University-Union Club formal dance. Four men are pictured clowning around, all dressed in tuxedos and sporting gruesome false teeth. The men are identified as, left to right, Horace Wright, Norton Clapp, future mayor Harry P. Cain and an unidentified man.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Clapp, Norton, 1906-1995 ; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

Brigadier General Maurice W. Thompson, Washington National Guard, left, Governor Clarence D. Martin, center, and Asst. Secretary of State Charles B. Reed, right, examine the original "Constitution of the State of Washington" during Admittance Day ceremonies in Olympia on November 11th. Also attached is the original pen used to sign the historical document by then President Benjamin Harrison. The ceremony in 1939 celebrated Washington's Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years of statehood. (TNT 11-11-39, p. 2) ALBUM 10.

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955;Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939-- Olympia; Thompson, Maurice W., 1878-1954; Reed, Charles B.; Constitutions--Washington (State);

Harry P. Cain, in evening clothes, chats with two military officers in formal uniforms and two ladies in gowns during the November 18, 1939, Reserve Officers' Ball at the Winthrop Hotel. Mr. Cain, a Reservist since 1925, was a candidate for mayor at the time. He would be elected mayor in March, 1940. After war was declared, Mayor Cain would be on active duty from 1943-1945 in Europe. ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Uniforms;

Governor Clarence D. Martin admires a bright eyed puppy at a banquet given on November 28, 1939 in the honor of Mrs. Frances M. Haskell, national president of the Ladies G.A.R., as Gilbert Waite looks on. Mr. Waite, president of the Young Mens Business Club, had earlier in the evening presented Mrs. Haskell with a bouquet of flowers, out of the middle of which popped the puppy. The wire haired terrier is a gift to Mrs. Haskell who recently lost her dog. ALBUM 10. (T. Times 11/29/1939, pg. 10)

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Waite, Gilbert; Haskell, Frances M.;

On November 28, 1939, Gilbert Waite, left, president of the Young Mens Business Club, presented a wire haired terrier puppy to Mrs. Frances M. Haskell at the Hotel Winthrop as Governor Clarence D. Martin looked on. The special banquet at the Winthrop was being given in honor of Mrs. Haskell, national president of the Ladies G.A.R., who would soon be leaving on a 48 state speaking tour. The YMBC had several years previously adopted Mrs. Haskell as a sort of "foster mother" and when she lost her little terrier, they decided to do something about it. At the banquet, Waite presented her with a bouquet of flowers and from the center popped the head of the little pup. ALBUM 10. (T. Times 11/29/1939, pg. 10)

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Dogs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Waite, Gilbert; Haskell, Frances M.;

A sense of humor saves the day as Wavie (Mrs. J.J.) Kaufman, wife of the Mayor, prepares to cut a makeshift ribbon opening the new, and long awaited, 38th Street bridge on December 19, 1939. Some thrill seeking youngsters had dissected the original ribbon and carried it off as souvenirs. A replacement was formed from pieces of cloth. It is held by Mayor Kaufman, left, and Commissioner A.R. Bergersen. Representative H. N. (Barney) Jackson, center, and Senator G.B. Kerstetter, far right, look on. The 38th street bridge was a modern concrete affair costing $37,000 and intended to bring the McKinley Hill area "back into the city." The construction of the bridge had been sought for several years by Hill residents. (T. Times 12/20/1939, pg. 20)

Kaufman, Joseph J.; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Dedications--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bridges--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Wavie; Bergersen, Abner R.; Jackson, H.N.; Kerstetter, G.B.;

On December 20, 1939, Mayor J. J. Kaufman (left) greeted Bob and Louise Lynd (center) upon their return by train from their publicized six month trip by Willits canoe from Fort Benton, Montana, to New Orleans, at the mouth of the Mississippi. Harry P. Cain (far right), chairman of the Golden Jubilee celebration that sponsored the trip, was also on hand at Union Station to greet the couple. The 3,500 mile journey in part retraced the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Lynds, "Goodwill ambassadors from Tacoma," travelled in a tiny canoe supplied by Henry Foss and built by Earl & Floyd Willits. The Lynds also wrote a series of articles, exclusive to the Tacoma Times, relating their experiences in publicizing Washington's Jubilee celebration to the states bordering the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The Willits Brothers handcrafted their wooden canoes in Tacoma, later Day Island, from 1908-1967. ALBUM 11. (T.Times 12-20-39, p. 1, 12-21-39, p. 1)

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Lynd, Robert C.; Lynd, Louise D.; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Willits Brothers Canoes (Tacoma);

ca. 1940. These five unidentified members of the Willkie and McNary Club of Pierce County were decked out in special semi-circular bonnets to welcome their favorite Presidential candidate to Tacoma in September of 1940. Each is also wearing a small campaign button on her dress. Presidential candidate Willkie made a whistle-stop tour of Tacoma on September 23, 1940, which included a stop at campaign headquarters. He took his campaign directly to the average voter during his one hour and 45 minute visit, greeting thousands of people along his route which stretched from South Tacoma to the business and industrial sections of the city. (T.Times, 9-23-40, p. 1, T.Times, 9-24-40, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950;

ca. 1940. Willkie and McNary Club of Pierce County. Five girls in head-dresses in front of Willkie - McNary campaign headquarters near South 12th Street and Pacific Avenue. Each girl is positioned carefully so that her semi-circular bonnet spells out the candidates' names and club in order. Wendell Willkie and his running mate, Arthur McNary, were the Republican candidates for President in 1940; they were ultimately defeated by incumbent President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950;

City officials contributing to Drama League on January 24, 1940, at (Old) City Hall. Left to right are members of the city council: C. Val Fawcett - Finance Commissioner, Mayor J. J. Kaufman, Mrs. Hugh J. Rosellini, Controller Tom Swayze, Public Safety Commissioner Holmes Eastwood, Public Works Commissioner Abner Bergersen and Public Utilities Commissioner Ira Davisson. All dug deep in their pockets for funding for the proposed Tacoma Little Theater to be built on No. "I" St. Mrs. Rosellini was one of the sixteen members of the Drama league who participated in the fund raising. She indicated that the new Little Theater would have a revolving stage, only the second in the West following Seattle's Showboat. (T.Times 1-27-40, p. 3) ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Municipal government--Tacoma; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Swayze, Tom; Eastwood, Holmes; Bergersen, Abner R.; Davisson, Ira; Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940;

City officials donating to Drama League on January 24, 1940, at (Old) City Hall. Left to right: Public Safety Commissioner Holmes Eastwood, Public Utilities Commissioner Ira Davisson, Finance Commissioner C. Val Fawcett, unidentified woman representing Tacoma Drama League, Mayor J.J. Kaufman, Public Works Commissioner Abner Bergersen and City Controller Tom Swayze. Mayor Kaufman appears to be examining the blueprints for the proposed Tacoma Little Theater to be constructed at No. 2nd and "I" Streets. The (Tacoma) Drama League sent out eight teams comprised of two members each to solicit donations for the new endeavor. (T. Times 1-27-40, p. 3) ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Municipal government--Tacoma; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Swayze, Tom; Eastwood, Holmes; Bergersen, Abner R.; Davisson, Ira; Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Mayor Joseph J. Kaufman gathers eggs in the hen house on his farm in Edgewood in northeast Pierce County. The active mayor owned a furniture store in Tacoma and served his community as a volunteer for the Chamber of Commerce, Community Chest, Boy Scouts and Elks lodge. (T.Times 2/5/1940 p.2)

Kaufman, Joseph J.; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chickens--Washington; Eggs;

Tacoma Mayor J. J. Kaufman, feeding chickens in the hen house of his farm in Edgewood, northeast Pierce County. Glimpse of farm in background. (T. Times 2/5/1940, pg. 2)

Kaufman, Joseph J.; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chickens--Washington; Eggs; Poultry houses--Edgewood; Farms--Edgewood;

Mayor J.J. Kaufman feeding grain to a flock of chickens inside the hen house at his chicken farm in Edgewood, in northeast Pierce County. A picture from this series ran in the Tacoma Times admonishing readers to eat more eggs and pork, due to a surplus of these items. (T. Times 2/5/1940, pg. 2)

Kaufman, Joseph J.; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Chickens--Washington; Eggs;

On February 29, 1940, Mayor J.J. Kaufman wielded a knife to cut the first piece of apple pie in a promotional campaign for Apple Pie Week. Mrs. Agnes Phillips of the Northwest Food Exchange, Wenatchee, and three members of the Tacoma Bakers Commitee, held plates, waiting for their share of the large pie in the Mayor's office in (Old) City Hall. The mayor and his company got an early start on Apple Pie Week which was scheduled for March 4-9, 1940. L-R in the photograph are Mrs. Phillips, Ray Bolin of Weaver Pie Co., O.H. Oaks of Golden Rule Bakery, Wallace Macpherson of Federal Bakery and Mayor Kaufman. (T.Times 3-4-40, p. 5) ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Pies; Phillips, Agnes; Bolin, Ray; Oaks, O.H.; Macpherson, Wallace A.;

Mayor J.J. Kaufman wields the knife in a promotional photo for Apple Pie Week, taken at his office in (Old) City Hall at 625 Commerce. The enormous pie is being cut with an equally enormous knife. Apple Pie Week was set for March 4-9, 1940. Preparing to dig in are members of the Tacoma Bakers Committee for the special week: Ray Bolin of Weaver Pie Co., O.H. Oaks of Golden Rule Bakery and Wallace Macpherson of Federal Bakery. Standing at the far left, next to Mr. Bolin, is Mrs. Agnes Phillips from the Northwest Food Exchange, Wenatchee. (T. Times 3-4-40, p. 5) ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Pies; Phillips, Agnes; Bolin, Ray; Oaks, O.H.; Macpherson, Wallace A.;

Harry P. Cain and wife Marjorie Dils Cain in suave formal attire at a March 9, 1940, Tacoma Club dance. Dr. Bert Kerstetter, candidate for mayor who defeated Mr. Cain in the primary, had passed away during a campaign appearance the previous evening, thus putting Mr. Cain back in the race. Although former mayor Melvin G. Tennent raised a protest, Mr. Cain's name remained on the ballot and he was elected mayor later that month. ALBUM 12.

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

Mayor- Elect Harry P. Cain addresses supporters on the night of his election, March 12, 1940. Successful Public Utilities Commissioner candidate Bob O'Neil is perched on a desk behind him. Mr. Cain defeated former mayor Melvin G. Tennent in a highly contested race. Harry P. Cain's name was placed on the ballot by the courts as a replacement for Dr. Bert Kertsetter who had died just days before the general election. Mr. Cain had finished third in the primary, behind leading vote getter Kertsetter and Mr. Tennent. He assumed office in June. ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pointing fingers;

Mayor-elect Harry P. Cain (at right) and Public Utilities Commissioner-elect R.D. "Bob" O'Neil shake hands after their victory in the March, 1940, general elections. With 131 precincts reporting, Mr. Cain had an 1800+ lead over former mayor Melvin G. Tennent while Mr. O'Neil had a nearly 2-1 margin over longtime Utilities Commissioner Ira S. Davisson. Looking on is Tacoma School Board member Lyle Lemley, who easily won re-election to a three-year term. (T.Times 3-13-40, p. 1) ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; O'Neil, Robert D.; Lemley, Lyle; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shaking hands--Tacoma;

In 1940, the heated election fight between former mayor Melvin G. Tennent and Harry P. Cain ended in March with Mr. Cain elected mayor of Tacoma. Mr. Cain's name had been placed on the ballot by a superior court mandamus order days before the election. "This is the dirtiest deal ever pulled in the city of Tacoma," declared a bitter Mr. Tennent after the election. The Tacoma Times journeyed to the Cain's home on Wednesday, March 13, 1940, to photograph the newly elected mayor and his family. Harry P. Cain II (Buzzy), age two, and his small dog Ricky pose for the camera the morning after his father's victory. (T.Times, 3-13-40, p. 1) ALBUM 12.

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

Successful candidates. Mayor-Elect Harry P. Cain, wife Marjorie and son Harry II (Buzzy) at home the morning after Mr. Cain's 1800+ vote-victory over former mayor Melvin G. Tennent. Mr. Cain's name was ordered placed on the ballot replacing the recently deceased Bert Kerstetter who had defeated Mr. Cain in the primary. Defeated candidate Tennent vowed to appeal; Mr. Cain indicated he would ignore the attack on his eligibility and take an automobile tour to California and the south and planned to study municipal government along the way. (T. Times, 3-13-40, p. 1). ALBUM 12.

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

In June of 1940, the Old Guard at City Hall posed prior to the installation of new officers. Pictured left to right: Holmes Eastwood, Public Safety Commissioner; Val Fawcett, Finance Commissioner; outgoing appointed Mayor J.J. Kaufman; Abner Bergersen, Public Works; and Ira Davisson, defeated outgoing Utilities Commissioner. Ira S. Davisson had served continuously since November of 1918 as Commissioner of Utilities. He was defeated in the last election by Bob O'Neil. Joseph J. Kaufman had been appointed Mayor a year earlier to fill out the unexpired term of the late Dr. John Siegle. Harry Cain was elected in 1940 to fill the remaining two years, defeating former Mayor Melvin G. Tennent.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Municipal government--Tacoma; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Eastwood, Holmes; Bergersen, Abner R.; Davisson, Ira;

Mayor and Council preview hats and costumes for the 1940 Narrows Bridge - McChord Field Celebrations. Front row: Tom Swayze, Mayor Harry P. Cain, C. Val Fawcett, Celebration chair Ted Brown. Back row: Holmes Eastwood, R.D. "Bob" O'Neil, Abner Bergersen and Hat Committeeman Walter Arnold, Jr. Both the (first) Tacoma Narrows Bridge and McChord Flying Field would be opening within days of each other in July, 1940. City and civic officials had worked together to host exciting events for local residents, including a water carnival, massive parade and pageant. The Jubilee hats that were so fantastically popular for the 1939 Jubilee were back, with the addition of new hat bands for the grand openings. (T.Times 6-19-40, p. 11; 6/20/1940, pg. 24) ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Eastwood, Holmes; Swayze, Tom; O'Neil, Robert D.; Bergersen, Abner R.; Brown, Ted; Arnold, Walter; Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Perhaps discussing the merits of certain hats, Tacoma's mayor, Harry P. Cain, and members of the city council may be pondering an executive decision in this June 19, 1940, photograph. The hats and costumes are to be used for the Narrows Bridge - McChord Field Celebrations, to be held the 1st to 4th of July. Each hat would have on an official souvenir hat band; the hat bands would be sold at all dry goods, variety and men's furnishing stores in Tacoma. 20,000 yards of material would make up the bands on which pictures of the bridge and announcement of the celebration dates would be imprinted. All Tacomans would be asked to wear hats during the one-week celebration. L-R are Tom Swayze, R.D. "Bob" O'Neil, Abner Bergersen, C. Val Fawcett, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Celebration chairman Ted Brown, Holmes Eastwood and Hat Committeeman Walter Arnold, Jr. (T.Times 6-19-40, p. 11, p. 24) ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Swayze, Tom; O'Neil, Robert D.; Bergersen, Abner R.; Brown, Ted; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Eastwood, Holmes; Arnold, Walter; Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Harry P. Cain, Mayor of Tacoma and future US Senator (left in photo) shakes hands with a member of the Water Carnival Committee, possibly Ted Brown, during the 1940 Narrows Bridge/ McChord Field Celebration. Each year the Young Men's Business Club (YMBC) sponsored a water carnival at Point Defiance. In 1940, the water carnival was set the day before the grand opening of the (first) Tacoma Narrows Bridge. McChord Flying Field would also open the first week of July, 1940. ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Festivals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Shaking hands--Tacoma;

On July 22, 1940, W.J. Cameron, associate of Henry Ford and commentator for the Ford Sunday Evening Hour, spoke to a capacity crowd in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel on the role of industry in the preservation of democracy in this country. Pictured left to right are Leon Titus, Governor Clarence D. Martin, W.J. Cameron, Tommy Mallon, Nelson Bowe (assistant manager Ford Motor Co., Seattle branch) and W.B. Patterson, Ford's Northwest manager. Tacoma was not on Mr. Cameron's original lecture circuit, but with the combined efforts of Tacoma's Ford dealers Mallon and Titus, Mr. Cameron was entreated to fit Tacoma in between Seattle and Portland. (T. Times 7/23/1940, pg. 5) (note: photograph is misnumbered but filed under D889 image 1)

Governors; Martin, Clarence D., 1887-1955; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus, Leon E.; Mallon, Thomas; Bowe, Nelson; Patterson, W.B.; Cameron, W.J.; Ford Motor Co.;

Mrs. Lane Paskill is set to circle Saturday, September 7, 1940, on Mayor Harry P. Cain's office calendar as a reminder of the Club of Hearts Cabaret Sports Dance to benefit the Red Cross. The dance would be held in the Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom. Since the mayor's schedule was so often crowded, Mrs. Paskill visited him in mid-August to book the date. TPL-5177. ALBUM 12. (T.Times 8-24-40, p. 5)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Calendars; Paskill, Lane--Family; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor Harry P. Cain with the members he appointed to the Tacoma (National Defense) Housing Authority in August, 1940. Shown receiving their commissions were members: (L-R) Wallace Morrissette, Glenn A. Reeves, Fred Shoemaker, M. Stanley Erdahl, and chairman Harry W. Andrews. The men were to meet with federal housing authority officials on Tuesday, August 20, 1940, to expediate the one-million dollar project of approximately 250 homes to be built at a cost of $4000 each unit. (T.Times 8-19-40, p. 14) ALBUM 12.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Morrissette, Wallace; Reeves, Glenn A.; Shoemaker, Fred; Erdahl, M. Stanley; Andrews, Harry W.; Tacoma Housing Authority (Tacoma);

Crowd listening to Republican Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie's address at Wheeler-Osgood Company. (T. Times)

Willkie, Wendell, 1892-1944; Political campaigns; Presidential elections; Public speaking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crowds--Tacoma--1940-1950;

When Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican presidential nominee stopped in Tacoma, both Frank Fletcher (left), age 5, and his brother Walt, age 3, were at the Northern Pacific Shops train yard to hear him. His September 1940 visit to Tacoma was the first campaign stop by a Republican presidential candidate in Tacoma in 24 years. The Tacoma Times misidentified Walt as Robert Fletcher when they originally published this photograph in September of 1940. TPL-8374

Willkie, Wendell, 1892-1944; Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Tacoma; Fletcher, Frank; Fletcher, Walt;