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D92109-33
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- 1955-07-22 (Creation)
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Ground breaking for U.S. Oil & Refining Co. plant on Tideflats. Senators Warren G. Magnuson and Henry M. Jackson (5th and 8th from L), Congressman Thor Tollefson (6th from L) and Mayor Harold Tollefson behind Fun Fair Queen Shiela Widener. Nearly everyone looks amused at comments made at the chosen site for the $10 million dollar refinery; oil company officials, Port Commissioners and a portion of Washington's Congressional delegation gathered on July 22, 1955, to break ground for the new plant. U.S. Oil & Refining Co. president Ernest Lyder is at the controls of the giant diesel shovel. Ceremonies were part of the first annual Fun Fair activities; comedian Chico Marx was also present to entertain. (TNT 7-21-55, p. 1, TNT 7-22-55, p. 1) ALBUM 4.
Magnuson, Warren G., 1905-1989; Jackson, Henry M., 1912-1983; US Oil & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Legislators--Washington--1950-1960; Tollefson, Thor C., 1901-1982; Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Lyder, Ernest;