Harkness Rug Co. exterior view of building. Harkness is a family owned business that opened in 1921. They have a large selection of rugs, carpets, baby furniture, furniture, linoleum, tile and appliances.

Furniture stores--Tacoma; Show windows--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Harkness Rug Co. exterior view of building. Harkness is a family owned business that opened in 1921. They have a large selection of rugs, carpets, baby furniture, furniture, linoleum, tile and appliances. They have been at this address for many years and can still be found there today.

Furniture stores--Tacoma; Show windows--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Harkness Rug Co. is a family owned business that opened in 1921. They have a large selection of rugs, carpets, baby furniture, furniture, linoleum, carpets, tile and appliances. They can still be found at this address today. Interior view of new store, baby furniture and baby items in showroom.

Children's furniture; Showrooms--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma; Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Harkness Rug Co. is a family owned business that opened in 1921. They have a large selection of rugs, carpets, baby furniture, furniture, linoleum, carpets, tile and appliances. They can still be found at this address today. Interior view of new store, Bendix automatic washing machines and RCA Victor automatic Victrola radio phonographs in showroom.

Washing machines; Phonographs; Radios; Showrooms--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma; Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Harkness Rug Co. is a family owned business that opened in 1921. They have a large selection of rugs, carpets, baby furniture, furniture, linoleum, carpets, tile and appliances. They can still be found at this address today. Interior view of new store, Speed Queen washing machines with rollers, American Kitchen cabinets, Kelvinator refrigerators and other appliances in showroom.

Washing machines; Refrigerators; Cupboards--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma; Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Harkness Rug Company. New bed design with armrests, a radio and alarm clock built into the head board. Matching dressers with lamps on top are on either side of the bed.

Beds; Clothes chests--Tacoma; Lamps;

Harkness Rug Company. New bed design with armrests, a radio and alarm clock built into the twin beds head board. Matching dressers with lamps on top are on either side of the bed.

Beds; Clothes chests--Tacoma; Lamps;

The employees of Harkness Rug and Furniture Company assembled outside the company's large retail establishment at South 64th & South Tacoma Way on September 13, 1947. The store would soon be celebrating its 27th anniversary sale as advertised in a large two-page notice in the News Tribune. Established in 1920 by Mr. and Mrs. James Harkness, Sr., Harkness Rug & Furniture was truly a home furnishings store as oil heaters ($89.50), table lamps ($4.95) and even tricycles ($9.95) were on sale. The employees shown above do not include management but separate portraits of the Harkness family including owner Mrs. M.M. Harkness, store manager Jim Harkness and plant manager George Harkness also ran in the News Tribune ad. From L-R, front row: Archie Thompson, C.M. Sather, Vivian Court, Floyd A. Gilbertson, Paul McConaughey, M.W. Cline and Donald Horr. Standing, L-R: John Wilson, Dorothy Moe, George Meyer, Mrs. Veva Sekor, Don Sherrod, Harold McGowan, Fred Breidenbach, Barney Olsen, Robert Doyle and Jack Ehrler. (TNT Ad 9-24-1947, p. 8-9)

Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma)-Employees; Furniture stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Harkness Rug and Furniture Company on South Tacoma Way. The company was owned by Margaret M. Harkness and sold a complete line of home furnishings, carpets and rugs. They also custom built upholstery and re-upholstered. The store also carried appliances. The family owned business opened in 1921. In this photo, new sofas are lined up from wall to wall with narrow walkways and signs indicate a sale. This photo was used in advertising copy to illustrate their claim of a "spacious floor display dedicated to divans, divan and chair sets, swing rockers and occasional living room furniture." The ad promoted Harkness's new and expanded facilities and "common sense prices." (TNT 4/1/1951, pg. A-11)

Sofas; Lamps; Furniture stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Harkness is a family owned business that opened in 1921. They offer their customers an extensive selection of rugs, carpets, baby furniture, furniture, linoleum, tile and appliances. They have been at the same address in South Tacoma, for many years and can still be found there today. Exterior view of Harkness Rug department, an unidentified man is loading a rug into the delivery vehicle.

Laborers--Tacoma; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Rugs; Warehouses--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Harkness advertised the finest quality rugs and carpets, baby furniture, linoleum and tile, furniture and appliances. The home furnishings store was set up in a two-story building, that sits just back of the sidewalk along South Tacoma Way. Exterior view of Harkness Upholstering Department, two unidentified men are unloading a chair from the delivery vehicle and into the work area.

Laborers--Tacoma; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Workshops--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Upholstery; Harkness Rug & Furniture Co. (Tacoma);