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Display 7-September-2007 - Order a copy of this image
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DATE: | 09-07-1942 |
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DESCRIPTION: | Actress Joan Leslie waves to the crowd of shipyard workers who surrounded her and the other dignitaries when they visited the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation yard on September 7, 1942. Miss Leslie perched on the back seat of an open automobile where she can easily be seen by the massive crowd. Leon E. Titus, the chairman of the Pierce County War Savings staff (far right), Tacoma Mayor Harry P. Cain and H.S. McIllvaigh of the Tacoma Central Labor Council sat in front of her. Miss Leslie was only 17 at the time of her Tacoma appearance but she had been in films since the age of 11 when she appeared in Camille under her given name Brodel. Before she turned 18, she had acted in High Sierra and Yankee Doodle Dandy. Miss Leslie and veteran actors Walter Pidgeon and Adolphe Menjou spent a busy day in Tacoma promoting war bond sales. (TNT 9-7-42, p. 1, TNT 9-8-42, p. 1) ALBUM 5. |
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IMAGETYPE: | Black & White |
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SUBJECTS: | Leslie, Joan; Actresses; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; War bonds & funds; |
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COLLECTION: | Richards Studio Collection |
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PRINTTYPE: | Fiber base-Glossy |
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PRINTFORMAT: | 8x10" |
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