ca. 1955. Outdoor seating area and wheelchair ramp at Laboure Nursing Home at 901 Tule Lake Rd. The Laboure Home was owned and operated by Grace M. Hoffman and Florence B. Moore. It was a rest home for the aged and convalescent. It had a licensed nursing staff and a house physician. It was a member of WALNH (Washington Association of Licensed Nursing Homes.)

Laboure Nursing Home (Parkland); Houses--Parkland--1950-1960;

Two trucks hauling two caterpillar tractors at Northwest Hauling Co., 2318 South Tacoma Way. Photos ordered by Holte Trucks. In the 1956 City Directory, they described their services as "expressing and moving." In 1957, they described their services as "Rigging and hoisting, heavy hauling, house moving and crane service."

Northwest Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tractors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In August of 1955, two unidentified young girls were photographed as they gazed up at Northern Pacific Engine No. 1364 at Point Defiance Park. The 4-6-0 type engine was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1902, and for the first 25 years of its service it was used to assist the North Coast Limited over the Cascades. It was retired in 1953 and donated by the Northern Pacific Railroad to the Metropolitan Park Board. It was on display on a specially installed section of track just south of Funland at Point Defiance from 1954 to the mid-1970s. The Yakima Valley Rail and Steam Association is refurbishing the antique engine in Toppenish. (TNT 1/27/1954, pg. 11 & Toppenish Review 8/8/2001)

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Railroad locomotives;

Cyclone fence surrounding Engine # 1364 on display at Point Defiance Park. In 1868, the US government claimed Point Defiance as a military reservation. The land laid unused for 20 years until 1888, when Congress allowed the land to be turned into a park. In 1905, Tacoma gained full control of the park with the military only reserving the right to repossess in a national emergency. From the beginning, the park was developed in a manner that would preserve its natural state while accommodating the public. The park saw an influx of federal funds and work force through the projects of the 30's. Point Defiance received this 1902 series locomotive from the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Point Defiance Park (Tacoma); Railroad locomotives;

A couple, believed to be Kenneth and Helen Cobb, are photographed before a circular mirror on September 20, 1955. Mrs. Cobb is proudly holding a first place ribbon from the American Violet Festival held in Tacoma that year. Mr. Cobb displays what appears to be the prize winning exhibit in full bloom. Kenneth Cobb operated the Telex Hearing Center in the historic Perkins Building downtown on A Street.

Awards; Mirrors; Violets;

All eyes are focused on the well-dressed speaker at the awards banquet honoring the Washington Cheney Studs baseball team which was held in Seattle on October 30, 1955. The large trophies won by the amateur team at the American Baseball Congress tournament the previous month, along with smaller individual trophies, are on display before the head table. There is a portrait of sponsor Ben Cheney which is leaning on a chair in front of the stage. Sepia photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co.

Baseball players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Awards; Banquets;

A member of the Cheney Studs baseball team, believed to be coach Joe Budnick, casually poses for a September, 1955, photograph. Dressed in a striped uniform, he sports the Cheney Studs insignia of a horse on his shirt and cap. Ben Cheney, lumberman and philanthropist, enabled thousands of men and children to participate in sports. Cheney Stadium was dedicated in his honor in 1960.

Baseball players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Baseball--Tacoma--1950-1960; Uniforms; Sporting goods;

Team photo of Cheney Studs. A beaming Ben Cheney (L, second row) stands proudly with his Cheney Studs amateur baseball team in Battle Creek, Michigan, on September 21, 1955. The Studs were composed of local high school and college-level stars. They had journeyed to Michigan to participate in the American Baseball Congress tournament where they concluded as national runner-ups. It appears that the Cheney Studs had also been the Cascade, Washington State, and Northwest Regional champions. Sepia photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber.

Baseball players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Awards;

Young baseball players attempt to relax as they enjoy the comforts of a private railroad car in a September, 1955, photograph. The men are part of the Cheney Studs, an amateur baseball team sponsored by Cheney Lumber. It is possible that the Studs were on their way to Watertown, S.D., for the first rounds of the American Baseball Congress national tournaments.

Baseball players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma;

Chunks of broccoli pass swiftly down the assembly line to be selected and packaged for Minute Maid. Women, all in white uniforms complete with cap and clear aprons, work in two separate assembly lines. Sharp knives are used to separate the broccoli sections. Minute Maid had been known for their concentrated orange juice. In December, 1954, however, they purchased the Snow Crop Division of Clinton Foods. This gave them access to the frozen foods, vegetables, and juices market. Snow Crop had a plant in Kent; it is unknown whether this September 19, 1955, photograph was taken there. Photograph ordered by Batten Barton, Durstine & Osborn. (TNT 12-1-54, C-4)

Broccoli; Assembly-line methods; Uniforms;

Trays full of packaged Minute Maid Broccoli Spears already fill the carts behind the uniformed employee as she gathers more boxes off the assembly line to load onto the extended tray. The broccoli was probably frozen for later consumption and only the best produce was selected when trimming. Freezers may have become more common in the mid-fifties in the average home so the demand for frozen foods would have increased. Photograph ordered by Batten Barton, Durstine & Osborn.

Broccoli; Assembly-line methods; Uniforms;

Royal Magnus takes a stance as the letterman prepares for another season of Lincoln football. Lincoln had another successful year as it rebounded from losing all but three first-stringers to winning the City Title and splitting the Capitol League crown with Olympia High School. Magnus would also participate in the decathlon intramurals, Hi-Y Club, and the Forestry Club. (1956 Lincolnian, p. 53, 71, 117, 120) TPL-8473

Football players--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Magnus, Royal;

Lincoln High School Coach Norm Mayer, clip board in hand, was photographed in November of 1955 while working with his team at the Lincoln Bowl. Having lost all but three of his first-string men to graduation, Coach Mayer was able to pull together a varsity team that took both the City title and a share of the Capitol League crown. Dennis Cook, Gary Jezek and Harry Harper were the co-captains of the 1955 Abes. Lincoln High School capped off a successful season on a very rainy Thanksgiving Day by beating their cross-town rivals 19-0. (1956 Lincolnian, p. 51-52)

Mayer, Norm; Coaching (Athletics)--Tacoma; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Football--Tacoma--1950-1960;

An elderly customer gets his hearing tested at the Telex Hearing Center on September 20, 1955. The Telex employee, possibly Kenneth H. Cobb, its owner, holds a small hearing aid or battery in his hand while the cord is attached to the earpiece in the customer's left ear. The company was offering free consultations regarding the testing and purchase of the new Telex 5 transistor, the Telemaster. Photographed ordered by Telex Hearing Center.

Telex Hearing Center (Tacoma); Hearing aids; Electric batteries;

Display of Brown & Haley chocolates. A stand full of Brown & Haley products is on display on October 7, 1955. There is a variety of chocolate in the form of creams, fruit & nut combinations, wafers, pure chocolate and well-known Almond Roca. A sign urges consumers to "give...and enjoy Brown & Haley Chocolates." The company has been in Tacoma since 1913 when Harry L. Brown and Jonathan Clifford Haley combined forces to form Brown & Haley. Their Almond Roca was the first candy hermetically sealed in coffee tins which allowed the company to promote and sell it extensively outside the Northwest. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 428)

Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Candy--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Another view of the large American Wheelabrator machine that handled studs at the Kaiser Aluminum plant; this September 20, 1955, photograph shows the Kaiser employee with his cart nearly full of the metal studs. He appears to be inserting the stud onto the long extension of the large machine. Photograph ordered by American Wheelabrator & Equipment Corporation.

Machinery; American Wheelabrator & Equipment Corp. (Tacoma); Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exterior of Western Monumental Works building and grounds. The marble works business was located at 1114-16 Center St. and was the authorized dealer of Rock of Ages memorials. Samples of the company's products are scattered on the lawn and also under cover on the long porch. Howard A. Wilham was listed as the owner in the 1955 City Directory. Photograph ordered by Western Monumental Works.

Monuments & memorials--Tacoma; Monument builders--Tacoma; Western Monumental Works (Tacoma);

Interior of City Light office. Bright overhead lights and shining linoleum or tile floors were part of this spacious City Light department. There appear to be no art work or wall decorations, merely a stark "Think" sign on a weight-bearing pillar. The Tacoma Department of Public Utilities, Light Division had completed its administrative building and garage in 1953; both water and light divisions would be headquartered there. Photograph ordered by Armstrong Cork Co.

Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Light Division (Tacoma); Public utilities companies--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Office equipment & supplies; Armstrong Cork Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma's finest, along with their vehicles, stand alertly outside the Public Safety Building/City Hall Annex on August 29, 1953. They were members of the Tacoma Police Department's Motorcycle division. TPL-7118

Police--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Public Safety Building (Tacoma); City Hall Annex (Tacoma); Motorcycles--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Chicago-Milwaukee railroad night train crew. The front row appears to be the staff for the dining room. In the back row are stewards, conductors and engineers. The railroad company began operating passenger and freight trains out of Tacoma in 1909. TPL-995

Railroad employees; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Railroad locomotives--Tacoma; Railroad sidings--Tacoma; Railroad companies--Tacoma; African Americans--Tacoma;

Aerial view of Tacoma, downtown buildings and Eleventh street bridge with waterways and Tideflats beyond the city and Mt. Rainier in the background. The view is looking Northeast from approximately 8th and Tacoma Ave. S. TPL-5875

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Cityscapes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Business districts--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Tacoma looking Northeast from the Medical Arts building with waterways and Tideflats beyond the city and Mt. Rainier in the background.

Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Cityscapes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Business districts--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1953. Riegel Carolina Paper & Pulp Mill, Acme, N. Carolina. Ordered by General Electric. An employee stacks sheets of the finished paper product. A Royal Crown cola vending machine can be seen in the background.

Riegel Carolina (Acme, N.C.); Mills--North Carolina--Acme; Factories--North Carolina--Acme; Paper industry--North Carolina--Acme; Vending machines--1950-1960; Industrial facilities--North Carolina--Acme;

Millsap and Nichol wedding at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Bride and groom greet guests as they leave the church following the wedding ceremony. The couple were wed on Friday evening, September 4, 1953.

Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding clothing & dress--1950-1960; St. Ann's Catholic Church (Tacoma);

Interior of house in Skyline Terrace development built by Miller Construction Company. Extensive use of wood and patterns on walls, ceiling, and floors. Stone fireplace and interior stone planter.

Exterior of new service station, Friendly Franks Serv-Ur-Self, ordered by Fletcher Oil Co. The station is offering free gas for its Grand Opening Friday & Saturday. The brand of the gasoline is Veltex. Uncommon in the fifties, the self service station kept prices low by offering no attendants to pump gas.

Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exterior of new service station, Friendly Franks Serv-Ur-Self, ordered by Fletcher Oil Co. The station is offering free gas for its Grand Opening Friday & Saturday. The brand of the gasoline is Veltex. The larger building at the rear was most probably the automotive shop. The smaller unit in the center of the pumps most probably held a cashier. Flag streamers flap in the air to call attention to the Grand Opening. Not yet a common sight in the fifties, self service stations were making their mark by offering lower prices.

Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Two women employees are working on the assembly line at Brown & Haley Candy Co., the "Home of Almond Roca". The crunchy, log-shaped, mostly butter, chocolate and almond coated delicacy was created in 1923 by an English candy maker working with Harry Brown. J.C. Haley delivered a pound of the company's new product to Tacoma's head librarian, Jacqueline Noel, who suggested that the Spanish word "roca" for rock seemed appropriate in light of the fact that almonds originated in the Mediterranean. Noel found a Sevillian coat of arms that inspired the Brown & Haley product logo. In 1926, Haley conceived the idea of packaging Almond Roca in cans and with the help of American Can Co., the candy was vacuum-packed. This kept the gold, foil-wrapped pieces fresh for up to three years. Today, Almond Roca is an international favorite and the Tacoma company of Brown & Haley is world renowned. TPL-5913

Confections; Candy; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Packaging; Assembly-line methods; Brown & Haley (Tacoma);

Waterous Co. booth at the Fire Chief Convention. The Fire Chiefs from the nine western states, Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines met in Tacoma for the 58th annual Conference of the Pacific Coast Inter-Mountain Association of Fire Chiefs. On Sept. 9th, 1953, the 600 Fire Chiefs and their wives commenced three days of business meetings, shoptalk and social activities, including a fire fighting exhibition at the Lincoln Bowl that was open to the public. Business meetings were held at the Elks Temple, where papers were delivered on fire fighting and prevention. Pictured are Tacoma Fire Chief Harold C. Fisk, 2nd from left, and J.W. Stevens of San Francisco, secretary-treasurer of the organization on the right. (TNT 9/6/1953, pg. B-1 & 9/8/1953, pg. 1)

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fisk, Harold C.; Stevens, J.W.; Pacific Coast Inter-Mountain Association of Fire Chiefs (Tacoma);

New house at 9032 Steilacoom Pt. Dr. for Fitzpatrick-McIntyre, designers and builders. Ordered by J. Fitzpatrick. The designers dubbed this home "The Home of All Homes." The pair claimed that it was the result of eight years of building better class "Homes of Perfection." The home rested on 100 feet of choice waterfront real estate off Steilacoom Blvd., 1 block west of the Lakewood Ice Arena. It had water on two sides and was completely landscaped. James M. Fitzpatrick and Richard H. McIntyre had been building homes for eight years in the upper scale additions of Lakewood, Narrowmoor, Fircrest and American Lake. (TNT 9/6/1953, pg. A-3 advertisement)

Houses--Steilacoom--1950-1960; Fitzpatrick-McIntyre;