Vice President Alben Barkley addressing a crowd on South 9th Street at Broadway and Saint Helens Avenue. Tacoma Mayor John Anderson is in the extreme right foreground. A massive crowd gathered to hear Mr. Barkley on October 11, 1950, who may have been stumping for Democratic candidates. 1950 was a senatorial election year where Democrat Warren G. Magnuson was victorious. ALBUM 1.

Vice presidents; Barkley, Alben W., 1877-1956; Visits of state--Tacoma; Public speaking--Tacoma;

Crowd on South 9th Street at Broadway and Saint Helens Avenue hears Vice President Barkley's address on his October 11, 1950, visit to Tacoma. Grant (Bostwick) Hotel, Hotel Winthrop, Elks Temple and "Auto Row" in background. "Safety First" sign indicating 15 days since last traffic fatality. Mr. Barkley had been making a whirlwind tour of Washington state speaking at several major cities during a two-day visit. He was given the Key to Tacoma by Mayor John Anderson before departing for a scheduled Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner at Seattle's Olympic Hotel. TPL-6676. ALBUM 1. (TNT 10-12-50, p. 1)

Vice presidents; Barkley, Alben W., 1877-1956; Visits of state--Tacoma; Public speaking--Tacoma; Crowds--Tacoma;

Vice President Alben Barkley addressing a crowd on South 9th Street at Broadway and Saint Helens Avenue in October, 1950. Known affectionately as "Veep," Mr. Barkley was a longtime congressman who had served in both the House and Senate. He was the son of a poor tobacco farmer who studied law at both Emory College and the University of Virginia, later becoming a prosecuting attorney and county court judge. As a congressman, he was an influential spokesman for the legislative programs of Roosevelt and Truman. He was a loyal Democrat who was Senate Majority Leader from 1937 to 1946. After Eisenhower's election, Kentucky returned him to the Senate in 1954. He died in 1956 at the age of 79 in the middle of a rousing campaign speech. ALBUM 1.

Vice presidents; Barkley, Alben W., 1877-1956; Visits of state--Tacoma;

Crowd on South 9th Street at Broadway and Saint Helens Avenue gathers to hear Vice President Barkley's address. Grant (Bostwick) Hotel, Caswell Optical and Medical Arts Buildings, and Heildelberg Beer billboard in background. Sign of Hotel Winthrop at right. The speaker pictured at the podium was not Mr. Barkley; it is possible that he had yet to arrive. The News Tribune noted that he was nearly an hour late for his outdoor speech and was given a police escort while traveling 90 mph from Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Signs on the platform indicate that he had been expected to speak at 1 pm; the clock on the Heidelberg beer billboard shows that it was then 1:20 pm. ALBUM 1. (TNT 10-12-50, p. 1)

Vice presidents; Barkley, Alben W., 1877-1956; Visits of state--Tacoma; Crowds--Tacoma;

Republican candidates for 28th District. Because no G.O.P. candidates from the 28th District filed for the primary, Republican Central Committee chairman Clarence Sather had to persuade Elmer L. Eddy and Frank A. Glassy to run as "sticker" candidates. Voters would have to write their names in on the ballots in the November general election. Both men have labor ties; Eddy belongs to the boilermaker and barber unions and Glassy owns and operates Glassy Electric, a union shop. They will be opposing Democrats Arthur R. Paulsen and A. L. (Slim) Rasmussen. From left to right in the photograph are Don Perry, Supt. of Elections, Elmer L. Eddy, and Frank A. Glassy at the courthouse. (TNT 9-27-50, p. 12)

Political elections--Tacoma--1950-1960; Eddy, Elmer L.; Glassy, Frank A.; Perry, Don;

Dedication of the Liberty Bell replica at the Washington State Historical Society. Governor Arthur B. Langlie, left in photo, with Society Director Chapin Foster on the museum steps. The dedication ceremony took place on Sunday afternoon, July 9, 1950, before a capacity crowd. Governor Langlie accepted the bell from Reno Odlin, who represented the Treasury department. The replica bell had been touring the state for six weeks during the Independence Savings Bond drive before being placed for permanent display at the Washington State Historical Society Museum.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Galleries & museums--Tacoma; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays; Bells; Foster, Chapin D.;

Gov. Arthur B. Langlie speaking at dedication of Liberty Bell replica at Washington State Historical Society in front of a capacity crowd. Sociey Pres.S A. Perkins sits to the governor's left; woman in large hat is Margaret Marshall, descendant of Chief Justice John Marshall. It was at the funeral procession of John Marshall in 1835 that the original Liberty Bell cracked. Identical in design, lettering, and calibration to the original bell, the replica weighs over a ton and stands six feet in height, measuring twelve feet in circumference at the lip and four feet at the crown. (TNT 7-8-50, p. 10; TNT 7-11-50, p. 19)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Galleries & museums--Tacoma; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays; Bells;

On July 9, 1950 Governor Arthur B Langlie accepted an exact replica of the Liberty Bell in the name of the residents of Washington state. The replica was one of 53 donated by the Copper Industry of America to each state, territory, and the District of Columbia . The bells were made in Annecy, France, and are identical in design, lettering, and calibration to the original Liberty Bell. Left to right: Governor Arthur B. Langlie, Washington State Historical Society President S.A. "Sam" Perkins, Society Director Chapin Foster. (TNT 7-8-50, p. 10; TNT 7-11-50, p. 19)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Galleries & museums--Tacoma; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays; Bells;

John H. Anderson, mayor-elect of Tacoma (second from right in photo) and Lloyd L. Wynans (to Anderson's left) Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks, Tacoma Lodge #174, with a group of their lodge brothers in a 1949 or 50 Ford convertible decorated for the 1950 Daffodil Parade. At extreme left is secretary Erling O. Johnson and at far right is Harold Duncan, Leading Knight. The flower-bedecked vehicle sports a huge elk head as a decoration. John Anderson had preceded Lloyd Wynans as Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Lodge. ALBUM 14

Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.; Wynans, Lloyd L.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1950 : Tacoma); Ford automobile;

1950 Daffodil Parade. Mayor-elect John Anderson rides in comfort along with fellow Tacoma Elks during the 1950 Daffodil Parade. Mr. Anderson is seated in the back seat of the Ford automobile which is decorated with masses of flowers and two striking antlers. Seated next to Mr. Anderson is newly elected Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Lodge No. 174, Lloyd L. Wynans. Driving is Harold Duncan with Elks secretary Erling O. Johnson seated next to thim. Crowds estimated at 100,000 watched the Tacoma parade, with spectators jammed 10 deep along Broadway and Pacific Ave. sidewalks. (TNT 4-2-50, p. A- 1-article on parade) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.; Wynans, Lloyd L.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1950 : Tacoma); Ford automobile;

ca. 1949. Called both a "wonder of the age" and "an architectural monstrosity" the old Pierce County Court House stood at 1012 South G Street just northeast of the Armory. Modeled after the courthouse in Pittsburgh, PA, the brick walls were faced with stone quarried in Tenino and sandstone from Wilkeson. Included in the building plans were secret stairways, hideouts, a hanging room and dungeons that would have done credit to a 15th century castle. The four clock faces in the tower were each 8 feet in diameter and had concealed lights which enabled Tacomans to read the time by day or night. The county commissioner moved his offices in the as yet unfinished building on June 21, 1893. It was demolished in 1959. (TNT 4/7/1959 p. C-16) Bowen # 1062-1

Govenor and Mrs. Arthur B. Langlie and family for Thanksgiving layout, Tribune, Barbara Dana. Governor Langlie, his daughter Carrie and his wife, Evelyn, are seated together on a sofa talking with an unidentified woman in the living room of the govenor's mansion in Olympia. (TNT, 11/20/1949, p.D-1)

Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966--Family; Governors--Washington (State); Holidays--Olympia--1940-1950;

The Pierce County Treasurer's office was located on the first floor of the Pierce County Court House, at 1012 South G Street. In 1949 The Pierce County Treasurer was Leander R. Johnson. Interior view of the treasurer's office, county employees are reviewing county treasury information; the man behind the three men in foreground, is looking through a city directory. TPL-8391

County government--Tacoma; Government employees--Tacoma; Government officials--Tacoma; Treasuries--Tacoma; Civil service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pierce County Treasurer (Tacoma);

View of the City of Tacoma Board of Contracts and Awards members: A. M. Angove, City Purchasing Agent and Secretary of the Board; L. W. (Roy) Craig, Finance Commissioner; Mayor C. Val Fawcett, Chairman; and Lyle Lemley, City Controller. The Board of Contracts and Awards supervise the operations of the municipal plant and shops (T.N.T., 9/4/49, p. A-8).

Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Municipal government--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma City Hall (Tacoma); Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965;

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. The official party of the Tacoma Elks as they turn up South 9th Street at Pacific Avenue on its way toward the reviewing stand. Emmett T. Anderson, newly elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks (highest post of the Elks), is riding in the back of the convertible with his wife, Lucile B. Anderson. (TNT, 7/28/1949, p.1)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, rides on the shoulders of Tacoma police officers together with the officers of the Tacoma Elks. John H. ("Big John") Anderson, the current Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future mayor, is seen clowning with a cane in front of Emmett Anderson. A parade was held in Emmett Anderson's honor on July 27, 1949, to celebrate his election as the national leader of the BPOE. ALBUM 14. (TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

John H. Anderson (center), Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, marched along with fellow officers of BPOE #174 during a July 27, 1949 parade in honor of Emmett Anderson, the Tacoman elected the Elks Grand Exalted Ruler. Emmett Anderson was pictured riding on the shoulders of Tacoma police officers. "Big" John Anderson would follow Val Fawcett as Tacoma's mayor in 1950. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, Emmett T.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks.Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, and his wife Lucile are welcomed home by a parade along Pacific Avenue. The convertible they are riding in has been decorated with sprays of gladiola flowers and fabric. They are escorted by Past Exalted Rulers of Tacoma Lodge number 174. Mr. Anderson was appointed to the Elks war commission when the United States entered World War II. He extended the service of the Elks to individuals in uniform all over the Pacific slope, Alaska and Hawaii. He organized the committees which met the needs of repatriated prisoners of war from the Philippines and Japan, furnishing food, medicine, clothing, transportation and cash as each case required. He served on the veterans service commission when the war was over. (TNT,7/26/1949, p.9; TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. Mr. Anderson doffs his hat to the crowd as he and wife Lucile are escorted downtown in a parade held in his honor. Emmett T. Anderson was unanimously elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks Order of the United States at their national convention in Cleveland in July, 1949. He was a past exalted ruler of his lodge in Tacoma and a former district deputy grand exalted ruler for the Washington southwest area. He was also president of Anderson Printing Company. (TNT, 7/12/1949, p.1; TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Mayor Val Fawcett with Mrs. Emmett T. Anderson. On July 27, 1949, a welcome home parade in downtown Tacoma was held in honor of the newly elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks Order of the United States, Emmett T. Anderson. Mayor Val Fawcett is pictured above with Lucile B. Anderson shortly after presenting her with a bouquet of red roses. Emmett Anderson was a prominent Tacoma civic leader and president of Anderson Printing. He was chosen as national leader of the Elks during the recent convention in Cleveland. ALBUM 14

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, and his wife Lucile are welcomed home by a parade along Pacific Avenue. Lucile is holding a bouquet of long-stemmed roses. Emmett T. Anderson was the president and manager of a substantial printing business in Tacoma, Anderson Printing Company. His family consisted of his wife Lucile, a son and a daughter and, at this time, four grandchildren. (TNT, 7/26/1949, p.9; TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. A view of the parade welcoming home Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, along Pacific Avenue past Peoples Department Store on the left and Pacific First Federal on the right. Emmett T. Anderson was born in Tacoma January 17, 1890, the same year that the Tacoma Elks Lodge was instituted. He was initiated into the lodge in 1917. His service to the order took him from "esquire" through the chairs to exalted ruler of his lodge in 1927-1928. In 1929 he was selected as district deputy grand exalted ruler for Washington Southwest. The following year he was elected president of the Washington State Elks Association. (TNT, 7/26/1949, p.9)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. The Boys Club welcomes the man who worked on their new building a few weeks ago. Emmett T. Anderson was a director of the Tacoma Boys' club and a member of the Mt. Rainier council of Boy Scouts of America, and youth activities was one of his platform planks at the Cleveland Convention. Mr. Anderson had recently been elected the Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. A parade was held in his honor on July 27, 1949. The Music Box Theater is on the corner behind the boys at the corner of South 9th Street and Broadway. (TNT, 7/26/1949, p.9; TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Tacoma Boys' Club (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Music Box Theatre (Tacoma);

Opening of 38th Street, Tribune, June 17, 1949. A crowd looks on as Mayor C. Val Fawcett is about to cut the ribbon formally opening the improved 38th Street district. The mayor stated that it would be one of the busiest cross-town streets in the city. Tex Baker has been identified as the man at left in straw hat. His twins are in the photograph's foreground. Ray D. Shaw, chairman of Friday night's activities, is at far right. Also identified in the group with Mayor Fawcett were Herb Lautermilch, Jimmie Duplain and Earl Ruppert. (TNT 6-19-1949, p. 1)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Dedications--Tacoma--1940-1950; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baker, Tex; Baker, Tex--Family; Shaw, Ray D.; Lautermilch, Herb; Duplain, Jimmie; Ruppert, Earl;

The April 13, 1949 earthquake that shook Puget Sound damaged the dome on the Capital Building in Olympia. On June 22, the 1,600 pound cap stone was carefully lifted out of place so that repairs could be made to the cupola. The cap stone was gently moved down the ramp that was built along the outer edge of the scaffolding. The lantern's stone spire was replaced with light metal and the structure reinforced to lighten its dead loads. Following a second earthquake in 1965, 14 of the dome's 22 windows were filled-in with concrete panels as part of a thorough building stabilization. (Johnston, Norman J. Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders, University of Washington Press, Seattle, p. 128; TNT, 6/22/1949, p.17) TPL-4756

Legislative Building (Olympia); Scaffolding--Olympia--1940-1950; Maintenance & repair--Olympia; Damage to property; Disasters--Olympia--1940-1950; Earthquakes--Olympia--1940-1950;

John H. "Big John" Anderson (right) was the newly selected Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks Lodge for 1949-1950. He is pictured above accepting the gravel from his predecessor, Cecil Walrath, on April 5, 1949. Mr. Anderson, a well known Tacoma building contractor, was installed in impressive ceremonies headed by Edwin J. Anderson, past president for the State Elks Association. John Anderson had a bright career ahead of him: he was elected mayor of Tacoma twice and served as school board president three times. An avid sportsman and noted civic leader, Mr. Anderson passed away in November of 1974. (TNT 4/5/49, p. 20-article; TNT 4-7-49, C-7).

Anderson, John H.; Walrath, Cecil; Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Inaugurations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Tacoma; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Tuxedoes;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett buys tickets from two Bellarmine Boosters. The names of the men were not listed in Richards Studio notes. These tickets may have been for the March 12th victory mixer honoring the 1949 City high school champs. The Bellarmine varsity would be making their final appearance before their Class A state tournament matches. (T.Times, not used) ALBUM 14. (T.Times 3-6-49, p. 14-article on mixer)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie signs papers after his return to the Governor's office in Olympia. Mr. Langlie was governor from 1941-45 but lost the next election to Mon Wallgren, Democrat. He forged on to regain the office in the November, 1948, elections and remained governor until 1957. ALBUM 10.

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

Governor Arthur B. Langlie after his return to the Governor's office in Olympia. Arthur Langlie lost to Mon Wallgren in 1944, but turned the tables on the Democratic governor in 1948. Mr. Wallgren did not stay for Governor Langlie's inauguration; he left for Washington D.C. and a position in President Truman's administration. Mr. Langlie was the first Washington State governor to regain the post he had previously lost. He then went on to win re-election in 1952. ALBUM 10. (TNT 1-12-49, p. 1)

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

A congratulatory display of flowers is presented to Arthur B. Langlie who recently assumed the position of governor of the State of Washington. The flowers are shaped into a large gavel resting on a rectangular block of blooms. A small banner reads "Congratulations Arthur B. Langlie." Mr. Langlie pauses in his official duties to admire the floral display. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Flower arrangements; Signs (Notices);