Several men are adjusting the printing machinery at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant. Bags were printed in the shop before being made into bags. A man on the right end checks the printing. Two other men further to the right are checking that the rolls of paper are feeding smoothly.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Four people work along side the folding machines at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant tending the machines and gathering the sacks to stack.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

One of the final stages in plywood manufacture is setting the glued and layered sheets of wood veneers in a hot press as shown at Anacortes Veneer, Inc., Anacortes, Washington. A sheet of plywood is placed on each layer of the press and the stacks are placed under pressure for differing lengths of time depending on the type of plywood being manufactured. This produces an irreversible bond between the plys stronger than the wood itself. The press is open in this view showing the sheets of plywood. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (The Plywood Age, Robert M. Cour)

Anacortes Veneer, Inc. (Anacortes); Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Phil Ostlund opened Ostlund's Shoe Store in the growing K Street district. The new and modern shoe salon had a sandstone front and huge display windows with Red Goose children's shoes on the left, John C. Roberts shoes for men on the right, and women's shoes and slippers near the door. The store had front and rear entrances which took advantage of the easy parking in front and rear of the store. A shoe repair department was also available at Ostlund's. (TNT, 8/26/1952, p.7)

Shoe stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ostlund's Shoe Store (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Storefronts--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The interior of Ostlund's Shoe Store with the sales counter and cash register on the left, a row of chairs on right, and two rows of chairs through the center rear with a large Red Goose statue on each side in the rear advertising children's Red Goose shoes. Shoe boxes line both walls.

Shoe stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ostlund's Shoe Store (Tacoma); Cash registers;

The Hart Range No. 5, an oil burner range, weighs 1,400 pounds at Patrick Company. An electric motor and blower have been attached on the right front of the stove. A switch is seen under the blower. Patrick Company, located at 1521 Pacific Avenue, handled restaurant supplies. Ordered by Demick Electric Supply Company, located at 2919 South Alaska Street, who were wholesale dealers in electrical equipment and supplies.

Demick Electric Supply (Tacoma); Patrick Co. (Tacoma); Stoves--Tacoma;

A three-axle International truck has been fitted with a tank on the rear for Washington Cooperative Farmers Association. The truck is seen in front of two of the storage tanks at Standard Oil Company.

Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma); Standard Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; International trucks;

Lee and Ruby Edwards opened their newly-decorated, rustic dance-niterie at Edwards Resort, Lake Lawrence, with Fritz Peterson's 1952 Dixieland Band. The large, open hall has a timbered ceiling and tables and chairs are set behind a timber railing along the sides of the dance floor with a few tables spilled out on the dance floor. A dais for the dance band is centered on the far wall. Edwards' Pavilion was located approximately five miles from Yelm and McKenna. Dancing hours were from 9:30 pm to 2 am. Ordered by Mr Lee Edwards. (TNT, 9/27/1952, p.23)

Dance halls--Tacoma; Dance floors--Tacoma; Edwards' Pavilion (Yelm);

The kitchen in Frank Kirste's house in the Sunset Beach area of University Place. Tile counters on an L-shaped counter with a rounded shelf at the end, and a dinette in a window corner with view of Puget Sound are shown. Another counter can be seen on the right side. Linoleum covers the floor. Gordon Johnston was the architect for the house. Gordon Johnston was later Mayor of Tacoma.

Kitchens--University Place--1950-1960; Johnston, Gordon N.; Kirste, Frank--Homes & haunts;

The rear of Frank Kirste's two-story house in the Sunset Beach area of University Place. Gordon Johnston was the architect of the house. Lawn chairs are seen under a shade umbrella. The brick and wooden siding house is set on a slope facing the west.

Houses--University Place--1950-1960; Johnston, Gordon N.; Kirste, Frank--Homes & haunts;

A view of the living room in Frank Kirste's new home in the Sunset Beach area of University Place. A large cabinet provides a walkway into the kitchen and separates the dining area from a hallway leading off to the left. A dining room table and hutch are seen against the printed wallpaper. A wing back chair stands next to the brick fireplace.

Living rooms--University Place--1950-1960; Kirste, Frank--Homes & haunts;

The back of Frank Kirste's house in the Sunset Beach area of University Place. The two-story brick and cedar siding house has a one-car garage in the lower level as seen on the left. Gordon Johnston was the architect for the house.

Houses--University Place--1950-1960; Johnston, Gordon N.; Kirste, Frank--Homes & haunts;

Interior of open building with dirt floor and welders.

Steel and aluminum fabricating at George R. Marvin Company. The George R. Marvin Company advertised as manufacturing bridge cranes, gantry cranes, floating cranes, hammerhead cranes, special hoists and machinery of fabricated structural steel. The large, open building has railroad tracks running through the length of it. Men and equipment are working along both sides.

George R. Marvin Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A view of the yard at George R. Marvin's plant on the Tacoma tideflats was taken on August 14, 1952. Stacks of materials used in the manufacture of cranes, special hoists and machinery of fabricated structural steel are stacked around the yard and a man is operating a mobile crane near the center. A long tank truck is seen at the rear.

George R. Marvin Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hoisting machinery;

Interior of plant with men working on different jobs and machinery.

3 men operating crane with weights and pulleys--above frame with 4 large wheels and tires.

Exterior of plant showing yard with metal stacked.

Mallon Motor Company, Used Car Department lot and building. For newspaper advertising.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Mallon Motors, Inc. (Tacoma);

Mallon Motors announced the opening of their used car outlet in September of 1952. Three men stand in front of the used car lot and building. A variety of automobiles and a pick-up truck are shown facing South Tacoma Way. (TNT, 9/4/1952, p.26)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mallon Motors, Inc. (Tacoma);

Two men are laying a brick wall between pipes and an outside of wall at Rayonier's Grays Harbor mill in Raymond, Washington. The original Rayonier mill was in Shelton, Washington, and began operation in 1927. It used the amonia base sulphite process and manufactured cellulose chiefly for chemical conversion to cellophane. Ordered by Rayonier Inc. 161 East 42nd Street, New York. (Rayonier 1952 Annual Report)

Rayonier, Inc. (Raymond); Lumber industry--Raymond--1950-1960;

A man is straddling a crossbeam pointing at a hole in a row of holes below a series of pipes at Rayonier's Grays Harbor mill at Raymond, Washington. There are walls of pipes on three sides of him. The Grays Harbor mill went into operation in 1928 and consisted of both a pulp mill and a paper mill. This mill manufactured chemical cellulose for use in production of viscose rayon and tire cord, and also made the pulp required by its own paper mill producing fine papers for businesses. (Rayonier 1952 Annual Report)

Rayonier, Inc. (Raymond); Lumber industry--Raymond--1950-1960;

A close up of heavy, cast iron machines with stacks manufctured by Western Gear Works, Seattle, at Rayonier's Grays Harbor mill in Raymond, Washington. Rayonier completed many improvements at the Grays Harbor mill in 1952. A large high-pressure boiler was installed to serve the mill's increased capacity. The bleach plant was modernized, with new bleach cells; in making possible a wider range of refining procedures, this broadened the versatility of the mill and opened the way to production of new grades of chemical cellulose. (Rayonier 1952 Annual Report)

Rayonier, Inc. (Raymond); Lumber industry--Raymond--1950-1960;

Two large, heavy cast-iron machines, cooker pots, manufactured by Western Gear Works in Seattle are shown in Rayonier's Grays Harbor mill in Raymond, Washington. Stacks from each of the machines open through the roof of the facility. The company had three mills in the state of Washington at Shelton, Port Angeles and Grays Harbor. There were two more in the Southeast in Florida and Georgia. (Rayonier, Inc., 1951 Annual Report)

Rayonier, Inc. (Raymond); Lumber industry--Raymond--1950-1960;

An open framework at Rayonier's Grays Harbor mill in Raymond, Washington. The building has three large chutes near stairs on left, another stairway and more equipment on right. This mill used 30,000,000 gallons of water per day, received from municipal water supply sources through a 10-mile pipe line. During the year, important negotiations were carried forward with the cities of Aberdeen and Hoquiam for the purpose of extending the current water supply contract to run for a total of 35 years. (Rayonier 1952 Annual Report)

Rayonier, Inc. (Raymond); Lumber industry--Raymond--1950-1960;

A view of the exterior of Midland Thriftway grocery store with parking available in front of the store. Midland was once the half-way point on the Puyallup to Tacoma street car line. The community centered on 99th and Portland Avenue. Ordered by Associated Grocers.

Grocery Stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Midland Thriftway (Tacoma); Thriftway Food Stores (Tacoma);

Clara R. (Mrs. Roy B.) Mayberry is shown sitting on her terrace in a chaise lounge. A fire burns in the outdoor fireplace and other patio furniture is shown. A decorative urn holds flowers at the edge of the covered terrace. The home was recently constructed by Tietz Construction in the Narrowmoor Addition and overlooked Puget Sound and the Narrows Bridge. (TNT, 9/14/1952, p.B-1)

Mayberry, Clara R.; Mayberry, Roy B.--Homes & haunts; Terraces--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tietz Construction Inc. (Lakewood);

A kitchen in one of the new homes in Mountlake Terrace showing, from the left, a refrigerator, dryer, counter and sink, washer and stove, small counter with phone. Round, concave knobs have been used on the drawers and cupboard doors. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.

Housing developments--Mountlake Terrace; Phares Advertising Co. (Seattle); Kitchens--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960;

This one-story wood and brick house with attached garage is located in Mountlake Terrace, a housing development north of Seattle. House #22805 has a large wood planter in front of building. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.

Housing developments--Mountlake Terrace; Phares Advertising Co. (Seattle); Houses--Mountlake Terrace--1950-1960;

A large coral area with small barn next to it and a house behind some trees is located near the Mountlake Terrace housing development. The low hills around the valley are covered with trees. The soil appears very dry and sandy. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.

Housing developments--Mountlake Terrace; Phares Advertising Co. (Seattle); Corrals--Mountlake Terrace;