The feed mill was conveniently located on the Hylebos waterway, the Washington Co-op would later add a large dock which would provide water transportation. The feed mill had 110 foot tall elevators, 18 feet in diameter, these grain elevators had a capacity of 276,000 bushels of grain. Interior view of the new feed mill facilities, located at 1801 Taylor Way in Tacoma.

Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Mills--Tacoma; Farming--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);

Washington Co-op's new feed mill would be one of the finest and most modern feed mills ever constructed. The building was built in Tacoma Tideflats area, at the Hylebos waterway, built over 8-1/2 acres. The mill would have access to the most efficient transportation, including all transcontinental railroads and any sound or ocean going vessels. Interior view of feed mill, machinery and feed equipment is ready for the official opening of facility.

Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Mills--Tacoma; Farming--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);

Washington Co-operative Farmers' Association would be one of the country's finest and most modern feed mills constructed. The building was on 8-1/2 acres of the Hylebos waterway, this would facilitate future water transporting by sound and ocean going vessels. The facilities gave access to all transcontinental railroads. Exterior view of new feed mill for Washington Co-operative Farmers' Association.

Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Farming--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);

Flour being shipped by Economic Corporation Administration on Wolouine State, Acme News Pictures.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Fair booth, Nalley's, Mr. Willis. Nalley's' Tacoma location was 3410 South Lawrence Street. The front of Nalley's display at the Puyallup Fair this year featured a heavy line that formed a circle at one end, an arch highlighting a separate display of foods, ran under the sales counter and ended in a curl. A woman stands behind the counter ready to assist fair goers. Photographs of the processing at Nalley's plant hang above shelves of Tang salad dressing, pickles, beef stew, chili, mustard, horseradish, ketchup and hamburger relish. A sign hangs out over the archway again advertising Nalleys. "If it's Nalley's it's good" was their motto. TPL-5910

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Fairs--Puyallup--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Puyallup; Condiments; Canned foods;

In September of 1948 a large truck load of Carstens Meats products was loaded onto a Curtiss C-46 Commando cargo plane for air shipment. Carstens' went under a TC Brand and handled Kimberly beef, TC bacon, pork, lamb, Sweet-N-Tender ham, TC sausage, veal and canned meats. The Carstens Packing Company opened on Tacoma's tideflats at 1623 East J. Street in 1903. By 1905 Carstens was one of the largest slaughtering and packing houses on the west coast. In 1954 the Hygrade Food Product Corp. took over the Carstens Packing Company; they closed their Tacoma plant in 1990. The logo on the tail of the cargo plane may be the logo for Westair Transport.

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Transport planes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Truckload of Carsten's products being loaded on plane, O'Connell Ragan, Howard O'Connell. A large Chevrolet truck is backed up to the airplane for loading. Several men stand on the air field, one wearing a meat handling apron, are possibly reviewing packing lists and instructions for handling. The airplane has an insignia on the tail and again by the front entry with the letters TW.

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Transport planes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Truckload of Carsten's products being loaded on plane, O'Connell Ragan, Howard O'Connell. The propeller-driven airplane as being loaded with products from Carsten's through a door into the hold located behind the wings. Carsten's Packing Company were meat packers with locations in Tacoma, Spokane and Seattle. They advertised being the largest independent meat packers on the West coast.

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Transport planes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Four or Five displays at plant, Nalley's, Jack Walrath. Lumber Jack Syrup was available in several sizes. Here quart and gallon cans of syrup are displayed by stacking the cans on top of one another to form columns of the "Simply Delicious" syrup.

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Products; Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Four or Five displays at plant, Nalley's, Jack Walrath. Lumber Jack Syrup, made by Nalley's Inc., is displayed in octagonal tubs made of cardboard. Jars of the syrup are piled in the tubs with advertising that says it is "Simply Delicious".

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Products; Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Four or Five displays at plant, Nalley's, Jack Walrath. Nalley's displayed their "Lumber Jack Syrup" in two glass-bottle sizes: wide-mouth quart jars and smaller jars with smaller, pourable tops. Cartons that the syrup was shipped in are used to make the display.

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Products; Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1931. Tacoma Grain Company, Pyramid Flour plant in Tacoma photographed from a boat on Puget Sound.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain Industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Pyramid Flour (Tacoma)

ca. 1931. An employee at the Tacoma Grain Company apparently bagging grain for the Washington State Grain Inspectors.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940

ca. 1931. A male employee at the Tacoma Grain Company holds a large filter that is used in the nearby grain sifter. This photograph was taken circa 1931.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Two men in the quality control lab at Tacoma Grain Company do chemical tests on the flour being produced. A bag of Centennial silk-sfted flour sits on the lab bench.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Laboratories--Tacoma--1930-1940

ca. 1931. An older male employee at the Tacoma Grain Company stands next to a large, belt-driven piece of machinery.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. A line of men employees work at the flour bagging machines at the Tacoma Grain Company. A supervisor in white shirt, vest and tie oversees their work. The machines are used to fill a number of different bags. Bags are marked "Centennial - Silk Sifted - Family Flour"; "Cross Spears - Wong Sui Yuen"; and "Seattle - 100% Entire Whole Wheat Flour".

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Bags

ca. 1931. Employees of the Tacoma Grain Company work at what appear to be belt driven grain grinders, to make flour from grain.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1931. Tacoma Grain Company, Pyramid Flour plant taken from a boat on Puget Sound.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Pyramid Flour (Tacoma)

ca. 1931. Testing bakery at the Tacoma Grain Company. A woman hold a fresh loaf of bread as she stands next to a testing oven. There is a line of seven loaves of bread on the shelf behind her. A bag of Centennial Silk-Sifted Flour is prominently displayed on the shelf next to the oven.

Tacoma Grain Co. (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Grain industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Bread--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Twelve salesmen are photographed in the National Biscuit Co.'s Tacoma office on October 2, 1954. Sixth from the right in the center of the photograph is branch manager, H.A. Messick. Messick had been with the company for twenty years and his promotion to district sales manager of the special products division was announced later that month. Messick and his sales staff are standing behind an array of Nabisco products, including Ritz crackers, Ginger Snaps, Fig Newtons and Snowflake Saltines. The Nabisco motto, "Be Sure...Buy Nabisco!" is prominently displayed. (TNT 10-28-54, A-9)

National Biscuit Co. (Tacoma); Messick, H.A.; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Crackers; Signs (Notices);

Exposure of a grinder at the Washington Coop Farmers Association. The workman appears to be changing a screen on the grinder. A chute to the right appears to feed the material to be ground, possibly grain, into the machine. There is another large pipe leading up from the machine. Photograph possibly taken inside the Association's feed mill.

Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Mills--Tacoma; Farming--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Washington Cooperative Farmers' Association (Tacoma);

Exposure of a grinder at the Washington Coop Farmers Association. The workman appears to be changing a screen on the grinder. A chute to the right appears to feed the material to be ground, possibly grain, into the machine. There is another large pipe leading up from the machine. Photograph possibly taken inside the Association's feed mill.

Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Mills--Tacoma; Farming--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Washington Cooperative Farmers' Association (Tacoma);

Nalley's Inc. Marcus Nalley, on the right, and officials from the Milwaukee railroad company inspect "insulated compartmentizer" freight cars on the rails outside of the Nalley plant. On the left is Robert Montgomery, city freight agent, and in the center is Ray Powels, Milwaukee agent. Marcus Nalley was a Milwaukee chef 40 years previously and is at the time of this picture the Chairman of the board for Nalley's, Inc. The railroad car is a new type being built in Renton and the Nalley shipment is its first cargo. (TNT 7/1/1956, pg. A-7)

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Food--Tacoma--1950-1960; Food industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nalley, Marcus; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Railroad freight cars;

The Board of Directors of General Mills honored Tacoma with a visit on April 22, 1957. After a board meeting, attendees were given a tour of the local plant. Plant officials answered questions from the board as they surveyed machinery used to package the flour. John W. Geddis, Sperry Mill plant superintendent, (left foreground) escorted a board member around the mill. Harry Bullis, General Mills Chairman of the Board, spoke at the meeting; he is believed to be the man to the furtherest left in the background. Tacoma's Sperry Flour Mill had a capacity of 8400 hundredweight of flour daily. The mill employed 250 local residents. Photograph ordered by General Mills, Inc. (TNT 4-22-57, p. 20)

General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Geddis, John W.;

Exterior of supermarket. It appears that the Food King supermarket was the latest occupant at (then) 1202 South "K" Street in 1957. It had previously been the site of the West End Hotel & Saloon, K St. Public Market, and Hogan's. Built by contractor Claude Purvis, it was designed by architect Lyle Swedberg. Taken on a rainy evening, lights from the closed store reflect on the wet streets. Food King followed the new trend in shopping with multiple floor to ceiling windows and bright lighting. A neon crown stands atop of the flat roof of the brick building. According to the 1957 City Directory, Walter Hogan was listed as owner of three Food King stores in the Tacoma area. The "K" Street Food King was managed by Gene Sweet. Photograph ordered by Birkenwald, Inc. TPL-3797 (TNT 1-15-57, A-6,7, 10)

Food King (Tacoma); Supermarkets--Tacoma; Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Two boys, looking remarkably like twins, smile at the chef bearing a platter of cooked ham at the Carstens Packing Co.'s Christmas party. A variety of meats was offered for hungry guests at the December 9, 1956, gathering. Carstens was the largest independent meat packing company on the West Coast. Photograph ordered by Pacific National Advertising Agency, Seattle.

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Christmas--Tacoma; Meat;

School children scramble aboard the "Nalley Town Express" on March 9, 1967, to attend the dedication and ribbon cutting of the new Nalley Tour Auditorium. Nalley's started their regularly scheduled plant tours that day and the first tour group was a class of 16 girls from Annie Wright Seminary. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-3 p.m. were set aside at the plant for group tours. Photograph ordered by Nalley's. (TNT 3-12-67, A-23)

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; School children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Buses--Tacoma--1960-1970;

A Consolidated truck, loaded with "fertilizer," is parked outside the old Sperry Mill on Bayside Drive in mid-February, 1969. The Sperry plant was owned by General Mills. Its flour mill had closed in July of 1965. Photograph ordered by Export Pacific, Inc.

General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Copy of customer photograph. A young couple stand outside the doors of Nalley's in this undated photograph believed to be post-1971. They appear diminished in size compared to the large building and tower. This Nalley's plant is believed to be in Modesto, California, where a new food processing center went into production in 1971. Nalley's was founded in 1918 in Tacoma by Marcus Nalley and generations of Tacomans grew up devouring Nalley's potato chips, pickles, syrup and salad dressings. Photograph ordered on 12-6-74 by Nalley's. (Nalley's Nallevents, June/July 1971)

Nalley's, Inc. (Modesto, Calif.); Food industry--Modesto, California;