Photograph ordered by "Hiway Truck Wrecking Company." View of a rebuilt truck for McLean's, pulling a long, flatbed trailer. The truck is parked at an intersection beside a power pole and rural mailboxes. Billboard across the highway is advertising Super Pyro antifreeze, "it tames old man winter." A timber yard lies beyond the billboard. The company listed in the Richards records as "Hiway Truck Wrecking" is possibly the Highway Truck Equipment Company at 3224 South Tacoma Way. The company is listed in the 1938 City Directory as auto wreckers.

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Billboards--Tacoma--1930-1940; Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma);

Unidentified man in dark suit poses with an Oldsmobile coupe automobile parked in front of the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. This photograph was taken on behalf of the American Automobile Association (A.A.A) on February 24, 1938.

American Automobile Association (Tacoma); Oldsmobile automobile; Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940;

New GMC Truck for Ohanapecosh Hot Springs, Mt. Rainier National Park, at Packwood. Probably taken behind Tacoma General Motors Truck Company, 307 Puyallup Ave. In 1924, N.D. Towers and Dr. A.W. Bridge constructed a small hotel and two bathhouses at a U.S. Forest Service campsite known as Ohanapecosh. The resort continued to develop and expand through the administration of the Ohanapecosh Hot Springs Co. until the contract was terminated in the early 1960s. By 1967, all of the resort facilities had been dismantled and the hot springs were allowed to return to their natural, pre-excavation condition.

General Motors trucks--1930-1940; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ohanapecosh Hot Springs Co. (Packwood);

New GMC Truck for Ohanapecosh Hot Springs, Mt. Rainier National Park, at Packwood. Probably taken behind Tacoma General Motors Truck Company, 307 Puyallup Ave. In 1939 you could stay at Ohanapecosh Lodge for $4 a day and dinner cost $1. The lodge and public baths were run by the Ohanapecosh Hot Springs Co. and owned by Dr. Albert W. Bridge of Tacoma. They were a popular tourist facility and visitors came from afar to partake of the mineral waters of Ohanapecosh Hot Springs. The resort and hot springs operated until the 1960's. The Park Service bought the resort, removed the buildings and converted the springs back to their natural state. All that remains today are boggy seeps, remnants of the hot springs. (www.nps.gov/archives)

General Motors trucks--1930-1940; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ohanapecosh Hot Springs Co. (Packwood);

Caterpillar engine belonging to contractor J. D. Shotwell on the back of a General Motors cabover-type truck in front of Tacoma GMC Truck Company. Workmen loading a spare tire, drum of grease or oil waiting to be loaded.

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma GMC Truck Co. (Tacoma);

Griffin Fuel Company dump truck with bed in dump position. Built by Highway Truck Company. (T. Times, 9/30/1938, p. 8). (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma);

Cooney Transfer Company truck and trailer built by Highway Truck Company. Highway Truck Co. was located at 3224 South Tacoma Way and specialized in manufacturing hoists and bodies for dump trucks, trailers of all types, truck alterations and brake installations. (T. Times 9/30/1938, p. 8). (filed with Argentum)

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1938. Two unidentified drivers stand next to two Edwards Fuel Company oil trucks parked outside the company's service station circa 1938. Company owner Leon Edwards is the man next to the automobile at the far right. His station was located in the 700 block of East 11th St., across the 11th Street Bridge. (T. Times)

Edwards Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Edwards, Leon; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1938. Truck manufactured for Cooney Transfer & Storage by the Highway Truck Co. Man in cab of truck; another man in frame work of flat bed holding machine and tools. Highway Truck Co. manufactured large, heavy duty work trucks. (T. Times 9/30/1938, pg. 8) (filed with Argentum)

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma);

Model Bakery trucks photographed for International Harvester in February of 1939. The delivery trucks have signs advertising the bakery's Star Loaf bread. (filed with Argentum)

Model Bakery (Tacoma)--Associated objects; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Model Bakery trucks photographed with their drivers for International Harvester in February of 1939. The delivery trucks have signs advertising the bakery's Star Loaf bread. (filed with Argentum)

Model Bakery (Tacoma)--Associated objects; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Eight Mack trucks parked in row outside White Truck Co. F.S. Harmon & Co. in background. Richards Studio notes list the address as 2202 A St. (filed with Argentum)

White trucks--Tacoma;

Eight Mack trucks parked in row outside White Truck Co. F.S. Harmon & Co. in background. Richards Studio notes list the address as 2202 A St. (filed with Argentum)

White trucks--Tacoma;

New Mack Trucks for Tacoma - Port Angeles Auto Freight. (filed with Argentum)

White trucks--Tacoma;

New Mack Trucks for Tacoma - Port Angeles Auto Freight. (filed with Argentum)

White trucks--Tacoma;

Griffin Fuel Company. Man standing next to fuel truck. Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Transfer House, 250 So. 19th St., in background. For Harmon Miller. In February of 1939, Griffin Fuel Co. celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company was founded in 1889 by Fred L. Griffin. Griffin started his business with one horse, one wagon and fuel logs, which he cut himself. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Snoqualmie Falls Power Co. Transfer House (Tacoma);

Griffin Fuel Company. Man standing next to fuel truck. For Harmon Miller. In February of 1939, Griffin Fuel Co. celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company was founded in 1889 by Fred L. Griffin. Griffin started his business with one horse, one wagon and fuel logs, which he cut himself. (filed with Argentum)

Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Tacoma Dairy truck in front of Art Deco-style building in March of 1939. For Fageol Motor Sales.

Trucks--1930-1940; Buildings--1930-1940; Tacoma Dairy (Tacoma); Dairy products industry--Tacoma;

Various delivery trucks and a motorcycle delivery vehicle parked outside the Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. Publicity for Titus Motor Company. (filed with Argentum)

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Seymour Conservatory (Tacoma); Wright Park (Tacoma); Greenhouses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Parks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Continental Bakery employees in Western clothes and wearing Jubilee hats posed in front of bakery and two Wonder Bread trucks with sign "Picnic Days Are Here Again." A large sign on top of the roof proudly proclaims Continental as the "Home of Wonder Bread."

Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Continental Baking Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Jennings Hardware truck in front of the store, located at 1148 Pacific Ave., with two men standing beside it. Safeway Store on right. Jennings Hardware was having a well publicized "Remodeling Sale." (filed with Argentum)

Jennings Hardware (Tacoma); Ford trucks--1930-1940; Hardware stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Per Richards Studio notes: "New Sterling truck sold to Mr. Frank Douglas to use as Tacoma-Rainier Auto Freight truck." Frank Douglas was the owner of the Tacoma-Rainier Auto Freight Co. at 523 Puyallup Ave. Sterling trucks are still made today; they are specialized work trucks. (filed with Argentum)

Sterling trucks; Tacoma-Rainier Auto Freight Co. (Tacoma);

Two Highway Truck Equipment Company dump trucks, with beds raised, built as new garbage trucks for City. (filed with Argentum)

Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma); Dump trucks;

Ahren's Transport Company flatbed truck with wooden sided, open top bed. Three other vehicles in background. (filed with Argentum)

Ahren's Transport Co. (Tacoma); Trucks;

Ahren's Transport Company semi truck with wooden sided, open top trailer. (filed with Argentum)

Ahren's Transport Co. (Tacoma); Trucks;

Ford pick-up truck parked next to a large shrub on hill of front yard with rear end at top of hill. Two Victorian-style houses in background. Description in Richards notes: "Small Ford truck parked on terrace." No other information provided for this September, 1939, photograph.

Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Ford trucks;

1939 Studebaker Champion automobile being raffled by Ray C. Roberts V.F.W. Post on back of a flatbed truck. Truck has logo of man riding a bronco on the door. The automobile was raffled off at a VFW benefit ball. For a picture of the car with its winner, Clara Thorsen, see D8931 images 1& 3. (filed with Argentum)

Studebaker automobile; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ray C. Roberts Post # 969 (Tacoma); Fund raising--Tacoma--1930-1940; Signs (Notices)

1939 Studebaker Champion automobile being raffled by Ray C. Roberts V.F.W. Post on back of a flatbed truck. Truck has logo of man riding a bronco on the door. The automobile was raffled off at a VFW benefit ball. For a picture of the car with its winner, Clara Thorsen, see D8931 images 1& 3. (filed with Argentum)

Studebaker automobile; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ray C. Roberts Post # 969 (Tacoma);

Chevrolet Safety Truck going through test at State Vehicle Safety Inspection Station. Joe Thomas, right, head of the safety inspection station, documents the truck's approval rating for former race car driver Harry Hartz, left. The Chevrolet demonstration truck has travelled over 73,000 miles, criss crossing America. Thomas, a former automobile racer himself, introduced Hartz to the world of racing in 1919. Hartz twice won the Indianapolis Speedway Classic before being seriously injured in a crash. (T. Times 11/1 1939, pg. 13) (filed with Argentum)

Vehicle Safety Inspection Station (Tacoma); Chevrolet trucks; Thomas, Joe; Hartz, Harry;

Joe Thomas, head of the state safety inspection station on South 38th Street, greets former race car driver Harry Hartz, at the wheel of his famous Chevrolet demonstration truck, in October of 1939. The truck has travelled over 73,000 miles, crisscrossing the country, including a trek up Pikes Peak to the 14,110-foot level, without adjustments or trouble of any kind. The truck's travels are under the watchful eye of the American Automobile Association (AAA) who certifies the truck's performance. Thomas, a former race car driver himself, taught Hartz racing in 1919. Hartz won the Indianapolis Speedway Classic twice before being seriously injured in a crash. Guy Sheehan, manager of the South Tacoma Motor Co., a Chevrolet dealer, had also come out to see the long running truck. He is believed to be the man on the left. (T. Times 11/1/1939, pg. 13) (filed with Argentum)

Vehicle Safety Inspection Station (Tacoma); Chevrolet trucks; Thomas, Joe; Hartz, Harry;