Governor Mon C. Wallgren visited the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. He is seen here talking with two members of the Eagles on October 1, 1948. He may have been calling on fellow Eagles for support in the upcoming general elections where he was in a tight contest with former governor Arthur B. Langlie. Mr. Wallgren would go on to lose his bid for re-election by approximately 28,000 votes. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Governor Mon C. Wallgren meets and greets members of the Olympia Eagles Lodge #21 on October 1, 1948. Governor Wallgren was running for re-election that year and the visit to the Olympia Eagles was preceded by a parade on East 4th Avenue. He was a card-carrying member of the Eagles as well as many other civic and military organizations. Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Mr. Wallgren served as U.S. Congressman from the 2nd District and U.S. Senator before being elected to the governor's office in late 1944. He was to serve one term before being defeated in his re-election bid by Arthur B. Langlie. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Governor Mon C. Wallgren shows his membership card upon entering the Olympia Eagles Lodge. He was reportedly also a member of the American Legion, Forty and Eight, Freemasons, Knights Templar, Elks and Rotary organizations. Governor Wallgren was concluding his re-election campaign; he did not retain the governor's chair, as he was defeated by his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Membership cards; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Portrait of Governor Mon C. Wallgren while he was attending a meeting of the Olympia Eagles. Governor Wallgren was in the midst of a re-election campaign in late 1948; as a member of the Eagles, he may have been asking for their support in the upcoming November elections. A very experienced legislator, Mr. Wallgren was to lose the election to Arthur B. Langlie, Republican. In later years, Mr. Wallgren was to serve on the Federal Power Commission, engage in citrus growing and the development of uranium claims in California. He died in Olympia on September 18, 1961, due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Portraits;

Portrait of Governor Mon C. Wallgren while he was attending a meeting of the Olympia Eagles. Governor Wallgren, dapper in striped tie and dark suit, was photographed on October 1, 1948. He was nearing the end of his term in office; although he ran for re-election, he was defeated by former governor, Arthur B. Langlie. His old friend, President Harry S. Truman, nominated him for chairman of the National Security Resources Board in 1949. Because the Senate Armed Services Committee rejected this nomination, Mr. Wallgren asked that President Truman withdraw his name, and the president regretfully complied. Governor Wallgren did serve on the Federal Power Commission 1950-51 and later was involved in citrus growing and the development of uranium claims in California. ALBUM 10. TPL-5055

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Governor Mon C. Wallgren at Olympia Eagles Lodge. Governor Wallgren paid a visit to the Olympia Eagles on October 1, 1948. He was engaged in a re-election campaign but would be defeated by his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie. Following the elections, he would nominated by President Harry S. Truman as chairman of the National Security Resources Board in 1949 but the nomination was subsequently withdrawn. He did serve as a member of the Federal Power Commission from 1950-51. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Portraits; Paintings; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Governor Mon C. Wallgren at the Olympia Eagles Lodge. Governor Wallgren stands near a painting of an eagle with an open Bible. The word, "Truth," is painted below the eagle. Mon (Monrad) C. Wallgren was governor of Washington State from 1945-1949. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prior to becoming governor. A Democrat, he lost to Arthur B. Langlie in the 1948 gubernatorial elections; he had previously defeated Langlie in 1944. TPL-5056. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Portraits; Paintings; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Close-up of Governor Mon C. Wallgren at the Olympia Eagles Lodge. He is posed in front of a painting of an eagle whose talons are resting on an open Bible. The word, "Truth," is painted on the rock below the eagle. Mon C. Wallgren was governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949. Although born in Des Moines, Iowa, he attended public schools and business college in Everett and graduated from the Washington State School of Optometry in Spokane. His military service in WWI was in the Coast Artillery Corps of the Washington National Guard; he later was the adjutant of the Third Battalion of the Guard. Governor Wallgren represented the 2nd District in Congress from 1933-40 and then was elected in 1940 to the U.S. Senate. His bid for re-election to the governor's office was rejected by voters who returned his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie, to the executive's office. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Portraits; Paintings; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Governor Mon C. Wallgren addresses the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. A Democrat, he was nearing the end of his re-election campaign. He lost to his predecessor, Arthur B. Langlie, in the November, 1948, elections, by approximately 28,000 votes. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Public speaking--Olympia; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Hands clasped behind his back, Governor Mon C. Wallgren speaks before fellow Eagles at the Olympia Eagles Lodge, #21. He claimed membership in the American Legion, Forty and Eight, Freemasons, Knights Templar, Elks and Rotary as well. During his tenure as governor, the state was forced to develop a state ferry system under the Washington Toll Bridge Authority due to strikes tieing up the Black Ball ferry line. The state would end up buying the equipment and operations of Captain Alexander Peabody's Puget Sound Navigation Co. (AKA Black Ball Line) and establishing the Washington State Ferries in 1951. By this time, Arthur B. Langlie, a Republican, had assumed the governor's chair. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Public speaking--Olympia; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Governor Mon C. Wallgren proceeds down a row, shaking hands with each uniformed man, at the Olympia Eagles Lodge on October 1, 1948. He is accompanied by an officer in the organization, who is dressed similarly except for the braid around his shoulder. Governor Wallgren was also a member of the Eagles and showed his membership card upon entry into the lodge. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Shaking hands--Olympia; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Governor Mon C. Wallgren stands at attention, possibly during a flag ceremony, with members of the Olympia Eagles Lodge on October 1, 1948. Before him are symbols of the lodge: a metal statue of an eagle holding scales in its beak, an open book, perhaps a Bible, placed on a wooden table, and the American flag. Governor Wallgren had proudly displayed his membership card prior to entering the lodge. ALBUM 10. TPL-10571

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961;Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

The Olympia Eagles held a parade on Olympia's East 4th Avenue in honor of Governor Wallgren's visit. A second drill team marched in the parade. This team wears white jackets and slightly darker skirts. Their helmets, gloves and shoes are white. Their helmets have plumes and they follow a majorette wearing boots and a white, short-skirted uniform.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961;Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Governor Mon C. Wallgren with members of the Olympia Eagles at their Lodge. The other gentlemen are dressed nearly identically in dark blazers and pale slacks. They have F.O.E. insignia on their lapels. Governor Wallgren is seated in the center of this October 1, 1948, photograph. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine. ALBUM 10.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961;Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

An overflowing crowd of over 5000 filled the State Armory to the rafters to hear California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice. Local Republicans had anticipated large crowds to hear the popular governor; an additional 1000 seats were borrowed from the College of Puget Sound and the Seattle Armory. Oversized posters of Governor Warren and Presidential candidate Thomas E. Dewey decorated the Armory walls. According to the clock wall, this sepia photograph was taken at 9:50 p.m. on October 14, 1948. (TNT 10-14-48, p. 1, TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political Elections - Presidential Elections - Vice Presidential Candidates (Republican) - United States - 1948 - Earl Warren (1891-1974) - Washington (State) - Tacoma

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, Mrs. Warren, and the Warren children Dorothy, Virginia, Nina Elizabeth, and Bobby, during a campaign appearence in Tacoma. Four of the Warren children accompanied their parents on a whirlwind tour of the Pacific Northwest. Hundreds of women had lined up as much as an hour before to meet the Warrens at a Republican reception. The reception was held in the Hotel Winthrop prior to Governor Warren's address at the State Armory. (TNT 10-15-48, p 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Governors; Warren, Earl--Family; Warren, Nina; Warren, Dorothy; Warren, Virginia; Warren, Nina Elizabeth; Warren, Robert;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, speaks from the podium during rally at Tacoma Armory. Large poster of Gov. Thomas Dewey, the Presidential nominee, behind Warren. Former Governor Arthur Langlie, who was running once more for election, and his wife are seen, blurred, in the background. Mr. Langlie had introduced Governor Warren to the overflowing crowd of over 5000. It was the largest indoor crowd to greet him on his tour of 31 states except for Chicago. Sepia photograph was taken during the evening speech of Governor Warren on October 14, 1948. (TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Governors; Public speaking--Tacoma;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, making a campaign appearance at Tacoma Armory. View of elaborate decorations above the platform. His evening address attracted overflowing crowds of over 5000 which filled the Armory to its rafters. It was the largest indoor crowd to greet Governor Warren on his tour of 31 states except for Chicago. The Dewey-Warren ticket unexpectedly lost in the 1948 elections to Truman-Barkley. Sepia photograph taken on October 14, 1948. (TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Public speaking--Tacoma;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, greets well-wishers while in Tacoma for an appearance at the State Armory. The governor, wife and four children were making a whirlwind tour of the Pacific Northwest before heading home at the conclusion of their 31-state tour. Hundreds of well-dressed women took the opportunity to shake hands with the popular candidate. (TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Receiving lines--Tacoma;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, and his family, with former Governor Arthur Langlie, and his family, and two drum majorettes, on platform during rally at Tacoma Armory. Governor Warren was met by an enthusiastic audience of over 5000 on October 14, 1948. He was introduced by Arthur Langlie, former governor who was running for election. Governor Warren's wife Nina and four of his children accompanied him on this tour of the Pacific Northwest. Sepia photograph was taken on October 14, 1948. (TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) TPL-183 ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Warren, Earl--Family; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966--Family; Drum majorettes--Tacoma--1940-1950;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, accepting a 23rd Anniversary cake from acting Mayor C. A. Erdahl during a campaign appearence in Tacoma. The Warren family looks on. Presentation of the cake at the end of Governor Warren's address came as a complete surprise to the Governor and his family. It was in honor of the couple's 23rd wedding anniversary. A moved Governor Warren remarked that they had spent their honeymoon in Washington state. (TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Warren, Earl--Family; Warren, Nina; Warren, Dorothy; Warren, Virginia; Warren, Nina Elizabeth; Warren, Robert; Erdahl, C.A.; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, and wife Nina blow out candles on their 23rd anniversary cake during a campaign appearance on October 14, 1948 in Tacoma . Four of the Warren children, Dorothy, Virginia, Nina Elizabeth and Bobby, smilingly look on. Acting Mayor C.A. Erdahl presented the cake to the Warrens following the conclusion of Governor Warren's address at the State Armory. It came as a complete surprise to the Warrens, causing Governor Warren to make an inadvertent slip of the tongue when he stated " I'm not quite as nervous as I was 14 years ago," before his family and the crowd's hearty laughter caused him to correct himself. (T.Times 10-15-1948 p.1. TNT 10-15-48, p. 1) TPL-4751 ALBUM 2.

Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Warren, Earl--Family; Warren, Nina; Warren, Dorothy; Warren, Virginia; Warren, Nina Elizabeth; Warren, Robert; Governors; Erdahl, C.A.; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, greets an unidentified young supporter on October 14, 1948 during a campaign appearance in Tacoma. Prior to his selection as Thomas E. Dewey's running mate in the 1948 elections, Mr. Warren had been both a California district attorney and that state's Attorney General. He was the only person in California history to be elected to three successive terms as Governor; in 1946 he was unopposed in the general election, as he had won the nomination of the Democratic, the Republican, and the Progressive parties. The 1948 presidential election was the only election he ever lost. He resigned during his third term as Governor when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower in 1953. ALBUM 2.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Governors;

A large crowd has gathered for the brief stop of New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential candidate, at Union Station. He was scheduled to be in Tacoma for only fifteen minutes, long enough to deliver a short address and receive a gift from Robert E. Hunt, his former college classmate and head of the local "Dewey Club." Governor Dewey's supporters, estimates ranging from 1000-2500, were reportedly warm and enthusiastic in greeting the governor and hearing the Republican party message. Former Governor Arthur Langlie, who was running once again for election, and Congressman Thor Tollefson accompanied Governor Dewey on the 17-car "Victory Special." (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times, 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Crowds--Tacoma;

Large crowd greets New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential candidate, appearing with Mrs. Dewey on platform of "Victory Special" during a 15 minute stop at Union Station. This was the governor's first visit to Tacoma. 46-year-old Dewey had secured a national reputation for racket-busting as New York county district attorney when he successfully prosecuted the crime syndicate, Murder, Inc. Thomas Dewey had lost the 1944 presidential election to Franklin Delano Roosevelt; he would suffer an unexpected defeat in the 1948 elections by Roosevelt's successor, Harry S. Truman. (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times, 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Dewey, Frances;

In September of 1948, New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey (center), Republican Presidential candidate, stood with Mrs. Dewey on the platform of the chartered train, the "Victory Special", at Union Station and smilingly received a gift from Robert E. Hunt, college classmate and head of Tacoma's "Dewey-for President-Club." Robert Hunt and Governor Dewey were classmates at the University of Michigan where both had ambitions as singers. This was Governor Dewey's second attempt at the presidency; he was defeated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1944 and by Harry S. Truman in 1948. (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times 9-28-48, p. 1, TNT 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Dewey, Frances; Hunt, Robert E.;

Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential candidate, Mrs. Dewey and former Governor Arthur Langlie on rear platform of "Victory Special" during 15 minute stop at Tacoma Union Station. Mr. Langlie, Republican candidate for governor, was on hand to introduce Governor Dewey to his supporters jamming the depot. New York Governor Dewey was on a two-week campaign tour of the west coast. He was the 1944 and 1948 Republican nominee for the presidential elections. In the 1948 elections he held a wide margin over President Harry S. Truman in the public opinion polls; however, Mr. Truman's vigorous attacks on the Republican-controlled Congress and energetic campaigning led to an unexpected defeat for Governor Dewey. Thomas Dewey retained his role of governor of New York and in 1950, was elected to his third term. Sepia photograph taken on September 27, 1948. (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times, 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2. TPL-9639

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Dewey, Frances; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Governors;

Thomas E. Dewey, Republican Presidential candidate, Mrs. Dewey and former Governor Arthur Langlie on "Victory Special." Governor Dewey remarked that his father had briefly worked on the old Tacoma Globe fifty years ago and that his uncle, Harry B. Dewey, was a Tacoma educator and later state superintendent of common schools in the early 1900's. As he did when 1940 Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie campaigned in Washington, Mr. Langlie accompanied the Republican nominee on the "special" trains. Congressman Thor Tollefson also was on board the 17-car Dewey Victory Special. (T. Times, 9-27-48, p. 1, T. Times, 9-28-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Whistle-stop campaigning--Tacoma; Dewey, Thomas E., 1902-1971; Dewey, Frances; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Governors;

Henry A. Wallace, center, the candidate for President of the United States in 1948 from the Progressive Party spoke on October 9th, 1948 at the Tacoma Armory. In his speech he attacked the Taft-Hartley Act and the "hot war" being waged against labor unions. While in Tacoma, he met with a group of local Progressive Party candidates including: (l to r) John Green Jr., Vera Keating, Russell H. Fluent, Henry Wallace, Rodney Peterson, Ernest T. Olson, Thomas C. Rabbit. (T.Times, 10/11/1948, p.9)

Wallace, Henry A.; Presidential elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Green, John; Keating, Vera; Fluent, Russell H.; Peterson, Rodney; Olson, Ernest T.; Rabbitt, Thomas C.;

California Governor Earl Warren, Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and future Supreme Court Chief Justice, and Mrs. Warren with former Governor and Mrs. Arthur Langlie during a campaign appearence in Tacoma. The Warrens were met by Mr. Langlie at the Idaho-Washington border en route to Spokane. He was scheduled to give an address at the State Armory on October 14, 1948. Mr. Langlie would be introducing Governor Warren to the expected large crowds. Sepia photograph taken on October 14, 1948. (TNT 10-14-48, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Warren, Earl, 1891-1974; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Warren, Nina; Governors;