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 group of men students sit around a fire lit in a fireplace listening to a young man play accordion. Some of the men may be singing. Many of the young men hold Coca-Cola bottles. Trophies line the mantel of the fireplace. One of the men wears a CPS letter sweater.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Accordions; Group portraits; Fire; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mantels--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several interiors at CPS, Murtough Supply, Frank Murtough. Murtough Supply Company, owned by Frank J. Murtough, handled cleaning supplies and equipment and were distributors of Franklin's R.G. Products, Clarke & Finnell Floor Machines and Multi-Clean Vacuums. They were located at 706 Pacific Avenue. This interior view features an open hallway with seating, an elaborately carved side table, a portrait of a man wearing academic robes, and a grandfather clock. Draperies are closed over the windows. Banisters for the stairways are also shown.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Murtough Supply Co. (Tacoma); Floors--Tacoma; Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950; Halls--Tacoma; Interiors--Tacoma; Tables; Chairs; Portraits; Stairhalls--Tacoma;

Several interiors at CPS, Murtough Supply, Frank Murtough. A view of the stage in the Jones Hall auditorium from the upper balcony. A grand piano is positioned in the middle of the stage, an upright piano sits to the left of the stage and an organ is seen on the right. The box in the lower right corner states, "Federal floor finishes used throughout auditorium, Jones Hall, College of Puget Sound, supplied by Murtough Supply Company, Tacoma, Washington".

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Jones Hall (Tacoma); Stages (Platforms); Auditoriums--Tacoma--1940-1950; Balconies--Tacoma; Pianos; Organs;

College of Puget Sound Homecoming play "Night of January 16th" by Ayn Rand. Popular play with a "hook"; the jury was selected from the audience before each performance and asked to find the accused guilty or not guilty of murder at the end of the staged trial.

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1930-1940; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1930-1940;

Cooking demonstration and audience at College of Puget Sound, Washington Gas and Electric, Mr. Slott. Individuals (nearly all women) attended a cooking demonstration put on by Washington Gas and Electric at the College of Puget Sound. They sit at tables set with dinner ware watching the instructor who has just pulled a roast from the oven.

Cookery--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stoves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ovens; Teaching--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teachers--Tacoma; Washington Gas & Electric Co. (Tacoma); Publicity;

College of Puget Sound's Memorial Field House was designed by Mock and Morrison architectural firm. View of building construction progress for College of Puget Sound's Memorial Field House; the trusses, structural frames and foundations are all visible; cranes from the Sunnen Company and building materials on right side. Photo ordered by Roy T. Earley Company, general contractors, their offices were located at 321 Middle waterway, in the Port of Tacoma industrial area.

Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Structural frames--Tacoma; Trusses--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Memorial Field House (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Roy T. Earley Co. (Tacoma);

The roof trusses for the College of Puget Sound's Memorial Field House were erected in December 1948. The roof supporting trusses were made of Douglas Fir, weighed 12 tons each, and were 168 feet long and 23 feet high. At the time the field house was built, its trusses were the longest single wood spans in one section ever to be erected, according to Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. The trusses were manufactured in Weyerhaeuser's Longview Mill. The trusses were 60 feet from the ground, and supported 90,000 feet of roof decking. (T. Times, 12/10/48, p. 1).

Roof trusses--Tacoma; Structural frames--Tacoma; Gymnasiums--Tacoma; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Memorial Field House (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Exterior view of the home that Wollander Farwest Homes and Wollander Better Builder Plans designed and built for Tacoma's first annual home show; this house was on display at College of Puget Sound's new Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium. This house was designed and built in about three weeks, people who attended the home show could register to win this home and landscaped yard, which was valued at $8,500 (T.N.T., 4/26/49, p. 26).

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma); Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma);

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);

College of Puget Sound's Campus Playcrafters were performing their annual spring play in the Jones Hall auditorium. Student thespians were performing "If I Were King", this performance was open to the public. Leading roles were being portrayed by: Barbara Rowe, Dale Nelson, Harold Simonson, Robert D. Peterson and Gretchen Swayze. View of students on stage at Jones Hall (T.N.T., 4/27/49, p. 8).

Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stage props; Stages (Platforms); Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

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;

City Millwork Company was located at 2909 South Wilkeson Street; the business was owned by Lewis N. Benson and Albert J. Kemp. Exhibit booth features sample kitchen cabinets, counters and other home furnishings; all were manufactured by City Millwork Company. Tacoma's first annual home show proved to be a great success.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Cupboards--Tacoma; City Millwork Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Tucker and Sons was a hardware store located at 4633-37 Pacific Avenue; the business was owned by Orson R., Howard W. and Roy E. Tucker. View of display booth featuring products available at Tucker and Sons hardware store. The first annual home show was held at College of Puget Sound and was considered a great success.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Hardware; Tucker & Sons (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Tacoma's first annual home show was being held in College of Puget Sound's recently completed Memorial Fieldhouse. View of unidentified man providing information to unidentified customer; Holroyd Company's display booth is constructed with their brick and concrete products; photographs of their work is displayed and additional information is available.

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

Wollander Better Builder Plans and Wollander Farwest Homes designed and built the model home displayed at the first annual home show in Tacoma. This beautiful model home was on display at College of Puget Sound's Memorial Fieldhouse; people attending the home show could register to win this $8,500 home. View of display booth featuring Wollander exterior home colors information.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

E. L. Hull Hardwood Floor Company specialized in the wholesale and retail of hardwood flooring, thresholds and stair treads. The company was owned by Edward L. Hull, and located on South Tacoma Way and South Sprague Avenue. View of display booth featuring E. L. Hull Hardwood Floor Company products; unidentified man is sitting at table with additional pamphlets of information, hardwood floor samples in background.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; E. L. Hull Hardwood Floor Co. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Heatlox Furnaces Incorporated manufactured three different types of furnaces and heating systems: conventional controls, modulated controls and multiple zone systems. The company also offered a complete line of "Minneapolis-Honeywell" controls and "Moduflow". View of exhibit booth on display at Tacoma's first annual home show, featuring some of their products manufactured in Tacoma.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

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;

View of Tacoma City Light display featuring information about power and your utility bill. The booth also has efficient electric ranges; statistics about Tacoma's population and energy being used in the area; Pierce County map; and photographs of the power plants and their locations. This booth was displayed at College of Puget Sound's Fieldhouse for the 1st annual home show.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Light Division (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

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;

View of Loxide Structures Incorporated exhibit booth at the Tacoma Home Show; two unidentified representatives are ready to answer consumer questions. The display features informational catalogs, photographs and blueprints of homes that were manufactured exclusively in Tacoma. Earl Rowe is President of Loxide Structures, Alfred J. Weberg is Vice-President and Robert D. Campbell is Secretary-Treasurer.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Loxide Structures, Inc. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Witte and O'Flyng Incorporated were building contractors that specialized in residential and commercial construction, remodeling, prefabrication, development building and property management. The company's officers were: Ray O'Flyng, President and Walter Witte, Secretary-Treasurer. View of three unidentified men standing at the Witte and O'Flyng exhibit booth at the Tacoma home show; home building information is available.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Witte & O'Flyng, Inc. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Pacific Northwest Conference Convention at CPS, Women's Society, The Methodist Church. Leaders of the Woman's Society of Christian Service conducted the annual Pacific Northwest conference at the College of Puget Sound for a week in early August 1949. They are, L-R, top row, Mrs. Thomas Swayze, conference secretary; Mrs. P.S. Van Kleek, conference promotion secretary; Miss Margaret Billingsley, secretary for Japan, Korea and the Philippines, and Ruth H. (Mrs. E.Paul) Todd, secretary of supplies. Bottom row, Miss Yoshi Tokunaga, principal of Fuyuoka Girls' School in Japan; Mrs. Roy Freeman, conference summer school committee; Mrs. William Coddington, former conference president. (TNT, 8/3/1949, p.15)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woman's Society of Christian Service (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;

Pacific Northwest Conference Convention at CPS, Women's Society, The Methodist Church. Nearly ninety women from the Woman's Society of Christian Service attended the annual Pacific Northwest conference held this week at the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 8/3/1949, p.15)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woman's Society of Christian Service (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;

Richaven Realtors' booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse.The home show featured booths with information for the home owner or future home owner. This one, sponsored by Richaven, shows how affordable it is to own your own home and displays numerous word plays on owner Ed Rich's name such as "rich opportunities for rich living."

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Richaven Realtors (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Tappan Ranges of Portland Oregon sponsored this booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Tappan displayed their new electric and gas ranges and also their space heaters for the home show attendees.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Tappan Ranges (Portland); Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Booth at second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show for Lo Heet stainless steel cookware. The Home Show took place March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. The signs emphasized the need for every new bride to add Lo Heet cookware to her hope chest.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Pots & pans; Cooking utensils;

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show for Zingler Electric Co., 1112 Pacific Ave. The Home Show took place March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. This shot shows the latest in electric appliances- cabinet style sewing machines, an automatic wringer washer, new ranges and Frigidaire refrigerators. The electric sewing machine retailed for $89.95 at Zingler, $9 down and $5 per month.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Appliances; Refrigerators; Ovens; Washing machines; Sewing machines; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Zingler Electric Co.'s booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Featured at the booth were America's number one refrigerator - Frigidaire. Also displayed are new ranges and an automatic washing machine.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Appliances; Refrigerators; Ovens; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Washing machines;