Exterior shot of new Recovery Building at St. Regis Paper Company. This new building housed the six story high combustion furnace and the Koppers electric precipitator. The precipitator collected odor bearing particles before they could escape the chimney into the open air. This was part of the company's program to reduce odor caused by the chemical processes of producing pulp. (TNT 2-17-1952, pg. C-14)
St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
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
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.
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.
An aerial view of Philadelphia Quartz' plant on the Tacoma tideflats. Since earlier in July 1952 the company has added another large tank on the left making a total of three and a smaller, vertical tank to the right of the main building and one at the far end of that building.
Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Minerals; Philadelphia Quartz Co. of California (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.
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);
A worker at Wesley Crawford & Son examines an oil mist lubrication machine in November, 1951. According to the 1951 City Directory, the company was listed as a produce commission merchant. It was a fresh fruit and vegetable packing company.
Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma); Machinery; Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960;
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;
Two workmen prepare a plywood wall for papering with a mural map at the Georgia Pacific Plywood Company in Olympia on December 24, 1951. Faint writing on the wall shows instructions for hanging the map. A wooden railing at the staircase on the right bends smoothly to a lower level in the building. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Georgia Pacific Plywood Co. (Olympia); Walls--Olympia; Maps;
A workman is papering a plywood wall at the Georgia Pacific Plywood Company in Olympia with a mural map of the State of Washington. Photograph was taken on Christmas Eve, 1951. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Georgia Pacific Plywood Co. (Olympia); Walls--Olympia; Maps;
A woman is seated next to a large bin of small parts at Washington Steel Products using a machine to attach small rollers to a plate. Boxes of the completed assembly are shown on the left. The bin was made of plywood and has metal banding around the sides and from top to bottom. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Washington Steel Products, Inc. (Tacoma)--Employees; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Women--Tacoma--1950-1960;
A female employee at Washington Steel Products is scooping small pieces of hardware from a bin made of plywood. A revolving stand used to display hardware stands beside her. Washington Steel Products was founded in 1945. However, many of the ideas behind the products were formulated in the early 1930's as reported in 1952. C.M. Johnson, President of Washington Steel in 1952, had specialized in kitchen cabinet hardware when he worked for the Washington Hardware Company in the 1930's. Washington Steel Products had a heavy demand for their enameled metal food drawers, revolving corner shelves and their complete line of interior sliding door hardware such as knobs, pulls and hinges. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (Prudential Western Scene, December 1953)
Washington Steel Products, Inc. (Tacoma); Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
The bottle shop at Columbia Breweries included an inspection section. Five employees are seated by lighted screens where each individual bottle was inspected as it passed through scientifically-lighted and image-magnifying inspection stations on their way to the labeling machine and to a packing machine for cartoning. (TNT, 10/13/1951, p.24)
Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bottles;
Launching of "Miss California" at Peterson Boat Building Company. The crowd attending the ceremony dispersed after the new tuna clipper was launched down the ways.
Peterson Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Launchings--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Launching of "Miss California" at Peterson Boat Building Company on May 10, 1951. Nine-year-old Teres Sousa, daughter of "Miss California's" captain, Manuel Sousa, is christening the new fishing boat with a bottle of champagne under watchful eye of her mother, holding a bouquet of roses, and two men. The dignitaries are standing on scaffolding inside the ways building. (TNT, 5/13/1951, p.B-2)
Caustic tanks at Hooker Electrochemical. The two tanks on the right sit on top of wooden structures that have doors and windows in them. In January 1950 Hooker announced plans for increased production facilities for caustic soda and liquid chlorine. The old Type E electrolytic cells were to be removed and replaced by the newest Type S-3 cells with far greater capacity for producing caustic soda and chlorine. Additions included equipment for handling and treating brine, purifying caustic and liquifying chlorine. Triple effect pans were to be used for caustic evaporation. Ordered by Mr. Bunt. (TNT, 1/23/1950)
Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);
In April of 1951, when this photograph of Perry W. Smith's original Frisco Freeze was taken, beefburgers were 30 cents, shakes were 25 cents, and you could get either a root beer or a cup of coffee for a dime. The popular hamburger stand and local landmark opened in July of 1950 and was open 365 days of the year, including part time on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Perry Smith died May 27, 1990 two months short of the 40th birthday of his stand; his wife and daughter carried on with the business. (Ordered by Holroyd Company.) TPL-10123
Malacky Furs, owned by Arthur E. and Marvel P. Malacky, is housed in a one-story building built of concrete blocks in the rear and brick with glass block on the front. A neon sign hangs over the entrance. Ordered by Holroyd Company.
Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960; Malacky Furs (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;
A small one-story, single-family residence with a mansard roof has been built using concrete block. The roof extends to cover the front entrance. Two large windows are seen, one on either side of the front door. Two windows can be seen along the right side of the home. Ordered by Holroyd Company.
Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960;
An extension appears to have been added to an existing building. It has been built using concrete blocks. A series of wide steps leads to double doors to the right of center in the addition. Another set of steps leads up to a door at the left end of this face of the addition. Pilasters have been incorporated into the face of the addition. Ordered by the Holroyd Company.
A front-on view of a hydraulic press manufactured by Washington Steel & Welding Company. The company advertised their work as welding and steel fabricating, steel ship building, and steel tanks. Their president was A.E. McIntosh. R.B VanDeMark served as secretary-treasurer. They were located at 701 East D Street.
Machinery; Steel industry--Tacoma; Welding--Tacoma; Washington Steel & Welding Co. (Tacoma);
General American Evaporators shown in evaporator room at Pennsylvania Salt. Penn Salt began a $172,000 plant expansion program in March 1951. The biggest investment was to be in new equipment in the plant's chlorine and caustic soda departments. Some building modification was also included. The expansion was necessitated by both increased normal demands and those spurred by war production. (TNT, 3/30/1951)
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Welch board was being used in construction of a tuna clipper at Western Boat. This view shows the crew's quarters with four sets of bunk beds. In June 1951 Western Boat was building a 98-foot tuna clipper to replace the partially-completed clipper lost in the 1950 fire at the City waterway yard. Launching of the clipper was scheduled for late July. The yard was also building 16- and 18-foot tuna tenders and was bidding on military tugs and other craft. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Jack Leik. (TNT, 6/24/1951) TPL-9051
Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Plywood; Crew quarters; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Five men watch intently while one of them is tightening the pressure during plywood testing at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber warehouse. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Dave Countryman.
Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Plywood; Product inspection--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma--1950-1960; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
