "The Bowl" at Point Defiance Park, taken in June of 1939, is from just southwest of the park entrance looking northeast. Vashon Island can be seen in the distance through the trees. Originally a U.S. military reservation, Tacoma was given permission to develop the land into a park in 1888. The south end of the park was first transformed into formal gardens under the direction of E. R. Roberts.

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Scenes from Tacoma Little Theatre's production of Robert Sherwood's "Petrified Forest." The play opened June 5, 1939 and was the final offering of the 1939 theatrical season. The play starred Jane Richter, Herman Huseby and Merle Bennett. The realistic set was designed by Erich Richter. The realism carried over to the props, with the actors using real firearms carefully monitored by the Tacoma police department. The need for a "gambling machine" presented a problem as they were outlawed in Tacoma. The propmaster, according to the Times. consulted a source in the "underworld" and came up with one from a neighboring city. (T. Times 6/1/1939, pg. 11; 6/3/1939, pg. 6; 6/6/1939, pg. 16)

Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Actresses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Stages (Platforms); Stage props; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Scenes from Tacoma Little Theatre's production of Robert Sherwood's "Petrified Forest," the final offering of the Drama League's theatrical season. The play opened June 5, 1939 for a three day run at the Little Theatre. The actors pictured are, left to right, Jane Richter as Gabby Maple, Courtland Skinner, Arnold Bader, Merle Benedict as Duke Mantee and Clarence Keating. The production also starred Herman Huseby as Alan Squier. The realistic set was actually a room built on the stage of the theatre and real firearms were used. A Tacoma police officer was on hand to distribute the guns before the curtain was raised and collect them afterwards. (T. Times 6/3/1939, pg. 6)

Tacoma Little Theatre (Tacoma); Stages (Platforms); Stage props; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Richter, Jane; Skinner, Courtland; Bader, Arnold; Benedict, Merle; Keating, Clarence;

Five competitors wait their turn during a junior tournament at Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club in June of 1939. From left to right are: Don McCroskey, Jane Nick, Bob Davies, Ardys Pratt and George Thomas. The tournament would conclude on June 25th after a week's worth of matches.

Tennis--Tacoma; Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); McCroskey, Don; Nick, Jane; Davies, Bob; Pratt, Ardys; Thomas, George; Tennis rackets;

Home portrait of Cecil Cavanaugh and his four children at their home at 56 East Road for the 1939 Tacoma Times Father's Day issue. Mr. Cavanaugh was the owner of Cavanaugh Lumber. The children are, left to right, Jimmie (6), baby Kathleen (6 months), Mary Frances (9) and Larry (4 1/2.) (T. Times 6/17/1939, pg. 6)

Cavanaugh, Cecil C.--Family;

Rose's Hi-Way Inn grand opening. Modern in every way with indirect lighting, a white cellutex interior marbelized in blue, and chromium and bronze trim. A large banner hanging from the roof states the restaurant would open on June 30th of 1939. Manager Rose Wilcox was famous for her chicken and steak dinners. She sold the roadside dinner house in the 1970s with the condition that the once modern restaurant retain its old-fashioned appeal. (T.Times, 6/30/1939, p. 9) (filed with Argentum)

Rose's Hi-Way Inn (Des Moines); Restaurants--Des Moines;

Young people pose with their tennis rackets on the terrace outside the Clubhouse at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club during a junior tournament. The tournament would be wrapping up June 24, 1939 after a week of competition. They are identified as, front row, left to right, Dorothy Clifford, Sabine Phelps, Mary Elizabeth Abeel and Vera Fraser. Back row, left to right, Don Ervin, Peggy McCarty and Jess Curtwright. (T. Times 7/1/1939, pg. 6)

Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tennis rackets; Tennis players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Phelps, Sabine; Fraser, Vera; McCarty, Peggy Jan; Abeel, Mary Elizabeth; Ervin, Don; Curtwright, Jess; Clifford, Dorothy;

Stadium High School's winning 1939 tennis team. Players are identified as upper row, left to right, Jess Curtwright, Jack Pascoe, Coach Vince Keyes, Don Brown and Rich Cromwell. Lower row, left to right, Don Ervin, Richard Meyer and Edgar Williams. In 1939, SHS had never lost a prep tennis championship to Lincoln. Richard (Red) Meyer won the singles championship at the annual high school meet at the University of Washington in Seattle. (T. Times 6/7/1939, pg. 15)

Tennis players--1930-1940; Tennis rackets; Curtwright, Jess; Pascoe, Jack; Keyes, Vince; Brown, Don; Cromwell, Richard; Ervin, Don; Meyer, Richard; Williams, Edgar; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

View from south to north of "The Bowl" area of Point Defiance Park with automobiles moving and parked along road. Pond Garden in the background. The crown jewel of Tacoma's park system was obtained from the US military in 1888. In the beginning, the south end of the park was developed as a much more formal garden than we are accustomed to now. Many of the smaller trees have been trimmed into spheres and cones.

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

In June of 1939, Russ Soper, the captain of the 1939 Stadium High School track team, was photographed while demonstrating the form that he used to set a new city record of 23.3 seconds for the 200 yard low hurdles. On May 29th he had set a personal best time of 22.7 seconds in the same event at Pullman, winning the state championship. Russ later served in the Navy during WWII and after the war was president of the Tacoma Young Men's Business Club. He died in 1970 at the age of 48. (T. Times 67/1939, pg. 15) TPL-9472

Soper, Russ; Track athletics--1930-1940; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports;

Wade Perrow proudly displays his skiing trophy at Stadium High School. Two years before, the College of Puget Sound had held the first annual high school ski meet at Paradise Valley. Stadium High School had dominated the event that year and repeated the victory in 1939, winning the Olympic Dairy trophy. Wade Perrow was the selected as the outstanding individual performer in the 1939 meet. Photograph ordered by sports columnist Ed Meagher of the Tacoma Times. (T. Times 6/7/1939, pg. 15) TPL-8773

Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Perrow, Wade; Skiers--Tacoma--1930-1940; Awards;

Stanley Elementary School, 6A graduating class in June of 1939. A large class poses in front of the entrance to the school, named after local educator George A. Stanley, who helped develop the district's junior high program. The principal at this time was E.T. Thune. (filed with Argentum) photograph damaged in places.

School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Group portraits; Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Education--Tacoma;

Jubilee Princess. Lucille Courtney was a semi-finalist for the 1939 Jubilee Queen title. She would be named a Jubilee Princess, along with three other young women. The princesses would participate in the four principal features of the celebration...the pageant, the air show, the water carnival and the Mardi Gras festival. She is pictured in this July 1, 1939, photograph with a short, curly blond hairdo and wearing a blouse with detailed piping and puffy sleeves. (T.Times, 7-4-39, p. 16).

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Courtney, Lucille; Women--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hairstyles--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On the first day of July, 1939, 23 year old Margaret Franich, candidate for Golden Jubilee Queen, poses seated neatly on a stool. She was later crowned "Miss Pierce County" and was a contestant at the Miss Washington contest, where she came in second to Seattle's Potlatch Queen. She is dressed in a dark dress or suit, with matching white heels, handbag and wide brimmed picture hat. Miss Franich was a graduate of Stadium High School and a working girl, employed as a legal secretary to the state tax Commissioner in Olympia. (T. Times 6/20/1939, pg. 16)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Franich, Margaret; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Facial close up of 23 year old Margaret Franich, candidate for Golden Jubilee Queen. She is dressed in a dark dress or suit with a white collar and white wide brimmed picture hat and wears a large corsage of rosebuds. Her large eyes look out under delicately arched brows, surrounded by soft brown curls and set off by a mouth curved in a cupid's bow. She was later crowned "Miss Pierce County" and was a contestant at the Miss Washington contest, where she was the runner up to Seattle's Potlatch Queen. Miss Franich was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Franich of 1950 So "G" St. (photograph damaged around the left eye area)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Franich, Margaret; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

Facial close up of 23 year old Margaret Franich, candidate for Golden Jubilee Queen. Miss Franich was later crowned "Miss Pierce County." She wears a flowered dress with a lace edged neckline and a white wide brimmed picture hat. She is classically attractive with softly curling brown hair, wide eyes under delicately arched brows and a cupid's bow mouth. Miss Franich was a graduate of Stadium High School, where she had taken part in the school operas. She served as the Hostess Queen of the 1939 all community picnic sponsored by the Maccabees at Glendawn Park at Five Mile Lake. Miss Franich was the winner of the Maccabees Smiles contest in 1938. (T. Times 8/2/1939, pg. 2)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Franich, Margaret; Clothing & dress--1930-1940;

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;

Costumed publicity photographs for the "Saga of the West" presentation for the Golden Jubilee. Six young women wearing satin gowns and headdresses with stars pose for the portrait, sitting on the ornate railing of the Spanish Steps outside the Elks Temple. They are part of the "one hundred glorious girls" who will act as the Jubilee Queen's princesses in the finale of the pageant. The girls are, left to right, Anita Sherman, Bettianne Wasserman, Pat Brandt, Betty Anger, Thelma Dean Swift and Lucille Clark. (T. Times 7/18/1939, pg. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Historical pageants--Tacoma; Elks Temple (Tacoma); Sherman, Anita; Wasserman, Bettianne; Brandt, Pat; Anger, Betty; Swift, Thelma Dean; Clark, Lucille;

A dance hall hostess from the wide open western frontier is the image projected by this studio publicity photograph for the "Saga of the West." The theatrical presentation is planned for the Golden Jubilee celebration and will be presented July 20-22, 1939. The final production of the "Saga" will have a cast of 2,000 and will be fully costumed.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Historical pageants--Tacoma; Elks Temple (Tacoma);

A young man in formal wear, with a shiny stripe down the sides of the pants and shiny lapels, bow tie askew, brings his hat to his heart in the presence of these two elegantly attired young ladies. The publicity photograph is for the "Saga of the West" historical pageant planned for the Golden Jubilee. The trio are posed on July 3, 1939 outside the Elks Temple. The young man who's gone a courtin' is Herman Huesby; the 1860's belles are, left to right, Floralla Milleson and Leva Atkins. (T. Times 7/14/1939, pg. 10)

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

On July 3, 1939, thirteen year old Joe Heitman, Jr., of 604 Carr St., took aim in front of the Turner Richards Photography Studio, 724 Pacific Ave., in this "studio portrait." The gun he was aiming seemed almost as long as he was tall. Joe, taking after his sportsman father Joe Sr., started shooting at flying clay targets about a year ago at the Tacoma Gun Club. By 1939, he was one of the best shots in the organization. In the last competition, he shot 94%, holding his own against competitors many years his senior. He also had an affinity with animals. He rode horses, was training two billy goats to pull his wagon and had a trained skunk that followed him like a dog. (T. Times 7/18/1939, pg. 13)

Heitman, Joe; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma); Guns; Firearms;

Miss Pierce County Margaret Franich (left) and Golden Jubilee Queen Amy Lou Murray pose with a copy of the Washington State Seal. On Tuesday evening, July 10, 1939, a half-dozen judges met at the Music Box Theatre and selected Amy Lou Murray from an original field of 35 candidates to be Jubilee Queen. Both Miss Murray and Miss Franich went on to compete in Seattle for the title of "Miss Washington" and the opportunity to represent Washington in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City. (T. Times 7-4 & 11-1939 p.1)

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

Two men in top hats and tails hold an animated conversation in front of a bemused woman in an off the shoulder ball gown in this publicity photograph for the "Saga of the West." The theatrical presentation is planned for the Golden Jubilee celebration. She is seated, possibly on a railing, between two stone pillars supporting stone urns planted with nasturtiums.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Historical pageants--Tacoma; Elks Temple (Tacoma);

Gyro Club with Jubilee Hats on Winthrop Hotel roof on July 5, 1939. Provident Building, (Second) Tacoma Hotel, 11th Street Bridge and Tideflats in background. Group includes Mayor J. J. Kaufman, Harry P. Cain, C. Val Fawcett, Ira Davisson, Holmes Eastwood and Norton Clapp. The Gyro Club was promoting the wearing of hats during the celebration honoring Washington's 50 years of statehood. Club members are shown wearing a variety of styles including top hats, 10-gallon hats, low crown derbies. Many prominent city, county and civic leaders were included in the group. Clapp was the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce president, Fawcett, Eastwood and Davisson were City Commissioners, and Cain (soon to be elected the next mayor) was the Jubilee Chairman. The sole woman in the group was Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, county superintendent of schools. (T. Times, 7-7-39, p. 1) ALBUM 11.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Taylor, Louise S.;

Real estate developer Norton Clapp towers over County Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Louise S. Taylor as the two shake hands and show off their Jubilee Hats in July of 1939. Both are members of the Gyro Club which declared the wearin' of hats to be the best way to boost the city's Golden Jubilee celebration, July 16-23, 1939. 20,000 hats of all styles, shapes and colors would flood the city so that everybody had a chance to buy one, for as low as 60 cents. The club had announced plans to put old-fashioned police wagons on the streets on July 18th to spot anyone not wearing a hat and suitable "punishment" would ensue. The local Gyro Club had many prominent members including C. Val Fawcett, Harry P. Cain, W.P. Bonney and Sheriff John Bjorklund. (T.Times 7-7-39, p. 1-article; TNT 7-13-39, p. 3-article; TNT 7-16-39, p. 1-article)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Taylor, Louise S.; Hats; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; Gyro Club (Tacoma);

Gyro Club members pose on the roof of the Winthrop Hotel after their luncheon on July 5, 1939, showing off their various styles of Jubilee Hats. They are, left to right, Tacoma Chamber of Commerce manager T. A. Stevenson, Sheriff John Bjorklund, County Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Louise S. Taylor, County Commissioner John Schlarb,and County Commissioner A.A. Rankin. The Club promoted the wearing of hats as a show of support during the Golden Jubilee activities July 16-23, 1939. Some of the county's most prominent citizens model the various styles of headgear.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Bjorklund, John; Taylor, Louise S.; Hats; Schlarb, John; Rankin, A.A.; Stevenson, T.A.;