Frank R. Carlisle (top row, second from left) bought out his partner of 10 years, William Benton, in March of 1939 to found the Carlisle Distributing Co. Located at 1906 Jefferson Ave., the distributing company specialized in beer and Washington wines. Among the wines that they carried were wines from the Union Winery and Chambelle wines from the Davis winery. L to R. (front row) Henry Berndt, Claris Johnston, Kenneth "K.P." Hill. (back row) Gene Johnston, Frank R. Carlisle, Harold W. "Slim" Thomas of the Horluck Brewing Co., Harriet Cocke, E.F. "Emil" Marek. (TNT 3/23/39, p. 6- alt. photo)

Benton - Carlisle Distributing Company (Tacoma); Carlisle Distributing Co. (Tacoma); Carlisle, Frank R.; Beverage industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Berndt, Henry; Johnston, Claris; Hill, Kenneth; Johnston, Gene; Carlisle, Frank R.; Cocke, Harriet;

Benton - Carlisle Distributing Company staff in front of garage doors of building housing their beverage distributing business in March of 1939. L to R. (front) Henry Berndt, Claris Johnston, Kenneth "K.P." Hill. (Back) Gene Johnston, Frank Carlisle, Harold "Slim" Thomas from the Horluck Brewing Co., Harriet Cocke, E.F. "Emil" Marek. Frank Carlisle had assumed sole ownership of the business, now re-named Carlisle Distributing Co., after a ten year partnership with his friend William Benton. See A7988, image 1 for alternate photograph of group. (TNT 3/23/39, p.6)

Benton - Carlisle Distributing Company (Tacoma); Carlisle, Frank R.; Berndt, Henry; Johnson, Claris; Hill, Kenneth; Johnson, Gene; Thomas, Harold; Cocke, Harriet; Marek, E.F.; Beverage industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;