College of Puget Sound annual May Day Festivities. Queen Mary Elizabeth Tuck with attendants Esther Stufft (left) and Mary Louise Wortman. (T. Times 5/2/1936, pg. 9) filed with Argentum

Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Tuck, Mary Elizabeth; Stufft, Esther; Wortman, Mary Louise; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; May Day--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound Summer Class, July 1935. Portland Area School of Ministerial Training. (WSHS)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma's first annual home show was being held in College of Puget Sound's recently completed Memorial Fieldhouse. View of unidentified man providing information to unidentified customer; Holroyd Company's display booth is constructed with their brick and concrete products; photographs of their work is displayed and additional information is available.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

View of Loxide Structures Incorporated exhibit booth at the Tacoma Home Show; two unidentified representatives are ready to answer consumer questions. The display features informational catalogs, photographs and blueprints of homes that were manufactured exclusively in Tacoma. Earl Rowe is President of Loxide Structures, Alfred J. Weberg is Vice-President and Robert D. Campbell is Secretary-Treasurer.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Loxide Structures, Inc. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Wollander Better Builder Plans and Wollander Farwest Homes designed and built the model home displayed at the first annual home show in Tacoma. This beautiful model home was on display at College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse; people attending the home show could register to win this $8,500 home. View of display booth featuring Wollander exterior home colors information.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc. was one of the founders of the Homebuilders' Association of Tacoma. This organization was affiliated with the National Association of Homebuilders of the United States; the group promoted better values in homes, developed efficiency in the homebuilding industry, and they continuously promoted long-range plans to expand further building developments in this area (T.N.T., 4/26/49, p. 22).

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Homebuilders' Association of Tacoma (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Heatlox Furnaces Incorporated manufactured three different types of furnaces and heating systems: conventional controls, modulated controls and multiple zone systems. The company also offered a complete line of "Minneapolis-Honeywell" controls and "Moduflow". View of exhibit booth on display at Tacoma's first annual home show, featuring some of their products manufactured in Tacoma.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

View of Tacoma City Light display featuring information about power and your utility bill. The booth also has efficient electric ranges; statistics about Tacoma's population and energy being used in the area; Pierce County map; and photographs of the power plants and their locations. This booth was displayed at College of Puget Sound's Fieldhouse for the 1st annual home show.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Light Division (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Exterior view of the home that Wollander Farwest Homes and Wollander Better Builder Plans designed and built for Tacoma's first annual home show; this house was on display at College of Puget Sound's new Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium. This house was designed and built in about three weeks, people who attended the home show could register to win this home and landscaped yard, which was valued at $8,500 (T.N.T., 4/26/49, p. 26).

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma); Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma);

Witte and O'Flyng Incorporated were building contractors that specialized in residential and commercial construction, remodeling, prefabrication, development building and property management. The company's officers were: Ray O'Flyng, President and Walter Witte, Secretary-Treasurer. View of three unidentified men standing at the Witte and O'Flyng exhibit booth at the Tacoma home show; home building information is available.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Witte & O'Flyng, Inc. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

City Millwork Company was located at 2909 South Wilkeson Street; the business was owned by Lewis N. Benson and Albert J. Kemp. Exhibit booth features sample kitchen cabinets, counters and other home furnishings; all were manufactured by City Millwork Company. Tacoma's first annual home show proved to be a great success.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Cupboards--Tacoma; City Millwork Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

The first annual Tacoma home show was scheduled in April 1949 in College of Puget Sound's new Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium; the event was a huge success. View of exhibit booth set up by Helander and Company, building materials distributors and general contractors. The booth features product displays and signs advertising products available through Helander (T.N.T., 4/29/49, p. 8).

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Helander & Co. (Tacoma);

Airtight Insulation and Roofing Company was owned by Kenneth R. Logan, Leonard W. Jameson and David W. Porter; the business office was located at 635 North Anderson Street. View of display booth at the home show being held in College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse; two unidentified representatives from Airtight are ready to answer customer questions. The exhibit booth features information on "Feltrok" mineral wool insulation.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Airtight Insulation & Roofing Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

View of the Encyclopaedia Britannica display booth; encyclopedias and encyclopedia salesmen are ready to sell the complete volumes to all Tacoma residents. Zingler Electric Company, home appliances shop, display booth on left side; College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium bleachers are visible on upper portion of photograph.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Encyclopedias & dictionaries--1940-1950; Encyclopaedia Britannica (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

College of Puget Sound's Campus Playcrafters were performing their annual spring play in the Jones Hall auditorium. Student thespians were performing "If I Were King", this performance was open to the public. Leading roles were being portrayed by: Barbara Rowe, Dale Nelson, Harold Simonson, Robert D. Peterson and Gretchen Swayze. View of students on stage at Jones Hall (T.N.T., 4/27/49, p. 8).

Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stage props; Stages (Platforms); Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Tucker and Sons was a hardware store located at 4633-37 Pacific Avenue; the business was owned by Orson R., Howard W. and Roy E. Tucker. View of display booth featuring products available at Tucker and Sons hardware store. The first annual home show was held at College of Puget Sound and was considered a great success.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Hardware; Tucker & Sons (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

E. L. Hull Hardwood Floor Company specialized in the wholesale and retail of hardwood flooring, thresholds and stair treads. The company was owned by Edward L. Hull, and located on South Tacoma Way and South Sprague Avenue. View of display booth featuring E. L. Hull Hardwood Floor Company products; unidentified man is sitting at table with additional pamphlets of information, hardwood floor samples in background.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; E. L. Hull Hardwood Floor Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Tacoma's first annual home show in 1949 was a great success; the local businesses provided Pierce County residents with a wide array of displays and home building and improvement information. View of Washington Hardware Company demonstrating their modern equipment and tools for do-it-yourself home improvement and professional contractors; a crowd of men and women are viewing the demonstration.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Spectators--Tacoma; Hardware; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Washington Gas and Electric Company's home show display booth in May of 1949 featured modern gas and electric appliances and information that would help consumers decide which type of appliances and energy would better suit their lifestyles. Three unidentified people are ready to help Tacoma home owners and future home owners with their gas and electricity questions.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Appliances; Washington Gas & Electric Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

View of people walking through the first annual home show being held at College of Puget Sound's new Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium in May of 1949. They are gathering home improvement and home furnishings information from the exhibition booths. South Tacoma Radio and Record Bar has 1949 televisions models by RCA Victor, Motorola, GE and Admiral on display; this business is owned by Walter L. King. South Tacoma Radio are offering their customers free labor on the appliances ordered from the home show.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Televisions; Spectators--Tacoma; South Tacoma Radio & Record Bar (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. A quartet of young men are performing at the ball wearing white shirts, white vests, big bow ties, straw hats, and matching, checked masks. They each hold a cane over their left arms. Two of the men are wearing obviously fake mustaches. The costume ball was hosted by the art honorary fraternity, Alpha Rho Tau.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Barbershop quartets;

Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. Students at the College of Puget Sound enjoyed a masquerade ball given in honor of forieign students by Alpha Rho Tau, the art honorary. The event was described as spectacular. A young man wearing a cardboard cage is lying on a table while another student wearing a doctor's stethoscope evaluates his condition. Others in various costumes look on in case they are called upon to help. (T.Times, 2/20/1949, p.21)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Alpha Rho Tau (Tacoma);

Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. A party named after the School of Fine Arts in Paris was held at Jones Hall at the College of Puget Sound. It was hosted by the art honorary fraternity, Alpha Rho Tau (Greek letters for ART), in honor of the college's foreign students. Party goers are shown blowing up balloons while wearing their costumes and masks. (T.Times, 2/20/1949, p.21)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Table settings & decorations; Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On February 12, 1949, the art honorary fraternity of the College of Puget Sound, Alpha Rho Tau, threw their very first Beaux Arts Ball. The party was given in honor of the College's foreign students and drew students dressed in all sorts of lavish, exotic and creative costumes. A masked couple glided by in fanciful dress; she a column of black and white ruffles and he a rectangular knight. Other couples looked on from tables near a wall decorated with modern drawings. All of the revelers were unidentified with the exception of the woman directly left of the female dancer. She was Maxine Lister, the winner of the first prize for most original costume. She was dressed as a representation of Picasso's painting "Girl looking in Mirror." Photograph ordered by Mrs. MacDonald at the Times. (T. Times 2/20/1949, pg. 21)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Table settings & decorations; Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ballroom dancing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. Five persons are dressed the same in black-face, long johns, big feet, mop wigs and clocks hung on chains around their necks. They are chained together and carry brown paper bags. One of them holds an opened umbrella over her (?) head. Other people attending the ball are seen in the background in various costumes.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The second Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament was sponsored by the Tacoma Athletic Commission and was held at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. Winners of the various titles received sports jackets with the T.A.C. Golden Gloves emblem and the runners-up were awarded gold miniature boxing gloves. The "Golden Boy" was awarded a wrist watch. Ordered by Mr. Metcalf. (TNT, 1/27, 1950, p.1)

Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Second Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing Tournament, sponsored by the Tacoma Athletic Commission, was held January 26th and 27th, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Several thousand boxing fans were treated to an action-laden program of bouts. The winner in each division received a sports jacket emblazoned with the T.A.C. Golden Gloves emblem. The names of the division champions were listed in the News Tribune. (TNT, 1/29/1950, p.B-6)

Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The second Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament was sponsored by the Tacoma Athletic Commission and was held at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. Teams entered from Seattle, West Seattle, Portland, Everett, Bremerton and Vancouver, B.C. Fort Lewis made formidable entries in all the weights from the fly-poundage to the heavyweights. McChord Air Force Base and Madigan Hospital likewise entered competitors. Ordered by Mr. Metcalf. (TNT, 1/22/1950, p.B-7)

Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Pacific Northwest Conference Convention at CPS, Women's Society, The Methodist Church. Leaders of the Woman's Society of Christian Service conducted the annual Pacific Northwest conference at the College of Puget Sound for a week in early August 1949. They are, L-R, top row, Mrs. Thomas Swayze, conference secretary; Mrs. P.S. Van Kleek, conference promotion secretary; Miss Margaret Billingsley, secretary for Japan, Korea and the Philippines, and Ruth H. (Mrs. E.Paul) Todd, secretary of supplies. Bottom row, Miss Yoshi Tokunaga, principal of Fuyuoka Girls' School in Japan; Mrs. Roy Freeman, conference summer school committee; Mrs. William Coddington, former conference president. (TNT, 8/3/1949, p.15)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woman's Society of Christian Service (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;

Pacific Northwest Conference Convention at CPS, Women's Society, The Methodist Church. Nearly ninety women from the Woman's Society of Christian Service attended the annual Pacific Northwest conference held this week at the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 8/3/1949, p.15)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woman's Society of Christian Service (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;