The house on the left hand corner was of interest to Frank A. Latcham, a Tacoma attorney for a court case. The house appears to be under repairs, possibly an insurance claim. Photo ordered by Charles E. Taylor Company.

Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Residential streets--Tacoma; Latcham, Frank A.--Homes & haunts; Insurance companies--Tacoma; Charles E. Taylor Co. (Tacoma);

Charles Taylor was an insurance adjuster, his office was located at the Puget Sound Bank Building on 1119 Pacific Avenue. View of residential intersection that appears to be at South Anderson Street and South 7th Street.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trees--Tacoma; Residential streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charles E. Taylor Co. (Tacoma);

Miscellaneous scenic studio shots taken in July of 1946. View of house nestled behind two large beautiful trees, a car is parked to the right, a storage shed is also visible. Location is not known, it appears to be a rural community.

Houses--1940-1950; Trees; Automobiles--1940-1950; Country life;

Miscellaneous scenic studio shots. View of house nestled behind two large beautiful trees, an unidentified woman stands in front of the trees, a car is parked to the right, a storage shed is also visible. Location is not known, appears to be a rural community.

Houses; Trees; Automobiles--1940-1950; Country life;

Exterior view of Wayne W. Keyes' home located at 11437 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest, in Lakewood. The house is now demolished. Photo ordered by Mrs. Harry U. Fisher, who wanted to use the image on Christmas cards.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Backyards--Lakewood; Windows--Lakewood; Keyes, Wayne W.;

Exterior view of Wayne W. Keyes' home located at 11437 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest, in Lakewood. The house is now demolished. Photo ordered by Mrs. Harry U. Fisher, who wanted to use the image on Christmas cards.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Driveways--Lakewood; Light fixtures; Keyes, Wayne W.;

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne E. McKendry's residence. Exterior view taken in July of 1946 of Lorne and Doris McKendry's home located at 11430 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest. The home is English Cotswold Cottage style, built in 1922. Kirtland Cutter was the architect. Lorne was the Secretary-Treasurer of Carstens Packing Company.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Trees; McKendry, Lorne E.--Homes & haunts;

Mr. and Mrs. Lorne E. McKendry's residence. Exterior view of Lorne and Doris McKendry's home located at 11430 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest. The home is English Cotswold Cottage style, built in 1922. Kirtland Cutter was the architect. Lorne was the Secretary-Treasurer of Carstens Packing Company.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Trees; McKendry, Lorne E.--Homes & haunts;

Exterior of Allen Johnson home for Coleman Company, Inc. A two-story, clapboard and shingle residence with dormer painted white on a narrow lot. Concrete steps lead up from the sidewalk. Photograph taken on September 26, 1946.

Houses--1940-1950; Johnson, Allen--Homes & haunts;

Interior of Allen Johnson home for Coleman Company, Inc., showing a sitting room with a fireplace. Throw rugs are used over the wooden floor.

Houses--1940-1950; Johnson, Allen--Homes & haunts; Fireplaces;

Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Entry into residence built of prefabricated plywood sections. This home became the model prefabricated house and office of Win Wilson.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Prefabricated houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior view of Haldor and Esther Dahl's home, recently painted by Pacific Painters. The house appears to be two levels with a basement, a two car garage is located in back of house. The house next to it belonged to Ivar and Anna Dahl. Ivar Dahl was the builder of both houses. Photo ordered by Pacific Painters.

Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Painting--Tacoma; Pacific Painters (Tacoma);

Exterior view of Anna D. Miller's home, the grass is neatly mowed, trees and flower beds under the windows give this home a beautiful look. Anna D. Miller was an Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools. The Building Index indicates this home was built in 1908.

Miller, Anna D.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma;

Exterior view of Anna D. Miller's home, the grass is neatly mowed, trees and flower beds under the windows give this home a beautiful look. The house is located on the corner of A Street and East George Street. Anna D. Miller was an Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools. The Building Index indicates this home was built in 1908.

Miller, Anna D.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Trees--Tacoma;

Exterior view of Anna D. Miller's home, the grass is neatly mowed, trees and flower beds under the windows give this home a beautiful look. The house is located on the corner of A Street and East George Street. Anna D. Miller was an Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools. The Building Index indicates this home was built in 1908.

Miller, Anna D.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Trees--Tacoma;

Loxide Structures, Inc. A small, newly constructed house. The lawn is overgrown. The Loxide Company was located on the eastern shore of Day Island. Their speciality is the patented, prefabricated wall system, made of vertical, overlapping 2x8" lumber, joined together with plywood splines, and the sills upon which the 2x8's rest. The sills are pre-marked to indicate where each plank goes. (TNT/Ledger, 2/9/1947)

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Loxide Structures, Inc. (Tacoma); Prefabricated houses;

Loxide Structures, Inc. Exterior of a newly constructed cabin. Curtains hang at the windows. A sign advertising Loxide sits on the roof of this small structure. This cabin, windows and all, was constructed in one day by a carpenter and his assistant using the Loxide wall and sill system. The vertical 2x8" pieces are milled Sound cedar and weatherproofed with a special plastic substance. No further exterior protection such as siding or shingles are needed. (TNT/Ledger, 2/9/1947)

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Loxide Structures, Inc. (Tacoma); Prefabricated houses;

Exterior of two-story tudor residence. The exterior is covered with white clapboards. There are large windows on the first floor (one of which is arched) and an arched front doorway. The front yard is steeply sloped and is covered with a blooming groundcover. An airplane can be seen flying overhead.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of back of two-storey stucco residence with a tile roof set among mature, beautifully groomed landscaping. Steps leading from the patio to the lawn are nearly hidden by the bountiful rhododendron blooms. The mansion was originally known as "Villa Carman" changed to "Madera" in 1939. It is now the home of television actress, Linda Evans.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma--1940-1950; Villa Carman (Lakewood); Madera (Lakewood);

Exterior of Tudor house with a steeply pitched roof. The exterior walls of stucco are covered in ivy. The two-storey home is built on a slope. The rock garden of the corner lot covers the sloping yard with well kept flowering shrubs. Brick steps lead to the front door from the sidewalk. This beautiful home located at 3601 North 36th St. was included in a photo collage of Tacoma homes and gardens in the Tacoma Times, 6/21/1947, p.8.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of stucco, Spanish style residence with a red tile roof set among mature landscaping. Patterned tiles surround the arched front doorway. Ornaments are impressed into the exterior of the house at the corners of the porch. Arches decorate the tops of the two chimneys that are shown.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of two-story stucco residence of Alexander Baillie, "Waloma" at American Lake. Of Italianite disign it has a tile roof and is set among mature landscaping. This view at a distance shows a circular driveway with a fountain in the center.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of two-story Arts and Crafts bungalow with several brick chimneys. A deep covered porch with heavy columns runs across the front of the home. Flowering shrubs bloom near the front and a wisteria blooms on a pergola over the driveway. Roses are planted along the driveway.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of Mr. Ernest Burrows' home, Wheeler-Osgood, Mr. Paul Smith. Exterior of a brick home located at 912 South 7th St. According to the 1947 City Directory, Mr. Burrows was part of the Burrows & Milone firm of general contractors.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Burrows, Ernest L.--Homes & haunts;

Home of Dora B. (Mrs. Percy C.) Smith, Times Society, Mrs. MacDonald. A group of society women gather outside Mrs. Smith's large, two-storied home. The porch has large columns with a balcony over the porch. The exterior of the house is clapboards painted white. The group met to define organization plans for the newly formed auxiliary to the Dixie Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The president of Dixie, Mrs. Edwin Keyes, appointed officers. L-R, seated: Mrs. Richard L. Smith, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Richmond Higy, Chairman; Frances M. (Mrs. Charles Q.) Jackson, Treasurer; standing: Louise M. (Mrs. George C.) Roberts, Secretary, the next three are unnamed, Sarah E. (Mrs. Alfred) Gruetter, Corresponding Secretary (third from right) and the last two are unnamed. (T.Times, 7/26/1947, p.10)

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Roberts, Louise M.; Gruetter, Sarah E.; Jackson, Frances M.; United Daughters of the Confederacy (Tacoma); Smith, Dora B.--Homes & haunts;

Residence and grounds at Wayne W. and Bernice Keyes home in the Lakes District. Mr. and Mrs. Keyes are standing in their front yard with two of their dogs. The mansion was originally built for Charles A. Foster and was called "Sunnybank" until purchased by the Keyes' in 1936. It was then referred to as the Keyes Mansion.

Dwellings--Lakewood--1940-1950; Trees--Lakewood--1940-1950; Lawns--Lakewood--1940-1950; Gardens--Lakewood--1940-1950; Keyes, Wayne W.; Keyes, Bernice; Dogs--Lakewood--1940-1950; Sunnybank (Lakewood); Keyes Mansion (Lakewood);

Residence and grounds at Wayne W. and Bernice Keyes home in the Lakes District. Mr. and Mrs. Keyes sit on a bench in their garden with two of their dogs. Mr. Keyes wears riding breeches. Wayne W. Keyes was an attorney in Tacoma at this time.

Dwellings--Lakewood--1940-1950; Trees--Lakewood--1940-1950; Lawns--Lakewood--1940-1950; Gardens--Lakewood--1940-1950; Keyes, Wayne W.; Keyes, Bernice; Dogs--Lakewood--1940-1950; Keyes Mansion (Lakewood);

Residence and grounds at Wayne W. and Bernice Keyes home in the Lakes District. Mr. and Mrs. Keyes are standing on their large deck looking into their gardens. The flower bed below them is filled with lilies. TPL-5487

Dwellings--Lakewood--1940-1950; Trees--Lakewood--1940-1950; Gardens--Lakewood--1940-1950; Lilies--Lakewood--1940-1950; Keyes, Wayne W.; Keyes, Bernice; Keyes Mansion (Lakewood); Sunnybank (Lakewood);

Exterior view of Alfred Nicholas' room at the Butler Hotel, located on 824 A Street. Alfred was the janitor at the Tacoma Army-Navy Club. He suffered a fall from this location. His room appears to be the open window in the center, fire escapes are located on the right side above the metal trash cans.

Housing--Tacoma; Tenement houses--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Building deterioration--Tacoma; Butler Hotel (Tacoma); Nicholas, Alfred;

Wollander Far-West Homes. Willard A. Wollander was the owner of Wollander Better Buildier Plans and Wollander Far-West Homes. The third exterior wall units of the prefabricated house are being added to the foundation. Four men are moving this section, which already has the door opening in it, to the edge of the foundation and will angle it up into place. Window openings are already in place on the opposite wall.

Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Prefabricated houses; Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;