Three men from the timber industry pose at the 1941 annual Northwest Lumbermans' Handicap Golf Championship held August 9-10 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club.

Tournaments--Tacoma; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

These caddies put in long days on the greens of the Tacoma Country & Golf Club in Lakewood during the 21st annual Northwest Lumbermen's Golf Tournament held in August of 1941. There were 115 individual entries and numerous match plays. Robert Studebaker of Shelton won the golf championship with a net 69 over Tacoman Corydon Wagner. Hugo Peterson, with 85-20=65, won the handicap title. (TNT 8-9-41, p. 10-article on tournament)

Tournaments--Tacoma; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Caddies;

New officers and board of the University Union Club, including one of the founding members, John S. Baker, seated. Standing, left to right, are Walter Frankland, ?,?,?, Howard A. Lincoln, James G. Dickerson, Ed Richards, Charles D. Hunter, ?, ?, Club President J. Corning Todd. (photograph also labelled D10285) (T.Times 9/26/1941, pg. 3)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Baker, John S.; Richards, Ed;

Mrs. Nelly Van Arkel, of Pella Iowa, poses for the Richards photographer while visiting her brother Herman C. Olivier and his family of Electron. Every year Mrs. Van Arkel and her twin sister are featured in their community's Tulip Festival. The pair, affectionately known as the Tulip Twins, collect heirloom Dutch bracelets, most 150-200 years old. (T. Times 4/8/1941, pg. 3)

Van Arkel, Nelly;

A military brass band gave the 41st Division, Fort Lewis baseball team a royal sendoff on August 12, 1941 when they left Tacoma's Union Station for Wichita, Kansas. They were going to Wichita to represent Washington state in the national semi-pro baseball tournament. The team from the Army's 41st had finished third in the Washington state championship series that was held that year in Everett. The teams that came in first and second, the Lake Washington team from Seattle and the Everett Pilchuks, were unable to attend the tourney. (T. Times 8/13/1941, pg. 13- names in caption)

Washington National Guard, 41st Division (Camp Murray); Baseball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad cars; Military bands;

A new steel water storage tank rests on the beach at Dash Point where a work crew prepares the the cumbersome hulk for its final destination. The 23-ton tank, 31 feet long and 25 feet in diameter, will be placed on a platform at the top of a Dash Point hill. It will be loaded onto a huge truck which in turn will be pulled by other trucks to the hill top where it will provide the town with an abundant water supply. Five year old Kirk George Purvis poses at the base of the tank. (T. Times, 3/25/1941, p. 3.)

Water tanks; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Beaches--Dash Point; Purvis, Kirk George;

Capt. Meredith T. Waterman, medical corps administrative officer, 41st Division, was particular about his potato salad. Lieut. Col. Karl E. Hammerness (rt) samples the salad as Capt. Waterman adds mayonnaise to his combination of potatoes, celery, onions, and hard boiled eggs. The salad was being prepared to serve at an officers' buffet and dance. (T. Times 7/2/1941 p.13)

Waterman, Meredith; Hammerness, Karl E.; Cookery; Military cookery; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

Ride on muleback of Lt. Jack Murphy and his bride at Fort Lewis on April 12, 1941. Date is probably incorrect as Salt Lake City natives Lt. Jack M. Murphy and his bride wed on February 22, 1941. His fellow officers wanted to help celebrate but due to inclement weather, this unique method of mule riding was not accomplished until March 9th. The bride and groom are pictured above, each strapped and in wicker chairs aboard a patient mule. They were then led on quite a ride to the Officers Club for a reception. (T. Times 3-13-41, p. 1-alt. photographs)

Weddings--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; Murphy, Jack M.; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Mules--Fort Lewis; Military personnel--Fort Lewis;

Wedding of Miss Barbara Ball and Henry Hewitt, Jr., held May 24, 1941 at the Mount Baker Presbyterian Church, Seattle, and followed by a reception at the Rainier Club. A young couple poses at the reception for the camera.

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950;

Wedding of Miss Barbara Ball and Henry Hewitt, Jr., Mount Baker Presbyterian Church, Seattle. The maid of honor and one of the groomsmen relax in a chair after the ceremony.

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950;

Mrs. Barbara Ball Hewitt and her new husband, Henry Hewitt, Jr., smile happily from the inside of an automobile as they prepare to leave on their honeymoon. The couple was married May 24, 1941 at the Mount Baker Presbyterian Church in Seattle. (T. Times 5/31/1941, pg. 5)

Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950; Ball, Barbara; Hewitt, Henry; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950;

Tennessee Walking Horses being exhibited at Woodbrook Hunt Club.

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses; Jumping (Horsemanship);

Tennessee Walking Horse being exhibited at the Woodbrook Hunt Club in May of 1941. The rider is guiding his horse through a jump over three barrels as the horse knocks over the top barrel.

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Horses; Jumping (Horsemanship);

On May 19, 1941, Fort Lewis troops have set up a field kitchen to feed the soldiers as they caravan from the Fort to California. They are travelling to the Hunter Liggett Reservation, halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, for war games. The first overnight stop was at Vancouver Barracks. Over 36,000 troops in all from the Fort are involved in the movement. 23,000 are travelling by road over two routes, a trip involving six days travel. 13,000 are travelling on 25 trains, each comprised of 14-17 cars, plus 53 freight cars of equipment, 10 flat cars and 11 stock cars carrying horses and mules. (T. Times 5/14/1941, pg 1)

World War, 1939-1945--Military mobilizations; Troop movements--1940-1950;

On May 19, 1941, 23,000 soldiers from Fort Lewis began a six day trip from Tacoma to California to participate in a large "war games" exercise. The members of the 161st Infantry erected a pup tent city at Vancouver Barracks, their first stop on the trip. A total of 36,000 troops from Tacoma were involved in the move, the equivalent of moving a complete small city. 23,000 soldiers travelled by caravan on two routes, departing on May 19-23, 1941. The remaining 13,000 officers and men travelled on 25 trains. The soldiers travelling on the roads took six days to reach their destination, travelling in the morning only and camping afternoon through evening. The war games lasted six weeks. (T. Times 5/14/1941, pg.1; 5/19/41, pg. 1; 5/20/41, pg. 1- photo)

World War, 1939-1945--Military mobilizations; Troop movements--1940-1950;

Girls on the corner of 10th and K Streets collecting aluminum for national salvage drive. In July and August of 1941, all of Tacoma, along with the rest of America, was collecting aluminum that could be melted down and used to build bombers. Overall Tacoma collected 9 tons of the precious metal. In the background is the Faith Temple, 1001 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, under construction. The building was built on a "pay as you go" basis and had only a small mortgage when dedicated November 15, 1942. (T. Times) [Also dated 07-29-1941]

World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Aluminum; Flags--United States; World War, 1939-1945--Children--Tacoma; Faith Temple (Tacoma);

From July 21 to August 23, 1941, there was an aluminum drive in Tacoma-Pierce County to collect old aluminum for national defense. This group of unidentified, young scavengers, working at the corner of So. 10th and K St. (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way), has collected quite a pile of old pots and pans. The IGA and 20th Century stores in the Tacoma area offered war bonds as prizes for the most successful collectors. The chairman of the drive, Russell N. Anderson, declared that it takes 10,000 lbs. of aluminum to build one fighter plane. The building under construction in the background is the Faith Temple, 1001 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. It was dedicated on Nov. 15, 1942. (T. Times) [Also dated 07-29-1941]

World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Aluminum; Flags--United States; World War, 1939-1945--Children--Tacoma; Faith Temple (Tacoma);

Two unidentified girls pause in their patriotic efforts for a snack in late July of 1941. The girls have set up a station on the corner of 10th and K Streets to collect salvaged aluminum for the city-wide Home Defense Corps aluminum drive that ran from July 21-29th. Although the United States would not enter WWll until Pearl Harbor, the government was ratcheting up national defense well before that December 7th day. The area was marked with a huge American flag. The metal wares from this site as well as others including the main bin at 9th & Broadway totaled over nine tons and was donated to the national committee to recycle into bombers. The building under construction in the background is the Faith Temple at 1001 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The structure was built for $75,000 on a "pay as you go" basis. The building site is 50 X 117 feet and the concrete walls are 12 inches thick. (T. Times) [Also dated 07-29-1941] (T.Times 7-29-1941, p. 14-article on conclusion of aluminum drive)

World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Aluminum; Flags--United States; World War, 1939-1945--Children--Tacoma; Faith Temple (Tacoma);

On July 23, 1941, Boy Scouts from Troop 42 (Larchmont) and Sea Scouts from the SSS Rainbow (McKinley Hill) debate how much muscle power is needed to heave the 50 lb. aluminum door into the collection enclosure. The high wire fence behind the boys, located in the 900 block of Broadway, was the central collection site for donations. The mountain of used aluminum would be donated to the national committee to be melted down and used to build airplanes. The door was a relic of an old submarine, scavenged from the scrap heap at the Bremerton Navy yard for use at Camp Hohobas on Hood Canal. Sea Scouts (in no particular order) Bud Christiansen, Arne Skaugset and Roy Ernsbarger helped toss the door over the wire. Music Box Theater in the background. (T. Times 7/25/1941, pg. 3)

World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Boy Scouts of America, Troop 42 (Tacoma); Sea Scouts (Tacoma); Music Box Theatre (Tacoma); Aluminum;

A couple of Sea Scouts, from the SSS Rainbow- McKinley Hill area, give a 50 pound aluminum door the old heave-ho on July 23, 1941, tossing it into the area set aside in the 900 block of Broadway for scrap aluminum donations. The aluminum will be melted down and put to use building airplanes. Bud Christiansen, Arne Skaugset and Roy Ernsbarger helped toss the metal, a relic from an old submarine, over the wire. (T. Times 7/25/1941, pg. 3) TPL-9145

World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Boy Scouts of America, Troop 42 (Tacoma); Sea Scouts (Tacoma); Music Box Theatre (Tacoma); Aluminum;

On July 23, 1941, Cole E. Oliver and Russell N. Anderson shook hands, cementing the donation of the venerable Pierce Arrow pictured to be melted down into aluminum for the manufacture of bombers. Mr. Oliver had originally purchased the Pierce Arrow as an ambulance for his company, Oliver Taxi and Ambulance Co. Mr. Anderson, chairman of the Aluminum Drive Committee, was hoping to get 1,000 pounds of the precious metal from the vehicle. Pictured around the old ambulance, left to right, were Kenny Johnson, William E. Erickson, Cole Oliver, Russell Anderson and Tommy Burns. The city wide aluminum drive was scheduled for July 21-29th. (T. Times 7/23/1941, pg. 3)

World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Pierce Arrow automobile; Oliver, Cole; Erickson, William; Anderson, Russell N.; Burns, Tommy; Johnson, Kenny;

This venerable Pierce Arrow rolled up to the defense metal "corral" at 9th and Broadway on July 23, 1941 and was donated to Tacoma's aluminum drive by Cole E. Oliver, owner of Oliver Taxi and Ambulance Company, and William E. Erickson, who worked with him. The vehicle was purchased as an ambulance and at its prime was valued at $9,000. Aluminum Drive Chairman Russell N. Anderson hoped to get 1,000 pounds of the metal out of the car, which was made almost entirely of aluminum. Pictured around the vehicle, left to right, are Cole E. Oliver, Tommy Burns, Kenny Johnson, William Erickson, Police Officer Ross Mowre and Russell Anderson. In the background is the Music Box Theater, 902-14 Broadway, showing Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell in "They Met in Bombay." For several years in the early to mid-1920s the Pierce Arrow was manufactured with bodies cast of aluminum. This appears to be a 1926 Model 80 4-door sedan. (T. Times 7/23/1941, pg. 3)

World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Pierce Arrow automobile; Oliver, Cole; Erickson, William; Anderson, Russell N.; Burns, Tommy; Johnson, Kenny; Mowre, Ross; Music Box Theatre (Tacoma);

Mrs. Anna Eicholz, left, shades her eyes, watching for a response to the message sent by her signal flags. The woman in the center appears to be grading the member of the Women's Emergency Motor Corps, while the woman on the right looks for a response through her binoculars. Signalling, technically called semaphoring, was only one of the skills being taught to the female volunteers by their Army sergeant trainer. The women were part of the Home Defense Corps, ready to serve in case of an emergency. (T. Times 5/6/1941, pg. 1)

World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; First aid--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women's Emergency Motor Corps (Tacoma);

The Tacoma Women's Emergency Motor Corps holds a training session at the Woodbrook Hunt Club. Capt. Iris Bryan, left, and Lt. Minnie Wingfield hold a serious discussion over first aid to be offered to a "patient." After the founder of the group, "Colonel" Harriet Virginia was charged with Grand Larceny, members elected Iris Bryan Captain of the unit. She continued to guide the 30 female members, overseeing their training and making them an auxiliary to the Home Defense Corps, ready to serve in an emergency. The group studied emergency transportation, first aid, Morse code, semaphore, motor mechanics, map reading and portable communications. (T.Times 5/6/1941, pg. 1) (photo copy donated by Faye Langston)

World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; First aid--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women's Emergency Motor Corps (Tacoma); Bryan, Iris; Wingfield, Minnie;

There was keen competition to be selected as Queen of the 4th Annual Water Carnival in 1941. This publicity photograph, taken on June 12th, shows the 15 competitors for the title posing with three members of the Young Men's Business Club, the sponsors of the carnival. The carnival was held Sunday June 15th at Point Defiance beach. Pictured front row, left to right, are Janet Wolters, YMBC member, Carol Lind, YMBC member, Delores Van Arnam, YMBC member, Florence Anderson and two unidentified contestants. Back row, left to right, unidentified, Frances Davey, Doris Davey, Marguery Roscoe, Betty Williams and four unidentified contestants. Janet Wolters, front row left, was crowned Queen of the Carnival. (T.Times 6/13/1941, pg. 3)

Young Men's Business Club (Tacoma); Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wolters, Janet;

Interior of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church showing Reverend Harold H. Engelbrecht at altar. Building built as Zion German Evangelical Lutheran in 1908, H. Crosley, Architect. After 16 years at the pulpit, Rev. Engelbrecht was leaving Tacoma to join the staff at the Lutheran University in Indiana. He came to Tacoma in 1925, after five years with a church in Puyallup. He co-founded Concordia Lutheran School and served the school in its early years in many capacities. (T. Times 10/14/1941, pg. 18)

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engelbrecht, Harold H.; Clergy--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Silver Skies race. (T. Times) [Also dated 03-06-1941]

Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) boys working in radio rooms, in blacksmith shop, and on road construction. The CCC was celebrating its 8 year anniversary as a program. The 29 area camps in the Fort Lewis area would be open for tours. (T. Times)

Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) boys workng in radio rooms, in blacksmith shop, and on road construction. (T. Times)

Soundview exteriors for Mr. Wileson. Gardner and Gwinn, attorneys in Seattle.