• Most likely a calling card for Brown & Haley, a Tacoma candy company founded in 1909. Addressed to co-founder J.C. Haley, possibly from his son. circa 1932.
• Printed on front: Almond Roca and other winners! Presenting the above, together with a full line of Brown & Haley quick profit producing Confections. It will be my pleasure to call on you about Date_ 19. Sincerely yours, ____ (Representative). Brown & Haley, Tacoma, Wash. U.S.A.

ca. 1921. Brown and Haley delivery trucks picking up a shipment behind the factory around 1921. At this time, the company was still manufacturing its candy under the name "Oriole Chocolates." The trucks have both the name Oriole, and the company's logo of an oriole bird, as well as Brown and Haley on the sides. One truck has printing proclaiming that Oriole Honor chocolates are the "Best in the West." In the center of the picture is one of the famous "All roads lead to Rhodes" street signs. TPL-4408

Built in 1902, and originally the home of the Stilson-Kellogg Shoe Company, this building at 108-16 East 26th St. became the new home of the Brown & Haley Candy Company in June, 1919. Harry L. Brown & Jonathan Clifford Haley formally organized the Brown & Haley Candy Co. in 1914 with Haley as president and chief salesman, and Brown as general manager and chief candy formulator. Harry Brown created the company's unique "English Toffee," later given the brand name "Almond Roca," in 1923. This photograph dates from 1948.

When January, 1957, rolled around, it was time to prepare for the 9th annual Camp Fire Girls candy sale. Thousands of Tacoma homes would be visited by Camp Fire Girls and Blue Birds in a door-to-door campaign extending to February 23rd. Three unidentified girls stopped by the Brown & Haley Co. on January 22nd to pick up boxes of the chocolate mint wafers packed in new slim cases. It was the first time that wafer-thin chocolate-covered mints were offered. Proceeds of the sales went to support the Camp Fire Girls Camp Wakoma. Photograph ordered by the Camp Fire Girls. (TNT 1-27-57, B-15-article)

Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1950-1960; Candy--Tacoma;

The shipping department at Brown and Haley in September of 1921. In their pre-Almond Roca days, before 1923, the company manufactured a wide range of chocolates, taffy, mints and hard candies. Many of the chocolates were still marketed under the company's original moniker "Oriole Chocolates." Here workers in a long, narrow room sort candy packages of many shapes and sizes for delivery. A large sign in the background admonishes "No Smoking." G33.1-123

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Laborers--Tacoma; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

The packaging department at Brown & Haley in September of 1921. Young women garbed pristinely in white robes and nurses caps, inscribed with the name "Oriole," wrap the hand dipped chocolates in foil and place them in packages. Trays of chocolates sit in front of the woman at the right, while boxes sit beside the women to the left, showing the two operations being performed in this department. At this time, the chocolates were still marketed under the name "Oriole Chocolates." G33.1-125

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Laborers--Tacoma; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

The packing department at Brown and Haley, also known as Oriole Chocolates, in September of 1921. Eight women, garbed in sanitary white; some with hats reading "Oriole." The women are surrounded by large boxes of the foil wrapped delicacies and the smaller boxes into which they will be packaged for consumers. The lone man in the back of the picture appears to be sampling the product. G33.1-127

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Laborers--Tacoma; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

A September, 1921, peek inside the salesroom of candy wholesalers Brown and Haley and a display of the many fine candies made by their company Oriole Chocolates. The walls are covered by the boxes of the various candies made by the company. The candies are boxed in ornate boxes, many with portraits of young women on the covers. One of the candies featured is their new line of "Kiss Me Quick." With their lovely packages, the products appear to be luxury items or gifts. G33.1-130

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Chocolate manufacturing at the Brown & Haley factory in September of 1921. At this time, most of the candy was made and packaged by hand. Automation was of the simple gear and pulley type shown here. Pulleys drive the machinery used to mix the chocolate. To the right are possibly the vats where the more solid chocolate is melted into a liquid, or large mixers where the liquid is mixed with the other ingredients for candy. The primary ingredients of chocolate candy are the liquid chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sugar and milk. G33.1-126

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Laborers--Tacoma; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

By 1919, Brown & Haley had moved its factory operation into a converted shoe factory at 108-16 E. 26th Street. The company was manufacturing a full line of chocolates, with the most famous being a chocolate and nut confection with a vanilla cream center marketed as "Mount Tacoma." In Seattle the candy bar was sold under the name of Mount Rainier, due to an old rivalry over the name of our landmark mountain. The same candy bar is still sold today under the name of "Mountain Bar" and it is one of the oldest candy bars still manufactured in the US. All of the chocolates and candies were still made by hand requiring a work force of skilled laborers, such as the one shown in the picture. He is possibly working with the cocoa beans, which are processed into chocolate liquor. G33.1-122

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Laborers--Tacoma; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

In 1921, Brown & Haley was still marketing their candy under the name of Oriole Chocolates. They dipped their chocolate by hand. Female workers are pictured in September of 1921, dressed in spotless white dresses and matching hats, but without gloves. Each woman has one hand covered in chocolate, as she rolls the center piece in chocolate and places it on a tray to dry. G33.1-141; TPL-8700

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Candy manufacturing in 1921 at Brown & Haley. At this time, their candy was still marketed under the name of Oriole Candies. A number of workers pose in the factory. The women are dressed in pristine white dresses and matching hats, the men wear clean white aprons, but none of the workers wear gloves. The front group is gathered around an early assembly line. The candy comes down the belt where it is loaded by hand into trays. A woman with a dolly takes the trays away. It is unclear what the group in the back is doing, although the man on the right stands behind some kind of a vat. All Orioles candies at this time were made by hand. G33.1-140

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Candy making at Brown and Haley in September of 1921. The female workers are dressed in spotless white dresses, some with matching hats, but no gloves. They are working with the candy with their bare hands. The women in the back are possibly either wrapping medium size tubes of a harder candy, such as toffee or caramel, or unwrapping them and slicing them into nougats. The woman in the front is dipping something into a stainless steel pot beside her. A fan on the left cools her work. The chocolate covered candies to the right are possibly the finished product. G33.1-133

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

A small band gathers in an employee room at the Brown & Haley factory. The date on the calendar is June of 1920. The women are garbed in the spotless white gowns and caps of factory workers. Two of the men are obviously laborers and one wears a shirt and tie. The music on the piano includes "Little Jo" and "Sweet Siamese." A bare lightbulb hangs from a wire behind the piano. The band is comprised of a guitar, mandolin, piano, trumpet and another guitar or banjo.

Oriole Chocolates (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1910-1920; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

ca. 1941. Four Clover Park High School co-eds got a taste of the sweeter things in life during a photo shoot at Brown & Haley candy manufacturers. The photograph ran with the company's advertising in the 1941 CPHS yearbook "The Klahowya." From left to right: Bernice Mullins, Jean Freckleton, Ula (Roz) Rutherford and Marcella Herr. The Brown & Haley employee was not identified.

Students--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Confections; Candy; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Mullins, Bernice; Freckleton, Jean; Rutherford, Ula; Herr, Marcella;

ca. 1941. An unidentified Brown & Haley employee demonstrated how to cut a large piece of confection into individual portions. His audience was composed of co-eds from Clover Park High School, from left to right: Bernice Mullins, Ula (Roz) Rutherford, Marcella Herr and Jean Freckleton. Photograph was taken for, but not used in, the 1941 CPHS yearbook "The Klahowya."

Students--Lakewood--1940-1950; Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Confections; Candy; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Mullins, Bernice; Rutherford, Ula; Herr, Marcella; Freckleton, Jean;

Brown & Haley candy company was founded upon the ideals of quality, service and principle. They used the purest, richest chocolate, highest grade of sugar, pure cow's cream, Washington creamery butter and the freshest local farm eggs, absolutely no glucose was used in their products. View of candy makers rolling out candy, interior view of candy plant.

Cookery--Tacoma; Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Harry L. Brown and J. C. Haley were the founders of Brown and Haley candy company. Although Almond Roca was their most popular item, they also made many other types of candy and chocolates. Brown and Haley chocolates became one of the finest chocolate products produced in America. View of candy maker using Armour's Cloverbloom butter.

Cookery--Tacoma; Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Butter; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Brown and Haley was founded by Harry L. Brown and J. C. Haley. They used the purest, richest chocolate, highest quality of nuts and only the best ingredients in candy making. Brown and Haley established a highly respected candy empire in Tacoma. View of Brown and Haley's two pound box of "Mary Ann" Chocolates.

Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Candy--Tacoma; Boxes; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Brown & Haley. Brown and Haley honored all their employees who had worked for the local candy making firm for more than five years with a dinner party on May 16, 1947. Special guests were, left to right, Emma Green, Ernest Meredith and Bertah Penney. It was Mrs. Green's 70th birthday so she is cutting her birthday cake. She had been working actively for 55 years. She was given an orchid corsage and a gold watch by the company. She also became eligible for retirement benefits with this birthday. Ernest Meredith had been with the company 30 years and was given a traveling bag. Miss Penney had also been with the company 30 years and received an orchid corsage and a gold watch. (T.Times, 5/20/1947, p.3)

Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dinner parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Birthdays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Employees--Tacoma--1940-1950; Green, Emma; Meredith, Ernest; Penney, Bertha;

Two views of candy packing machine at Brown & Haley plant, Fred Todd Company, Los Angeles, California. Women are seen in the candy factory packing Olympia Mints. The mints were one ounce and advertised as, "a giant chocolate mint, soft, creamy-cool center, rich dark chocolate coating - the most popular mint bar in the West". The women each wear coverings over their hair and aprons. After the end of the war Brown & Haley began making every kind of candy imaginable: peppermint sticks, lemon drops, gum drops, taffy chews, chocolate bars, fudges and caramels. After 1972 they began to specialize in three basic product lines: Almond Roca, Mountain Bars and boxed chocolates. As of 1989 Brown & Haley was the largest exporter of candy in America. (TNT, 8/23/1978)

Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Olympia Mints;

View of new refrigerated candy case for Brown and Haley chocolates. The display features: Johnny Peanut Bars, Mary Ann chocolates, Purple & Gold chocolates, candy gift boxes, the famous Almond Roca, and many other of their delicious products. The refrigerated case helped keep their products fresh for longer periods of time. The sign reads "Brown & Haley Chocolates --- Fresh...Direct From the Kitchen to Us".

Refrigerators; Boxes; Candy--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Showcases; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Advertisements--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Offices at Brown & Haley Candy Co., for West Disinfecting Co. A young woman sits typing at a desk labelled "information." Surrounding her are office cubicles, separated by plate glass windows. Light fixtures are suspended from the ceiling. Brown and Haley was founded in 1913 by J.C. Haley and grew because of the company's insistence on quality. In 1948, the company underwent a 1/2 million dollar expansion. The company's most famous product was Almond Roca, but they also made the Mountain Bar, Olympic Mint and the Almond Butter Crunch Bar. The company pioneered packing in a vacuum packed tin for freshness. (TNT 9/4/1953, pg. C-15)

Confections; Candy; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Office workers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Although the company name "Brown & Haley" calls to mind their famous Almond Roca candies, the Brown & Haley Candy Company, 108-16 East 26th Street, has always made a variety of candy products. This photograph from September, 1953 shows seven women employees on the manufacturing line that made high quality, hand-dipped chocolates. The second woman on the line, counting from the right, has been identified as Katherine White. The last woman in the line has been identified as Mollie Tripple. TPL-8786

Confections; Candy; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Packaging; Assembly-line methods; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Two women employees are working on the assembly line at Brown & Haley Candy Co., the "Home of Almond Roca". The crunchy, log-shaped, mostly butter, chocolate and almond coated delicacy was created in 1923 by an English candy maker working with Harry Brown. J.C. Haley delivered a pound of the company's new product to Tacoma's head librarian, Jacqueline Noel, who suggested that the Spanish word "roca" for rock seemed appropriate in light of the fact that almonds originated in the Mediterranean. Noel found a Sevillian coat of arms that inspired the Brown & Haley product logo. In 1926, Haley conceived the idea of packaging Almond Roca in cans and with the help of American Can Co., the candy was vacuum-packed. This kept the gold, foil-wrapped pieces fresh for up to three years. Today, Almond Roca is an international favorite and the Tacoma company of Brown & Haley is world renowned. TPL-5913

Confections; Candy; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Packaging; Assembly-line methods; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Brown & Haley Candy Co., for West Disinfecting Co. This appears to be a combination lunchroom and training area. In the back on the counter are a commercial coffee maker, a hot plate and a display of soup cans. There is a Coca Cola chest cooler with cases of empty bottles beside it. Brown and Haley was founded in 1913 by J. C. Haley, who in 1953 was still serving as president. Fred T. Haley was general manager and Richard G. Haley was production manager. The company's most famous product was Almond Roca, the most desired candy during W.W.II when it was shipped to the Armed Forces. (TNT 9/4/1953, pg. C-15)

Confections; Candy; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Cafeterias--Tacoma--1950-1960;

An unidentified account clerk with the Brown & Haley Candy Company was photographed in October of 1952 transferring sales data from ledger sheets to punch cards using a Remington Rand key punch machine. As Brown & Haley's business grew, they adopted computer technology to keep track of their clients' orders. Remington Rand, which was a competitor of IBM, offered a punch card that contained 90 columns; these cards were incompatible with IBM machines.

Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Office equipment & supplies; Calculators; Punched card systems; Office workers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Woman working with new equipment, a Remington Rand computer punch card sorter at Brown & Haley, candy manufacturers. Special shelving has been built above the motorized equipment to vertically stack the punch cards. The new method of data processing was one of the first steps in the development of the first business computer by Remington Rand in 1949.

Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Office equipment & supplies; Calculators; Punched card systems; Remington Rand Co. (Rowayton, Ct.);

Remington Rand equipment at Brown & Haley. Woman seated at desk with two large account drawers pulled out looking over account papers. Desk has been designed specifically for account files which each have three file sections with metal tabs.

Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Office equipment & supplies; Desks; Office workers--Tacoma--1950-1960; Remington Rand Co. (Rowayton, Ct.);