Atlas Foundry Furnace in the closed position.

Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Steel industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Furnace at Atlas Foundry, photographed open.

Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1930-1940; Steel industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Atlas Foundry. Interior. Pouring of metal.

Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma);

Pouring of metal at the Atlas Foundry. Men with cigarettes clamped in their teeth work the machinery that pours molten metal into a container. With America's entry into World War II just around the corner, production in metal would have been stepped up.

Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma);

A smudge faced worker takes a lunch break during his shift at the Atlas Foundry. His lunch box and thermos are opened as he eats right beside the machine that he works on. During World War II, Tacoma's defense workers worked long hours and in shifts that ran around the clock. (T.Times 8/27/1941, pg. 23)

Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tacoma ;