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A37720-4
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- 1949-01-11 (Creation)
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This photograph was taken in January of 1949 of the mountain of sawdust at the Griffin Fuel Company, 1910-30 Commerce Street. Griffin trucks were being loaded with the sawdust for deliveries. Griffin Fuel Company was one of the largest fuel delivery companies in Western Washington, with one office in Tacoma and another in Seattle, and had a large fleet of modern delivery trucks. The fuel company was founded by Fred Griffin Sr. in 1889. The business started as a furniture, ice and fuel delivery service with deliveries made by horse and wagon. Fred Griffin Sr. worked hard for many years, doing most of the work himself, including most of the wood cutting and nearly all of the hauling. The company was known as the Griffin Transfer Company in the early days. (T. Times, 1/20/49, p. 5 & 7).
Laborers--Tacoma; Tractors--Tacoma; Fuel--Tacoma; Fuel supply; Fuel trade--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma);