Titus handled many special orders and custom built trucks to accommodate all types of business needs. Interior view of Ford truck built for Hunt and Mottet Company, a wholesale sporting goods and hardware company. This new truck would allow for them to efficiently deliver to hardware stores throughout Western Washington. The truck has many compartments which help keep the company organized.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ford trucks; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hardware; Fishing & hunting gear; Sporting goods; Sporting goods industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma);

Hunt and Mottet Company, a wholesale sporting goods and hardware company, had just purchased a new Ford truck from Titus Motor Company. This new truck would allow for them to efficiently deliver to hardware stores throughout Western Washington. Interior view of truck; fishing gear and other sporting goods are organized in the many compartments.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ford trucks; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hardware; Fishing & hunting gear; Sporting goods; Sporting goods industry--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma);

Ed "Porky" Oliver, nationally prominent professional golfer, from Seattle's Inglewood Country Club was the guest speaker at the awards presentation banquet being held at the Top of the Ocean by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. View of the golfers that participated in the city amateur and the city women's crown golf tournament (T.N.T., 9/16/49, p. D-2).

Awards; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; Tournaments--Tacoma; Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma);

The beautiful Miss Washington and Miss Wisconsin were visiting Tacoma's Big Bear Stores, they were promoting apples and cheese week. Everyone was invited to participate in the fun, free samples would be available. View of Miss Washington, Libby Aldrich (right) of Kelso, Washington and Miss Wisconsin, Marveen Fischer (left) with an unidentified man at Union Station; Wisconsin cheese barrel in background (T.N.T., 10/14/49, p. B-3).

Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Union Station (Tacoma); Fischer, Marveen; Aldrich, Libby;

Tacoma Boat Building Company was the exclusive designer and manufacturer of the "Northern Dragger" winches, "North" purse seine winches, "Northern" anchor winches and "Northern purse seine and dandelion blocks. The company built wood and steel trollers, purse seiners and tuna clippers, and had built many government vessels during World War II. View of the boat's helm, compass and engine controls. TPL-9021

Boats--Tacoma; Helms; Control rooms--Tacoma; Compasses; Navigation; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Columbia Breweries began expanding and rebuilding their facilities in 1949, throughout 1948 the company had been preparing to go through a massive expansion project. View of the new canning machinery at Columbia Breweries, three unidentified laborers are working with the new machine.

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Equipment; Machinery; Laborers--Tacoma; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The Cheney Lumber Company owned seven plants that produced 1 million of the 8' x 2" x 4" Cheney studs per day in Washington, Oregon and California. The Tacoma plant had a sawmill, dry kiln, planning mill, log sorting area, storage facilities and loading areas. This plant employed approximately forty people. Interior view of one of the offices at Cheney Lumber Company, an executive believed to be R. Gene Grant is sitting at his desk using the telephone; view of moose head and Cheney Studs calender.

Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Moose; Hunting trophies; Telephones; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma's Quarter Century Club would be celebrating their second anniversary with a banquet at the Winthrop Hotel. Club members would gather together to commemorate the club's yearly activities. View of unidentified members of the Quarter Century Club celebrating the club's second anniversary; club members are holding programs and reviewing member names listed in the program.

Commemoration--Tacoma; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Table settings & decorations; Banquets--Tacoma; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Quarter Century Club (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

View of three members of Jefferson Elementary School's preschool section of the Tacoma Council of Parent Teacher Associations' "Back to School" play. PTA members dressed in costumes and participated in school pranks and helped new parents get acquainted with the PTA; the event was held at Jefferson Elementary School's field house (T.N.T., 10/9/49, p. D-10).

Costumes; Children's theater--Tacoma; Actresses; Books; Educational organizations--Tacoma; People associated with education & communication; Tacoma Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (Tacoma); Jefferson Elementary School (Tacoma);

View of intersection at East 26th Street and East D Street; U. S. Highway 99 and 410 signs, Otto's Imperial Market, Cafe Good Eats and clearly marked pedestrian crosswalks. Photo ordered by George Boldt of Metzger, Blair, Gardner and Boldt Law Firm; Mr. Boldt would be using photograph as evidence in the Hedien vs. Finley case.

Crosswalks--Tacoma; Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Law & legal firms--Tacoma; Lawyers--Tacoma; Law offices--Tacoma; Streets--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Metzger, Blair, Gardner & Boldt Law Firm (Tacoma);

Car with deer, Sanford-Nash, Dr. Sandford. Two men, possibly father and son, stand by a Nash automobile with two deer laid across the hood, brought home from a hunting trip. It is a foggy day. The building across the street has a barber pole by one of the lower story windows. TPL-9829

Deer hunting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Deer; Dead animals; Nash automobile;

Tacoma's Fidelity Building, located at 949-55 Broadway in the downtown district was being demolished. A new building would be erected at this same site, the F. W. Woolworth Company Building. Tacoma's Roy T. Earley Company would be bringing the building down. Interior view of the Fidelity Building; view of office that belonged to Hal's Safe and Lock Company, the doorway appears to have led into a vault (T.N.T., 9/18/49, p. A-6).

Demolition--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building deterioration--Tacoma; Abandoned buildings--Tacoma; Vaults (Strong rooms)--Tacoma; Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Roy T. Earley Co. (Tacoma);

In October of 1949, a smiling Avonne Nelson stepped from her vehicle outside the Winthrop Hotel's Broadway entrance shielded from the fall showers by her chic crinkle nylon raincoat and the umbrella held by Walter Andrews, a uniformed bellman. One of the fashion highlights of 1949 was the increased development of nylon fabrics. They were used in many classifications of clothing because of their durability and easy care qualities. The only hindrance to the mass acceptance of nylon was its short supply. Mr. Andrew's uniform patch indicated that he was employed by Western Hotels Inc., which in 1947 entered into a long term lease with the Winthrop Hotel at 773 Broadway. The Bostwick Building is in the background. (T.N.T., 10/23/49, p. C-6; retro-fashion-history.com).

Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Umbrellas; Raincoats; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nelson, Avonne; Andrews, Walter;

Grace (Mrs. Samuel H.) Fite, Bonneville Hotel. A studio portrait of Grace Fite. Mrs. Fite, president of the women's division No. 10, Hotel Greeters of America welcomed guests to a Thanksgiving dance, "Turkey Trot", November 1949, at the Bonneville hotel. The public was invited. Mr. and Mrs. Fite were managers of the Bonneville Hotel at this time. She is wearing a hat with a veil and a large poof of netting shaped like a flower. Her dress has wide tucks sewn to make a broad V design on the bodice. She wears pearl earrings and a pearl necklace. (TNT, 11/17/1949, p.26)

Fite, Grace; Hotel Greeters of America (Tacoma); Portraits; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950;

Hunt and Mottet Company was a wholesale hardware and sporting good distributing company in Tacoma. The company's officers were: Ernest C. Richards, President, Albert H. Heath, Vice-President and Treasurer, J. Carroll Richards, Secretary; their offices were located in downtown Tacoma. View of the new Ford delivery truck, Number 88; an unidentified company representative is standing by truck. TPL-10344

Ford trucks; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hardware; Fishing & hunting gear; Sporting goods; Sporting goods industry--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma);

Jones & Bronson, Material spread over plowed ground at Ford's Peach acres. A view of the sky with thin, high clouds and an airplane's fuel trail above trees still in leaf.

Ford's Fruit Farm (Tacoma); Clouds; Farms--Pierce County;

Jones & Bronson, Material spread over plowed ground at Ford's Peach acres. A man is working in a field after the harvest is over. A dusting of some material has been spread over a portion of the field. A dirt road leads off to the left to the main farm yard for Ford's Fruit Farm.

Ford's Fruit Farm (Tacoma); Croplands--Pierce County; Farms--Pierce County; Land use--Pierce County; Autumn;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, far left, and a group of his lodge brothers after arriving by train in Spokane for a visit to the Elks of the Lilac City. Standing fifth and sixth from left in the back row are Harold Duncan and Lloyd Wynans. (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.; Railroad travel--1940-1950;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor (center), raises a glass with his Spokane counterpart and a man dressed as a hobo on a private rail car equipped as a bar during a club trip to Spokane (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13.) ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

Tacoma Elks members were greeted at the Spokane train station by the Spokane Elks' 10 piece band. The band members then marched the Tacoma Elks through a downtown parade in their honor (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Theatrical productions--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Tacoma Elks would be enjoying a dancing and vaudeville show with the Spokane Elks members at their clubhouse. View of unidentified "uptight-looking" woman being greeted by an Elks member in costume (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13).

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Fraternal lodges--Spokane; Theatrical productions--Spokane; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Clubhouses--Spokane; Elks Club (Spokane); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

ca. 1949. Large hay stacks near Klamath Falls, Oregon, circa 1949. Artistic view of conical hay stacks. Sun casts light on row of hay stacks on left and on two men to illustrate size and perspective. Bob Richards, photographer.

Haystacks--Oregon;

Trader Vic and his wife would be hosting the grand opening celebration at the new Sabre Room in the Winthrop Hotel. View of Mayor C. Val Fawcett (second from left) with Trader Vic (second from right) and two unidentified men standing below the sign for the new restaurant, the Sabre room, located in the Winthrop Hotel (T.N.T., 9/21/49, p. 2).

Hotels--Tacoma; Restaurants--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Sabre Room (Tacoma); Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Bergeron, Victor J.;

Portrait photograph of Corky Mayhem, Corky is wearing a striped suit and tie and a hat; photo was taken at Richard's Studio on September 30, 1949.

Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Portraits; Portrait photographs; Hats--1940-1950; Mayhem, Corky;

The Tacoma Post Number 138 of the American Legion was installing the new officers for 1949-1950. The members were celebrating this event with a special celebration. View of the 1949-1950 American Legion Tacoma Post Number 138 auxiliary officers; view of American Legion banner in the background (T.N.T., 9/18/49, p. B-5).

Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; Banners--Tacoma; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Social life--1940-1950; Veterans' organizations--Tacoma; American Legion Tacoma Post No. 138 (Tacoma);

Modular Structures, Incorporated was a structural engineering business firm, they worked on residential and commercial contracts. The company officers were: Win E. Wilson, President; James E. Dallas, Vice-President; and Mabel Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer. View of unidentified laborers working on prefabricated plywood panels that will be used for prefabricated grain bins; photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Construction industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma)--Products; Modular Structures, Inc. (Tacoma);

Studio portrait of Duane Davis, Duane is wearing a dress shirt with an opened collar and the sleeves rolled up, he is smoking a cigarette. This black and white portrait has a sepia finish and a double exposure; it was taken at Richard's Studio on September 26, 1949.

Portrait photographs; Portraits; Hairstyles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clocks & watches; Smoking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cigarettes; Davis, Duane;

Allen Motor Company had began building a new showroom in 1946, the company was the authorized dealership of Studebaker automobiles in Tacoma. This facility offered their customers new and used cars and trucks, and a full service department. View of car salesman giving an interested woman information about the new Studebaker "Commander" automobiles; view of showroom and 1950 Studebaker signs posted on walls.

Sales personnel--Tacoma; Tires; Showrooms--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Consumers--Tacoma; Studebaker automobile; Allen Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Building exterior of Sound Mattress & Felt Co., Jones & Bronson, Attorneys at Law. Sound Mattress & Felt Company built this building in 1941. It is made of light-colored brick with glass block for windows. A hopper built into the top of a two story building stands next door.

Sound Mattress & Felt Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The play has 30 experienced professional actors travelling with the production throughout the United States. More than 75 actors were local talent, including students from Lincoln High School and Stadium High School. Music is provided by 18 chorus members from Tacoma, under the direction of Clayton Johnson, music director at Stadium High School. View of actor, fully dressed in his costume for the Black Hills Passion Play (T.N.T., 10/5/49, p. 8).

Theatrical productions--Tacoma; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Historical dramas; Biblical events; Tacoma Council of Churches (Tacoma); Temple Theatre (Tacoma);