Exterior shot of new Recovery Building at St. Regis Paper Company. This new building housed the six story high combustion furnace and the Koppers electric precipitator. The precipitator collected odor bearing particles before they could escape the chimney into the open air. This was part of the company's program to reduce odor caused by the chemical processes of producing pulp. (TNT 2-17-1952, pg. C-14)
St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Exposure of new office at K Street Medical Center, Columbian Optical Co. Lloyd J. Sass was manager for Columbian. The store filled prescriptions for glasses and contact lenses and also advertised as selling "artificial eyes." They had two locations- ground floor at the Medical Arts Building 724 Saint Helens Ave. and this new location at 1224 So. 11th St.
Grand opening of the new location of Columbian Optical Co. Photo shows three fitting areas from the front with mirrors on the angled side. The backwall has a cabinet with drawers. Floral displays give the opening a festive air. Columbian sold eyeglasses, contacts and artificial eyes.
Grand opening of the newest location of Columbian Optical Co. This photo shows the backside of 3 fitting areas with the stool where the employee sits to fit the glasses. The receptionist can be seen behind the counter in the background.
Grand opening of the newest location of Columbian Optical Co. An employee helps a young lady choose a new pair of eyeglasses at a fitting table with mirrors on either side so that the glasses can be seen from all angles. Several pairs of glasses are laid out on the counter for the young lady to peruse. A floral display on the floor gives the store a festive look.
Interior exposure of conveyor belt equipment at Jordan Bakery Co. Pictured is a large and mostly empty room with conveyor equipment between metal shelves with racks holding bakery goods. Jordan, long known for the excellence of their bread, launched a new product in 1952 "Sunbeam Bread," soon to become the lunchtime favorite of baby boomers.
Jordan Baking Co. (Tacoma); Bakeries--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Pacific Oerlikon Company, electrical equipment manufacturers. Interior exposure of circuit breaker. Seven breakers being assembled on a bench. Pacific Oerlikon occupied the former site of Henry Mill and Timber Co. It also erected on this site in 1951 a sheet metal, concrete and glass building used for the machine shop and assembly area. Because of the size of the components constructed, the building was designed to provide ample height for assembly. (TNT 9/7/1952, pg. C-15)
Interior exposure at Pacific Oerlikon Co. Metal shelves hold a variety of electrical parts. Pacific Oerlikon, the Northwest subsidiary of Oerlikon Engineering Co. of Zurich, Switzerland, manufactured power-system equipment. The parent company was a 75 year old world wide leader in manufacturing high quality products. Its only offspring Pacific Oerlikon originated from $2,000,000 investment that used raw materials and parts made in the U. S. to manufacture components for the Northwest's power grid. (TNT 9/7/1952, pg. C-15)
Pacific Oerlikon Company, electrical equipment manufacturers. Counter with two shelves in front, shop behind with assorted machinery. The company was an offspring of Oerlikon Engineering of Zurich, Switzerland and was entirely Swiss owned. Dr Hans Schindler was president of the company and Lloyd Morgan was executive vice president and general manager of Pacific Oerlikon. The company was incorporated in August of 1950 and shipped its first products in the spring of 1952. It employed 110 skilled workers in 1952, machine-tool operators and mechanical and electrical engineers, with plans to expand to 500 workers. (TNT 9/7/1952, pg. C-15)
In June of 1952, the Washington Cooperative Farmers Association operated a grain elevator, feed mill and warehouse complex at 1801 Taylor Way on an 8 1/2 acre site on the Hylebos Waterway. The mill, including its 163 Foot tall "headhouse" was completed in 1949 and was the last word in mill construction at that time. The site was served by the Tacoma Belt line, giving it access to all transcontinental railroads, and had a dock to accomodate ocean-going vessels. The mill was sold to Land O'Lakes/Cenex Feeds, Inc. in the 1980s and closed in 1990. TPL-9616
Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma); Grain elevators--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma--1950-1960;
On June 20, 1952, an unidentified woman, possibly owner Marjorie Beckstead, posed with a display of Nalley products at Beckstead's Grocery, 3807 Center St. She was holding a jar of Nalley's Tang salad dressing. The display included Nalley's spaghetti dinner, Lumberjack syrup, Treasure pickles, mustard, and Nalley's mayonnaise. Other groceries were stacked on shelves behind the woman. Beckstead's was owned by Clifford R. and Marjorie Beckstead.
Views of the completed home of Don Dunn family showing average daily activities at their "Farm-in-a-Day" at Moses Lake. Mrs. Dunn and her daughters make time to sit together in the living room of their new home given to them through the "Farm-in-a-Day" project established to publicize the new irrigated areas in the Columbia Basin. Ordered by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
A new type of tire chains were made of heavy castings by Fick Foundry Company. Fick Foundry Company manufactured machine castings for many machinery manufacturers in the Northwest. Castings were made of grey iron, steel, bronze and aluminum. Fick Foundry was owned by Joseph M. and Samuel Fick.
General Tire has a tire sales department located in Mulligan's Pontiac-Cadillac automobile service area. Two men sit at the rear of the display of tires watching a small screen. White-wall tires are displayed in front of the service counter and two examples of inner tubes are shown at the left of the inclosed sales area. Ordered by General Tire Company.
The wide lobby and lounge at the Winthrop Hotel has been decorated in a grand style. The windows have been draped with light-colored fabric, pulled back with braid and tassels to allow plenty of daylight into the room. Several large sofas have been placed below each window and in the center of the room. Desks have been placed near columns on the left and a few side chairs have been spaced around the edges of the room to allow plenty of open space for people to congregate. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling and a figured carpet covers the floor.
Lobbies--Tacoma; Hotels--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
Banquet tables have been prepared in the Cystal Ballroom at the Winthrop Hotel. Tables that would seat ten have been covered with white table cloths and set with table ware, cups and saucers and napkins. The room is lit with daylight coming in through the tall windows, chandeliers and sconces. The head table has been set on a dais along the right side with flags behind it. An American flag hangs at the far end of the room.
Hotels--Tacoma; Ballrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
The Daffodil Room at the Winthrop Hotel provides a less formal luncheon and dining area. Semi-circular booths line the left side of the room while a long bench with seats on both sides runs through the center of the room with tables and chairs on either side of it. A counter with swivel seats can be seen in the right-hand corner. Tables are provided in the rear of the room. The draperies and the carpet have a daffodil pattern to match the theme of the room. Chandeliers provide lighting.
Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Restaurants--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
W.L. Stoddard designed the Winthrop Hotel and it was built in 1924 and dedicated May 15, 1925. It was named for explorer and writer Theodore Winthrop, author of "The Canoe and the Saddle" which helped popularize the Northwest. The hotel was to be a civic center.
Hotels--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
An aerial view of Philadelphia Quartz' plant on the Tacoma tideflats. Belgian silica sand and California soda ash were chemically combined to provide a product sold largely in Tacoma but marketed also in other Northwest cities. Silicate of soda, water-glass to farm households, was used in adhesives for the plywood industry and corrugated paper-board for the container industry.
Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Minerals; Philadelphia Quartz Co. of California (Tacoma); Aerial photographs;
