Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D22771-1
Date(s)
- 1946-06-28 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Philadelphia Quartz Co. gets sodium silicate, derived from silica sand, shipped here to their plant, they then manufacture silicate of soda in its various forms. They are the main suppliers of liquid mineral adhesives for the plywood and composition industries. Exterior view of the plant's liquid storage tanks and office buildings.
Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Minerals; Philadelphia Quartz Co. of California (Tacoma);