New low boy trailer, South Tacoma Welding, Mr. Caraway. A view of the completed trailer in front of the South Tacoma Welding and Equipment yard. The trailer has dual sets of wheels at the rear and connects to the cab via a 5th wheel type hitch. The company was owned by Nick Basco, Jr., and L.J. Caraway.

South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma); Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950; Equipment industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trailers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Welding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company was owned by Nick Bosko Jr. and Luke J. Caraway. The company was located in the south Tacoma district at 7047 South Tacoma Way; this facility was built in 1946 by Nick Bosko Jr. Exterior view of South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company facilities, view of a recently constructed logging arch.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Trailers--Tacoma; Welding--Tacoma; South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma);

Unloading truck hoists and truck dump bodies at South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company, Mr. Bosko.

South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery; Metalworking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Welding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Equipment industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Trucks, etc., at South Tacoma Welding, Mr. Bosko. A view of the plant and their yard with stacks of materials. Two trucks are parked outside the fence and an automobile and a large piece of machinery are parked in the foreground.

South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

City of Yakima Garbage Truck with Box and Hoist, South Tacoma Welding, George Bosko. South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company had a history of making the kind of hoist needed for specialized jobs. This garbage truck has sides that can be lowered for adding new materials and the back doors open wide when the truck is ready to lift and dump the load.

South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Equipment; Vehicles; Hoisting machinery;

Flatbed with tractor manufactured by South Tacoma Welding. Two men stand behind the newly completed flatbed trailer with three sets of wheels at the back. It is set onto a tractor with a fifth-wheel hitch. The company specialized in welding and steel fabrication and were manufacturers of Bos-car, low bed and semi trailers, hoists and dump bodies. Ordered by Nick Bosko, Jr. owner of South Tacoma Welding.

South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma); Business enterprises--Tacoma--1950-1960; Equipment industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Trailers--Tacoma--1950-1960; Welding--Tacoma--1950-1960; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;