Douglas Fir Plywood was marketed as the "Wood of 1,000 Uses"; this plywood was consistently going through quality and high performance testing at the Douglas Fir Plywood Association test centers and labs. The plywood would go through severe field testing and random sampling to ensure customer satisfaction. View of two unidentified DFPA staff members testing roof shingles; the men are using a machine to test the strength and durability.

Research facilities--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Equipment; Product inspection--Tacoma; Plywood; Roofing tiles; Hoisting machinery; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

In January 1949 Douglas Fir Plywood Association added two new findings for the plywood industry. First, they stated that for the first time in eight years, Douglas Fir plywood was in relatively good supply at the end of 1948. Second, manufacturers were tailoring their product more closely than ever to the customer's needs; they introduced additional grades and offered plywood panels in several stock sizes. View of two unidentified DFPA staff members testing roof shingles; the men are using a machine to test the strength and durability.

Research facilities--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Equipment; Product inspection--Tacoma; Plywood; Roofing tiles; Hoisting machinery; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

In June of 1947, Charles E. and Violet J. Devlin adopted a three-month old baby girl, Penelope Jane Devlin. Charles was scheduled for a business trip the day after Penelope came. When he returned to his office, the staff had redecorated his office with a basinette and a clothesline of diapers stretched between two coat racks. Charles E. Devlin, known as the plywood man, was director of Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (T.Times, 6/28/1947, p.2)

Devlin, Charles E.--Family; Devlin, Violet J.; Devlin, Penelope Jane; Infants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showers (Parties)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fathers & children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Adoption;

Mr. Wollander at his desk, Better Builders. Mr. Willard A. Wollander, an architect, sits at his desk looking at plan drawings and smoking a pipe. Architectural drawings are hung on the wall of his office.

Wollander, Willard A.; Architects; Architects' offices--Tacoma; Smoking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tobacco pipes; Eyeglasses; Architectural drawings;

Building a sample and testing flooring at the Douglas Fir Plywood Association Plywood Lab. Two workmen are moving a piece of thick plywood onto a sample of subflooring built with measuring equipment in place for testing the strength of plywood for this use. Ordered by Villa Daily.

Product inspection--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Research facilities--Tacoma; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Building a sample and testing flooring at the Douglas Fir Plywood Association Plywood Lab. Two men are standing on a flooring sample to test the strength of plywood in this application. Two other men are reviewing the specifications for the test. A drawing table with lamp and stool are seen against the wall on the right. Ordered by Villa Daily.

Product inspection--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Research facilities--Tacoma; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);