Dirt pours out of the opened clam shovel which is suspended by thin cables in this July 31, 1962, photograph taken at Graystone of Tacoma. The shovel is believed to have been manufactured by the Star Iron & Steel Co. of Tacoma. Star Iron built cranes and specialized equipment to handle everything from salmon to missiles; their products were used in WWll to help clear the Pearl Harbor disaster. Its crane capacities ranged to more than 350 tons. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel.

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery;

For the 1941 "Klahowya", Clover Park High School yearbook. Cement truck by rock pile. Two young men on back of truck, another in cab. Used in yearbook advertisement for C.S. Barlow and Sons, Inc. (1941 Klahowya, pg. 56)

Clover Park High School (Lakewood); Public schools--Lakewood; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials; C.S. Barlow & Sons, Inc. (Tacoma); Concrete mixers--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A cement truck is being loaded at C. S. Barlow and Sons' new bunkers. The company handled building materials, sand and gravel, metal sash, and mixed concrete. The dome at Union Station is in the background. When the company was acquired by Graystone, Inc. of Seattle in 1959, it was the oldest company in Tacoma still under the original ownership. The company was founded the same year that Tacoma elected its first mayor, 1882, under the name Tacoma Trading and Transportation Co. Its business was trading, building supplies and maritime commerce. C.S. Barlow changed the name of the company when it sold off its shipping interests. Barlow came to Tacoma in the early 80's before it was a city. He was a Northwest original, born near Longview and the son of Oregon trail pioneers. His grandsons would remain with the company after its sale to manage for the new owners. (TNT 6/8/1959, pg. 1)

Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials; C.S. Barlow & Sons, Inc. (Tacoma); Concrete mixers--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960;

This October, 1952, view of C. S. Barlow and Sons' facilities shows the belt fed batching plant. The company handled building materials, sand and gravel, metal sash, and mixed concrete. Here a cement truck is being loaded with cement. The company was proud to have been in operation in Tacoma for seventy years. (TNT, 11/1/1952, p.C-15)

Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials; C.S. Barlow & Sons, Inc. (Tacoma); Concrete mixers--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960;