Dick Bevington's new Triple X Barrel drive-in restaurant. View of kitchen area, four cooks in white uniforms, equipment and utensils, customers at counter visible through food pass out windows. The kitchen was advertised as having the latest in modern equipment and round the clock service. The chief cook was Ray Seger, assisted by Joe M. Powell and Dale Porter. [photographs taken 5/28-30/1940) (T. Times 6/4/1940, pg. 7)

Fast food restaurants--Tacoma; Bevington's Triple XXX Root Beer Restaurant (Tacoma);

Dick Bevington's new Triple X Barrel drive-in restaurant. View of kitchen area, four cooks in white uniforms, equipment and utensils, customers at counter visible through food pass out windows. Triple XXX referred to the brand of root beer served in the restaurant. The modern, all electric kitchen was run by chief cook Ray Seger, assisted by Joe M. Powell and Dale Porter. [photographs taken 5/28-30/1940) (T. Times 6/4/1940, pg. 7)

Fast food restaurants--Tacoma; Bevington's Triple XXX Root Beer Restaurant (Tacoma);

Federal Old Line Life Insurance Company dinner at Valhalla Hall - four tables with people seated for dinner. (filed with Argentum)

Federal Old Line Life Insurance Co. (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Valhalla Hall (Tacoma);

Mahncke Jewelers, interior view towards entrance. Four employees of the venerable jewelry store stand behind modernistic curved display counters holding jewelry. Although the women were not identified, the men were: owner/president William G. Mahncke at left and sales manager Elmer G.Hagen at right. Photograph taken May 28, 1940. (filed with Argentum) (TNT 6-2-1940, 8-A -article on remodeling of store and photographs of management)

Mahncke & Co. (Tacoma); Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mahncke, William G.; Hagen, Elmer G.;

Grand opening of Phil Brodsky's Uniforms. (filed with Argentum)

Phil Brodsky's Uniforms (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Group of thirty Standard Oil Company employees at Columbia Brewing circa 1939. (filed with Argentum)

Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma)--People; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma);

Sunshine Service, new General Petroleum Company Mobil station at South 48th and Park. Two automobiles at gasoline pumps and one in garage.

Sunshine Service (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940;

State Plumbers Convention at the Tacoma Hotel, on May 18, 1940. Group of men and women seated outside the "New" Tacoma Hotel on "A" Street. The entrance canopy had been salvaged or copied from the original Tacoma Hotel across the street which burned in 1935. This was the 45th annual convention which attracted about 150 master plumbers to Tacoma. The plumbers association promoted stricter plumbing codes to aid public health and sought more research into new plumbing methods and fixtures. A.E. Warren of Spokane was president and G.A. Weber of Tacoma the secretary/treasurer. (filed with Argentum) (T.Times 5-18-1940, p. 6-article only)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940; Meetings--1940-1950; Delegations; Plumbers--Washington;

The 1941 Ford V8 was advertised as the biggest, roomiest Ford in 38 years. Ford representatives and Tacoma Mayor Harry Cain have out their yardsticks to see if the new Ford measures up to its claims. Mayor Harry Cain, 3rd from left in photo, Leon Titus, president of Titus Motor Co. 4th from right, Jim Will, far right. (T.Times 12/18/1940 p.13)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Ford automobile; Titus, Leon E.; Will, James W.; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979;

ca. 1940. Griffin Fuel Company, coal bins with sign "McKay Stoker Coal." Loading bays and trucks, employees in group out front. Griffin Fuel had been in business for over 50 years at the time of this circa 1940 photograph.

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The manager of the Safeway store at Sixth and Proctor takes delivery of a shipment of eggs from the Washington Co-op Farmers Association. The "Co-op Eggs" were delivered by an egg shaped delivery van.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Poultry industry--Washington--1940-1950; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);

ca. 1940. In 1940 the staff of Miller & Miller Co. posed on the side of their office building, 4006 Pacific Ave. Miller & Miller were commercial printers who designed and printed labels as well as banners, counter and window displays. They had moved into this former Piggly-Wiggly building in 1938. This photograph is very similar to A1003, image 1.

Miller & Miller Co. (Tacoma); Miller & Miller Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Printers; Printing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Dining room at the Tacoma Hotel.

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In August of 1941, the residents of the Fern Hill neighborhood welcomed the opening of Bob's Market Center at the corner of 84th and Park Ave. The modern grocery store was operated by two familiar faces, Robert Steidel (meats) and Robert Munz (groceries). Both men had previously been associated with other Fern Hill Groceries. Robert Steidel had been raised in Fern Hill and was the son of Alex Steidel, who owned the Market Center store on 72nd and Pacific. (T. Times 8/1/1941, pg. 2)

Bob's Market Center (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Six carhops wearing capes with gold braid, short skirts and white cowboy boots served the cars in front of Kruger's Triple XXX Root Beer Barrel drive-in at 3505 South Tacoma Way in June of 1941. Frank J. Kruger opened his new Triple XXX Barrel restaurant in October 1936 with free root beer to one and all. He came west with a Triple XXX Barrel franchise in August of 1931 and had opened at a smaller location. The new building was 55' x 41' with both booths and stools indoors. There was room in their parking lot for at least 300 cars. In 1943 the building was purchased by Bill and Thelma Busch and became Busch's Drive-In.(T.Times, 10/23/1936)

Drive-in restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Triple XXX Barrel (Tacoma); Restaurant workers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Designed by Roland Borhek, the Hiroshimaya Hotel was built at the corner of 15th and Market in the heart of Tacoma's Japantown District. The Japantown District (Nihonmachi in Japanese) was bounded by Pacific Avenue and Market to the east and west, and by So. 11th and So. 17th to the north and south. Within the district there were numerous Japanese-American stores and several hotels. When this photograph was taken in 1941, the hotel was named the Baker Hotel, and it was operated by Seiishi Kano. In April of 1941 the building was purchased by the Tacoma Central Labor Council. After extensive remodeling, it opened in June 1942 as the Labor Temple. It was demolished during urban renewal in the 1960s.

Baker Hotel (Tacoma);

Consolidated Freightways Building, front view. Consolidated was a moving and shipping company. It was conveniently located near the railroad tracks, making transportation easier.

Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Men working in loading bay at Consolidated Freightways Building.

Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Loading docks--Tacoma; Trailers;

Two unidentified young women handed out free apples at the National Bank of Washington, 1123 Pacific Ave., on Saturday November 4, 1939, which had been designated "Apple Day" by Mayor Joseph J. Kaufman. In the fall of 1939, the war in Europe had almost completely stopped sales of Washington state apples to overseas markets. November was declared "Apple Month"; all retailers were asked to display apples, and Tacoma residents were asked to consume apple pies, applesauce, baked apples and other apple treats as part of their daily diet. (T. Times 11/2/1939, pg. 18)

National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Apples;

Santa Claus surrounded by children on November 24, 1939 after his arrival at Mueller-Harkins Airport. Santa will be checking his naughty and nice list at the Peoples Store.

Peoples (Tacoma); Santa Claus--Tacoma; Holidays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Arrivals & departures--Santa Claus;

Caddigan Fuel & Feed Co. has been doing business in Tacoma for over 10 years, they always provided prompt delivery of their fuel and feed products. View of their haul trucks, four employees stand by the trucks. Picture of equipment at Caddigan Fuel & Feed Co. for Robert Sconce advertising.

Fuel supply; Feed stores--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Caddigan Fuel & Feed Co. (Tacoma);

Incinerators at Northwest Welding and Supply Company. Three new incinerators stand next to each other. They each have a door to add material on the body of the incinerator, a door at the bottom to adjust the air intake and remove ash, and a short stack with screening at the top to keep burning objects from escaping.

Northwest Welding & Supply Co. (Tacoma); Incinerators;

Buster Brown Shoes interior and exterior. The first Buster Brown Shoe Store opened in Tacoma in 1915. William Spellman bought the Tacoma store in 1933, he also owns other stores throughout Washington and Oregon. Interior view of Buster Brown's Shoe Store, shoes are stacked along walls and in center display aisle.

Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shoes; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Spellman's Buster Brown Shoe Store (Tacoma);

Individual picture of employees at Ballou & Wright. Ballou & Wright offered motorists everything they might need. They had been in Tacoma for over fifteen years. View of unidentified employee from Ballou & Wright standing in front of McQuay-Norris valve springs and other automotive products.

Automobile equipment & supplies; Employees--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Ballou & Wright Wholesale Auto Parts (Tacoma);

Individual picture of employees at Ballou & Wright. Ballou & Wright always had one of the best selections of automotive parts. They had been in Tacoma for over fifteen years. View of unidentified employees from Ballou & Wright standing behind an Allen battery charger.

Automobile equipment & supplies; Employees--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Ballou & Wright Wholesale Auto Parts (Tacoma);

Beauty Shop in Rhodes Department Store. Shampoo sinks at left, dryers at rear, manicure tables at right.

Business Enterprises - Department Stores - Beauty Shops - Tacoma - Rhodes Brothers Service Industry Facilities - Beauty Shops

Rehn Motor Company. Exterior of the chevrolet dealership in Gig Harbor.

Automobile dealerships--Gig Harbor--1940-1950; Rehn Motor Co. (Gig Harbor);

Interior of a Lincoln-Mercury dealership service area for Standard Oil. A portion of an automobile can be seen on the far right. Motor oil in large containers stand along the wall on the right. A hoist and lubricating cannisters can be seen towards the left.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ray Ridge Motors for Robert Sconce Advetising. During the open house over 8,000 visitors crowded the showroom. Five new Mercurys were displayed. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers drom around the state welcomed Ray Ridge, the newly named Mercury and Lincoln dealer for Tacoma and Pierce County. Mr. Ridge is standing on the far left. (T.Times, 7/18/1946, p.7 & 7/23/1946, p.14)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showrooms; Ridge, Ray;

Munson - Smith Motor Company, Dodge and Plymouth dealers, interior view of staff, seven men and two women, gathered around a 1946 Dodge. One man in US Army Major or Lt. Colonel's uniform. Glassed in offices in background.

Business Enterprises - Tacoma - Automobile Dealers - New Automobile Dealers - Dodge / Plymouth Dealers - Munson - Smith Motor Company