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A42788-2

Milwaukee Road engine E-3 left Tacoma in early June, 1949 for Chicago to take part in a Railroad Fair that was scheduled to begin on June 25. The mammoth engine, known as "the world's mightiest electric locomotive" was stationed in Tacoma and pulled passenger trains through Seattle and over the Cascades. She was 67 feet in length, weighed 521,200 pounds and had 24 drive wheels. In the 1920's the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad pioneered the modern application of clean, quiet, electricity to power heavy trains. In 1949 and the 1950's the company purchased new electric locomotives. For electrification, the Milwaukee originally intended to generate their own power, but the railroad decided to purchase commercial alternating current and convert it on their own property to direct current. (TNT, 6/2/1949, p.6; Pacific Northwest Railroads of McGee and Nixon, Richard Green) TPL-9426


Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad locomotives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad tracks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A42280-1

The first annual Tacoma home show was scheduled in April 1949 in College of Puget Sound's new Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium; the event was a huge success. View of exhibit booth set up by Helander and Company, building materials distributors and general contractors. The booth features product displays and signs advertising products available through Helander (T.N.T., 4/29/49, p. 8).


Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Helander & Co. (Tacoma);

A42333-1

Airtight Insulation and Roofing Company was owned by Kenneth R. Logan, Leonard W. Jameson and David W. Porter; the business office was located at 635 North Anderson Street. View of display booth at the home show being held in College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse; two unidentified representatives from Airtight are ready to answer customer questions. The exhibit booth features information on "Feltrok" mineral wool insulation.


Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Airtight Insulation & Roofing Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

A42301-2

View of the Encyclopaedia Britannica display booth; encyclopedias and encyclopedia salesmen are ready to sell the complete volumes to all Tacoma residents. Zingler Electric Company, home appliances shop, display booth on left side; College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium bleachers are visible on upper portion of photograph.


Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Encyclopedias & dictionaries--1940-1950; Encyclopaedia Britannica (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

A42321-2

Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc. was one of the founders of the Homebuilders' Association of Tacoma. This organization was affiliated with the National Association of Homebuilders of the United States; the group promoted better values in homes, developed efficiency in the homebuilding industry, and they continuously promoted long-range plans to expand further building developments in this area (T.N.T., 4/26/49, p. 22).


Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Homebuilders' Association of Tacoma (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

A42822-7

Interior and exterior view of new store, Ghilarducci's, Elbert Baker. A view into the walk-in refrigerated cut-flower cases. Ghilarducci's was owned and operated by Lorenzo Ghilarducci, better known as "Hobo Joe" and his son, Lawrence, "Gilly" to his friends. They had been serving Tacoma for 42 years. In addition to their retail store they had greenhouses in the Puyallup Valley. (TNT, 6/5/1949, p.B-12)


Ghilarducci's California Florists (Tacoma); Florist shops--Tacoma; Flowers--Tacoma;

A42510-8

A "Band Mill" built by I.W. Johnson Engineering Company. I.W. Johnson Engineering advertised they were complete sawmill designers and manufacturers of sawmill machinery. Ordered by Mr. Chuck Rowland. TPL-6629


I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma); Machinery; Milling machines--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A42174-1

The Tacoma Moose Lodge sponsored the youth accordion band as part of its civic affairs program. The youngsters gave concerts open to the public the second Sunday afternoon of each month in the Moose Temple on Commerce Street. Any accordionist under 21 was eligible. R.A. Kieszling was the conductor of the band as well as being a musician and music teacher in Tacoma. He is seen on the right in a black suit. (TNT, 9/16/1949, p.A-10)


Music education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Accordions; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kieszling, Robert A.;

A42946-2

Graduating class of 1949, Peninsula School District #401 at Purdy, Tribune, Ernie Knight. The Peninsula High School seniors received their certificates from Henry Pedersen of the school board. Names are listed in the newspaper. (TNT, 6/8/1949, p.12)


Peninsula School District (Purdy); Graduation ceremonies--Purdy; Students--Purdy--1940-1950;

A42080-21

Dr. J. Renwick McCullough would be leaving First Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, he had accepted a pastoral position at Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian Church in Pasadena, California. View of Dr. J. Renwick McCullough baptizing a baby; this was the last service Dr. McCullough would be celebrating at First Presbyterian Church (T.N.T., 4/21/49, p. A-5).


Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; Christianity--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clergy--Tacoma; Baptisms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Preaching--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious services--Tacoma--1940-1950; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

A42080-19

Tacoma's First Presbyterian Church was saying farewell to Dr. J. Renwick McCullough and his family. Reverend Walter Johnson and Reverend Neil Shaughnessy spoke at the McCullough farewell dinner; more than 400 members of the church attended the event. View of Dr. J. Renwick McCullough delivering his last sermon at First Presbyterian Church on April 24, 1949 (T.N.T., 4/21/49, p. A-5).


Presbyterian churches--Tacoma; Christianity--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clergy--Tacoma; Preaching--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious services--Tacoma--1940-1950; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);

A42975-2

Tribune, Ernie Knight.After the Second World War, many retuning soldiers from Tacoma/Pierce County took advantage of the GI Bill to return to school. This is the fifth graduating class at Tacoma Vocational School. 123 students received their apprentice certificates at Tacoma Vocational School June 3, 1949. Speeches were given by L.H. Bates, director of the school, and Superior Judge Hugh J. Rosellini, the guest speaker. The school was renamed in honor of L. H. "Vern" Bates in 1969. (TNT, 6/5/1949, p.A-4)


Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

C42364-2

Model of Mueller-Harkins Buick showroom, which opened in December 1948. A view of the architectural model of the new automobile dealership that was built at Sixth Avenue and Saint Helens Avenue. Toy automobiles, gasoline pumps and people are included to show how the new facility was to be used. This model still exists inside the building on Saint Helens Avenue in Tacoma, which now houses USA of Yesteryear vintage automobile sales (1998).


Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Buick automobile; Model cars; Architectural models--1940-1950; Building models--1940-1950;

D43736-13

Western singer and motion picture actor Gene Autry at the microphone of Studio A at KMO in the Keyes Building in Tacoma. Mr. Autry was a guest on Cherokee Jack's live 5 pm. broadcast on July 15, 1949. Later that evening Mr. Autry would appear at the College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse with many other radio and motion picture entertainers in a Western variety show. Cherokee Jack Henley, guitar in hand, is standing to the right of the versatile singer/actor. Shorty Justis is sitting behind, and to the right, of Jack. Shorty went on to work at KTNT-TV, Channel 11 as a switcher. ALBUM 8.


Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singers; Autry, Gene, 1907-1998; KMO Radio Station (Tacoma); Radio stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henley, Jack;

D43866-25

Studio stock negatives. An aerial view of residential neighborhoods in Pierce County. New housing developments with no or few trees are in the foreground.


Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

D43945-14

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. The official party of the Tacoma Elks as they turn up South 9th Street at Pacific Avenue on its way toward the reviewing stand. Emmett T. Anderson, newly elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks (highest post of the Elks), is riding in the back of the convertible with his wife, Lucile B. Anderson. (TNT, 7/28/1949, p.1)


Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

D43945-36

Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, rides on the shoulders of Tacoma police officers together with the officers of the Tacoma Elks. John H. ("Big John") Anderson, the current Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future mayor, is seen clowning with a cane in front of Emmett Anderson. A parade was held in Emmett Anderson's honor on July 27, 1949, to celebrate his election as the national leader of the BPOE. ALBUM 14. (TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)


Anderson, Emmett T.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

D43945-38

John H. Anderson (center), Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, marched along with fellow officers of BPOE #174 during a July 27, 1949 parade in honor of Emmett Anderson, the Tacoman elected the Elks Grand Exalted Ruler. Emmett Anderson was pictured riding on the shoulders of Tacoma police officers. "Big" John Anderson would follow Val Fawcett as Tacoma's mayor in 1950. ALBUM 14.


Anderson, Emmett T.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;

D43570-2

Tacoma Auto Parts celebrated the Grand Opening of their new store at the corner of South 25th Street and Pacific Avenue with drawings for door prizes which included a television set, car radio and an automobile sun shield. (TNT, 7/1/1949, p.B-4) TPL-6383


Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Parts (Tacoma);

D43736-8

Western singer and motion picture actor Gene Autry (left) was photographed with Cherokee Jack Henley of the Western Rhythm Ridin' Wranglers during a broadcast from the KMO studio in the Keyes Building on Broadway on July 15, 1949. Cherokee Jack appeared with his Wranglers at dance halls throughout the area. His radio program frequently featured country/western celebrities when they were either performing in or passing through Tacoma. Mr. Autry had flown in that Friday, July 15, 1949, in his own private plane for a one-night variety show co-sponsored by the Tacoma Athletic Commission and the College of Puget Sound. Mayor C.V. Fawcett had proclaimed July 15th as Gene Autry Day in Tacoma. TPL-4753 ALBUM 8. (TNT ad for Cherokee Jack, 7-14-49, p. 27; 7-14-49, p. 27-proclamation)


Autry, Gene, 1907-1998; Singers; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henley, Jack;

D43832-10

Crowd gathers outside Benson's Furniture at 1408 So. K Street waiting for the doors to open on July 20, 1949. Benson's had advertised an emergency sale at their two Tacoma locations to relieve overcrowding at their warehouse. The other Benson's was located in South Tacoma at 5032 South Tacoma Way. Shoppers were able to examine some of the sale merchandise including a row of stuffed armchairs and a pile of mattresses placed outside the store. (TNT 7-19-49, p. 8-9-two full page advertisements) (Scan from original negative, no print on file)


Benson's Furniture (Tacoma); Furniture stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crowds--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

D43832-11

Two unidentified young boys - one with a "sold" tag firmly attached to the front of his coat - sit in matching overstuffed chairs in one of the two Benson's Furniture stores located in Tacoma in 1949. The Benson's Furniture Co. stores were open from 9 am to 9 pm daily at 5052 So. Tacoma Way, for their warehouse store, and 1408 So. K, for their main office. Upholstered armchairs like these were very popular in the late 40s and early 50s.


Benson's Furniture (Tacoma); Furniture; Chairs; Children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Furniture Stores--Tacoma;

D43153-5

Ordered by Charles F.A. Mann. Mrs. Art De Fever, carrying a bouquet of long stem roses, was the sponsor of the 105-foot "Yolande Bertin" tuna clipper built by Tacoma Boat Building Co. She was the wife of a San Pedro naval architect. Others in the group were not identified. The fishing boat was launched at Tacoma Boat Building on Thursday evening, June 9, 1949. (TNT 6-10-1949, p. 22-alt. photo)


Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. (Tacoma); De Fever, Art--Family;

D43658-34

Helen Ruth Lydia Ramstad and Orville Eldon Kyllo were married August 20, 1949, by Miss Ranstad's father, Rev. A.W. Ramstad. The bride and groom stand by their wedding cake ready to cut the first piece. The cake has three circular layers in the center with four square cakes evenly spaced around it. Four tall, tapered candles are spaced decoratively around the cake; which has bride and groom figurines on top. The reception took place at the church parlors. The bride wore her mother's veil. (TNT, 8/28/1949, p.D-7)


Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weddings--Parkland--1940-1950; Cakes--Parkland; Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland; Ramstad, Helen Ruth Lydia--Marriage; Kyllo, Orville Eldon;

D43767-8

Progress photographs showing plywood on new Dennis Slining, DFPA, Hal Dixon. Two men review blueprints for a new single family residence under construction.


Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Blueprints; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

D43506-17

Circle TZ Riding Hunt at McKay Ranch, Tribune, Barbara Dana. The Circle TZ Ranch of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas McKay was the last stop of the Valley Riding Club members when they went sleuthing for hidden treasure June 1949. The hunt was planned by Roy Smith and games, stunts and refreshments were rolled out all afternoon. (TNT, 7/3/1949, p.B-7)


Circle TZ Ranch (Tacoma); Valley Riding Club (Tacoma); Horseback riding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Horses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

D43302-2

Aerial of Seattle skyline, also City of Tacoma from Medical Arts Building, Studio, Bob. An elevated view of Tacoma looking south-east. A neon sign for Mobil Gas stands on top of the Washington Building and the Rust Building name is broadcast from a sign on top of their building. The Puget Sound Bank Building is seen further down Pacific Avenue. The Tacoma Tideflats are seen to the left and residential areas begin above them. Mount Rainier is seen in the distance.


Cityscapes; Skyscrapers--Tacoma; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington Building (Tacoma); Rust Building (Tacoma);

D43146-2

Roadside fireworks stand, DFPA, Hal Dixon. Two men are erecting a temporary stand for selling fireworks in June of 1949. The walls are made of sheets of plywood. A small, permanent structure is behind them with large signs advertising wholesale fireworks, Zebra and Boa brands. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.


Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Fireworks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;

D43350-1

Storefront and interior, Goodwill Industries, Mr. Titcomb. The interior of the newest location Goodwill Industries outlet for second-hand items shows racks of clothing, a foot stool, a small desk, two ice chests, a floor lamp and in an elevated area there are shelves of books and smaller items. A counter is seen in the left foreground with rolls of paper set into paper cutters for wrapping purchases.


Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Tacoma); Thrift shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

D43180-2

1949 Harley-Davidson motorcycle at M & M Garage, Rode Cook & Watkins, Al Anderson. The motorcycle has two lights attached to the handle bars and the license is affixed at the center of the handle bars. Saddle bags have been attached to the rear fender. An automobile from the 1940's is seen in the background. TPL-8191


Harley-Davidson motorcycle; Motorcycles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; M & M Service (Tacoma);

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