A fleet of International Harvester trucks are parked side-by-side at the Holroyd Co.'s plant on South Washington Street on October 21, 1955. Several of the trucks have cement mixers aboard. These heavy duty trucks were necessary to transport oversized items and carry large, weight-bearing loads for industrial clients. Photograph ordered by International Harvester.

Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; International Harvester Co. (Tacoma); Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

James "Jim" Holroyd stands on the running board of an International Harvester truck owned by Holroyd Company, behind the door on the driver's side of the cab. The Holroyd Co. used durable International Harvester trucks to transport mixers, building materials, and concrete products. The trucks' large holding capacity would make delivery of ordered material economical and quick. Photograph ordered by International Harvester.

Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; International Harvester Co. (Tacoma); Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Holroyd, James;

Fleet of trucks. A fleet of Holroyd trucks and mixers is parked outside of the company plant on November 2, 1954. The Holroyd Co. manufactured concrete blocks, bricks and other types of building materials. Their products could be found in businesses and homes throughout Western Washington. The company plant was located in South Tacoma's industrial section at 5047 So. Washington St.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Cement industries--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Concrete mixers;

A long line of trucks and cement mixers is stationed outside the Holroyd Co. plant on South Washington St. in November, 1954. The Holroyd Co., owned by James Holroyd, was a supplier of all kinds of building materials, sand and gravel, steel windows and manufacturers of concrete masonry units. Their products were used throughout Tacoma and Western Washington. Their mixers were capable of churning out several hundred cubic yards of concrete mix a day. View of trucks, mixers, storage units and loading machines; photograph commissioned by the Holroyd Co.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Cement industries--Tacoma; Concrete industries--Tacoma; Building materials; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Concrete mixers;

Three Garford heavy duty trucks are parked outside of the A. Holroyd Co. facilities on 5047 South Washington in March of 1925. The first truck in line, WA plate #363140, has a large bell attached over the grill. A. (Arthur) Holroyd was a dealer in building materials including sand & gravel, black soil, filling gravel, cement and cement block, stucco, and lath and plaster. The firm was founded in 1906 by Mr. Holroyd. G66.2-104

Trucks--Tacoma--1920-1930; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Holroyd Company was a concrete block and building material manufacturing plant. The company carried concrete blocks and bricks, masonry units, sand and gravel and many other building materials available on site. A veterans' emergency housing program was in effect at this time and it absorbed all construction materials available for house construction. There was an acute shortage in lumber in the lumber capital of the world. In order to meet this shortage builders turned to concrete blocks for commercial construction on a large scale and for a certain amount of home building. (TNT, 7/14/1946, p.1)

Bricks; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Brick industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

Holroyd's Tacoma plant has twelve transit mixers that are regularly charged, they mix approximately 400 cubic yards of concrete mix every day. They also operated a very active concrete block manufacturing plant at Meadow Park. Exterior view of plant, sand, gravel and cement storage and loading machine is surrounded by Holroyd trucks (T. Times, 12/10/47, p. 25).

Building materials; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Equipment; Cement industries--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

Equipment at plant, South 52nd and Washington, Mr. Holroyd. The Holroyd Company advertised that they handled mixed concrete and were manufacturers of concrete building units. They were known for manufacturing concrete blocks. They had gravel pits at Nisqually and Meadow Park. This view shows a dump truck being loaded by a crane and shovel. A ramp to a storage container runs between the pile of gravel and the storage tank. Several other trucks and the plant is in the background.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Holroyd Co.; exposure of five trucks in front of the plant at So. 52nd and Washington. Holroyd mixed concrete and manufactured concrete building units. These units were especially popular for building during the war when wood was in short supply. The large trucks are used for transporting materials. The company also had a gravel pit at Nisqually and another at Meadow Park.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Aerial photographs of the Holroyd plant were taken in July, 1951. The Holroyd Company was located at 5047 South Washington; they specialized in making concrete masonry units but also manufactured different types of building materials. They also dealt with sand and gravel and steel windows, according to an entry in the 1951 City Directory. Large lake pictured may have been used for manufacturing purposes.

Aerial photographs; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Concrete--Tacoma;