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D42238-18

Retha Winifred Conlon and William F. Erwert were married on June 4, 1949; the couple will be honeymooning in Seaside, Oregon. View of the Conlon-Erwert wedding party at Saint Andrew's Catholic Church in Sumner, Washington (T.N.T., 6/12/49, p. D-11).


Weddings--Sumner--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Altars--Sumner; Catholic churches--Sumner; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Erwert, William F.; Conlon, Retha Winifred--Marriage;

D42238-16

Retha Winifred Conlon, daughter of Peter O. and Rachel M. Conlon of Sumner, was married to William F. Erwert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erwert of Woodburn, Oregon. The couple was married in Saint Andrew's Catholic Church in Sumner, Washington (T.N.T., 6/12/49, p. D-11).


Weddings--Sumner--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Altars--Sumner; Catholic churches--Sumner; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Erwert, William F.; Conlon, Retha Winifred--Marriage;

D42106-24

View of the Bowe-Light wedding party, the recently wedded Mr. and Mrs. Light are standing in the center; church altar in background. The groom and groomsmen are wearing white tuxedo jackets with black pants and ties; the beautiful bride is wearing a lovely dress with a princess collar, long sleeves and a gathered waist; the bridesmaid's dresses are similar in style. The bride is the former Clare Bowe, who was the 1948 Miss Tacoma.


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Love; Bowe, Clare--Marriage;

D42106-4

View of the recently wedded Mr. and Mrs. Light standing in front of a church altar; the groom is wearing a white tuxedo jacket with black pants and tie, the beautiful bride is wearing a lovely dress with a princess collar, long sleeves and a gathered waist. The bride is the former Clare Bowe, who was the 1948 Miss Tacoma.


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Love; Bowe, Clare--Marriage;

D42071-8

Dorothy Mae Rudolph, daughter of the widowed Belle M. Rudolph of Tacoma and Navy Lieutenant James Allen Wasner, son of Earl and Mary Wasner of Seattle; were married on April 23, 1949 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. View of formal photograph of the recently wedded happy couple, Dorothy Mae and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).


Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

D42071-24

Dorothy Mae Rudolph and James Allen Wasner's wedding ceremony included the Navy officers forming the traditional arch of swords. View of Dorothy Mae and James Allen Wasner cutting their wedding cake with a Navy sword; the couple's reception was held at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church rectory (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).


Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

D42071-30

Dorothy Mae Rudolph and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner were married on April 23, 1949 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in a traditional Catholic and Navy ceremony. View of Dorothy Mae and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner leaving St. Patrick's Catholic Church (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).


Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

D42238-35

Retha Winifred Conlon and William F. Erwert were married in Sumner, Washington; the couple will be living in Oregon where the groom is enrolled in a Master's degree program at University of Oregon. View of wedding guests, possibly Conlon or Erwert family members, standing outside of Saint Andrew's Catholic Church (T.N.T., 6/12/49, p. D-11).


Weddings--Sumner--1940-1950; Marriage--Sumner; Families--Sumner; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Women--Clothing & dress--Sumner--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Erwert, William F.--Family; Conlon, Retha Winifred--Family;

D42476-16

Frances Avery Olzendam and Hunt Tilford Norris were married at the Church of the Holy Communion in Tacoma on May 14, 1949. Frances is the daughter of Roderic M. and Lydia Olzendam of Tacoma; Hunt is from San Francisco, California, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Norris of Atherton, California (T.N.T., 5/15/49, p. D-4).


Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Olzendam, Frances Avery--Marriage; Norris, Hunt Tilford--Marriage; Olzendam, Roderic M.--Homes & haunts; Church of the Holy Communion (Tacoma);

D41031-24

Rene Richmond and Paul FioRito were married on March 19, 1949 at St. Leo's Catholic Church. Rene and Paul would be honeymooning in Southern California, upon their return, they would be setting up their home in Seattle. View of guests at the Richmond-Fiorito wedding party; hand colored black and white photograph (TNT, 4/21/49, p. C-2).


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marriage--Tacoma; Receptions--Tacoma; Families--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Richmond, Rene--Family; FioRito, Paul--Family; St. Leo's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

D47833-18

Dolores Determan and Sgt. Mason F. Stober, Jr., were married April 18, 1950 at the McChord Air Force Base chapel. The bride is wearing a floor-length wedding gown with a train, a finger-tip veil with a heart-shaped headress, and she carries a bouquet of white orchids and hyacinths. The bride-groom is wearing his military uniform. (TNT, 5/6/1950, p.23)


Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Military uniforms; Determan, Dolores--Marriage; Stober, Mason F.;

D47369-13

Virginia Martin-David Howard Doud Wedding. Virginia Martha Martin stands at the altar looking radiant in her floor-length gown of rich ivory tulle with a chapel-length train encircling her, a finger tip length veil and holding a bouquet of white hyacinth blossoms and Eucharist lilies. She carried a prayer book belonging to Mrs. Wallace E. Difford. She was married to David Howard Doud Saturday evening, April 15, 1950, at Christ Episcopal Church. (TNT, 4/16/1959, p.D-7; 4/23/1950, p.D-1)


Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Christ Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Martin, Virginia Martha--Marriage;

D46490-3

Vera Janalyne Angus and Raymond James Malcomb were married December 16, 1949, at the Church of Holy Communion. The bride is wearing a green velvet floor-length gown with a train and a matching hat trimmed with imported hand-made French veiling and she carries a bouquet of pink roses and bouvardia. The groom, chief petty officer Raymond James Malcomb, is wearing his U.S. Navy uniform. They stand together at the church altar. (TNT, 1/21/1950, p.8)


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Military uniforms--United States; Altars--Tacoma; Church of the Holy Communion (Tacoma); Angus, Vera Janalyne--Marriage; Malcomb, Raymond James; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

D46969-34

Miss Frances Lee Macdonald and John C. Lowe were married in Seattle's Church of the Epiphany. Miss Macdonald was the daughter of Julia Lee (Mrs. Donald) Cavanaugh of Mount Vernon. John C. Lowe was the son of Mrs. John C. Lowe of Seattle. The service was read by the Rev. Elmer B. Christie before a gathering of guests from Tacoma, Everett and Seattle. A reception was held at the Seattle Tennis Club. (TNT, 12/29/1949, p.12)


Weddings--Seattle--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Macdonald, Frances Lee--Marriage; Lowe, John C.;

D45381-14

Esther Evangeline Ohlson wore a medieval style gown in deep chartreuse green velvet with a matching hat. The bridal dress was fashioned with a fitted bodice and full pleated skirt, she wore a Chinese cloisonne locket and carried a bouquet of yellow cactus dahlias tied with gold mesh (T.N.T., 10/9/49, p. D-5).


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Bouquets; Gilchrist, William Clapperton--Marriage; Ohlson, Esther Evangeline--Marriage; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma);

D45381-12

Esther Evangeline Ohlson and William Clapperton Gilchrist were married at Mason Methodist Church on October 2, 1949. Reverend Dr. Harold B. Long and Reverend J. Henry Ernst presided over the exchanging of the bride and groom's wedding vows. The Ohlson-Gilchrist wedding party had their reception at the church parlor (T.N.T., 10/9/49, p. D-5).


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Bouquets; Gilchrist, William Clapperton--Marriage; Ohlson, Esther Evangeline--Marriage; Mason Methodist Church (Tacoma);

D44349-22

Unidentified bride posed in her wedding dress in front of elaborate floral decorations.


Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

D44071-7

Mr. and Mrs. Frinchi, studio portrait of bride and groom. Lt. Louis D. Frinchi and Margaret Ann Mills were married July 30, 1949, at St. Patrick's church and honeymooned in Oregon. Lieutenant Frinchi would leave in late August for occupational duty in Germany. His bride was to join him later. (TNT, 8/19/1949, p.26)


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Frinchi, Louis D.--Family; Mills, Margaret Ann--Marriage;

D44854-1

Mary Dragovich and Robert O. Brady were married at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on September 3, 1949. Mary had several wedding showers, hosted by family and friends, including one at the Rudder Club. View of the lovely bride and groom on their wedding day; Mary is holding a prayer book (T.N.T., 9/3/49, p. 12).


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Dragovich, Mary A.--Marriage; Brady, Robert O.--Marriage; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

D43445-13

Minchau-Skupen wedding. Erna Minchau and John B. Skupen were married July 4, 1949, at Allen Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Skupen stand happily together outside the church. Mrs. Skupen has worn a dress with a ruffle at the hem that gathers in the back into a flowing drape of fabric. She is wearing a fur stole and a hat that matches her dress. She holds a bouquet with trailing stephanotis. Mr. Skupen is wearing a three-piece suit. They were both students at the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 7/21/1949, p.13)


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Methodist churches--Tacoma; Skupen, John B.--Family; Minchau, Erna; Allen African Methodist Church (Tacoma);

D43810-14

Miss Rosemary Tollefson and Ardeis Harold Myers, Jr. were married August 13, 1949, at Central Lutheran Church. Rosemary is the daughter of Congressman and Mrs. Thor C. Tollefson. Ardeis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ardeis H. Myers of Kansas City, Missouri. Six hundred guests were invited to the double-ring ceremony.The bride and groom stand at the altar surrounded by their attendants. Baskets of white gladiolus and stock decorate the altar behind them. Names listed in newspaper. (TNT, 8/14/1949, p.D-2; 8/21/1949, p.D-1)


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Tollefson, Rosemary; Myers, Ardeis Harold--Family; Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma);

D43881-23

Cornils-Conrad Wedding. The bride, Shirley Cornils, and her flower-girl stand at the altar each holding a large bouquet of flowers. The bride is wearing a white moire taffeta dress with full, long sleeves with a beaded cuff. The tight bodice buttoned down the front to the extended waist. The skirt is very full with a bustle back which falls into a long train curving out over the steps up to the altar. Miss Shirley Cornils and Mr. Jack L. Conrad were married August 27, 1949, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. (TNT, 8/28/1949, p.D-5)


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Cornils, Shirley--Marriage;

D43810-34

Tollefson-Myers Wedding. Congressman Thor Tollefson (far right) and wife Eva with Mr. and Mrs. Ardeis H. Myers of Kansas City, Missouri, visit during the reception held at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club following the marriage of their children, Rosemary Tollefson and Ardeis H. Myers, Jr. The younger Myers is a student at the University of Missouri in Columbia and his new wife a graduate of Stephens College. This was one of Tacoma's largest weddings of the year with 600 invited guests. The bride's aunts served at the reception. (TNT, 8-21-49, D-1) ALBUM 4.


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Myers, Ardeis Harold--Family; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982--Family; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Receptions--Tacoma;

D43810-47

Rosemary Tollefson and Ardeis Harold Myers, Jr. held their wedding reception at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. The bride and groom are ready to cut their wedding cake. The large cake, in the shape of a cross, is made up of square cakes with four on each side of the central, highest tier of cakes. Flowers decorate the base of the cake and bride and groom figurines under a bell decorate the top. A gladiola bouquet is next to the cake table. The bride's satin dress shimmers in the light; her curved neckline is decorated with lace. Lace appliques have been added to her veil. Rosemary's bridal bouquet is seen on the table next to the cake. 600 guests were invited to the wedding, making it one of Tacoma's largest of the season. (TNT 8-21-49, D-1)


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Receptions--Tacoma; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tollefson, Rosemary--Marriage; Myers, Ardeis Harold--Family;

D43810-26

Congressman Thor Tollefson with his daughter Rosemary on the occasion of her marriage to Ardeis H. Myers, Jr., of Kansas City, MO, at Tacoma's Central Lutheran Church. They are seen here during the reception held at the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. It was one of the largest weddings of the season which saw 600 guests in attendance at the double-ring candlelit ceremony. The bride had ten attendants, all dressed alike in Empire-styled models of chartreuse velvet. She wore an ivory satin gown with fitted bodice and stand-up collar, accessorized by orange blossoms in her silk illusion fingertip veil. The new Mrs. Myers was a graduate of Stadium High School and Stephens College in Columbia, MO. After a three week honeymoon in the South, the newlyweds will be home in Columbia where they will continue studies at the University of Missouri. (TNT 8-14-49, D-2, TNT, 8-21-49, D-1) ALBUM 4.


Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Tollefson, Rosemary--Marriage; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950;

D43658-34

Helen Ruth Lydia Ramstad and Orville Eldon Kyllo were married August 20, 1949, by Miss Ranstad's father, Rev. A.W. Ramstad. The bride and groom stand by their wedding cake ready to cut the first piece. The cake has three circular layers in the center with four square cakes evenly spaced around it. Four tall, tapered candles are spaced decoratively around the cake; which has bride and groom figurines on top. The reception took place at the church parlors. The bride wore her mother's veil. (TNT, 8/28/1949, p.D-7)


Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weddings--Parkland--1940-1950; Cakes--Parkland; Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland; Ramstad, Helen Ruth Lydia--Marriage; Kyllo, Orville Eldon;

D43658-17

Helen Ruth Lydia Ramstad and her bridesmaids pose in front of the altar at Trinity Lutheran Church. Miss Ramstad and Orville Eldon Kyllo were married August 20, 1949. The bridesmaids wear light-colored, floor-length dresses but not of the same design. The bride's train curves around in front of her into a puddle. The attendants carry sprays of gladiolus. (TNT, 8/28/1949, p.D-7)


Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weddings--Parkland--1940-1950; Altars--Parkland; Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland; Ramstad, Helen Ruth Lydia--Marriage;

D52047-10

Four smiling bridesmaids in the Edna Duerfeldt-Robert Schroeder wedding pose for the photographer in September, 1950. From left to right are Betty Barclay, Sally Pierce, Janet (Mrs. Gordon) Pentice, and Sally Schroeder. The young women are beautifully dressed in scoop neck, claret red velveteen gowns with narrow bertha collars and elbow-length gloves, and carry long stemmed beribboned roses. Coronets of roses and looped velvet adorn their hair. The wedding occurred in the St. Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church with Canon Arthur Bell officiating. (TNT 9-17-50, p. D-1, 9-24-50, p. C-6)


Wedding costume--1950-1960; Bouquets; Women--Tacoma--1950-1960; Duerfeldt, Edna--Marriage; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Barclay, Getty; Pierce, Sally; Pentice, Janet; Schroeder, Sally; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

D52089-11

Jacqueline Keller stands next to her bridesmaid, Dayle Hoegh, in front of the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club's massive fireplace which is decorated with chrysanthemums and candles in glass holders. The former Jacqueline Brown married College of Puget Sound student David Keller on October 7, 1950. The bride, wearing a pearl necklace, is dressed in a lovely ankle length gown of white French imported lace over net. She has a fingertip veil with satan cap and wears lace elbow length gloves. She appears to be carrying a large bouquet of stephanotis and ivy. Her sole attendant, Dayle Hoegh, is wearing an ankle length organza gown and a shirred cap. (TNT 10-15-50, D-7)


Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Fireplaces; Bouquets; Brown, Jacqueline; Keller, David; Hoegh, Dayle; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

D52718-46

Sepia "going away" photograph of Edward and Marian Firch. The couple is seated behind the wheel of what appears to be a Chevrolet with plaid upholstery. The bride is wearing a long sleeved satin wedding gown and is carrying a bouquet of roses decorated in ribbons and lace. A crown of small flowers adorns her veil. The former Marian A. Lindstedt of Chehalis married Edward A. Firch of Tacoma in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Chehalis, on September 17, 1950. (TNT 10-14-50, p. 4)


Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Lindstedt, Marian A.--Marriage; Firch, Edward A.;

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