ca. 1946. Turner Richards Studio, commercial photographers, portraits of the Richards family. Ed and Margaret Richards with daughter Nancy sitting on sofa in living room. The Richards Photographic Studio was operated by the four brothers (Turner, Bob, Ed and Nelson) and various other family members. They were the premier commercial photographers in Tacoma for many years.

Richards, Turner--Family; Turner Richards Studio (Tacoma); Photographers--Tacoma; Photographic studios--Tacoma; Richards, Nancy; Richards, Ed; Richards, Margaret; Richards Commercial Photo Service (Tacoma);

Portrait of Harry Sprinker. Harry Sprinker was the Pierce County Commissioner for 20 years. He was not elected when he ran for that office in 1946 but was elected to that post in 1948. He became known as "Mr. County Commissioner". He was chair of the Public Lands Committee of the National Association of County Officials and vice president of the Washington State Association of County Commissioners. He believed that citizens received more for their tax dollar from county governments than any other government. He was born in Hellinwood, Kansas in 1896 and died in Tacoma in 1991 at the age of 85. (TNT, 6/8/1946; 11/20/1955; 1/7/1969; 1/13/69)

Sprinker, Harry H., 1896-1991; Pierce County Commissioners;

Credit Women's Breakfast Club. The Tacoma Credit Women's group "promoted the interests of women credit executives and assistants, fostered credit management as a career for women, encouraged education of women in credit work, built confidence through closer personal contacts, and worked with civic and national bodies to meet current conditions." This group met on July 29, 1946 to plan their upcoming ball. L-R, Irene MacEachron, Lee Greene, Virginia Neyhart, Marge Phillips, and Lynn Covault. (T.Times, 8/24/1946, p.6; TNT, 10/27/1972, clippings)

Tacoma Retail Credit Association (Tacoma); Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1946. This is a view of Gravelly Lake as seen through the trees on the extensive grounds of the Wayne W. Keyes property circa 1946. Mr. Keyes, a prominent local attorney for many years, had purchased in 1921 the formerly named "Sunnybank" residence built for Charles A. Foster located at 11437 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. in the Lakes District. The gardens of the now named Keyes Mansion were opened occasionally for tours benefiting charitable causes. The Keyes Mansion appeared in the film, "Eleanor & Franklin," serving as the Roosevelts' summer "cottage" at Campobello. It was demolished in 1981 after being vacant since the death of Mrs. Keyes in 1969.

Trees--Lakewood--1940-1950; Gravelly Lake (Wash.);

Walter Butt-Ursella Watts wedding. The bride, her attendants, Hazel Butt, Ruth Williamson, Grace Kamp, and Billie Jean Orr, and the flower girl pose at the altar. Candles are lit and large sprays of flowers decorate the altar. Ursela Elizabeth Watts was the daughter of Ronald P. and Mildred M. Watts.

Watts, Ursella; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950;

Flavel ("Bizz") Beattie-Henrietta Foss wedding. The bride's attendants admire her train as they fan it out behind her. The bride is Miss Henrietta Foss. The bride's mother, Agnes S. Foss, stands second from the left. (T.Times, 9/28/1946, p.7) TPL-8714

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Foss, Henrietta--Marriage; Barber, Joan; Smith, Donna Jean; Wilbur, Bettye; Osgood, Marion; Foss, Agnes S.; Foss, Henry O.--Family;

Industrial Avd. Sealer treatment machine. Furniture display.

Air Reduction Sales Co., an oxygen producer. Pipes lead into a horizontal tank which is attached to two tanks above. The larger tanks are sealed with heavy latches. Dials are viewed at the top and shut off valves are located along pipes to the right.

Air Reduction Sales Co. (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mountain View Memorial Park, the Garden Chapel. Mountain View advertised their ability to serve all one needed for funeral arrangements: a mortuary, cemetery, crematory, garden chapel, columbarium, casket display room and limousine service.

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood);

Exterior of Allen Johnson home for Coleman Company, Inc. A two-story, clapboard and shingle residence with dormer painted white on a narrow lot. Concrete steps lead up from the sidewalk. Photograph taken on September 26, 1946.

Houses--1940-1950; Johnson, Allen--Homes & haunts;

Interior of Allen Johnson home for Coleman Company, Inc., showing a sitting room with a fireplace. Throw rugs are used over the wooden floor.

Houses--1940-1950; Johnson, Allen--Homes & haunts; Fireplaces;

Rehn Motor Company. General view from northeast of the Chevrolet dealership in Gig Harbor. Flag flies majestically on pole in front of the building. Photograph was taken on August 31, 1946.

Rehn Motor Co. (Gig Harbor); Automobile dealerships--Gig Harbor--1940-1950; Flags--United States;

Smith and Murray, trusses. William D. Smith and Clyde E. Murray were consulting engineers in Tacoma.

Roof trusses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Architectural elements;

After operating a restaurant in the Tacoma Savings and Loan Building on South 9th Street for 20 years, Chris Sivertsen opened Sivertsen's Cafe, a restaurant and soda fountain at 321 East 26th Street, on October 18, 1946. He is ready to serve his patrons in the new location with Mrs. Osenton as chef in charge of cooking. Ordered by F. B. Wines Company. (T.Times, 10/17/1946, p.4) SSPA-17-2015

Sivertsen, Chris; Soda fountains--Tacoma--1940-1950; Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sivertsen's Cafe (Tacoma);

Tacoma Metal Products. All metal toy cook ware. Tacoma Metal Products produced the metal toy stove, "Little Chef", and these pieces could be used with that stove, "It Cooks, It Bakes, It's Safe".

Toys; Tacoma Metal Products Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Toy industry--Tacoma; Metalwork--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mr. Loonan, Motel Fontaine. A view of the motel showing the buildings around three sides on an open, grassy area. Mount Rainier is in the background. It was reported in March 1948 that the "Motel Fontaine", a short distance south of the Tacoma city limits on the Tacoma - Olympia highway sold for $140,000. (T.Times, 3/25/1948, p.1)

Motels--Lakewood; Motel Fontaine (Lakewood); Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Last Man Club, American Legion, November 30, 1946. Eighteen men stand behind six empty chairs draped with American flags during their annual meeting held at the Hotel Winthrop. The Last Man Club was formed by World War I veterans who were also past Commanders of the Edward B. Rhodes Post of the American Legion in December of 1938. A bottle of 1917 cognac was reserved for the sole survivor to drink a toast to his fallen fellow members.

American Legion Club (Tacoma); Patriotic societies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Last Man Club (Tacoma);

Red Cross. Hundreds of Christmas gifts have been wrapped and are placed on tables. Three Red Cross workers are busily wrapping more gifts at the table in the upper center. TPL-1964.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Gifts; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Woman artist in her studio. Paintings are shown leaning against the walls on a shelf. The female artist is at work on a painting of a coffee set on her easel.

Artists--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Artists' studios--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paintings;

Robert Sconce Advertising, Ray Ridge Motors. In this October 11, 1946, photograph, Ray Ridge, just to the right of the engine, is holding a part while the other men look on and listen to an explanation about the part. Ray Ridge was the newly appointed Lincoln and Mercury dealer for the area. These men are shown in the service department of Ray Ridge Motors at 124 Tacoma Avenue South.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ridge, Ray;

The women's bowling team from Green's Optometrists and possibly Charles A. Green, Jr., owner of Green's Optometrists. The women wear matching bowling shirts backwards to show their team name and they each hold a bowling ball. They each wear eyeglasses as well as the man holding three bowling pins. They are playing at Broadway Bowling Center.

Bowlers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Green's Optometrists (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Broadway Bowling Center (Tacoma); Bowling alleys--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Union Oil Company. James H. Newberry (4th from right) received his 25 year pin for his years with Union Oil Company at ceremonies held at breakfast at the New Yorker Cafe. Making the presentation is F.K. Cadwell, Tacoma Sales Manager. The man on Jim Newberry's right is G.A. Tooley, resident manager.

Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newberry, Janes H.; Cadwell, F.K.; Tooley, G.A.; Awards; Union Oil Co. of California (Tacoma);

Senator-elect Harry Cain and noted pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis enjoy coffee while looking over sheet music on November 16, 1946. Miss Eustis was in town for a performance in Lakewood, her only Northwest appearance of the year. Heavy snows would force cancellation and due to Miss Eustis' busy schedule, it would not be rescheduled. By age 30, Seattle-born Dorothy Eustis had performed with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Thomas Beecham and pianist Jose Iturbi. In 1946 she played at the Hollywood Bowl under conductor Leopold Stokowski. Her later life would take strange turns as she moved to France, losing track of family and friends. It is believed that she later moved to London and then to Venice where her true identity was discovered as she lay nearly mute in a hospital for two years. Miss Eustis would eventually leave the Venice hospital for a permanent stay at a Catholic convent nursing home in Florence. She passed away on May 20, 2001. Harry P. Cain, seated next to Miss Eustis, was a former mayor of Tacoma and also served in the European theater during WWII. He won election to the U.S. Senate by defeating Democrat Hugh Mitchell in early November, 1946. ALBUM 13. (Additional information on Miss Eustis was provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen;

Former Tacoma Mayor and now Senator-elect Harry P. Cain looks over sheet music with pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis on November 16, 1946. Miss Eustis was in town for her only Northwest concert of the year, to be held at the Lakewood Theater on November 18th. She was considered a piano virtuoso and mentioned in the same breath as Rubinstein and Horowitz by N.Y. and Hollywood critics. Miss Eustis' concert was cancelled due to heavy snowfall and she planned to return to Hollywood where she was the only woman pianist ever to be employed by the motion picture industry to play an entire concerto in a picture. She was scheduled to appear in a film about Frederick Remington where she would play a romantic role. Miss Eustis also played solo at Carnegie Hall and at the Hollywood Bowl under conductor Leopold Stokowski in 1946. Her later years saw her move to Europe with her last days spent in Italy. Rendered nearly mute and uncommunicative, she lay in a Venice hospital for nearly two years before transferring to a convent nursing home operated by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Florence. She passed away on May 20, 2001. TPL-5195. ALBUM 13. (T.Times 11-18-46, p. 1, 16) { Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by Barbara E. Cooper, niece of Miss Eustis.}

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen;

University Union Club. Wives of the executive board received other wives of members at a Christmas Tea on December 13th, 1946. L-R, Beryl (Mrs. Edward) Gazecki, Peggy E. (Mrs. Ted) Brown, Catherine (Mrs. Arthur) Gunderson, Barbara B. (Mrs. Warren Y.) Hull, Grace M. (Mrs. C. Nathan) Lynn, Alice G. (Mrs. Charles M.) Fogg, and Florence B. (Mrs Clifford) Sayre. (T.Times, 12/14/1946, p.8)

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Gazecki, Beryl; Brown, Peggy E.; Gunderson, Catherine L.; Hull, Barbara B.; Lynn, Grace M.; Fogg, Alice G.; Sayre, Florence B.;

An elevated view of the matriculation exercises at the College of Puget Sound. Nearly 900 freshmen were welcomed at CPS. They participated in the centuries-old tradition of matriculation by passing between their professors and then on through the color post quadrangle where they were personally welcomed by President R. Franklin Thompson into the student body. They would pass the color post again upon graduation. (T.Times, 10/10/1946, p.5)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teachers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

Hotel Croft and Pacific Avenue for Electrical Products Consolidated. A view north along Pacific Avenue from the hill south of the business district. Billboards on the right advertise Meadosweet Milk and Pioneer Beer. Commencement Bay is seen above the tideflats. Union Station is the domed building on the right hand side of Pacific Avenue. TPL-5471.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cityscapes; Billboards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mr. and Mrs. E. Anderson at home in their living room. The older couple sit in chairs on either side of their fireplace which is lit. The stone fireplace surround is capped by a stone mantel. A clock, family photographs and dried flowers sit on the mantel. Sconces lit with electric lightbulbs are on the wall above the mantel. The wall near the ceiling is decorated with a rose pattern. A radio stands in the corner.

Couples--Tacoma--1940-1950; Aged persons--Tacoma--1940-1950; Living rooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radios; Interior decoration;

Sadie Hawkins Dance. A young woman playing "Pansy Yokum" with a corn-cob pipe and two young men, one in long-johns, a false nose and bowler hat, the other with suspenders, a floppy wig and large moustache, sit below a sign, "Travlink?". The man on the right has been identified as C. Nathan Lynn. His wife, Grace, was "Daisy Mae" for the Sadie Hawkins Dance. (T.Times, 11/30/1946, p.11) (Additional identification provided by Mr. Lynn's son)

Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stardust Dance Club (Tacoma); Lil Abner (Fictitious character); Costumes; Comics; Lynn, C. Nathan;

Al Capp's popular comic strip, "Li'l Abner," was the inspiration for the Sadie Hawkins dance sponsored by the Stardust Dance Club in November of 1946. To help advertise the dance Grace M. (Mrs. C. Nathan) Lynn, as "Daisy Mae," tugs on a suspender of Harold Tollefson, "Li'l Abner," while he tries to make his getaway. Club members were invited to dance in true "Dog Patch" style at the Dash Point Community Hall in celebration of Sadie Hawkins Day, when bachelors stepped warily to avoid getting nabbed by marriage-minded girls. Mrs. Lynn and Mr. Tollefson are acting this scene in front of a large fireplace with a poster of "Our Hero" and "Our Heroine" over the mantel - Abner and Daisy Mae in color. Harold Tollefson would later be elected mayor of Tacoma three times. (T.Times, 11/30/1946, p.11)

Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stardust Dance Club (Tacoma); Lynn, Grace M.; Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Li'l Abner (Fictitious character); Costumes;