During the summer of 1946, while Tacoma's school age children were on vacation, a group of police candidates were taking classes at Stadium High School. At the end of August, 37 of the candidates received diplomas and were declared full-fledged members of the Tacoma Police Department. Attending the graduation were a number of veterans of the Tacoma and Seattle police departments including: Police Captain A.E. Farrar, third from the left in the front row; Police Chief P.G. Gregg, in a dark suit and white hat; Safety Commissioner R.S. Temme, in light colored suit and "skimmer"; and Seattle Police Captain Emile Vallet, next to Temme. Others names are listed in Tacoma Times. (T.Times, 9/4/1946, p.16.)

Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Law enforcement training--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Portraits; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In October of 1946, an unidentified young man, dressed as a Roman soldier, walked down Pacific Avenue carrying a shield with a poster advertising the movie "Caesar and Cleopatra" playing at the Music Box Theater. The film version of George Bernard Shaw's play starred Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra and Claude Rains as Ceasar.With a production cost of almost $6 million, it was one of the most expensive productions in cinema history up until then. Business men stand along the sidewalk nearby and the Security Building at 917 Pacific Ave. can be seen in the background. (T.Times, 10/2/1946, p.6)

Publicity; Advertising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes--Roman; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music Box Theatre (Tacoma); Motion pictures;

Charles Devlin, for Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Two unidentified boys carry a plywood rowboat down a dock. Jerry Johnson sits on a railing in the background. She is wearing a sunsuit. Jerry Johnson is Violet (Mrs. Charles) Devlin's sister. Jerry Johnson Hudson Cummings was the Society editor for the News Tribune for many years. (information supplied by family member)

Publicity; Plywood; Artists' models; Bathing suits; Johnson, Jerry;

Charles Devlin, interior and exterior views of model house for Douglas Fir Plywood Association. An unidentified male reaches up, closing the door on a double garage. The garage doors have panels made of plywood. Windows are also included in the garage doors. The vehicle parked inside the garage looks like the Richards Studio vehicle.

Publicity; Plywood; Model houses; Garages--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Weisfield and Goldberg. Arthur B. Raitano, manager of Weisfield and Goldberg, is talking with three other men. Weisfield & Goldberg advertised perfect diamonds, America's favorite watches, silverplated and sterling flatware, Kodak cameras and film, fountain pens, housewares and occasional furniture and famous-make radios, washers, ironers, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, home freezers, etc. (City Directory, 1946)

Raitano, Arthur B.; Weisfield & Goldberg, Inc. (Tacoma); Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1946. Photographs from the Turner Richards Studio with employees and family members. Three men and two women are photographed taking a coffee break in the back room of the studio. The two men on the right are Nelson and Ed Richards, two of four active owners of the studio. The woman seated has been identified as Velda Inez (Vink) Richards, the wife of Nelson Richards. According to her April 11, 2012 obituary, Velda Richards became an accomplished portrait and wedding photographer and in 1959, manager of the Richard's Villa Plaza Portrait Studio. Mrs. Richards was predeceased by husband Nelson in 1980 and only child Steven in 1986. She passed away on March 27, 2012 in Portland. (Additional identification provided by a reader) (TNT 4-11-2012-obit.of Velda Richards)

Richards, Turner--Family; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma); Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Eating & drinking--Tacoma; Richards, Nelson; Richards, Ed; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma); Richards, Velda Inez;

ca. 1946. Turner Richards Studio, commercial photography studio, photographs of the Richards family. Woman wearing fur coat and beret sitting on sofa in paneled room with another woman who is showing her some lingerie. The woman in the fur coat is believed to be family matriarch Pearl Richards (widow of Paul Richards) and mother of Turner, Bob, Ed, Nelson and Helen Richards. The younger woman is believed to be her daughter Helen Richards Koski.

Richards, Turner--Family; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma); Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma); Richards, Pearl; Koski, Helen Richards;

ca. 1946. Turner Richards Studio, commercial photographers, portraits of the Richards family and studio. Ed and Margaret Richards baby daughter Nancy mouths a spent flashbulb under the watchful eye of a small boy, possibly one of her Koski cousins.

Richards, Turner--Family; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma); Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Richards, Nancy; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma);

ca. 1946. Turner Richards Studio, commercial photographers, portraits of the Richards family. Ed and Margaret Richards with daughter Nancy sitting on sofa in living room. The Richards Photographic Studio was operated by the four brothers (Turner, Bob, Ed and Nelson) and various other family members. They were the premier commercial photographers in Tacoma for many years.

Richards, Turner--Family; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma); Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Richards, Nancy; Richards, Ed; Richards, Margaret; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma);

Portrait of Harry Sprinker. Harry Sprinker was the Pierce County Commissioner for 20 years. He was not elected when he ran for that office in 1946 but was elected to that post in 1948. He became known as "Mr. County Commissioner". He was chair of the Public Lands Committee of the National Association of County Officials and vice president of the Washington State Association of County Commissioners. He believed that citizens received more for their tax dollar from county governments than any other government. He was born in Hellinwood, Kansas in 1896 and died in Tacoma in 1991 at the age of 85. (TNT, 6/8/1946; 11/20/1955; 1/7/1969; 1/13/69)

Sprinker, Harry H., 1896-1991; Pierce County Commissioners;

Credit Women's Breakfast Club. The Tacoma Credit Women's group "promoted the interests of women credit executives and assistants, fostered credit management as a career for women, encouraged education of women in credit work, built confidence through closer personal contacts, and worked with civic and national bodies to meet current conditions." This group met on July 29, 1946 to plan their upcoming ball. L-R, Irene MacEachron, Lee Greene, Virginia Neyhart, Marge Phillips, and Lynn Covault. (T.Times, 8/24/1946, p.6; TNT, 10/27/1972, clippings)

Tacoma Retail Credit Association (Tacoma); Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1946. This is a view of Gravelly Lake as seen through the trees on the extensive grounds of the Wayne W. Keyes property circa 1946. Mr. Keyes, a prominent local attorney for many years, had purchased in 1921 the formerly named "Sunnybank" residence built for Charles A. Foster located at 11437 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. in the Lakes District. The gardens of the now named Keyes Mansion were opened occasionally for tours benefiting charitable causes. The Keyes Mansion appeared in the film, "Eleanor & Franklin," serving as the Roosevelts' summer "cottage" at Campobello. It was demolished in 1981 after being vacant since the death of Mrs. Keyes in 1969.

Trees--Lakewood--1940-1950; Gravelly Lake (Wash.);

Walter Butt-Ursella Watts wedding. The bride, her attendants, Hazel Butt, Ruth Williamson, Grace Kamp, and Billie Jean Orr, and the flower girl pose at the altar. Candles are lit and large sprays of flowers decorate the altar. Ursela Elizabeth Watts was the daughter of Ronald P. and Mildred M. Watts.

Watts, Ursella; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

Flavel ("Bizz") Beattie-Henrietta Foss wedding. The bride's attendants admire her train as they fan it out behind her. The bride is Miss Henrietta Foss. The bride's mother, Agnes S. Foss, stands second from the left. (T.Times, 9/28/1946, p.7) TPL-8714

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Foss, Henrietta--Marriage; Barber, Joan; Smith, Donna Jean; Wilbur, Bettye; Osgood, Marion; Foss, Agnes S.; Foss, Henry O.--Family;

Industrial Avd. Sealer treatment machine. Furniture display.

Air Reduction Sales Co., an oxygen producer. Pipes lead into a horizontal tank which is attached to two tanks above. The larger tanks are sealed with heavy latches. Dials are viewed at the top and shut off valves are located along pipes to the right.

Air Reduction Sales Co. (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mountain View Memorial Park, the Garden Chapel. Mountain View advertised their ability to serve all one needed for funeral arrangements: a mortuary, cemetery, crematory, garden chapel, columbarium, casket display room and limousine service.

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood);

Exterior of Allen Johnson home for Coleman Company, Inc. A two-story, clapboard and shingle residence with dormer painted white on a narrow lot. Concrete steps lead up from the sidewalk. Photograph taken on September 26, 1946.

Houses--1940-1950; Johnson, Allen--Homes & haunts;

Interior of Allen Johnson home for Coleman Company, Inc., showing a sitting room with a fireplace. Throw rugs are used over the wooden floor.

Houses--1940-1950; Johnson, Allen--Homes & haunts; Fireplaces;

Rehn Motor Company. General view from northeast of the Chevrolet dealership in Gig Harbor. Flag flies majestically on pole in front of the building. Photograph was taken on August 31, 1946.

Rehn Motor Co. (Gig Harbor); Automobile dealerships--Gig Harbor--1940-1950; Flags--United States;

Smith and Murray, trusses. William D. Smith and Clyde E. Murray were consulting engineers in Tacoma.

Roof trusses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Architectural elements;

After operating a restaurant in the Tacoma Savings and Loan Building on South 9th Street for 20 years, Chris Sivertsen opened Sivertsen's Cafe, a restaurant and soda fountain at 321 East 26th Street, on October 18, 1946. He is ready to serve his patrons in the new location with Mrs. Osenton as chef in charge of cooking. Ordered by F. B. Wines Company. (T.Times, 10/17/1946, p.4) SSPA-17-2015

Sivertsen, Chris; Soda fountains--Tacoma--1940-1950; Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sivertsen's Cafe (Tacoma);

Tacoma Metal Products. All metal toy cook ware. Tacoma Metal Products produced the metal toy stove, "Little Chef", and these pieces could be used with that stove, "It Cooks, It Bakes, It's Safe".

Toys; Tacoma Metal Products Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Toy industry--Tacoma; Metalwork--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mr. Loonan, Motel Fontaine. A view of the motel showing the buildings around three sides on an open, grassy area. Mount Rainier is in the background. It was reported in March 1948 that the "Motel Fontaine", a short distance south of the Tacoma city limits on the Tacoma - Olympia highway sold for $140,000. (T.Times, 3/25/1948, p.1)

Motels--Lakewood; Motel Fontaine (Lakewood); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Last Man Club, American Legion, November 30, 1946. Eighteen men stand behind six empty chairs draped with American flags during their annual meeting held at the Hotel Winthrop. The Last Man Club was formed by World War I veterans who were also past Commanders of the Edward B. Rhodes Post of the American Legion in December of 1938. A bottle of 1917 cognac was reserved for the sole survivor to drink a toast to his fallen fellow members.

American Legion Club (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Last Man Club (Tacoma);

Red Cross. Hundreds of Christmas gifts have been wrapped and are placed on tables. Three Red Cross workers are busily wrapping more gifts at the table in the upper center. TPL-1964.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Gifts; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Woman artist in her studio. Paintings are shown leaning against the walls on a shelf. The female artist is at work on a painting of a coffee set on her easel.

Artists--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Artists' studios--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paintings;

Robert Sconce Advertising, Ray Ridge Motors. In this October 11, 1946, photograph, Ray Ridge, just to the right of the engine, is holding a part while the other men look on and listen to an explanation about the part. Ray Ridge was the newly appointed Lincoln and Mercury dealer for the area. These men are shown in the service department of Ray Ridge Motors at 124 Tacoma Avenue South.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ridge, Ray;

The women's bowling team from Green's Optometrists and possibly Charles A. Green, Jr., owner of Green's Optometrists. The women wear matching bowling shirts backwards to show their team name and they each hold a bowling ball. They each wear eyeglasses as well as the man holding three bowling pins. They are playing at Broadway Bowling Center.

Bowlers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Green's Optometrists (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Broadway Bowling Center (Tacoma); Bowling alleys--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Union Oil Company. James H. Newberry (4th from right) received his 25 year pin for his years with Union Oil Company at ceremonies held at breakfast at the New Yorker Cafe. Making the presentation is F.K. Cadwell, Tacoma Sales Manager. The man on Jim Newberry's right is G.A. Tooley, resident manager.

Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newberry, Janes H.; Cadwell, F.K.; Tooley, G.A.; Awards; Union Oil Co. of California (Tacoma);