Dr. Hinton D. Jonez (back row, 2nd from left) holds the bottle of cognac that will go to the last survivor of the Past Commanders' Last Man Club of the Edward B. Rhodes Post No.2, American Legion. Each year the post membership feted the post commanders at a banquet. The banquet for November 1945 was held in the Army and Navy Room at the Hotel Winthrop. The six flag draped chairs represent the six past commanders who had died before 1945. Names listed. (T.Times, 11/28/1945, p.7)

American Legion Club (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Jonez, Hinton D.; Last Man Club (Tacoma);

October, 1945, portrait of Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele, former United States and National Boxing Association middleweight champion. In a professional career that started when he was 15 in 1927, Freddie Steele only lost 5 of 133 bouts. He lost his title to Seattle's Al Hostak at that city's Civic Stadium on July 26th, 1938, and later became an actor in films. At the time of this October 2, 1945, photograph taken at the Winthrop Hotel, Freddie Steele was on the last leg of a nationwide tour to promote "The Story of G.I.Joe," a motion picture based on the experiences of war correspondent Ernie Pyle. Steele's role of a tough army sergeant had garnered praise from many critics. A group of old-time friends joined the former boxer at a luncheon arranged by John Hamrick theaters' manager, Will Conner. ALBUM 9. (T.Times 10-3-45, p. 11, TNT 10-3-45, p. 14)

Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele, former middleweight champion 1936-1938, and Lt.Col. Roy Murray at the Winthrop Hotel on October 2, 1945, during a visit to promote the film "The Story of GI Joe." Col. Murray was technical advisor on the film and also played an army chaplain. He bumped into Mr. Steele after filming as he, Col. Murray, was doing recruiting in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Steele had won critical praise for his role as Sgt. Steve Warnicki, a veteran affected deeply by the trauma of war. Many longtime friends of Mr. Steele including boxing managers Joe Waterman and Jack Connor, were in attendance at the special luncheon held at the Winthrop. ALBUM 9. (T.Times 10-3-45, p. 11, TNT 10-3-45, p. 14)

Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Murray, Roy;

Tacoma boxer Freddie Steele, former middleweight champion 1936-38, shakes hands with an unidentified man at the Winthrop Hotel during an October, 1945, visit to promote the film "The Story of GI Joe" in which he played a shell-shocked Army sergeant. About twenty longtime friends of Mr. Steele joined him in a special luncheon at the Winthrop which had been arranged by theater manager Will Conner. Tacoma was the last leg of a nationwide tour in which Mr. Steele had been making personal appearances on stage to promote the war-themed film. Arrangements to show the movie in Tacoma were in the works and it was hoped that the former boxer would be able to attend. ALBUM 9. (T.Times 10-3-45, p. 11, TNT 10-3-45, p. 14)

Steele, Freddie, 1912-1984; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1930-1940; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shaking hands--Tacoma;

Exterior of the Hotel Winthrop for North Pacific Bank note. The building is ten stories on the front facing Broadway, made of stone on the lower floors and brick above. At the top is a separate roof line, perhaps a penthouse. The busy street below shows automobiles, pedestrians and a bus. The first floor houses a shoe store, men's apparel. Heading down 9th Street is the entrance to the Coffee Shop and the Fountain Lunch counter.

Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

The Wauna Club's November 11, 1946, ball was hosted with a county fair theme. The ball was held at the Crystal Ballroom at the Hotel Winthrop. L-R, Dale Kiehl, Mada Rieflin, Chick Kiehl (chair for the dance committee), and Bill Rieflin (president of the Wauna Club) stand beneath a sign, "Welcome Wauna County Fair". (T.Times, 11/2/1946, p.16)

Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wauna Club (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Couples--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kiehl, Dale; Kiehl, Chick; Rieflin, William; Rieflin, Mada;

Westinghouse Appliance Show at Winthrop Hotel, Westinghouse Electrical Supply Company, Betty Dahl. Two combination radio/phonographs encased in beautiful wooden cabinets are shown in this view in a home-like setting. Westinghouse advertised "crystal-clear reproduction of programs and records with Rainbow Tone FM, a Rainbow Dial, Full-width record storage space holds 52 albums or 360 singles".

Westinghouse Electric Co. (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radios; Phonographs;

Douglas Fir Plywood Association held their annual meeting to discuss the Douglas Fir plywood industry at the Winthrop Hotel. Douglas Fir plywood is the "Wood of 1000 Uses", used in houses, advertising, boats, and many other products. View of "Growth of Douglas Fir Plywood Industry" chart, the chart covers war restrictions imposed in 1942, war restrictions lifted in 1945, DFPA promotion developed in 1935 and intensified in 1938, DFPA forming and advertising.

Charts; Presentation drawings (Proposals); Advertising--Tacoma; Meetings--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Douglas Fir Plywood Association held their annual meeting to discuss the Douglas Fir plywood industry at the Winthrop Hotel. View of "Sales Promotion Projects" chart, media advertising, publicity, literature, direct mail to architects, builders and dealers, and movies are all listed as ways to promote Douglas Fir plywood. DFPA discussed the benefits of turning douglas fir logs into plywood and shared the many research and testing that is continuously taking place to assure quality products.

Charts; Presentation drawings (Proposals); Advertising--Tacoma; Meetings--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Douglas Fir Plywood Association was having a plywood product and "uses" presentation at the Winthrop Hotel. Plywood was originally just uses for doors and furniture drawers, but in the 1920's builders began experimenting with plywood and using it for interior wall panels, cabinets, and eventually prefabricated houses, exterior and interior wall panels. View of three plywood businessmen standing below a "Douglas Fir Plywood The Wood of 1000 Uses" sign.

Plywood; Molded plywood; Signs (Notices); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Tacoma's Douglas Fir plywood industry is divided between seven plywood factories, they employ over 1,700 employees, making this one of the largest industries in Tacoma and Western Washington. There are 43 plywood plants between Washington, Oregon and California, these plants are owned by 37 different companies, with no single firm owning more than three plants. Douglas Fir Plywood Association has really helped the plywood industry expand throughout the building and construction industries. View of DFPA representative standing behind a podium, during his "Plywood Sales Demonstration".

Plywood; Molded plywood; Signs (Notices); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Plywood can be used to make furniture, houses, garages, advertising, movie theaters, boats, and thousands of other items. Douglas Fir Plywood Association ensures consumers that they are getting the finest quality plywood panels, they are continuously testing and coming up with new ideas for the use of plywood products. View of DFPA representatives using Douglas Fir plywood during his presentation.

Plywood; Molded plywood; Signs (Notices); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Candy Nook in the Winthrop Hotel, featuring greeting card stands on the right and rear sides with glass candy cabinets on left wall behind cabinets.

Hotels--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Governor Arthur B. Langlie, second from left in front row, with other attendees at the Pulp and Paper Industry's Safety Conference held at the Winthrop Hotel. Safety in the workplace was one of Governor Langlie's emphasis. He started the annual Governor's Industrial Safety and Health Conference in 1949; an event that is still currently held. The governor was present to honor Longview Fibre Co. of Longview, Washington, with the annual safety trophy, given to the firm with the lowest accident rate in the preceding year. ALBUM 10. (TNT 1-24-52, A-12, 1-25-52, p. 30)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie makes a presentation at the awards ceremony during the Pulp and Paper Industry's Safety Conference at the Winthrop Hotel. The two-day conference was a gathering of pulp and paper concerns and labor unions. The conference concluded with a banquet honoring those firms with superlative safety records. Longview Fibre Co. of Longview, Washington, won the Governor's Annual Safety trophy and the Crown-Zellerbach plant of Port Townsend, the best five-year safety record. (TNT 1-24-52, A-12, 1-25-52, p. 30) ALBUM 10.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Awards;

Governor Arthur B. Langlie, standing extreme left, second row, with other men at awards ceremony during the Pulp and Paper Industry's Safety Conference at the Winthrop Hotel. These may be representatives of Crown Zellerbach Corp., whose Port Townsend plant won the Joint Labor-Management trophy for the best five-year safety record or possibly the Longview Fibre Co., who won the award for best accident rate. ALBUM 10. (TNT 1-24-52, A-12, 1-25-52, p. 30)

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Awards;

Joyce Myles invited several college friends to a masquerade party held in the Wedgwood Room of the Winthrop Hotel the day following Christmas in 1950. Here Jim Ernst, Barbara DiUllio, Ray Turcotte and Judy Thompson (from left) smiled happily for the Richards' photographer. (TNT 12-30-1950, p. 4)

Masquerades--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ernst, Jim; DiUllio, Barbara; Turcotte, Ray; Thompson, Judy; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Two men were inducted into the Quarter Century club of Standard Brands, Inc., at the annual dinner for the Northwest area at Winthrop Hotel. They were Walter A. Logan, a machinist in the maintenance deparment of the Sumner Fleischmann's yeast plant, and Clarence H. Romnes, who worked in the vinegar department. Acme News, Ronald Schaad. (TNT, 11/15/1950, p.27)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Standard Brands, Inc. (Tacoma);

Phi Beta Phi's annual dinner dance was held March 15, 1952, in the Crystal Ballroom of the Winthrop Hotel. Gwen Scheyer and Charlotte Nelson were those responsible for planning the dinner dance. R. Franklin Thompson, president of the College of Puget Sound, can be seen near the edge of the crowd along the right. TPL-8087

Tuxedoes; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Phi Beta Phi (Tacoma); Thompson, R. Franklin, 1908-1999; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Erling O. Johnson was elected president of the Pierce County division of the Washington State Restaurant Association at the annual meeting of the organization at the Winthrop Hotel in January 1952. Mr. Johnson succeeded E.J. Zarelli, also of Tacoma. Shown are, L-R, Al Tyrell, secretary-treasurer, E.J. Zarelli, Erling O. Johnson, and Vern Powell, vice president. (TNT, 1/9/1952, p.6)

Washington State Restaurant Association (Tacoma); Johnson, Erling O.; Zarelli, E.J.; Tyrell, Al; Powell, Vern; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Shaking hands--Tacoma;

Columbia Breweries, banquet at Wedgewood Room, Winthrop Hotel. The large room is filled with men and women seated at long tables on December 19, 1951. They are enjoying Alt Heidelberg from bottles. Columbia Breweries was well known for its special lager brew.

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

A trio pose in front of the Hotel Winthrop during the March 21, 1943 civil defense drill. The man in the center is believed to be Fire Chief Emory Whitaker.

World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;

Tacoma's Zone Air Raid Wardens met at the Hotel Winthrop to discuss the "V-Home" campaign, kicking off April 19th and ending May 3, 1943. Pictured standing, left to right, are R.J. Carino, Charles Strong, C.W. Sangster, Tom Miller, Paul Garver, James Crawford; seated Handel Ingham, Russell Longworth. Zone Wardens were responsible for the coordination of precinct and block wardens in their zone. Over 5500 wardens in Tacoma would be involved in the campaign. V (for Victory) Home stickers would be presented by block wardens to those homes that followed instructions to prepare their homes for defense against enemy air activity; conserve food, health and transportation; buy war bonds and save salvage. The wardens are holding a V-Home poster with a simulation of the stamp. (T. Times, 4/19/1943, p.2; TNT 4/19/1943, pg. 19) TPL-6415

World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Group portraits; Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

1940 Republican Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie with Mrs. Willkie in bunting-draped automobile in front of Winthrop Hotel after speaking at the Pierce County Republican Club's 1944 Lincoln Day dinner at the Masonic Temple. His speech was carried nationally by CBS. Mr. Willkie also took the time to speak informally to overflow groups in the Temple; only 1700 were able to fit in the Fellowship Hall and the rest of his supporters were dispersed elsewhere in the building. All were able to hear the main address, however, due to the public address system. (T. Times, 2-12-44, p. 1)

Willkie, Wendell, 1892-1944; Willkie, Edith;

Camp Fire Girls bond booth for war finance. During the 5th War Loan campaign, women were very active and dedicated to promoting the sale of war bonds. The Camp Fire Girls set up a war bond booth at the Winthrop Hotel. Two unidentified Camp Fire Girls sell a war bond to an unidentified young lady (T. Times, 6/10/44, p. 3).

War bonds & funds; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma);

The War Stamp Minute Maids have shown up unannounced to the Young Men's Business Club luncheon to sell war bonds and stamps. Costumed with halo hats with a "V" for victory emblem, the Maids have sold each of the business men a $100 bond and $90 in war stamps. Names appear in newspaper (T. Times, 7/5/44, p. 8).

War bonds & funds; Sales personnel--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma; Costumes;

Fifth War Loan Campaign. Members of the Tacoma Advertising and Sales Club gathered for a luncheon at the Hotel Winthrop, where they were able to preview displays and receive an explanation of the techniques to be used in advertising and displaying the Fifth War Loan Campaign. View of three unidentified individuals previewing printed materials (T. Times, 5/25/44, p. 12).

War bonds & funds; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma; Tacoma Advertising & Sales Club (Tacoma);

The Minute Maids would show up unannounced to luncheons and gatherings and sell war stamps and bonds to the public. They are wearing traditional dresses and halo hats with a "V" for victory emblem. In their boxes they carry the bonds and stamps. Five unidentified Minute Maids stand proudly as they get ready for the 6th War Fund Drive.

War bonds & funds; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma; Costumes; Sales personnel--Tacoma;

The War Finance Committee gets ready for opening day of the 6th War Bond Drive. Pierce County is expected to reach their quota of $17,400,000 in the next three weeks. Left to right view of War Finance Committee members; Fred C. Osmers, Viola C. Davis, James H. March and Violet J. Devlin (T. Times, 11/17/44, p. 1).

War bonds & funds; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma; Posters;

Tacoma Credit Women were active members throughout the Tacoma community. They sponsored and hosted events for service men through the United Service Organization Travelers Aid Society. View of Tacoma Credit Women, members of the Tacoma Retail Credit Association.

Women--Organizations--Tacoma; Women--Social life--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Tacoma Retail Credit Association (Tacoma);