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D120358-21

Black smoke billows from the tremendous fire that is consuming the former home of the Tacoma Sash & Door Co. on May 9, 1959. The fire was reported at about 11:30 a.m. by a foreman at Reichhold Chemicals who saw flames shooting from the windows of the building. The chemical tanks at Reichhold stood about 100 yards from the blaze, but luckily the wind was blowing in the opposite direction. The heat, however, was so intense that most Reichhold employees had to stay indoors. Reichhold suffered only minor damage to a power plant in the fire. (TNT 5/9/1959, pg. 1 & 5/10/1959, pg. 1)


Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fire fighting--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Sash & Door Co. (Tacoma);

A121049-3

Mary Bridge Hospital, possibly a radiology lab. The technician is adjusting an X-ray machine. This was formerly the hydrotherapy room at Mary Bridge. All of the equipment in the hospital was specially designed for its pint sized patients, ranging from birth to age 14. Since its opening in 1955, the hospital had become overcrowded and rooms, such as the playroom, were taken over as wards due to the need for more beds. Here the hydrotherapy room has been converted to a much needed x-ray lab. A massive fund raising drive was underway to support enlargement of Mary Bridge and improvements at Tacoma General.


Mary Bridge Children's Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1950-1960; Radiography;

A121049-2

Three nurses are shown pushing juvenile beds and cribs through a corridor, at Mary Bridge Hospital in this photograph from May of 1959. The hospital, which opened in March of 1955, treated patients from birth to age 14 and served all of southwest Washington. When built, the hospital contained only 40 beds; it was built with the third floor unfinished to allow for future expansion. By 1959 the hospital was constantly overcrowded. A constant shifting of beds was neccessary to meet the needs of the children. Some infectious cases required isolation and boys and girls were always segregated. The hospital contained no single rooms; it had 10 two bed rooms and four 5 bed rooms. In 1959, plans were being made and funds raised to complete the third floor and to build an extension, adding 60 beds for a total of 100. (TNT 5/3/1959, pg. A-14, TNT 5/13/1959, pg. B-9)


Mary Bridge Children's Hospital (Tacoma);

A121049-1

Occupational Therapy Ward at Mary Bridge Hospital. Small patients sit in wheelchairs while therapists and nurses try to interest them in toys and activities designed to strengthen muscles and range of movement. Murals decorate the walls, making the room more child friendly. With the increase of patients, the therapy room had become too small to allow for freedom of movement. The over 3,000 members of local Orthopedic Associations would soon take to the streets, collecting coins door to door in their annual drive to boost the operating fund of the hospital. The hospital opened in March of 1955, due to generous contributions from the Bridge and Rust estates and the Orthopedic Associations. Since its opening, the hospital had treated 8900 kids and performed 4400 surgeries. (TNT 5/3/1959, pg. A-14)


Mary Bridge Children's Hospital (Tacoma); Physical therapy--Tacoma; Wheelchairs;

D120973-12

The automotive fleet at the North Kitsap Gravel - Asphalt Co. Inc. in Poulsbo, photo ordered by the General Motors Truck and Coach Division. The man standing in the front is possibly company owner Oliver Lanning. The company had recently purchased four new GMC MW 553 dump trucks and one pick up truck.


North Kitsap Gravel-Asphalt Co. Inc. (Poulsbo); Dump trucks; General Motors trucks--1950-1960;

A120973-5

The automotive fleet at the North Kitsap Gravel - Asphalt Co. Inc. in Poulsbo, photo ordered by the General Motors Truck and Coach Division. Pictured in the front are four new GMC MW 553 dump trucks and one pick up truck. In the background are the enormous piles of sand and gravel and the equipment for mixing asphalt. The gravel company was owned by Oliver Lanning.


North Kitsap Gravel-Asphalt Co. Inc. (Poulsbo); Dump trucks; General Motors trucks--1950-1960;

A120996-2

The basement recreation/family room of 4127 So. Sheridan Ave., the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cissne. This photograph was ordered by Washington Stove Works of Everett, Wa. to show the Franklin Stove. The stove, rather than free standing, is enclosed in a brick surround. The daylight basement room also has exposed beams, knotty panelling and what appears to be a slate floor. One of the support pillars is also made of brick. To the left of the stove, is a square brick planter with a single ivy growing up a pole.


Stoves--Tacoma--1950-1960; Basements--Tacoma--1950-1960; Recreation rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

D121053-3

Franklin Elementary Scout Pack 159. The boys and leaders pose in front of their woodworking booth at the annual Scout Expo, being held at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse in May of 1959. The boys in the front in the dark uniforms are Cub Scouts. The boys behind in the lighter uniforms are Boy Scouts. Franklin Elementary was located at 3202 So. 12th St.


Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Franklin School (Tacoma); Cub Scouts (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Boy Scouts (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

A121394-2

Large one story rambler built by Fitzpatrick-McIntyre at 6 Rustic Lane in Lakewood. This was the home of dentist Dr. Eugene Riggs. The home has an attached two car garage. The roofline is angled and the home has a composition roof. The house is painted dark with white, or light trim, and is nestled among the evergreen trees.


Riggs, Eugene--Homes & haunts; Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Fitzpatrick-McIntyre;

C121262-1

A copy of an old photograph ordered in May of 1959 by Eliza McCabe. The 1959 City Directory lists an Eliza C. (Mrs. Louis) McCabe at 2509 So. 56th.

D120291-18

Pacific Lutheran College's 1959 May Day Queen and some of her Court. Queen Carolee Chindgren poses in the center of the group. The second row, left to right, are Linda Bloomquist, freshman, Margery Krueger, sophomore, Janice Snyder, junior and Janet Gullekson, freshman. This was the college's 26th annual May Festival. The celebration would be highlighted by gay spring music, colorful folk art and dancing and the coronation of the May Queen. Over 2,000 people attended the celebration. (TNT 4/28/1959, pg. 13, 5/3/1959, pg. D-11)


Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1950-1960; Festivals--Parkland--1950-1960; Chindgren, Carolee; Bloomquist, Linda; Krueger, Margery; Snyder, Janice; Gullekson, Janet;

D120989-2

Annie Wright Seminary's Masque Players production of the operetta "HMS Pinafore." The school presented the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera May 1-3, 1959 for Parents' Weekend. The 1959 Parents' Weekend was a special celebration of the seminary's 75th anniversary. The plot of the operetta revolves around a captain's daughter who falls in love with a common sailor. It was first produced in 1878 and is probably the pair's most popular work. The Masque Players production was directed by Mrs. Diedre Monks and the players were assisted by the school's glee club choir and dance troop. The production featured Mitzi Weiss as Josephine, Gundl Primus as Ralph Rackstraw, Cynthia Fanshaw as Captain Corcoran and Anne King as Buttercup. (TNT 4/26/1959, pg D-11)


Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Costumes; Children performing in theatrical productions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1950-1960;

D120766-1

Shawn Arthur Scott, age 4 1/2, flashes a big smile despite his heavily bandaged head. The bandages are covering the 100 stitches needed after his encounter with a dog that bit him about the head. He is carefully guarded by his Siamese cat "Kuda," who is 6 months old and promises to keep all dogs away. Per Richards Studio records, Shawn Arthur is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Scott of 11465 So "L" St. Photograph ordered by United Press, Seattle.


Scott, Shawn Arthur; Sick children; Cats;

A120685-1

Carsten- Hygrade employees pose in the yard at the meat packing facility at 1623 East "J" St. According to Richards Studio notes, the picture is of 300-400 people. The locally owned Carstens Meat Packing got its start in Tacoma in 1903. In 1954, it was sold to the Hygrade Food Products Corporation. In 1990, the company made the decision to close its Tacoma plant.


Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Carstens-Hygrade (Tacoma)--Employees;

A120694-3

Publicity photo for Tacoma based rock band "The Wailers", showing the original lineup. L to R: Richard Dangel, Mike Burk, Mark Marush, Kent Morrill, John Greek. This photograph was taken right before the band hit the big time and went gold with their first single "Tall Cool One." At the time of this photograph, John Greek, 18, was the leader of the Wailers and a senior at Clover Park High School. Morrill, 18, was a Bellarmine senior and Marusch, 18, was a senior at Stadium HS. Dangel, 16, was a junior at Clover Park HS and Burk, 16, had recently attended Stadium and was now a student at the Tacoma Vocational School. The boys were finishing out high school and looking forward to college when fame overtook them. They met at a jam session and made their first public appearance October of 1958 at a Bellarmine High School dance following a basketball game. They were soon the hottest ticket in town, playing at the All City Halloween dance at the Armory for 1800 wriggling fans. Their first recording came about when they were introduced to Golden Crest Records executive Clark Galehouse by Tacoman Al Mineo, the dance band leader. On the Golden Crest label, they cut "Tall Cool One" and "Road Runner" written by Greek and Dangel. This photo shows the young musicians poised on the brink of fame, just prior to the national release of their hit record. (T.N.T. 5/3/1959, pg. 1)


Rock groups--Tacoma--1950-1960; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1950-1960; Musicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Singers--Tacoma--1950-1960; Marush, Mark; Burk, Mike; Dangel, Richard; Morrill, Kent; Greek, John;

A120694-4

This publicity photograph for the Tacoma based rock band The Wailers was taken by the Richards Studio April 16, 1959. The Wailers formed in Tacoma in 1958 and performed together for ten years. They were instrumental in defining and creating the original Northwest rock sound. They hit the national top 10 with their first release, the instrumental "Tall Cool One". The band created a unique sound with saxophone, keyboard, guitar, drums and vocals, first supplied by Kent Morrill. The original members of the group were (l to r) Richard Dangel, Mike Burk, Mark Marush, Kent Morrill, and John Greek. (www.thefabulouswailers.com) TPL-5907


Rock groups--Tacoma--1950-1960; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1950-1960; Musicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Singers--Tacoma--1950-1960; Marush, Mark; Burk, Mike; Dangel, Richard; Morrill, Kent; Greek, John;

D115839-B

On April 10, 1959, the new 9 1/2 million dollar County-City Building was dedicated. The raised square stand in front of the building was seating for dignitaries and speakers such as County Commissioner Harry Sprinker, Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson and Washington State Governor Albert Rosellini, as well as others. The sidewalks and street in front of the building were thronged with people and office workers watched out the windows. The Pacific Lutheran College Choir of the West, under the direction of Gunnar J. Malmin, sang for the ceremony. The eleven story glass and aluminum edifice was designed by A. Gordon Lumm. It stretched over two city blocks. It replaced the old City Hall, old County Courthouse, old Police Station and the old County City Health Department. (TNT 4/9/1959, pg. 1 & 4/10/1959, pg. 1) TPL-3848


County-City Building (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building dedications--Tacoma--1950-1960; Crowds--Tacoma; Choirs (Music);

D115839-C

April 10, 1959, saw the dedication of the new County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Avenue South. The 9 1/2 million dollar project was finally completed after years of delay. Although voters had approved its construction in November of 1952, it took until July of 1956 for building to start. A large number of business people, politicians, civic leaders and everyday Tacomans attended the ceremony. In the background, the doomed old Pierce County Courthouse awaited its demolition. It would make way for parking for the new facility.


County-City Building (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building dedications--Tacoma--1950-1960; Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Crowds--Tacoma--1950-1960;

D120839-1

Seven years after its initial approval by voters, the new County-City Building was dedicated April 10, 1959. The interim years had been filled with political wrangling and budget and design problems. The aluminum and glass building was designed by A. Gordon Lumm and build by Macdonald construction for a price tag of 9 1/2 million dollars. Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson stands on the platform speaking at the dedication. After the keys for the building were presented to Mayor Hanson (someone had forgotten to bring the actual keys and a set of house keys were substituted); he turned and presented them to ex-Mayor John Anderson, who was instrumental in the construction of the building. (TNT 4/9/1959, pg. 1 4/10/1959, pg. 1)


County-City Building (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hanson, Ben;

D115839-A

Governor Albert D. Rosellini addresses his audience outside the new County-City Building during dedication ceremonies in April, 1959. Seated in the group behind the governor are members of the police, service organizations, and councilmen, including Mayor Ben Hanson, in the second row, and John Anderson, third row. Wearing a crown in the front row is Pat Baldwin, the Queen of Anchorage Alaska's Fur Rendevoux, in Tacoma for the Daffodil Festival's Salute to Alaska. To her right is the 1959 Daffodil Queen Carol Mills.


Rosellini, Albert D.; Governors; County-City Building (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hanson, Ben; Anderson, John H.; Baldwin, Pat; Mills, Carol;

D120537-5

The 1300 block of Pacific Ave., ordered by the Globe Tavern. The foreground of the picture is dominated by Pessemier Brothers Bootery shoe store at 1342 Pacific Ave. The family owned business sold shoes and hosiery for men, women and children. The block also boasted three taverns in a row, the Globe Tavern and Cigar Store at 1336, Britannia Tavern at 1338 and the Milwaukee Tavern at 1340. The Ace Hotel Lodgings occupied the upper floors at 1340 1/2.


Pessemier Bootery (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Britannia Tavern (Tacoma);

A120524-20

Studio set up of fireworks for Zebra Fireworks Co. The display includes sparklers, Black Cat firecrackers and aerial display models. Pat Moriarty, then 14 years old, began his fireworks business near the end of WWII by reselling fireworks confiscated from relocated Japanese Americans. In 1946, Pat along with his mother Elizabeth and brother Jim assembled fireworks in their home for sale. In 1947, their company, Zebra Fireworks, was formed. From these humble beginnings, the company grew to a multimillion dollar fireworks enterprise, renamed in 1973 Pyrodine Corporation. TPL-9384


Fireworks--1950-1960; Zebra Fireworks Co. (Tacoma); Firecrackers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A120520-4

The chiropractic office of Dr. Alan A. Adams at 5220 Pacific Ave. This is most probably the examination room with padded tables for patients to lie on while being adjusted. Xrays of spines adorn the back wall, while the side wall has charts of the human body. Dr. Adams and his wife Mildred listed their home address in 1959 as 215 No. Tacoma Ave. #A.


Adams, Alan A.--Homes and haunts; Medical offices--Tacoma--1950-1960;

D120509-4

On April 4, 1959, Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson (left), assisted by I.L. Mullins, Greyhound Division manager, and Miss Tacoma Sherry Lee Holmes, cut the ribbon, declaring the new Greyhound Bus Terminal at 1319 Pacific Ave. open for business. The ribbon was snipped in front of several thousand spectators, dispatching the 7:30p.m. bus to Portland. Over 10,000 citizens passed through the terminal at its Open House, receiving souvenirs, competing for prizes and taking free bus rides to Seattle or the Puyallup daffodil fields. According to Mayor Hanson, the new bus terminal "sets a pattern for the redevelopment of lower Pacific Avenue." In a stroke of irony, the building was demolished in 2000 as part of the redevelopment of Pacific Ave. (TNT 4/5/1959, pg. A-16)


Greyhound Lines (Tacoma); Bus terminals--Tacoma; Greyhound Bus Terminal (Tacoma); Hanson, Ben; Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960;

D120509-16

Photograph probably taken at the reception in the Bay View room of the Winthrop Hotel following the April 4, 1959, ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the Greyhound Bus Terminal. Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson is standing to the right of the group; his wife Doris, in black, is next to him. I.L. Mullins, Greyhound Division Manager is standing behind the unidentified woman in the chair. The group of celebrants is gathered around an ice sculpture of a bus holding appetizers.


Greyhound Lines (Tacoma); Bus terminals--Tacoma; Greyhound Bus Terminal (Tacoma); Hanson, Ben; Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hanson, Doris; Mullins, I.L.;

D120509-3

Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson, in center, holds up for inspection one of the cakes made for the Grand Opening celebration for the new, million dollar Greyhound Bus Terminal at 1319 Pacific Avenue. Assisting him are, left to right, I.L. Mullins, Greyhound Division Manager, and Sherry Lee Holmes, Miss Tacoma of 1959. They are surrounded by some of the several thousand spectators who came to the ribbon cutting ceremony. The cake was served in the Post House Restaurant, in the station, after the ceremony. The Greyhound station was torn down in December 2000. (TNT 4/5/1959, pg. A-16, 4/6/1959, pg. 4)


Greyhound Lines (Tacoma); Bus terminals--Tacoma; Greyhound Bus Terminal (Tacoma); Hanson, Ben; Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mullins, I.L.; Holmes, Sherry Lee;

D120509-5

Tacoma Mayor Ben Hanson cuts the ribbon, declaring the new Greyhound Bus Terminal open for business. Several thousand spectators watched the Mayor snipping the ribbon and dispatching the 7:30p.m. bus to Portland. His lovely assistant is Miss Tacoma 1959 Sherry Lee Holmes. According to Mayor Hanson, the new bus terminal "sets a pattern for the redevelopment of lower Pacific Avenue." In a stroke of irony, the building was demolished in 2000 as part of the redevelopment of Pacific Ave. (TNT 4/5/1959, pg. A-16)


Greyhound Lines (Tacoma); Bus terminals--Tacoma; Greyhound Bus Terminal (Tacoma); Hanson, Ben; Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A120580-2

Railroad tank car being loaded with caustic soda at Hooker Chemicals. Hooker Electrochemical was a large producer of chlorine and caustic soda, supplying the Pacific Northwest's pulp and paper industry.


Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Railroad tank cars--Tacoma--1950-1960;

D120500-3

The Lincoln High School marching band poses in the shape of a treble clef for their school yearbook The Lincolnian. The Drum Major, in the white uniform with the tall hat, is in the foreground of the picture. The marching band performed at all of Lincoln's home games and one out-of-town game. The band, under the direction of instructor Robert Main, also marched in the Daffodil Parade and the Armistice Day Parade. (1959 Lincolnian)


Bands--Tacoma--1950-1960; Youth bands--Tacoma--1950-1960; Band uniforms--Tacoma; Lincoln High School (Tacoma);

A120580-1

Railroad tank car being loaded at Hooker Chemicals. The sign cautions "Danger, Caustic." Hooker Electrochemical was a large producer of chlorine and caustic soda, supplying the Pacific Northwest's pulp and paper industry. According to the tank's markings, it hold 8031 gallons of caustic soda.


Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Railroad tank cars--Tacoma--1950-1960;

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