Service mothers in Defense Plants. Lunch served at many tables outdoors at Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company on May 8, 1943, to honor the war-time workers on Mother's Day who are mothers of service men. (Penn Salt) (T. Times)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Luncheons--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, coverage of "E"pennant presentation during an outdoor ceremony on May 15, 1943. The pennant was raised on the company flagpole directly below the United States flag. It will fly proudly, testimony to the company's excellence in the production of war materials. The pennant was raised by VP Fred Shaneman and military dignitaries to the strains of "Anchors Aweigh." (Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, coverage of the coveted "E" award during a May 15, 1943 outdoor ceremony. Vice President of the company, Fred C. Shanaman, addresses the crowd. The stage is covered by an oriental design carpet. A company building and parking lot are in the background. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982;

On May 15, 1943, Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company was awarded the coveted Army/Navy "E" pennant in an outdoor noontime ceremony, blessed with perfect weather. At the time, the company had been in operation in Tacoma for about 15 years. They stepped up production here to include chemicals needed for wartime. An unidentified man was pictured speaking to the audience while other dignitaries stand on the stage . (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

On May 15, 1943, Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company was presented with the coveted "E" pennant for efficiency in the production of vital chemicals for wartime uses. Holding the "E" pennant are two U.S. seamen and back of the pennant are, left to right, Capt. James R. Tague, Col. Arthur J. Ericcson, Col. Clarence B. Lober, and Fred C. Shanaman. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards; Shanaman, Frederick Charles, 1901-1982; Tague, James R.; Ericcson, Arthur J.; Lober, Clarence B.;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, coverage of "E" award during a May 15, 1943 outdoor ceremony. A woman wearing a corsage is pinning a ribbon on an African-American man wearing a suit with vest. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, coverage of "E" award ceremony on May 15, 1943. Col. Arthur J. Ericcson, U.S. Army, is presenting "E" pins to employees. The Tacoma Times indicated that Ina Hagedorn and Thomas George James represented the employees in receiving "E" pins. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

The "E" Award ceremony at the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company was followed by a luncheon for 800 employees, family members and guests. Several military dignitaries smile brightly while holding their trays in the lunch buffet line. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, coverage of "E" award on May 15, 1943. Luncheon was served to some 800 employees, their families and guests. The serving staff are shown in front of one of the company's buildings. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, coverage of "E" pennant awarded the company during a noontime outdoor ceremony on May 15, 1943. Women are seated on the stage with two men standing behind them. The award was granted for efficiency in production of vital chemicals to serve war-time needs. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, coverage of "E" award ceremony on May 15, 1943. Reno Odlin, left, master of ceremonies at the event, is reviewing materials with two other unidentified men. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company was awarded the Army/Navy "E" award during a May 15, 1943 outdoor ceremony. The award was for excellence in the manufacture of chemicals vital to the war effort. A crowd was photographed seated outside the Penn Salt building with a stage erected in front and the Air Force band from McChord Field seated next to stage. Several people are seated on the stage. (T.Times, 5/17/1943, p.16)

World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Awards;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company seen on the Tacoma tideflats. Elevated view of industrial complex, chemical plant.

Waterfronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma);

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company seen on the sparsely populated Tacoma tideflats. In 1850, five Philadelphia Quakers organized the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company to produce lye and other alkaline salts of soda from natural salt. Tacoma's multi-million dollar Penwalt Corporation plant grew from these roots. In 1928, the eastern firm built a plant on 14 acres of filled ground adjacent to the Hylebos waterway. They began business as the Tacoma ElectroChemical Company and produced chlorine for the pulp and paper industry. The company became Pennsalt Chemical Co. when the parent firm decided to diversify its chemical production. In 1969, the company merged with Wallace and Tiernan, Inc., becoming Pennwalt Corporation. ("South on the Sound" Murray and Rosa Morgan)

Waterfronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1943. Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, formerly Tacoma Electrochemical Company. Crowd gathered for star award ceremony outside office building, a one-story brick building with weather vane on roof. Photograph was taken circa 1943.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma)--Employees; Crowds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1943. Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, formerly Tacoma Electrochemical Company. Large crowd including employees watches as flags are raised during star award ceremony occurring circa 1943.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma)--Employees; Crowds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States;

Aerial view of Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. The Tacoma plant covers nearly 40 acres of tideflats on the Hylebos waterway. This location was chosen in 1929 because of favorable electric power rates, availability and quality of water, access to water, rail and motor transportation and its central location for its principal customers, the pulp and paper mills. The name of the corporation was changed to Pennwalt Corp. prior to the merger of Pennsalt and Wallace & Tierman, Inc. (TNT, 11/29/1968)

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma); Waterfronts--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pennsylvania Salt was created in 1927 to serve the pulp and paper industry in the Northwest. Interior view of Pennsylvania Salt plant with workmen filling tank cylinders with compressed ammonia gas. This gas is used by refrigeration plants, water development and other industries. Ammonia gas tank is sitting on a Toledo scale (T. Times, 2/26/47, p. 8-B).

Scales; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma);

Pennsylvania Salt manufactured the following chemicals: chlorine, caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, bleaching powder, hydrogen, sodium arsenate, dairy and poultry germicides, special chemical cleaners and laundry and dry cleaning products. Interior view of Pennsylvania Salt plant with cylindrical tanks and two workmen in chemical storage room (T. Times, 2/26/47, p. 8-B).

Storage tanks--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma);

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. A view of a large ventilating or cooling system on the exterior of one of the buildings at the plant yards. Several series of narrow tubes stand vertically with dials visible at the front. One series of four tubes run from underground to a square metal box near the middle of the apparatus.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company.A view of a large piece of machinery at the Penn Salt plant. The name "General Electric Company" is molded into the housing on the base of the machine. It is large enough to have a portion of the machine below floor level.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. An interior view of the plant. Three large funnels are shown with large tanks in the background. One man is painting some of the metal surfaces of the internal structures. Another man is standing reviewing the process.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. An interior view of the plant showing a line of very large storage tanks along the left side. On the right are stacks of bagged materials.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tanks (Storage); Factories--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. An exterior view showing a cooling system at the rear of the building. Refer to D28,041-2 for a more detailed view of the cooling system.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. The exterior of one of the buildings at the plant is pictured on June 7, 1947. The roof line includes elongated V shapes: the shorter side is translucent to allow light into the factory during daylight hours.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. Two men stand by a large control panel. One of the men is turning a valve. Dials are displayed on the large metal face of the panel.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. A large room filled with rows and rows of tanks in the electrolytic cell department. Two men are walking along the aisles to assure all is well. This electro-chemical company manufactured chlorine, caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, bleaching powder, hydrogen and sodium arsenate among other substances. (TNT, 2/15/1949, p.A-6)

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tanks (Storage); Factories--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. The exterior of one of the buildings at the plant. A flag pole stands in front of the building. The $2 million Tacoma plant covered about 40 acres of tideflats on Hylebos waterway. Their products included chlorine and caustic soda (used in pulp, paper, plywood and soap manufacture as well as for sanitation purposes), chemical manufacturing, metallurgical and other processes and herbicides.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma;

Pennsylvania Salt manufactured the following chemicals: chlorine, caustic soda, sodium hypochlorite, bleaching powder, hydrogen, sodium arsenate, dairy and poultry germicides, special chemical cleaners and laundry and dry cleaning products. Frederick C. Shanaman was the President and General Manager of the company. Aerial view of the Tacoma plant, located at 2901 Taylor Way, in Tacoma's tideflats, near the Turning Basin, which is now known as the Hylebos Basin.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chemicals; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Waterfronts; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma);

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);