Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Co. was located at Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats. Its raw materials and finished products were moved by water and rail. This photograph shows the log pool to the right with the tracks for the railroad along side.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad tracks--Tacoma;

A. H. Cox & Co. at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. logging operation at Puyallup. Earlier this year St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber stated they would be planting 800,000 trees, the same amount as last year. High school boys would be hired to help plant the trees, they would earn $6 per day. View of Ollis-Chalmers machine.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Loggers; Machinery; Woodcutting--Puyallup; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

A. H. Cox & Co. at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. logging operation at Puyallup. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. was founded in 1888 when Washington was still a territory, by Colonel Chauncey W. Griggs. Their timber is primarily douglas fir, red cedar and western hemlock. View of high line yarder, with logs ready to be loaded onto cars.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Woodcutting--Puyallup; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

To corroborate laboratory proof of the strength and durability of glue-lines of exterior plywood, samples such as these are subjected to long-time exposure and tested at intervals. View of two unidentified men testing plywood at Parkland, photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Testing--Tacoma; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Industrial Avd. Sealer treatment machine. A man works with a conveyor belt moving doors coming from the sealer machine, stacking them for delivery to another location in the plant.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Conveying systems--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Industrial Avd. Sealer treatment machine. A worker loads doors into the sealer treatment machine. He loads them in at an angle and the machinery holds them vertically. A conveyor system moves the doors into the chamber where the sealer is sprayed onto the doors.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Conveying systems--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. Several railroad cars loaded with logs are standing in the yard at the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. The waterway can be seen at the right. The St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company was founded by Col. Chauncey W. Griggs in 1889. He had been working in Minnesota with coal and railroad concerns when he came to the Northwest. He was interested in starting a lumber producing operation so he purchased 80,000 acres in 1887 and another 20 acres on the tideflats one year later.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. Built in 1924, the Henry Mill & Timber Company occupied the site on Ruston Way just south of North Starr St. for almost 20 years. Originally a sawmill, they started fabricating structures when they built the caisson panels for the first Narrows Bridge. Their expertise in designing and building prefabricated structures from heavy timber won them contracts during WWII for giant store houses and hangers that could be broken down into small sections, shipped, and re-assembled with a minimum of effort. After the war they were taken over by the Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. which closed in the early 1950s.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumberyards--Tacoma; Prefabricated buildings--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Henry Mill showing salt treatment of wood. Henry Mill & Timber Co. was very busy with the construction industry throughout Tacoma. They were leaders in prefabricated materials which were needed for the development of housing and businesses in Pierce County. View of unidentified laborer directing the hoisting of lumber during salt treatment of wood.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Wheeler Osgood Plywood plant, Mr. McCallum. The Wheeler Osgood Plywood Co. began in 1889 as door manufacturers. In 1910 they became one of the first plywood manufacturers in Tacoma. They are one of the largest douglas fir plywood producers in the Northwest. View of Mr. Winston H. McCallum, Douglas Fir Plywood Association at the Wheeler Osgood plywood plant in front of a large cut log.

Plywood; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Logs; McCallum, Winston H.;

Wheeler Osgood Plywood plant, Mr. McCallum. In 1939 Wheeler Osgood celebrated their 50th anniversary by sending the 27th millionth door they built as part of the Washington State exhibit at the New York World's Fair. View of laborers at the Wheeler Oswood plywood plant. Photo ordered by Mr. Winston H. McCallum of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs;

Henry Mill miscellaneous shots. The Henry Mill & Timber Company was one of the first lumber companies to prepare for the demand of pre-fabricated lumber products. They later became a pre-fabrication company rather than a lumber mill company. Interior view of construction using Henry Mill & Timber Co. pre-fabricated products.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Henry Mill, construction of trusses. Henry Mill & Timber Co. was located at the foot of Starr St., near the water. During World War II, they held a number of government contracts for prefabricated structures. This photo shows company officials standing in and around a wooden truss that is being built.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trusses--Tacoma; Structural frames--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Men are grading plywood under overhead lights at Puget Sound Plywood. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Tacoma); Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Cooperatives--Tacoma;

Rayonier, Inc., lumber company, skit at conference held at Winthrop Hotel. Eight men in front of factory mural. Rayonier manufactured cellulose products for rayon and acetate staple fibers in fabrics. However, the fastest growth occured in tire cord, cellophone and other uses entirely apart from textiles. Rayonier had been diversifying over a period of years hoping to be less affected by fluctuations of demand in the textile markets. Note: Lines in print due to diacetate film deterioration. One of several thousand images preserved through copying by Tacoma library. (Rayonier, Inc., 1951 Annual Report)

Rayonier, Inc. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

The main entrance to the Georgia Pacific Plywood Company building in Olympia is shown on a dark afternoon with the interior lit from several angles. The smooth lines of the exterior of the building are carried into the entry way with a flat covering over the exterior walkway and the interior plywood paneling. The square panes of glass in the door match the geometric shapes of the larger windows and create a rythym with the louvers over the door and the steps inside.

Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Georgia Pacific Plywood Co. (Olympia); Office buildings--Olympia;

One of the offices in the Georgia Pacific Plywood Company building in Olympia is shown with a desk with only an ash tray and an organizer on top, with a side-arm for the telephone and typewriter. A machine with a roll-type cover under the windows may be a dictaphone. Venetian blinds and patterned draperies have bee added at the windows.

Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Georgia Pacific Plywood Co. (Olympia); Offices--Olympia;

ca. 1952. The Cheney Studs baseball team brings new meaning to the term "farm team" by playing on an actual farm, with spectators sitting on a low barn or shed roof. The players wear the striped uniform with the stud logo over the heart. The stud logo is in reference to the 8 ft. 2x4 manufactured by Ben Cheney's company called a Cheney stud, credited with standardizing architecture in the U.S. In addition to the batter, a catcher and umpire can be seen. TPL-7911

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Baseball--Tacoma--1950-1960; Baseball players--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Peeler log being rotated in a lathe and cut into veneer at Bellingham Plywood Company. In an effort to get the most from a stand of timber, select peeler logs are used in the production of plywood; less perfect logs are used for lumber. After barking, the peeler log is rotated in a lathe. The log "unwinds" against a knife in a continuous strip of veneer. The strips are then held temporarily in multi-decked storage trays 150 feet long or more. After the veneer has been sorted, a 150 foot steam heated oven brings its moisture content down to a uniformly low level. ("The Plywood Age" by Robert M. Cour)

Plywood; Lumber industry--Bellingham--1950-1960;

The outside of a wooden demonstration case with a leather handle and metal clasps is shown. The lower corners have been protected with metal corners. A logo for St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. has been painted on the side. Ordered by St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber, Corydon Wagner, Jr.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Showcases;

Plywood plant at Garibaldi, Oregon. Exterior type fir plywood panels for boats and other outdoor uses are fed into a giant hot press. Heat and pressure "cure" the phenolic resin adhesive producing a irreversible bond between the plys stronger than the wood itself. One of the most important steps in plywood technology was the discovery in the 30's of a waterproof glue that made plywood resistant to extremes of temperature and moisture and a stronger product than the original wood. Exterior fir plywood with waterproof bond is tested by boiling for hours, drying and boiling again. Under the industry's quality control program, 500,000 random production line samples were tested annually in the manufacturers two labs. ("The Plywood Age" by Robert M. Cour")

Plywood; Lumber industry--Oregon--1950-1960; Oregon-Washington Plywood Co. (Garibaldi, Or.);

A technician examines plywood that has undergone shear testing at the Plywood Research Center. Although nailed down, several segments of plywood have been ripped away from the wall in this September, 1951, photograph. The research laboratory submits plywood to tests of durability and quality assurance in order that the finished product meet their high standards.

Plywood Research Center (Tacoma); Plywood; Product inspection--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma--1950-1960; Laboratories--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Log dump at Wheeler-Osgood Company. The log dump at the Wheeler-Osgood Sash & Door Company on East D Street measured 150 feet by 150 feet. Company buildings are located around the opposite side of the logs with a planked walkway in foreground. Wheeler-Osgood was a door and plywood manufacturer located on the tideflats at 1216 Saint Paul Ave. next to St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. and Wilkeson Fuel Co. It was established in 1889 and closed its doors in 1952. It was destroyed by fire during demolition in 1959. Photograph ordered by Charlie Rembert, 3410 S. Washington Street. TPL-5732

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Logs; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma);

An elevated view of a lumber camp showing several rows of bunk houses and several small houses as well as a couple of larger buildings, possibly the mess hall and machine shops. TPL-2040

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

An unidentified man is smoothing the top of a plywood coffee table using steel wool. A work bench fitted with a wood vice is standing behind him in his workshop.

Plywood; Woodworking--Tacoma; Men--Tacoma--1950-1960; Coffee tables; Workshops--Tacoma;

An unidentified man brushing a sealer on the bottom of a plywood coffee table as a primer. The legs, made of dowling stand up from the table. A work bench fitted with a wood vice is standing behind him in his workshop.

Plywood; Woodworking--Tacoma; Men--Tacoma--1950-1960; Coffee tables; Workshops--Tacoma;

Plyron wardrobe door in Belfoy-Smith Homes. Plyron was a newly developed material that was found to have good strength for cabinet doors, with a smooth surface that accepted paint well. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Closets--Tacoma;

Mill at Summit. Truck loaded with milled lumber parked in cut-out area of logging site. Automobiles and pick-up truck in forested background. Part of a series of daily lumber operations taken on November 23, 1951 for Export Pacific.

Lumber industry--1950-1960; Trucks--1950-1960;

A view into the humidity chamber at the plywood lab shows the apparatus that provides the proper testing conditions. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Testing--Tacoma; Product inspection--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Research facilities--Tacoma; Plywood Research Foundation (Tacoma);

Plywood display at Lakewood Country Store. Man examining "Handy Panels of Douglas Fir Plywood." Cans of paint, ladder in background. This photograph is nearly identical to D62562, image 5.

Plywood; Lakewood Country Store (Lakewood); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);