ca. 1941. Mayor Harry P.Cain, seated at desk, speaks with a group of intently listening men in his office at (Old) City Hall. Bob O'Neil, Public Utilities Commissioner, is seated to Cain's left.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; O'Neil, Robert D.; Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1941. Governor Arthur B. Langlie waves at the end of a speech. Born in Lanesboro, Minnesota, Mr. Langlie was Mayor of Seattle when he resigned on January 11, 1941, to become Governor of Washington. A Republican, he succeeded Democrat Clarence D. Martin. Mr. Langlie was a three-term governor from 1941-45 and 1949-57. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Washington in 1944 and 1948 and delivered the keynote address during the 1956 Convention in San Francisco. Governor Langlie passed away in 1966 and is interred at Acacia Memorial Park, Seattle. Sepia photograph taken about 1941. ALBUM 10.

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

Walker Apts.

Dedication of new paving on Pacific Avenue. Mayor Joseph J. Kaufman, cutting the ribbon, Abner Bergersen to his right in photo, Ira Davisson second from left in photo.

Mayors - Tacoma - 1939-40 - Joseph J. Kaufman (circa 1884-1965)Tacoma Streets - Pacific Avenue

ca. 1957. Rowland Pontiac - Cadillac dealership. New Cadillacs in showroom, used Pontiacs, Cadillacs and other automobiles in carport area and outside. Neon service sign, moved here from Commerce St. side of old downtown location, at far right in photo. Rowland Pontiac-Cadillac was located on South Tacoma Way, the city's "auto row." Irwin-Jones Motor Co.'s Truck Department was the former occupant of this site.

Rowland Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Pontiac automobile; Cadillac automobile; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Actress Shirley Temple rides with a man in the back seat of an open automobile in a field parade at a sports stadium. The California World's Fair event may be a San Diego Padres baseball game. A uniformed policeman stands guard over 11-year-old Miss Temple.

Actresses; Temple, Shirley, 1928- ; Stadiums; Parades & processions--1930-1940; Grandstands;

Queen Phyllis Hale of the 1946 Tacoma Postwar Jubilee draws a winner from a large barrel and then hands the slip to Mayor Val Fawcett. James Peterson and Ed Gazecki look on from behind Miss Hale at left in photo. A brand new car was given away on the 4th of July at the big celebration held at Stadium Bowl. According to the News Tribune, Easeador W. Giedd was the luckiest of the estimated 25,000 spectators at the combination fireworks and musical show. (TNT 7-5-46, p. 1, 18-article on celebration) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Hale, Phyllis; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Peterson, James; Gazecki, Ed;

Tacoma Narrows Bridge. View across ruined bridge from the east after the bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940. At this angle the damage cannot be readily seen. Before its collapse, the center span of 2,800 feet rose in a high arch 195 feet above Puget Sound waters. Motorists had apparently complained since the bridge opened about the rocking motion of the bridge but attempts to quell the vibration failed. (T.Times 11-7-40, p. 1)

Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

Tacoma made history on November 7th, 1940, when her undulating Narrows Bridge, the Galloping Gertie, collapsed into the Sound due to a structural flaw. It would be ten years before the replacement bridge, built largely from four million in insurance settlements, would open.

Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension Bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

ca. 1949. Second Narrows Bridge construction photo circa 1949. Debris flies through the air as a blast removes the old approach from first bridge.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bridge construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Blasting--Tacoma;

ca. 1895. Considered to be the most beautiful home in Tacoma, the Hewitt mansion was designed by architect Andrew J. Smith for Henry Hewitt Jr., one of the founders of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. The interior of the three story "castle" was filled with ornately carved woodwork of cherry, maple, oak and birch. Much of the interior woodwork was brought west from Milwaukee, where the house was designed. Tacoma of 1889, the year that the house was built, did not have a local industry that could accommodate the elaborate plans for the Hewitt house. The home passed through a succession of owners. Although still in excellent shape, the mansion was demolished in 1957 to make room for the parking lot of the Central Lutheran Church.

Hewitt, Henry J.--Homes & haunts;

Mayor C. V. "Val" Fawcett was visited in his office at (old) City Hall by three young women from Olympia dressed as cowgirls. The young women were graduates of the Class of 1947 and had recently won a popularity contest in Olympa. They called on Mayor Fawcett to invite all Tacoma and vicinity residents to Olympia's grand 4th of July show. L-R, Ruth Stubbs, Mayor Fawcett, Martha Strange and Audrey Strandness. (T.Times, 6/13/1947, p.4) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Stubbs, Ruth; Strange, Martha; Strandness, Audrey;

Tacoma Giants owner Ben Cheney with former outfielder Hank Sauer during a spring training visit to the Tacoma team's parent club, the San Francisco Giants.

Baseball players--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sauer, Hank, 1917-; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;

ca. 1935. Mayor George Smitley, standing, buys a ticket for a civic event. Seated are reportedly members of the city government. This sepia photograph appears to have been taken in the unidentified woman's parlor circa 1935. George A. Smitley was mayor of Tacoma for one term, from 1934-1938. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956;

ca. 1938. Mayor John C. Siegle, second from left seated on far side of table, at a banquet. Name of the organization is not known. Sepia photograph taken probably in 1938. Several of the men, including the mayor, are wearing buttons/badges. As mayor, Dr. Siegle was invited to many civic and social functions, sometimes as a guest speaker. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Siegle, John C., 1885-1939; Banquets;

ca. 1941. Harry Cain, Mayor of Tacoma and later United States Senator, visits the State Capitol in Olympia. The man he is shaking hands with appears to be Lt. Governor Victor ("Vic") Meyers, an ex- bandleader, who is on the left. Others in the group were not identified. ALBUM 13

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

Future Tacoma Mayor "Big John" Anderson (seated) sells tickets for a group excursion. Buyers look at Northern Pacific Railroad timetables. This undated photograph was possibly taken in the late 1930's or early 1940's. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, John H.;

First broadcast from new studio at Labor Temple. Mayor Harry P. Cain participated in the first broadcast from the Labor Temple's new studio in March of 1942. L to R: Edward J. Jansen, Dr. Warren E. Tomlinson of College of Puget Sound, Marjorie Cain, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Norman Schut, Building Service Workers Union #38 President. Photograph ordered by the Building Service Workers Union #38. ALBUM 13 (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Tomlinson, Warren E.; Schut, Norman; Jansen, Edward; Labor Temple (Tacoma);

ca. 1950s. Copy portrait of NBC-TV news anchor David Brinkley. Date of original photograph not given but probably in mid-to-late 1950's. By then, Mr. Brinkley was already well known as a journalist who, along with Chet Huntley, had anchored NBC's television coverage of the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions. The Huntley-Brinkley Report debuted in October, 1956 and ran successfully until 1970. The show pioneered a new method of reporting the news, giving both a global and national feel, with the two men broadcasting from different cities. After Mr. Huntley's 1970 retirement, Mr. Brinkley proceeded to comment on NBC's Nightly News and then anchor This Week with David Brinkley until 1997. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in 1992. ALBUM 7.

Brinkley, David; Television broadcasting;

A group of six men dressed in matching sweaters and slacks and the Lakewood Arena floor manager stop for a portrait, prepared to assist novice skaters attending the masquerade party given by the Lakewood Club. (T. Times, 4/22/1939, p. 8)

Airplane accident at Mueller Harkins Airport. Portrait of two men in office.

Dedication of Salt Water State Park. Four men representing the Young Mens' Business Club with Belle Reeves standing beside a large rock with dedication plaque.

Mary Ball Chapter of D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) at the home of Mrs. P. C. Smith. Seven women wearing dresses are posing on front steps of house with colonial columns, large American flag hangs in background.

Dock scenes of "Lake Frances of Tacoma" ship. Unloading cargo of Narrows Bridge equipment. Web-like mast structure, automobile, crates and supplies in foreground. Artistic, vertical view.

Ice skaters at Lakewood Ice Arena. Five women wearing ice skates and skirts are posing on ice rink.

Bremerton Sun Cooking School. Two women wearing dresses and coats are in display kitchen with young girl posing behind microphone holding tickets in one hand; turkey and electric mixer on table.

Waste-heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter (ASARCO) showing pipes within frame work, some pipes continue to floor below.

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Titus Motor Company, exterior of building with vehicles parked on street. Many neon and painted signs, "We give you More ..trade now" posters in windows. Elizabethan-style brick building by Roland Borhek, Architect, circa 1926. (filed with Argentum)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Titus Motor Company, exterior of building with vehicles parked on street. Many neon and painted signs, "We give you More ..trade now" posters in windows. Elizabethan-style brick building by Roland Borhek, Architect, circa 1926.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Electric signs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Interior shot of the First Baptist Church on Easter Sunday, April 9th, 1939. (filed with Argentum)

Baptist churches--Tacoma; First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Easter--Tacoma;