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Item
Title
A116234-1
Date(s)
- 1958-08-25 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Ltd.'s chemical division opened a new resin plant on Thorne Rd. in the Tideflats in the summer of 1958. According to the 1959 City Directory, the company produced adhesives and wood flour and had ocean terminal services. Their main quarters were at the Milwaukee Dock #2. View of new plant shows concrete and aluminum exterior with covered loading dock and several large metal storage tanks. Photograph ordered by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Ltd.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Ltd. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Storage tanks--Tacoma;