Party given by Al Peterman at Hotel Winthrop on August 1, 1941. A young woman is having her fortune told by a most unique "swami" at the party. The man in the turban is believed to be Al Peterman. Mr. Peterman was the owner of Peterman Manufacturing Co.

Parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Peterman, Al; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

On June 11, 1941, Rev. Vern D. Poole, the pastor of the East Side Chapel, gave Rodney Larson the bill of sale for the trombone he played in the chapel's orchestra. The East Side Chapel at 314 East 26th Street had a very innovative program to encourage the young people in the church community to play music. They maintained an orchestra open to area boys and girls. Instruments were provided through donations. The young musicians were required to study and attend rehearsals regularly. At the end of the year, those with good records were given the instrument to keep, complete with a bill of sale. The six members who earned ownership of their instruments in 1941 were: (front row, l to r) Bonnie Jean Cater, violin; Rodney Larson, trombone; and Bruce Gorse, snare drum. Back row, l to r: Jimmy Johnson, baritone horn; Marjorie Gorse, violin; and Serafin Malfatti, cornet. (T. Times 6/14/1941, pg. 14)

Poole, Vern D.; East Side Chapel (Tacoma); Larson, Rodney; Cater, Bonnie Jean; Gorse, Bruce; Johnson, Jimmy; Gorse, Marjorie; Malfatti, Serafin; Brass instruments; Stringed instruments; Youth orchestras;

Mrs. Herbert Hoover, center, is captured in a conversation with Dorothy Buckmaster, left, and Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse on May 4, 1941. Dorothy (Mrs. B.E.) Buckmaster was the Tacoma Girl Scout Commissioner and Mrs. Rittenhouse, the national Girl Scout president. Lou Henry Hoover served as the honorary vice-president of the Girl Scouts. Mrs. Hoover had arrived in Tacoma for a short visit before attending the Northwest conference of Girl Scouts in Seattle. She had visited the northwest several times in the past. (Tacoma Times, 5-5-41, p. 1) ALBUM 1

Presidents' spouses; Hoover, Lou Henry, 1875-1944; Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Buckmaster, Dorothy G.;

In July of 1941, James A. Pryde was promoted by Governor Arthur Langlie to Assistant Chief of the Washington State Patrol. Although only 34 years old, the ex-marine had already worked his way up through the ranks to Captain. A graduate of the police academy at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, for a number of years he made his home on McKinley Hill in Tacoma. When he died in 1955, at the age of 47, he was Chief of the Washington State Patrol. (T. Times 7/14/1941 p.1; 7/12/41, p. 1)

Pryde, James A.; Law enforcement officers--Tacoma; Uniforms; Law enforcement--Tacoma; Washington State Patrol (Tacoma);

The Gault "Nonettes" were one of the vocal ensembles that performed at the Gault Junior High School annual spring music festival held on May 7, 1941. The girls in the "Nonettes were, beginning at the top row and working down: (l to r) Agnes Valor, Bernice Hassler and Virginia Meyer; second row (l to r) Bonita Olson and Bonnie Sheerin; third row (l to r) Violet Powers and Vedajean McCoy; bottom row (l to r) Leola Webster and Iris DeRocher. The festival was an all-school presentation in celebration of National Music Week. (T. Times, 5/7/1941, p. 20)

Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gault Junior High School (Tacoma); Choirs (Music); Music festivals--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

By July of 1941, real progress was finally being made on the new athletic amphitheater being built to the northwest of Lincoln High School, some ten years after civic groups on the south end of Tacoma started campaigning for a bowl to rival the Stadium Bowl next to Stadium H.S. It was expected that the field would be completed by September of 1941, for the beginning of the school year, but WWII stopped most work on the Lincoln Bowl, and after the war funds for further construction were hard to find. The new sports stadium was finally dedicated on Friday evening September 24, 1948 over seven years after construction began. (T. Times 7/3/1941 p.7)

Public schools--Tacoma; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Progress photographs; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma); Aerial photographs; Aerial views;

In July of 1941 long lines of license applicants formed at temporary driver's license centers throughout Tacoma. Legislation passed by the state legislature required that every driver in Washington apply for a new driver's license and pay a $2 fee before August 1st. Some 750,000 state residents were affected. To speed the process, experienced drivers could get a "temporary" license, and come back later to take the required driving tests. All new drivers had to take a written test, a driving test, and pass a physical. (TDL 6/15/1941)

Queues; Licenses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

This array of piles is the beginning of a trestle viaduct that will span Pacific Highway, connecting Fort Lewis with the new 41st Division Cantonment. The WPA construction project is estimated to be completed in three months. The purpose of the viaduct is to eliminate "traffic bottlenecks" on Pacific Highway where it borders Fort Lewis and Camp Murray. (T. Times 4/3/1941, pg. 7)

Road construction--1940-1950; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

In response to Tacoma's growing rate of traffic related injuries, the Tacoma Times in December of 1941 started a series of articles on how to render aid in case of accidents. In this photograph, State Patrolman L.J. Roberts demonstrates on "victim" Margery Roscoe the proper treatment for shock. The Times considered being up to speed on first aid a "civic duty." (T. Times 12/5/1941, pg. 22)

Roberts, L.J.; Roscoe, Margery; First aid; Washington State Patrol (Tacoma); Law enforcement officers--Tacoma;

1941 Bird's eye view of Sea-Tac Shipyard, from Northeast Tacoma looking toward city. The Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard's Tacoma yard was established in 1939 and immediately set to work to build cargo ships, freighters and government vessels.

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Aerial views; Aerial photographs;

Crew of the Cape Alava before final departure from Tacoma. On completion, the cargo ship was assigned to the American Mail Line for the Northwest-Orient trade route. The first to be completed of five identical cargo ships, the Alava had accommodations for 8 passengers and a crew of 40.

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Photograph taken for the U.S. Maritime Commission of Hull # M.C. 121- C 1 B Cargo. The hull, numbered locally as Hull #3 and launched in November 1940 as the Cape Cleare, is shown at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. outfitting berth. Photograph is taken looking forward from midships. TPL-1871

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Sea-Tac Shipyard, general view of facilities. Docks, buildings, equipment and water.

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Launching of the U.S. Army transport Frederick Funston at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipyard on September 27, 1941. An incomplete hull assisted by tugboats is riding easy in the water. A worker is pictured with his wife and child in the foreground..

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Preparations were being made to launch the U.S. Army transport Frederick Funston at the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation on Tacoma's tideflats in late September of 1941. The ship is shown on the ways at right. On the left, another hull takes shape. The $3,000,000 steamship was named in honor of the late Major General Frederick Funston. His daughter, Barbara Funston of San Francisco, served as the ship's sponsor. Governor Arthur B. Langlie and Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain were among the dignitaries in attendance. (T. Times 9/29/1941/ pg. 1-alt. photograph; T.Times 9-27-41, p. 1+ -article)

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery;

By October of 1941, the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Shipbuilding Corporation on Tacoma's Tideflats employed 3,000 workers, most of whom drove back and forth to work. The workers' cars filled a large lot at the end of Alexander Avenue, just north of the Hooker Chemical plant (which is in the background). When the workday was over, there was only one way back into the city, down Alexander Avenue, onto East 11th Street and across the 11th street (now Murray Morgan) Bridge, creating a massive traffic jam. The shipyard was planning to add 5,000 more workers in the next few months and the city was working on a traffic flow solution. (T. Times, 10/07/1941]

Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tacoma; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Parking lots--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--1940-1950; Traffic congestion--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ellen Bell, wife of Rev. Arthur Bell, poses with stones from Westminster Abbey. The stones will be built into the reconstructed St. Lukes Memorial Episcopal Church. They were taken from part of a wall at the Abbey torn out during World War II air raids. The Westminster stones, as well as a piece of jasper from Jerusalem, believed to be from the site of David's temple, and a piece of sandstone from the Cathedral at Washington, D.C., will be placed in an inside wall of the sanctuary. When the original St. Lukes Church at 6th and Broadway was wrecked, the congregation plus that of the St. Marks Church at 36th and Gove had the stones numbered and dismantled to use in the construction of a new church at the Gove location. (T. Times 4/9/1941, pg. 3))

St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Episcopal Churches--Tacoma; Bell, Ellen;

On the morning of September 2, 1941, guests wait outside of St. Patrick's Catholic Church for the newly wedded couple Anne Louise Greiwe and Lt. John William Winship to exit the church on their way to the reception at the bride's parents' home. The couple had been married that morning by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor William J. Noonan before 200 friends and family. A week later, September 9th, the McChord Douglas B-18 bomber that the bridegroom was co-piloting crashed into the side of Mount Constance on the Olympic Peninsula on a night training flight. Everyone on board was killed instantly. (T. Times 9/2/1941, pg. 7)

St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma; Greiwe, Anne Louise--Marriage; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On September 25, 1941, new recruits for Tacoma's units of Washington State Guard are pictured at the State Armory, lined up for drilling. Tacoma had about 80 volunteers, drawn mostly from the ranks of those ineligible for active military service. They came from all walks of life, professions and trades. Tacoma's units needed about 100 additional volunteers to replace those Guardsmen now serving on active duty. (T. Times 9/26/1941, pg. 1)

State Armory (Tacoma); Washington State Guard (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Recruiting & enlistment--Tacoma;

This photograph appears to be a wood framed church with steeple, taken in April of 1941, believed to be in the town of Buckley. Denomination not provided. (T. Times)

Steeples; Churches--Buckley;

Rock wall with wire gate, Mount Rainier visible in distance beyond gate. Photograph was taken on July 9, 1941 but location not specified.

Stone walls; Gates; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

College of Puget Sound students gather on campus during the "Bricks-krieg" to raise funds for a new Student Union Building in the spring of 1941. For 1941 C.P.S. annual, Tamanawas (not used).

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

An unidentified student of artist Jack Swenson poses with several paintings on September 20, 1941. She is also pictured with Mr. Swenson and another student in D11916, image 3.

Students; Artists; Paintings;

Jack Swenson and his art students pose with paintings and sculpture on September 20, 1941. The students also can be viewed in D11916, image 1 and 4.

Swenson, Jack; Artists; Teachers; Students;

Individual outdoor pens at the new kennels of the Tacoma Humane Society. The new kennels were unveiled by the Society just in time for National Humane Week, observed April 2--26, 1941. The addition for the Society was made possible by gifts and boarding fees. (T. Times 4/25/1941, pg. 2)

Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society (Tacoma); Kennels; Animal shelters--Tacoma;

Seven of Washington's public school music supervisors got together for an informal "jam session" at the Ted Brown Music Store, 1121-23 Broadway, on Sept. 19, 1941. They were in Tacoma for the 5th Annual School Music Leaders Conference. The conference represented a sizeable cross section of music leaders from Tacoma and southwest Washington. The Ted Brown store, with its wide selection of musical instruments, was a favorite stop every time they were in Tacoma. (T. Times 09/19/1941 p.7)

Ted Brown Music Store (Tacoma); Music Stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In July of 1941, Letitia Thompson, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Maybin of Tacoma and niece of Courtland (Corky) R. Maybin of the Tacoma Times, was in Tacoma for an extended visit. She had previously resided with her grandparents in Tacoma, but for the last four years had lived with her father, well known music critic Oscar Thompson, in New York City. Miss Thompson graduated from Stadium High School and attended Washington State College. (T. Times 7/19/1941, pg. 5-picture; 7/16/1941, pg. 8)

Thompson, Letitia; Maybin, Courtland--Family;

Three men from the timber industry pose at the 1941 annual Northwest Lumbermans' Handicap Golf Championship held August 9-10 at the Tacoma Country and Golf Club.

Tournaments--Tacoma; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

These caddies put in long days on the greens of the Tacoma Country & Golf Club in Lakewood during the 21st annual Northwest Lumbermen's Golf Tournament held in August of 1941. There were 115 individual entries and numerous match plays. Robert Studebaker of Shelton won the golf championship with a net 69 over Tacoman Corydon Wagner. Hugo Peterson, with 85-20=65, won the handicap title. (TNT 8-9-41, p. 10-article on tournament)

Tournaments--Tacoma; Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Country clubs--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Caddies;

New officers and board of the University Union Club, including one of the founding members, John S. Baker, seated. Standing, left to right, are Walter Frankland, ?,?,?, Howard A. Lincoln, James G. Dickerson, Ed Richards, Charles D. Hunter, ?, ?, Club President J. Corning Todd. (photograph also labelled D10285) (T.Times 9/26/1941, pg. 3)

University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Baker, John S.; Richards, Ed;