The interior of a large room with asbestos or vinyl tile floor is shown in one of the homes in Bellevue built by W. A. Wollander. A wagon wheel on four legs is seen inside the floor-to-ceiling window and a terrace with chairs, a planted area and fence are visible outside.

Living rooms--Bellevue; Wollander Homes (Tacoma); Windows--Bellevue; Terraces--Bellevue;

Nalley's returned to the Western Washington Fair in Puyallup in 1952 with their recognizable display booth. The name, Nalley's, is spelled out in large letters over a slight awning with cut outs of people holding oversized Nalley products.

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Fairs--Puyallup--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Puyallup; Condiments; Canned foods;

Nalley's booth at Puyallup Fair, sign on top of booth has images of people holding Nalley products. Large display of canned goods, also holiday gift packs and stuffed animal display on right.

Chilson Dahlia Gardens' display at the 1952 Puyallup Fair was a massive display of many of the varieties of dahlias. Chilson Dahlia Gardens was located at Route 4, Olympia.

Fairs--Puyallup--1940-1950; Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Agricultural exhibits--Puyallup--1940-1950; Flowers--Puyallup--1940-1950; Bouquets; Chilson Dahlia Gardens (Olympia);

Carsten's Packing Company pure lard window display at Puyallup Fair. Large pie surrounded by red packages of Carsten's Pure Lard and advertisements including contest to guess weight of pie.

Four-table blouse display at J.C. Penney's. Blouses for $1.98 to celebrate Penney's department store birthday party. Tacoma had two J.C. Penney stores located at 1114 Broadway and 5424 South Tacoma Way. The company had been built by James C. Penney from a $500 investment fifty years earlier into one of the largest nation-wide chains of retail stores with 1,630 outlets. (TNT, 9/4/1952, p.11)

Department stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; J.C. Penney Co. (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In September of 1952, Roger W. Adams' new Roller Bowl skating rink was nearing completion. The ultra-modern facility at 7455 South Tacoma Way was built to replace the rink owned by Mr. Adams that had burned down the previous winter. The new Roller Bowl offered many new features including music from the largest pipe organ in the Northwest, built by Balcom & Vaughn of Seattle, and an eastern maple floor which offered more skating room then any other rink in Washington. Many national roller skating events were held in the old rink and Mr. Adams looked forward to holding some in the new building. The Grand Opening for Tacoma's new rink was on October 25, 1952. The rink officially closed on January 1, 1985, and the building was remodeled to become an automobile showroom. (Ordered by Holroyd Company.) (TNT, 10/25/1952, p.23)

Tacoma Roller Bowl (Tacoma); Skating rinks--Tacoma; Cement industries--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

A view of the exterior of Joseph R. and Margery F. Lovely's home. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. Joseph R. Lovely was the owner of Liberal Engraving Company, a photo engraving company.

Lovely, Joseph R.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Joseph (Joe) and Margery Lovely residence. Two-story house with one level wing on left and balcony above, french doors leading to raised brick area outside. one- story garage on right, sand box and swing in yard.

Lovely, Joseph R.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Joseph (Joe) and Margery Lovely residence. Two-story house with one level wing on left and balcony above, french doors leading to raised brick area outside. One-story garage on right, sand box and swing in yard.

Lovely, Joseph R.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Kelly Furniture Company . New maple furniture display room: bedsets, dressers, chairs, small tables, lamps, and wall shelves. Maple furniture, colonial style, dominated the 1950s marketplace.

Kelly Furniture Company . New maple furniture display room at their 5428 South Tacoma Way location. Maple furniture of colonial style, dominated the 1950s marketplace. Features living room furniture: couches, chairs, tables, magazine rack, rockers, and various lamps.

Kelly Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Merchandise display--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chairs;

Kelly Furniture Company . New maple furniture display room. Maple furniture, colonial style, dominated the 1950s marketplace. Dining room display: tables, chairs, lamps and hutches.

Marine Corps booth" at Puyallup fair. Signs on booth say "Housing exhibit" and "extention service the state college of Washington.

Members of the Central Seventh Day Adventist Church donated much of the labor needed to build their new church. Plywood forms are in place for concrete to be poured and a steel I-beam stretches across the main floor of the modern, streamlined structure designed by Silas E. Nelsen. John Wagner, the contractor from Salem, Oregon, specialized in building churches. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (TNT, 9/28/1952, p.C-15)

Churches--Tacoma; Central Seventh Day Adventist Church (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma);

Sears Roebuck displayed fourteen Remington Rand portable typewriters, some with cases, in their window. E. Remington & Sons introduced the first commercially viable typewriter in 1873. Remington Typewriter and Rand Kardex merged in 1927 to form Remington Rand. Remington Rand produced the world's first business computer in 1949. Ordered by Remington Rand Company.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Typewriters; Remington Rand Co. (Rowayton, Ct.); Window displays--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In April of 1925, this was the view from the top of the flagpole on the Puget Sound National Bank building, 1117-19 Pacific Ave., looking down on the west side of Pacific Ave. between 11th and 12th. The photograph was snapped by professional steeplejack B.B. Florer with a Tacoma News Tribune employee's camera that was hoisted up to him. Mr. Florer had been engaged to paint the flagpole. (TNT 4/28/1925, pg. 9) (WSHS- negative A693-0)

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Joseph J. and Emily J. Gallucci and their four children are seen through an archway relaxing in their living room in September of 1952. The children are John, 18 years old; Joe, 16 years old; Ronnie, 13 years old; and Louise, age 9. Joseph J. Gallucci was an employee of the Internal Revenue Service. Ordered by Lincoln Electric. TPL-10067

Gallucci, Joseph J.--Homes & haunts; Gallucci, Joseph--Family; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Emily J. Gallucci is washing up a few dishes in the kitchen while husband Joseph and their four children, John, Joe, Ronnie, and Louise, are just finishing eating in the dining nook next door. The kitchen has a Hotpoint refrigerator and gleaming metal cabinets. Ordered by Lincoln Electric. TPL-10068

Gallucci, Joseph J.--Homes & haunts; Gallucci, Joseph J.--Family; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Refrigerators;

The exterior of a duplex in the Sylvan Park housing development is shown. A one-car garage has been included in the unit on the left. Ordered for a brochure of Sylvan Park.

Duplexes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Housing developments--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A kitchen in one of the homes in the Sylvan Park housing development is shown with a stove, washer and dryer, refrigerator, sink and cabinets placed with a very economical use of space. Sylvan Park was located in the Lakes District three blocks from South Tacoma Way and South 90th. Ordered for a brochure of Sylvan Park.

Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Housing developments--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The exterior of a duplex in the Sylvan Park housing development is shown. Open wooden screens have been provided at each entry way. A shared walkway is accessed by steps on the left. Ordered for a brochure of Sylvan Park.

Duplexes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Housing developments--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The exterior of a duplex in the Sylvan Park housing development is shown. A common sidewalk divides into a Y to provide separate walkways to each front door. Large windows have been provided along the front exterior. Ordered for a brochure of Sylvan Park.

Duplexes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Housing developments--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The exterior of a duplex in the Sylvan Park housing development is shown. Separate walkways are provided to each front door. Trellises have been provided beside each front entry to provide some privacy. Large windows have been provided along the front exterior. Ordered for a brochure of Sylvan Park.

Duplexes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Housing developments--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Jack N. and Barbara Allen are seen relaxing in their living room through a large picture window with their two daughters, Paula Laureen, age 9, and Anita Gay, age 6. Two armless, fringed chairs sit on either side of the fireplace and a matching ottoman is seen near the window in the foreground. A sofa has been placed across from the fireplace and a dining table has been moved out of the way against the window at the far end of the room. Mahogany step-end tables match the rectangular coffee table and a mirror hangs over the mantel. Ordered by L.L. Hess for the Tacoma News Tribune's Fall Furnishings issue. (TNT, 9/25/1952, p.C-3)

Allen, Jack N.--Homes & haunts; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; L.L. Hess Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Allen, Jack N.; Allen, Barbara; Allen, Paula Laureen; Allen, Anita;

Hazel E. (Mrs. Ray L.) Sherman is seated at her piano in the corner of her living room in this photograph dated September 19, 1952. A floral-patterned rug was chosen together with textured upholstery for the chairs and sofa. Light draperies in a leaf pattern are closed over the windows. Ordered by Kelly Furniture for the Tacoma News Tribune's Fall Furnishings issue.

Sherman, Ray L.--Homes & haunts; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sherman, Hazel; Kelly Furniture Co. (Tacoma); Pianos; Rugs; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Dr. George and Lorraine Kunz are at home with their four daughters, Christine, age 8; Kathleen, age 7, Colleen, age 5, and Georgene, age 2. The room has been decorated with a persian carpet, two love seats in velvet and fringe flank the fireplace and Mrs. Kunz sits at a baby grand piano in the far corner. Ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune for their Fall Furnishings issue.

Kunz, George--Homes & haunts; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

This view of the interior of Harold S. and Alice M. Woodworth's home in Rosedale near Gig Harbor shows their spacious recreation room. The curved sofa on the right was custom-built and of party-size. In the rear is a billiard table and leather-faced small bar. Mr. Woodworth was vice-president of Woodworth & Company asphalt and concrete paving contractors. Ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune for their Fall Furnishings issue. (TNT, 9/25/1952, p.C-2)

Woodworth, Harold S.--Homes & haunts; Living rooms--Rosedale--1950-1960;

Tabulating equipment at Pacific First Federal. Punch card technology was developed in the mid-1880's by Herman Hollerith to help handle tabulation of data for the 1890 census. James Powers, working for the Bureau of Census developed a different type of card punch for the 1910 census. Powers left the Bureau to start his own business which merged with Remington Typewriter Company and Rand Cardex to form Remington Rand in 1927. Ordered by Remington Rand, Inc.

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Remington Rand Co. (Rowayton, Ct.);

The exterior of one of the buildings at the Weyerhaeuser pulp mill at Longview, Washington, showing vents for the air system installed by Drew Engineering Company, Portland, Oregon. Longview was Weyerhaeuser's largest and most diversitied millsite in 1952. The site contained a plywood plant with a capacity of 6 million square feet of 3/8-inch plywood per month and a bark products plant where Silvacon was produced for use as plywood glue, rubber products, oil well drilling, mastic flooring and in plastics. The location also maintained a pulp log barker, chippers for the pulp plants, and a sulphate pulp mill with its 225 tons of bleached Kraft pulp each day. The wood fiber plant processed Silvacel for cold storage insulation and oil well drilling, and Silvawool for home and building insulation. The plant also maintained a development department and the fabrication department which turned out Monocord trusses and laminated beams. (Weyerhaeuser Magazine, June 1952)

Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. (Longview); Mills--Longview; Lumber industry--Longview; Drew Engineering Co. (Portland);