After signing a new recording contract with RCA records in the summer
of 1938, bandleader Artie Shaw called up "Begin the Beguine" to be the
first of six tunes he would record at his initial recording session on July
24. Until then Shaw’s band had been having a tough time finding an
identity and maintaining its existence without having had any popular
hits of significance; his previous recording contract with Brunswick
had lapsed at the end of 1937 without being renewed. Beguine”
became the signature song of Artie Shaw and his band. 

This song, written by John D. Loudermilk, became the Raiders biggest
hit and the best-selling single for Columbia Records.

A very young Lynda Carter

Actress and singer Lynda Jean Carter is most remembered for her portrayal of
the main character in the television series The New Original Wonder Woman
(1975-1977) and The New Adventures of Wonder Woman (1977-1979). She
was also Miss USA World in 1972, reaching the semi finals.

A picture postcard of Multnomah Falls Lodge showing two tour buses in front was
taken by Sawyer Scenic Photos of Portland, the same Sawyer that later became
Sawyer’s View-Master.