Tacoma Dairy in November of 1926. The photograph is of the business office at the new dairy plant at 1802 E. 27th. A man and woman are working at desks, she writing and he on telephone. A calendar on wall gives the date as November, 1926. A cash register sits on the countertop. The dairy had opened in 1902 in an Oakland location, moving after a few years to 1654 E. 27th and then across the street to this new Spanish styled plant. (filed with Argentum)

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Three unidentified men unload milk cans from a Garford truck onto the receiving platform at the Tacoma Dairy's new, modern building at 1802 East 27th Street in November of 1926. The milk entered the building at the receiving platform, passed through the various dairying processes, and came out on the opposite side of the building bottled and ready for delivery. The Tacoma Dairy began business in 1902. They moved to 1654 East 27th Street in 1904. Their new $50,000 plant,virtually across the street from their old building, had a concrete floor with sanitary drains and modern plumbing. It was equipped with spray bath pasteurizers, automatic bottle fillers, a 50-gallon ice cream freezer, a large cheese vat and a glass-lined buttermilk bath. It was taken over by Medosweet Dairies, Inc. in 1957; in 1960 Medosweet was bought out by Foremost Foods. (filed with Argentum)

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Unidentified man loading boxes of milk bottles onto a conveyor belt at the Tacoma Dairy in November of 1926. The company had recently occupied their new modern plant at 1802 E. 27th St. Most of the plant was electrically operated with push button controls. At the time of the photograph, the plant distributed only milk, but had plans to manufacture buttermilk, cottage cheese and ice cream under the brand name of "Oh-So-Good." (filed with Argentum)

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An unidentified man is photographed at an automated milk can washing and sanitizing machine at the new modern Tacoma Dairy plant, 1802 E. 27th St. Most of the plant was automated; electrically operated with push button controls. The plant had the capacity to turnout 3, 000 gallons of milk and cream daily. The milk was delivered throughout the city by eight delivery trucks. (filed with Argentum)

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The pasteurizing room at the new Tacoma Dairy in November of 1926. The man in the background is in the receiving room, where the milk arrives from local dairies. The milk pours into large metal containers in the foreground. These are the pasteurizing machines. The Tacoma Dairy had recently moved into their new $50,000 plant at 1802 E. 27th. Herman Fuchs was the sole owner and manager of the 24 year old company. He had 18 employees. (TDL 12/12/1926, pg. B4-5) (filed with Argentum)

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Two unidentified employees operated the new bottling machine, which automatically filled and capped each glass bottle with pure fresh milk, at the Tacoma Dairy in November of 1926. Founded in 1902, the dairy opened a new, modern plant at 1802 East 27th Street in the fall of 1926. The dairy's new bottling operation had a capacity of 3,000 gallons of milk and cream a day. Its eight delivery trucks carried nine loads of milk each on a daily schedule throughout the city. The Tacoma Dairy was taken over by Medosweet Dairies Inc. in the mid-1950s. (TDL 12/12/1926, pg. B4-5)

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Tacoma Dairy. Two men looking at a set up with several pipes at the new modern plant of Tacoma Dairy in November of 1926. Although the plant was only processing milk at the present time, they had plants to manufacture buttermilk, cottage cheese and ice cream. (filed with Argentum)

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Tacoma Dairy truck at the dairy's plant, 1802 E. 27th St. The structure was built in 1926. (filed with Argentum)

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