ca. 1930. Future Mayor Val Fawcett (second from left in front row) is pictured with a group of men, including H.R. "Dick" Laird (far right in back row). The photograph is believed to have been taken sometime in the early 1930's. The other men have not been identified. Val Fawcett would have been the city's Finance Commissioner at this time. ALBUM 14.

Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Laird, H.R.;

Interior of Mueller-Harkins Buick decorated for Christmas, showing Buick logo inset in floor tiles, toys on display and a 1942 Buick convertible under an advertising logo featuring Santa Claus and a V for Victory symbol. The dealership urged the purchase of a new buick as a "Xmas Gift Supreme!" The "ration details" probably referred to gasoline rationing as prevalent during WWII and salespersons would be able to advise how much gasoline the buyer would be permitted to buy to operate the vehicle.

Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buick automobile; Toys; Signs (Notices);

ca. 1938. Mayor George Smitley, center, with two unidentified men in the Cascade Range where a sign jokingly reads "Tacoma City Limits." The sign itself is hand printed in large letters and has a small ribbon on it with the city's name hanging from a nail. Mayor Smitley has a stub of a cigar between the fingers of his left hand while one of the men is smoking a pipe. This sepia photograph was apparently taken in the late 1930's. ALBUM 11.

Mayors--Tacoma--1930-1940; Smitley, George A., 1872-1956; Signs (Notices);

ca. 1942. Marjorie Cain, right in photo, the wife of Tacoma Mayor and later US Senator Harry P. Cain, with other swankily dressed ladies at a club or committee meeting in the basement of the University - Union Club. ALBUM 13

Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950;

First broadcast from new studio at Labor Temple. Mayor Harry P. Cain is pictured at the microphone in mid-March of 1942 at the Labor Temple's new studio. L to R: Unidentified, Dr. Warren E. Tomlinson of College of Puget Sound, Marjorie Cain, Mayor Cain, Norman Schut, Building Service Workers Union #38 President. Photograph ordered by the Building Service Workers Union #38. ALBUM 13

Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Tomlinson, Warren E.; Schut, Norman; Labor Temple (Tacoma);

Sailors salute as photographers film General Douglas MacArthur climbing a ladder aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. He was there to accept the surrender of Japan, ending the Second World War. Copy of snapshot or film frame. ALBUM 2.

MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964; Military officers; Generals; U.S.S. Missouri;

On August 22, 1942, Mayor Harry Cain asks a large crowd in front of Victory House in Los Angeles' Pershing Square for "all-out war aid." Cain was in town to address California members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors at their mid-summer session. He spoke on August 21st on "The Civilian Defense Program in Oregon and Washington." A month later he returned to LA to keynote the California Mayors' Conference. ALBUM 13 (T.Times 8-20-42, p. 9; T.Times 8-25-42, p. 1-articles on Mayor Cain's trip)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Los Angeles;

ca. 1948. Governor (or Republican candidate) Arthur Langlie and his wife Evelyn, Congressman Thor Tollefson, and Puget Sound National Bank chief Reno Odlin on the platform at the Tacoma Armory, likely during the 1948 Republican State Convention.

Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Legislators--Washington--1940-1950; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Political elections--Tacoma;

ca. 1930. Aerial view of old Hylebos Waterway bridge in the closed position. Industries including abandoned mill and many logs on mudflats at right in photo. City Light Steam plant at lower left, Hooker Chemicals at upper left. This single leaf bascule bridge was built in 1925 by Pierce County for approximately $75,000. The original plan to build a $150,000 bridge with Tacoma footing half the bill was buried when Tacoma pulled out because the area was out of the city limits. The County proceeded with the funds it had available. On July 20, 1927, the bridge came under the supervision of the city of Tacoma with the annexation of the area. The bridge had a horizontal clearance of 80 feet and in 1931, the War Department refused to proceed with plans for dredging Hylebos Waterway south of the bridge until a new bridge with adequate clearance could be built. That new bridge would be opened in 1939.

Bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hylebos Bridge (Tacoma); Vertical lift bridges--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1941. Drawing of Tacoma skier Gretchen Kunigk Fraser. In 1948 she became the first American to medal in Olympic skiing as she won both gold and silver at St. Moritz. Prior to her Olympic victories, she won the national downhill and Alpine combined championships in 1941 and the national slalom championships in 1942. She was the daughter of W.A. and Clara Kunigk; her father was head of the Tacoma Water Department for 25 years. The sketch was by Clarence R. Mattie of Santa Barbara and is inscribed "To my friend Gretchen Fraser." ALBUM 9.

Skiers; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Drawings;

The First Tacoma Narrows Bridge, affectionately known as "Galloping Gertie," collapsed on November 7, 1940, just over four months after it was dedicated. The road bed, which was not reinforced with stabilizing girders, twisted and bounced in the winds that swept through The Narrows. Ultimately, the attractive slender design of the bridge proved to be structurally unsound. TPL-4540

Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma);

The Ladies Aid group of the Fern Hill Methodist Church met at a private residence near South 78th Street and Pacific Avenue in 1908. The women planned ice cream socials, bazaars and other church activities. Some of the women in this portrait were later identified as: Mrs. A. Hartley, Ms. Cooper, Mrs. Gibson, Mrs. Brill, Mrs. Chenowith, Mrs. Wilhelmi and Dorothy, Mrs. Clarkson and little Mildred.

ca. 1970. Large bird totem. This carving of a large black bird is laying on its back preparing to be moved. The color photograph was taken sometime in the 1970s. Another view of the totem is TPL 6375, a picture that includes the Tacoma Totem pole.

Totem poles--Tacoma;

ca. 1970. Tacoma Totem Pole, lying on a flatbed truck, is traveling on an unidentified road circa 1970. The man standing next to the totem pole has not been identified. Another large carving of a bird is on wheels at left. The Tacoma Totem Pole was placed on the Washington State Register of Historic Places on February 13, 1970.

Totem poles--Tacoma;

ca. 1910. The Paradise Ice Caves were once one of the most popular attractions at Mount Rainier National Park. Visitors were fascinated by the "blue light" beauty of the Paradise Glacier caves. Over time the glacier retreated up valley and the thinning lower end became an unstable mass of ice. Due to extremely dangerous conditions the Paradise Ice Caves were closed to the public in 1971. By 1991 the last of the ice caves had collapsed.

ca. 1918. Street scene, circa 1918, in Port Gamble. In the distance on the left of the street can be seen the spire of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The church was built in 1879. The church, like the town, was built to resemble the owners' home in East Macias, Maine. The streets were lined with imported shade trees of maple, ash and elm, all grown from cuttings brought from Maine. The houses reflected the steep roofed New England architecture.The church was originally of the Congregational faith, with the pastor doubling as the company physician. (Historylink.org) Boland #28, G73.1-038

Lumber industry--Port Gamble; Puget Mill Co. (Port Gamble); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Port Gamble);

ca. 1934. A man in a diving suit climbs onto the deck of the "Paddy Craig." There is a sign on the side of the boat's cabin that says - "Norma Shearer - Riptide - NOW Roxy"

Diving--Tacoma--1930-1940; Diving suits--1930-1940;