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Name and location of repository
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Item
Title
D42837-50
Date(s)
- 1949 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Scope and content
ca. 1949. Ben Cheney of the Cheney Lumber Company, and woman standing beside his Cadillac convertible and airplane, the "Bonnie B." In 1936, Cheney bought his first lumber mill and began aggressively marketing eight foot, two by four "shorts." His "Cheney Studs," sporting a horse logo and painted red wax ends, set the standard for the eight-foot residential ceiling height in the United States. Cheney shared the wealth of business success. He lived out his benevolent life in the Tacoma area from 1924 until he died in 1971. TPL-6324.
Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Convertible automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cadillac automobile; Airplanes;