Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D45394-1
Date(s)
- 1949-10-06 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1919-1980)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
View, on October 6, 1949, of large crane lifting a large truck, which will be loaded into the "Asa Lothrop" at Shaffer Terminals' Dock Number 1, located at Waterfront at the foot of Division Avenue. Easy railroad access, waterfront access and hoisting machinery help make Shaffer Terminals one of the most convenient marine terminals on the West Coast.
Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lifting & carrying--Tacoma; Marine terminals--Tacoma; Railroad sidings--Tacoma; Loading docks--Tacoma; Cargo ships--Tacoma; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Shaffer Terminals, Inc. (Tacoma);