Two alcoves at Historical Building, McCormick Room, State Historical Society, Mr. Foster. Mr. and Mrs. William L. McCormick gave this alcove display that honors Isaac I. Stevens, the Washington Territory's first governor, and another alcove, honoring Mr. McCormick's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laird McCormick, to the State Historical Society. In the center is the desk Isaac I. Stevens used in his office in Olympia made of black walnut. Cases on either side house Stevens' flags, one of which Stevens carried while a general in the northern army in 1865 at the Battle of Chantilly when he lost his life. (TNT, 7/3/1949, p.A-3)
Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays; McCormick, William L.; Gifts;
Exterior of store, Burrough's Adding Machine Company. Burrough's had two sales representatives at their Tacoma location, R.F. Spiegle and J.L. Gockel. This exterior view of their commercial outlet shows the facility at night with interior lighting highlighting the most modern in office machines. Pyramids of adding machine tap decorate the windows.
Tower "4" from west side, Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp, Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The supporting towers of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge are in place and work has begun on the roadway stringers from the west side. Large steel I-beams are shown. John A. Roebling's Sons Co. engineers projected that catwalk cables from the west anchorage to the west tower would be hoisted within a few days. Mount Rainier stands majestically in the background. (TNT,7/22/1949, p.1)
The two towers for the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge are securely in place at the narrowest portion of Puget Sound in June of 1949 while Mount Rainier and her snowy cap are seen on the horizon. Engineers would pass another milestone in the construction of the suspension bridge later in June when Foss Tug No. 11 pulled the first line from the east anchorage to the east tower. The line was used to install pull-back and catwalk cables. Photograph ordered by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation. (TNT, 7/1/1949, p.1-article)
Mueller-Harkins showroom, ordered by Bonnell Construction Co. An exterior view of the very modern automobile showroom built by Mueller-Harkins showing the two circular display windows that each contained a revolving stage for the newest models of Buick automobiles. The large, monolithic tower displaying the name "Buick" in neon on top has recently been completed. The sign for the Walker Apartment Hotel can be seen on the far left, across Saint Helens Avenue.
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Mueller-Harkins Buick Agency, general view from southwest. Sign of Walker Apartments at far left of photo. Photograph taken on June 23, 1949. Ordered by Bonnell Construction Company.
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Shuffleboard and electric scoreboard at Central Tavern, Champion Sales Distributing Company, Mr. Vern Westby. Two men are trying out the shuffleboard at the Central Tavern. The electric scoring machine is hung on the wall over booths running along one side of the tavern. An edge of the bar and a stool can be seen in the foreground.
Central Tavern (Tacoma); Shuffleboard; Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950;
The Elks Club Band and their majorette, Gloria Ellexson, posed next to the Elks Temple before leaving for Cleveland, Ohio, in July of 1949 for the Elks National Convention. The band, under the direction of L.R. Grass, had been the 1948 state champions and Miss Ellexson was the state champion majorette. The band performed at the convention in Ohio, and Gloria, a student at the College of Puget Sound, was named the 1949 National Champion Drum Majorette. (TNT, 7/6/1949, p.10)
Elks Temple (Tacoma); Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Marching bands; Bands--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ellexson, Gloria; Drum majorettes--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Interior showing smelter job in foreground, Star Iron & Steel Co., Bob Allen. Welders are at work manufacturing parts for the Tacoma smelter, American Smelting & Refining Company.
Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Welding--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma);
Lineup of motorcycles at Lincoln Bowl, Police Department, Howard Osage. Twenty-eight motorcycle police stand at attention next to their motorcycles at Lincoln Bowl. They have gathered for a review honoring Safety Commissioner Robert S. Temme, Police Chief Robert C. Marshall and Division Chief William Cordell. (TNT, 7/11/1949, p.18)
Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma); Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Motorcycles--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Lineup of motorcycles at Lincoln Bowl, Police Department, Howard Osage. Twenty-eight members of the Tacoma Police Department motorcycle division stand at attention. Their motorcycles are parked behind them with two in the center front. They assembled at Lincoln Bowl for a review honoring Safety Commissioner Robert S. Temme and Police Chief Robert C. Marshall (front left) and Division Chief William Cordell (center). (TNT, 7/11/1949, p.18)
Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma); Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Motorcycles--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Back of home at 6021 Pacific Ave. An exterior view of the back yard and rear of the one-story house. Flower borders edge the yard. A patio extends from the back of the house with outdoor seating.
Levi window, Washington Hardware Company, Floyd Tucker. A window display of western clothing from boots and blue jeans to plaid shirts. A sign advertises that "The new Lady Levis are here". The name "Levis" has been spelled out using rope.
Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jeans (Clothing); Cowboy boots;
Ranch home at Interlaaken, Karl H. Kaman contractor. An exterior view of the one-story home with dormers that has recently been resurfaced with "Perma-stone". Possibly the Rothwell residence. Perma-Stone was an enduring material, cast with molds on walls of wood, brick, block, stucco or tile, new or old construction.
Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; K.H. Kaman Co. (Tacoma); Building materials;
New tile floor at Elks Club kitchen, Stebner's Inc., Ed Keenan. Interior view of the new kitchen, Head Chef Mitchell Pentel will be preparing meals for the Elks; everything has been remodeled and all the appliances are new, including an automatic dishwasher, sterilizers and a walk-in quick freeze storage room (T.N.T., 12/30/48, p. 4-7).
Fraternal organizations'--Tacoma; Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal lodges--Tacoma; Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma; Elks Club (Tacoma);
Interior of Parker Paint Company plant, Mr. Parker. Three workmen are mixing large batches of paint. The machine in the center, background is a roller mill used to grind the liquid in one of the phases of manufacturing paints. (TNT, 2/17/1948, p.7-A)
Brew kettles, Columbia Breweries, Davis. An employee adds hops to the large copper brew kettle used to boil the wort, one of the early stages of beermaking. The kettle is fitted with a curved cap with a large tube that filters the evaporation coming from the kettle. The brewery owned two of the kettles that had a capacity of 330 barrels each. Anders W. Erikson was the brew master in 1948.
Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Kettles; Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;
In 1947 Rose and Arthur Hertz opened their first hat shop in Tacoma in a small room in the Fidelity Building. In 1949 they expanded when they opened Rose Millinery at 313 South 9th Street across the street from the Rialto Theater. This photograph of that store, with its large display windows, was taken in July of 1949. The new shop had two large showrooms, the Mirror room and the French room, and two workrooms that gave ample space for designing and remodeling hats. Rose had already been in the millinery business for twenty years when she moved to Tacoma with her husband Arthur, most of this time as a designer. Rose, widely known as "Rose the Milliner", retired in 1970.
Rose Millinery (Tacoma); Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Millinery;
Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the packing area of the plant. Stacks of empty wooden packing crates, many ten to twelve high, are seen around the large work area. Labels on the crates advertise "Texas Ranger" globe tomatoes, "Texas Tomatoes", "Big G", "Clouds Rest", "La Chinita",and "High Color".
Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma)--Employees; Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the interior of the business offices at the packing facilities. Desks for four employees are open behind a wide counter. A separate office with a door and glass open to the general work area is towards the back. Two women and a young man are seated at the desks and an older gentleman is talking on the telephone in the back office.
Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the interior of the business offices at the packing facilities. The company handled packing of fresh produce, ready for market. The sign in the upper right corner calls the company, "tomato pre-packers".
Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the staff lunch room. Several sets of tables and chairs, formica and vinyl coverings, are spaced throughout the area. Each table has a bouquet.
Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma); Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lunchrooms;
Interior of home at 3004 No. Huson, Briggs Construction Company. A new kitchen with all new electric appliances: a range on the right, a refrigerator on the left and a washer or dryer seen through the doorway into the laundry area. There's even room for a small table on wheels in the corner. A decorative strip of a curtain is seen around the window over the gleaming white sink. Briggs Construction Company had recently completed 102 homes in the Fairmount Park and Parkland Additions. (TNT, 8/7/1949, p.A-13)
Briggs Construction Co. (Tacoma); Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Appliances; Refrigerators; Stoves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Cold Storage plant, Owens Corning Glass, 1077 Dexter Horton Bldg., Seattle, E.N. Still. Materials are being moved into the new cold storage facility at the Port of Tacoma. Two men review plans while a third is moving filled boxes with a fork lift.
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. (Seattle); Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Storage facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Interior of Murphy's "Cocktail Lounge" showing drapery and mirror, Lutor-Craft Co., Ralph S. Gale. Draperies with a bold print line the windows behind the backs of seating in the new lounge. A mirror rises from the back of the seating to the ceiling on one of the walls reflecting the pattern of the draperies.
Several shots at plant to be used as mural at Poodle Dog, Penn Salt Manufacturing Co., Mr. Shanaman. Two workers check rows of tanks at Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. The company was a manufacturer of basic chemicals from salt including caustic soda, chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen, dairy and poultry germicides, special chemical cleaners and dry cleaning products.
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Poodle Dog (Fife);
Studio stock negatives. A view from over Commencement Bay, the Tacoma tideflats with the St. Regis Dock and St. Regis Company with Mount Rainier looming in the distance.
Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Studio stock negatives. An aerial view of new housing developments. Uncleared land abruptly abuts the housing development. Across the road in the foreground are a few small homes set on what looks like pasture land.
Aerial photographs; Land; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950;
