Aerial view of Northern Pacific Rail property at Lakeview which was taken on August 22, 1941. Land is dotted with trees in foreground with thicker forests toward the top of the photograph. Few, if any, homes in sight. Ordered by Raleigh -Hayward Company.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Lakewood; Land;

Aerial view of Northern Pacific property at Lakeview. Closer view of land seen in D11794, image 1. This time buildings can faintly be seen in this photograph taken on August 22, 1941. Part of series ordered by Raleigh-Hayward Company.

Aerial photographs; Land; Neighborhoods--Lakewood;

Sea-Tac Shipyard, aerial view of facilities. Docks, buildings, equipment and water as photographed in October of 1941.

Aerial photographs; Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Aerial view of cleared property above The Narrows showing sparse development in the area east of subject site. Ordered by Mr. Wiborg.

Aerial photographs; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clearing of land--Tacoma--1940-1950; Land subdivision--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1943. Mount Rainier rises ghostlike above the Hylebos Waterway in this test photograph with the new infrared film. Log booms make designs in the water leading up to the Tideflats. Foliage has an eerie white glow. The photograph is believed to have been taken from the vicinity of the Cliff House.

Aerial photographs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma);

Annie Wright Seminary was a college preparatory school for girls. Miss Ruth Jenkins was the headmistress of the school. Aerial view of Annie Wright Seminary, Commencement Bay in background.

Educational facilities--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Annie Wright Seminary was a college preparatory school for girls. Miss Ruth Jenkins was the headmistress of the school. Aerial view of Annie Wright Seminary, Commencement Bay in background.

Educational facilities--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Ponder Sales & Service Inc. sold diesel stove and heavy fuel oils. They were located at 764 Commerce Street. Aerial view ordered by Ponder Sales and Service Co.

Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Roads; H.M. Ponder Oil Sales & Service Co. (Tacoma);

This aerial photograph from May of 1946 shows The Narrows and the northwest side of Tacoma north of Sixth Avenue and the entrance to the Narrows Bridge. The wide road at the left is Jackson Avenue, and the large, cleared area of land in the center is "Edward P. Miller's 40 Million Dollar Country Club Estates, Tacoma's Exclusive Residential Development." The roads that cut diagonally across the development (right, bottom to left, top)are now James Street, Narrows Drive, and Fremont. TPL-3810

Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Land subdivision--Tacoma; Clearing of land--Tacoma;

ca. 1947. An aerial photograph shows the College of Puget Sound campus in the foreground and Mount Rainier in the distance. TPL-6702

Aerial photographs; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

ca. 1947. An aerial photograph shows the College of Puget Sound campus lying between Union Avenue and Alder Street. Jones Hall is prominent in the center of the complex. TPL-6703

Aerial photographs; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

This aerial view of the west side of Tacoma, taken in February, 1947, shows the area north of South 19th and west of Jackson Avenue just north of University Place. Streets have been graded for the future development of Narrowmoor, a residential community of custom built, single-family homes. In 1960, a report by the City of Tacoma stated that Narrowmoor covers an area of 11 blocks by 6 blocks and ranked as "the largest subdivision of quality housing in the city"; all building sites have an excellent view of the Narrows; lots are selling for $5,000 to $8,000; and, homes range in value from $25,000 to $100,000. In 1947 there was no bridge across the narrows. (Report by the City of Tacoma to the Japan Housing and Community Development Team, Tacoma, Washington, August, 1960). TPL-919

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Land use--Tacoma;

Aerial view of Hooker Chemicals Plant on the tideflats. A recent merger brought Hooker Electrochemical Company of Tacoma and Niagara Falls, New York and the Detrex Corporation of Detroit, Michigan together, bringing a new company in the chemical industry to Tacoma. The Hooker-Dextrex plant can be seen towards the the top of the image (north), just lower left of the ship yard's water tower. Hooker companies were spread throughout 47 acres in Tacoma (T. Times, 2/26/1947 3B).

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Waterfronts--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Hooker Detrex, Inc. (Tacoma); Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);

Studio aerial views for Tacoma Times 18 page Business and Industrial Review. Tacoma industries were growing and expanding, gaining national and international recognition. Tacoma was a leader in many industries including: boat and ship building, machinery development, lumber and plywood, chemical plants, grocery wholesalers and flour mills (T. Times, 2/26/1947, Sec. B).

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Waterfronts--Tacoma; Land use--Tacoma; Industrialization--Tacoma;

Aerial photos were taken for the Tacoma Times Business and Industry Review, an eighteen page supplement in the February 26, 1947 edition, highlighting many of Tacoma's industries and businesses. Housing, boat building, machinery manufacturing, chemicals, lumber, paper and pulp, grocery wholesale and fuel were some of the industries featured in the layout. Aerial view of industrial facility with majestic Mount Rainier in background. TPL-10569

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Aerial view of West Coast Grocery, St. Paul and Tacoma lumber and Tacoma Iron and Steel. A view of the Tacoma tideflats and some of the industry built on it looking north.

Tacoma Tideflats (Tacoma); Aerial photographs; Industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Aerial view of West Coast Grocery, St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company and Tacoma Iron and Steel. A view of the Tacoma tideflats and some of the industry built on it looking northwest. Log booms are seen in the waterways. One of the bridges on the Puyallup River is open. TPL-5892

Tacoma Tideflats (Tacoma); Aerial photographs; Puyallup River (Wash.); Industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Aerial view of West Coast Grogery, St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company and Tacoma Iron and Steel. A view of the Tacoma tideflats and some of the industry built on it looking east. Log booms are seen in two of the waterways. TPL-3215 and TPL-3659

Tacoma Tideflats (Tacoma); Aerial photographs; Puyallup River (Wash.); Industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Aerial view on July 13, 1947 of West Coast Grocery, St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company and Tacoma Iron and Steel. A view of the Tacoma tideflats and some of the industry built on it looking northeast.

Tacoma Tideflats (Tacoma); Aerial photographs; Industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Permanente Metals, producers of Kaiser Aluminum, bought the Olin plant and after rehabilitating and improving the facilities, they have started production. They began operating one pot line, but within a month they should be producing aluminum at full capacity. The Tacoma plant is one of the most modern aluminum producing facilities in the country. Aerial view of Permanente, which is located on the Tacoma Tideflats, covering more than 129 acres of land (PMC Annual Report, 1947-48).

Aerial views; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Permanente Metals Corp. (Tacoma);

ca. 1948. Aerial view of ASARCO. Lying just beyond the smelter is the Tacoma Yacht Club, followed by the ferry dock. The residential area to the left top is Ruston and the wooded area beyond is Point Defiance Park. TPL-8656

Boathouses; Boats; Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma); Mooring; American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1950-1960; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Aerial view of Tacoma, tide flats, CPS, City downtown area. This elevated view shows the Tacoma tideflats and the waterways that run and were cut through it, the Puyallup Valley and Mount Rainier in the background. Log booms are strung together in the forefront, near St. Regis paper mill. The Port of Tacoma had been working with reclaimation of the tidelands, construction of deep waterways and lease or sale of suitable sites for new factories for nearly 30 years since Tacoma voters approved a plan of development under an elective commission. During the decade of the 1940's an extended program had been developed which was to ensure hundreds of acres of new sites and provision for more deep water frontage for those to whom ocean commerce was vital. Mount Rainier is seen in the background. (T.Times, 1/12/1948, p.5)

Aerial photographs; Harbors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Waterfronts--Tacoma; Logs; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; City planning--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

This aerial view of downtown Tacoma, taken in May of 1948, shows the city looking up 9th Street from the railroad tracks that line the waterfront to Tacoma Avenue. Prominent in the foreground is the parking lot located at the former location of the Tacoma Hotel, 913 A Street. The hotel occupied the site from 1884 until it was destroyed by fire in 1935. In 1988, the Frank Russell Co. built their offices at this location. Left of the parking lot on A St. were (l to r): the Tacoma Building (1017-21 A St.), the Lawrence Block (1009-15 A St.- demolished) and the Mason Block (1001-07 A St.- demolished.) The Weyerhaeuser Building (1015 A St.) now occupies the site of the demolished buildings. Also shown is the Hotel Winthrop (773 Broadway) across 9th St. from the Pantages Theater (902 Broadway). The Tacoma Theater (902-14 Broadway) can be seen behind the Pantages and the Medical Arts building (747 Market- now the Tacoma Municipal Building) can be seen beyond the Winthrop. Photograph ordered by Miss Helen Whitney. TPL-1440

Aerial photographs; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Cityscapes; Railroad tracks--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

This is an aerial southeastern view of the downtown Tacoma business district and portion of the industrial Tideflats that was taken in August of 1948. Two boats are approaching the 11th Street Bridge (now Murray Morgan Bridge), left center, as it extends over the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway. The two bridges pictured to the right of the Murray Morgan Bridge have since been removed. Prominent structures also include the 17-story, Art Deco-styled Medical Arts Building (now Tacoma Municipal Building) on Market St., the massive Washington Building and Puget Sound National Bank with its spire, both on Pacific Avenue.

Aerial photographs; Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950; City Waterway (Tacoma); Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Medical Arts Building (Tacoma);

View by air of downtown business district taken in August 1948; includes Market, Broadway, and Commerce streets. Many prominent commercial structures are clearly visible including the 17-story Medical Arts Building on Market St., the uniquely-shaped Bostwick Building, Winthrop Hotel on Broadway, Elks Club and (Old) City Hall found in upper left. Glimpses can be spotted of the sandstone tower of First Baptist Church at bottom of photograph, the Rialto theater, the turret of the Music Box theater and the Roxy (Pantages) nearby.

Aerial photographs; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma; Medical Arts Building (Tacoma); (Old) City Hall (Tacoma); Elks Club (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Dickman Lumber Co. August, 1948, aerial view of plant operations at the Dickman Lumber Co., 2423 Ruston Way, with focus on log booms and stacked lumber. Dickman Lumber was established in 1889 by Abraham Coon Young as the Young Bros. Shingle Mill and was later purchased by Leonard Howarth and Ralph L. Dickman, Sr., in 1922, subsequently being renamed the Dickman Lumber Co. The finished products turned out by the mill were not only used locally but shipped to countries around the world. Dickman Lumber's operations on Ruston Way were closed in September, 1977, and the mill was gutted by fire in January, 1979. Its ruins were demolished in 1997. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 11-13)

Aerial photographs; Dickman Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs;

Logs are kept ready for the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. operations in convenient log booms. This August, 1948, aerial photograph shows logs floating in the Puyallup and other waterways. Established in 1888, St. Paul & Tacoma had extensive holdings in the Tideflats, sprawling on both sides of East 11th St. They would merge with St. Regis Paper Co. in 1957.

Aerial photographs; Logs; Puyallup Waterway (Tacoma); St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Aerial view of business district in Tacoma, office rooftops; photo ordered by Columbia Breweries, possibly to display prominent Tacoma buildings in their future, newly remodeled facilities.

Aerial photographs; Roofs--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma;

This aerial view of Tacoma, encompassing the buildings between South 9th and South 12th Streets (left to right) and Fawcett and Yakima Avenues (top to bottom), was taken in August of 1948. The building shaped like a large inverted "U" at the bottom right is the Tacoma Vocational School (now Bates). It was undergoing its first expansion since it was originally built in 1941. The old Pierce County Courthouse dominates the center of the picture, with the Armory to its left. Most of the buildings in this the center of this photograph, including the church partially hidden by the courthouse tower, were demolished in the 1950s to make way for the County-City Building which was dedicated in April 1959.

Aerial photographs; State Armory (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma);

This aerial photograph shows the Dickman Lumber Company at 2423 Ruston Way as it looked in 1948. Built as the Young Brothers Shingle Mill in 1899, Ralph L. Dickman Sr. and Leonard Howarth purchased the mill in 1922. The Dickman mill remained in operation until 1977 when rising costs, competition from larger companies, and the unavailability of specialized logs forced the company to close. They were the last mill on Tacoma's "old town" waterfront. The mill was destroyed by fire in January of 1979, and the land on which the mill stood is now the Dickman Mill Park. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 11-13)

Aerial photographs; Dickman Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs;