Dinner party honoring Alexander Baillie at Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Tribune, E. Knight. Alexander Baillie was one of the founders of the Tacoma Country & Golf Club in 1894 and was the club's first president. He is seen in the upper left corner next to Reno Odlin, then president of Puget Sound National Bank, holding a microphone as part of his toastmaster duties. The banquet held in his honor was expected to draw more than 150 guests.
Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949; Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Several operations in plant, Tacoma Lumber Fabricating, Mr. Patterson. Young men work alongside older men in creating the structural beams for which Tacoma Lumber Fabricating was well known. The company created prefabricated portions of buildings for an entire prefabricated house as well as curved beams used to roof large buildings. The top floor of their modern office building was the plant loft for giant layout work. They had a complete sawmill and planing mill plant. (T.Times, 1/16/1949, p.18)
Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Several operations in plant, Tacoma Lumber Fabricating, Mr. Patterson. Workmen are dipping completed trusses into a liquid mixture using a pulley system. Stacks of lumber are seen further back in the plant's yard. The company manufactured materials from heavy timbers such as power line cross arms, bridge timbers and roof trusses to little pieces four feet long for refrigerator car rack slabs. (T.Times, 1/16/1949, p.18)
Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Three views of Thom McAn Shoe Store, McAn Shoe Stores, New York. This view of the new shoe store, taken from the back of the store, shows the chairs back-to-back, ready for customers to take a seat and be fitted for shoes. The boxes with different styles, colors, and sizes line the walls and make a decorative pattern. Cigarette ash trays are available close-by for the customers relaxation.
Thom McAn Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shoes;
Interior of bowling alley, Brunswick Company, Seattle. A view of the interior of the West Seattle Bowl facilities featuring the players seating areas with tables for keeping score and overhead projectors for the score totals. Two rows of spectator seating are provided. The curved laminated beams that support the arched roof are shown with the supporting braces where the beams join the floor.
West Seattle Bowl (Seattle); Bowling alleys--Seattle--1940-1950;
Copy photographs of furniture, Rainier Furniture Manufacturing Company, Mr. E.H. Lafer. E.H.Seehafet and A.W. Voigt operated the Rainier Furniture Manufacturing Company at 1815 South G Street in Tacoma. A wooden bed frame, style number 1801, is shown with spindle end-posts on both the head board and foot board.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Steilling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on September 4, 1948, at their daughter's home (see D34711-1 & 6). Several days later, they had this copy made of their 1898 wedding photograph. Hans Jacob Stelling was born in Hamburg, Germany, December 1, 1874. He came to Puyallup in 1896 at the age of 14 and went to work on the farm of Henry Benthien where the Western Washington Experiment Station is located. Anna Emilie Katharina Stelk was born in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, September 11, 1873, and she came to Puyallup in 1891at the age of 18. She also worked on the farm of Henry Benthien. A romance ensued and they were married September 4, 1898. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Stelling are shown on their wedding day. Anna wears a wedding costume with European styling. Her veil has embroidery near the edge and is seen flowing from her crown to the hem of her gown. She and her attendants carry bouquets and her attendants also wear corsages. Jacob and his groomsmen are wearing three-piece suits and boutonnieres. (TNT, 9/12/1948, p.D-5)
Aerial views of city. This view of downtown is looking north with the high-rise office buildings shown climbing the hill to the west. The 11st Street Bridge crosses the City Waterway on the far right with the industrial Tacoma tideflats on the other side. The Puyallup River enters into Commencement Bay and has left a noticeable line where the fresh water meets the salt. Several ships are docked at Shaffer Terminals lying on the west side of the City Waterway.
Aerial photographs; Cityscapes; Bays--Washington (State); Commencement Bay (Wash.); City Waterway (Tacoma); Rivers--Washington (State); Puyallup River (Wash.); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma);
Three generations for magazine, Mr. A.P. Allen. Mr. Arthur P. Allen, center, was owner of Allen Printing Company located at 738 Pacific Avenue. He lived with his wife Elizabeth R. Allen, at 4212 North Stevens. His son, George R. Allen is in the upper right. His grandson, Ward W. Allen, on the left, received the 3rd degree of Masonry by the Evergreen Lodge No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons in March 1949. (T.Times, 3/27/1949, p.5)
Allen, Arthur P.--Family; Men--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Allen, George R.; Allen, Ward W.; Free & Accepted Masons (Tacoma); Allen Printing Co. (Tacoma); Printers; Fathers & children--Tacoma; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950;
View of cars parked along A Street and So. 13th, business signs are posted for the Home Electric Company, Glass and Union Commissary; building in background has a fire escape; photo ordered by L. Ray Shute Company, local insurance adjusters.
Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Fire escapes--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Parking--Tacoma; Insurance companies--Tacoma; L. Ray Shute Co. (Tacoma);
Raymond Farr and John Anderson at desk for Elks Magazine, Elks Club, Jack Brouillard. Both men are reviewing the list of names of people registering for the Christmas Committee from 1946. Raymond Farr and John Anderson are helping make the 1948 Elks Stocking Fillers' annual Christmas benefit for Tacoma's under-privileged children a success. The activities this year include dinner for the blind and the annual Christmas morning party for children at the Elks Temple. (T.Times, 12/8/1948, p.2)
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Farr, Raymond; Anderson, John H.;
The goal of the Stocking Fillers project of the Tacoma Elks Club in 1948 was to insure that every child in Tacoma would be remembered on Christmas day. To help reach their goal, the Elks worked closely with Tacoma's 1,900 Girl Scouts. The scouts made sure that each of the 120 dolls that were given as gifts came with a full wardrobe of handmade clothes. Sitting with a selection of the dolls that were given away are: (l to r) Mirth Geiselman of Troop 14, Horace Mann school; Kay Mernaugh of Troop 63, St. Patrick's school; and Sharon Hodges of Troop 14. The adults behind them are: (l to r) Lloyd Wynans, loyal knight of the Elks and member of the Elks Christmas committee; Sheila Lamar, district director of the Tacoma Girl Scout staff; and Andy Johnson, member of the Elks Christmas committee. (TNT 12/22/1948 p.23).
Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dolls; Christmas presents; Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Christmas--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);
Tacoma Sash and Door Company was started in 1918, when H. E. Emmons and L. M. Hampton found themselves with a car load of extra doors, they decided to begin selling them. These two businessmen soon started manufacturing and selling sash and window frames and additional doors. Their products are made with lumber from local lumber mills. This view of an unidentified Tacoma Sash & Door Co. employee bundling building materials with a banding machine was taken in early December of 1948. The cart behind him held the metal banding and the tool he is holding is used to tighten the banding. (Additional information provided by a reader)
Doors & doorways--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Tacoma Sash & Door Co. (Tacoma);
Tacoma Sash and Door Company manufacture many different types of building materials. They make custom built, unusual sizes, garage doors, french doors and many other types and styles of doors. The company has had continuous growth and modernization of their facilities. The end of World War II caused a building boom, the increase in building construction has helped the company increase their sales and production. View of laborer working on company manufactured products.
Doors & doorways--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Tacoma Sash & Door Co. (Tacoma);
After explosion aboard "Los Angeles" at Port of Tacoma, Times, Buzz. A flash fire swept the engine room of the Swedish motorship "Los Angeles" in the Tacoma harbor November 13, 1948. Fred Davis of Tacoma, left, and Eric Bystrom of Malmo, Sweden, who narrowly escaped the poisionous gases and flames in the engine room are shown shaking hands. (TNT, 11/14/1948, p.1)
Lincoln High School and Stadium High School were playing their annual Thanksgiving Day football game at Stadium Bowl in 1948. More than 16,000 fans attended the game and cheered on their favorite school. View of half time performances; the Stadium High School drum majorettes are performing with the marching band, watched by thousands packed into the bleachers. (T. Times, 11/26/48, p. 1).
Football--Tacoma--1940-1950; Athletic fields--Tacoma; Marching percussion--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drum majorettes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Stadium Bowl (Tacoma);
When the Rainier Steel Corporation began operations at 2201 Lincoln Avenue, on Tacoma's tideflats, in December of 1948 it became Tacoma's only steel plant at that time. Here an unidentified employee of Rainier Steel, in special safety glasses, monitors work being done in the facility. Eugene Cunningham, president and general manager, started the Rainier Steel Corporation because of the acute steel shortage after WWII. Rainier Steel used scrap iron as its raw material and their furnaces melted the iron and produced steel. The company planned to employ fifty people once they reached full operating capacity which was 100 tons daily with the present equipment. The steel was sent to Detroit for use in the automotive industry. (T. Times, 12/13/48, p. 5-article).
The first steel plant in Tacoma opens on December 3, 1948, at 2201 Lincoln Avenue, on the tideflats. Rainier Steel Corporation's owner, President and General Manager is Eugene Cunningham. View of Phil E. Haglund (left) and Eugene Cunningham standing by the furnace on the first day of operations at Rainier Steel Corporation (T. Times, 12/13/48, p. 5).
The Rainier Steel Corporation is the first company in Tacoma and in this regional area of its kind. The steel produced is being used to manufacture automobiles, company representatives stated the automobile companies are offering the best prices for their products. View of steel workers watching the first pouring of steel at Rainier Steel Corporation (T. Times, 12/13/48, p. 5).
Tacoma's semi-pro Coast Ice Hockey League team, the Tacoma Rockets, were returning from a series of five games, all of which they won. They were the first team in club history to win five straight. The Rockets had an upcoming game against the Vancouver Canucks at the Tacoma State Armory. View of Tacoma Rockets at Union Depot, names appear in newspaper (T. Times, 11/19/48, p. 15). Founded in 1946, the Rockets ceased operations in 1953.
Ice hockey--Tacoma; Athletes--Tacoma; Luggage; Travel--Tacoma; Coast Ice Hockey League (Tacoma); Tacoma Rockets (Tacoma); Union Station (Tacoma); Railroad travel--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Mr. Hess & sales force, L.L. Hess Furniture. Two young men stand outside the new L.L. Hess Furniture Company building and lean on the company's General Motors delivery truck. The name of the company is painted on the side of the truck. The company had an annex, the L.L. Furniture Company Annex at 4540 South M Street.
The Marchetta Ki girls marching unit at Lincoln High School was scheduled to perform at two football games during the first weekend of November in 1948. On Friday evening, November 5 they appeared at the Bellingham - Lincoln H. S. game in the Lincoln Bowl. The next day they were part of the halftime show at the College of Puget Sound (now U.P.S) Homecoming game against Central Washington. The officers of Marchetta Ki are: (l to r) Joan Rehn, vice-president; Joyce Lombardo, treasurer; Elaine Kendley, majorette; Beverly Lithgow, secretary; and Betty Mackey, president. (TNT, 11/5/1948 p.13)
Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Marcetta-Ki (Tacoma); Drum majorettes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drill teams; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rehn, Joan; Lombardo, Joyce; Kendley, Elaine; Lithgow, Beverly; Mackey, Betty;
Doris Brisack is sharing the fairy tale story of the "Fire-Bird" by Igor Stravinsky with her children. This fairy tale is part of the Young People's Matinee Concert Program at the Temple Theatre; the program is sponsored by the Tacoma Philharmonic and Medosweet Dairies Inc. Left to right view of Jane, Phillip and Doris Brisack looking through phonograph records, prior to attending the concert (T. Times, 12/5/48, p. 27).
Mr. Fitpold at switchboard at Peoples Store, Times, Frank Herbert. Mr. William P. Fitpold, president of the department store, has traded positions with Mildred Davis, the store's switchboard operator, during the two-day Women's days event at the store. Mrs. Davis was elected by her co-workers to serve as president during the event.
Peoples (Tacoma); Fitpold, William P.; Davis, Mildred; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Department stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sexism--Tacoma--1940-1950;
An unidentified postal worker with a Navy tattoo is sorting the mail at the main U.S. Post Office at 1102 A Street in December of 1948. The bins are already piled high and it is not yet the peak of the holiday season. The Tacoma Post Office expected to increase the number of postal employees from 475 to nearly 1,000 during the busy Christmas season. Typically about 200,000 letters were handled daily but this would increase to about 700,000 letters daily at the peak of the holiday season. By the peak of the holiday mailing season, roughly December 17th, incoming mail would exceed outgoing mail by at least two to one. (T. Times, 12/12/48, p. 1+ -article).
Postal service employees--Tacoma--1940-1950; Correspondence; Letters to Santa Claus; Christmas--Tacoma; Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas presents; Postal service--Tacoma--1940-1950; United States Post Office (Tacoma);
Tacoma Public Schools served Thanksgiving meals to about 12,000 students with children receiving turkey, dressing and all the holiday fixings. The school cooks and their assistants were busy preparing the special meal all day. View of students eating and drinking their milk and Thanksgiving meal in the lunchroom at Bryant Elementary School (T. Times, 11/26/48, p. 5). TPL-8331
Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Thanksgiving cookery; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; School meals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cafeterias--Tacoma; Children eating & drinking--Tacoma; Bryant Elementary School (Tacoma);
The Tacoma Times was about to begin publishing a Sunday edition of the Times, it would begin on December 5, 1948. The Tacoma Sunday Times would be the first newspaper on the Pacific Coast to present its readers with the world famous "Parade" magazine. Left to right view of George R. Skaugset, Business Manager of the Tacoma Times Publications, Paul Busselle, Editor of the Tacoma Times daily and Sunday editions, and Frank W. Power, Publisher and President of the Tacoma Times Publishing Company (T. Times, 12/2/48, p. 19).
Reading--Tacoma; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newspapers--Tacoma; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newspaper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Journalism--Tacoma; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);
The Tacoma Orthopedic Association's Tahoma Guild was having their third consecutive annual Wishing Candle fundraiser. The money raised would go towards the building of the future children's hospital; eight candles were placed in popular Tacoma restaurants. View of Winthrop Hotel employees: restaurant waitresses, hotel clerks and restaurant hostesses, lighting a Wishing Candle from the Tacoma Orthopedic Association's Tahoma Guild (T.N.T., 12/3/48, p. 10).
Restaurant workers--Tacoma; Hotel employees--Tacoma; Hotels--Tacoma; Lighting--Tacoma; Candles; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Orthopedic Association (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
On Thanksgiving Day in 1948 the Snappy Cafe at 1539 Pacific Avenue hosted a special Thanksgiving dinner party for military personnel away from home. The small cafe was crowded with cooks, waitresses and other workers celebrating the holiday with many military men in uniform. Raymond Chuck Crabb has been identified as the Fort Lewis soldier standing at far right. Chuck Crabb, then 19, was a 1947 graduate of Chapin High School in Iowa. He remembered the holiday dinner party as a "special deal." Afer his discharge from the service in February of 1950, he returned to Iowa and sent for and married Joyce Kerr, a student from Tacoma whom he had originally met in a bus line. The Snappy Cafe was a short-lived restaurant owned by June Westre and Edna Laffaw. June Westre was formerly a cook at the Army-Navy Service Club restaurant. (Additional information provided by a reader; Hampton Chronicle, 12-22-10, p. 3) TPL-10292
Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Military personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Holidays--Tacoma; Restaurant workers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Military uniforms; Thanksgiving Day; Snappy Cafe (Tacoma); Crabb, Raymond Chuck;
Seattle Airport, DFPA, Edith Leik. Construction workers are completing the canopy that will protect travelers waiting for transportation to and from the airport. The plywood forms for the reinforced concrete are being removed and work starting on the final stages of completion.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac); Airports--SeaTac; Reinforced concrete construction; Canopies--SeaTac;
