Ivy covered Fire Station #6 located at 823 A St. before being destroyed by a fire in 1974.

Three men holding a beer stein in the meeting room of an unidentified fraternal organization while a seated man looks at the camera. Three of the four men are wearing lapel pins.

Panorama of 39th Convention of Washington State Federation of Women's Clubs.

Panorama of 85th Annual Communication Most Worshipful Grand Lodge F.&A.M of Tacoma WA. Masonic group standing outside of lodge in uniform with group members occupying stairwell and balcony.

Panorama of the Sons and Daughters of Norway Convention, Trip to Mt. Tacoma (Rainier)

Tacoma Scottish Rite Class Spring Reunion featuring consistories Clarence D. Martin, R.E. Gallot, E.L. Tarnsworth and Albert Rasmussen.

Group of masonic members posing against a rock backdrop.

Kay-Long wedding reception at the Woman's Club.

Back of Photo:
Seattle Mayor-elect Norm Rice, foreground left, and Tacoma Mayor-elect Karen Vialle, foreground right, answer questions and thank the black collective for the support the group has given both Rice and Vialle. The two Mayor-elects met with the Black Collective Saturday morning at 2316 S. Yakima. (12-2-89 photo by David Brandt)
Pierce & S. King County

On Sunday April 11, 1948, 20 members of Tacoma Painters' Union, Local 64, helped to kick off the Clean-up Tacoma campaign by giving the Tacoma totem pole a fresh coat of paint. Working to the music of Max Frolic and 27 of Tacoma's union musicians, the painters finished the job in just 72 minutes. Einar Nelson, head of Tacoma's Steelworkers' Union, and his men, put up the steel scaffold used by the painters on Saturday. In comments by Mayor Fawcett, he stated: "Tacoma can well be proud of the part labor, as represented by the tree participating unions, plays in our community life". (T.Times, 4/12/1948, p.1)

Totem poles--Tacoma; Labor unions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Urban beautification--Tacoma--1940-1950; Painting--Tacoma; Scaffolding--Tacoma;

Men painting totem pole, Times, Burt McMurtrie. It took the twenty members of Painters' Union Local 64 (AFL) 72 minutes to paint Tacoma's totem pole at 10th and A Streets as they kicked-off the Clean-up Tacoma Campaign for 1948. Max Frolic and 27 of Tacoma's union musicians played for 90 minutes finishing their performance with the Star Spangled Banner just as the painters were finishing painting the totem pole. The totem pole was a famous old landmark at this time, standing in Fireman's Park at 10th and A Streets. (T.Times, 4/12/1948, p.1)

Totem poles--Tacoma; Labor unions--Tacoma; Urban beautification--Tacoma--1940-1950; Painting--Tacoma; Painters Union Local No. 64 (Tacoma); Scaffolding--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Barn yard dance at Woodbrook Hunt Club, Lakewood Orthopedic Club, Mrs. VanWinkle. "Calico Capers" was sponsored by the Lakewood Orthopedic Association on April 24, 1948. Hay and spring flowers decorated the club. "Gals in gingham and lads in jeans" danced to old-time music and more contemporary music. Here we see Thelma and William M. Busch dancing to the music. Bob Hager led the group in square dances. The Lakewood Guild was one of the newer of the 37 guilds associated with the Tacoma Orthopedic Association. Part of the proceeds were used by the association for maintenance of the orthopedic clinic at Pierce County Health Center. (T.Times, 4/21/1948, p.7; 5/1/1948, p.10)

Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Tacoma Orthopedic Association, Lakewood Guild (Lakewood); Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Lakewood; Busch, William; Busch, Thelma; Dancers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

40 et 8 Parade, Times, Sandegren. The 40 et 8 auxiliary of the American Legion was known as the fun group. As part of the Goof Parade men, dressed as women wearing mops for hair, dresses, and on one case, women's underwear on top of long johns, march and play drums and cymbals. They are seen here along Pacific Avenue in front of Puget Sound Auto Electric (wholesale radios at 707 Pacific Avenue) and Bergh-Griggs Company (plumbers at 709 Pacific Avenue).

American Legion (Tacoma); Veteran's organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; 40 et 8 auxiliary (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Goof Parade (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Cross dressing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

American Red Cross training Center, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. High school students attending the Junior Red Cross session July 1947 at Benbow Lakes raise both the United States flag and the Red Cross flag at the summer camp facilities. The Pierce County delegates to the program were Nancy Hobbs from Lincoln High School and Harry Butts from Sumner High School. (T.Times, 7/15/1947, p.3)

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Flags--United States; Standards (Identifying artifacts); Flagpoles--Kapowsin; Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin);

American Red Cross training Center, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. A group posing with an automobile of a few of the high school students from Canada, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Washington who attended the Junior Red Cross session July 1947 at Benbow Lakes.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Benbow Lakes (Kapowsin); Students; Lakes & ponds--Kapowsin;

American Red Cross Training Center, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. High school students attending the July 1947 Junior Red Cross session also studied about the youth for youth program for Junior Red Cross at Benbow Lakes.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin); Group portraits;

American Red Cross Training Center, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. High school students attending the July 1947 Junior Red Cross session learned safety and lifesaving techniques such as artificial respiration at Benbow Lakes.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin); Lifesaving--Kapowsin--1940-1950; Artificial respiration;

American Red Cross Training Center, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. Three of the high school students attending the Junior Red Cross July 1947 session at Benbow Lakes are learning recreation skills by making rag dolls and knitting.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin); Students; Handicraft; Dolls; Knitting;

American Red Cross training Center, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. A group portrait of a few of the hight school students from Canada, Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Washington who attended the Junior Red Cross session July 1947 at Benbow Lakes.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Students; Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin); Group portraits;

Nearly 40 local Boy Scouts and scout masters helped the 1947 Community Chest campaign by posting pole cards along Tacoma streets to keep Tacoma citizens aware of the upcoming campaign. Here Russell Matthews, Lucien Gumm, Bob Wright and Scoutmasters S/Sgt. L.J. Keehley and Lt. J.A. Kruavica from Troop 102, McChord Field, put up placards in South Tacoma. The scouts took over the project as part of their community service work. (T.Times, 9/24/1947, p.2-article, TNT, 9/24/1947, p.7)

Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); Teenagers; Lampposts--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Matthews, Russell; Gumm, Lucien; Wright, Bob; Keehley, L.J.; Kruavica, J.A.;

Publicity, Girls selling Follies tickets, Junior League, Nancy Custis. The Junior League Follies would be held November 12th and 13th, 1947. Two Junior League members show the program from the upcoming Follies to encourage a young shoe salesman to buy tickets to the fund raising event. Proceeds from the show would benefit the Tacoma Occupational Therapy Workshop.

Junior League (Tacoma); Junior League Follies (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Shoes; Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Junior League proviso. A committee of four Junior League "Follies" committee chairs meet with Robert H. Gage, an advance man, at the Tacoma Country Club to coordinate preparatory activities for the Follies which will be presented at Temple Theater November 12 and 13, 1947. Mr. Gage was in Tacoma from the Jerome H. Cargill organization of New York City The women are, L-R, Mrs. Emile Sacanno, Betye M. (Mr. Elbert H, II) Baker, Caroll (Mrs. Thomas) Carstens, and Sally G. (Mrs. Thomas) Moffitt. (T.Times, 8/30/1947, p.9)

Junior League (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baker, Betye M.; Carstens, Caroll; Moffitt, Sally G.; Gage, Robert H.;

On Thursday October 9, 1947, the Tacoma Charter of Building Laborers and Hod Carriers honored three members with honorary life membership at a dinner in their union hall. D. L. McInnis became a member in 1916; Joe Collins in 1917; and Dan Avery , a member of the local in Denver, CO in 1888, helped establish the Tacoma chapter when he moved to Tacoma in 1905 and was present when it received its charter in 1911. Left to right, D. L. McInnis, Joe Collins and Dan Avery (T. Times, 10/10/47, p. 12).

Labor unions--Tacoma; Labor leaders--Tacoma; Charters--Tacoma; Aged persons--Tacoma; Building Laborers & Hod Carriers Union Local No. 252 (Tacoma); McInnis, D.L.; Collins, Joe; Avery, Dan;

Fred Wheeler (left) and Charles McDonald congratulate each other as the two newly elected labor leaders for the Cooks, Waiters, Waitresses and Bartenders Local No. 61. The union held a special two day election, Wheeler was appointed the new Outside Business Representative and McDonald the local Secretary-Treasurer. The newly elected labor leaders will officially take over their duties on November 15, 1947.

Labor leaders--Tacoma; Labor unions--Tacoma; Cooks, Waiters, Waitresses & Bartenders Union Local No. 61 (Tacoma); McDonald, Charles E.; Wheeler, Fred T.;

Junior Red Cross volunteers were busy working on making bedside gardens to distribute to elderly shut ins for Easter. Left to right: Edna Mae Strobel, Maxine McKenney, Judy Tucker, Pat Kelly, Jon Willingham and Billy Marshall (kneeling). The children are working with Irma Hagen and Edith Ackerman in the Junior Red Cross community service program (T. Times, 3/20/47, p. 24).

Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardening--Tacoma; Children--Arts & crafts; Children drawing & painting--Tacoma; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

Josephine Graves shares with Kay Thompson her new April 28, 1947 issue of Life Magazine. The pictured mothers and daughters are taking a break from planning the University Union Club's springtime social event, the Mothers and Daughters' Tea, to peruse the magazine's pictures of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party from the American Repertory Theatre's production of "Alice in Wonderland." The tea will be held May 21, 1947 at the club with entertainment and corsages for all the mothers. L-R, back row: Jean M. (Mrs. Armond) Marion, Suzanne Marion, Mary B. (Mrs. George) Russell, Milfred Russell, and Janice Graves. Front row: Jane Thompson, Iris T. (Mrs. William) Healy, Helen B. (Mrs. J. Arthur) Thompson, Kay Thompson, and Josephine M. (Mrs. Jay P.) Graves. In foreground, Katherine Healy. (T.Times, 5/17/1947, p.9)

Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Rainbow Convention. The Pierce County Rainbow Girls were hostesses to the 21st annual session of the Grand Assembly of the Order of the Rainbow for girls which was held June 22, 23, and 24, 1947. Over 1,500 young ladies from Washington, Idaho, and Alaska attended. Several drill teams performed. The winning teams were announced on the afternoon of the last day. Eighteen young women cadets form a V-shaped formation. The young woman on the far right is wearing an all-white uniform. (T.Times, 6/23/1947, p.1)

Rainbow Girls (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drill teams; Teenagers--1940-1950; Uniforms;

Benbow Lakes, Red Cross Aquatic School for the Northwest, 75 men, 56 women. Some of the trainees take time for trying out the swings, see saw and ping pong table during the 10-day aquatic safety school.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Safety; Lifesaving; Bathing suits; Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin); Lakes & ponds--Kapowsin;

Children who have learned swimming under the Red Cross, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomsen. A group of girls stand in the pool while one of the swimming instructors helps one of the girls learn to float in the water. More girls sit around the edges of the pool watching. Free swimming lessons were offered to Tacoma Youth through a program sponsored by the Tacoma recreation commission. (T. Times, 7/30/1947, p.5)

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Children swimming--Tacoma--1940-1950; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bathing suits; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Children who have learned swimming under the Red Cross, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomsen. A large group of boys stand in the pool at Lincoln High School watching while the instructor helps one of the boys learn how to float. Over 5,000 free lessons were given so far that summer. All instructors were trained at an American Red Cross safety institute. The free lessons were open to children from 8 to 17 years of age.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Children swimming--Tacoma--1940-1950; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bathing suits; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950;