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Item
Title
D72800-1
Date(s)
- 1953-02-06 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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The Philadelphia Quartz Co. of California plant's image is reflected in water, creating an optical illusion, in a February, 1953, photograph. Philadelphia Quartz was a chemical manufacturer located in the Tideflats area on Taylor Way. According to clippings from the NWR, it was established in Tacoma in 1942 and was the only sodium silicate plant in the state. It produced silicate of soda which was used as an egg preserver during World War II and also used in the manufacture of plywood, solid fiber and corrugated paper boxes. Charles W. Thomsen was listed in the 1953 City Directory as the superintendent of the plant.
Reflections; Philadelphia Quartz Co. of California (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Minerals;