Monday Civic Club, Rhododendron Breakfast, Tribune, Mr. Lockerby. The Monday Civic Club paid tribute to Mrs. Percy Creath Smith for her 40 years' service to the work of her club during their annual rhododendron breakfast May 23, 1949. Mrs. Smith was presented with a bouquet of 40 rhododendrons symbolic of each year's work on behalf of the women of Tacoma. Georgianna W. (Mrs. Emmett O.) Oursler, club president, presented Mrs. Smith with a tiara and Mr. Smith holds a bundle of memoirs. (TNT, 5/24/1949, p.3)

Monday Civic Club (Tacoma); Smith, Percy Creath--Family; Rhododendrons; Oursler, Georgianna W.; Aged persons; Anniversaries--Tacoma;

Church members working on new church, Latter Day Saints, L.C. Seal. The volunteers who worked over Memorial Day on their new church take a break on the steps to the building which was estimated to cost $177,000. Most of the exterior work was completed and a tentative completion date for the building was set for October 1, 1949. (TNT, 6/1/1949, p.1)

Mormon churches--Tacoma; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Tacoma); Church membership--Tacoma;

City of Tacoma was kicking off their annual clean-up, paint-up and fix-up week in early May of 1949. Mayor C. Val Fawcett (right) and Charles Griffith, Committee Chairman for the annual city clean-up, were getting ready to ask all citizens of Tacoma for 100% participation. City officials were stressing that a clean city helped decrease health hazards (T.N.T., 5/10/49, p. 21).

Municipal services--Tacoma--1940-1950; Urban beautification--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Municipal government--Tacoma; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Griffith, Charles H.;

Ceremony at Grove, New Tacoma Cemetery, Wm. B. Reed. A memorial to the memory of the soldier dead of all wars was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30, 1949, at the New Tacoma Cemetery where 300 war veterans were buried. The American flag was raised over the memorial and a wreath was placed upon it by Wellesley Bell, father of Captain Gordon Bell who was killed in Italy in 1944. Others in the picture are William B. Reed, manager of the cemetery, Mrs. Bell, and Ruth, Kathleen and Janice Bell, sisters of the captain. (TNT, 5/31/1949, p.7)

New Tacoma Cemetery (Tacoma); Cemeteries--Tacoma; Monuments & memorials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Bell, Wellesley; Bell, Wilhelmina V.; Bell, Ruth; Bell, Kathleen; Bell, Janice; Memorial rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Engine round house at Northern Pacific Railway, Elwin Barker. The Northern Pacific Railroad was created by Congress on July 2, 1864. Actual construction got underway in 1870 near Carlton, Minnesota. The railroad closely followed the route of Lewis and Clark. Then, after 13 years, the last spike was driven at Gold Creek, Montana, on September 8, 1893. (Pacific Northwest Railroads of McGee and Nixon, Richard Green)

Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma); Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad locomotives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad roundhouses--Tacoma;

Northern Pacific locomotive No. 1783 rested on the turntable at the Northern Pacific Railway round house at 2211 East D St. in May of 1949. The round house was built in the late 1890s to service Northern Pacific's fleet of steam locomotives. Over the years, as the railroad companies switched from steam to diesel-electric engines, work at the round house dropped off. In the early 1970s the round house was closed down, and eventually demolished. The Reliance Lumber Company at 323 Puyallup Avenue can be seen behind the railroad facilities.. (TNT 11/30/1971 p.1) TPL-4421, TPL-3728

Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma); Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad locomotives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad roundhouses--Tacoma;

St. Joseph's Nursing School had 13 students graduate from their three-year program; students received their diplomas from Rev. John A. Dalgity, S.J. on May 8, 1949. Dr. Arthur P. O'Leary, President of the St. Joseph's Hospital Medical staff, presented the commencement address. Left to right: graduating nursing student James Wallace Donovan; unidentified; and Sister Maryanna Diederich, O.P. (T.N.T., 5/9/49, p. 3).

Nuns--Tacoma; Diederich, Maryanna; Nursing--Tacoma; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Donovan, James Wallace; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

St. Joseph's School of Nursing was having graduation for thirteen of their students. View of graduating nursing students, and first through third year nursing students participating in the commencement exercises; ceremony was held at St. Leo's auditorium (T.N.T., 5/9/49, p. 3).

Nursing--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma)--Buildings;

May Day festivities at Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran College, Miss Helen Hedine. Four sets of four young women each perform a folk dance wearing dark skirts and white blouses during the May Day festivities at Pacific Lutheran College in 1949. Queen Catherine Breum, seated on her throne on a dais, and her court watch from one end of the gymnasium.

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Folk dancing--Parkland--1940-1950; Celebrations--Parkland--1940-1950; Students--Parkland--1940-1950;

May Day festivities in 1949 at Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran College, Miss Helen Hedine. May Queen Catherine Breum and her court are shown on the dais at one end of the qymnasium. The young women and girls are dressed in floor-length, light-colored gowns and the crown bearer, Tom Tommervik, also wears a light-colored shirt and slacks. The two seated flower girls have been identified as Margaret Ronning and Judy Leraas, daughters of PLC professors. The little girl standing next to Queen Catherine has been identified as Anne Malmin Berg. The dais has been decorated with potted palms and blooming boughs. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Students--Parkland--1940-1950; Celebrations--Parkland--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ronning, Margaret; Leraas, Judy; Berg, Anne Malmin; Tommervik, Tom;

Crust breaking machine at Permanente, Bill Gorman. Workmen are using a new machine to break the crust that developed on the molten aluminum in the reduction pots at the Permanente aluminum plant. This had been a manual process before development of the specialized machine.

Permanente Metals Corp. (Tacoma)--Employees; Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery;

Tribune. Joseph V. Brosamer, credit manager for the Tribune Publishing Company, was elected to head the dual organizations of the Tacoma Association of Credit Men and the Wholesalers Association of Tacoma. (TNT, 5/18/1949, p.A-12)

Portraits; Brosamer, Joseph V.; Tacoma News Tribune Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Tacoma Association of Credit Men (Tacoma); Wholesalers Association of Tacoma (Tacoma); Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Standing straight and tall are Anita Hale and the thirteen "posture duchesses" who made up her court for the 1949 Annual May Festival at Stewart Junior High School, 5010 Pacific Avenue. Anita, eighth from the left, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Louis Hale, had been named Queen of the Festival; Shirley Crayton, fifth from the left, was Grand Duchess of the fete. Festival activities included a performance by the Stewart 68- piece band, dancing on the school lawn, a traditional Maypole, and the May Queen's Ball. (The names of the other girls appeared in the News Tribune on May 1, 1949 p.D-13.) (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-13). TPL-8860

Public schools--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beauty contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Holidays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma);

Interior and exterior of restaurant and tavern, Rainbow Tavern, Mr. Howe. The exterior of the Rainbow Tavern showing the painted sign over the entryway. Neon signs also advertise the tavern in both front windows. TPL-4493

Rainbow Tavern (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Facades--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View of the beautiful and scenic Tacoma's Brown's Point area where realtor, Fred C. Hoffstetter, was planning an extensive residential housing development. This real estate development would be called Beverly Heights View Property.

Real estate business--Tacoma; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Land subdivision--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Brown's Point (Tacoma); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);

Tacoma was celebrating the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day with a dinner party at the Winthrop Hotel; Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver would be speaking at the event. Left to right: George Sheridan of Tacoma, State Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day affair; Senator Estes Kefauver; and Harry Henson, Executive Secretary of the Democratic State Committee (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. A-14).

Receptions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Legislators--Tennessee--1940-1950; Dinner parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Clothing & dress--1940-1950; Jefferson-Jackson Day (1949 : Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Frances Avery Olzendam and Hunt Tilford Norris had their wedding reception at the home of the bride's parents. The bride and groom would be traveling to Southern California for their honeymoon trip, then make their new home in the San Francisco Bay area. View of unidentified guests at the Olzendam-Norris wedding reception (T.N.T., 5/15/49, p. D-4).

Receptions--Tacoma; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Families--Tacoma; Olzendam, Frances Avery--Marriage; Norris, Hunt Tilford--Marriage; Olzendam, Roderic M.--Homes & haunts;

Stardust Dance in Surf Room, Rudder Club, Keith Draper. The Stardust Dance Club held their last dance of the spring season May 21, 1949, at the Rudder Club's Surf Room. The dinner and dance party had a Hawaiian theme. (TNT, 5/15/1949, p.D-5)

Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma); Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima in St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's School of Nursing, Sister Marie Geralds. The "Pilgrim Virgin" statue of Our Lady of Fatima traveled across America on its "Crusade for Peace". The statue is seen on the left of the altar surrounded by calla lilies in this photograph dated May 28, 1949. Many children are seen in the pews and standing. Two different orders of nuns are seen seated in the left foreground and to the right of the central aisle. (TNT, 5/27/1949, p.11)

St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Fatima, Our Lady of; Sculpture--Tacoma; Altars--Tacoma; Pews--Tacoma; Religious articles; Nuns--Tacoma;

May Day at St. Leo's, Sister Lavinia. Students crown a statue of the Virgin Mary as part of the May Day celebrations. One student was usually chosen who exemplified the qualities of the Virgin May as the May Queen. Here the Queen wears a bridal gown. Several older students stand in a simi-circle around the crowning while several younger girls have carried the Queen's train.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Crosswalk, Carl Sohmers. A marked and lighted crosswalk on South Tacoma Way as photographed at night on May 29, 1949. Across the street are the South Tacoma Travel Bureau at 5224 South Tacoma Way, the South Tacoma Bus Depot, the Opal Tavern at 5226 and the Golden West Tavern at 5228. Teressa's Cafe, closed at this time, still has signs showing on the far right. TPL-9773

Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crosswalks--Tacoma; South Tacoma Bus Depot (Tacoma); Opal Tavern (Tacoma); Golden West Tavern (Tacoma); South Tacoma Travel Bureau (Tacoma);

Tacoma's Rudder Club was located at 735 Commerce Street in Tacoma's business district; the club manager was Walter Geehan. Throughout the year the Rudder Club hosted and sponsored many events, including dinners, luncheons and style shows for members and their family and guests. View of Rudder Club members being served their dinner by Bill and Palmer, Rudder Club restaurant waiters. This photograph was taken on May 4, 1949.

Table settings & decorations; Chafing dishes; Waiters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Restaurant workers--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma);

View of members of Tacoma Sculpturing Club standing behind refreshments table on May 1, 1949. The club was having a reception in honor of their tenth anniversary and the opening of their wood carvings exhibition at the Washington State Historical Society museum, formerly known as the Ferry Museum. At far left are members Mrs. Roland Hill and Mrs. Clarence Utterback. Mrs. Walter Heath is believed to be standing sixth from left, flanked by Mrs. Pearl Lees and Mrs. Frank Naccarato, president of the club. R.E. Hager is the sole gentleman in the group. (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-5 & 5/8/49, p. A-13)

Tacoma Sculpturing Club (Tacoma); Receptions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wood carving--Tacoma; Sculptors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Art exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma);

Charlotte Naccarato was the first Tacoma Sculpturing Club president and was also chairman of the exhibition at the Ferry Museum. Some of the club members and artists include: Mae Click, Thelma Hill, Etta J. Leedy, Mary Bartinette, Pearl Lees, Rose Defazio, Inez E. Threlkeld, Lillian F. Lovett, Mrs. Clarence Utterback and many others (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-5 & 5/8/49, p. A-13).

Tacoma Sculpturing Club (Tacoma); Wood carvings; Antiques--Tacoma; Art; Art exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Naccarato, Charlotte; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays;

The Lakewood Theatre was built in 1937, the builder was the Pasadena Company, the architect was Silas E. Nelsen and the contractor was C. M. Martinson. The theater was built in the colonial style and had a capacity of 600 people. View of 28 foot trailer being pulled by an automobile; photo ordered by Winston H. McCallum, Publicity Director for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Trailers--Lakewood--1940-1950; Automobiles--Lakewood--1940-1950; Plywood; Publicity; Theaters--Lakewood; Lakewood Theatre (Lakewood); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma);

Damaged car of Mr. Abney, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Mr. Abney. An automobile and a delivery truck are nearing an intersection. It is a wet, overcast day. A traffic light hangs over the intersection from a utility pole seen on the right. Markers on the right point left for Steilacoom and Dupont.

Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Traffic signs & signals--Tacoma; Signal lights--Tacoma; Streets--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A scenic view of a waterfall and wooded mountain area. A young man has stopped to watch the water as it cascades over the cliff and crashes on the rocks below. This 129 foot waterfall has been identified as Burney Falls, located in Burney Falls State Park. The state park is outside Fall River Mills in Northern California. Photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co.

Waterfalls--California; Burney Falls State Park;

Dorothy Mae Rudolph, daughter of the widowed Belle M. Rudolph of Tacoma and Navy Lieutenant James Allen Wasner, son of Earl and Mary Wasner of Seattle; were married on April 23, 1949 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. View of formal photograph of the recently wedded happy couple, Dorothy Mae and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

Nancy Jane Bare prepares for a solo contemporary dance recital at Annie Wright Seminary's Keator Hall. A popular local talent in her own right, Bare was also the dance instructor at Annie Wright. Alice Weiss, well known Tacoma pianist, was to accompany Miss Bare's performance. The event was sponsored by the Annie Wright Seminary Mother's Club. View of Nancy Jane Bare gracefully expressing three qualities of the American Pioneer in "A Heritage" (TNT, 5/15/49, p. D-11). TPL-9814

Women--Dancers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dance--Tacoma; Choreography; Education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Stages (Platforms); Bare, Nancy Jane; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Tacoma's Rudder Club offered their members many social activities throughout the year; many of these functions were held at the club's facilities. Interior view of the Rudder Club's barroom; a bartender, wearing a uniform, is mixing a cocktail for one of the club members; a ship's steering wheel decorates the bar area.

Bartenders--Tacoma--1940-1950; Barrooms--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma; Restaurant workers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma);