Philip H. Fisher received a four-year scholarship of $300 annually to the University of Washington based on his scholastic record in August of 1952. The scholarship was provided by Fred C. Shanaman, president of Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, to a son or daughter of a company employee. Congratulating Philip at the Tacoma Club are, L-R, Fred C. Shanaman, Philip H. Fisher, Harry S. Fisher, Philip's father, and Kenneth C. Jones, superintendent of Federal Way High School where Philip was a student. (TNT, 9/12/1952, p.A-8)

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma)--People; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982; Men--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Club (Tacoma); Fisher, Philip H.; Fisher, Harry S.; Beitzel, George B.;

Overall view of three massive laminators with a man leaning over center one taken at the Baker Dock in November, 1951. J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation had its laminating operations at Baker Dock. The laminators were constructed so that workers could get close to the wood being laminated on semi-circular belts. Large overhanging lids appear to be able to fit tightly over the laminators. "No Smoking" signs warn workers not to light up when working with highly flamable materials.

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Baker Dock (Tacoma); Laminated wood; Machinery; Signs (Notices);

Launching of "Southern Pacific" at J.M. Martinac. The 123 foot tuna clipper was built for Lu Brito (skipper) along with John Silva. She had a capacity of 270 tons and a crew of 15. She was equipped with a 800-hp Enterprise engine, two 150-hp 120 kw GM generating sets, one 60 kw GM generating set for auxiliaries at a cost of $400,000. She was also equipped with Sperry automatic power steering and an automatic pilot; Tacoma Range Company electric range; a Coolidge propeller, TCA radio, Intervox direction finder and a Submarine Signal fathometer. Additionally she was seaplane equipped. (Ledger, 11/4/1951; Marine Digest, 12/22/1951) TPL-9055

Launchings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1950-1960; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

Globe Machine personnel have gathered for a group portrait in front of the facility. Most of the men wear overalls or coveralls. The company manufactured machinery for veneer, plywood and wood-working purposes.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--People;

Testing hardwood at the Plywood Research Foundation. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

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

A workman moves a stack of cartons of Wesco's sweet peas using a forklift in a large warehouse. The pallet supporting the cartons has been made using plywood. Cartons of StarKist tuna are stacked on the other side of the doorway. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A workman is drilling a hole for the door knob in a door using a specialized rack while another man on right is ready to move another door onto the rack at the new mill work plant in Mountlake Terrace. Ordered by Phares Advertising Agency, Times Square Building, Seattle.

Building materials industry--Mountlake Terrace; Building materials; Lumber--Mountlake Terrace;

The interior of the new mill work plant in Mountlake Terrace. Several men are working at machines with lumber stacked along the sides. Ordered by Phares Advertising Agency, Seattle.

Building materials industry--Mountlake Terrace; Building materials; Lumber--Mountlake Terrace;

Another machine, a large roller type machine, is used to strip bark from logs at the St. Regis Paper plant. At the end of 1951, St. Regis reached a point where it was able to supply from its own operations virtually all of the sulphate pulp requirements, both bleached and unbleached, of its kraft paper mills. St. Regis had been experimenting at its Tacoma mill in manufacturing kraft pulp from clean waste wood chips and in 1951 was making use of this material on a considerable scale in production. (St. Regis Paper Co. 1951 Annual Report)

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mechanical systems--Tacoma; Machinery; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

Two men are at work at a barking machine at the St. Regis Paper Company. One man is checking the logs while the other handles the controls. The pulp mill at Tacoma was being expanded in 1950 and was expected to be completed in 1951. During 1950 St. Regis was preparing to participate in the national defense program by supplying its regular products in larger quantities for many uses related directly or indirectly to military preparations. Multi-wall bags were used for shipment of essential materials. St. Regis bags had a greater value overseas because of special papers developed to resist moisture and contamination, such as polyethylene-coated kraft paper, for which production capacity was tripled in 1940. (1950 St. Regis Paper Co. Annual Report)

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mechanical systems--Tacoma; Machinery; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

This is the office of Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. (commonly known as Pennsalt), located in Tacoma's tideflats area, in January of 1952. The big chemical plant covered 40 acres on the Hylebos Waterway. The Ionic columns are believed to have been manufactured by the (Washington) Mutual Fir Column Co. who were neighbors of Pennsalt.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A "Sreen", a high bias installation at Penn Salt.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Logging mill at Summit. Men working on-site with portable log sawing machinery. Cut logs and lumber, automobiles and truck in background. For Export Pacific, taken on November 23, 1951.

Lumber industry--1950-1960;

Mill at Summit. Part of a series taken on November 23, 1951 of lumber operations with portable log sawing machinery, lumber and logs on wooded site. For Export Pacific.

Lumber industry--1950-1960;

The interior of Globe Machine Manufacturing Company showing men at work at various machines. The company advertised as manufacturers of veneer, plywood and woodworking machinery.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Two men observing gages in humidity chamber of plywood laboratory at 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);

Two men observing mechanical equipment in humidity chamber of plywood laboratory at Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Line in upper left is deteriorating diacetate negative damage.

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

One of the final stages in plywood manufacture is setting the glued and layered sheets of wood veneers in a hot press as shown at Anacortes Veneer, Inc., Anacortes, Washington. A sheet of plywood is placed on each layer of the press and the stacks are placed under pressure for differing lengths of time depending on the type of plywood being manufactured. This produces an irreversible bond between the plys stronger than the wood itself. The press is open in this view showing the sheets of plywood. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (The Plywood Age, Robert M. Cour)

Anacortes Veneer, Inc. (Anacortes); Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

A new type of tire chains were made of heavy castings by Fick Foundry Company. Fick Foundry Company manufactured machine castings for many machinery manufacturers in the Northwest. Castings were made of grey iron, steel, bronze and aluminum. Fick Foundry was owned by Joseph M. and Samuel Fick.

Fick Foundry Co. (Tacoma); Cast ironwork--Tacoma;

Steel and aluminum fabricating at George R. Marvin Company. The George R. Marvin Company advertised as manufacturing bridge cranes, gantry cranes, floating cranes, hammerhead cranes, special hoists and machinery of fabricated structural steel. The large, open building has railroad tracks running through the length of it. Men and equipment are working along both sides.

George R. Marvin Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A "Shim Sizer" manufactured by Globe Machine Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

The exterior of St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. The economy of Canada continued to expand in 1953 and St. Regis paper Company increased the production of its bags, required by the country's enlarged business activity. In addition to supplying multiwall bags, the Canadian company made available to its customers the same bag-filling and weighing machines which were manufactured and sold by St. Regis in the United States. (St. Regis Paper Co. 1953 Annual Report)

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.);

A man is moving large rolls of preprinted paper for bags at St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. Labels have the name "B.C. Sugar Refinery" on them. A forklift with a curved scoop on the front has been used to bring the roll to the open door and behind the door a hoist made with chains is seen lifting another roll.

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.);

Workers are shown handling bags at St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. A line of sewing machines have been arranged with large spools of string and bottles of glue to secure the bottom seam of the bags. TPL-3767

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.); Sewing machines;

An elevated view of St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant showing the covered loading dock where freight cars are being loaded. The roof has been built in a series of angled sections to allow clerestory windows to provide daylight to the interior of the plant. The Middle Waterway is seen immediately adjacent to the plant and the business district of Tacoma is seen further in the distance on the right.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. Family Day; employees' picnic and open house. Photograph labelled, left to right, Sgt. Bob Marshall, Mr. Fred Shanaman & Ed Sorger. Sgt. Marshall was the head of the Tacoma Police Department's Safety Division, Fred Shanaman was president and general manager of the company and Ed Sorger was Washington State's Safety Supervisor. The trio stand in front of a display case containing a trophy, certificates and memorabilia of the company's safety record. In 1950 & 52, Pennsalt won the National Safety Council's Award of Merit for no "lost time accidents" and the Pennsalt national award for best yearly safety record. Pennsalt opened on the Tideflats in June of 1929. The 40 acre plant manufactured industrial chemicals. (TNT 9/6/1953, pg. A-12)

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma)--Employees; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960; Marshall, Bob; Sorger, Ed; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982;

Waste - heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter - mass of pipe within steel frame at angle. (filed with Argentum)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Waste-heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter (ASARCO) showing pipes within frame work, some pipes continue to floor below. (filed with Argentum)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Waste - heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter - mass of pipe within steel frame at angle. (filed with Argentum)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Intact Medosweet Dairy truck, photograph ordered by Fageol Motor Sales Co., 717 Dexter, Seattle. (filed with Argentum)

Medosweet Dairies, Inc. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;