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Photo: Cpl Malcolm Sprinkle, 6th Army Photo Lan, Seattle P.O.E.
"Welcome home, defenders of Freedom" seems to be the thoughts of, left to right, Jack Gordon, Greater Seattle Inc., & MC; Gen. Will F. Dean, as L.A., "Bill" Williams, Chairman of Armed Forces Division, Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Col. E. H. Connor, Port Commander. The four officials were part of the contingent that welcomed home 3200 Korean veterans aboard the MEIGS, 15 May, 1954.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Front Page of The Washington Veterans News
Promotional program by the Department of Washington for Charles Ralls at 51st Annual Encampment
Gordon Goes to Washington D.C. for the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Williams and Gordon in the early 50's
The Road Ahead, helping Dave Beck and the Teamsters in 1953
Washington State Press Club, Sportswriters & 'Casters
1960's Mid-Winter Sports Banquet
Time Magazine
Jack Gordon, 1953 Newsmaker of Tomorrow
Civic Unity Committee
Jack Gordon new president of UGN Agency (NW Progress, Nov 16, 1962
Gordon testifies at Seattle City Council on need for Open Housing in 1963
1960 Election
1960 "Project: Progress" (Rosellini Reelection Event)
Gordon served as a delegate to 1960 Washington State Democratic Convention
Days of the trains. A special Democratic Convention Seattle-Spokane and return train was made available to the delegates by Northern Pacific
A New Leader for the 60's. Kennedy For President
Seattle Center
Converting the Seattle World's Fair to the Seattle Center
Washington State
Washington's Long time Lt. Governor John Cherberg
Gordon helps open the new "2nd Lake Washington Floating Bridge"
Washington International Trade Fair
9th Trade Fair (1960) Sales brochure
Employment Secutiry Department
Jack Gordon to Head Dept.Of Job Security (The Seattle Times)
Newly Created Job Corps Headed by Jack Gordon (AP Story)
State 'Job Corps' is formed to build employment rolls (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Gov. Candidate Evans Claims Rosellini Appointed Gordon as ES Comm. Strictly for Political Reasons
"A Citizen's Responsibility" article by Gordon from the Seattle P-I
From the P-I: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer asked Jack Gordon, official civic greeter for Greater Seattle for almost 20 years, to "cover" the 1968 Presidential campaign visits of major political candidates to Seattle. Gordon covered campaign stops by Governor Rockefeller, Sen. Gene McCarthy, Sen. Robert Kennedy, Richard Nixon in May, VP Humphrey, and Gov. George Wallace, and Nixon again in September.
Meet the Governors
20 Years of Governor/Hospitality Industry meetings in Olympia
Jack Gordon serves as state co-chairman of the Klondike Festival (75th Anniv of Alaska Gold Rush)
Vice Chairman for the Opening of the Kingdome in 1976
Sixty Years of Gordon and Rosellini
"Honors"
Thanks from the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Honorary Cable Car Conductor in 1958
Jack Gordon named "Arkansas Traveler" in 1962
1964 Election
A 1964 Democratic Presidential Campaign brochure. "For Peace With Security"
Civic Promotion
The 1969 Seattle Pilots Welcome Rally--Planned in a hospital
Sports
From the December 22, 1943 issue of the Sky-Writer, here's Marv Harshman and a Sit-Up Contest
1958 Golden Gloves and A.A.U. Championships
Jack Dempsey and Jack Gordon, apparently in 1951.
Seattle plans Paul Bunyan Float for 1959 Pasadena Parade of Roses.
Two stories on: Seattle sends the 1959 Huskies off to Pasadena and the Rose Bowl: December 18 story. December 19 story
Promoting the Rose Bowl, a booklet
A "tribute" to Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders from 1963
Baltimore Bullets vs LA Lakers played at Neutral Seattle on December 9, 1963
Jaak Gordanovich to Announce U.S.-Soviet Basketball Game from Royal Brougham
The 1967 Seattle Angels Baseball Programs
The 1969 Seattle Pilots Welcome Rally -- Planned in a hospital
1970 and the Second Annual Seattle Pilots' "Opening Day" Lunch
Sam Schulman and the Seattle SuperSonics change Pro Sports forever by bringing Spencer Hayward to Seattle.
the Jan 1971 Program selecting the 1970 Star,
and the 1968 Banquet Program
1980 Seattle P-I Sports Star of the Year Banquet and Award(with pictures!)
From the Washington Teamster Arnie Weinmeister named to NFL Hall of Fame
General Seattle
1940 Graduating Class at O'Dea High School
Christmas Cards of 1953 Some from friends and some from businesses. Even the Mayor of Seattle said Merry Christmas back then.
Hey, buddy? Want to to build a bridge? Gordon's ideas to help Seattle and environs' 1955 traffic woes.
Going shopping to begin 1968? Here's a full page ad from The Times for Valu-Mart's dollar days!
Soul Food: 50 Black American Recipes from Radio KYAC. A cookbook from Seattle, 1969
It's Bill Speidel's Seattle Guide for December 5-13, 1969. What's happening in Seattle 50 years ago.
Gordon to emcee Magnolia Community Meeting with 'Scoop' Jackson. It's 1970 from the pages of The Magnolia News.
Remember when the Bite of Seattle was held at Green Lake?
RIP Father Augustine Hartman from Blessed Sacrament Parish, 1929-2020
Out and About in Seattle (Check out the ads!)
March 1954's Seattle Magazine -- or is it Magazine Seattle ? -- A Resident and Visitors Guide
1961 Music Go Round Theatre Program from their late 1961 performance of Can-Can
It's Bill Speidel's Seattle Guide for December 5-13, 1969. What's
Seattle-This Week from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January, 1962
It's Bill Speidel's Seattle Guide for December 5-13, 1969. What's happening in Seattle 50 years ago.
The March 19, 1970, issue of The Magnolia News. With a front page story about Jack Gordon emceeing Community Night.
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Jack helps Pan Am with stewardess training
Gordon active in world premiere of "The Wild Blue Yonder" movie
The world of Jack Gordon
RIP John Pavlick, 1943 O'Dea Graduate
Roberta and Jack Welcome in 1957 and a New House!
Bill Moyers on the need for Presidential-Press tension. LIFE Magazine in 1965
The Catholic NW Progress features St Edward Seminary in a nice two-page article.
Angela Davis and Gun Control. LIFE Magazine in 1970
And the world of Roberta Walsh Gordon
Roy Hickox, U.S.S. Rich and D-Day
During the 1960's, Roberta helped lead the Neighborhood March for March of Dimes
From the April 19, '76, issue of the Seattle P-I, "The Death of Danny Boy"..