Shoveling contest during October 16, 1940, ground breaking at C.P.S.for new Student Union Building. Leaning on shovels L-R: Chamber of Commerce president Everett T. Smith, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Student Body Pres. Lyle Jamieson, trustee Norton Clapp. Bursar Charles A. Robbins is in second row behind the contestants. Bursar Robbins would declare Mr. Clapp the eventual winner. (T. Times, 10-17-40, p. 10)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979 ; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Smith, Everett T.; Jamieson, Lyle; Robbins, Charles A.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma;

Mayor Harry P. Cain was photographed at 7 a.m. on October 16, 1940 moments after he registered for the draft, fulfilling his pledge to be first in line. He studies what appears to be his draft card. Richard A. York, a smelter employee, is partly in photo at top left. Mrs. Sydney MacLean and Berghild Larson assist Cain and York respectively. All Pierce County men between the ages of 21 and 35 inclusive were called to register at their precincts on October 16, 1940 for the reinstatement of the draft. Mayor Cain, at 34, was eligible to serve in the military and vowed to be first in line. He arrived at 6 a.m. to keep his promise. Mayor Cain was sworn into U.S. Army service on May 5, 1943; he entered the Army as a major. He took a leave of absence from his mayoral duties to serve in the European theater. (T. Times 10/16/1940, pg. 1)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Draft; World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--Tacoma;

Republican candidates on stage at Jason Lee Jr. High School. Arthur Langlie, seated directly behind the speaker, awaits his turn at the podium during a large Republican rally held in the Jason Lee Auditorium. Several supporters cradle "Langlie for Governor" signs and there is one (Paul) "Preus for Congress" sign as well. "Uncle Sam", dressed in typical patriotic garb, has joined the group. A small band is seated below the stage, instruments at rest. The windy and rainy evening failed to keep away the party faithful as both Democrats and Republicans staged rallies at separate locations. This was the final drive for both parties before the November 5th election. ALBUM 2. (T. Times 11-1-40, p. 1, T. Times, 11-2-40, p.12)

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Signs (Notices);

On November 1, 1940, Tacoma's Republicans held a rally at Jason Lee Junior High School auditorium in support of their state and national candidates, while Tacoma's Democrats met at Lincoln High School. As a band played, signs promoting Wendell Willkie for President, Arthur Langlie for Governor and (Paul) Preus for Congress were held aloft by their supporters. The main Republican speakers would be Langlie, Stephen Chadwick, candidate for US Senate, and Preus. Trucks with mounted loudspeakers and loaded with candidate information, had driven through Tacoma's residential streets and commercial districts. Both political parties were working hard to get out the vote for the upcoming November 5th election. Although it was a wet and windy night, both rallies were well attended with approximately 1,500 people. (T. Times 11-1-40, p. 1, T. Times, 11-2-40, p. 12)

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Signs (Notices); Audiences--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On November 12th, 1940, Auditor S. Clifford Davis, right, and Deputy Auditor Arthur W. Schlegel examined the railroad car seal and padlock on the last of three ballot boxes filled with absentee ballots. These ballots were particularly important because the election of Washington's Governor was hanging in the balance. Guarded from the public by a rail fence but visible to all interested parties, Pierce County Election Board members counted the absentee votes. On November 14th, the last remaining gubernatorial contest in the nation was finally decided when the absentee ballots assured Seattle Mayor Arthur Langlie's election as Governor. He defeated Democrat and former U.S. Senator C.C. Dill of Spokane. Langlie was the only Republican to win a major office in the state that year. The two candidates were separated by roughly 3,000 votes. It was several days before Dill conceded the election. (T. Times 11/12/1940, pg. 1; 11/14/1940, pg. 1-article)

Ballots; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Davis, S. Clifford; Schlegel, Arthur W.;

In November of 1940, Pierce County Prosecutor Thor Tollefson, at far left, supervised the opening and counting of the absentee voters' ballots from the general election. A record number of absentee ballots, somewhere in the neighborhood of 2000, arrived from nearly every state in the union and Washington D.C. The ballots had to be sorted by precincts and districts and each ballot's signature on the outside had to be compared with applications on file. The 1940 election was especially tense because of the close gubernatorial race between Seattle Mayor Arthur Langlie and Democrat C.C. Dill of Spokane. Absentee ballots cemented Langlie's lead, although Dill refused to concede for several days. From L to R are: Thor Tollefson, County Republican Chairman John F. Buchanan, Frank Perry, personal representative of Arthur Langlie, Auditor S. Clifford Davis, L. G. Higgins, official counter for the Democrats and Vic Johnson, watching for C.C. Dill. (T. Times, 11-12-40, p. 1) ALBUM 4.

Ballots; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Buchanan, John F.; Berry, Frank; Davis, S. Clifford; Higgins, L.G.; Johnson, Vic;

Annual Judges Banquet at University-Union Club. Seated are Govenor-elect Arthur B. Langlie (center), Mayor Harry P. Cain (perched on arm of chair) and U.S. District Court Judge Lloyd T. Black. Others in the November 21, 1940, photograph include State Supreme Court justices William J. Steinert, C.G. Jeffers, Samuel R. Driver, George B. Simpson, John T. Robinson and retired justice William D. Askew. The 33rd annual dinner for state supreme court judges was held on Thanksgiving Eve, November 20, 1940, with 271 men in attendance. Mayor Cain acted as Toastmaster. Mr. Langlie had been involved in a very close gubernatorial race with Spokane Democrat and former U.S. Senator C.C. Dill who refused to concede weeks after the election. Mr. Langlie would be the only GOP candidate to win a major office in Washington State in 1940. TPL-4586. (T.Times, 11-21-40, p. 9, 11-22-40, p. 18) ALBUM 10, ALBUM 12.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Judges; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

Mayor John Anderson (left) assists Edwin L. Cliffe, superintendent of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington, with a chemistry demonstration on April 3, 1957. Mr. Cliffe was explaining the benefits of the chemical industry to the mayor in preparation for National Chemical Progress Week April 8-12th. The Tacoma area, home to Hooker Electrochemical, Kaiser Aluminum, Pennsalt, Reichhold Chemicals, St. Regis Paper Co., and DuPont de Nemours of DuPont, was the hub in the Pacific Northwest for the production and sale of chemicals. Publicity for Pennsalt Chemical Company. (TNT 4-10-57, D-3 article) ALBUM 14

Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Pennsalt (Tacoma); Cliffe, Edwin L.; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Building construction continues slowly on the new County-City Building at 930 Tacoma Avenue South in April, 1957. After many years of argument and delay, construction finally began in July, 1956. It would not be completed until 1959, and dedicated in April of that year. View of concrete slip at the building site; forms are in place. The building would eventually be 12 stories high. A glimpse of the old County Court House can be seen; the Romanesque building of grey freestone would be used until the new building was complete and then torn down for a parking lot. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

County-City Building (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Holroyd Co. cement mixers are on hand at the site of the new County-City Building on 9th and Tacoma Avenue South in April, 1957. Concrete forms are in place as work slowly progresses. Although voters had approved building joint city and county offices in November, 1952, it was not until July, 1956, that construction actually began. Delays occurred as site selections were debated, property condemned, architectural choices argued, and administrative officials scrapped. The County-City building would eventually top off at 12 stories and be dedicated on April 10, 1959. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

County-City Building (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Progress photographs; Concrete mixers; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Mayor John Anderson, in his office at (Old) City Hall, admires a bouquet of rhododendrons held by Mrs. John Skupens of the Washington Rhododendron Society. Mrs. Skupens had called on the mayor to invite him to the upcoming 9th annual Tacoma Rhododendron Show. The two day show would take place at the Oakland Community Center with free admission. Publicity photo for Tacoma Rhododendron Society. (TNT 5-9-57, C-6) ALBUM 14

Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.; Rhododendrons; Skupens, John--Family;

J.J. Kaufman, ex-Mayor and newly elected president of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, with Larry Windsor of Republic, Washington, and his dog Trixie, at the Chamber of Commerce annual achievement dinner. (T. Times)

Mayors - Tacoma - 1939-40 - Joseph J. Kaufman (circa 1884-1965) Animals - Domestic Animals - Dogs

Governor Arthur B. Langlie kisses his mother, Mrs. Carrie Langlie, during his Inaugural Ball in Olympia. He is clasping her hand at the same time. The governor's mother was one of more than 2000 guests at the 14th Inaugural Ball held on January 15, 1941. The ball, given by the citizens of Olympia, also honored members of the Supreme Court, state officials and members of the 27th legislature. Governor Langlie, 40 at that time, was the state's youngest governor. (T. Times 1-16-41, p. 1) ALBUM 10.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Carrie; Kissing;

Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain (far right,) and his wife Marjorie, greet an unidentified couple at Republican Governor Arthur B. Langlie's January 15, 1941, Inaugural Ball in Olympia. Mayor Cain had been elected to office in March, 1940. ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shaking hands--Olympia;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie smiles and shakes hands with an unidentified man while in the official receiving line at his Inaugural Ball in Olympia. First Lady Evelyn Langlie looks on from left in the photo. Mrs. Langlie is wearing a white chiffon gown with a deep purple orchid corsage. The 14th Inaugural Ball, given by the citizens of Olympia, honored Governor Langlie's first day in office. ALBUM 10. (T.Times, 1-16-41, p. 10)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Receiving lines--Olympia; Shaking hands--Olympia;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie, First Lady Evelyn Langlie and others in the receiving line during the Governor's Inaugural Ball in Olympia. Governor Langlie is in the center of the January 15, 1941, photograph; he is third from the right. Mrs. Langlie, eyes toward the right of the picture, is dressed in a long white chiffon gown and elbow length gloves. She is standing next to Lt. Gov. Victor Meyers and his wife; Mrs. Meyers is wearing a hyacinth chiffon gown. Also present in the picture are believed to be Mayor and Mrs. Truman Trullinger of Olympia; they are the couple to the far right. Governor and Mrs. Langlie apparently remained in the receiving line until all 2000 guests had passed through. ALBUM 10. (T. Times, 1-16-41, p. 10)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Meyers, Victor A.; Receiving lines--Olympia;

Crowd waits to shake the hand of Washington's newest governor, Arthur B. Langlie, during the 14th annual Inaugural Ball on January 15, 1941. Mr. Langlie, in formal tailcoat, is presently greeting Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain and his wife, Marjorie. Standing next to Governor Langlie is his wife, Evelyn, in white gown with large orchid corsage. ALBUM 10, ALBUM 12. .

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Receiving lines--Olympia; Shaking hands--Olympia; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie greets Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain during the Governor's Inaugural Ball in Olympia. First Lady Evelyn Langlie and Marjorie Cain look on. Arthur B. Langlie served as governor from 1941-1945 and again 1949-1957. He had been elected mayor of Seattle twice. In 1940, Mr. Langlie was the only Republican candidate to win major statewide office as the Democrats swept into power. ALBUM 10. (T.Times, 1-16-41, p. 10)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Receiving lines--Olympia; Shaking hands--Olympia; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994;

Reserve Officer's Dance at the Fort Lewis Officer's Club, first military social of the year. Mayor Harry P. Cain, in evening clothes, shakes hands with Major General Kenyon A. Joyce, Commander IX Corps on January 18, 1941, while Lt. Gilbert Waite, president of the Tacoma Reserve Officers, looks on. Mayor Cain had been a reservist since 1925 and would eventually fight in the European campaign. (T.Times 1-25-41, p. 4) ALBUM 12. TPL-10322

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Joyce, Kenyon A.; Waite, Gilbert; Shaking hands--Fort Lewis;

In January of 1941, Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain warmly greeted Viola Wasterlain (center), noted Tacoma violinist, on she arrival at Union Station. Pictured left to right are believed to be Lazlo Bartel (accompanist), Mrs. Fernanda Wasterlain Ashmun (the artist's mother), Miss Wasterlain, Mayor Cain, unidentified. Miss Wasterlain, in town for a Temple Theater concert, had recently performed for President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House and soon would be appearing with the New York Philharmonic under Otto Klemperer at Carnegie Hall. The violinist, who grew up in Tacoma, had debuted at New York's Town Hall in 1937 and had last been in Tacoma in 1939. (T.Times 1-20-41, p. 1, 14) ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wasterlain, Viola; Ashmun, Fernanda Wasterlain; Shaking hands--Tacoma;

A benefit ball for the City of Hope was held at the Winthrop Hotel on June 9, 1957. The City of Hope is a free medical center in Duarte, California. The Tacoma Chapter of the City of Hope was organized less than a year ago by Mrs. Max LeBid. It has over 165 charter members. Honored guests at the benefit ball included Governor and Mrs. Albert Rosellini and Supreme Court Justice and Mrs. Hugh Rosellini. Photograph ordered by Max LeBid. (TNT 6-8-57, p. 5, TNT 6-10-57, p. 3)

Rosellini, Albert D.; Tacoma Chapter, City of Hope (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain crowns Virginia Davis Queen of the 1941 Tacoma Winter Carnival at Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park. L to R: Dee Whitham, Dick Ross, Mayor Cain, Virginia Davis, Jerry Geehan and Anele Larson. Miss Davis is a Pacific Lutheran College student. Her attendant Dee Whitham is from Stadium High and Anele Larson is from Lincoln. Brilliant sunshine helped to lure a large crowd to the 10th annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival. (T.Times, 1-27-41, p. 1) TPL-2170, ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Davis, Virginia; National parks & reserves; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tacoma Winter Carnival (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; De Soto automobiles;

On January 26, 1941, Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain, third from left in sunglasses, posed with Pacific Lutheran College co-ed Virginia Davis, Queen of the 1941 Tacoma Winter Carnival at Paradise, Mount Rainier National Park. L to R: Dee Whitham of Stadium High School, Dick Ross, Mayor Cain, Virginia Davis, Jerry Geehan and Anele Larson of Lincoln High School. Miss Whitham and Miss Larson were the Queen's attendants. Radio station KMO provided coverage of the 10th annual Tacoma Winter Sports Carnival in January, 1941. Winthrop Motors supplied the official automobiles, DeSotos, used to transport dignitaries. (T. Times, 1-29-41, p. 15; T.Times 1-14-41, p. 1--Queen & court)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Davis, Virginia; National parks & reserves; Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.); Tacoma Winter Carnival (Tacoma); DeSoto automobile; Whitham, Dee; Larson, Anele; Ross, Dick; Geehan, Jerry;

On February 5, 1941, Mayor Harry P. Cain purchased a ticket for the upcoming Military Ball at Bellarmine High School from JROTC Ticket Committee members, (L to R) Peter Diebert, James Fitzpatrick, Bill McDevitt, Richard Hermsen, Bud Farrell, Bob Spahr, Buster Van Rooy. Mayor Cain assured the young men that he and his wife would attend the third annual ball. He had, as a youngster, attended Hill Military Academy in Portland. Mayor Cain later took a leave of absence to enter the Army in 1943 and served in the European theater for two years.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Military education--Tacoma; Cadets--Tacoma; Reserve Officers Training Corps (Tacoma); Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The JROTC Ticket Commitee from Bellarmine paid a visit to Mayor Harry P. Cain on February 5, 1941, and persuaded him to buy a ticket for the school's Military Ball. L to R: Bob Spahr, James Fitzpatrick, Bud Farrell, Mayor Cain, Peter Diebert, Buster Van Rooy, Richard Hermsen, Bill McDevitt. The third annual ball would be held on February 14, 1941, with music supplied by Louis Grenier. All boys who attended Bellarmine participated in military training. (T.Times, 2-11-41, p. 18) ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Military education--Tacoma; Cadets--Tacoma; Reserve Officers Training Corps (Tacoma); Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor Harry P. Cain signs his autograph in cement next to his foot and handprints at Tacoma's new Exposition Hall on Bay Street (now Tacoma Soccer Center). The new civic auditorium was dedicated on February 15, 1941, with the Tacoma Better Housing Exposition as the first exhibit. The show had a nine-day run. ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

Cropped photograph of Mayor Harry P. Cain putting the final touches in his autographed cement square at the dedication of the Tacoma Exposition Hall on February 15, 1941. Same photograph but showing more crowd reaction is D10894, image 1. Mayor Cain placed his hands and feet in the wet cement. ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

Tacoma's Northwest Soccer & Sports Center was originally called Exhibition Hall. Although work on the building started in 1931, the Hall was not completed until February of 1941. Mayor Harry Cain signs his autograph in cement next to his foot and handprints at the building's dedication. Over the years this building has been home to a number of businesses including Tacoma Sleepmaster and Boeing (as a sub-assembly plant). ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

A grinning Mayor Harry P. Cain putting his foot and handprints in cement at Tacoma's new Exposition Hall on Bay Street (now Tacoma Soccer Center) at the building's dedication on February 15, 1941. To kick off the new civic auditorium, the Tacoma Better Housing Exposition, complete with variety shows and exhibits, would have a nine-day run. ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

Mayor Harry P. Cain putting handprints in cement at Tacoma's new Exposition Hall on Bay Street (now Tacoma Soccer Center) on February 15, 1941. The mayor appears to have successfully avoided planting his knees at the same time. The city's new civic auditorium hosted the Better Housing Exposition as its first exhibition. ALBUM 12. .

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;