Publicity picture of the ten women District Chairmen of the residential fund raising drive for the American Cancer Society. Women dressed in suits and elaborate hats gather around a table covered with maps in the bay window of an office building. Pictured are Mary (Mrs. E.C.) Engvall, seated, Lillian (Mrs. Stan) Marshall, Mrs. Fred Moir, Augusta (Mrs. Bartlett) Rummel, Mrs. David Smith, Dorothy (Mrs. Wesley) Ohlson, Nell (Mrs. Werner) Fredrickson, Carol (Mrs. E.M.) Merriman, Olga (Mrs. Angus) Williams, seated in chair on right and Mrs. Ollie Parnell, on arm of chair.

American Cancer Society, Pierce County Unit (Tacoma); Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fund raising--Tacoma--1950-1960; Engvall, Mary; Marshall, Lillian; Rummel, Augusta; Ohlson, Dorothy; Fredrickson, Nell; Merriman, Carol; Williams, Olga;

Christy Anderson, four-and-one-half years old, left, and Maxine Johnson, six-years-old, right, wore special Easter outfits with basket and bunnies as they posed for this April, 1952, studio portrait. For Tacoma News Tribune's 1952 Easter layout. Note: damaged print due to diacetate film deterioration.

Anderson, Christy; Johnson, Maxine; Easter--Tacoma; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The presentation of 1952 May Queen Marilyn Earley to her court. Marilyn was a senior at Annie Wright where she was active in theatre, music and sports.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma--1950-1960; Earley, Marilyn;

Joan Gimnaven and a manicurist select a nail polish color at Joan's pre-wedding manicure at Town and Country Beauty Salon. Photograph shot for 1952 TNT bridal layout. The layout was never published due to a prolonged strike at the TNT from April- August of 1952.

Beauty shops--Tacoma--1950-1960; Town & Country Beauty Salon, Inc. (Tacoma); Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gimnaven, Joan; Manicuring--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exterior of new W. P. Fuller and Company main offices and warehouse with delivery truck parked outside loading platform in delivery area. The national paint and glass company's branch store operated a major business at 1121 A Street for many years.

Business Enterprises - Paint and Wallpaper Stores - Tacoma - W.P. Fuller and Company Chemical Industry - Paint Industry - W. P. Fuller and CompanyPaints and Varnishes

Dancing cadets in trim Navy white double breasted mess jackets, possibly the Bremerton "crew", followed by a band led by white clad majorettes in tall headgear, marches down the steep slope of 9th St. from Broadway to Pacific Ave. On the left can be seen the marquees for the Music Box (destroyed by fire in 1963) and the Roxy (now the Pantages.) The Winthrop Hotel can be seen on the right hand side.

Celebrations--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma; Parades & Processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1952 : Tacoma); Drill teams; Marching bands;

The Bon Marche float in the 1952 Daffodil Parade makes the turn from 9th onto Pacific Ave. followed by a flatbed truck full of young people.The Bon Marche was the third place winner in the commercial catagory. A Tacoma crowd estimated at 200,000 lined city streets in the sparkling sunshine to view the parade judged to be the "best ever." The crowd on 9th street is 9-10 deep, at one place looking like a human pyramid as the people in back stand on ladders. Others watch out of windows and from building awnings. (TNT 4-6-1952, pg. 1)

Celebrations--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma; Parades & Processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1952 : Tacoma); Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The L.L. Hess and Son Furniture Co. float in the 1952 Daffodil Parade has the theme "Harmony in the Home" as it transports four barbershop quartets down the parade route. The conductor not only directs the singing, but also acts the barber, shaving the customer in the chair when the float is quiet. The Ballard Commercial Club Drill Team from Seattle, dressed in western cowgirl outfits, makes the turn from 9th onto Pacific Ave.

Celebrations--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma; Parades & Processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1952 : Tacoma); Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; L.L. Hess Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Float sponsored by Tacoma Savings and Loan Association in the 1952 Daffodil Parade. This float with floral leaping goldfish and daffodil bedecked tall ship won the second place in the organization division. The parade kicked off in Tacoma at 10a.m. on Saturday April 5, 1952 with the 15 mile long parade moving north on Broadway to 9th Street, down 9th to Pacific Ave. and down Pacific to 19th Street. After Tacoma, the parade marched through Puyallup at 1p.m. and Sumner at 2:30p.m. The three sponsoring cities all elected princesses, and took yearly turns having the Queen elected from their ranks. (TNT 4-6-1952, pg. 1)

Celebrations--Tacoma; Festivals--Tacoma; Parades & Processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1952 : Tacoma); Floats (parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma);

Informal portrait of Lois Chambers and John Dilatush taken at the Tacoma Yacht Club on April 12, 1952. The couple is at a deck railing looking out on boats and yachts moored at the marina. Note: Lines at top of print due to diacetate film deterioration.

Chambers, Lois; Dilatush, John; Couples--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Yacht Club (Tacoma); Boats--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1952. Float sponsored by the Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot for an unidentified parade, possibly May Day or Armed Forces Day, circa 1952. The float is populated by people dressed in costumes of different countries. It features cutouts of tanks and mobile units rolling up to the top of a globe emblazoned with "Unity, Strength, Freedom." The float is hung with red, white & blue bunting. Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot was located approximately 13 miles south of Tacoma between Ft. Lewis, Madigan Army Hospital and McChord Air Force Base. MROD was established in 1942 as a motor base to supply motorized equipment to the Western Defense Command. In addition, it received and repaired all motorized equipment from the Orient and Alaska. It was comprised of 3 warehouses, each more that 1/4 of a mile long, housing 80,000 different items ready for immediate shipment, and two large buildings containing shops and headquarters. It employed approximately 1,600 civilians ( a number that doubled during wartime.) TPL-10389

Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot (Tacoma);

Commencement ceremony at Annie Wright Seminary. Perfect portrait of graduation exercises which were held on June 2, 1952. Young women graduates wear caps and gowns, behind them are rows of classmates, heads covered with veils. Three stand at altar, clergy and others equally placed,

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Personnel at Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. Hudson Machinery were dealers in machinery located at Townsend at Minneapolis, Tacoma Tideflats. Frank C. Hamprecht was president and Walter E. Liggett was secretary-treasurer. Photos of machinery adorn the rough hewn sided walls. A booklet on power transmissions lays on the desk. Two men in business suits, the seated one holding a cigar, and two women pose for the camera.

Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. (Tacoma); Warehouses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. personnel. Frank Hamprecht, president, and Walter Liggett, secretary-treasurer. Man at desk in office. Prints to illustrate machinery hang on knotty pine wall. Plant located on Townsend at Minneapolis, Tacoma tideflats.

Hudson Machinery Company, Inc. (Tacoma); Warehouses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Kay Manning and mother, Marjorie Manning, look at samples of wedding invitations at Stationers on April 16, 1952. Kay is engaged to Thomas Nobles. For Tacoma News Tribune "Brides" layout. (T.N.T.)

Manning, Kay; Manning, Marjorie; Invitations; Stationers, Inc. (Tacoma);

Elevated view of Tacoma Fire Station No. 16 under construction. Workers install roof sheathing by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Narrows Bridge and old Highway 16 in background. Area just being developed. This $24,000 structure at 6th Ave and Meyer St. was dedicated on July 20, 1952. The 12 man crew and one engine provided fire protection to the Highlands district from Stevens St. to the Narrows bridge and also to University Place. This building was razed and replaced in 1999.

Plywood industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Carpentry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fire stations--Tacoma; Tacoma Fire Department, Fire Station No. 16 (Tacoma);

Exposure of "concentrated load test" at DFPA lab. Scientists measure results as several 50 pound weights, totaling 500 lb., are place on top of a circle of plywood. Random testing of the plywood produced in all mills provided quality control. Two laboratories, one in Tacoma and another in Eugene, conducted a continuing program of testing and research funded and supported by the industry itself.

Plywood industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Testing; Experiments; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Seventeen teenage girls and one very happy man, in a captain's hat, on a June, 1952, cruise aboard the "Landmark." All of the girls are graduating in '52 from Stadium or Lincoln High. Most of the girls wear capris and are barefoot or sandaled, with a few saddle shoes thrown in. Photo ordered by Mrs. Vernor Shields, at 735 No. Stadium Way.

Teenagers--1950-1960; Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Alumni & alumnae--Tacoma--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exposure of Douglas Fir Plywood "Handy Panels" at Vaughan's Pacific Avenue Lumber Co. The panels came in a variety of sizes, making them easy to buy, carry & use. They were clearly marked for exterior (made with waterproof glue) or interior use. Vaughan's was owned by Burton L. Vaughan and sold retail lumber and accessories.

Vaughan's Pacific Ave. Lumber Co. (Tacoma); plywood; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Interior exposure of new W.P. Fuller & Co. building, for Clark Richardson Advertising Agency. Fuller & Co. sold paints, varnishes, glass, sash, doors and mirrors. On the left hand side of the picture, a woman seated at a table looks through wallpaper samples. She is looking at a large floral pattern, similar to the one on the wall behind. The man on the right side of the picture is selecting a paint.

W.P. Fuller & Co. (Tacoma); Paint industry--Tacoma; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exterior exposure of new W.P. Fuller & Co. building, for Clark Richardson Advertising Agency. This building held the main office and warehouse. Fuller & Co. sold paints, varnishes, glass, sash, doors and mirrors. W.J. Webber was the manager, L. Wendell Jones, credit manager, George A. Race, sales manager, Donald S. Coles, department manager, and Thomas G. Galbreath, service store manager.

W.P. Fuller & Co. (Tacoma); Paint industry--Tacoma; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Wedding portrait of Shirley Joan Trippel and Rolf Eric Lindstrom. The couple married June 13, 1952 at the Messiah Lutheran Church. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Trippel. The couple made their first home in California, where the bridegroom was stationed with the Navy. The bride is wearing an open necked satin and lace gown, with a cut out design on the train overlaid with lace. (TNT 8/23/1952, pg. 5)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Trippel, Shirley Joan; Lindstrom, Rolf Eric;

Larsen - Chubb wedding party. Members of the wedding party included two flower girls, a ring-bearer, two young candlelighters, two bridesmaids and a maid of honor plus several ushers and the best man. The bride wore a satin gown with long train and a lace-trimmed veil. The groom sported a flower in the boutonniere of his dark suit. The evening ceremony took place on June 7, 1952.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

Exposure of large machinery dwarfing the laborers at Ace Furnace & Steel Co. This machine is either a shear press or a brace press. The company was built in 1930 and was owned by Alvin T. Davies. Ace produced steel and sheet metal products- furnaces, tanks, stacks and did electrical welding.

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Iron construction--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma;

Studio setup of cash register for H.D. Baker & Co., Inc. The company sold business machines and was located at 1007 Pacific Ave. Harry D. Baker was president and lived at 107 No. Summit Ave. Lee T. Baker was vice president and Joseph H. Baker was secretary-treasurer of this family business.

Cash registers; H.D. Baker Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Washington cooperative farmers, Crisco Fryers- packaging fryers. Man and two women cleaning chicken carcasses on May 29, 1952 in preparation for packaging.

Chickens--Washington; Food processing;

Visitation School's 1952 graduating Class of 42 students taken in church sanctuary. Visitation Church was designed by C. Frank Mahon, Architect, and constructed in 1913. The school was added in 1925 and opened on September 8th with an enrollment of 170 students, at a cost of $1.00 per month for in parrish families. The school was staffed by the Benedictine Sisters of St. Benedict's Convent in Minnesota. ("A History of Pierce County" V. 3)

Church schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Church of the Visitation (Tacoma); School of the Visitation (Tacoma);

Interior exposures of model home at College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. Wooden floors, built-in cabinets and siding by St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. The model home "Tacoman" was built adjacent to the Fieldhouse for the 4th annual Greater Tacoma Home Show. Fine-grained upland hemlock was used for supporting timbers, framework, trim lumber, flooring and wall paneling.

Cupboards--Tacoma--1950-1960; Closets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The dining room and kitchen of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. The dining rooms opens off the living area and is separated from the kitchen by folding accordion doors. The kitchen is tiled for easy cleaning of "splash areas" on walls and floors. The kitchen features a 1952 version of the old fashioned chopping block, which can be used for preparation of meat or as a bread board.

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Bergh-Griggs Co. exhibit booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show. The company was owned by Lyman R. Bergh and was located at 709 Pacific Ave. The company's specialties were plumbing and heating. Pictured in the booth are furnaces, left, and dishwashers, right. A banner advertises the new Whitney "Pres-to-log" furnace for economical constant heat.

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Bergh-Griggs Co. (Tacoma);