Western Gear at St. Regis plant. A view of two large pieces of machinery used in paper manufacturing at the new Kraft paper plant of St. Regis manufactured by Pusey-Jones Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery;

Exhibit showing transparancies and murals at Ferry Museum, Washington State Historical Society, Mr. Foster. The S.A. Perkins project depicted how this part of the Northwest developed first as North Oregon, the Washington Territory and then Washington State. It represented the entire state from Cathlamet to Okanogan, from Grays Harbor to Steptoe Butte. The show opened at the Ferry Museum January 23, 1949, (T.Times, 1/23/1949, p.2)

Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays; Paintings; Transparencies;

Interior view of a small grocery store, food and other items are displayed on the shelves. View of "Morton's" sugarcure priced at 75 cents, cans of peaches and honey, "Clapp's" pineapple and spinach, "Hershey's" cocoa, "Scotch" tape, "Dupont" combs, and "Space-Saver" frozen food locker kits. The two unidentified people are placing the "Space-Saver" frozen food locker kits in the freezer cabinets; photo ordered by George-Ann Company.

Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Business enterprises--Tacoma; Home food processing--Tacoma; Freezers; Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; George-Ann Co. (Tacoma);

View of award winning architectural drawing; Alan Liddle's architectural drawing was awarded 2nd Prize. The drawing indicates this was drawn for the School of Architecture Alumni Prize Problem 1947. The 1949 Tacoma City Directory has Alan Liddle listed as a draftsman for Lea, Pearson & Richards architectural firm; the firm was located in the Tacoma Building at 1019 A Street.

Architects' offices--Tacoma; Architects; Drafting; Architectural & site components--Tacoma; Architecture--Tacoma; Architectural education--Tacoma; Awards; Architectural drawings; Lea, Pearson & Richards (Tacoma); Liddle, Alan C.;

Tacoma Auto Sales, new 1949 Pontiacs, Mr. Bryson Gardner. Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadillac dealers, general view of showroom with customers admiring the 1949 Pontiacs. Tacoma Auto Sales advertised "Stream-Sweep fenders, automatic driving ease, and straight-eight or V-6 engines". (TNT, 2/13/1949, p.B-2)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pontiac automobile; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma);

B&I Sales store to show crowd, Mr. Bradshaw. The B&I Sales Company was owned by M.L. Bradshaw and E.L. Irwin and the store handled surplus merchandise, men's and boys' clothing, shoes, hardware, paints and electrical equipment. On January 27, 1949 a variety of shoppers examine items for sale.

B&I Sales Co. (Tacoma); Variety stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shopping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Industrial edition, Banks, Times, Buzz. A view of the exterior of the Bank of California built in 1928 of Wilkeson sandstone and granite. The four ionic columns, which cost $3,500 each to build, stretch three stories up the front of the building. There were numerous banks and savings and loans with their headquarters in Tacoma at this time and they played an important role in the development of industry and the construction of buildings and homes in the area. (T.Times, 2/25/1949, p.12)

Bank of California National Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Columns--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma;

In March of 1949, Bellarmine High School journalists were given the opportunity to put their classroom education into practice by the Tacoma Times. In 1949, the journalism students in each of the area high schools worked as interns for the Tacoma Times for several weeks. Standing are (l to r): Mr. Neill R. Meany, S.J., advisor to the students, Tom Kornell, Dick Jensen, Harvey Beauchamp, Jim McGuigan, Jack Baker, Jim Loonan; Seated: Jay Merrick and John Harbottle. (T.Times, 2/13/1949, p.29) TPL-8573

Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Church schools--Tacoma; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Meany, Neill; Kornell, Tom;

Layout on Beaux Arts Ball, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. A quartet of young men are performing at the ball wearing white shirts, white vests, big bow ties, straw hats, and matching, checked masks. They each hold a cane over their left arms. Two of the men are wearing obviously fake mustaches. The costume ball was hosted by the art honorary fraternity, Alpha Rho Tau.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Masquerades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Barbershop quartets;

Police and Fire Department communication system. Times, Earl Floathe. A view of headquarters of the new, up-to-date communication system for the Tacoma Police and Fire Department. A transmitter was also located at the intersection of 28th Street and 63rd Avenue NE in northeast Tacoma. The system was second to none in the United States. All virtual equipment at KGZN was maintained in duplicate or triplicate for quick replacement for the short-wave radio system. (T.Times, 3/13/1949, p.20) TPL-9380

Communication devices; Radio antennas--Tacoma--1940-1950; Safety;

Sportsman of the Year at TAC, Bob Sanders. Chuck Congdon was voted Sportsman-of-the-Year by the Tacoma Athletic Commission and was presented with a plaque at a stag banquet at the Top of the Ocean. The choice was made by a group of civic leaders whose identity was not disclosed until after their choice was named. Mr. Congdon, the professional at the Tacoma Golf and Country Club, was the third recipient of the award. Frank Harting won in 1947 and John Heinrick won in 1948. Chuck Congdon had won the Canadian Open in the fall of 1948 and had tied for first place in the 1948 Tacoma Open. (TNT, 2/4/1949, p.14)

Congdon, Chuck; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Awards; Athletes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Fire Flash Alarm, Empress, Mr. R.L. Stevenson. Robert L. Stevenson owned and operated Empress Lithographers & Printers. The label on the alarm reads, "Made in U.S.A., Patent Applied for".

Empress Lithographers & Printers (Tacoma); Printing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Labels; Safety equipment; Fire alarms;

Six young girls, daughters of Elk Lodge members, dropped in at Farley's Florists, 2702 Sixth Ave., to enjoy a preview of the decorations for the annual Fathers and Daughters' party, scheduled for February 11, 1949. The theme for the anticipated event was Valentine's Day. The girls are, L-R, Charlotte Duncan, Deanne Duncan, Gretchen Roberts, Kathryn Roberts, Julie Wynans and Donna Tilton. Photograph ordered by Harold Duncan, Elks Club. (T.Times, 2/9/1949, p.6)

Farley's Florists (Tacoma); Florist shops--Tacoma; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Valentines; Hearts;

Models, Times, George Prescott. Eleven young women are lying on a wooden floor pointing the toes of one foot towards the ceiling of a room that has dance bars (barre) along one wall. A woman standing towards the far corner holds a pointer upwards.

Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Physical fitness--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tribune, Hogan's new store exterior, Harry Lynch. Walter Hogan owned eight grocery stores and had offices at 424 Puyallup Avenue. It is believed that this is store number 15 located at 2518 North Proctor. This exterior view shows the one-story concrete block facility with two doors on the street side. Four large windows are shown and a few crates of fruits and vegetables stand between the doors.

Hogan's Fine Foods (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., interior and exterior, Mr. Joe Martinac. A view of a ship's galley and table. Condiments are lined up along the center line of the table. A fire extinguisher is attached to the wall to the left. The large galley has a sink, stove and lots of storage area. Coffee pots are seen against the wall. TPL-8986

J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Galleys (Ship kitchens); Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., interior and exterior, Mr. Joe Martinac. A view of the helm with wooden paneling and navigating devices. TPL-9000

J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Helms;

Tacoma Philharmonic at Tacoma Schools. Students sit two to a seat listening to recorded music as a preview to the second young people's concert of the season that was held February 16, 1949, at Temple Theater. Pupils from 4th through 9th grades in public and parochial schools attended. Ann Deyo, a fifth grader in Miss Hilda Meisner's class at Lowell School is about to play a recording of "Die Fledermaus" overture by Johann Strauss which they would hear performed at the matinee concert sponsored by the Tacoma Philharmonic and Meadowsweet Dairies, Inc. (TNT, 2/14/1949, p.2)

Lowell Elementary School (Tacoma); School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Deyo, Ann; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pianos; Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Philharmonic Association (Tacoma);

Henry F. Marcum is the officer in charge of the Tacoma Branch of the Veterans Administration. Mr. Marcum is himself a disabled veteran. He lost his right arm and two fingers on his left hand as a result of a shell blast near Saint Lo, France, shortly after D-Day at Normandy. The Veterans Administration office was busy. They made some 1,300 contacts through the office each month. Veteran's Administration, 7th Floor, Jones Bldg., Times, Jack Phillips.

Marcum, Henry F.; United States Veterans Administration (Tacoma); Disabled veterans; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Administrative agencies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Three men speakers and students who arranged assembly at Mason Junior High, Times, Dick Yost. Mason Junior High School held a round table discussion at a student assembly as a climax to Brotherhood Week, with the five persons seated here: L-R, Dr. Harold B. Long, of Immanuel Presbyterian Church, Rabbi Bernard D. Rosenberg of Temple Beth Israel, Roy Wright, Mason School moderator, Father Henry Buchman of St. Patrick's Church, and Sumner Bennett, Mason student speaker. The group was photographed on February 25, 1949. (T.Times, 2/28/1949, p.5)

Mason Junior High School (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Discussion; Long, Harold B; Rosenberg, Bernard D.; Wright, Roy; Buckman, Henry; Bennett, Sumner; Teenagers--1940-1950; Rabbis--Tacoma; Priests--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett buys tickets from two Bellarmine Boosters. The names of the men were not listed in Richards Studio notes. These tickets may have been for the March 12th victory mixer honoring the 1949 City high school champs. The Bellarmine varsity would be making their final appearance before their Class A state tournament matches. (T.Times, not used) ALBUM 14. (T.Times 3-6-49, p. 14-article on mixer)

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Merchant patrolman of Tacoma Protection and Patrol Company, Times, Earl Floathe. On February 17, 1949 Morris Kleiner and Edwin Weller reenacted their investigation of a burglary at the Model Lumber Company. Morris Kleiner, owner of the company, and Edwin Weller, merchant patrolman, are pictured opening the door to enter the office. Mr. Kleiner had used Weller's merchant patrol service for 20 years. The merchant patrol worked in close cooperation with city police. (T.Times, 3/13/1949, p.31)

Model Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Kleiner, Morris; Weller, Edwin G.; Private police--Tacoma; Tacoma Protection & Patrol Co. (Tacoma); Doors & doorways--Tacoma;

Ted Grunden, Tacoma's singing barber, locks the door of his barber shop in the Olympus Hotel with the tools of his trade held under his arm. After working 19 years at the same spot he relocated to the Riviera Barber Shop down the street at 908 Pacific Avenue. The Olympus Hotel was expanding their present tavern into a cocktail lounge. Ted Gunden had been the unofficial barber for the Tacoma Times employees for many of those 19 years. Taken for Prescott, Tacoma Times. (T.Times, 2/27/1949, p.36) TLP-6386

Olympus Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gunden, Ted; Barbers--Tacoma; Barbershops--Tacoma;

Pacific Boat, Dreamland launching. The 66-foot fishing boat, Dreamland, is headed down the ways at Pacific Boat Building Company on February 12, 1949.

Pacific Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The color guard of the 4th Infantry Regimental Combat Team led one of the five battalions of soldiers who marched down Tacoma's streets on February 22,1949. The hour-and-a-half Washington's Birthday parade, which is passing the 900 block of Pacific Avenue, was staged in observance of National Security Week under sponsorship of the Reserve Officers Association. A total of 4,000 troops participated in the parade. Old City Hall, 625 Commerce Street, with its tall bell tower can be seen in the distance. (T.Times, 2/23/1949, p.1)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flag bearers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Soldiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Old City Hall (Tacoma);

Military Parade, Times, Sandegren. Four of the five infantry battalions that marched in the Washington Birthday one and one-half hour parade show a massed strength of 2,400 men. This view shows the battalions marching north along Broadway. Soldiers marching at the front are just turning the corner in front of the Roxy Theater onto South 9th Street. Several spectators are standing on the awning over the sidewalk in front of the Roxy. (T.Times, 2/23/1949, p.1)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Municipal officials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Military parades & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Soldiers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Publicity for Permanente News and Times Industrial Page, Permanente Metals, Bill Gorman. Travis Crowe, one of the storeroom attendants at Permanente Metals Corporation, readies a set of nuts and bolts for use on the aluminum furnaces at the Kaiser aluminum plant on the tideflats. A wall of bins holds all sized nuts and bolts in the storeroom. (T.Times, 2/25/1949, p.49)

Permanente Metals Corp. (Tacoma)--Employees; Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crowe, Travis; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bolts & nuts; Workshops--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Port of Tacoma piers fire. Four Foss tug boats, the navy base fire barge and the city fire boat concentrated streams on the heavily creosoted under structure. The fire fighters and equipment worked six hours to subdue the blaze along Pier 1 at the Port of Tacoma. (T. Times, 03/07/1949, p.1)

Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fireboats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Smoke--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Port of Tacoma piers fire. Smoke billowed out from under Pier 1 at the Port of Tacoma open storage area. Fireboats sprayed the under structure of the pier. The blaze was subdued after six hours. (T. Times, 03/07/1949, p.1)

Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fireboats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Smoke--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Port of Tacoma piers fire. A fleet of fire-fighting tug boats and city fire boats ripped into the fire from the windward dockside. Four Foss tugs, the navy base fire barge and city fire boat concentrated streams on the heavily creosoted understructure while two navy base pumpers aided the land forces of the city fire department. (T. Times, 03/07/1949, p.1)

Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fireboats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Smoke--Tacoma--1940-1950;