Sales Grange Baseball Team, 1938 Pierce County Champions. Saxton Lumber Company baseball team c/o Paul Froman. 12 men in uniform, man center back in suit, equipment in front; posed on wooden bleacher steps.
Saxton Lumber Company baseball team c/o Paul Froman - 12 men in uniform, man center back in suit, equipment in front. Sales Grange - 1938 Pierce County Champs. August 26, 1938 (filed with Argentum)
This photograph of the Mountain Lumber Company, located at 919 East F Street on the Tacoma tideflats, was taken on February 3, 1939. Paul Billings, born in Lyndon, Kansas, moved to Tacoma in 1920 and opened the Mountain Lumber Co. in 1924. The mill was rebuilt after it burned in a spectacular fire in 1931. In January of 1950 Mountain Lumber was purchased by the Dickman Lumber Company.
The Mountain Lumber Company, February 1939. The Mountain Lumber Company, at 919 East F. Street, was built in 1924 and began cutting lumber in February of 1925. The main mill building was destroyed by fire in July of 1931. The company re-opened before the end of the year, and they were part of Tacoma's busy waterfront until the mid-1940s.
A workman at the Mountain Lumber Company stands on a stack of boards as a crane swings them through the air in this photograph from February 1939. The Mountain Lumber Company, at 919 East F. Street, was built in 1924 and began cutting lumber in February of 1925. The main mill building was destroyed by fire in July of 1931. The company re-opened before the end of the year, and they were part of Tacoma's busy waterfront until the mid-1940s.
Logging pond at Port Piers. For R.E. Chase, 601 Tacoma Building. Two men standing on logs in log pond, pushing on logs with long poles. Industries to the right and in background. Photograph taken on May 11, 1939.
On May 22, 1939, employees at the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. mill walked out, halting operations in support of their fellow striking employees at the logging camps. The workers at the camps had ceased work on May 15th. Employees at the mill walked out and filed formal charges of unfair labor practices against the company when they found out that officials planned to keep the mill running, processing logs from other sources. (T. Times 5/23/1939, pg. 3-article only)
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Assembly of St. Paul employees out on strike between 7 and 9:15 a.m. Automobile, several new, parked along street. Group of men milling around. Two-story, wood-frame building in background with large trees in median strip.
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Assembly of St. Paul employees out on strike. View from roof of building. Partial view of strikers on left and automobiles parked along street. Building in background appears to be Washington Handle Company.
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940;
Assembly of St. Paul employees out on strike between 7 and 9:15 a.m. Group of about 70 men gathered in front of open building, probably mill entrance. Lumber mill buildings in background and wooden sidewalk in foreground.
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Strikes--Tacoma--1930-1940;
On February 17,1941, a log from a great fir tree has been delivered to St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. where it has been loaded on the carriage in the mill. The slab cut has been taken off and the saw is going into the log for the second cut. (T. Times 2/26/1941, pg. 13)
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Saws;
Signs relating to Reforestation and Fire Prevention for St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.Two men wearing slacks, shirt, and vest, standing in front of numerous signs for St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber.
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);
Ben Cheney and an unidentified woman sit at the back of a convertible on the dock next to the "Oregon." Richard Studio notes state that this picture was taken in Oregon. The cargo ship was built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. in Tacoma and was launched as the Cape Cleare.
Ben Cheney and an unidentified woman sit at the back of a convertible on the dock next to the "Oregon." Richard Studio notes state that this picture was taken in Oregon. The cargo ship was built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. in Tacoma and was launched as the Cape Cleare.