Women's fashions shown at the Winthrop Hotel. An unidentified woman in formal dress has one arm raised while a man in tuxedo sits on a bench beside her. Both wear large grins. Also dated 3/8/1938.

Fashion shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fashion models--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

November, 1938, College of Puget Sound Sigma Mu Chi fraternity and Kappa Sigma Theta sorority formal dance at the Hotel Winthrop. Merritt Nelson, Florence McLean, Betty Noble, and Weymar Rosso converse during intermission. This was the first joint dance given by a sorority and a fraternity located at the College of Puget Sound and the first formal dance held in several years. (T. Times, 12-3-38, p. 9)

Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Sigma Mu Chi Chapter (Tacoma); Kappa Sigma Theta (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The Crystal Ballroom at the Hotel Winthrop was the site of the November 25, 1938, College of Puget Sound Sigma Mu Chi fraternity and Kappa Sigma Theta sorority formal dance. One couple sitting on edge of table catch-up on events with another couple who is just arriving. Streamline formals seem to have been popular that year as well as marcelled hairdos. (T. Times, 12-3-38, p. 9).

Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Sigma Mu Chi Chapter (Tacoma); Kappa Sigma Theta (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On Saturday March 11, 1939, the Bachelor Club hosted a large ball and style show in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel. The backdrop for the show as an elegant cityscape with outlines of skyscrapers, a large bridge and a late model sedan. (filed with Argentum) (T.Times 3/18/1939, pg. 9)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Bachelor Club (Tacoma); Fashion shows;

On March 11, 1939, the Bachelor Club of Tacoma hosted a large ball and style show in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel. Several guests were photographed seated around small round tables at the event. (filed with Argentum)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Bachelor Club (Tacoma); Fashion shows;

Convention of Mayors banquet at Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop. View of officals on rostrum.

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mayors--1930-1940; Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Convention of Mayors banquet at Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop. General view of room with people seated at tables.

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mayors--1930-1940; Meetings--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A Washington State Patrol officer knocks on the door of room 305 at the Winthrop Hotel where officers questioned Frank Olson who had confessed to the Mattson kidnapping. Olson, also known as Lester Mead and Charles Thorp, had walked away from the Medical Lake Asylum and fabricated his part in the crime. He was found to be harmless and returned to the Asylum. The state officers were accused by the Tacoma Times of blowing up the entire incident with poor investigative technique. To make matters worse, the Times claimed that special editions were released by the Tacoma News Tribune and a Seattle morning paper proclaiming that the crime had been solved. (T. Times 7/13/1938, pg. 1; TNT 7/13/1938, pg. 1)

Kidnappings--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington State Patrol (Tacoma); Mattson, Charles--Kidnappings;

Marquis Dance at the Winthrop Hotel. Conductor Stan Miskowski leading the Washingtonians, a 7-piece orchestra. Dated April 16, 1938.

Musicians--Tacoma--1930-1940; Orchestras--Tacoma--1930-1940; Conducting--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Dance parties--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Club of Hearts annual yuletide dance, December 26, 1938. Couples converse at event, left to right: Norman Runions, Maurita Shank (later Runions), Thomas G. Taylor, Mrs. Bill Wingard, Eleanor Davies, Thornton Babbitt, Bill Wingard, Mary Adelaide Raybould. (T. Times, 12/3l/38, p. 4)

Runions, Norman; Shank, Maurita; Taylor, Thomas; Wingard, Bill; Davies, Eleanor; Babbitt, Thornton; Raybould, Mary Adelaide; Club of Hearts (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940;

On March 11, 1939, the Bachelor Club of Tacoma hosted a large ball and style show at the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel. Shannon Smith, center, modeled a wedding gown. (T.Times 3/18/1939, pg. 9)

Smith, Shannon; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Bachelor Club (Tacoma); Fashion shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Marquis Dance at the Winthrop Hotel. Group portrait of seventeen people in hotel dining room. Photograph was taken on April 16, 1938.

Teenagers--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Dance parties--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Women's fashions shown at the Winthrop Hotel. Unidentified woman wearing a dark dress, hat and pumps is seated on a bench beside a floral display. This is possibly the Young Men's Business Club (Y.M.B.C.) luncheon and fashion show scheduled for March 11, 1938, at the Winthrop. (Also dated 3/8/1938).

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fashion shows--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Presidential Suite at Winthrop Hotel with dining set for 8 in center and sofa, several chairs, and stools for sitting. Building by W.E. Stoddard and Roland Bohrek, Associated Architects, 1924.

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Weyerhaeuser Timber Company banquet at the Winthrop Hotel. Men and women seated at tables, some wearing leis. (filed with Argentum)

Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Aquinas Academy dance held at Winthrop Hotel. Young man and woman on dance floor request their favorite song from band leader Louie Grenier.

Aquinas Academy (Tacoma); Louie Grenier's Orchestra (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Chamber of Commerce Gridiron Dinner at the Winthrop Hotel. Head table with sign above "1889 - Golden Jubilee Membership Campaign - 1939". (T.Times) (Also Dated 4-30-1939)

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Chamber of Commerce Gridiron Dinner at the Winthrop Hotel. (T.Times).

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Chamber of Commerce Gridiron Dinner at the Winthrop Hotel. Four men with false handlebar moustaches standing together and singing. (T.Times) (Also dated 04-30-1939)

Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940; Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Two couples at the Co-Ed Club dance. Fritz Haines, Roberta Cohoon, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller pose in formal wear at the April 21, 1939, Co-Ed Club dance. Behind them is a large emblem hung by wires. The event was held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop. (T.Times, 4-29-39, p. 7)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Haines, Fritz; Cohoon, Roberta; Miller, Harry;

Co-Ed Club dance at Hotel Winthrop. Two young couples pause in the hotel lounge to converse on April 21, 1939. Seated in a wicker chair is Bette Yancey. Next to her is Myron Johnson. Virginia Welker and John Piper are standing on the right. Club members and guests danced the night away in the hotel's Crystal Ballroom. (T. Times, 4/29/1939, p. 7)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1930-1940; Yancey, Bette; Johnson, Myron; Welker, Virginia; Piper, John;

1939 Co-Ed Dance at Winthrop Hotel. Two couples wait on sidewalk for another couple arriving by Red Top Taxi for the Co-Ed Club dance. Two women are wearing fur coats--one a jacket, the other full-length. Gardenias are a favorite, worn as corsages and in hair. (T. Times, 4/29, p.6)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Couples--Tacoma--1930-1940; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1930-1940; Taxicabs--Tacoma;

The Daughters of America Drill Team poses on the roof of the Winthrop Hotel. They are dressed in white skirts and blouses, with wrist length capes folded back to reveal a bright satin lining. Their caps, reminiscent of those of veteran's groups, are perched at an angle on their heads. They also wear a ribbon on the left side of their blouse.

Daughters of America (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Elevated view of the Hotel Winthrop, circa 1939. By this time, the Winthrop had been open for 14 years, celebrating its grand opening on May 16, 1925. The eleven story hotel was named after explorer and writer Theodore Winthrop whose book "The Canoe and the Saddle" helped popularize the Northwest.

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940;

National Checker Association holds their second annual title tournament at the Winthrop Hotel. Portrait of a large group of men and women with checker boards displayed in front of group. The tournament would have the largest turn out of any in national history, as well as the largest prize- an automobile. The final match would be on September 9th and feature Walter Wallman of Gary, Ind. vs. William J. Ryan of New York. The first 6 games of the pair ended in a draw. (T. Times 8/29/1939, pg. 1; 9/9/1939, pg. 7)

National Checker Association (Tacoma); Checkers;

The National Checker Association holds its second annual title tournament at the Winthrop Hotel, with play beginning on August 29, 1939. A group of 13 women and three men pose at the hotel with checker boards in front of the group. There would be an overall competition, followed by a separate womens' contest. The winner of the womens' set would receive a wristwatch. (T. Times 8/29/1939, pg. 1)

National Checker Association (Tacoma); Checkers;

Dignitaries table at banquet honoring Norwegian Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha at the Hotel Winthrop on May 23, 1939. Photographed speaking to the Crown Prince (later Olav V) was Tacoma Mayor, J.J. Kaufman: the Prince is the second man to the right. 400-500 local residents attended the informal civic banquet in the Crystal ballroom. Axel Oxholm was the toastmaster, introducing the head table. Mayor Kaufman welcomed the royal visitors to Tacoma; Leonard S. Langlow, Tacoma Times editor, also spoke briefly. (TNT 5-24-39, p. 2)

Olav V, 1903-1991; Rulers--Norway; Visits of state--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J., Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The chief at the Hotel Winthrop presented the fish course, planked salmon, to Norwegian Crown Prince Olav (later Olav V) during the banquet held in his honor on May 23, 1939. Mayor Joseph J. Kaufman (far left) and 400-500 local residents attended the informal civic banquet in the Crystal ballroom attended by both the Prince and his wife, Princess Martha. (The man to the right has not been identified.) Brief speeches were presented by the Crown Prince and local dignitaries. More than 3,000 Tacomans were in attendance later at the State Armory for a public reception presented under the auspices of the Norwegian societies of Tacoma in the form of a Norwegian festival. Heir to the throne of Norway, the Crown Prince spoke graciously in flawless English. This may not have been a surprise; he had finished his education at Oxford and was the great-grandson of Queen Victoria. (TNT 5-22-39, p. 6, TNT 5-24-39, p. 2) ALBUM 3.

Olav V, 1903-1991; Rulers--Norway; Visits of state--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J., Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Dance hosted by the Spinster Club at the Winthrop Hotel. Margaret Franich poses with her date on the right in this photograph dated May 30, 1939.

Spinster Club (Tacoma); Franich, Margaret; Couples--Tacoma--1930-1940;

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.;