On January 24, 1949 Washington Hardware Company employee, Jane Shadley, held a tape measure next to the dead cougar recently killed by Bob Albaugh in Eatonville, Washington. This cougar allegedly killed three deer the past month in the Eatonville area and had been the objective of hunters for the past three years. View of Washington Sports Shop window display in background (T. Times, 1/25/49, p. 11).

Dead animals; Hunting trophies; Pumas; Puma hunting; Measuring--Tacoma; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Albaugh, Bob; Shadley, Jane;

Picture of "Bench" at Washington Hardware Co., the bench was being built by Douglas Fir Trim, Mutual Fir Column Co. The plywood bench will line the walls, therefore leaving room in the center for merchandise displays. Photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Benches--Tacoma; Plywood; Carpentry--Tacoma; Mutual Fir Column Co. (Tacoma);

Picture of "Bench" at Washington Hardware Co., the bench was being built by Douglas Fir Trim, Mutual Fir Column Co. The plywood bench will line the walls, therefore leaving room in the center for merchandise displays. Progress photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Benches--Tacoma; Plywood; Carpentry--Tacoma; Mutual Fir Column Co. (Tacoma);

Frankie Hansler killed six cougars in Eatonville, Washington. Hansler is a predator hunter and got his first two cougars after they had killed a young buck deer. View of Hansler with two of the six cougars and their victim, outside of Washington Hardware. The cougars will be on display at Washington hardware. Photo ordered by Washington Hardware (T. Times, 3/18/46, p. 9).

Pumas; Puma hunting; Deer; Hansler, Frank; Dead animals; Hunting trophies; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Frankie Hansler killed six cougars in Eatonville, Washington. Hansler is a predator hunter and got his first two cougars after they had killed a young buck deer. View of Hansler with five of the six cougars and their victim. The cougars will be on display at Washington hardware. Photo ordered by Washington Hardware (T. Times, 3/18/46, p. 9).

Rifles; Puma hunting; Deer; Hansler, Frank; Dead animals; Hunting trophies; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Frankie Hansler killed six cougars in Eatonville, Washington. Hansler is a predator hunter and got his first two cougars after they had killed a young buck deer, Old Smoky, Hansler's hunting dog, trailed the cougars. View of five of the six cougars killed by Hansler, next to Hansler is Old Smoky. Photo ordered by Washington Hardware (T. Times, 3/22/46, p. 9).

Rifles; Pumas; Puma hunting; Hunting dogs; Dead animals; Hunting trophies; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Hansler, Frank;

Mrs. Jackie Myers of Orting moved into first place in the Tacoma Times and Washington Sports Shop steelhead trout derby with the 21-pounder that she caught on February 2, 1947. Using a 7 1/2 oz. rod, and 12-pound test nylon line, she caught the fish that gave her the lead, and a second smaller trout, on a trip to the Hoh River with her husband, B.W. Myers. At just 5 ft. tall, and weighting only 95 lbs., it took her half an hour after the big fish first struck, for her to reel it in. (T. Times, 2/4/47, p. 11).

Fishermen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing; Trout; Sporting goods stores--Tacoma; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Myers, Jackie;

Marjorie Lamberg is admiring Stan "Fuzzy" Elliott's 24 pound 2 ounce steelhead trout in this photgraph from February 1947. Stan, an ex-baseball pitcher for the Puyallup Valley team, caught his trout in the Green River near Auburn. Stan's catch put him in first place in the Tacoma Times and Washington Sports Shop's steelhead trout derby.(T. Times, 2/14/47, p. 16). TPL-9656

Fishermen--Tacoma; Fishing & hunting gear; Fishing; Trout; Bathing suits; Lamberg, Marjorie; Elliott, Stan;

Stan "Fuzzy" Elliott proudly displays his 24 pound 2 ounce steelhead trout. Stan is an ex-baseball pitcher of the Puyallup Valley team, he caught his trout in the Green River near Auburn. Stan's catch put's him at the top of the Tacoma Times and Washington Sports Shop's steelhead trout derby. Stan has knocked Jackie Myers and her 21 pound trout out of first place, see also D25590-5 (T. Times, 2/14/47, p. 16). TPL-9543

Fishermen--Tacoma; Fishing; Trout; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Elliott, Stan;

Jackie Myers of Orting (left) and Stan "Fuzzy" Elliott went to the Washington Hardware Co. at 9th and Pacific, to pick up their prizes in the 1947 Tacoma Times and Washington Sports Shop steelhead trout derby. For second place, Jackie won a down-filled jacket and all-wool cruiser. Stan Elliot, at one time the top semi-pro baseball pitcher of the Puyallup valley, holds the new ice chest that was part of his first place prize. (T. Times, 3/7/47, p. 15).

Sporting goods stores--Tacoma; Sporting goods; Hunting trophies; Containers; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Carter Lee is proudly displaying the thirty five rainbow trout that he and his friend Scotty King caught out on Tanwax Lake. Carter has them lined up to show all the different sizes. The trout are displayed at Washington Hardware (T. Times, 4/25/47, p. 15).

Sporting goods stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trout; Hunting trophies; Fishing; Fishing & hunting gear; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Lee, Carter;

A man wearing a light-colored suit holds a huge salmon by the gills. He is standing outside the Washington Hardware Sport Shop.

Fishermen--Tacoma; Fishing; Salmon; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

In this photograph from May, 1947, Anton (Tony) Barcott holds the fish he and Wahenell Barcott caught in Lake St. Claire, Thurston County. It is a 30 pound carp. The fish was on display in the Washington Hardware Co. sports department. Although Tony was the manager of the California Oyster House at 930 Pacific Ave., he assured the world he will not cook and serve this amazing carp. A number of hunting trophies can be seen hung on the walls of the hardware store. (T.Times, 5/24/1947, p.7) TPL-4783

Barcott, Anton; Barcott, Wahenell; Fishing--Washington; Fishermen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Using a Hansen plug that he bought at the Washington Sports Shop at 918-24 Pacific Avenue in Tacoma, Don Stokes won the top prize in the 1947 Astoria, Oregon Salmon Derby. Mr. Stokes was awarded $1,000 for catching a 48-pound 8 1/4 ounce royal chinook, the record catch in the six-day derby. Over 6,000 fishermen from 18 states took part in the fishing competition. (T.Times, 9/5/1947, p.12)

Stokes, Don; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Salmon; Fishermen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Competition entries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Contests--Oregon--Astoria--1940-1950;

48 pound, 8 1/4 ounce, fish at Washington Hardware, Times, Dawson. Don Stokes is standing in the middle with fish he caught during the six-day Astoria salmon derby. It was the most successful derby in the Astoria derby's 36 year history. Don Stokes landed the chinook using a Hansen plug which he purchased at Washington Hardware. Don won the $50 boatsman's award, one of the $100 daily prizes and the $1,000 grand prize with this largest fish. (T.Times, 9/5/1947, p.12)

Stokes, Don; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Salmon; Fishermen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Competition entries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Contests--Oregon--Astoria--1940-1950;

The Washington National Guard had a window display featuring automatic weapons, trophies and signal corps radios at Washington hardware Company. Training was available in radio maintenance, ordinance, food preparation, administration, wire communication, marksmanship, first aid and field sanitation. By enrolling at your local armory you could "Learn and Earn".

Window displays; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Arms & armament--Tacoma; Militias; Washington National Guard (Tacoma);

Gale and Dorothy Bennecker spent an afternoon fishing in Neah Bay and came home with three large King Salmons. View of Gale E. and Dorothy Bennecker proudly holding up their 48 pound, 27 pound and 25 pound King Salmon caught in Neah Bay, Washington Hardware Company in background (T. Times, 8/2/48, p. 9).

Fishermen--Tacoma; Salmon; Dead animals; Fishing; Hunting trophies; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Bennecker, Gale E.--Family;

A window display of gardening supplies featuring Green Spot equipment, and Scott's Weed & Feed and 4-XD at Washington Hardware.

Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gardening equipment & supplies

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company sponsored the "Sweepstakes Winning" float in the 1951 Daffodil Parade. It featured two robins in front, two young ladies next to an arbor, and an enormous butterfly with an unidentified woman as the "body." It is seen here as it passed in front of Washington Hardware's retail facility with the Sports Shop next door.

Celebrations--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma; Spectators--Tacoma; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1951 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Approximately 50 members of the Lions Club met in front of Washington Hardware on the Commerce Street side on May 10, 1950, to pick up tools they would need during Tacoma's Clean-Up, Paint-Up, Fix-Up week. The Lions' committee, headed by acting postmaster John McMonagle, had been working with the Painting and Decorating Contractors, Paint Salesmen's Club and the Lincoln Lions on a program to bring every civic, fraternal and garden club together on this year's clean-up. Ordered by the Tribune, Mr. Lynch. (TNT, 5/14/1950, p.C-15)

Lions Club (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Levi window, Washington Hardware Company, Floyd Tucker. A window display of western clothing from boots and blue jeans to plaid shirts. A sign advertises that "The new Lady Levis are here". The name "Levis" has been spelled out using rope.

Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jeans (Clothing); Cowboy boots;