Ordered by South Tacoma Star. An exterior view of Kelly Furniture Company. Kelly Furniture Company built the building in 1924 with a warehouse added in 1940. Kelly's advertises Hotpoint appliances, Simmons Beautyrest mattresses, Sealy mattresses, Zenith radios and other items. TPL-10445;

Kelly Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma;

Kelly Furniture Company . New maple furniture display room at their 5428 South Tacoma Way location. Maple furniture of colonial style, dominated the 1950s marketplace. Features living room furniture: couches, chairs, tables, magazine rack, rockers, and various lamps.

Kelly Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Merchandise display--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chairs;

Kelly Furniture Company . New maple furniture display room. Maple furniture, colonial style, dominated the 1950s marketplace. Dining room display: tables, chairs, lamps and hutches.

Kelly Furniture Company . New maple furniture display room: bedsets, dressers, chairs, small tables, lamps, and wall shelves. Maple furniture, colonial style, dominated the 1950s marketplace.

Kelly Furniture Company built their store building in 1924 with a warehouse added in 1940, they were located at 5428 South Tacoma Way and were owned by L. Q. Kelly and Robert D. Kelly. Kelly's advertised Hotpoint appliances, Simmons Beautyrest mattresses, Sealy mattresses, Zenith radios and many other items. View of Kelly Furniture Company employees standing in front of their new delivery truck. The two gentlemen in the dark suits are (from left to right) Robert D. Kelly and Laurence Q. Kelly, owners of the company. The gentleman in the white coverall to the right of Laurence Kelly is James Gunther, Laurence's brother-in -law. Additional information provided by patron.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Kelly Furniture Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Four members of the Tacoma Rockets Ice Hockey team joined more than 60,000 other Tacomans who received x-rays as part of the February 1949 chest x-ray program. Shown at the x-ray unit in the display window of the Kelly Furniture Store, 5428 South Tacoma Way are: (l to r) George Robinson, forward; Bill Jenkins, defenceman; William Wentworth, x-ray technician; Doug Toole, forward; and Wingy Johnson, forward. (T.Times, 2/24/1949, p.5) TPL-3685

Kelly Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Tacoma Rockets (Tacoma); Radiography; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Robinson, George; Jenkins, Bill; Wentworth, William; Toole, Doug; Ice hockey players--Tacoma--1940-1950;