ca. 1950s. Copy portrait of NBC-TV news anchor David Brinkley. Date of original photograph not given but probably in mid-to-late 1950's. By then, Mr. Brinkley was already well known as a journalist who, along with Chet Huntley, had anchored NBC's television coverage of the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions. The Huntley-Brinkley Report debuted in October, 1956 and ran successfully until 1970. The show pioneered a new method of reporting the news, giving both a global and national feel, with the two men broadcasting from different cities. After Mr. Huntley's 1970 retirement, Mr. Brinkley proceeded to comment on NBC's Nightly News and then anchor This Week with David Brinkley until 1997. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in 1992. ALBUM 7.

Brinkley, David; Television broadcasting;

ca. 1942. Marjorie Cain, right in photo, the wife of Tacoma Mayor and later US Senator Harry P. Cain, with other swankily dressed ladies at a club or committee meeting in the basement of the University - Union Club. ALBUM 13

Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950;

First broadcast from new studio at Labor Temple. Mayor Harry P. Cain is pictured at the microphone in mid-March of 1942 at the Labor Temple's new studio. L to R: Unidentified, Dr. Warren E. Tomlinson of College of Puget Sound, Marjorie Cain, Mayor Cain, Norman Schut, Building Service Workers Union #38 President. Photograph ordered by the Building Service Workers Union #38. ALBUM 13

Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Tomlinson, Warren E.; Schut, Norman; Labor Temple (Tacoma);

Sailors salute as photographers film General Douglas MacArthur climbing a ladder aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. He was there to accept the surrender of Japan, ending the Second World War. Copy of snapshot or film frame. ALBUM 2.

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Military officers; Generals; U.S.S. Missouri;

On August 22, 1942, Mayor Harry Cain asks a large crowd in front of Victory House in Los Angeles' Pershing Square for "all-out war aid." Cain was in town to address California members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors at their mid-summer session. He spoke on August 21st on "The Civilian Defense Program in Oregon and Washington." A month later he returned to LA to keynote the California Mayors' Conference. ALBUM 13 (T.Times 8-20-42, p. 9; T.Times 8-25-42, p. 1-articles on Mayor Cain's trip)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Los Angeles;

ca. 1948. Governor (or Republican candidate) Arthur Langlie and his wife Evelyn, Congressman Thor Tollefson, and Puget Sound National Bank chief Reno Odlin on the platform at the Tacoma Armory, likely during the 1948 Republican State Convention.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Political elections--Tacoma;

ca. 1930. Aerial view of old Hylebos Waterway bridge in the closed position. Industries including abandoned mill and many logs on mudflats at right in photo. City Light Steam plant at lower left, Hooker Chemicals at upper left. This single leaf bascule bridge was built in 1925 by Pierce County for approximately $75,000. The original plan to build a $150,000 bridge with Tacoma footing half the bill was buried when Tacoma pulled out because the area was out of the city limits. The County proceeded with the funds it had available. On July 20, 1927, the bridge came under the supervision of the city of Tacoma with the annexation of the area. The bridge had a horizontal clearance of 80 feet and in 1931, the War Department refused to proceed with plans for dredging Hylebos Waterway south of the bridge until a new bridge with adequate clearance could be built. That new bridge would be opened in 1939.

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hylebos Bridge (Tacoma); Vertical lift bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1941. Drawing of Tacoma skier Gretchen Kunigk Fraser. In 1948 she became the first American to medal in Olympic skiing as she won both gold and silver at St. Moritz. Prior to her Olympic victories, she won the national downhill and Alpine combined championships in 1941 and the national slalom championships in 1942. She was the daughter of W.A. and Clara Kunigk; her father was head of the Tacoma Water Department for 25 years. The sketch was by Clarence R. Mattie of Santa Barbara and is inscribed "To my friend Gretchen Fraser." ALBUM 9.

Skiers; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Drawings;

The First Tacoma Narrows Bridge, affectionately known as "Galloping Gertie," collapsed on November 7, 1940, just over four months after it was dedicated. The road bed, which was not reinforced with stabilizing girders, twisted and bounced in the winds that swept through The Narrows. Ultimately, the attractive slender design of the bridge proved to be structurally unsound. TPL-4540

Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

The Ladies Aid group of the Fern Hill Methodist Church met at a private residence near South 78th Street and Pacific Avenue in 1908. The women planned ice cream socials, bazaars and other church activities. Some of the women in this portrait were later identified as: Mrs. A. Hartley, Ms. Cooper, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Brill, Mrs. Chenowith, Mrs. Wilhelmi and Dorothy, Mrs. Clarkson and little Mildred.

ca. 1946. Congressman Thor Tollefson, on right in photo, shakes hands with Patrick M. Steele, his successor as Pierce County Prosecutor. Mr. Tollefson vacated the prosecuting attorney's office to make a successful run for a seat in the House of Representatives in 1946. Mr. Steele defeated Democrat Hugh Roselllini by roughly 5,000 votes. Patrick Steele later became a representative for the 26th District in the state legislature. (TNT 11-6-46, p. 1 ) ALBUM 4.

Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Steele, Patrick; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Lawyers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1941. Harry Cain, Mayor of Tacoma and later United States Senator, talks with a group of men. Mayor Cain is standing, third from the left. ALBUM 13

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Audiences--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1940. Mayor Harry P. Cain takes notes with a very long pencil during a meeting a few months after he had won election as the city's chief executive. All eyes -and grins- are directed toward the man seated at the extreme right next to Mayor Cain. ALBUM 13.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1930. Actor and comedian Buster Keaton with a group of men. Wearing his well-known deadpan expression, Mr. Keaton poses with seven unidentified men. One man is wearing a police cap sideways while another has a cigar jauntily protruding from his mouth. With the exception of the man in tie and Mr. Keaton, most appear to be casually dressed. ALBUM 5.

Keaton, Buster; Actors;

Mrs. F.F. Paige, the grandmother of the actress Janis Paige, was shown a special screening of the movie "Her Kind of Man" on Friday May 3, 1946 at the Music Box Theater in Tacoma. Warner Brothers sent a special print of the film to Tacoma because Mrs. Paige had been seriously ill. Janis Paige, the former Donna Mae Jaden, was a 1941 graduate of Stadium High School. "Her Kind of Man" was her first feature film to be released. (T.Times, 5/4/1946, p.4) Album # 5

Actresses; Paige, Janis--Family; Music Box Theatre (Tacoma); Motion pictures--1940-1950;

Undated photograph of curly-haired moppet measuring herself against a wooden yardstick. She appears to be the length of the yardstick, three feet tall. The little girl is believed to be Fredrica Ann Hess. She is comfortably dressed with only briefs along with socks and sturdy walking shoes

Children; Measuring;

Baby in portable seat. This little one appears to be enjoying the view while seated in a padded contraption in this undated photograph. He has a comfortable cushion to steady his back. His feet are able to touch the ground but it seems unlikely that this is a type of "walker" since the wood or plastic appears to be bolted down. It may be more of an old fashioned "bouncer." The springs on the bouncer have padding so that the baby can grasp them.

Infants;

This is what the First Tacoma Narrows Bridge, "Galloping Gertie", looked like on the morning of November 8, 1940. The bridge had opened on July 1, 1940. It collapsed in a wind storm just over four months later.The failure of the bridge was credited to a faulty design which the engineers of the Washington State Highway Department declared was fundamentally unsound.

Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension Bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Actress and comedienne Lucille Ball rides in the back seat of a chauffer driven, open automobile in a field parade at a sports stadium. The event was perhaps a San Diego Padres baseball game which was held during the California World's Fair in 1939. Man beside Miss Ball and woman in front seat have not been identified.

Actresses; Comedians; Ball, Lucille, 1911-1989; Parades & processions--1930-1940; Stadiums; Grandstands; Automobiles--1930-1940;

East approach and Toll Plaza of first Narrows Bridge from the east tower.

Bridges - Suspension Bridges - Washington - Tacoma - Tacoma Narrows Bridge (first) "Galloping Gertie" - 1936-40

Second Narrows Bridge photo on a Richards Studio promotional brochure. A framed version of the same photograph was presented to Vice-President Alben Barkley during his visit to Tacoma on October 11, 1950. (See D53409-24)

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Bridges--Tacoma--1950-1960; Suspension bridges--Tacoma;

ca. 1959. Second Narrows Bridge. Aerial view of completed bridge looking southwest . Sixth Avenue business district, Olympic Boulevard and subdivisions in foreground, peninsula and Olympic range in background.

Bridges - Suspension Bridges - Washington State - Tacoma - Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Second) - 1950 - present Aerial Photography - Pierce County

Mayor Val Fawcett gives a warm welcome to Al Thrall (L) and Richard Williams visiting (Old) City Hall in the spring of 1947. Quick thinking on the part of the two 17-year-olds during the March 29th Daffodil Parade prevented injury and disruption of the annual event. Richard Williams, driving a float with Al Thrall assisting, warned the packed crowds and managed to stop his runaway float when its brakes failed. (T.Times 4-1-47, p. 7) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Shaking hands--Tacoma; Teenagers; Thrall, Al; Williams, Richard;

Two unidentified Tacoma police officers, including one who appears to be a motorcycle officer in leather jacket and boots, examine the dummy that was thrown off the 11th Street bridge on February 7, 1940. The "suicide" attempt by "Dummy Doe," the name given to the dummy, was apparently a well planned prank by several high school students. "Dummy Doe" was placed in solitary confinement at police headquarters in hopes that someone would step forward to claim him. (T.Times 2/9/1940 p.1-article)

Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Practical jokes;

ca. 1946. Portrait of actress Arlene Dahl. This may have been taken during her April, 1946, visit to Tacoma. She had stopped to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Dahl, on her way to Hollywood. Although primarily raised in Minnesota, Miss Dahl had many relatives in Tacoma, Parkland and Seattle. A former model, Miss Dahl would go on to appear in many motion pictures including "Three Little Words" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth." ALBUM 5.

Actresses; Dahl, Arlene; Celebrities;

Tacoma Giants owner Ben Cheney with outfielder Orlando Cepeda during a spring training visit to the Tacoma team's parent club, the San Francisco Giants.

Baseball players; Cepeda, Orlando, 1937-; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;

ca. 1935. Mayor George Smitley buys ticket to a civic event. He shows the ticket to three interested men, reportedly members of city government. Sepia photograph taken approximately in 1935. Mayor Smitley only served one term from 1934-1938. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956;

Actress Shirley Temple rides with a man in the back seat of an open automobile in a field parade at a sports stadium. The California World's Fair event may be a San Diego Padres baseball game. A uniformed policeman stands guard over 11-year-old Miss Temple.

Actresses; Temple, Shirley, 1928- ; Stadiums; Parades & processions--1930-1940; Grandstands;

Queen Phyllis Hale of the 1946 Tacoma Postwar Jubilee draws a winner from a large barrel and then hands the slip to Mayor Val Fawcett. James Peterson and Ed Gazecki look on from behind Miss Hale at left in photo. A brand new car was given away on the 4th of July at the big celebration held at Stadium Bowl. According to the News Tribune, Easeador W. Giedd was the luckiest of the estimated 25,000 spectators at the combination fireworks and musical show. (TNT 7-5-46, p. 1, 18-article on celebration) ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Hale, Phyllis; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Peterson, James; Gazecki, Ed;

Tacoma Narrows Bridge. View across ruined bridge from the east after the bridge collapsed on November 7, 1940. At this angle the damage cannot be readily seen. Before its collapse, the center span of 2,800 feet rose in a high arch 195 feet above Puget Sound waters. Motorists had apparently complained since the bridge opened about the rocking motion of the bridge but attempts to quell the vibration failed. (T.Times 11-7-40, p. 1)

Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);