Completed room at Port of Tacoma Storage plant, Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Mrs. Still. A view of the interior of the cold storage facilities at the Port of Tacoma. The plant was begun in August 1948.

Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Storage facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Winthrop Motor Company, Plymouth and De Soto dealers. View through agency windows, crowd admiring 1949 De Soto as salesman discusses its features. Neon signs in windows, advertising signs and banners and TV-like slide viewer in showroom. The 1949 Plymouths had a longer, 118", wheelbase, and a lower center of gravity. The body and frame were 23% more rigid and easier to park because of less overhang. Fenders flowed into the body but they were separate and detachable. (T.Times, 3/17,1949, p.17) TPL-9282

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plymouth automobile; DeSoto automobile; Winthrop Motor Co. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The exterior of Brown's Flowers shown at night. The show room is lit from within and neon lights spell out the name of Brown's. A greenhouse is attached to the back of the show room building as well as an extended residence on the right. The parking lot is well lit from a street light with an added upper light fixture.

Brown's Conservatory of Flowers (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Florist shops--Tacoma;

Crowd at Selden's Rug Show, Selden's, Mrs. Selden. A crowd of people stand outside at night looking in through Selden's showroom windows at the rug show. The company's neon sign spells the name of Selden's.

Selden's, Inc. (Tacoma); Rugs; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Jerry Eaton's Service Station at Sixth Avenue and J Street. L-shaped stucco building with bracketed tile false shed roofs. Man standing near pumps, four service bays, two automobiles. Mobilgas, Mobiloil, General Petroleum Company and U.S.Tire signs

Jerry Eaton's Service (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Interior view of Coast Sash & Door Company showing men building church windows. Coast Sash & Door had been in business on the Tideflats since 1924. Photograph ordered by the Plywood Association. (filed with Argentum)

Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Coast Sash & Door Co. (Tacoma); Windows;

ca. 1937. Worker photographed applying adhesive and laying a plywood subfloor at an unidentified location, circa 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Rhodes Department Store, showing elaborate linoleum work around elevators. Shoe Repair and Shine station to right, vacuum cleaner in far right foreground. Dress displayed on mannequin and man working behind column at left.

Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Mannequins; Department stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Shoe shining--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. California Florist Shop, 919 Pacific Ave, owned and operated by Lorenzo Ghilarducci. Easter 1937. (filed with Argentum)

California Florist Shop (Tacoma); Florist shops--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. California Florist Shop, 919 Pacific Ave, owned and operated by Lorenzo Ghilarducci. View of front window with floral display in the form of a Cross for Easter 1937. (filed with Argentum)

California Florist Shop (Tacoma); Florist shops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Window displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Flower arrangements;

Texaco sales meeting at the (new) Tacoma Hotel. (filed with Argentum)

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. The Hopper-Kelly Company service crew was photographed in 1937 standing in front of their newly modernized and expanded store at 1145 Broadway. Pictured left to right are Harry Warner (service manager), Walter Reynolds, Ed Michajla, Jr., Ed Michajla, Sr., Clair Sherrod, Hi MacPherson, C.B. Rees and Harry Robertson. The store served as the area headquarters for Stewart-Warner, Potter and Grunow refrigerators (featured in display window.) The company sold household appliances, such as washers, ironers and refrigerators, as well as radios and pianos. President of the company was C. Galvin Hopper. (TDL 2/14/1937, pg. A-7)

Hopper Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Music stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Showroom of Hopper-Kelly Company of Tacoma, household electrical appliances dealers, featuring kitchen stoves and space heaters. A new department had been added to the expanded store at 1145 Broadway. They handled coal, wood and oil circulating ranges, including the Olympic and Great Western banquet lines.

Hopper Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Music stores--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Hopper-Kelly Company of Tacoma, household electrical appliances dealers. Two Grunow refrigerators, one closed, one open. The newly remodeled store was the area headquarters for Grunow, Stewart-Warner and Potter refrigerators.

Hopper Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Refrigerators--1930-1940;

Hopper-Kelly Company of Tacoma, Musical Instrument Department. Baby Grand and two smaller pianos on display. Hopper Kelly had always been known as a piano house, carrying the finest in Wurlitzer and Kurtzman instruments.

Hopper Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Music stores--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pianos;

ca. 1937. Independent Bible Church, circa 1937. The pastor of the church was the Rev. Roy T. Brumbaugh. This new church was created when Rev. Brumbaugh split from the First Presbyterian Church. Four hundred and sixty-five members signed up with Dr. Brumbaugh to join the Independent Church. He typified his members as "fundamentalists" who opposed the organization of the Presbyterian Church. The Bible Church met at the Scottish Rite Temple, 5 So. G St., which it purchased in 1937. In 1943, the church dropped the Independent and became the Tacoma Bible Church. (filed with Argentum)

Independent Bible Church (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Independent Bible Church, circa 1937. (filed with Argentum)

Independent Bible Church (Tacoma);

ca. 1937. Unidentified residential buildings, photograph ordered by J. E. Owen, secretary-treasurer of the Johnson-Cox Company. (filed with Argentum)

Houses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. The Barlow-Catlin Block, 1109-13 Pacific Ave., circa 1937. The structure was built in 1889 from a design by Proctor and Dennis. The building was named after its developers C.S. Barlow and Charles Catlin. It was later renamed the Arcade Building and the Bankers Trust Building. In 1937, the main tenant was Steel, Steel, Steel Inc. Real Estate and the building was closed above the second floor to save money. The US government took over the building in 1943 to use as dormitory style housing for war workers. It was demolished in 1956 to make way for an annex to the Peoples Store, located left 1101-07 Pacific Ave. Located to the right of the building are the smaller building at 1115 Pacific and the National Realty Building at 1117-19 Pacific, home in 1937 to Puget Sound Bank. (filed with Argentum)

Barlow-Catlin Block (Tacoma); Office buildings--Tacoma; Business districts--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1937. Nepean C. (N.C.) Garrison poses with an old chest, perhaps used to hold his wood working tools. In 1937, Mr. Garrison resided at 6414 Pacific Ave. and listed his occupation as deckhand at Cascade Timber Co.; but his real love was building model ships. His artistic models were on display at many locations and were given as gifts to the Hollywood crowd during the filming of Tugboat Annie.

Garrison, N.C.; Chests;

ca. 1937. Model of the ship "Preussen," built by Nepean (N.C.) Garrison. The "Preussen" was a five-masted steel-hulled ship built in 1902 and named after the German state and kingdom of Prussia. It was the only fully rigged vessel with five masts ever built until the 2000 launch of the similar Royal Clipper, a sail cruise liner. The "Preussen" was rammed by a British steamer, the "Brighton," in November of 1910 as the "Brighton" tried to cross before the "Preussen's" bows. Heavily damaged with her steering equipment inoperable, the "Preussen" ran aground during a November gale. Her hull was not salvageable. (Additional information provided by a reader). (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preussen_(ship)

Model ships; Garrison, N. C.--Associated objects;

ca. 1937. Model ship masterpieces crafted by Nepean C. (N.C.) Garrison.

Model ships; Garrison, N. C.--Associated objects;

ca. 1937. Model of the ship "Grand Master," built by Nepean (N.C.) Garrison.

Model ships; Garrison, N. C.--Associated objects;

Exterior of new Bone-Dry Shoe Store, W. Chelse Boynton, Architect for remodeling. The ultra-modern store, featured salmon-colored terra cotta applied to the exterior with neon signage. Ordered by Courtland Johnson. (T. Times 7/8/1937, p. 7).

Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Bone-Dry Shoe Store, W. Chelse Boynton, Architect for remodeling. Interior view of ultra modern store just opened in July of 1937 by Bone Dry at 942 Commerce St., alternate address 935-41 Broadway.) This was the fitting room for customers, doing double duty as the waiting room. Attached chairs, Art Deco frieze, plants in wall niches, Modernistic chrome tube-frame chairs, foot rests and display tables. Lots of floral greetings on hand for the Grand Opening of the remodeled store. Ordered by Courtland Johnson. (T. Times, 7/8/1937, p 7).

Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Bone-Dry Shoe Store W. Chelse Boynton, Architect for remodeling. July of 1937 saw the grand opening of the new Bone Dry Shoe Store at 942 Commerce St. (alternate address 935-41 Broadway.) This was the fitting and waiting area of the store. Modernistic chrome tube-frame chairs, smoking stand, Art Deco frieze below ceiling, plants in wall niches. Ordered by Courtland Johnson. (T. Times, 7/8/1937, p. 7).

Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Exterior of Bone-Dry Shoe Store, W. Chelse Boynton, Architect for remodeling. The ultra-modern store located at 942 Commerce St. (alternate address 935-41 Broadway) featured salmon-colored terra cotta applied to the exterior with neon signage. The window display shows Filson outdoor wear paired with Dry Bone sport shoes. Allstrum printing is next door. Ordered by Courtland Johnson. (T. Times 7/8/1937, p. 7).

Bone Dry Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

When the Hopper-Kelly Co. appliance store at 1145 Broadway expanded in 1937 they added a musical instrument department under the management of Ralph W. "Happy" Harrison (at left). Mr. Harrison had already been in the musical instrument business in Tacoma for several years and the quality of his instruments attracted many musicians to the Hopper-Kelly store. He carried Hohner, Carmen, and Accordiana accordions, and a wide selection of stringed instruments included Rex Aragon guitars. Mr. Harrison died suddenly in October of 1941 at the age of 46. The second man is unidentified. (TDL 2/14/1937 p. A-7)

Hopper Kelly Co. (Tacoma); Harrison, Ralph W.; Music stores--Tacoma; Musical instruments; Stringed instruments; Accordions;

ca. 1935. Around 1935 Ross Houston had a contract to install this wooden water flume at a farm near Yelm. In the mid '30s, much of Yelm's irrigation system was subsidized by the Works Progress Administration (WPA.) Houston Treated Wood and Fabricated Wood Products was also installing prefabricated wooden street gutters in Tacoma.

Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Building materials;

ca. 1935. Ross Houston, installation of wooden water flume for farm near Yelm. Much of Yelm's irrigation system in the mid 30's was subsidized by the Works Progress Administration. Ross Houston had contracts to build this wooden flume and to install prefabricated wood street gutters in Tacoma.

Irrigation canals & flumes--Yelm; Farms--Yelm; Houston, Ross; Lumber industry; Building materials;