Tacoma Drama League committee members planning the gala opening night of "Call It A Day" meet in the garden of the home of Mrs. Abner Bergersen. The play by Dodie Smith would be produced at the Tacoma Little Theater March 27-29 and April 3-5, 1941. It would be directed by Marjorie (Mrs. Harry) Cain. Pictured left to right are Mrs. Salem Nourse, Margaret (Mrs. J.W.) Matheson, Mabel (Mrs. Abner) Bergersen and Marion Seymour. (T. Times 3/22/1941, pg. 5)

Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Drama League (Tacoma); Bergersen, Abner R.--Homes & haunts; Matheson, Margaret; Bergersen, Mabel; Seymour, Marion;

Co-Ed Daffodil Dance at Hotel Winthrop on March 22, 1941. The Co-Ed Club annually hosted the opening ball of the Daffodil Festival, held immediately following the coronation. Pictured, left to right, are Mack Koon and his fiance Dorothy LaGasa, Amy Lou Murray and Dean MacDonald. The couple to the right are unidentified. The Koon-LaGasa wedding was scheduled for June. (T. Times 3/29/1941, pg. 5)

Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1941 : Tacoma); Koon, James Mack; La Gasa, Dorothy; Murray, Amy Lou; MacDonald, Dean;

College of Puget Sound Debate Club. Back row: Felicie Dahl, Marilyn Gilstrap, Margarita Irle, Lawrence Henderson, Norman Schut, Bob Elliott, Don Stephenson. Second row: Russell Alsgaard, Floyd La Fleur, Bill Koivisto, Van Slyke, Norman Breckner, Helen Hite, Mary Elizabeth Morton, Waichi Oyanagi. Front row: Ruth Sonneman, Miss Meridith, Yoshiteru Kawano, Dr. Charles T. Battin, Justine De Wolfe, Ed Winskill, Sam Batt. From 1941 C.P.S.annual, Tamanawas.

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

College of Puget Sound Girls Riding Club. Back: M. Ogden, J. Ogden, Hager, Steele, Tarr, Cunningham, Hart, Argue. Front: Pugh, Mulligan (From 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas.)

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

College of Puget Sound. Students on a double-decker bus and in a automobile marked "CPS." The students are most likely being transported to a musical competition or event; the photograph appears in the 1941 C.P.S.annual, Tamanawas on the "Campus Rhythm" page.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Double-decker buses;

College of Puget Sound, Central Board President Lyall Jamieson, and Secretary Annabel Miller. The Central Board is composed of class and activity representatives and directs the funds and activities of the student body. From 1941 C.P.S. annual Tamanawas.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Jamieson, Lyall; Miller, Annabel;

ca. 1940. The city of Bremerton. Photograph is taken looking east down 4th street. Photographed businesses include Leary Hotel at 540 4th, Tower Theatre at 522 4th, Apex Baking Co. at 603 4th, Daily News Searchlight 545-547 4th and the "Poudre Puff" Beauty Salon 611 4th.

Commercial streets--Bremerton; Business districts--Bremerton; Leary Hotel (Bremerton); Tower Theatre (Bremerton); Apex Baking Co. (Bremerton); Daily News Searchlight (Bremerton); Poudre Puff Beauty Salon (Bremerton);

Buildings on left on Pacific Ave. looking south include Shaub Ellison Company, American Plumbing Supply and Harmon Manufacturing Company. For United Pacific Insurance Company. Photograph was taken in January of 1941. See D10723, image 9 for additional view of this portion of Pacific Ave.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shaub-Ellison Co. (Tacoma); American Plumbing & Steam Supply Co. (Tacoma); F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Buildings;

This is a view of Pacific Avenue looking south in January of 1941. Buildings on right in the 1900 block include Shaub-Ellison Co. featuring Goodyear tires, the American Plumbing & Steam Supply Co., Wiegel Candy Co. and Harmon Manufacturing Co. Photograph taken for the United Pacific Insurance Co.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shaub-Ellison Co. (Tacoma); American Plumbing & Steam Supply Co. (Tacoma); Wiegel Candy Co. (Tacoma); F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Buildings;

In January of 1941, a city almost as big as Yakima and twice the size of Olympia was almost complete on a vast prairie north of Fort Lewis. It would be the new home of the 41st Division cantonment and special troops, which would be transferred to the area - 23,000 men strong - in February of 1941. Included in the total construction project were 1,534 buildings at various locations at Fort Lewis and two 750,000 gallon water reservoirs. The construction was completed in about four months and employed around 6,500 men daily. (T. Times 1/16/1941, pg. 1+ -article)

Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950;

In February of 1941, 23,000 men of the 41st Division were being moved to their new cantonment at Fort Lewis. It was comprised of approximately 1,000 buildings built at a cost of $5,000,000. Many of the men had been occupying tents at Camp Murray since September. Here the kitchen staff unpacks dishes and cutlery in their new dining hall. (T. Times 2/13/1941, pg. 20)

Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; 41st Division Cantonment (Fort Lewis);

In January of 1941, two new 750,000 gallon water reservoirs were under construction on a hill above the new barracks for the 41st Division Cantonment at Fort Lewis. The new reservoirs were built to supply all of the water needed for the additional 23,000 military men who were expected at the base beginning in February of 1941. As the Selective Service Act poured more men into the military, more room was needed for the training and housing of these troops. Fort Lewis, and Pierce County, benefited from the stepped up wartime construction. Over 6,500 men were employed daily at the base in various construction projects, many of them local, previously unemployed workers. (T. Times 1/16/1941, pg. 1 +)

Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; 41st Division Cantonment (Fort Lewis); Reservoirs--Fort Lewis;

A group of soldiers with the 41st Division sit on their trunks receiving instructions from a standing man on the set up of their new building. The 41st was being moved to a new 1,000 building cantonment erected on a plain north of Ft. Lewis. A total of 23,000 men would be relocated to the area. (T. Times 2/13/1941, pg. 20)

Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; Barracks--Fort Lewis; 41st Division Cantonment (Fort Lewis);

February 10, 1941 was "Moving Day" at Fort Lewis. The men of Company 8 of the 82nd Brigade were finally moving into their new barracks, and they were happy to be moving. They had been living in tents at Camp Murray since September of 1940. The new cantonment, made up of some 1,000 buildings, was being built at a cost to the U.S. taxpayers of $5 million. (T. Times 2/13/2941, pg. 20)

Construction--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; Barracks--Fort Lewis; 41st Division Cantonment (Fort Lewis);

Crowd near 11th and Pacific Avenue during stop of Wendell Willkie and party at Willkie Headquarters at 12th and Pacific. Mr. Willkie, the Republican nominee for President, squeezed in visits to four locations, including his local campaign headquarters, during a one-hour stopover in Tacoma. (T. Times)

Crowds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Political campaigns; Presidential elections;

Car #401 of Cunocar Accounting Service. Interior view of a Step Van set up as a mobile accounting office. Adding machines and long counters can be seen at the rear of the van.

Cunocar Accounting Service (Tacoma);

Car #401 of Cunocar Accounting Service. This is a February of 1941 interior view of a Step Van set up as a mobile accounting office. View from the rear of the van to the driver's area. Close up view of what appears to be a typewriter and an adding machine. It seems that the accountant could drive to his customer's address and conduct business within the van.

Cunocar Accounting Service (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Typewriters;

Getting ready for the upcoming Sadie Hawkins Day dance in March of 1941 is Alfred Copp, chairman of the planning committee. He is swigging down a drink with assistance from Dr. Carroll Carlson and Muriel McDonald. Other committee members are (staircase down): Unidentified man in top hat, James Will, Dolores Carlson, Helen D. Mann, unidentified woman in bonnet, Miss McDonald, and Frances Parlaman. (T.Times 3-11-41, p. 9)

Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Copp, Alfred E.; Carlson, Carroll; McDonald, Muriel; Will, James W.; Carlson, Dolores; Mann, Helen D.; Parlaman, Frances; Costumes;

Alfred Copp, far right, was the chairman for the "Sadie Hawkins" costume ball planning committee in March of 1941. He had to hand crank the committee's "jalopy" to get everyone to their pre-party rehearsal. The dance was to be held at the University Union Club and everyone attending the "Dogpatch" themed affair was encouraged to dress like one of the characters in the popular "Lil' Abner" comic strip. The other committee members are: (l to r) Dr. Carroll Carlson, Miss Frances Parlaman, James Will, Miss Muriel McDonald, Mrs. Helen D. Mann and Mrs. Dolores Carlson. The "jalopy" is a 1906 Model N Ford which was owned by Leon Titus. ( T.Times 3/11/1941, pg. 9)

Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Copp, Alfred E.; Carlson, Carroll; Parlaman, Frances; Will, James W.; McDonald, Muriel; Mann, Helen D.; Carlson, Dolores; Ford automobile;

Ski boots buried in powdery snow, Pacific Lutheran College co-ed Virginia Davis stands on a slope at Paradise in late January, 1941. She had been selected as Queen of the Tacoma Winter Carnival and crowned by Mayor Harry P. Cain. She maintains her balance using two ski poles. (T. Times 12/27/1941, pg. 1)

Davis, Virginia; Tacoma Winter Carnival (Tacoma);

Ground breaking ceremonies at C.P.S. for new Student Union Building. A group of coeds with shovels take their turn during Homecoming Week in October, 1940. The Student Union Building was the first of three building projects totaling $300,000 which had been recently approved by the Board of Trustees. The school's population was growing and new structures needed to be built to accommodate the students.

Digging--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In this photograph from October 25, 1940, Dale Merry Wosnuk, 220 East 96th, is hand feeding a newborn cocker spaniel pup while its brothers and sisters sleep in a simple wooden crib. Dale was caring for the pups born to Geraldine, a cocker spaniel owned by Mr. & Mrs. Myron Beidler. (T. Times 10-25-1940 p.14)

Dogs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pets; Cocker Spaniels

Studio portrait of scotty dog "Lady McTavish."

Dogs;

This is Bob Drost, Tacoma Police Department Motorcycle Traffic Officer, on a police bike during the September 23, 1940, visit of Republican Presidential candidate Wendell Willkie. Mr. Willkie was stopping in Tacoma for roughly an hour on September 23, 1940. In that short time he planned to stop at the Northern Pacific South Tacoma shops, Lincoln High School, Wheeler-Osgood plant, and his own local campaign headquarters downtown. Robert J. Drost retired in May of 1964 after a 25-year career with the Tacoma Police Department. He had worked his way up from a rookie cop in 1939 to captain of detectives in 1959. (T. Times 9-24-40, p. 1-article on Willkie visit; NWR clipping file )

Drost, Robert J.; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Motorcycles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Political campaigns; Presidential elections;

Jefferson Grade School music teachers.

Education - Schools - School Buildings - Public Schools - Elementary Schools - Jefferson Elementary School

Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Convention. Five story building false front erected in Stadium Bowl for demonstration of Fire Fighting equipment. (T. Times)

Events - Conventions - Tacoma Facilities - Stadiums - Stadium Bowl

Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Convention. Five story building false front erected in Stadium Bowl for demonstration of Fire Fighting equipment. (T. Times)

Events - Conventions - Tacoma Facilities - Stadiums - Stadium Bowl

Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs Convention. Five story building false front erected in Stadium Bowl for demonstration of Fire Fighting equipment. (T. Times)

Events - Conventions - Tacoma Facilities - Stadiums - Stadium Bowl

Carnation Company booth at Western Washington Fair in Puyallup.

Events - Fairs - Washington State - Puyallup - Western Washington Fair

Principal Arnold of Fern Hill School. John A. Arnold would serve as principal of the elementary school from 1930-31 through 1941-42.

Fern Hill School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School principals--Tacoma; Arnold, John A.;