ca. 1900. Columbia Breweries remained proud of their beginnings in 1900 when Emil Kliese, William Kiltz and John Smith incorporated the Columbia Brewing Company. This photograph of the entire staff of the brewery in 1900 was used in several newspaper stories during the 1940's and 1950's when the company announced new additions to the brewery. Seated in the front are, L-R, William Kiltz, sales manager, and Emile Kliese, president and brew master. The five men in the back are not identified. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954. TPL-9625

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1900-1910; Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma); Columbia Brewing Co. (Tacoma)--People; Kiltz, William; Kliese, Emile;

ca. 1937. One of the chemists at Columbia Breweries is placing test tubes of samples in an autoclave to continue testing the beers and ales brewed at Columbia Breweries. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954. The photographer's name in the lower right shows, "Associated Photographic Service, Inc., Tacoma".

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Chemistry--Tacoma; Scientists--Tacoma; Scientific equipment--Tacoma;

ca. 1937. A new copper brew kettle is being installed on top of several legs at Columbia Breweries. The brew kettle was located between two floors - the structure for the floor has not yet been built. Employees could add the ingredients for a "brew", barley malt, hops, and water, on the upper level through the sliding doors seen just above the rim near the top of the kettle. Dismantling of the kettle in 1953 can be seen in photograph D76,717-4. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954. TPL-8854

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Kettles;

ca. 1948. A scale model of Columbia Breweries plant as it was planned in 1948. An expansion was announced in 1948 that called for a 2-story unit for a new bottle shop, bottle storage, cellars, and a steam plant. A second unit was to warehouse case goods and a new receiving and shipping depot on property to the rear on Jefferson Avenue that had been acquired in 1948. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company. The photographer's name in the lower right shows, "Associated Photographic Service, 714 Market Street, Tacoma".

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Architectural models;

ca. 1949. A view of the bottling line at Columbia Breweries where three men are maintaining quality control over the bottling operations. The two men on the left are viewing the filled bottles of beer for any impurities or imperfections. The man on the right is assuring that the machinery continues to run smoothly. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954. The photographer's name in the lower right shows, "Associated Photographic Service, 714 Market Street, Tacoma". TPL-7955

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Bottles;

ca. 1952. An architectural drawing of Columbia Breweries' new bottle shop that was to be built at the southern end of the brewery along South C Street. The glass-fronted bottling line and storage building would contain over 53,000 square feet of additional plant. Drawing by Wohleb & Wohleb Architects in Olympia, Rober Dudley of Seattle, photographer. Copies of old prints ordered by Heidelberg Brewing Company in December 1954.

Brewing industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Architectural drawings;

ca. 1953. Artist's rendering of the Everell S. Collins Memorial Library, College of Puget Sound campus. The building was designed by Silas E. Nelsen and constructed by Bona Fide Builders. It was dedicated in May of 1954.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma); Architectural drawings;

Annie Wright Seminary girls skiing at Mt. Rainier. Photos ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune. In 1954, winter sports attracted around 59,000 enthusiasts to the Paradise area during the prime season of December-April. In 1955, the visitor count for the first 3 months of the winter season was 56,789; an increase of 170 %. 35 % of these guests were bound for the Cayeuse Pass Winter use area, primarily to ski. On weekends and holidays, the park service operated two ski tows, a warming shelter, public toilets, lunch and first aid service. The ski facilities at Paradise were operating for the first time since the severe winter of 1948-49. Rainier never developed as a skiing area, like the surrounding smaller mountains, because the National Park Service forbade the erection of chair lifts or an aerial tramway, feeling that it would negatively impact the natural beauty of the area.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Skiers; Skiing; Winter sports; Snow;

Associated General Contractors, convention. Over 100 contractors from all parts of the Northwest attended the first annual convention of the Pacific Northwest Branch of the Associated General Contractors of America February 3-4, 1955 at the Winthrop Hotel. The two day sessions included discussions on problems related to general contractors and the various local, municipal, state and federal agencies from whom they perform work as well as that performed for architects and engineers. The Northwest branch was composed of chapters in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, a total of over 600 members, that performed most of the commercial and industrial construction in these areas, including dams, bridges and highways. James W. Purvis, President of the Tacoma Chapter, served as convention chairman. (TNT 2/3/1955, pg. 1)

Associated General Contractors, Tacoma Chapter (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

The "ultra-modern" St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Lakewood was dedicated in September, 1957. It was designed by architect Robert Billsbrough Price and built by the Korsmo Brothers. The unusual A-framed building appears to have had heavy duty laminated beams anchoring it to cement blocks. These beams are very similar to those glue-lam beams installed in the cafetorium at the new Henry F. Hunt Junior High School in Tacoma, which was also designed by architect Price. Photograph ordered by Woodlam, Inc.

St. Mary's Episcopal Church (Lakewood); Episcopal churches--Lakewood;

Displays of Texaco and Valvoline Motor Oil (for outboard motors and cars) greet customers entering the new Top Auto Stores location at 56th & South Tacoma Way. The store had relocated next door to its old building, which would now be used as Top Auto Storage. Top Auto sold automobile accessories including oil, car radios, paint, tools, car cleaning equipment and other car parts. The U-shaped counter in the center had two cash registers, one on each side to help customers. Signs dangling overhead advised drivers to "prepare now for miles of driving fun." Mayor Ben Hansen cut the ribbon at the new store's grand opening on July 31, 1958. As pictured above, the store contained a spacious showroom in addition to a shop in the rear that handled the installation of seat covers, mufflers, tires, batteries and brake lining. Gordon Moseson was manager of this South Tacoma Top Auto. Photograph ordered by Llewellyn Advertising. (TNT 7-31-58, A-4)

Top Auto Stores (Tacoma); Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cash registers; Signs (Notices);

These men in Woodlam, Inc.'s glue room seem to be applying varnish or sealant to the large sections of curved plywood. The man in the foreground is using his roller to smooth liquid onto the wood. These long curved pieces may have been used in roofs as trusses. Woodlam was a laminated wood products company situated in the Tideflats at 1476 Thorne Rd. This was one of a series of photographs taken for later use in brochures. Photograph ordered by Woodlam, Inc.

Woodlam, Inc. (Tacoma); Laminated wood; Building materials;

Employees of Abar, Inc., smile happily for the camera on September 19, 1958, prior to the beginning of the work day. These men and women were part of the Seattle and Tacoma Abar workforce. Abar sold aluminum doors, windows and screens, directly from the factory to their customers. According to the 1958 City Directory, Roy V. English was listed as president of the firm. Photograph ordered by Abar, Inc.

Abar, Inc. (Tacoma);

Seattle and Tacoma employees of Abar, Inc., form a long line in front of the store on Pacific Avenue on September 19, 1958. In addition, four delivery trucks stand ready to transport Abar products to their customers. Abar sold aluminum storm doors and windows and screens direct from the factory. Roy V. English was listed in the 1958 City Directory as president of the firm. Photograph ordered by Abar, Inc.

Abar, Inc. (Tacoma);

ca. 1958. Aerial view of newly built County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Avenue South, circa 1958, and surrounding neighborhood. The building would be dedicated in April of 1959. Directly behind its left wing is the venerable Pierce County Courthouse, 1012 South "G" St., soon to be demolished and ground transformed into parking for the County-City Building. At left lower corner is the Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South.

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; County-City Building (Tacoma); Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Streets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960;

C.A. Erdahl and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Elder exchange friendly smiles with the occupants of the Kiwanis Courtesy Car on August 17, 1958. Mr. Erdahl was the Kiwanis convention chairman. Seated in the back seat are Mrs. Erdahl, Gov. and Mrs. Jack Murton. Leaning his arm over the front seat is G.O. Rolstad with Dr. M.M. Dodge at the wheel. The large sign on the automobile indicates that Mr. Murton was the Kiwanis District Governor. In the background is the Roxy (Pantages) Theater. Photograph ordered by Kiwanis International.

Erdahl, C.A.; Murton, Jack H.; Rolstad, G.O.; Dodge, M.M.; Elder, Roger; Convertible automobiles--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kiwanis Club (Tacoma);

The parking lot at Owen Beach is filled with cars whose occupants are watching the water show provided by the Tacoma Fireboat. Among the vehicles appears to be the well-known Steve Gay '90s cable car. Small tugs circle the fireboat whose plumes of water arch over Commencement Bay. Water is blasted through mounted nozzles on the boat; the purpose would be to put out marine and waterfront fires. The display was part of the Kiwanis convention festivities held in August, 1958. Photograph ordered by Kiwanis International.

Kiwanis International; Fireboats--Tacoma--1950-1960;

It's a little early for Christmas but Dancas Logan and husband Warren admire the plywood cutouts of a waving Santa accompanied by two reindeer pulling his sled. One little boy stands along side the sled holding the reins while a toddler in overalls watches him. The Christmas scene was a do-it-yourself project; it came in a kit with concise instructions so that the average person could easily put it together. Mrs. Logan was a stenographer at Douglas Fir Plywood Association; photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Logan, Dancas; Logan, Warren; Plywood; Christmas decorations; Handicraft; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Timber! A logger watches as a tall tree makes its slow descent to the ground in a September, 1958, photograph. Limbs may already have been pruned before the tree was toppled. Stumps and tree debris indicate that logging has already occurred in this area. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant. TPL-9430

Lumber industry; Logs; Loggers;

Studio exposure of packaged chicken. Pederson's Charcoal Broilerette barbecue fryers came packaged in a convenient plastic bag. The fryers were grown and processed at the Pederson Fryer Farms on East 72nd St. The chickens passed inspection from the Seattle King County Health Department. The illustration on the package showed a cartoon man and woman busy barbecuing chicken for "perfect outdoor eating." Pederson's had recently expanded their facilities with the most modern, up-to-date equipment for faster processing. Photograph ordered by Pederson Fryer Farms.

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chicken industry--Tacoma; Chickens;

A large plywood barge,overflowing with oysters, heads for an Olympia dock on August 28, 1958. It is being pushed along by a man, probably an employee of Simmons Oyster Co., in a small craft equipped with a Johnson outboard motor. There are two lengthy poles to help guide it along as well. Plywood had been used for boat building even in World War II when PT boats proved the durability of fir plywood in high speed travel. Plywood was light, durable and could successfully be made waterproof. After the war plywood continued to be used in commercial boat manufacture. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Barges--Olympia; Oysters; Shellfish industry--Olympia;

Baker-Prukop nuptials. View of Patricia Lorrene Baker and Raymond Oliver Prukop reciting their vows before a priest at Buckley's St. Aloysius Church on September 10, 1958. The bride's three attendants are by her side: they are Ellen Baker, sister, maid of honor and Judy Phillips and Mrs. Melvin Mothershead, bridesmaids. The groom is accompanied by his best man, his brother Ronald, and two ushers, Melvin Mothershead and Gary Roose. Sepia photograph ordered by Patricia Baker. (TNT 9-26-58, p. 12)

Weddings--Buckley--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Altars; Sculpture; Baker, Patricia Lorrene; Prukop, Raymond Oliver; Baker, Ellen; Phillips, Judy; Prukop, Ronald; Mothershead, Melvin; Roose, Gary;

Educators Manufacturing Co., makers of school furniture, opened a new plant in the Tideflats area in 1958. Located at 3401 Lincoln Avenue, close to Taylor Way, the company shared the same address with Buffelen Woodworking & Buffelen Sales Co. The million dollar plant was located on a sprawling ten acre industrial site in the Tideflats. 133,000 square feet of plant space handled mass production of quality controlled classroom equipment. All production processes were located on one floor which reduced material handling cost. Hart Construction Co. were the general contractors. View of large plant, apparently divided into three sections, all with gently curved roofs. There is a large parking lot bordered by stacks of plywood. Washington Cooperative Farmers Feed Mill looms in the background. Photograph ordered by Educators Manufacturing Co. (TNT suppl. 11-9-58, p. 4) TPL-9831

Aerial photographs; Educators Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Furniture industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1950-1960;

This aerial photograph, taken for Allied Owners, Inc. in August of 1958, shows the area of South Tacoma that would become home to the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center. The winding, twisting roads toward the lower center are the Lincoln Heights neighborhood. The road on the far right is South Pine. South 38th Street cuts through the middle of the photo from left to right. The tree covered area at right center is now the site of the Tacoma Mall. I-5 is yet to be built. At the top is Wapato Park and Wapato Lake.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma;

The South Tacoma area would be experiencing many changes in the late 1950's with the coming of the Tacoma Mall and the freeways. Aerial photographs taken for Allied Owners, Inc., on August 8, 1958, show the carefully laid out streets of the South Tacoma. It shows South 56th Street running from left to right across the center of the picture to the wooded area at the right, Wapato Hills. The church with the tall steeple in the left corner is the Church of Visitation on South 58th St. The area where the Tacoma Mall would eventually be built may have been in or close to the woods in the upper center of the photograph, next to the flat L shaped area.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma;

A new building was under construction at the large Pederson Fryer Farms complex at 2901 East 72nd when this aerial photograph was taken on September 7, 1958. The automatic poultry processing equipment at Pederson's had the capacity to dress and package 2,500 chickens per hour. At that time, Pederson's employed 88 people. The family personally supervised the raising of special hybrids and controlled their feeding and housing. By the 1990s they were Washington State's largest producer of poultry with 450 employees. After 48 years in the poultry business, Pederson Farms declared bankruptcy in 1996; they were bought out by Foster Farms of Modesto, California in 1997. Photograph ordered by Pederson Fryer Farms.

Aerial photographs; Pederson Fryer Farms (Tacoma);

The Richards Studio went aloft on a cloudy September 22, 1958, to take views of the Tacoma landscape. Smoke billows from the industrial Tideflats area. View of city's downtown area includes 11th St. Bridge, City (now Thea Foss) Waterway, heavily wooded Wright Park, and new County-City Building. Streets are neatly aligned with trees on most residential lots. The Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club can be spotted near the right lower corner with its unusual curved streets.

Aerial photographs; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

Improved machinery helped workers in more efficient harvesting of designated logs. Cable lines attached to the rear of a bulldozer haul away two smaller logs. Another log waits its turn to be removed. The bulldozer would also serve as an earth remover to clear paths in the forest. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant. TPL-9429

Bulldozers; Lumber industry; Loggers; Logs;

Drying cleaning equipment at Woolen Cleaners. View of clothes pressers, possible hot water boilers and large dryer located at the new Woolen Cleaners at 5411 Lake Steilacoom Ave SW. Shirts and shag rugs could be cleaned professionally at Woolen Cleaners; shag rugs up to 50 pounds could be washed and dried. The customer could also decide to use the self-service laundromat facilities at reasonable cost, or utilize the fluff dry laundry service where clothes were washed, dried, folded and wrapped. Photograph ordered by Woolen Cleaners. (TNT 9-25-58, A-6)

Cleaning establishments--Lakewood; Woolen Cleaners (Lakewood);

Laundry facilities at Woolen Cleaners. Besides professional dry cleaning, Woolen Cleaners at 5411 Lake Steilacoom Ave SW offered a self-service laundromat. Customers could use the coin-operated washers and dryers at very reasonable prices: 20 cents per wash and 10 cents for drying. View of long row of Westinghouse washers and Cossell dryers. The facility was open 24 hours a day. It was the second Woolen Cleaners in the area; the main store and plant was in Tacoma on South "K" Street. Both were owned by John Schiller; the Lakewood plant was managed by Cliff Antonson. Photograph ordered by Woolen Cleaners. (TNT 9-25-58, A-6)

Cleaning establishments--Lakewood; Woolen Cleaners (Lakewood); Washing machines;