Renton housing project showing use of "Cheney Studding". Ordered by Cheney Lumber Company. [Also dated 06-09-1942]

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Renton; Construction--Renton;

Renton housing project showing use of "Cheney Studding". Ordered by Cheney Lumber Company. [Also dated 06-09-1942]

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Renton; Construction--Renton;

Renton housing project showing use of "Cheney Studding." Ben Cheney standardized the roof height in the US with the sale of his 8 ft "Cheney Studs." Ordered by Cheney Lumber Company. [Also dated 06-09-1942]

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Renton; Construction--Renton;

Renton housing project showing use of "Cheney Studding". Ordered by Cheney Lumber Company. [Also dated 06-09-1942]

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Renton; Construction--Renton;

Renton housing project showing use of "Cheney Studding". Ordered byCheney Lumber Company. [Also dated 06-09-1942]

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Renton; Construction--Renton;

Renton housing project showing use of "Cheney Studding". Ordered by Cheney Lumber Company. [Also dated 06-09-1942]

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Renton;

On June 15, 1942, the sawmill at the Henry Mill and Timber Co. caught fire, the result of electrical problems. Quick action by the fire department managed to save the planer plant, warehouse and offices, but the sawmill was completely wiped out. Monetary loss was in excess of $200,000. No lives were lost; the sawmill was not operating due to a shortage of logs. (T.Times 6/16/1942, pg. 1)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950;

On the evening of June 15, 1942, the sawmill at the Henry Mill & Timber Co. was fully engulfed in flames. The fire department managed to save the planer plant, warehouse and offices, but the sawmill was a complete loss. The owners swore to rebuild immediately. However, after the fire, the company's business began to consist mostly of prefabricated items for the military. (T. Times 6/16/1942, pg. 1)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A fire on the evening of June 15, 1942 completely destroyed the sawmill at the Henry Mill & Timber Co. Loss exceeded $200,000. The planer plant, warehouse and offices were saved. There were no injuries. (T.Times 6/16/1942, pg. 1)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Three car loads of "Red End Cheney Studs" are ready for transport on May 20, 1963. The lumber is stacked neatly on freight cars waiting on a railroad siding near the Texaco Tideflats service station on E. 11th St. Photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co.

Lumber--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

Five unidentified men stand outside of a Weyerhaeuser Co. building believed to be part of their warehouse operations on September 23, 1963. Weyerhaeuser may have furnished the wood for production of plywood Santas in time for the Christmas season. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising.

Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Henry Mill, construction of prefabricated trusses. Photograph shows piles of timber and a wood form that is being constructed at the Mill, located at the foot of Starr St., near the water. During the war, Henry Mill was active in lumber prefabrication.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trusses--Tacoma; Structural frames--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Henry Mill, construction of prefabricated trusses. During the war, Henry Mill was active in lumber prefabrication.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trusses--Tacoma; Structural frames--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Henry Mill, construction of prefabricated trusses. During the war, Henry Mill was active in lumber prefabrication.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trusses--Tacoma; Structural frames--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

A man is photographed on March 3, 1964, studiously perusing a Drop-in Art sheet from the Weyerhaeuser Registered Home Advertising Service. Besides the Drop-in Art sheets, proof & tear sheets, Weyerhaeuser ads, home designs, and art pages were available along with the large Advertising Catalog. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co.

Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. (Tacoma); Advertising--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Long shot of Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company, located at Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. was located in the area near the intersection of Lincoln and Taylor Way along the Tideflats. The company had been established at this location in the early 1900s. To the left of the picture is the mill's log pool.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View taken from an elevated point on March 19, 1943 of the Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co., located on Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats. The company was organized in 1912 by John Buffelen, who produced primarily doors. Early in 1916, the plant began to manufacture fir plywood. In 1928, Buffelen met Phil Simpson, who became vice president of the company. John Buffelen left the firm in 1928 and Simpson acted as general manager of what was known as the Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. Mr. Simpson was one the forces involved in the formation of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. ("The Plywood Age" Robert M. Cour)("The Plywood Age" Robert M. Cour)

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Co. was located at Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats. Its raw materials and finished products were moved by water and rail. This photograph shows the log pool to the right with the tracks for the railroad along side.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad tracks--Tacoma;

The log pool at Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company, located at Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats. The company had been operating a mill at this location since the early 1900's.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Logs are stored in a log pond at Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company on the Tideflats.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs;

Rayonier, Inc., timber industry scenes from Grays Harbor. A long lineup of trucks loaded with logs prepare to leave this logging site for a mill or paper plant in July, 1964. Next to the trucks are railroad tracks with open cars with massive logs strapped down. One man is shown in the foreground making sure the loads are securely fastened. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Logs; Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor);

Scenes from Potlatch Forests, Inc., pulp and paper operations, Lewiston, Idaho. Aerial view of what is probably the massive Potlatch Forests, Inc., plant in Lewiston, Idaho, taken in late September-early October, 1964. Plant operations were situated in what appears to be a sparsely populated area. Potlatch products could be conveyed by water, road, and railroad to customers nationwide. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for inclusion in the company's annual report.

Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Industrial facilities--Idaho; Aerial photographs;

Close up photo of a section of an old growth Douglas fir, almost 13 feet in diameter as measured by the U.S. Forest Service, installed outside of the new Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library, one of the branches of the Pierce County Library system, in Lakewood. The old growth tree was logged on the holdings of the Northwest Door Company near Packwood in 1946. The 586-year-old tree was determined to be the largest Douglas fir felled by man The cross section of fir used to stand outside the entrance of the Northwest Door Company at 1203 East D Street when Herman E. Tenzler was president of the company. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. (TNT 7-1-65, A-9)

Logs; Tree stumps--Lakewood--1960-1970; Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library (Lakewood);

In June of 1965, Douglas Tenzler was photographed standing next to a section of an old growth Douglas fir, almost 13 feet in diameter, which was installed outside of the new Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library at 6300 Wildaire Road SW in Lakewood, one of the branches of the Pierce County Library system. The cross section of fir used to stand outside the entrance of the Northwest Door Company when Herman E. Tenzler was president of the company. The enormous old growth tree was cut on the company's timber holdings near Packwood in 1946. The log monument was officially unveiled on July 1, 1965, in a Lakes Summer Festival ceremony by its donor, Herman E. Tenzler. The library is named in honor of Mr. Tenzler's late wife. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. TPL-6598 (TNT 7-1-65, A-9)

Logs; Tree stumps--Lakewood--1960-1970; Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library (Lakewood);

1966 Scenes from Idaho logging operations. During a moment of leisure, two Potlatch Forests, Inc., employees clutch a small hatchet while in the Idaho forests in mid-July, 1966. One man is smoking a pipe. The hatchet's blade is whimsically inscribed "Hello Mom." Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Axes; Pipes (Smoking);

This enormous tree has been partially cut through by an employee of Rayonier, Inc., in Grays Harbor, in the summer of 1966. Although the worker is pictured with a small ax, larger tools would have been necessary to saw through the base of this giant tree. (no print on file, scan from original negative)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Axes;

In the summer of 1966, this unidentified worker was in the process of cutting through the base of an old-growth timber at a Grays Harbor property owned by Rayonier, Inc. His hard hat and gloves would provide protection while wielding the large saw. (no print on file, scan from original negative)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Logs; Saws;

This Rayonier worker appears to be making an initial cut into the base of this large tree in this photograph dating from July of 1966. Founded in 1926, the company remains one of the largest private landowners in the United States and still supplies timber to a wide variety of markets including pulp, paper, lumber, renewable energy production and other wood products. (no print on file, scan from original negative) (www.rayonier.com-article)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Saws;