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Mount Tahoma High School photo with female student wearing a custom sweater with Samish style folk art embroidery.

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1939 College of Puget Sound May Day Festival. Queen Jane Carlson and attendants, including seven children, pose for a portrait on a royal, outdoor structure. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times.


Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1930-1940; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Festivals--Tacoma--1930-1940; May Day--Tacoma; Carlson, Jane;

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New choral group at College of Puget Sound to be known as Puget Sound Singers. Large group of people on steps of Jones Hall. (filed with Argentum)


College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940;

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College of Puget Sound Adelphian Chorus dressed in new Latvian costumes for their Northwest tour. The chorus will be attired in native costumes during a portion of their Spring concert tour. At the close of their annual Spring tour, the Adelphians are proposing to raise money to sing at the New York and San Francisco World's Fairs. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Times. (filed with Argentum) (T. Times 3/31/1939, pg. 8-names in caption)


College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1930-1940; Adelphian Choral Society (Tacoma);

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Stanley Elementary School, 6A graduating class in June of 1939. A large class poses in front of the entrance to the school, named after local educator George A. Stanley, who helped develop the district's junior high program. The principal at this time was E.T. Thune. (filed with Argentum) photograph damaged in places.


School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Group portraits; Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Education--Tacoma;

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Miscellaneous band shots taken in the Stadium Bowl on April 1, 1939. (filed with Argentum)


Students--Tacoma; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Marching bands;

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Jason Lee Intermediate School, Boys' Glee Club. Overhead view in October of 1940 of 42 uniformed boys in three columns of 14. The Glee Club is made of boys currently in vocal music classes and performs under the direction of Kathryn Bruner. They would be performing at the first fall concert for the St. Cecelia Club at the Hotel Winthrop. (T. Times 11/8/1940, pg. 13 boys' names in caption)


Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Choirs (Music); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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Jason Lee Intermediate School, Boys' Glee Club. Forty-two boys in uniforms gathered around a piano in October of 1940. The Glee Club is made of boys currently in vocal music classes and performs under the direction of Kathryn Bruner. They would be performing at the first fall concert for the St. Cecelia Club at the Hotel Winthrop. (T. Times 11/8/1940, pg. 13 (names in caption); 11/1/1940, pg. 11)


Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Pianos; Choirs (Music); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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The last city midget football championship game was played at the end of November in 1940. Stadium H.S.'s Bengal lightweights defeated the Lincoln Railsplitters 19-0 at the Lincoln Bowl. This photograph was taken in front of the scoreboard at Stadium H. S., not at Lincoln after the game. This team was the last Midget (132 pounds and under) team that Stadium had. Citywide Midget football was terminated in 1940. Players are: first row, left to right, Dick Uhlman, Gerald Bell, Bryce Curtis, Don Hicks, Dwight Howell, Gordon Bell, Louie Hagberg, V.G. Lowman- Coach. Second row: Bart Wood, Stan Stowe, Bob Foster, Bert Kade, John Brudie, Paul Barber, Wally Anderson, Charles Longstreth, Allan Briggs- manager. Third row: Naoto Okada, Jim Kade, Isamu Kawashima, Wiley Mellish, Pete Petersen, Roy Francis, Steve Manos, Lloyd Albice, George Thamos, Tom Eagling. Fourth row: Dick Crabtree, Gordon Gustafson, Bill Gazecki, Dave Richardson, Bob Dalton, Clifford Johnson, Milton Sneddon, Gene Webster, Fielding Wilson. (T. Times 11/30/1940, pg. 6)


Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Football players--Tacoma--1930-1940; Football--Tacoma--1930-1940;

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In March of 1941 the twelve members of the dancing chorus for Stadium High School's production of "The Merry Widow" posed in a Rockettes-like chorus line. This was the 29th annual production by the school's music department. A large student cast performed for the public from March 13-15 with the colorful costumes, dancing, and glorious music. The young ladies in the dancing troupe performed in four numbers. "The Merry Widow" starred Donna Mae Tjaden in the title role; Donna would later achieve Hollywood fame as the actress Janis Paige. (T.Times 3-12-41, p. 3-article; TNT 3-9-41, 1-B-article with entire cast mentioned)


Stadium High School (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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The Stadium High School wrestling team, the 1941 City prep champions, avidly watched on March 17, 1941 as Bill Bodenhammer (top) and Don Ferris engage each other in a demonstration lock. Other team members are, front row, Gene Pape (coach), Arnie Hansen, Chuck Issacs, Lee Merz, Dennis Livingston, Kiromi Kikuchi, John Collins, Phil Rogers. Back row: George Miller (manager), Herb Mims, Kenny Johnson, Kiyoshi Kinoshita, Jim Cadigan, Sid Lay, Harry Gust, Fred Hoffman, Jim Colito, Tidashi Horiki (manager) and Sam Higuchi. Stadium took the city title, and the giant Cammarano Brothers trophy that went with it by winning five of their eight scheduled matches. In the state tournament they finished in third place, behind Fife and Longview. (T. Times 3/18/1941 p.15)


Stadium High School (Tacoma)--Sports; Wrestling; Wrestlers--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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The College of Puget Sound Ski Club, for the 1941 yearbook Tamanawas. Back row: Jonas, Sheets, Argue, Button, Dr. Warren T. Tomlinson, Jones, Hill, Bellman, Larson. Middle row: Crain, Langdon, Coleman, Murnen, Hager, Siegle, Simpson. Front row: "unknown", Hatch, Woods, Bowen, Rau. The Ski Club sponsored CPS ski day at Mount Rainier, as well as a high school ski tournament. They also competed, winning the Vancouver U.B.C. meet and placing sixth in the Northwest Intercollegiate Ski Meet. Silver Skis winner at Mount Rainier was member Bill Taylor (not pictured.) The person in the front row, far left is listed in the 1941 yearbook as Hoheim. This is incorrect.


College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

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Mignonette, a romantic drama presented by the St. Leo's and Bellarmine Dramatic Clubs on February 19-20, 1941 at the St. Leo's auditorium. Mrs. Christin, director. The production starred Barbara Adler as Mignonette, Buster Van Rooy as old Jonathon Mills, Howard Fisher as young Jonathon and Shirley Riley as Rose Mills. (T. Times 2/17/1941, pg. 14)


St. Leos Parochial School (Tacoma); Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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One hundred and ten Tacoma public school music students posed for a group portrait in the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Winthrop before setting off for Spokane to perform at the Music Educator's National Conference of Region #1, opening March 29th, 1941. In Spokane they met and competed against 45,000 music students from Washington, Oregon and Montana. Included in the photograph are members of local middle and high school bands, orchestras, choruses and Stadium High School's 60 member Girls Glee Club. Donna Mae Jaden, who became the movie actress Janis Paige, is third from the right in the second row. (T. Times 3/21/1941 p.13, names in caption under photograph)


Stadium High School (Tacoma); Actresses; Paige, Janis; Jaden, Donna Mae; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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Large crowd of students with a sprinkling of adults assembled in a field during the Northwest Washington School Music Competition Festival in March of 1941.


Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music festivals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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Mason Junior High Band with instruments and with conductor Delwin Jones. (filed with Argentum)


Bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Youth bands--Tacoma--1930-1940; Mason Junior High School (Tacoma);

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Junior Orchestra sponsored by Rhodes Brothers, taken at College of Puget Sound. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)


College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Youth orchestras--Tacoma; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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General view of buildings at the College of Puget Sound, taken in connection with the 1940 Commencement. The photograph spotlights the ivy covered exterior of Jones Hall (center), designed by Sutton, Whitney and Dugan, architects. (filed with Argentum)


College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Jones Hall (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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Boys Glee Club in 1939 Christmas program at Jason Lee School. 34 boys on stage in pants, shirts, and jackets, half on either side of an altar with cross. (filed with Argentum)


Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1930-1940; Choirs (Music); School children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Music education--Tacoma--1930-1940;

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General exterior view of Jason Lee Intermediate School taken in January of 1940. The school designed by Roland Borhek, Architect, opened for classes in September of 1924. (T. Times) (filed with Argentum)


Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma;

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All City Orchestra on stage at Jason Lee School. The All City Junior High School Orchestra represented six junior high schools as they prepared for the upcoming All City Music Festival to occur on May 3, 1940 at Jason Lee. The orchestra would be one of the major attractions of the festival which also included the All City Elementary School Orchestra and various glee and choral groups. Names of the young musicians in the Junior High Orchestra were listed in the Tacoma Times 5-3-1940 edition. (T.Times 5-3-1940, p. 11- alt. photo)


Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Stringed instruments; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Orchestras--Tacoma--1940-1950; Youth orchestras--Tacoma--1940-1950; All City Orchestra (Tacoma);

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Annie Wright Seminary May Day 1940 activities. Mary Kent Hewitt, Queen, in bamboo chair with her Court in garden beside building. (filed with Argentum)


Private schools--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hewitt, Mary Kent; May Day--Tacoma; Rites & Ceremonies--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma;

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General Morton M. McCarver Intermediate School, Hill and Mock, Architects; 1925. General view of building taken in January of 1940. (T. Times, Spring Edition) (filed with Argentum)


Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; McCarver Junior High School (Tacoma);

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Band in uniform in front of entrance to Puyallup High School from photograph dated May 7, 1940. This is believed to be the Puyallup High School band directed by Verne Jennings. The band had recently received a superior rating, highest possible, at district while competing with fourteen other bands. A photograph with band members seated, and names listed, appeared in the May 10, 1940 News Tribune. (filed with Argentum) (TNT 5-10-1940, p. 11)


Puyallup High School (Puyallup); Bands--Puyallup--1940-1950; Youth bands--Puyallup--1940-1950; Band uniforms--Puyallup; Students--Puyallup--1940-1950;

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A group of students pose at Stanley School in January of 1940. The mostly male group is dressed formally, boys in ties and the three girls in dresses. Stanley School was built and opened in 1925.


School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma);

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Washington School 6A graduating class, photographed outside the school on January 10, 1940.


School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington School (Tacoma);

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Washington School 6A June 1940 graduating class, photographed outside the school May 13, 1940. Building by Frederick Heath, Architect, 1906. (filed with Argentum)


School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington School (Tacoma);

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St. Leo's Glee Club. 75 choral group members in pastel colored-evening gowns stood in front of the garden scene backdrop in the school auditorium on April 24, 1940. These girls would be appearing in St. Leo's spring music festival to be held on April 30th. Their names were printed in the T.Times's April 26th edition. (filed with Argentum) (T.Times 4-26-1940, p. 13)


St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Religious education--Tacoma; Stages (Platforms); Singers; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

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In January 1941, the music activities at Central School, 601 So. 8th Street, included this class for learning guitar, ukulele, and banjo. Joseph Lento is teaching: (l to r) front row - Ruth St. Clair, Eleanor Nelson, Betty Lou Fyke, and Jean Perella; middle row - Beverly Chistopherson, Jimmie Hutton, David Mottley, Kenneth Kennett, and Jane Maddon; back row - Billy Crom, Rosamond Fraser, Kay Fraser, Euleen Isaacson. Every Monday morning at 8:30 am the "pick string" students met in the school's basement playroom for an informal concert. At Central School they endeavored to provide every child an opportunity to learn to play some instrument or to sing. Instruction was given in singing, sight reading, piano and virtually all the band and orchestra instruments. The "pick string" instruments were those that did not use a bow, such as the banjo, guitar, mandolin and ukelele.(T. Times 1/17/1941 p. 13)


Central School (Tacoma); Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Guitars; Ukuleles;

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Cheerleaders (l to r) Garnet Miller, Dorothy Witt, Merton Lee (Teen) Johnson and Bebe Long leap for the sky in support of the 1941 Clover Park High School "Warriors." They had a lot to cheer about. In 1941, the Clover Park football team had five victories on the gridiron, and their varsity basketball team went 11 wins to 3 losses to take second place in the county. This photograph was taken for the 1941 "Klahowya." TPL6595 (1941 Klahowya, pg. 41)


Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood--1940-1950; Cheerleading--Lakewood;

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