Pvt. W. L. (Jerry) Parker accepts a world globe on behalf of the men in the Armed Forces at the USO Center at 13th and Fawcett on Tuesday, July 21, 1942. The globe is a gift to the Center from the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ray C. Roberts Post 969, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Pictured, left to right, are Georgia Butler, Ella McDonald, Ina Fletcher, Clara D'Olivo, Pvt. Parker, Norman Stensager (USCG), Sgt. Dick Hogan (USAC) and Jack Wilson (USN). (T. Times 7/22/1942, pg. 2)

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ray C. Roberts Post # 969, Women's Auxiliary (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Military life--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Crowd listens to Army Swing Band from Fort Lewis during Linda Darnell Day War Bond rally at Victory Square, South 10th Street between "A" and Pacific, on July 11, 1942. Nineteen year old movie star Linda Darnell was on a USO entertainment tour of army camps and naval stations. While at Fort Lewis, she agreed to come to Tacoma and lend a hand selling war bonds. While she autographed applications for bonds, members of the touring USO revue, as well as a full Army band, entertained the crowd.

War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma;

General view of Linda Darnell Day War Bond rally at Victory Square, South 10th Street between "A" and Pacific, on July 11, 1942. Thirteen piece Army Swing Band from Fort Lewis on stage, regular military band on street, entertaining the crowd while 20th Century Fox movie star autographs applications for war bond purchase. Hundreds of people turned out to purchase bonds and have them signed by the actress at a table at the rear of the platform. The crowd soon broke through police barriers to crowd the stage. (TNT 7/11/1942, pg. 1)

War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma;

General view of Linda Darnell Day War Bond rally at Victory Square, South 10th Street between "A" and Pacific, on July 11, 1942. Leon Titus as well as others on stage. Man speaking from microphone in the audience. Nineteen year old movie star Linda Darnell, on a USO tour at Fort Lewis, had agreed to appear in Tacoma and autograph all applications for the purchase of war bonds. Officials at the appearance included Bill Connor and KMO announcer Verne Sawyer.

War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects of war--Tacoma;

An unidentified Washington State Guardsman scans the skies with binoculars, searching for enemy aircraft. He leans his chair back against the wall of the primitive observation post. The soldier was part of a special detachment of the 4th Volunteer Infantry, Wa. State Guard, sent to the Olympic Peninsula on active duty to serve as spotters of enemy aircraft.

Washington State Guard (Tacoma);

Pfc. Harry Anderson reports by phone to the Fourth Fighter Command on July 15, 1942 from a typical post in the rugged hills of the Olympic Peninsula. He was phoning in the report via the State Forestry lines. The sign on the hut read "State Division of Forestry Telephone." Pfc. Anderson was part of a special detachment of Washington State Guard serving as enemy aircraft spotters on the Peninsula. All of the posts were connected by telephone so that they could call in all reports of airplanes seen or heard. (T. Times 7/28/1942, pg. 3)

Washington State Guard (Tacoma); Anderson, Harry; Telephones;

First Lt. Wilbur E. Roberts (center), commander of the special duty detachment of the Washington State Guard, points out items of interest to Brig. General Walter J. DeLong (right), state Adjutant General, and an unidentified officer on a July 1942 inspection tour of detachment headquarters. The special detachment consisted of 32 men from the Guard assigned to active duty as spotters of enemy planes. Their first field headquarters was a commandeered school building in Forks, a mill and logging town in W. Clallam County. It housed the administrative center and supplied housing for those soldiers not at observation points. Sign on school building reads "Field Headquarters, 4th Washington Volunteer Infantry. Washington State Guard. (unreadable) Detachment." (T. Times 7/28/1942, pg. 3)

Washington State Guard (Tacoma); DeLong, Walter J. ; Roberts, Wilbur E.;

From a beach post, Pvt. Bernard Sweeney looked seaward through field glasses, searching for enemy aircraft. As the waves rolled in, Pfc. Charles Cooper stood guard fully armed. The pair were part of a volunteer special detachment of the 4th Volunteer Infantry, Washington State Guard, serving as lookouts in July of 1942 on the Olympic Peninsula and reporting back to the Army's Fourth Fighter Command. The members of the detachment were all from Tacoma and most were under draft age. They were armed mainly to protect them from cougars and bears in the wild. TPL-1986 (T. Times 7/28/1942, pg. 3- picture; TNT 8/2/1942, pg. 1)

Washington State Guard (Tacoma); Sweeney, Bernard; Cooper, Charles;

Doris Ristvet and Frank J. Malanca were married October 3, 1942 at Holy Rosary Church. They pose with their wedding party inside the church following the ceremony. Mrs. Bernard Bjorkman was matron of honor while Patricia Casper, Mrs. Ernest Manning and Genevieve Stemp served as bridesmaids for their friend. Bert Nigro was best man, and Bernard Bjorkman, Jr., Albert Malanca and Edward Stemp served as ushers.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ristvet, Doris--Marriage; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Malanca, Frank J.; Wedding clothing & dress--1940-1950; Wedding attendants--Tacoma; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma);

Doris Ristvet and Frank J. Malanca were married October 3, 1042 at Holy Rosary Church. The reception was held at the church parish hall. The couple is pictured departing from what is most probably that building, while the remainder of the wedding party poses at the top of the stairs.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ristvet, Doris--Marriage; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding clothing & dress--1940-1950;

ca. 1941. Interior shot of room with electrical equipment, appears to be aboard a ship. This is possibly a side view of the captain's desk, with its wall lamp and built in bookshelf w/rail.

ca. 1941. Interior shot of room with electrical equipment, appears to be aboard a ship.

This artistic rendering of the R.E. Anderson building on the southeast corner of 10th and Pacific was used to herald its opening in December of 1941. Albert Gardner of Los Angeles was tapped to draw up the plans. His modernistic design featured a center tower of cut stone granite lighted at night by spotlights. The 75 x 120 foot total structure was constructed of reinforced concrete. Knapp Business College took a lease on the entire second floor, with Gale's Rugs and S. Grimstead, Jeweler, relocating to the first floor. The modern design continued inside with all fluorescent lights and bronze trim. (T. Times 12/8/1941, pg. 4)

Anderson Building (Tacoma); Knapp College (Tacoma); Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gales Rugs (Tacoma);

Dorothy Axtelle, the new state archery champion in the Women's Division, posed in front of one of her targets, demonstrating her dead aim. In her first senior competition, Miss Axtelle won four trophies in four events. (T. Times 6/16/1942, pg. 12)

Axtelle, Dorothy; Archery--Tacoma--1940-1950; Targets (Sports);

Exterior of B. Wingard & Sons located at 3101 South Tacoma Way.

B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma);

Interior of B. Wingard & Sons. The plant, located at 3101 South Tacoma Way, manufactured market fixtures.

B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma);

After wandering the streets of the northend for ten days in 1942, this juvenile bear appeared in downtown Tacoma and paid dearly for that mistake with his life. After many sightings on the northend, the bear proved elusive and grew fat on gleanings from garbage cans.The first time that he left the northend, the bear was tracked by Police Officer Bert Barber to the alley at the rear of 1619 So. "J" St., where he was shot and killed at 5a.m. on June 5, 1942. He was about 18 months old, weighed 180-200 pounds and had made his way to Tacoma from the vicinity of Steilacoom. (T. Times 6/5/1942, pg. 1)

Bears;

ca. 1942. In this advertising photo, a waitress or car hop carries a tray with a wax paper wrapped sandwich, a coffee cup and saucer, a clear glass carafe of milk and a can of Acme beer. The ads for Acme in July of 1942 advocated adding a refreshing, thirst quenching beer to your lunch. It, according to the ad, put an "edge" on your appetite and made good food taste better. It further said that being a "light beer," it caused no after lunch slow down when you returned to work. Acme, according to its ads, was brewed with Pacific Northwest hops and barley. It was made by Acme Brewing in San Francisco and distributed in Tacoma by Century Distributing Co., 2523 Jefferson Ave. TPL-10215

Beer;

In demonstration of how his changed diet has increased his strength, Professor Arthur Blackmer, of Hollywood Ca., tears a 1,000 page telephone directory into eighths. He was touring the nation lecturing on "keeping fit." He was scheduled to speak at the Chamber of Commerce forum luncheon on December 1, 1941 at the Winthrop Hotel. Prof. Blackmer advocated a simple diet as the cure for most of mankind's ills, a diet consisting of raw vegetables and fruits, nuts, eggs, lean meats and no cooked oils. He also advised daily stretching exercises. His other parlor tricks included driving spikes through a plank with his fist and using his teeth to lift a man or pull a car. (T. Times 11/28/1941, pg. 3; 11/27/41, pg. 7)

Blackmer, Arthur; Strong men; Nutrition; Health; Physical fitness;

Launching "Oceanic" by Pacific Boat Building.

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);

Launching of the "Oceanic" by Pacific Boat Building Co. in June of 1942. The shipbuilding company was started in 1941 by Haldor Dahl (believed to be left in the picture) and Arne Strom (believed to be center forward.)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Moose Lodge bowling team.

Bowlers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Loyal Order of Moose (Tacoma);

ca. 1910. Copy of old boxing picture for the Times. Barechested man with ornate belt. This is identical to series C3-4 which depicts Stanley Ketchel, American middleweight boxing champion, 1908-1910. The elaborately designed belt is his championship belt. Ketchel was the first two-time middleweight champ and died at age 24, victim of an allegedly jealous ranch hand. Stanley Ketchel was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. (T.Times 11-15-1938, p. 12; boxrec.com)

Boxers (Sports)--1900-1910; Ketchel, Stanley;

Both Harry McCamant, the mayor of Ruston, and Harry Cain, the mayor of Tacoma, were present on Saturday December 13, 1941 for the ceremony that offically opened the new bridge at North 51st and Winnifred in Ruston. After the ribbon cutting, there was a bridge jubilee that included dancing girls, a roller hockey game, and a bowling match between a Ruston team and a team from Seattle. (T. Times 12-13-1941 p.3)

Bridges--Ruston--1940-1950; Bridge construction

Newly completed bridge in Ruston. The new concrete structure was 300 feet long and spanned the gulch at Winnifred and N. 53rd St. It replaced an old and outdated wooden structure.

Bridges--Ruston--1940-1950; Bridge construction;

On June 15, 1942, scrap rubber collected by Boy Scouts is stacked between a brick building and the railroad tracks at Standard Oil Company on Tideflats. Mayor Harry P. Cain and a woman stand by Scouts on track. The Scouts brought in about 16 tons (32,000 lbs.) on the first day of the rubber drive. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had ordered a nationwide scrap rubber collection campaign between 6/15 12:01 a.m. and 6/30 12 midnight. Tacoma's quota was 2,000,000 lbs (1,000 tons.) The scrap rubber would be sold to the Rubber Recovery Corporation, a new government unit. Recycling was neccessary as the Japanese had cut off 92 % of the U.S.'s normal sources of crude rubber. (T. Times)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Scrap drives; Scrap drives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tires;

Mayor Harry P. Cain makes a broadcast appeal over station KMO for the Tacoma Community Chest from the Mayor's Office in (Old) City Hall. The Community Chest preceded the United Way. ALBUM 13. TPL-10183

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mayor Harry P. Cain greets men gathered at a June 10, 1942, meeting of the South Tacoma Kiwanis Club in honor of Glenn Reeves. Mr. Reeves, also in the receiving line, was the vice-president of North Pacific Bank. He was retiring in June of 1942 and planned to move to Seattle to assume the presidency and active management of Seattle Radio Supply. 150 friends attended the farewell meeting which was held at the South Tacoma Masonic Temple. (TNT 6-11-42, p. 8) ALBUM 13.

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reeves, Glenn A.; South Tacoma Kiwanis Club (Tacoma);

The biggest enemy at "Camp Harmony" was boredom. Here a game of sandlot baseball has been organized to give this group some exercise and fresh air. More than 7,000 people of Japanese descent were interned at the camp. Men, women and children were crowded into a small living space. The orderly Japanese soon devised ways to keep their people occupied. Classes were mandatory for children and available for adults. Arts, crafts and recreational activities were devised. Entertainment was brought in; movies were shown. Every effort was made to make life appear ordinary.

Camp Harmony (Puyallup); Relocation camps--Puyallup; World War, 1939-1945--Relocation camps; Japanese Americans--Evacuation & relocation, 1942-1945;

While interred at "Camp Harmony", in May of 1942, three unidentified Japanese Americans built their own furniture for their barracks "apartments." The Puyallup Assembly Center "Camp Harmony" had been constructed by the Army in less than 3 weeks. The living quarters were makeshift barracks divided into "apartments," consisting of a single room no larger than 18 x 20 feet in which a whole family of up to 7 would live. Furnishings consisted of one army cot per person. Each "apartment" had a stove for warmth, one bare bulb hanging from the ceiling by a wire for light and one window. There was no running water. Toilets and showers were communal with no privacy dividers, until the Japanese built them themselves. As Spring passed, the detainees scrounged wood and tools and began constructing rough tables and chairs. Homes were created in the rough surroundings.

Camp Harmony (Puyallup); Relocation camps--Puyallup; World War, 1939-1945--Relocation camps; Japanese Americans--Evacuation & relocation, 1942-1945; Carpentry;