Brown & Haley, candy boxes. A box with lid open displaying Mountain Bars. This is a box of 24 - 5 cent bars. The candy is made of fondant dipped in milk chocolate and mixed with nuts. The lid of the box is decorated with a drawing of a snow-covered mountain and drawings of people fishing, hiking and bird watching along with deer. The Brown & Haley Company was located at 110-116 East 26th Street.
Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mountain Bars; Packaging;
In November of 1946, Milroy's Service Company was located at 1145 Broadway, between Selden's Home Furnishings and the Hamilton Photography Studio. Earlier city directories had placed the business at 1146 Commerce. Leon D. Mills was Milroy's owner. Milroy's sold home appliances, such as stoves, refrigerators, furnaces and radios. From the looks of this photograph, they also maintained a shop to repair their appliances. At least one employee is working a drill press while another uses a lathe. One of their most popular and affordable items was the portable cylindrical Coleman GI stove at $10.95, with "1,000 uses afield and at home." Other Coleman products sold at Milroy's included gas furnaces like the ones on the left. The Coleman Co. is still going strong over a hundred years after its inception at the turn of the last century. They still produce lanterns, stoves, coolers and even backpacking gear. (www.coleman.com)
Milroy's Service Co. (Tacoma); Workshops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery;
Titus Motor Company. A Ford pick-up truck with the name of Titus Motor Company painted on the cab door and a sign, "Ford" and "Best Service in Town" painted on a board over the open bed in the back. The truck has white-wall tires with the spare tire attached just in front of the back fender. The truck is parked along a boulevard strip in a residential neighborhood.
Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ford trucks; Residential streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Tacoma Athletic Commission Dinner for Gretchen Kunigk Fraser. Tacoma skier Gretchen Kunigk Fraser, winner of 1948 Olympic Gold and Silver medals for Alpine skiing, in a publicity photo for the Tacoma Athletic Commission on April 5, 1948. Gretchen is seen here with her mother, Clara Kunigk, of Tacoma. The man on the left is not identified. The man on the right is possibly her brother, Bill Kunigk. The Tacoma Athletic Commission honored Gretchen Fraser with a dinner/reception at the Top of the Ocean; over 600 people were in attendance.
Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Skiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Kunigk, Clara;
New West Coast Grocery Company building at Chehalis, DFPA, Mrs. Leik. West Coast Grocery has built another building using reinforced concrete for their operations, this one in Chehalis. Two large garage doors cover the loading dock when not in use and light can enter from large windows close to the roof.
West Coast Grocery Co. (Chehalis); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Reinforced concrete construction--Chehalis--1940-1950;
Building and pipe yard, American Plumbing, George Hill. The exterior of the American Plumbing and Steam Supply Company. The American Plumbing and Steam Supply Company was founded in 1907. H.K. Munroe was president of this wholesale plumbing, heating and mill supplies company. This building later became one of the University of Washington, Tacoma campus, classroom buildings (UW-T).
Daytime exposure of front of store, Buck & Sons, Mr. Berkhalter. A view of the exterior of Buck & Sons building. A neon sign over the main entrance advertises Ford tractors. The entrance is highlighted by glass blocks and the large windows allow passers-by to see the displays. One of the garage doors can be seen on the left.
New West Coast Grocery Company building at Tacoma, DFPA, Mrs. Leik. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, the exterior of this building shows the use of plywood in concrete construction. The walls were built using plywood and structural lumber as molds with iron rebar to strengthen the poured concrete. Openings were left for windows to be installed.
West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storehouses--Tacoma;
Westinghouse Appliance Show at Winthrop Hotel, Westinghouse Electrical Supply Company, Betty Dahl. Two combination radio/phonographs encased in beautiful wooden cabinets are shown in this view in a home-like setting. Westinghouse advertised "crystal-clear reproduction of programs and records with Rainbow Tone FM, a Rainbow Dial, Full-width record storage space holds 52 albums or 360 singles".
Westinghouse Electric Co. (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radios; Phonographs;
Crowd admires 1949 Lincolns and Mercurys at Ray Ridge Motors. A view of the showroom featuring the 1949 Mercury automobiles. Salesmen showed customers the Mercury's voluminous trunk. The newly redesigned models had more usable space for luggage and passengers, had a 118" wheelbase, and an 110 hp, V-8 engine. Both automobiles have wide white-wall tires. An advertising banner hangs on the wall, and flowers decorate the dealership for the showing of the new models. The showroom has a terrazzo floor. (T.Times, 4/20/1948, p.3)
Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mercury automobile; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Showrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sales personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950;
On June 18, 1948, a revolutionary new 1949 model Ford sedan was on display in the Titus Motor Company showroom at 618-24 Broadway. The new four door sedan was designed to be lower, wider, roomier and provide 25% more visibility. The design also eliminated a lot of the squeaks and rattles found in previous models. View of unidentified people admiring the new 1949 Ford automobile at Titus Motor Company, photo ordered by Sconce Advertising Agency (T. Times, 6/9/48, p. 2).
Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Ford automobile; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Sconce Advertising (Tacoma);
Titus Motor Company had the new 1949 sedan on display at the Ford showroom. Henry Ford II said, "Styling and engineering changes are as extensive as the changeover from the Model T to the Model A, a generation ago". View of Titus Motor Company employees standing outside of the authorized Ford dealership, photo ordered by Sconce Advertising Agency (T. Times, 6/9/48, p. 2).
Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Window displays; Office workers--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Sconce Advertising (Tacoma);
A carpenter works on building the canopy that covered the pumps at Nienaber's Texaco Service Station. Nienaber's was at the corner of Center and K Streets. In the background is Wyman & Kravik Refrigeration.
Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Carpenters--Tacoma--1950-1960
Grand Opening, Blue Moon Tavern, John Monta. Interior of the tavern with Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Long (Marcia J. Long) by the bar. The couple look proud of the work they have put into preparing the tavern for their grand opening. The lights over the mirror are turned on, the bouquets from well wishers and the shiny equipment make a welcoming interior. Format 5' x 8'
Blue Moon Tavern (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Long, Charles L.; Long, Marcia J.; Bars (Furniture); Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950;
An unidentified customer receives a facial and manicure at the Fircrest Barber Shop in this photograph from April 1948. The barbershop shared space with the Fircrest Beauty Nook at 405 Berkeley St. They were around the corner from the Fircrest Gift Mart and the Fircrest Pharmacy. This photograph was ordered, along with several others of Fircrest businesses, by the Lakewood Log.
Several interiors and exteriors of stores in Fircrest, Lakewood Log, Charlie Mann. An exterior view of the Fircrest Market, Fircrest Gift Mart, and Paul L. Mickens' Fircrest Pharmacy. Sidewalks go around the building but the street has not yet been paved next to them. The exterior is covered with shiny, dark colored material and a wide awning hangs over the walkways.
Fircrest Pharmacy (Fircrest); Fircrest Food Market (Fircrest); Fircrest Gifts (Fircrest); Electric signs--Fircrest--1940-1950; Stores & shops--Fircrest--1940-1950; Drugstores--Fircrest; Gift shops--Fircrest; Grocery stores--Fircrest--1940-1950;
Several interiors and exteriors of stores in Fircrest, Lakewood Log, Charlie Mann. Exterior of Fircrest Food Market, Fircrest Gifts, and Paul L. Mickens' Fircrest Pharmacy. The drug store sits on the corner and has the largest retail space and a large neon sign. The store fronts display some of each business's wares. Fircrest is a separately incorporated community immediately adjacent to Tacoma on the south. It is a mostly residential area.
Fircrest Pharmacy (Fircrest); Fircrest Food Market (Fircrest); Fircrest Gifts (Fircrest); Electric signs--Fircrest--1940-1950; Stores & shops--Fircrest--1940-1950; Drugstores--Fircrest; Gift shops--Fircrest; Grocery stores--Fircrest--1940-1950;
New Shell Station at 6th and Mason, Shell Oil Co., Mr. Holm. A day-time view of the new service station from the corner highlighting the "Shell" sign hanging from the light pole. The gasoline station is on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Mason Street. Residential property is seen in the background while other commercial property is seen further along Sixth Avenue with billboards.
Marty's Shell Service (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
New Shell Station at 6th and Mason, Shell Oil Co., Mr. Holm. A night-time view of the new Shell service station with three automobiles in line for service. There are two service attendants at the drivers' side windows asking how they can be of service. In these days a fill-up of gasoline included a free window washing, oil check and possibly a check of water in the cooling system.
Marty's Shell Service (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Brown & Haley candy company was founded upon the ideals of quality, service and principle. They used the purest, richest chocolate, highest grade of sugar, pure cow's cream, Washington creamery butter and the freshest local farm eggs, absolutely no glucose was used in their products. View of candy makers rolling out candy, interior view of candy plant.
Cookery--Tacoma; Candy--Tacoma; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);
Selden's opened at 1141 Broadway in June of 1942. Their building had five floors of showrooms for high quality home funishings and floor coverings, and was said to be unique on the Pacific Coast in its spacious size and appointments for a business of its type. Selden's was owned and operated by Sidney Selden. This photograph taken in February of 1945 shows their large fleet of delivery trucks. Karl's Shoes, the Moler Beauty School, and the Hotel Lansing were in the building nextdoor.
Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storefronts--Tacoma; Selden's, Inc. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Selden's had been at this site since 1942, this building had five floors filled with showrooms of high quality home furnishings and floor coverings. Selden's was owned and operated by Sidney Selden. Exterior view of Selden's storefront with Frigidaire appliances sign above Selden's store sign and their delivery trucks lined up, on right side is Milroy's, Hamilton Studio and a Sprenger & Jones Watches street clock, the time is 1:10 P.M.
Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storefronts--Tacoma; Selden's, Inc. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clocks & watches;
A display of Nestles' prooducts at the Big Bear store including Nestle's instant cocoa, Nestle's Quick, Nestle's cookie mix, and Nestle's chocolate morsels. Ordered by Nalley's, Henry Willis.
Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Products; Food--Tacoma--1950-1960; Food industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Sepic Electric opened a new, second furniture and appliance store at 7208 Pacific in May 1951. The new store included complete sales and service facilities and featured nationally advertised, quality appliances and furniture. Fred and Stan Sepic were the owners while Ed Cushing headed the furniture department and H.H. Princehouse headed the appliance department. Ordered by Sepic Electric, Mr. Langdon. (TNT, 6/1/1951, p.A-3)
Furniture stores--Tacoma; Sepic Electric Co. (Tacoma);
The interior of the High Hat Tavern located at 8920 South Tacoma Way showing booths and counter seats. An alcove for Mel McLaughlin's Trio has been added along the far wall close to the jukebox. Ordered by Mr. Pep Greco.
A display of new refrigerators in the window at Selden's. Trade-ins of old refrigerators were allowed. Signs advertised that "$5.00 Now is all it Takes". The new 7.6 cubic foot Frigidaire on the left was selling for $239.75. Ordered by Sunset Electric Company.
Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Refrigerators; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Selden's, Inc. (Tacoma);
Candy racks in front of the cash registers at Sib's Thriftway are loaded with Nalley's candies, tempting everyone to try them. Ordered by Nalley's, Mrs. Hildreth.
A Sears, Roebuck employee demonstrates a new television console to a young Tacoma family in August, 1951. A similar television with rectangular screen is on sale for $259. Sears was having a sale on household appliances and furnishings with low down payments advertised. A sign on the wall indicates that a 15% down payments would be accepted. Several refrigerators are lined up just a few short steps away. TPL-5046
Ardens on Broadway was a women's clothing store. They sold the latest fashions and styles; view of interior of store shows racks of evening wear, dress suits, dresses and coats. According to the 1951 City Directory, the store was managed by W.C. Inskeep. Photograph commissioned by Jess Jackson.
