Loren and Donna Thrush photograph album, circa 1946-1956
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Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Thrush, Loren E
- Title
- Loren and Donna Thrush photograph album
- Dates
- circa 1946-1956 (inclusive)19411961
- Quantity
- 157 photographs in 1 album (1 box); various sizes
- Collection Number
- PH0875
- Summary
- Photograph album of Seattle couple (Loren and Donna Thrush), including images of Loren Thrush returning with troops from the Philippines to San Francisco after World War II, and the couple on various trips in the Pacific Northwest
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public. Selections from the collection are available on digital site.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Loren Thrush (1921-2007) and Donna June Weldin Thrush (1923-2002) were married on June 9, 1942. Loren Thrush grew up and attended school in Sheridan, Wyoming, graduating high school in 1939. The couple met while he was working on the Fort Peck Dam at Glasgow, Montana. Shortly afterwards, Loren Thrush was called into the Army, attending Officer Candidate School and "island-hopping" in the South Pacific for 3 years, coming home in 1946. After the war, Loren Thrush attended Idaho College in Caldwell, Idaho, and began a thirty-year career in banking with the Small Business Administration throughout Alaska and the Northwest as an auditor. The Thrushes lived in Seattle for over 40 years, listed in the city directory as living on 34th Ave NW in the Crown Hill neighborhood of Seattle from 1960 until their deaths.
Content Description
The album cover is embossed with "Donna and Loren." The beginning of the album (59 photographs) depicts Loren Thrush in the Army, returning from Tacloban, Leyte in the Philippines to the Army's Port of Embarkation in San Francisco, March 1946. This group includes images of the piers in San Francisco, men loading onto the landing craft tank (LCT) to board the USAHS Republic in the bay. Includes at least one image of Thrush, as well as other men, some identified. Includes several images on board the Republic , two photographs of a band welcoming the troops at the dock, photos of troops at Camp Stoneman, and departing on a train for Salt Lake City.
Three images depict individuals, including Loren Thrush, from the First National Bank of Portland at an event in LaGrande, Oregon in February 1949. Other images depict a fishing trip and trips to Seattle and Vancouver.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
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Administrative Information
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Loren Thrush returning from Army service in the Philippines, 1946
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Description: Loren Thrush sitting on pier with luggage
Written on page: Going Home! Waiting on Pier 15 to board L.C.T. to go out to our ship in the bay.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 1 -
Description: Ships at the pier
Written on page: Arriving at Pier 15 by truck; L.C.M.; Ships tied up at pier 15.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 2a-2d -
Description: Loading the L.C.T. and leaving the pier
Written on page: Loading the LCT; We pull away from the pier.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 3a-3d -
Description: View leaving Pier 13 nearing the ship.
Written on page: A view of the end of Pier 13; Nearing our ship.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 4a-4d -
Description: Soldiers looking at ships sunk in the harbor.
Written on page: Ships sunk in the harbor.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 5a-5d -
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 6a
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Description: Views from deck of ship under way.
Written on page: Under way
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 6b-6d -
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 7a-7d
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Description: Blank
Written on page: USAHSRepublic.Photo missing at time of acquisition.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 8 -
Description: Views of soldiers on deck and different views of the ship
Written under photo 11a: B.T.O.'s.
Written under photo 11b: Capt. Greve, Landforce.
Scanned photographs include:
- 10d. Soldiers on ship looking at the sea
- 11a. Probably Loren Thrush and another soldier on deck chairs
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 9a-11d -
Description: Pilot ship in San Francisco Bay
Written under 12a: Just outside 'Frisco Bay, we take on a pilot.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 12a -
Description: View onboard theRepublicDates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 12b
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Description: Ship with welcome banner in San Francisco Bay
Written under 12c-d: Welcoming party in 'Frisco Bay.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 12c-d -
Description: Views of ship taken in harbor, Tacloban, Leyte, PhilippinesDates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 13a-13d
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Description: Soldiers onboard ship
Written on page under 14c: Campball.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 14a-b -
Description: San Francisco skylineDates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 15a
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Description: Blank
Written on page: Alcatraz. Photo missing at time of acquistion.
Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 15b -
Description: Welcome party with band at the dockDates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 15c-15d
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Description: Riding in the ferry from San Francisco Bay to Camp StonemanDates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 16a-16d
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Dates: March 1946Container: Box 1, Item 17a-17d
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First National Bank of Portland event at LaGrande, Oregon, February 1949
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Description: A.W. Groth, vice-president, O.H. Kellar, cashier, and F.N. Belgrano, president sitting at banquet tableContainer: Box 1, Item 18
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Description: Group at banquet
Identified people: Loren Thrush. J. C. Davis, Dean Wager, Ward Wieneke, and B. Stoner
Dates: February 1949Container: Box 1, Item 19a -
Description: Group at banquet
Identified people: Jim Leslie, Bob McCurdy, Gaylord Prather.
Dates: February 1949Container: Box 1, Item 19b
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Fishing trip, Sheridan Wyoming and Miramar Ballroom, Boise, Idaho, 1946
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Description: Men on a fishing tripDates: 1946Container: Box 1, Item 20a-20d
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Description: Family portraits in Sheridan, WyomingDates: 1946Container: Box 1, Item 21-22d
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Description: Flyer from Shoonover's Miramar Ballroom in Boise, IdahoDates: 1946Container: Box 1, Item 23
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Description: Group at table in Miramar Ballroom
Identified people: Donna Thrush, Blair Shepherd and Loren Thrush.
Dates: 1946Container: Box 1, Item 24
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Trips, 1950-1951
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Description: Canada and Seattle
Includes pictures of Ontario, Blaine Peace Arch and Vancouver
The Hollingsworth Family, Wilda Holloway and Dr. Sanders are identified
Scanned photographs include:
- 25c. Probably Loren Thrush with Wilda Holloway in Ontario
- 27d. Donna Thrush on a ship with Seattle in background
- 29b. Loren with two women wearing fur coats
Dates: 1950Container: Box 1, Item 25a-32d -
Description: Oregon Coast, Tacoma Narrows Bridge, family photos
Includes pictures from travels along the Pacific Coast.
Scanned photographs include:
- 33a. Probably Donna in wheelhouse of boat
- 37c. Loren standing next to car
- 41a. Loren sitting near marina
- 41b. Donna sitting near marina
Dates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Item 33a-42b -
Description: San Juan Bautista Mission in California
Includes pictures from the Mission and a hotel possibly in California
Dates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Item 42a-45d -
Description: Pacific Coast
Includes the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and coastal pictures most likely of Oregon
Dates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Item 46a-47d -
Description: Redwood National Park in CaliforniaDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Item 48a-48d
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Description: Visiting Family/Friends
Includes photos possibly from a trip to Idaho.
Scanned photographs include:
- 52a. Loren, Donna and woman in front of car holding champagne
- 52c. Donna and woman with champagne
Dates: circa 1950'sContainer: Box 1, Item 49a-52c
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Loose photograph, 1940
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Dates: 1940Container: Box/Folder 1, Item 53
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Thrush, Loren E.--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photograph albums
- Travel
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
