Anyone interested in a full service automotive center had to go to Mueller-Harkins Buick Motor Company where they offered all types of services and the fastest, most efficient customer service. Mueller-Harkins also had the modern dynamometer, which reproduced actual road conditions that helped vehicle testing. Interior view of service area at Mueller-Harkins Buick Agency where a Buick is being washed by the "Washmobile" which was a "De Luxe Car Wash." An unidentified dealership employee is operating the equipment. (T. Times, 12/26/48, p. 28)..
Buick automobile; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Car washes--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma);
Sea port shipping, Ken Kenney shiploading, bundled pulp. Longshoremen are maneuvering a stack of bundled pulp into the hold of a ship using ropes and pulleys. One of the waterways in the Tacoma tideflats and industrial facilities are shown on the left.
Tacoma Boys Club Director, E. S. Ostberg, was training the chorus of boys for the annual Tacoma Christmas Tree Caroling. Many local community groups would be performing at Broadway Square. View of the Tacoma Boys Club practicing their Christmas carols for the Tacoma Christmas Tree caroling event that was approaching, E. S. Ostberg, Club Director, on right side (T. Times, 12/22/48, p. 1).
Children--Clubs--Tacoma; Children singing--Tacoma; Christmas carols; Caroling--Tacoma; Christmas--Tacoma; Tacoma Boys' Club (Tacoma);
View of Equitable's heating system, four turbo-vacuum compressors, output a total of 540 tons of refrigeration that has the capacity to provide heat and cooling for the entire building. This system may be one of the most startling features of the building; the electrically powered heat pumps function through reverse cycle system (Architect & Engineer, 4/49, p. 8-13).
Commercial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Office buildings--Oregon--Portland; Architecture--Oregon--Portland; Architects; Belluschi, Pietro; Equitable Building (Portland, Or.); Commonwealth Building (Portland, Or.);
The exterior of the Equitable Building is said to be a careful study of restraint and structural expression where "the skeleton outline is predominant and stresses neither the vertical or the horizontal". Exterior and evening view of Portland's Equitable Building, now known as the Commonwealth Building (A Century of Portland Architecture, Vaughan & McMath, 1967, p. 175).
Commercial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Office buildings--Oregon--Portland; Architecture--Oregon--Portland; Architects; Belluschi, Pietro; Equitable Building (Portland, Or.); Commonwealth Building (Portland, Or.);
A well known example of a modern office building is definitely Belluschi's Equitable Building. This building has received many awards, including the American Institute of Architects' Twentyfive Year Award, and was selected one of the best U. S. buildings of the past hundred years. Exterior view of Pietro Belluschi's Equitable Building, now know as the Commonwealth Building, located in Portland, Oregon.
Commercial facilities--Oregon--Portland; Office buildings--Oregon--Portland; Architecture--Oregon--Portland; Architects; Belluschi, Pietro; Equitable Building (Portland, Or.); Commonwealth Building (Portland, Or.);
Pacific Lutheran College's Choir of the West was preparing for the 22nd Annual Concert Tour. The choir would be participating in a 16 day tour and performing in Seattle, Tacoma, Kent, Steilacoom, Ft. Lewis, Idaho and Montana. View of Gunnar J. Malmin, Director of Music and Choir of the West Conductor at Pacific Lutheran College. Malmin taught music at Pacific Lutheran College for 32 years, beginning in 1937. He directed the Choir of the West for 26 years. He also taught Latin and Norwegian. Malmin was well known as a musician, conductor and composer, mostly of religious choral pieces. (PLC Saga, 1949, TNT 8-11-2000).
Conducting--Parkland; Choirs (Music); Events--Parkland; Concerts--Parkland; Conductors; Universities & colleges--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Malmin, Gunnar J.;
Hillcrest detention center is a brick, fireproof building, the inside is made of concrete and steel, with a modern steel kitchen, classrooms and court rooms. The building was initially designed by Rueger and Rueger in 1944, building did not begin until May 1947. Judge Fred G. Remann has been watching the building progress, and is ready to move in and get to work; Judge Remann handles the juvenile cases. Exterior view of the new Hillcrest Detention facilities for Pierce County, located on Sixth Avenue and Pearl Street (T. Times, 1/2/49, p. 9).
Detention facilities--Tacoma; Justice facilities--Tacoma; Juvenile delinquents--Tacoma; Reformatories--Tacoma; County government--Tacoma; Hillcrest Detention Home (Tacoma); Remann Hall (Tacoma);
Week three of upholstering your chair included covering the springs with burlap, placing a layer of horsehair over burlap, then covering the horsehair with cotton upholstery padding. The final step would be to cover the chair with your chosen fabric; Selden's furniture store and specialists were assisting the Tacoma Times with this project. View of chair being upholstered at Selden's Incorporated's facilities; this was part of a four week "Upholstering Made Easy" feature in the Sunday Tacoma Times (T. Times, 1/9/49, p. 4). (Additional information provided by a reader)
Pierce County Humane Society has just installed insulation and extended the roof in the canine kennel area. These additions will help keep the dogs warm and dry during the cold winter months, and provide them with shade during the summer. Poundmaster A. T. Snow was reminding Pierce County dog owners to make sure dog licenses were renewed for 1949, the cost was $1 for male and spayed females and $3 for unspayed females. View of Wayne Ross petting one of the Pierce County Humane Society residents; exterior view of outside kennels and the building additions (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 5). TPL-8346
Dogcatching--Tacoma; Animal shelters--Tacoma; Kennels--Tacoma; Animal welfare organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dogs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma-Pierce County Humane Society (Tacoma);
Griffin Fuel Company began in Tacoma in 1889. Ed Griffin, far right, took over the business in 1931 when Fred Griffin, Sr. died. Ed had worked for the company since he was 11 years old, working after school and during the summers. Under his management, services were expanded throughout Western Washington. In 1939, Fred Griffin, Jr. opened a Seattle branch of Griffin Fuel Company. This view is of the Tacoma facility and its employees at the beginning of 1949; they had been doing business in Tacoma for 60 years. (T. Times, 1/20/49, p. 5 & 7).
Fred Griffin Sr. established a firm that is now the oldest and largest exclusive fuel dealers west of Chicago; they are also the operators of the largest and most modern fleet of trucks on the West Coast. Griffin Fuel was established in 1889, in 1904 after a one year partnership with George Scofield, Griffin bought out his partner and moved his company to the present Commerce Street location. View of Griffin Fuel Company employees, Ed Griffin in center, Griffin Fuel Company had been doing business in Tacoma for 60 years (T. Times, 1/20/49, p. 5 & 7).
Griffin Fuel Company was the oldest and largest exclusive fuel dealers west of Chicago, they also operated the most modern fleet of trucks on the West Coast. The company was founded in 1889 by Fred Griffin Sr. and at one time had a partnership with George Scofield. View of one of the Griffin Fuel delivery trucks; Griffin Fuel Oil Department Garage in background (T. Times, 1/20/40, p. 5 & 7).
Governor Arthur B. Langlie signs papers after his return to the Governor's office in Olympia. Mr. Langlie was governor from 1941-45 but lost the next election to Mon Wallgren, Democrat. He forged on to regain the office in the November, 1948, elections and remained governor until 1957. ALBUM 10.
Governor Arthur B. Langlie after his return to the Governor's office in Olympia. Arthur Langlie lost to Mon Wallgren in 1944, but turned the tables on the Democratic governor in 1948. Mr. Wallgren did not stay for Governor Langlie's inauguration; he left for Washington D.C. and a position in President Truman's administration. Mr. Langlie was the first Washington State governor to regain the post he had previously lost. He then went on to win re-election in 1952. ALBUM 10. (TNT 1-12-49, p. 1)
A congratulatory display of flowers is presented to Arthur B. Langlie who recently assumed the position of governor of the State of Washington. The flowers are shaped into a large gavel resting on a rectangular block of blooms. A small banner reads "Congratulations Arthur B. Langlie." Mr. Langlie pauses in his official duties to admire the floral display. ALBUM 10.
Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Flower arrangements; Signs (Notices);
Eight players from the four high schools in the Tacoma High School Hockey League and their coaches posed for a News Tribune photographer in January of 1949. The league, which played at the Tacoma Ice Palace, 3801 So. Union Avenue, was just starting its second season. The players were: (l to r) Bob Jack and Jim Beaty of Lincoln; Gordon Earley and Don Gilbertson of Clover Park; Bob Moore and Carl Peterson of Stadium; and Don McNally and Joe Hamilton of Bellarmine. The coaches (kneeling, l to r)were: Alex Watt, Doug Stevenson, Dick Milford and Ronnie Rowe, all members of the professional Tacoma Rockets team. The first night of action, on January the 13th, paired Stadium and Clover Park at 7 p.m. and Lincoln against Bellarmine at 8:20 p.m.(T.N.T. 1/9/49, p. B-7).
Ice hockey--Tacoma; Sporting goods; Ice skating rinks--Tacoma; Athletes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Tacoma Rockets (Tacoma); Tacoma Ice Palace (Tacoma);
Homemakers layout for Sunday Times, Buzz. A new convenience for homemakers was a new drapery tape, Sim Pleat, which could be attached to the top, back of draperies to create pleats an equal distance apart and the same depth of pleat. The tape is shown attached to the drapery fabric with a drapery rod running through the tape and fabric. (T.Times, 1/23/1949, p.20)
ca. 1949. Seven court judges appear to be listening intently as the gallery looks on. These may be State Supreme Court justices at the Legislative Building in Olympia. ALBUM 4.
South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company was owned by Nick Bosko Jr. and Luke J. Caraway. The company was located in the south Tacoma district at 7047 South Tacoma Way; this facility was built in 1946 by Nick Bosko Jr. Exterior view of South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company facilities, view of a recently constructed logging arch.
Western State Hospital had a large herd of dairy cows, the herd was made up of several prize winning purebred registered Holsteins. Western State Hospital's Farm currently had 234 Holstein cattle and a new carnation bull. The farm also raised 33 acres of corn, which was used to feed the cattle. View of Ed Cobb standing next to the new carnation bull (T. Times, 1/2/49, p. 28).
Mental institutions--Lakewood; Mentally ill persons--Tacoma; Asylums--Lakewood; Institutional care--Lakewood; Cows; Farms--Lakewood; Western State Hospital (Lakewood);
Rainier School was extremely overcrowded and had a 400 child waiting list; the average wait was about 44 months before being accepted into the programs. The school was hoping to get $6,448,750 in order to enlarge and add new buildings to their facilities. The institution only had two small classrooms and desperately needed at least two more and a recreation building. Exterior view of Rainier School grounds (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 4).
Mentally ill children--Tacoma; Asylums--Tacoma; Institutional care--Tacoma; Children--Health & welfare; Mental institutions--Tacoma; Western State Custodial School (Buckley);
Dr. Frederick M. Lash, Superintendent of Rainier School, indicated in 1949 that the school's four most important needs were: 1) Physical expansion of the facilities; 2) Professionally trained employees; 3) A merit system for employees; 4) A resident physician. Exterior view of the auditorium at Rainier School (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 4) .
Mentally ill children--Tacoma; Asylums--Tacoma; Institutional care--Tacoma; Children--Health & welfare; Mental institutions--Tacoma; Western State Custodial School (Buckley);
In 1949 the Rainier School in Buckley was one of only two schools in Washington State that cared for mentally ill children. As this photograph shows all to clearly, the school did not have adequate room for the large number of children it was asked to house. The beds were jammed together until they nearly touched one another. In the four large residence halls for boys and girls there were 648 children living in halls built to accomodate 340. (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 4).
Mentally ill children--Tacoma; Beds; Asylums--Tacoma; Institutional care--Tacoma; Children--Health & welfare; Mental institutions--Tacoma; Western State Custodial School (Buckley);
On January 9, 1949 the ultra-modern, streamlined Narrows Theater at 7116 Sixth Avenue, in the new Highland Community Center, formally opened to the showgoing public. The theater's owner, Angelo G. Pecchia of Eatonville, incorporated all the latest features available into the theater's design and construction, including "Kroehler" push-back opera seats and a sound proof infant crying room. The Tacoma Musical Playhouse, which was founded in 1993, moved into this theater in 1996. (T.N.T., 1/9/49, p. B-2,3).
St. Regis was established in Tacoma in 1928, the New York firm purchased this industrial site, modernized it and began operations in 1936. St. Regis Paper Company is said to be the most modern pulp mill ever built. The Tacoma facilities are spread out over 65 acres, between the Puyallup River Waterway and the St. Paul Lumber Company. Aerial view of St. Regis Paper Company, construction in progress.
Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mills--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Progress photographs; Aerial photographs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;
Allan and Bonnie Link were hosting a winter party with refreshments, food, ice skating and bonfires at their beautiful Steilacoom Lake home in January of 1949. Their guests were enjoying ice skating on the frozen lake and warming up with hot chocolate and hotdogs. View of Allan Link Sr. getting hotdogs ready for his guests (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 21).
In 1947 Farwest completed a building project consisting of 50 prefabricated duplex units for the University of Washington; Farwest supplied the structural portions and all wood material for the units. Farwest Homes were small, affordable family homes, built to help alleviate the housing shortage after World War II. Exterior view of a Wollander Farwest home, back door and yard with snow on the ground, a tea cup display can be seen through the window.
Prefabricated houses; Housing--Tacoma; Backyards--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Housing developments--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma);
A newer type of prefabricated house being sold in Tacoma in 1949 was the Loxide Structures Incorporated houses, which were made of 12' by 16', pre-cut units of western red cedar. This type of pre-fab house was sold in a complete package deal, heating and plumbing included. Exterior view of a Wollander Farwest home, this house is likely constructed of plywood panels; view of automobile parked in carport; stepping stones lead to the main entrance.
Prefabricated houses; Housing--Tacoma; Driveways--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma);
In January 1949 Annie Wright Seminary students would be traveling to Olympia where they would visit the Governor and the State government buildings. The above photograph of students enrolled in Annie Wright Seminary's lower school appeared in the 1949 Annie Wright Seminary's yearbook, the Shield. All the girls are wearing their uniforms. (AWS Shield, 1949).
Private schools--Tacoma; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Uniforms; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;
