Two trucks hauling two caterpillar tractors at Northwest Hauling Co., 2318 South Tacoma Way. Photos ordered by Holte Trucks. In the 1956 City Directory, they described their services as "expressing and moving." In 1957, they described their services as "Rigging and hoisting, heavy hauling, house moving and crane service."

Northwest Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tractors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In the early 1950s, Arden Farms took over the building at 824 Martin Luther King Jr. Way that had been the home of the Olympic Dairy Products Co. The large milk bottle on the roof made the building immediately identifiable. This photograph from February of 1953 shows four Arden Milk drivers standing proudly by their new Ford delivery trucks. The men are all dressed neatly in striped overalls, ties, and caps with the company's logo on them. Arden Farms was well known for their milk, "flavor fresh" ice cream, butter and cottage cheese. TPL-8203

Arden Farms Co. (Tacoma)--People; Ford trucks;

Twenty logging trucks, photograph ordered by International Harvester. The trucks are fueled by propane and owned by Cotten Brothers in Spanaway, Washington. International Harvester sold and serviced large trucks. Here the trucks are posed in front of a large propane tank.

Trucks--Spanaway--1950-1960; Cotten Bros. (Spanaway); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered by International Harvester, a single logging truck. The truck is fueled by propane and owned by Cotten Brothers in Spanaway, Washington. The truck is posed in front of a large propane tank labelled "Propane, the modern motor fuel." The back portion of the truck where the logs are usually loaded has been unhooked and now sits on the bed of the truck. International Harvester sold and serviced large commercial trucks.

Trucks--Spanaway--1950-1960; Cotten Bros. (Spanaway); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Tacoma Suburban Lines bus at Lakewood. The bus in this photograph is a Flxible Clipper motorcoach.

Buses--Lakewood;

A small vehicle, resembling a jeep, is parked inside the Mt. Rainier Ordnance Depot on November 2, 1954. This possibly could be a paint spray booth located within a warehouse on Fort Lewis. Hoses are attached to the sides of the booth which has doors that close. Photograph ordered by Sprayking, Inc., Los Angeles.

Sprayking, Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.); Military vehicles--Fort Lewis;

An enormous steel tank rests on its side as it is hauled by a Sunnen heavy hauling truck to St. Regis on December 14, 1954. Star Iron & Steel Co., Inc., steel fabricators, manufactured the tank. Star Iron had been located at 435 E. 11th in the Tideflats since 1918; it was owned by Roy N. Allen, president with Edward N. Allen as vice president and E. Leo Curry as secretary. Besides tanks, the company also manufactured heavy cranes and logging machinery.

Storage tanks--Tacoma; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sunnen Auto Freight & Heavy Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Rows of repair vehicles, with ladders attached, are parked in a large garage/carport in a July 19, 1958, photograph. Floor of the unit appears to be concrete; the ceiling and beams are made of laminated wood. Lamps dangle from the glue-lam beams. Photograph ordered by Woodlam, Inc.

Garages--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Woodlam, Inc. (Tacoma);

Several Wonder Bread delivery trucks are parked in a basement possibly belonging to Continental Baking Co. Metal carts full of loaves of bread are lined up behind the trucks. Heavy wooden beams hang from the ceiling of the brick basement. The large beams bisect smaller laminated joists. Photograph ordered by Woodlam, Inc., manufacturers of laminated wood products.

Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bread--Tacoma; Laminated wood;

In November of 1961, Shirley Fopp, the 1942 women's national combined champion and now head of the ski school sponsored by the VIP Sport Center in Lakewood, and her associate Bill Fundy, posed with skis and poles in front of the new VIP Sport Center tour bus. The bus is parked outside Ben's Trucks Parts on South Tacoma Way. VIP Sport Center was located in Villa Plaza and sold sporting goods and toys. Their new bus would make two trips a week to Snoqualmie Pass and two trips to White Pass. Riders could rent essential equipment from the store or presumably bring their own. The new bus service launched by E.L. Hagenau of VIP Sport Center provided air conditioning, radio, public address system, and was custom equipped with extra-large capacity for skis and overnight luggage. Shirley Fopp and Gretchen (Kunigk) Fraser went to Stadium H.S. together and spent their weekends skiing on Mt. Rainier. (TNT 11-30-61, p. A-22) TPL-9864

Buses--Tacoma--1960-1970; Skiers; Fopp, Shirley; Fundy, Bill;

Truck #520 is loaded with logs and on its way to St. Regis' Tacoma plant in July, 1962. The harvested logs were taken from the company's tree farms in the Mineral-Morton area. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. This picture was used in the St. Regis Paper Co.'s 1962 Annual Report. (1962 St. Regis Paper Co. Annual Report, p. 25)

Trucks--1960-1970; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

John Wallerich and his antique automobile were surrounded by fellow South Tacoma businessmen advertising the district's "Old Fashion Sidewalk Sale" to be held on July 19-20, 1963. The 1914 Chevrolet Royal Mail was parked outside of the new Food King supermarket at 3510 So. 56th St., near Puget Sound Avenue. Admiring the car were: Jake Schwitzer, Bob Briem, Wayne Hogan, Sgt. Carl Parker, Ray Harver, Fred Ludvig, Chuck Stanley, Lloyd Owings, Dr. M.A. Twiet, Mickey Hogan, and Bob Robinson. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 7-18-63, B-4)

Automobiles--Tacoma--1960-1970; Publicity photographs; Wallerich, John; Food King (Tacoma);

An unidentified worker in hardhat leans against a truck which is parked near the runways of McChord Field on August 21, 1963. He may be an employee of Warren Northwest, a member of the Contractors of America Association. Photograph ordered by Blau-Knox, Mattoon, Illinois.

Trucks--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hats--1960-1970;

Esther Williams Girls in front of the Cotton residence, a large one-story home, at 402 - 160th St. in Spanaway. Sports cars in foreground are an Austin-Healey (right) and a MG. Jaguar roadster is at far right to the rear. Several admirers are seated on the steps to the home which was just up the road from Spanaway Lake. The Girls were in Tacoma as part of the publicity surrounding the Washington Sports Shop being selected as Tacoma's exclusive dealer for the "Esther Williams Living Pool." (TNT 8/2/1959, pg. A-10) (Additional information provided by a reader)

Sports cars--English; Publicity; Bathing beauties; Esther Williams Girls;

Ernie Grindley, advertising manager for Washington Sports Shop, stages publicity for the store by bringing the Esther Williams Girls to Tacoma. In addition to showing-off their swimsuits, the women are showcasing foreign automobiles--a Jaguar roadster, Austin-Healeys and MGs. The Washington Sports Shop had recently been selected as the exclusive Tacoma dealer of the Esther Williams Living Pool. (TNT 8/2/1959, pg. A-10)

Sports cars--English; Publicity; Bathing beauties; Esther Williams Girls; Washington Sports Shop (Tacoma); Sporting goods stores--Tacoma--1950-1960;

1937 Ford Coupe, license A132701, at White Arrow Service Station on Seattle Highway for Loyalty Group, Seattle. Mr. Waters, attorney. 1937 Ford automobile heavily damaged on passenger side. Photograph taken on November 21, 1941.

Ford automobile; Traffic accidents; Wrecks;

Automobile at Stevens Motor Company for Morrell Pride Meats. Automobile Number 162.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

1942 Plymouth coupe from Steven Motor Company, Chrysler-Plymouth dealers, for Morrell Pride Meats. Automobile Number 162 is a two-door sedan. Photograph was taken outdoors on August 21, 1942. Cars were one of the items regulated by the War Price & Rationing Board during WWll and only a limited number of people were able to get permits to buy them. The News Tribune would publish the names and addresses of the lucky buyers which also included purchasers of bicycles, typewriters, passenger tires, passenger recaps and tubes. (TNT 8-26-42, p. 5-list of purchasers) This car is what has come to be called a "Black Out" model. The Federal Government mandated that after 12/15/1941 manufacturers had to replace most of the chrome trim and other parts due to war requirements. Trim was either painted or, if it was from chromed stockpiles, it was painted over. The only chrome parts allowed were bumpers and windshield wipers.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Steven Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Mack truck & trailer from Northwest Hauling Co. for Tacoma Truck Sales. Industrial Tacoma and Albers Mill in the background.

Northwest Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Scene of Accident. View of Pacific Avenue near South 19th Street taken on August 31, 1940 for United Pacific Insurance Company. Union Station on right, American Plumbing and Steam Supply, Shaub - Ellison Company and Garretson - Woodruff - Pratt Building on left. Wreckage of the fatal automobile-truck accident had already been cleared away by the time of this photograph. A Portland-Seattle Auto Freight truck had collided head-on with a Packard coupe the late evening of August 30th at South 19th & Pacific Ave. This caused the 11th traffic fatality of the year when Tacoma boilermaker Virgil Jones, along with his three passengers, was thrown from his vehicle. Although his passengers, and the truck's occupants, were injured, they did survived. A coroner's jury the following week found the accident to be "unavoidable" and no charges were filed against either driver. (T.Times 8-31-1940, p. 1+, article-only; T.Times 9-7-1940, p. 8-article only on coroner's inquest)

Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Union Station (Tacoma); American Plumbing & Steam Supply Co. (Tacoma); Shaub-Ellison Co. (Tacoma); Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Building (Tacoma); Street railroad tracks--Tacoma;

Scene of Accident. View of Pacific Avenue near South 19th Street. Union Station on right, Shaub - Ellison Company and Garretson - Woodruff - Pratt Building on left. Photographed on August 31, 1940 for United Pacific Insurance Company. Virgil Jones became the city's 11th traffic fatality on August 30th when his Packard coupe collided head-on with a Portland-Seattle Auto Freight truck. Mr. Jones, along with his three passengers, was hurled from his vehicle from the collision's impact. (T.Times 8-31-1940, p. 1+ -article-only)

Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Union Station (Tacoma); Shaub-Ellison Co. (Tacoma); Garretson-Woodruff-Pratt Building (Tacoma); Street railroad tracks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Griffin Fuel Company truck and employees. Coal bunkers, Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Transfer House, 250 So. 19th St., on right.

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

Truck loaded with castings at Atlas Foundry.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Flatbed truck with large casting on back in front of Atlas Foundry.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma); Foundries--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Doug Oldershaw of the New York Giants football team (far left) was one of five professional football players who donated their time in February of 1941 to help raise money to buy ambulance planes for the Royal Air Force - the RAF. An unidentified member of the Tacoma chapter of the British-American War Relief Committee is pointing to an ambulance airplane on the poster being held by Doug in this photograph from February 10, 1941. Five ambulances comprising a "thumbs-up" cavalcade left San Francisco, each by a different route in a cross-county tour. The ambulance on display in Tacoma, driven by Doug Oldershaw, could be seen in front of the British American War Relief Office at 914 1/2 Broadway. (T. Times 2/8/1941, pg. 3)

Ambulances--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Ambulances--Tacoma; British American War Relief Committee (Tacoma);

Small black automobile stopped at railroad crossing, sign and light, tall tower building at right, industrial area in background. Photograph taken on July 24, 1940.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad crossings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Traffic signs & signals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Truck and tractor, Buck & Bowers. A man wearing a soldier's uniform is driving a Ford tractor with a large blade on the front. Directly behind him is a flat bed truck with side. A sign for Ford Tractors-Ferguson System is painted on the side boards and Buck & Bowers is painted on the truck's door.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tractors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buck & Bowers picture of truck. Buck & Sons was owned and operated by Parker J. Buck. They manufactured farm machinery, sold tractor tires and did tractor repairs. View of Ford truck with Buck & Sons information painted on side.

Ford trucks; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buck & Sons Tractor & Implement Co. (Tacoma);

An automobile collided with a Northern Pacific train near the Shaffer Terminals. Two people were seriously injured and rushed to Tacoma General Hospital. The train engineer stated the train was travelling 20 miles per hour, the driver of the car must have felt they had plenty of time to cross tracks. The car was pushed by train for about 32 paces, before it came to a stop. View of train tracks (T. Times, 4/2/46, p. 1).

Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Railroad accidents--Tacoma; Railroad tracks--Tacoma;

Commercial Distributing Co. made five daily trips from Tacoma to Seattle, they transported machinery to many industrial facilities throughout the Tacoma and Seattle area. They were fully insured and bonded and provided their customers with fast and reliable shipping. View of Commercial Distributing Co. truck driver delivering the stern section of a tuna boat to Marvin Marine (T. Times, 6/26/46, p. 5).

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma; People associated with transportation; Commercial Distributing Co. (Tacoma);