Lincoln High School looms over the construction site for the Lincoln Bowl. Construction had begun in March of 1941 and after several months work, the stadium was starting to take shape. Construction would soon cease however as the US entered World War II. It was resumed in 1947 and the field was dedicated in September of 1948.

Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma); Stadiums--Tacoma; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Athletic fields--Tacoma;

A fire on the evening of June 15, 1942 completely destroyed the sawmill at the Henry Mill & Timber Co. Loss exceeded $200,000. The planer plant, warehouse and offices were saved. There were no injuries. (T.Times 6/16/1942, pg. 1)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Washington State Guard officials. Pictured left to right are Brig. Gen. Walter J. Delong and Col. George MacKenzie of the Washington State Guard.

MacKenzie, George; Washington State Guard (Tacoma); DeLong, Walter J.;

On January 5, 1941, the Beta Sigma Phi sorority was busy planning a semi formal dance for the following Saturday at the Bonneville Hotel. The dance was being sponsored by the inter-chapter city council of which Mrs. Charles H. Mady was president. The planning committee members were meeting at her house. Pictured left to right are Mrs. Chester O. Poulson, Celeste (Mrs. Charles H.) Mady, Mrs. Jim Collins; Miss Elsie Lindskog, Miss Elsie Klink, Mrs. Amos C. Reed and Miss Lorraine Boedecker. (T. Times 1/8/1942, pg. 8)

Mady, Charles H.--Homes & haunts; Beta Sigma Phi (Tacoma); Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mady, Celeste; Lindskog, Elsie; Klink, Elsie; Boedecker, Lorraine;

Mayor Harry P. Cain rides in half-track during October 21, 1941 tank maneuvers at Fort Lewis. Mayor Cain had attended a military academy in his youth and had been a reservist for many years. He would enter the U.S. Army in 1943, taking a leave of absence from his mayoral duties.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Military maneuvers--Fort Lewis; Military vehicles--Fort Lewis;

Elsie McFarland, right, and Doris Davey stand in the garden of the McFarland home at 907 No. 13th St., surrounded by chrysanthemum blooms. The photograph was used as publicity for the 9th annual Chrysanthemum Show, scheduled for November 1-2, 1941 at the Floral Hall, Point Defiance Park. (T. Times 10/28/1941, pg. 5)

McFarland, Elsie; Davey, Doris; Flowers; Chrysanthemums; McFarland, Kenneth C.--Homes & haunts;

Sgt. Lawrence A. Lewis, tank commander, flashes a grin at the camera despite his flour whitened face and the fact that he has just been "slain" by a Molotov cocktail. On October 21, 1941, Sgt. Lewis was one of 4500 soldiers participating in exercises where 41 tanks squared off against 37 and 75 mm anti-tank gun on the Fort Lewis reservation, near Roy. Luckily the "cocktail" contained only flour, and his be-floured face is evidence of the hit. Asked how it felt to be "killed," he replied, "It made me sneeze." (T. Times, 10-22-41, p. 1)

Military maneuvers--Fort Lewis; Military personnel--Fort Lewis; Lewis, Lawrence;

On October 30, 1941, the troops of the 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Lewis took to the streets of downtown Tacoma in a tremendous military spectacle. Over 10,000 soldiers, as well as their mechanized units, took part in an enormous Army parade. A crowd of Tacomans turned out to watch the spectacle.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 30, 1941, jeeps roll down the Broadway parade route as Fort Lewis shows off its military strength in a parade. Over 10,000 soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division marched as well as a steady flow of tanks, artillery and mechanized machinery.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 30, 1941, the 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Lewis took part in a huge military parade through downtown Tacoma. Men in jeeps pull artillery weapons. The Roxy Theater is on the right. The Bostwick building can be seen in the center background.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On October 30, 1941, the men of the 3rd Infantry, a division of Fort Lewis, march down the street in mass formation, suggesting the tremendous military power of the US. The line of marching men was over 6 miles long.

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On April 6, 1942, the Army held its first wartime parade in downtown Tacoma. It was held on the anniversary of the US war declaration of World War I (4/6/1917). The parade included an whole infantry of soldiers, fully outfitted. They also demonstrated their current equipment, such as these light scout cars armed with automatic rifles. (T. Times 4/6/1942, pg.1)

Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Soldiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marching--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel--Tacoma;

Mrs. H.A. Anderson (left) and Mrs. J.L. M'Keenan posed at the home of Mrs. Espeland for a publicity picture for the Navy Wives Club. Mrs. Espeland is probably Elvira Espeland whose husband Berger was in the United States Navy. The two ladies pictured were co-chairmen of a card party to be given by the Club on June 30th at the Elks Club. The public was invited. (T. Times 6/27/1942, pg. 4)

Navy Wives Club (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma;

Publicity Picture- Red Cross nurses receive caps, Home Nursing Union Hall. These women are proud new additions to the Red Cross Volunteer Nurses' Aide Corps. They have completed 80 hours of preliminary training and will now give 150 hours of service assisting graduate nurses in the wards of local hospitals, after which certificates will be issued. On June 2, 1942, caps and pins were awarded to the ten graduates and a tea was held in their honor. Pictured in the seated row, left to right, are Ann Bradley, Jean Mohn, Mrs. A.D. Fay, Mrs. Charles R. Low (RN instructor), Mrs. G.W. Viert, Fay B. Shaw and Myrna Miller. Standing, L to R, Emery Asbury, Dorothea Schumacher, Katheryn Rankos, Adelina Innocenti, Anna Olson, Mary McLane, Mary Ann Hall and Milton J. Evans. Over 25, 000 nurses aides had been trained nationally in the past six months. Volunteers ranged in age from 18-50. (T. Times 6/3/1942, pg. 1)

Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

The new officers of the Pacific Lutheran Dormitory Auxiliary No. 2 pose in front of the College library. The group was formed as a fund raising body for the construction of a girl's dormitory at Pacific Lutheran College. The officers are, left to right, Thelma (Mrs. Stanley) Willis, Clarice (Mrs. R. L.) Renwick, Mrs.Gerhard Haakenson, Aileene (Mrs. E.W.) Wegner and Dorothy (Mrs. August F.) Gratzer. (T. Times 6/22/1942, pg. 6)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Willis, Thelma; Renwick, Clarice; Wegner, Aileene; Gratzer, Dorothy;

The Park Avenue Elementary School baseball team posed on June 1, 1942 on the school steps after winning the All City Grade School Championship. They defeated Rogers 15 to 2 to win the district title and Lowell 8 to 4 in the city finals. Pictured in the front row, left to right, are Mickey Selvy, George Chapin, Jack Cornelius, Joe Gangidino, and Russell Strasser. Middle row- Edward Munt, Ronald Elmore, Donald Yohe and Lennard Nelson. Back row- Coach Hopkins, Ronald Brewer, Kenneth Krebs, Kenneth Elmore and George Babcock. 1941-42 was a winning year for Park Ave.; they also won the All City Soccer title and caused a sensation at the all city track meet. (T. Times 6/6/1942, pg. 8-picture; T. Times 6/1/1942, pg. 1)

Park Avenue Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Awards; Baseball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baseball players--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Two couples, dressed in the natty attire of the Gay Nineties, posed against colorful wallpaper of the Tacoma Country & Golf Club, on October 28, 1941. Each year club members and guests took part in a costume ball. (T. Times)

Parties--Lakewood; Costumes; Masquerades; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Wallpapers;

K Street business district looking south from the corner of So. 11th and K (Martin Luther King Jr. Way) as pictured on December 18, 1941. The store at the corner on the left is the Saratinos Brothers grocery and fish market, 1101 S. K. On the opposite corner is Paulson's radio and appliance store, 1102 So. K. Christmas decorations span the street providing a cheery look on an otherwise wet and cold winter day. (T. Times 12/19/1941 p.2)

Paulsons Radios & Appliances (Tacoma); Saratinos Brothers Market (Tacoma); Appliance stores--Tacoma; Christmas decorations; Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On January 20, 1942, the nurses feed doughnuts to one of the hospital officials as they get ready to dedicate the new wing of the Pierce County Hospital. On the left is nurse Genevieve Houston.

Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma); Houston, Genevieve; Doughnuts; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Eleanor Roosevelt, as assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense, came to Tacoma Saturday morning December 13, 1941 to meet with local civilian defense chiefs in Mayor Harry P. Cain's office. Mayor Cain arranged a meeting between Mrs. Roosevelt and a delegation of local, young, American-born Japanese who represented the Japanese American Joint Defense Corps. The delegation included (from l to r) Shigeko Tamaki, Shigeo Wakamatsu, Waichi Oyanagi, and Ted Nakamura. In her remarks to the defense chiefs she had said, " Give American born Japanese, and even Japanese nationals who lived in this country for years, who have children and grand children and who have bought defense bonds - give them every consideration." TPL-7964

Presidents' spouses; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Japanese Americans--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Tamaki, Shigeko; Wakamatsu, Shigeo; Oyanagi, Waichi; Nakamura, Ted;

Leaving a luncheon at University-Union Club are (L-R) John Boettiger (publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and son-in-law of the Roosevelts), First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Anna Roosevelt Boettiger and Mayor Harry P. Cain. Automobile at curbside is a 1941 Plymouth. Mrs. Roosevelt is the head of the women's defense activities for the nation and was making several stops in the West Coast and Pacific Northwest to meet with state and local defense councils. (TNT 12-13-41, p. 1; TNT 12-15-41, p. 9) ALBUM 1.

Presidents' spouses; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Visits of state--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Boettiger, John; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Boettiger, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Dall, 1906-1975;

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt receives a gift from Marjorie Cain during a luncheon at the University-Union Club on December 13, 1941. Mayor Harry P. Cain, holding a cigarette, is to the right of Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt was paying a short visit to Tacoma to speak to local civil defense leaders in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. She was accompanied by her daughter, Anna Eleanor Boettiger and Anna's husband, John. (TNT 12-13-41, p. 1, TNT 12-15-41, p. 9) ALBUM 1.

Presidents' spouses; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Visits of state--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;

Six days after Pearl Harbor, Eleanor (Mrs. Franklin D.) Roosevelt, Assistant Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, speaks to Tacoma Mayor Harry Cain and local Civilian Defense leaders about wartime issues in the Mayor's office at City Hall. Mayor Cain appears to be diligently taking notes on Mrs. Roosevelt's speech. After her stop in Tacoma, she went to another conference on civil defense in Seattle. (T.Times, 12-13-41, p. 1) ALBUM 1

Presidents' spouses; Roosevelt, Anna Eleanor, 1884-1962; Visits of state--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;

Exterior of the new Puget Sound Plywood Inc. plant on the Tideflats. The plant was under construction in October of 1941. Photograph ordered by Timber Structures, Inc. of Portland. The plywood plant would open in 1942 as a cooperative.

Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Tacoma); Plywood; Cooperatives--Tacoma;

Grant School students, three girls and three boys, with small Christmas tree and wrapped gifts.

Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grant School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas trees; Christmas presents;

On December 6, 1941, the "Evergreen Bowl" football game, held in Tacoma at the Stadium Bowl, pitted the Washington State College Cougars against the Southwest Conference Champion Texas A & M Aggies. The WSC alumni association borrowed two cougars from the Washington state game farm near Steilacoom and paraded the streets of Tacoma with their mascots. The big "cats" were housed in a cage mounted on a gaudily-painted truck. A crowd estimated at 30,000 packed the Bowl for the afternoon game to see the Cougars put up a spirited fight before falling 7-0. WCS had a chance to transfer the game to the Cotton Bowl but did not let Tacoma down, giving the city a taste of big-time collegiate football. (T. Times 12/4/1941, pg. 13-alt. photo; T.Times 12-8-41, p. 15-article on game)

Pumas; Mascots; Football--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington State College (Pullman)--Associated objects;

Seventeen entrants pose in the Puyallup High School auditorium during the annual judging of queen contestants for the 1942 Daffodil Festival. For the first time, the contest was open to girls from different locales. After much deliberation from the news photographers serving as judges and finally a coin toss, seventeen year old Shirley Nieman, sixth from left, a senior at Puyallup High School was chosen as the Daffodil Queen. Her attendants were Beverly Belfoy of Stadium High, Tacoma, and Elaine Steele, Sumner High senior. At the request of the Army, there was no parade in 1942 but all other events were held March 20-22. (TNT 2/25/1942, pg. 1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1942 : Puyallup); Nieman, Shirley;

Pop Reed at banquet held in his honor at Rau's Chicken Diner. Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.

Restaurants--Graham; Banquets--Graham--1940-1950; Rau's Club (Graham);

Christmas tree at C. F.Trendall and M. Evangeline Rowe residence. Rowe owned Tacoma Seed Company on Pacific Avenue.

Rowe, Charles Frederick Trendall--Homes & haunts; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas trees; Christmas decorations;

Charles F. T. (Chen) Rowe stands next to Sanka, one of the horses that he boarded at the Point Defiance Riding Academy stables in October of 1941. Using the old barn and pasture that had been home to the park's herd of buffalo, the riding academy was founded in 1933. "Chen" Rowe was the owner of the Tacoma Seed Company, which was started by his father in 1919. Sanka was a direct descendent of the famed race horse, Man-o'-War. The 50 year old stable of the riding academy was destroyed by a fire in August of 1964. The 15 boarded horses huddled in the flaming structure, too frightened to move, until Sanka broke free of the knot and leapt over a Dutch door to safety. She led 12 more horses to safety; two perished in the flames. Sanka was feted as a hero. The 33 year old thoroughbred mare died approximately two months later of old age. (TNT 10/4/1964, pg. B-10)

Rowe, Charles Frederick Trendall; Horses--Tacoma; Point Defiance Riding Academy (Tacoma);