U. S. Marine Corps departing for summer camp at San Diego. Parents standing with their son, a young Marine, at the train station. Departing Marines can be seen in the background; bags and suitcases litter the ground around the trio. The mother determinedly fights back tears as she gives a small box, perhaps containing home baked goodies, to her son, who may be leaving home for the first time. The father beams proudly at his departing son in uniform. The Tacoma Marine Corps Reservists for 15 days in June of 1939 will become part of the famed 6th Regiment regulars. TPL-1976

Marines (Military personnel)--1930-1940; Military uniforms--1930-1940; Farewells; Families--Tacoma--1930-1940; Military service;

National Guard Governor's review at Camp Moss (Murray). Left to right: Unidentified aide, Governor Clarence D. Martin, wearing black overcoat and tall silk hat, Major Gen. Walter C. Sweeney, Ft. Lewis Commander, Brig. General Maurice Thompson, adjutant general of the Guard. Governor Martin watched as the state's 3000 National Guardsmen paraded before him and military officials on June 18, 1939, during the annual Governor's Review. The parade concluded a fifteen day training period for guardsmen. (T. Times 6-19-39, p. 1).

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Generals; Sweeney, Walter C.; Thompson, Maurice W., 1878-1954;

Several military officials wearing overcoats salute troops at Governor's Review at National Guard camp. Governor Clarence Martin, second from left, removes his silk hat. Washington's 3000 National Guardsmen went on parade in full force on June 18, 1939, to pay annual honors to their commander-in-chief, Governor Clarence D. Martin. The Review concluded a fifteen day training period at Camp Moss (Murray). Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson, adjutant general of the Guard, and Brig. Gen. Carlos Penington, camp commander, invited the general public to attend the impressive ceremonies. 3000 accepted the invitation. Due to inclement weather, the elaborate Governor's Concert featuring regimental bands was cancelled. (T.Times, 6-17-39, p. 1, 6-19-39, p. 1, 14) ALBUM 10

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Saluting;

National Guard review for Governor Clarence D. Martin, second from left in photo. Governor Martin is holding hat; about 10 Guard and Army officers are saluting. The governor and military officials were gathered at Camp Moss (Murray) for the annual National Guard Review to honor the state's commander-in-chief. (T.Times 6-19-39, p. 1, 14)

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Saluting;

Calvary soldier jumps his horse over two men huddled under umbrellas to display his equestrian abilities for the Governor's Review at National Guard camp. He may have belonged to the Headquarters Troop, 24th Calvary Division, Washington National Guard, stationed in Tacoma and known locally as "Troop B." Each year the governor watched as the state's National Guardsmen would mass and pay honors to their commander-in-chief. Although the rainy weather cancelled the elaborate Governor's Band Concert, it did not prevent the display of maneuvers and demonstrations. 3000 civilians enjoyed the day's activities at Camp Moss (Murray). (T. Times, 6-17-39, p. 1, 6-19-39, p. 1, 14).

Jumping (Horsemanship); Horses; Washington National Guard, 24th Cavalry Division (Tacoma); Trick riding; Camp Murray (Wash.);

Harry P. Cain, chairman of the Washington Golden Jubilee Committee, sells the first tickets to the 1939 celebration to two "old timers." Various events would occur during the month of July, in honor of fifty years of statehood. Receiving plaudits for the successful coordination of the massive celebration, Mr. Cain was elected Mayor the following year. ALBUM 12.

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

There isn't much known about this photograph that was taken on June 20, 1939 for the Tacoma Times. The two young men are both Boy Scouts. The one at the left has a patch on his shirt that says "Camp Aide 1938." They are studying a Washington state map that they got at a Shell Oil gas station. Apparently, they were planning a trip, by bicyle, around the Olympic peninsula. Unfortunately we do not know their names, and we find no record of whether they ever completed their trip. (T. Times)

Bicycles & tricycles--1930-1940; Boy Scouts (Tacoma--1930-1940); Maps; Travel;

Elevated view of Pacific Avenue showing work crew beginning to repave street from South 7th to 17th Streets. First section of new concrete laid, new sidewalks in place. Good view of buildings in 800 block on west side of Pacific Avenue.

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Close-up view of large work crew preparing roadbed with shovels and forms. Truck and concrete mixer parked in street at 700 block of Pacific Avenue. "Sidewalk superintendants" line the new sidewalk in front of Puget Sound Battery Company.

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On June 20, 1939, the company contracted to remove the streetcar tracks on Pacific Avenue between South 7th and South 17th Streets was already poring concrete to replace old street surface. It had taken Coluccio & Frasca, the general contractors, just two weeks to pull up the old tracks and resurface the road bed. The businesses in the 700 block of Pacific, on the side of the street where the men are working included: the Puget Sound Battery Company, the State Hotel, Daniel G. Yates' Lubritorium, and the Western Auto Supply Company. The Hotel Olympus is in the 800 block, down the street.

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Scenes from the resurfacing of Pacific Ave from 7th St. to 17th. The streetcars' tracks were first removed and then the old surface to the road was demolished and hauled away. Now forms are being made and new concrete laid on Pacific Ave. Repaving contractors Coluccio and Frasca bid $73,000 to repave Pacific Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets.

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The resurfacing of Pacific Avenue from South 7th Street to South 17th in June of 1939 drew many curious onlookers. They were probably astounded by the appearance of the new red pavement but this pavement color was not to last. The red dye was used in the "Hunt clear-curing process" to stain, seal moisture in the cement mix, and then disappear. The resurfacing project began on June 6th, was well underway by June 20th and open to traffic on June 29th. Unused streetcars tracks were first removed and then the old surface to the road was broken up and hauled away. Forms were made and new quick setting cement used. The repaving contractors Coluccio and Frasca bid $73,000 to repave Pacific Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets. TPL-2309 (T.Times 6-29-39, p. 1-progress photographs; T.Times 6-21-39, p. 1-article; T.Times 6-8-39, p. 3-article )

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Carol Kernahan, 12 years old, assembled the "Jubilee Judy" dolls displayed in clear envelopes on an advertising board. The official lapel doll for the Golden Jubilee sold for 40 cents. (T.Times)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Kernahan, Carol; Dolls; Symbols;

Lucia Rose Rigney O'Donnell (left) and her twin sister Marcella Catherine Rigney Henly (right) were born to John and Elizabeth Rigney in 1862, two of 9 children and the second set of twins. John Rigney arrived in the Washington Territory in 1849 as a soldier assigned to Fort Steilacoom. He was born in Ireland, and had joined the army when he found it difficult to find work in New York. After his years in the army, he and his Irish born wife Elizabeth moved to a 640 acre donation land claim near So. 64th and Orchard. The family moved to Steilacoom in 1880, where the girls taught school and operated the area's first Western Union telegraph. As the twins became widows, they lived together at the Rigney home in Steilacoom and kept records for Western State Hospital until 1950. Marcella died in August of 1950 and Rose died March of 1951 after the pair celebrated their 89th birthday. (T. Times 6/22/1939, Section 2, p. 13).

O'Donnell, Rose Rigney; Henly, Marcella Rigney; Twins; Aged persons--Tacoma;

Lucia Rose Rigney O'Donnell (left) and Marcella Catherine Rigney Henly, twin daughters of pioneers John and Elizabeth Rigney, posed for a portrait on June 22, 1939, when they were about 77 years old. Their father had arrived in Washington territory in 1849 as a soldier assigned to Fort Steilacoom. Later the family would move to a 640-acre land claim near South 64th & Orchard. In 1880, when Rose and Marcella were about 18, the family made another move to Steilacoom where the girls would teach school. After marriage and widowhood, Mrs. O'Donnell and Mrs. Henly would live together on the Rigney land in Steilacoom and remain active well into their 80's by keeping records for Western State Hospital until 1950. Lucia Rose Rigney O'Donnell died in March of 1951, surviving her sister Marcella Rigney Henly by only seven months.

Twin; O'Donnell, Rose Rigney; Henly, Marcella Rigney; Aged persons--Tacoma;

Elevated view of Pacific Avenue showing completed construction of new concrete street and sidewalks. Work from South 7th to 9th Streets completed in two days and automobiles and trucks using new roadway. Same view as image one, work complete.

Road construction--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Eastern Star Convention in Tacoma, June 23, 1939. Eighteen women wearing formal dresses, some holding large bouquets of flowers. For John D. Morris. (filed with Argentum)

Order of Eastern Star (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Jubilee Princesses smile brightly at the Winthrop Hotel after the preliminary round of selection for the Jubilee Queen, held on June 26, 1939. The resulting six finalists, pictured here, were selected from a field of 26. The winner will be declared Jubilee Hostess Queen and the runner up Miss Pierce County. The remaining four princesses will reign over the four principal features of the celebration: the pageant, air show, water carnival and Mardi Gras festival, also called the "Village of Nations." The girls are, left to right, Elizabeth Johnson, Lucille Courtney, Amy Lou Murray (elected Queen), Kathleen Hurley, Margaret Franich (elected Miss Pierce County) and Venette Maybin. (T. Times 6/27/1939, pg. 1)

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Franich, Margaret; Murray, Amy Lou; Johnson, Elizabeth; Courtney, Lucille; Hurley, Kathleen; Maybin, Venette;

Dinner honoring Nancy Hewitt at University Union Club on June 26, 1939. Party was probably in honor of her upcoming marriage on June 28, 1939. (filed with Argentum)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Hewitt, Nancy;

Titus Motor Company staff and two State Troopers pose with a fleet of new Fords purchased by the Washington State Patrol in June 1939. The Patrol had converted the old Interurban Terminal at 702 A Street (seen at right) into their headquarters in 1937. Leon Titus is third from right.

Titus, Leon E.; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Washington State Patrol (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--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);

Titus Motor Company staff and two troopers with fleet of new Washington State Patrol Fords in front of Patrol offices by old Interurban Terminal at So. 7th & A St. Leon Titus at far right. Western Auto Supply/North Pacific Bank Note Co. at rear. (filed with Argentum)

Titus, Leon E.; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Washington State Patrol (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Pierce County Federation of Women's Club group at George G. and Alice S. Franklin home, "Seamont". Mrs. Walter Snell, Mrs. C. E. Taylor, and Mrs. Lloyd Voiles, wearing dresses and hats, are framed in ivy archway of estate. (T. Times, 6/30/39, p. 11]

Girl Scout Day Camp at Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Archery practice. Woman instructs a young girl in the use of a bow. Two other girls hold bows while another girl removes arrows from a bulls-eye target. For the first time, the four year old Tacoma GS Day Camp would be located at the abandoned CCC Camp near Ft. Nisqually. Archery would be one of many outdoor activities offered, with the girls also sampling games, swimming, folk dancing, dramatics and crafts. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9)

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

When life gives them lemons, Girl Scouts make lemonade. Photograph taken June 27, 1939 at the Girl Scout Day Camp held at the Point Defiance C.C.C. Camp. Four Girl Scouts at camp table slicing and squeezing lemons for large pot of lemonade. The "Kapers" chart hanging from the tree in the background is a Girl Scout tradition and lists the chores each girl is responsible for during camp. The day camp activities were intended to give the girls who could not go to one of the overnight camps a real "wilderness" experience. The girls would prepare their own meals, as well as go on nature quests and participate in group singing, games, archery, swimming, folk dancing, dramatics and crafts. (T. Times 6/13/1939, pg. 9)

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

Girl Scouts practice their outdoor cooking skills, roasting hot dogs over a campfire on June 27, 1939 during Day Camp held at the Point Defiance CCC Camp. One girl standing beside the fire carries a knapsack on a long stick over her shoulder. The girls at the picnic table in the background are making lemonade. The "Kapers" chart hanging from the tree behind them is a Girl Scout tradition and lists the chores each girl is responsible for during camp. The Scouts were using the deserted CCC campgrounds near Fort Nisqually as a site for camp for the first time.

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

Titus Motor Company staff and two troopers with fleet of new Washington State Patrol Fords in front of Patrol offices by old Interurban Terminal at So. 7th & A St. Leon Titus at far right. Western Auto Supply/North Pacific Bank Note Co. at rear. TPL-7997

Titus, Leon E.; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Washington State Patrol (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Wedding of Miss Nancy Hewitt and St. Poinier at Hewitt residence, 8:30 p.m., June 28, 1939. Bride and groom posed in front of a window. (filed with Argentum)

Hewitt, Nancy--Marriage; Weddings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Wedding clothing & dress--1930-1940; Grooms (Weddings)--1930-1940; Brides--1930-1940;