Showroom at City Motor Company, Oldsmobile, Anson Hart. The new 1948 model Oldsmobile offered many new developments: a streamlined body design with increased front and rear visibility with curved glass, wider seats, more luxurious upholstery and interior trim. Powered by a 115 hp, 8-cylinder engine, this automobile was known as the "Futuramic" series "98" Oldsmobile. (T.Times, 2/16/1948, p.8) TPL-1653

City Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Oldsmobile automobile;

College of Puget Sound. Students in a physics class are conducting an experiment with light. One of the students works an instrument with a large, flexible bellows and a viewer on the top. The instrument is pointed towards a florescent light. Another student seated at the table is adjusting part of the mechanism. A spectrum chart stands near the door. Other students and the instructor look on.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Physics--Tacoma--1940-1950; Experiments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound. The Central Board was a group of students vested with the responsibility of appointing committee heads, supervising the control of ASCPS finances, choosing publication heads and planning special campus events. The board was comprised of representatives of each class, editors of the Trail and Tamanawas, department managers of forensics, men's and women's intramural, music and dramatics, elected officers of ASCPS, and three faculty advisors. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.69)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Committees--Tacoma--1940-1950; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound. A view of men studying in the men's dormitory lounge. Several men sit around a large table in the middle of the room. A counter runs around the room to provide additional study areas. Several of the men are smoking pipes.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Studying--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interiors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lounges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tobacco pipes;

College of Puget Sound. A view of the lounge at the women's dormitory at the College of Puget Sound. Several women are seated around the room reading, knitting and at the piano. One woman looks out the window and two are standing on the stairway. Lamps, carpeting, and draperies create a comfortable interior.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Studying--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interiors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lounges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior view of house with beautiful windows, concrete foundation ensures durability, made by Holroyd Company, manufacturers of the finest building materials in Tacoma. Holroyd Company was owned by James A. Holroyd and Alma M. Miller. The company manufactured all types of building materials, including: sand, gravel, concrete blocks, bricks and many other masonry products; they advertised "Dependable Building Materials".

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Concrete--Tacoma; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Windows--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Foundations--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

Exterior view of Auto Service Center General Auto Repair shop, painted sings read "Safety Correction", "State Test", "Batteries", "Painting", "Radiators" and "Body Fender". General Auto Repair is owned and operated by Bernard B. Mecklenburg. View of concrete foundation by Holroyd Company, manufacturers of concrete products and other building materials, photo ordered by Holroyd.

Foundations--Tacoma; Concrete--Tacoma; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Auto Service Center (Tacoma);

Grain elevator, Port of Tacoma, George Osgood. A $500,000 bond issue was authorized in 1930 to provide funds for what became one of the major wheat handling terminals on the Pacific Coast. A subsequent addition to the grain elevator in 1947 brought the capacity to 1.1 million bushels. Another 500,000 addition was added in 1951. The unit was equipped with 3 receiving legs having a capacity of 100 cars per day and 2 shipping legs providing ship delivery at a maximum rate of 30,000 bushels an hour. (TNT, 2/28/1954; Marine Digest, 9/11/1954; Port of Tacoma Invitation to Industry, August 1954)

Grain elevators--Tacoma--1940-1950; Farm crops; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Full-length shot of Margie Joy Miller for Beauty-of-the-Week, Times, Mrs. McDonald. Margie Joy Miller, the daughter of George W. and Eunice Miller, was starring in the Little Theater play "Janie" at this time. She was described by critics as a potential Janis Paige. Margie (also spelled Marjie), after graduating from Stephens College, would embark on an acting career in the fifties as Marjie Millar. Her career was cut short by an automobile accident in the late fifties that left her partially crippled. (T.Times, 1/17/1948) TPL-8200

Miller, Marjie Joy; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actresses; Millar, Marjie;

Gretchen Fraser points out her name in the decorations during a Tacoma Athletic Commission reception in honor of her victory at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Husband Don Fraser, a former Olympian, is to her right in this April 5, 1948, photo. Gretchen, the daughter of W.A. and Clara Kunigk, was also welcomed back home as she rode in the weekend's Daffodil Parade. She had won both gold and silver medals in Alpine during the Winter Olympics which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. ALBUM 9.

Athletes; Skiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Fraser, Don, 1914-1994; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Flower arrangements;

Showing of 1949 Lincolns, Robert Sconce Advertising Agency. Three of the new 1949 model Lincolns are parked in the showroom. The Lincoln Cosmopolitan and the Lincoln represented the latest concept in luxurious motoring with wider wheelbases (125" for the Cosmopolitan and 121" for the Lincoln). The automobiles were wider to provide road-hugging comfort. The paint on the new automobiles is highly reflective as well as the large amounts of chrome. A neon sign points the way to a cashier. (T.Times, 4/15/1948, p.26)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lincoln automobile; Mercury automobile; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New Ford truck at Carstens' garage, Titus Motor Company, Henry Zachow. Titus Motor Company was the authorized Ford Truck distributor in the Tacoma area. Carstens had a large fleet of trucks not all of which were Fords. They had at least two refrigerated trucks built on Chevrolet chassis.

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ford trucks;

On March 5, 1948, Jack Chase (left) and Roy Hawkins worked out in a Tacoma gym to prepare for their upcoming fights at the Armory on March 11. Jack Chase was one of the cleverest light-heavies of boxing in the late 1940s. He had been the number one contender for a long spell but had just about retired from the ring. He would meet Fred Wallace in an 8-round semi final. Roy Hawkins was scheduled to face Cecil Oliver for 10 rounds on the same ticket. Chase had joined the Hawkins stable as Roy Hawkins' trainer and coach. (T.Times, 3/9/1948, p.7)

Chase, Jack; Hawkins, Roy; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boxing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boxing Club (Tacoma);

Sunrise service, Ivanhoe Commandry, Lorenzo Mansfield. This Easter Sunrise Service was sponsored by the Knights Templar and the Council of Churches. The Jason Lee school choir is seated on the stage at Temple Theater. Dignitaries are seated in front of them. A piano sits to the left side of the stage. Rev. Francis Kinch, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church spoke. Members of the Ivanhoe Commandry, Knights Templar, are seen seated in the first several rows of the theater. These people have gathered before dawn to celebrate Easter. There were three other sunrise services in Tacoma this year. (TNT, 3/27/1948, p.1)

Choirs (Music)--1940-1950; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious services--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ivanhoe Commandery No. 4, Knights Templar (Tacoma); Conductors--Tacoma; Theaters--Tacoma; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Members of Tacoma's garden clubs plant trees and shrubs along Highway 99, south of the Tacoma city limits, as part of the Clean-up Drive being sponsored in Tacoma April 11 - 21, 1948. The men and women have been using garden forks, picks and shovels to dig and plant. They have also been clearing and hauling away debris. (T.Times, 4/14/1948, p.1)

Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Planting; Gardening--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shrubs--Tacoma; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardening equipment & supplies;

Great Northern Box Car being loaded by Sperry Flour Company at Ocean Dock, DFPA, Edith Leik. A view inside the box car. Bags of flour are being moved by a forklift to fill the upper spaces in the box car. The interior of the freight car is lined with plywood and paper to protect the flour and meal being shipped. TPL-10457

Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma); General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma); Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Railroad tracks--Tacoma; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery;

Group at First Baptist Church, Times, Dick Yost. William Anderson, a student at Stewart Junior High School, right, is pointing to a strategic point on the map of Palestine in this February 24, 1948 photograph. Looking on are, L-R, Glen Coe, Inez Jackson, Director of Mason Junior High robed choir, Suzanne Haskin, Robert Gray Junior High and E.T. Munz, counselor, First Baptist Church junior high fellowship. The junior high school students were in charge of providing music and the message at the evening services at First Baptist this week. (T.Times, 2/28/1948, p.3)

First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Anderson, William; Coe, Glen; Jackson, Inez; Haskin, Suzanne; Baptist churches--Tacoma; Teenagers--1940-1950; Maps; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Gretchen Kunigk Fraser, winner of Gold and Silver medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics, waves to thousands of spectators viewing the April, 1948 Daffodil Parade. She is wearing her U.S. team uniform and her familiar blond pigtails. Gretchen was the first American skier to medal in a Winter Olympic event with a win in slalom and a silver in the Alpine combined at St. Mortiz. Her parents, W.A. and Clara Kunigk, ride along surrounded by mounds of daffodils. Gretchen won Gold on the Kunigk's 35th Anniversary. Mr. Kunigk was city water superintendent for 39 years until his retirement in 1956. ALBUM 9. TPL-9806 (TNT 4-4-48, p. 1-alternate photograph)

Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Kunigk, W.A.; Kunigk, Clara; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1948 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Daffodils--Tacoma;

The Tacoma Girl Scouts held a Fashion Revue at the Temple Theater on March 20, 1948. The proceeds would benefit the St. Alban's Girl Scout Camp. The Girl Scouts showed traditional and new scouting clothes as well as sports outfits and fashion clothes furnished by Rhodes Brothers Department Store. Background music was provided by Arnold Levenenze at the organ. Four young girls and boys wearing their Sunday best and two teenage girls wearing two-piece bathing suits wait in the sidelines, with four women organizers, for their turn on the runway. Ordered by Jerry Hurley, Rhodes Brothers. (T.Times, 3/12/1948, p.6; 3/23/1948, p.5)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bathing suits; Coats; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children & adults--Tacoma; Teenagers;

Great Northern Box Car being loaded by Sperry Flour Company at Ocean Dock, DFPA, Edith Leik. A man is moving several bags of flour inside a box car at the Sperry Flour Company Ocean Dock. Another man stands outside reviewing a list. Some of the Sperry Flour Company facilities are seen in the background. TPL-10456

Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma); General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma); Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Railroad tracks--Tacoma; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Ocean Dock (Tacoma);

Buildings, churches, schools, and parks made for special edition of Times, studio. Originally built in 1921 as the residence of the J.P. Weyerhaeusers and called "Haddaway Hall", the home was purchased by George C. Franklin in 1936 and the name was changed to "Seamont". In 1941 a proposal arose for Annie Wright Seminary to move to Haddaway Hall but this did not happen. From 1942-1968 the building served as the Tacoma Catholic College and convent. From 1969 until 1972 it was used as a dormitory for University of Puget Sound students called Commencement Bay Campus Dormitory and in 1974 it became the Northwest Baptist Seminary.

Haddaway Hall (Tacoma); Tacoma Catholic College (Tacoma); Seamont (Tacoma); Dwellings--Tacoma; Residential facilities--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma;

Action shot, Patsy Hamm and Jack Boyce. Times, Metcalf. Patsy Hamm and Jack Boyle were the Pacific Coast Jr. Pairs Champions in figure skating's jumping pairs. They had qualified for the Nationals at Colorado Springs, Colorado, March 31st, April 1st, 2nd and 3rd. They are shown practicing at Lakewood Ice Arena. Patsy and Jack played a major role in the ice show the evening of March 20th. The proceeds went towards their expenses to the Nationals. Patsy and Jack learned to skate at the Lakewood Figure Skating Club. It was reported in April that Patsy and Jack placed 4th in the Junior Pairs in Colorado. (T.Times, 3/18/1948, p.15; TNT, 4/2/1948, p.22)

Hamm, Patsy; Boyle, Jack; Ice skating--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lakewood Ice Arena (Lakewood); Lakewood Figure Skating Club (Lakewood); Ice skating rinks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mack Truck #9 semi, involved in accident of Tacoma-Olympia highway, Jack Evans, adjuster. A shot of the front and passenger side of the cab. Painted on the cab door is, "Maxell Petroleum Company, Tacoma - BR.3188". Chrome on the grill of the hood reflects the headlamps and a large hood ornament sits atop the grill. The split-windshield is made of two panes of flat glass. Rear-view mirrors stick out on both sides of the cab, a large horn is attached to the top and a flag is hung at the back corner of the cab. A Union Oil storage tank is in the background.

J.B. Evans Adjusters (Tacoma); Insurance; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Maxwell Petroleum Co. (Tacoma); Petroleum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile radiator ornaments;

Family reunion, Mrs. Swen Johnson. Swen A. and Agnes E. Johnson are joined by their children and granddaughter for this family portrait taken in March of 1948. The family poses in the Johnson's living room. Sitting on her grandfather's lap is his only grandchild, Sandra Elisabet Benoy, age 3. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson's two daughters and their husbands are next to their parents. They are Mrs. Marvin Eklund and Mrs. Robert Benoy. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson came to Tacoma from Sweden in 1910. (TNT 6-20-1948, D-1 - photograph of Mr. Johnson and Sandra Benoy)

Johnson, Swen A.--Family; Johnson, Agnes E.; Johnson, Swen A.--Homes & haunts; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benoy, Sandra Elisabet; Eklund, Marvin--Family; Benoy, Robert--Family;

Mr. Dell Jones with home-made chimes, Times, Bert McMurtrie. Delwen Jones was a teacher with the Tacoma Public Schools.

Jones, Dell; Chimes;

Dinner party honoring Alexander Baillie at Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Tribune, E. Knight. Alexander Baillie was one of the founders of the Tacoma Country & Golf Club in 1894 and was the club's first president. He is seen in the upper left corner next to Reno Odlin, then president of Puget Sound National Bank, holding a microphone as part of his toastmaster duties. The banquet held in his honor was expected to draw more than 150 guests.

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949; Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several operations in plant, Tacoma Lumber Fabricating, Mr. Patterson. Young men work alongside older men in creating the structural beams for which Tacoma Lumber Fabricating was well known. The company created prefabricated portions of buildings for an entire prefabricated house as well as curved beams used to roof large buildings. The top floor of their modern office building was the plant loft for giant layout work. They had a complete sawmill and planing mill plant. (T.Times, 1/16/1949, p.18)

Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several operations in plant, Tacoma Lumber Fabricating, Mr. Patterson. Workmen are dipping completed trusses into a liquid mixture using a pulley system. Stacks of lumber are seen further back in the plant's yard. The company manufactured materials from heavy timbers such as power line cross arms, bridge timbers and roof trusses to little pieces four feet long for refrigerator car rack slabs. (T.Times, 1/16/1949, p.18)

Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Three views of Thom McAn Shoe Store, McAn Shoe Stores, New York. This view of the new shoe store, taken from the back of the store, shows the chairs back-to-back, ready for customers to take a seat and be fitted for shoes. The boxes with different styles, colors, and sizes line the walls and make a decorative pattern. Cigarette ash trays are available close-by for the customers relaxation.

Thom McAn Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shoes;

Interior of bowling alley, Brunswick Company, Seattle. A view of the interior of the West Seattle Bowl facilities featuring the players seating areas with tables for keeping score and overhead projectors for the score totals. Two rows of spectator seating are provided. The curved laminated beams that support the arched roof are shown with the supporting braces where the beams join the floor.

West Seattle Bowl (Seattle); Bowling alleys--Seattle--1940-1950;