Tacoma Boat, the "Defiance". During its water trials the Definace, a 106 foot steel tuna seiner, shows her grace and power with a 600 hp Washington main engine. The Defiance has three decks with the pilot house on the second deck. She was built for Ted Luchich, et al. (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook 1948, p. 197) TPL-8943

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Laminex Building at Wheeler Osgood, Electrical Products, Mr. Moore (a Dupson Scofield building). An elevated view from above Dock Street across the City Waterway to the Tacoma tideflats and the Wheeler Osgood plant. Coast Iron and Machine Works and Pacific Machine Shop are located on Dock Street. "Norwood Plywood" is painted on one of the buildings but was not in business at this time. Wheeler-Osgood was described as a "multiplicity of smokestacks". "Laminex" was the trademark of the latest and best in the production of doors by the Wheeler-Osgood Company. The door was made of solid wood. Wheeler-Osgood was started in 1889 by George R. Osgood, W.C. Wheeler and D.D. Clark who built a millworking factory on the tideflats making doors, sashed, interior finish and similar work from cedar. Early in the 1900's fir began to supplant cedar and veneer made its advent. From these developments, Wheeler-Osgood expanded their door business and other interior work was abandoned. TPL-8822

Tacoma Tideflats (Tacoma); Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; City Waterway (Tacoma); Channels--Tacoma; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Smokestacks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Panhellenic Conference at Top of the Ocean, TNT, Frank Lockerby. The Panhellenic Association chose the theme of "Wear Your Pin" for their luncheon and bridge party on February 7, 1948. The decorations followed the sorority pin theme with large replicas of the embossed gold pins of each national sorority. A valentines motif was followed in the table decorations with red candles and heart-shaped table markers. Greek symbols are seen on the drapery behind these women. (T.Times, 2/2/1948, p11)

Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Tacoma Panhellenic Conference (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Candles;

On February 6, 1948 the first Tacoma Panhellenic day luncheon was held at the Top of the Ocean. The theme for the day was "Wear Your Pin", and all Tacoma alumnae of national college sororities were invited. A prize was given to the sorority having the largest attendance. At the close of the formal program, the guests were escorted to the Tacoma Athletic Commission rooms for an afternoon of bridge. (T.Times, 2/2/1948, p.11)

Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Tacoma Panhellenic Conference (Tacoma); Playing cards; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Smoking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cigarettes;

Bill Townes at Tacoma Times, Time Magazine, Seattle, Washington, Sylvia Froula. This shot of Bill Townes, showing him working at a desk with many pigeon holes filled with papers using a typewriter to rewrite his notes, was ordered by Time Magazine. Mr. Townes is wearing eyeglasses. Mr. Townes was not a resident of Tacoma.

Townes, Bill; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Reporters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Desks; Typewriters; Typewriting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paper--Tacoma; Eyeglasses;

Donna J. Angle and Donald O. Cronemiller were married in Tacoma, view of Donna in her beautiful wedding gown with four bridesmaids and her maid of honor; the flowers are likely from Angle's Flowers. Donna is the daughter of Ralph E. and Anna Angle, the family owns Angle's Flowers located at 953 Commerce Street, Donna was an apprentice at the family flower shop. Donald is the son of Austin and Grace Cronemiller, Donald was a serviceman for Swift & Company, wholesale meat distributors. (Note: 1949 Tacoma City Directory had Aaron & Grace Cronemiller listed, rater than Austin & Grace Cronemiller.)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Angle, Donna J.--Marriage; Love; Altars--Tacoma; Churches--Tacoma; Bridal bouquets--Tacoma; Angle's Flowers (Tacoma);

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;

Wollander Far-West Homes. The exterior wall units are being selected from the prefabricated sections just delivered to the work site. There are at least six construction workers working on this aspect of the construction. Two men wearing hats and topcoats are looking on while one unit is moved down from the stack.

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

Julia Lee MacDonald was the Tacoma Times Society pages Editor-in-Chief, she had twin sons and was a widow. The Tacoma Times Society pages handled news, arts, events and pictures of women's activities. The newspaper stated, "More Women's News - More Fashions - More Pictures - More Food News in your Tacoma Times" They were known as "Tacoma's Fastest Growing Progressive Newspaper" (T. Times, 1/17/48, p. 1).

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; MacDonald, Julia Lee; Portrait photographs; Newspaper editors--Tacoma; Tacoma Times Publishing Co. (Tacoma);

Big Bear Food Store, Bud Merrell, Grocery store interiors, old "Arney's Market", Colemans. Big Bear opened its first Tacoma location January 30, 1948. They had seven distinct departments under one roof. With five check stands they hoped to give the speediest service ever offered to Tacoma shoppers. The check out stands and cash registers are lined up near the front of the store. Shelves are filled with canned goods. The whole area is well lit. (TNT, 1/29/1948, p.3 and p.28)

Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cash registers; Canned foods;

Big Bear Food Store, Bud Merrell, Grocery store interiors, old "Arney's Market", Colemans. Big Bear was opening their first store in Tacoma at the location of the first Stadium Market. Big Bear was well known in Seattle having had several locations there for 16 years. Their policy was, "to provide the foods you want at the lowest prices at which they can be sold". This view features the produce area with displays of fruits, vegetagles and fresh flowers. Dairy products are displayed in the cold cases in the back of the store. A clock hangs on the wall above the dairy cases. (TNT, 1/29/1948, p.3 and p.28)

Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fruit; Vegetables--Tacoma; Dairy products; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flowers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Showroom at City Motor Company, Oldsmobile, Anson Hart. The new 1948 model Oldsmobile offered many new developments: a streamlined body design with increased front and rear visibility with curved glass, wider seats, more luxurious upholstery and interior trim. Powered by a 115 hp, 8-cylinder engine, this automobile was known as the "Futuramic" series "98" Oldsmobile. (T.Times, 2/16/1948, p.8) TPL-1653

City Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Oldsmobile automobile;

College of Puget Sound. Students in a physics class are conducting an experiment with light. One of the students works an instrument with a large, flexible bellows and a viewer on the top. The instrument is pointed towards a florescent light. Another student seated at the table is adjusting part of the mechanism. A spectrum chart stands near the door. Other students and the instructor look on.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Physics--Tacoma--1940-1950; Experiments--Tacoma--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound. The Central Board was a group of students vested with the responsibility of appointing committee heads, supervising the control of ASCPS finances, choosing publication heads and planning special campus events. The board was comprised of representatives of each class, editors of the Trail and Tamanawas, department managers of forensics, men's and women's intramural, music and dramatics, elected officers of ASCPS, and three faculty advisors. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.69)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Committees--Tacoma--1940-1950; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound. A view of men studying in the men's dormitory lounge. Several men sit around a large table in the middle of the room. A counter runs around the room to provide additional study areas. Several of the men are smoking pipes.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Studying--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interiors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lounges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tobacco pipes;

College of Puget Sound. A view of the lounge at the women's dormitory at the College of Puget Sound. Several women are seated around the room reading, knitting and at the piano. One woman looks out the window and two are standing on the stairway. Lamps, carpeting, and draperies create a comfortable interior.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Studying--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interiors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lounges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior view of house with beautiful windows, concrete foundation ensures durability, made by Holroyd Company, manufacturers of the finest building materials in Tacoma. Holroyd Company was owned by James A. Holroyd and Alma M. Miller. The company manufactured all types of building materials, including: sand, gravel, concrete blocks, bricks and many other masonry products; they advertised "Dependable Building Materials".

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Concrete--Tacoma; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Windows--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Foundations--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

Exterior view of Auto Service Center General Auto Repair shop, painted sings read "Safety Correction", "State Test", "Batteries", "Painting", "Radiators" and "Body Fender". General Auto Repair is owned and operated by Bernard B. Mecklenburg. View of concrete foundation by Holroyd Company, manufacturers of concrete products and other building materials, photo ordered by Holroyd.

Foundations--Tacoma; Concrete--Tacoma; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Auto Service Center (Tacoma);

Grain elevator, Port of Tacoma, George Osgood. A $500,000 bond issue was authorized in 1930 to provide funds for what became one of the major wheat handling terminals on the Pacific Coast. A subsequent addition to the grain elevator in 1947 brought the capacity to 1.1 million bushels. Another 500,000 addition was added in 1951. The unit was equipped with 3 receiving legs having a capacity of 100 cars per day and 2 shipping legs providing ship delivery at a maximum rate of 30,000 bushels an hour. (TNT, 2/28/1954; Marine Digest, 9/11/1954; Port of Tacoma Invitation to Industry, August 1954)

Grain elevators--Tacoma--1940-1950; Farm crops; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Full-length shot of Margie Joy Miller for Beauty-of-the-Week, Times, Mrs. McDonald. Margie Joy Miller, the daughter of George W. and Eunice Miller, was starring in the Little Theater play "Janie" at this time. She was described by critics as a potential Janis Paige. Margie (also spelled Marjie), after graduating from Stephens College, would embark on an acting career in the fifties as Marjie Millar. Her career was cut short by an automobile accident in the late fifties that left her partially crippled. (T.Times, 1/17/1948) TPL-8200

Miller, Marjie Joy; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actresses; Millar, Marjie;

Gretchen Fraser points out her name in the decorations during a Tacoma Athletic Commission reception in honor of her victory at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Husband Don Fraser, a former Olympian, is to her right in this April 5, 1948, photo. Gretchen, the daughter of W.A. and Clara Kunigk, was also welcomed back home as she rode in the weekend's Daffodil Parade. She had won both gold and silver medals in Alpine during the Winter Olympics which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. ALBUM 9.

Athletes; Skiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Fraser, Don, 1914-1994; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Flower arrangements;

Showing of 1949 Lincolns, Robert Sconce Advertising Agency. Three of the new 1949 model Lincolns are parked in the showroom. The Lincoln Cosmopolitan and the Lincoln represented the latest concept in luxurious motoring with wider wheelbases (125" for the Cosmopolitan and 121" for the Lincoln). The automobiles were wider to provide road-hugging comfort. The paint on the new automobiles is highly reflective as well as the large amounts of chrome. A neon sign points the way to a cashier. (T.Times, 4/15/1948, p.26)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lincoln automobile; Mercury automobile; Ray Ridge Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New Ford truck at Carstens' garage, Titus Motor Company, Henry Zachow. Titus Motor Company was the authorized Ford Truck distributor in the Tacoma area. Carstens had a large fleet of trucks not all of which were Fords. They had at least two refrigerated trucks built on Chevrolet chassis.

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ford trucks;

On March 5, 1948, Jack Chase (left) and Roy Hawkins worked out in a Tacoma gym to prepare for their upcoming fights at the Armory on March 11. Jack Chase was one of the cleverest light-heavies of boxing in the late 1940s. He had been the number one contender for a long spell but had just about retired from the ring. He would meet Fred Wallace in an 8-round semi final. Roy Hawkins was scheduled to face Cecil Oliver for 10 rounds on the same ticket. Chase had joined the Hawkins stable as Roy Hawkins' trainer and coach. (T.Times, 3/9/1948, p.7)

Chase, Jack; Hawkins, Roy; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boxing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boxing Club (Tacoma);

Sunrise service, Ivanhoe Commandry, Lorenzo Mansfield. This Easter Sunrise Service was sponsored by the Knights Templar and the Council of Churches. The Jason Lee school choir is seated on the stage at Temple Theater. Dignitaries are seated in front of them. A piano sits to the left side of the stage. Rev. Francis Kinch, pastor of Epworth Methodist Church spoke. Members of the Ivanhoe Commandry, Knights Templar, are seen seated in the first several rows of the theater. These people have gathered before dawn to celebrate Easter. There were three other sunrise services in Tacoma this year. (TNT, 3/27/1948, p.1)

Choirs (Music)--1940-1950; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious services--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ivanhoe Commandery No. 4, Knights Templar (Tacoma); Conductors--Tacoma; Theaters--Tacoma; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Members of Tacoma's garden clubs plant trees and shrubs along Highway 99, south of the Tacoma city limits, as part of the Clean-up Drive being sponsored in Tacoma April 11 - 21, 1948. The men and women have been using garden forks, picks and shovels to dig and plant. They have also been clearing and hauling away debris. (T.Times, 4/14/1948, p.1)

Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Planting; Gardening--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shrubs--Tacoma; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardening equipment & supplies;

Great Northern Box Car being loaded by Sperry Flour Company at Ocean Dock, DFPA, Edith Leik. A view inside the box car. Bags of flour are being moved by a forklift to fill the upper spaces in the box car. The interior of the freight car is lined with plywood and paper to protect the flour and meal being shipped. TPL-10457

Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma); General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma); Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Railroad tracks--Tacoma; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery;

Group at First Baptist Church, Times, Dick Yost. William Anderson, a student at Stewart Junior High School, right, is pointing to a strategic point on the map of Palestine in this February 24, 1948 photograph. Looking on are, L-R, Glen Coe, Inez Jackson, Director of Mason Junior High robed choir, Suzanne Haskin, Robert Gray Junior High and E.T. Munz, counselor, First Baptist Church junior high fellowship. The junior high school students were in charge of providing music and the message at the evening services at First Baptist this week. (T.Times, 2/28/1948, p.3)

First Baptist Church (Tacoma); Anderson, William; Coe, Glen; Jackson, Inez; Haskin, Suzanne; Baptist churches--Tacoma; Teenagers--1940-1950; Maps; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Gretchen Kunigk Fraser, winner of Gold and Silver medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics, waves to thousands of spectators viewing the April, 1948 Daffodil Parade. She is wearing her U.S. team uniform and her familiar blond pigtails. Gretchen was the first American skier to medal in a Winter Olympic event with a win in slalom and a silver in the Alpine combined at St. Mortiz. Her parents, W.A. and Clara Kunigk, ride along surrounded by mounds of daffodils. Gretchen won Gold on the Kunigk's 35th Anniversary. Mr. Kunigk was city water superintendent for 39 years until his retirement in 1956. ALBUM 9. TPL-9806 (TNT 4-4-48, p. 1-alternate photograph)

Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Kunigk, W.A.; Kunigk, Clara; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1948 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Daffodils--Tacoma;

The Tacoma Girl Scouts held a Fashion Revue at the Temple Theater on March 20, 1948. The proceeds would benefit the St. Alban's Girl Scout Camp. The Girl Scouts showed traditional and new scouting clothes as well as sports outfits and fashion clothes furnished by Rhodes Brothers Department Store. Background music was provided by Arnold Levenenze at the organ. Four young girls and boys wearing their Sunday best and two teenage girls wearing two-piece bathing suits wait in the sidelines, with four women organizers, for their turn on the runway. Ordered by Jerry Hurley, Rhodes Brothers. (T.Times, 3/12/1948, p.6; 3/23/1948, p.5)

Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bathing suits; Coats; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children & adults--Tacoma; Teenagers;