Two men are at work at a barking machine at the St. Regis Paper Company. One man is checking the logs while the other handles the controls. The pulp mill at Tacoma was being expanded in 1950 and was expected to be completed in 1951. During 1950 St. Regis was preparing to participate in the national defense program by supplying its regular products in larger quantities for many uses related directly or indirectly to military preparations. Multi-wall bags were used for shipment of essential materials. St. Regis bags had a greater value overseas because of special papers developed to resist moisture and contamination, such as polyethylene-coated kraft paper, for which production capacity was tripled in 1940. (1950 St. Regis Paper Co. Annual Report)

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mechanical systems--Tacoma; Machinery; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

This is the office of Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. (commonly known as Pennsalt), located in Tacoma's tideflats area, in January of 1952. The big chemical plant covered 40 acres on the Hylebos Waterway. The Ionic columns are believed to have been manufactured by the (Washington) Mutual Fir Column Co. who were neighbors of Pennsalt.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A "Sreen", a high bias installation at Penn Salt.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Piper Funeral Home was managed by John A. Halseth. Mrs. Gertrude Olson was the office manager. The building was erected in 1938. The brick veneer on the two-story building has been painted white. The lawn and plantings have been clipped and shaped to create a pleasing exterior.

Piper Funeral Home, Inc. (Tacoma); Morgues & mortuaries--Tacoma;

Door of safety deposit vault showing locks at the Lincoln branch, Puget Sound National Bank. The safe was from Mosler Safe Company, Hamilton, Ohio. The bank offered a safe deposit vault with all the latest safety features and 1,600 safe deposit boxes. (TNT 10/14/1951, pg. C-15)

Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Vaults (Strong rooms)--Tacoma;

The interior of Puget Sound National Bank's Lincoln Branch showing the backside of at least six teller windows on right and the safety deposit vault on left. The new building was designed to provide the rapidly growing Lincoln district with what bank experts stated was the most modern and up to date service of any district bank in America. The new bank contained large, convenient areas for both customers and bank personnel. (TNT 10/14/1951, pg. C-15)

Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Vaults (Strong rooms)--Tacoma;

Close up of rolling equipment and machinery.

A photographic copy of an architectural drawing of a proposed Narrowmoor shopping mall including a supermarket, clothing store, cafe, cleaners, jewelry store, hardware store, radio shop and drugstore. Ordered by Burton W. Lyon, Attorney at Law, offices at 507 Puget Sound Bank Building, in December of 1951.

Architectural drawings; Shopping centers--Tacoma;

ca. 1910. Ben Cheney looks to be five years old and his sister Lula three in this portrait almost certainly taken in Lima, Montana, by their grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Cheney. Ben was born March 24, 1905, in Lima and was nine-years-old when he and his sister Lula came from Montana after the death of their mother, Martha Kidd Cheney, in 1914. Ben and Lula began new lives in South Bend with their grandparents B.F. and Rebecca Cheney. (The Ben Cheney Story by Med Nicholson, The Sou'wester, Fall 2000) TPL-6327

Portraits; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Cheney, Lula; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971--Family;

View of corner table. A sepia photograph of a small corner table was taken probably in late fall, 1951. The table was manufactured by Blancher-Kay Furniture, located at 2928 So. "K" Street. Blancher-Kay would pack and ship this table, only one per carton, with a shipping weight of 30 pounds. View of Model #1100, corner table, made of oak veneer panels, hardwood parts, with bleached oak finish or American walnut. Lamp with ceramic figure and ashtray are displayed on the table.

Tables; Lamps; Blancher-Kay Furniture Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Employees of the Thomas Bros. Foodliner store stand behind the meat counter prior to the grand opening of their University Place supermarket in September, 1951. Self-service meats were one of the many new conveniences at the Red & White Food Store; a customer could easily choose from a variety of pre-packaged meats without waiting for a butcher. Their full page ads on September 12th indicated that sliced bacon was available for 59 cents a pound and pork chops for 75 cents. Other new conveniences were refrigerated produce, high-speed conveyor checkstands and automatic doors. The Frank Thomas, Sr., family had opened their small grocery store 46 years ago at the corner of what was then Regents park and Western road. The Thomas brothers, Al, Frank and Joe, grew up helping to run the family store. The new store, built at nearly the same location of W. 27th and Grandview, has maintained its affiliation with the Red & White Food chain. Photograph ordered by Consolidated Service, Seattle. (TNT 9-12-51, A-6, A-10, A-11) TPL-8774

Thomas Bros. Foodliner (University Place); Grocery stores--University Place--1950-1960; Merchandise displays; Food--University Place--1950-1960;

Nine cab over engine trucks, lined up in a row, outside an unidentified building in October of 1951. They appear to be delivery trucks for Heidelberg beer.

Trucks--1950-1960;

According to the 1953 City Directory, Frank A. Johnson owned and operated the Turf Restaurant, Smoke Shop, and Bar, all located at 911 Commerce St. View of interior of bar portion of the building; murals of horses and their riders decorate the walls. Apparently the bar was also known as the Tack Room, in keeping with the horse riding motif. There is a jukebox in a corner of the room in front of a mural showing a horse and rider jumping a fence. (TNT 11-7-51, p. 26)

Turf Bar (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Murals--Tacoma; Jukeboxes; Johnson, Frank A.;

One-story clapboard house with basement built by Kordon Korsmo. Features include concrete entry with brick planters and vine-covered trellis. Expansive lawn.

Outdoor exposure of one of the buildings of Pacific Oerlikon plant. The Pacific Oerlikon Co., located at 3001 N Starr, manufactured electric equipment. Lloyd Morgan was listed as manager according to the 1951 and 1953 City Directories.

TNT- fireplace of Mrs. Kenneth McGill. Woman on chair, boy on floor with book in front of fireplace, man on sofa in rear with a book and pipe in his mouth, and a freestanding fireplace.

16th Street South. Four one story homes with attached garage taken from curved section of street.

Upper level of building showing L- shape and long length of one side.

Phares Advertising Agency. Times Square Agency. A Season Master home in Mountlake Terrace, north of Seattle. Kitchen with washer and dryer.

Lakewood Shops located on Gravelly Lake Drive.

Copy of customer print of hat shop. Customer's print of the interior of Rose Millinery was taken in approximately 1946. At that time, the business was located in the Fidelity Bldg at 9th and Broadway. Large mirrors are used to make the room appear much larger; the mirrored reflections show a sitting area next to a fireplace and also racks of hats. Displays of fresh flowers and flowered hair attachments blend in with the brightly colored floral carpet. A sign indicates that hats are made to order; in addition, remodeling, retrimming and reblocking services were offered. Rose and Arthur Hertz, originally from the Netherlands, were the owners of Rose Millinery.

Millinery; Hats--1950-1960; Rose Millinery (Tacoma);

American Federation of Teachers. Portrait of six unidentified men aound a table with blackboard on right. The Washington State Federation of Teachers was holding its 17th annual convention in Tacoma on December 1, 1951. The event, held on a Saturday, drew some 200 delegates and members to Tacoma Vocational School. (TNT 12-1-1951, p. 3-article only)

American Federation of Teachers Association; Washington State Federation of Teachers (Tacoma); Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960; People associated with education and communication; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Annie Wright Seminary. Mr. Karl Weiss is pictured with two girls in the school library in November of 1951. He is explaining illustrations of Christ and Mary shown in a portfolio. Mr. Weiss taught civic and music classes at Annie Wright. The 1952 school yearbook, the "Shield," was dedicated to him in appreciation for all he had given to the students both spiritually and scholastically.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Weiss, Karl; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Annie Wright Seminary. Swim class. Ten girls in swimming pool learn life saving techniques from instructor at poolside in this photograph dated November 17, 1951.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Swimming--Tacoma--1950-1960; Floating; Lifesaving--Tacoma;

Captain Frederick Biehusen posed for a home portrait with wife Yvette and children, a boy, 2, and girl, 9 months in November of 1951. The Biehusens resided at 8957 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. in Lakewood.

Biehusen, Frederick--Homes & haunts; Biehusen, Frederick; Biehusen, Frederick--Family; Biehusen, Yvette; Military personnel--1950-1960; Military spouses--Lakewood;

A boat, with only the deck visible, is docked and seemingly deserted on a foggy day in late 1951. A few tools lay abandoned and the scales and winches are empty. There is a possibility that this vessel is a former surplus Navy steam tug purchased from Foss Launch & Tug Co. by Western Boat Building to be converted into a refrigerated salmon tender and tuna fishing boat. Western Boat Building had purchased two former Navy vessels in the summer of 1951 with plans to spend approximately $500,000 to convert them for fishing purposes. (TNT 7-22-51, B-2)

Boats; Decks (Ships); Hammers; Equipment; Scales;

Cpl. Stan Brownell poses in civilian clothing for a December, 1951, studio portrait. Cpl. Brownell was serving in the 7th Troup Carrier at McChord Field. He is wearing a dark suit with large lapels and a checkered tie in this sepia photograph.

Brownell, Stan; Military personnel--United States--1950-1960; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Paul Mellinger, Lakewood Mortuary owner, admires a Seth Thomas clock at Richards Jeweler in mid-November, 1951. The clock may be the "Sharon" model of Colonial style clocks, as the small booklet nearby indicates. There is also a traditional cuckoo clock behind Mr. Melllinger. Gil Richards' jewelry store had recently opened in the newly expanded Lakewood Community Center.

Clocks & watches; Cuckoo clocks; Mellinger, Paul; Richards Jeweler (Lakewood);

Gathered around Tacoma's historic totem pole at 10th and A St. in this picture from November of 1951 are several of the principals in the fifth annual "Totem Bowl" football game which brings together the College of Puget Sound (UPS) and Pacific Lutheran College (PLU) teams Saturday November 10th in the Lincoln Bowl. Left to right are Co-Captains Don Murdock and Bob Demko of the Puget Sound squad; Eileen McArthur, C.P.S. yell queen; Bob Nielsen, P.L.C. Captain, and Jack Enochs, P.L.C. yell king. Miss McArthur and Enochs led student body groups from the two schools in a joint pep rally at the totem pole on Friday Nov. 9th. The Logger and Lute squads will be competing for the Tacoma Young Men's Business club "Totem Pole" trophy, an exact replica of the pole at 10th and A.

College Football--Tacoma--1950-1960; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Murdock, Don; Demko, Bob; McArthur, Eileen; Nielsen, Bob; Enochs, Jack; Totem poles--Tacoma; Tacoma totem pole (Tacoma)

This group of junior high school students, age about 12, enjoy refreshments at the dancing party held in the Lakewood Recreation Hall at Lakewood Center on Monday, November 19, 1951. Each of the 26 members of the dancing school brought a guest. From left to right are: Susan Lemcke, David Fields, Jean Wagley, Thomas Robertson, Virginia Comfort and Dick Turner. (TNT 11-21-1951, p. 8-alt. photograph)

Dance--Lakewood--1950-1960; Lemcke, Susan; Fields, David; Wagley, Jean; Robertson, Thomas; Comfort, Virginia; Turner, Dick;