ca. 1959. Frank Stojack served as Pierce County Sheriff from 1958 to 1962. The Lincoln High School graduate played pro-football for the NFL's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936 before launching an immensely successful wrestling career. Fans voted him the "King of Wrestling" in 1953. Stojack was elected to the Tacoma City Council the same year, running as the "Champion of Fair Play". He duties after being elected sheriff in 1958 included moving the department into the new County-City Building, seen in the background shortly after its completion in 1959. The Tacoma Boys Clubs received over $300,000 from the estate of Frank Stojack after his death in 1987.

horses

ca. 1940. Prosecutor Thor Tollefson, left in photo, listens to testimony. The man beside him is not identified. Mr. Tollefson was the Pierce County Prosecutor from 1938-1946 before he made a successful run for the U.S. House of Representatives. He served from 1947-1965. Mr. Tollefson passed away on December 30, 1982, at the age of 81.

Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Lawyers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ex-Mayor J. J. Kaufman, 1941 President of the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, receives a framed check and an alarm clock as his term expires during the 57th annual dinner meeting of the Chamber of Commerce on December 29, 1941, held at the Hotel Winthrop. Mayor Harry Cain (not pictured) earlier had presented the alarm clock to Mr. Kaufman because the chamber president had slept through one of chamber manager Thad Stevenson's sales talks in a steamship company's San Francisco office. Harry L. Brown, candy manufacturer, was selected by the chamber's Board of Trustees to succeed Mr. Kaufman as chamber president. (T.Times 12-30-41, p. 1, TNT 12-30-41, p. 1) ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Kaufman, Joseph J.; Tacoma Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma); Chambers of commerce--Tacoma; Alarm clocks;

Future Tacoma Mayor "Big John" Anderson (right) shows off his watch to Dewey Busch. Mr. Busch was a past post commander of the V.F.W. Post 2329. This undated photograph was possibly taken in the early 1940's. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, John H.; Busch, Dewey; Clocks & watches;

ca. 1934. Golfer and track star Babe Didrikson ( Zaharias ) swings a golf club as she takes a golf shot in Tacoma. Didrikson won two gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and won the U.S. Women's Open three times.

Athletes - Golfers - Track and Field - Olympic Medalists - (Mildred Ella) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914-56)

ca. 1934. Golfer and track star Babe Didrikson ( Zaharias ) with three other women. Didrikson won two gold medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and won the US Women's Open three times.

Athletes - Golfers - Track and Field - Olympic Medalists - (Mildred Ella) Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1914-56)

An unidentified new mother watches intently as a visiting nurse shows her how to make up baby formula in this February, 1944, photograph. The nurse carefully pours the mixed product into a clear bottle. Several clean bottles on the kitchen table await the new formula. The first commercial infant formula was developed in 1867, however it was the availability of evaporated milk and refrigeration in the 1930's that made homemade formulas popular. By 1950, approximately one half of US babies were fed evaporated milk formulas. By the 1960's, the use of commercial formulas such as Similac and Enfamil exceeded that of evaporated milk. By the 1970's, the use of evaporated milk in formula had almost disappeared.

Mothers & children; Nurses; Milk; Bottles;

Narrows Bridge - View across bridge showing "Gertie's" famous "Gallop." Roadbed twisting in the wind at about 10:45 a.m., just prior to collapse.

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

The roadway of the first Narrows Bridge, the Galloping Gertie, hangs in shreds after the collapse of the bridge in high winds on November 7, 1940.

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

The roadway of the first Narrows Bridge, the Galloping Gertie, hangs in shreds after the collapse of the bridge in high winds on November 7, 1940.

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

Shipyard workers waiting for buses.

Sidewalks are blocked-off around the Fidelity Building where crews prepare to demolish the 1890 office building designed by notable Chicago architects Burnham & Root. Considered very "modern" when it was built, the structure soon will be replaced by a new "modern" building for the F. W. Woolworth Co.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Demolition--Tacoma--1940-1950; Skyscrapers--Tacoma; Burnham & Root (Chicago, Ill.);

ca. 1940. Mayor Harry P. Cain with personal secretary Pearl Rehbock at his office in (Old) City Hall about 1940. She appears to be taking dictation. There is a copy of a Washington Association of Cities publication on his desk blotter and a City of Atlanta Traffic Study in his "IN" box. By the 1942 City Directory, Mrs. Rehbock of the Steilacoom Lake area, was listed as the office manager of the USO-YMCA. ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Rehbock, Pearl; Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1940. Mayor Harry P. Cain with personal secretary Pearl Rehbock at his office in (Old) City Hall. A Washington Association of Cities publication is on his desk blotter, City of Atlanta Traffic Study in his "IN" box. Mrs. Rehbock appears to be taking the mayor's dictation in this ca. 1940 photograph. ALBUM 12.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Rehbock, Pearl; Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1959. Women and girls sit huddled under umbrellas, their hats covered with scarves, against the inclement Pacific Northwest weather during a service at the Mountain View Memorial Park. The event was most probably the Easter sunrise service held each year out of doors at the Park.

Memorial rites & ceremonies--Lakewood; Commemoration--Lakewood; Morgues & mortuaries--Lakewood; Events--Lakewood; Easter--Lakewood; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood);

ca. 1941. Harry Cain, Mayor of Tacoma and later United States Senator, visits the State Capitol in Olympia. The man he is shaking hands with appears to be Lt. Governor Victor ("Vic") Meyers, an ex- bandleader, who is on the left. Others in the group were not identified. ALBUM 13

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Shaking hands--Olympia;

Future Tacoma Mayor "Big John" Anderson (seated) sells tickets for a group excursion. Buyers look at Northern Pacific Railroad timetables. This undated photograph was possibly taken in the late 1930's or early 1940's. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, John H.;

First broadcast from new studio at Labor Temple. Mayor Harry P. Cain participated in the first broadcast from the Labor Temple's new studio in March of 1942. L to R: Edward J. Jansen, Dr. Warren E. Tomlinson of College of Puget Sound, Marjorie Cain, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Norman Schut, Building Service Workers Union #38 President. Photograph ordered by the Building Service Workers Union #38. ALBUM 13 (Additional identification provided by a reader)

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