Laying the cornerstone at Pacific Lutheran College for the $625,000 chapel-music-speech building were, L-R, Dr. Seth C. Eastvold, president of the college; Dr. Henry F. Schuh (with trowel) of Columbus, Ohio; Dr. H.L. Foss of Seattle, chairman of the college board and president of the Pacific District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; Dr. Carl A.V. Lund of Gresham, Oregon, president of the Columbia Conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church; and Dr. S.C. Siefkes of Portland, president of the Northwestern District of the American Lutheran Church. (TNT, 6/9/1951, p.21)

Universities & colleges--Parkland; College presidents--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Eastvold, Seth C.; Cornerstone laying--Parkland--1950-1960; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--Buildings; Foss, H.L.;

Marie Margaret Ultsch and Robert Austin O'Donnell were married September 18, 1951, at Holy Rosary Church. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. T.F. Ultsch. The groom is the son of Mrs. Edna O'Donnell of Seattle and B.A. O'Donnell of New York. Celebrant of the mass was Father John Kilty, North Vancouver, B.C., cousin of the bridegroom. The bride wore a white slipper-satin gown fashioned with a lace yoke, princess panel, pointed sleeves and an arched hipline. Miss Jean Bucsko was maid of honor. Terrence O'Donnell was his brother's best man. John M. Griffin and Robert E. Ultsch were ushers. (TNT, 9/25/1951, p.10)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Ultsch, Marie Margaret--Marriage; O'Donnell, Robert Austin; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma;

Nancy Jean Riehl and Donald Maurice Hoff were married August 18, 1951, at the First Methodist Church. Nancy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lock Carl Riehl and Donald is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jens A. Hoff, Astoria. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, president of the College of Puget Sound, officiated at the ceremony. Nancy wore a Swiss organdy gown with a floral embroidered jacket topping a strapless gown of nylon marquisette. The full skirt extended over a hoop into a dance length train. Mr. and Mrs. Hoff established a home in Portland after August 27th. Both the bride and groom were graduates of the College of Puget Sound. (TNT, 8/19/1951, p.D-3)

Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Altars--Tacoma; First Methodist Church (Tacoma); Hoff, Donald Maurice; Riehl, Nancy Jean--Marriage;

Marianne Chrystine Stacy and Harold Robert Klett were married July 22, 1951, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. Norma Oden, one of the bridesmaids, is shown here in her gown seated outside holding her bouquet. (TNT, 7/26/1951, p.12; 7/29/1951, p.D-5) (information supplied by a wedding party member)

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stacy, Marianne Chrystine--Marriage; Oden, Norma; Wedding attendants--Tacoma;

This aerial view of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company shows Mount Rainier in the background. Included in the photograph are the sawmill, lumber storage and shipping sheds, planing mill, dry kilns, and the barking and chipping plant. The log storage and sorting ponds, railroad log dumps, deep water shipping dock and shed are not shown, as the plant covers an area of 180 acres, about 1/4 mile wide and a mile long. The company sprawled along the St. Paul Waterway, to the left of this photograph, between St. Paul and Portland Avenues. The Puyallup River can be seen heading east with several bridges crossing it. Ordered by St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. (Tree Life Hemlock, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.)

Aerial photographs; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cityscapes; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The living room in one of the ten apartments in the Adlee Apartments, recently opened by Forrester and Lee. All units included modern cabinet kitchens, automatic oil heat and the latest colors. Ranges and refrigerators were available under optional arrangements. (TNT, 6/17/1951, p.B-5)

Apartments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Forrester & Lee, Inc. (Tacoma); Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Puget Sound National Bank provided temporary quarters while the new K Street Branch was being built. This office interior shows a curved ceiling, three desks and a long counter for paying and receiving. The name plate for Joe Hawthorne, Assistant Cashier, can be seen on the desk in the foreground. R.C. Holmes' name plate is on the desk in the rear.

Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma);

The interior of Post House Tavern showing the bar, stools, and booths. The bar and lowered ceiling over the bar have been decorated with padded, studded leather-like material. A cool case is seen against the far wall as well as a pay phone. Ordered by Mrs. Teresa Diseth, owner of the tavern.

Bars--Tacoma--1950-1960; Post House Tavern (Tacoma);

The interior of a new home showing an example of a bedroom ordered by Lakeview Builders, Inc. Homes in the new housing development were open for inspection. A bedroom set of blond furniture has been chosen. Pull down blinds hang at the windows along with floral drapes. (TNT, 6/24/1951, p.Z-3)

Bedrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lakeview Builders, Inc. (Lakewood);

New Central Bank at South 12th and K Street. Interior of bank lobby with many large floral arrangements.

Business Enterprises - Financial Institutions - Banks - Tacoma - Central Bank

Purex-Trend (Purex Corporation LTD), exterior view of building. Large warehouse type building, rail cars and Purex tanks.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Purex Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Exterior of the Purex-Trend (Purex Corporation LTD) plant. The large warehouse type building has been built using concrete block. Rail cars access the building via a railroad spur and three Purex tanks stand in the foreground.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Purex Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Looking south on what is believed to be Jefferson Ave., south of 19th Street. Columbia Brewery is in left background. Photograph was taken in June of 1951.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

This one-story building built of concrete block appears to be a motel or possibly an apartment complex. Doors open onto an open area in the center of the U-shaped structure. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A two-story building has been built with concrete blocks on the street level which is used for commercial purposes. The upper story has been faced with brick. ABL Heating company, owned by Boyd Willey and A.C. McKee is on the right at 7029 South Tacoma Way. Shop-Eze Food Mart, owned by C.H. Needham, in on the left at 7027 South Tacoma Way. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960; ABL Heating Co. (Tacoma); Shop-Eze Food Mart (Tacoma);

In April of 1951, British Car Sales, owned by J.M. Henderson and R.F. Snead, was housed in a one-story concrete block building set back from the road. Several British sports cars were displayed in front of their showroom on this sunny day. A sign in the window advertised Hillman, Austin, MG, Morris and the Jaguar Sports Mark V. A large garage door was open on the right side of the building. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960; British Car Sales (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1950-1960; Convertible automobiles;

A newly completed one-story single-family residence sits in front of tall fir trees. The home is made of concrete blocks as well as the chimney. An attached two-car garage has been included. A U-shaped floor plan has been used with the entrance located within the middle section. Ruffled curtains cover the windows nearest the garage. Ordered by the Holroyd Company.

Concrete--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

A two-story home has been built with concrete blocks with an added enclosed porch or family room on the second floor that has been completed using wood siding. Ordered by the Holroyd Company.

Concrete--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

Braley's Inc. drugstore located in the lobby of the Medical Arts Building. Pharmacist A.J. DuWane is busy behind one of the display counters and pharmacists George Norton and Paul Lapp are working behind the tall counter that separated the area for compounding prescriptions from the public areas of the store. All druggists at this time mixed their own drugs, salves and cough syrups. Braley's, an institution at the Medical Arts Building since 1930, had two stores in the building by 1951. The above photograph may have been taken of the store listed at 738 Saint Helens. (TNT, 6/22/1951, p.B-1-ad)

Drugstores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Braley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Pharmacists--Tacoma--1950-1960; Norton, George; Lapp, Paul; DuWane, A.J.;

Brothers Stan and Fred Sepic (left to right), owners of Sepic Electric, pose with a new Hotpoint washer and dryer at Graybar Electric on May 16, 1951. The Sepics, who already owned a store at 1301 South "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way), would open a second furniture and appliance center at 72nd and Pacific at the end of May, 1951. Ordered by by T.H. Challman.

Graybar Electric Co. (Tacoma); Washing machines; Appliances; Sepic, Stanley; Sepic, Fred;

Paul Bunyan meets Mr. Timeplan at National Bank of Washington's booth at the 1951 home show at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. A poster on the counter at the right offers a chance to win a $50 savings account. It will go to the person who guesses the total resources of the National Bank of Washington as of May 7, 1951. Paul Bunyan was the mythical guest of honor at this year's show. Ordered by Mrs. Lenore Lindquist. (TNT, 4/4/1951, p.15)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma);

Two men complete the display of Trend soap at the Midland Thriftway Market (Thriftway Food Stores) by adding a sign announcing, the "Largest Trend display in the World." The store was located at 5402 South Tacoma Way. Ordered by the Purex Corporation.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Thriftway Food Stores (Tacoma);

Exterior of one-story woodshake house with two large windows in front and three smaller windows along the side. The front door has a four-piece half-moon window. Ordered by H.C. Little Burner Co., Seattle.

H.C. Little Burner Co. (Seattle); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960;

An open house was held at the Olympus Hotel in May 1951 to celebrate the completion of modernization that had been underway for four years. The hotel had been built in 1908. Paul Sceva purchased the hotel in 1944. This "after" photograph shows a twin bed guest room. Former double rooms were rebuilt into one with private baths and showers. New furniture, new beds, new bathroom fixtures and new plumbing as well as new harmonizing carpeting and door locks were all provided. Ordered by Paul Sceva, owner of the hotel. (TNT 5/23/1951, p.23)

Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Olympus Hotel (Tacoma); Then & now comparisons;

A "before" photograph used to show the modernization at the Olympus Hotel. Former double rooms were rebuilt into one with private baths and showers. Massive beamed ceilings were covered with a modern, fireproof layer (three quarters of an inch thick) of sheetrock. Wiring was changed completely and new lighting fixtures were added. New and larger windows were provided in most rooms. Work was completed in 1951. Ordered by Paul Sceva. (TNT 5/23/1951, p.23)

Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Olympus Hotel (Tacoma); Then & now comparisons;

Irwin-Jones Motor Company is ready to deliver a new Dodge ice cream truck to Medosweet Dairies. The van on the back has been completed with a refrigerated unit.

Irwin-Jones Motor Co. (Tacoma); Dodge trucks; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Medosweet Dairies, Inc. (Tacoma);

An example of a new kitchen in the Lakeview district featuring built-in cabinets. An electric stove has been placed across from the refrigerator and sink. The sink is set below a large window. Ordered for reproduction by Lakeview Builders Inc. (TNT, 6/24/1951, p.A-30

Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lakeview Builders, Inc. (Lakewood);

A portrait of a young soldier in his US Army uniform taken at the Post Studios.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Military personnel; Military uniforms--United States; Soldiers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The interior of the Lodge at Lake Tanwax showing two large rooms, nearly empty, that could be separated with a screen. Ordered by Mr. Mitch Gasparavich.

Lake Tanwax Lodge (Kapowsin); Lodges--Kapowsin;