Interior of Livermore residence. Thomas Livermore, owner of the Livermore Co., electrical contractors, resided at 1623 South Grant Avenue along with his wife, Helen. His living room was an attractive blend of contemporary and period styles, consisting of a television set, comfortable stuffed furniture, embroidered footstool, antique lamps. The room appears to be heated by glass paneled radiant heat, a clean and safe alternative to coal, oil, or gas, and a product sold by Livermore's company. Photograph ordered by Livermore Co.

Livermore, Thomas--Homes & haunts; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Televisions--1950-1960;

Exterior Livermore residence. Electrical contractor Thomas Livermore and wife Helen resided in this brick Tudor home at 1623 South Grant Avenue. The home had a steeply pitched gabled roof with large chimney and bay window. Small shrubs and trees were planted close to the home. Livermore owned the Livermore Co., located on Sixth Avenue, which highly advertised Berko electric heat, a radiant heating system. Photograph ordered by Livermore Co.

Livermore, Thomas--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Livermore Co. (Tacoma);

New home of Walter W. and Beatrice M. Storey at 3802 No. Adams St.; photograph taken on August 9, 1939. The home was designed by W. Chelse Boynton, contractor, and Henrietta B. (Mrs. George R.) Chamberlin in 1927. Front and left side view of Tudor-style house, garage in rear basement area. Mrs. Storey was a school teacher at Bryant School. (filed with Argentum) see also D8719 image 1

Storey, Beatrice--Homes & haunts;

Home of Walter W. and Beatrice M. Storey, 3802 No. Adams St., in August of 1939. Designed by W. Chelse Boynton, contractor, and Henrietta B. (Mrs. George R.) Chamberlin in 1927. Front and left side view of Tudor-style house, garage in rear basement area. (filed with Argentum)

Storey, Beatrice--Homes & haunts;

Home of Walter W. and Beatrice M. Storey. Designed by W. Chelse Boynton, contractor, and Henrietta B. (Mrs. George R.) Chamberlin in 1927. Front and left side view of Tudor-style house. The Storeys had recently purchased this home at 3802 No. Adams St., they had previously resided in an apartment. (filed with Argentum)

Storey, Beatrice--Homes & haunts;

Danish church play. The address given for the play is 1533 Tacoma Ave So., which was the Danish Hall. The costumes are similar to those in A-609 and A-610. (filed under Argentum and WSHS-negative A872 image 0 or 1)

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Costumes--Netherlands;

ca. 1926. The central building in the picture is 1113 Broadway, viewed from the Commerce Street side. It was built in 1890 and designed by Kissam & Morris, architects. Over the years it has had many tenants, including the Tacoma Daily News. In 1926, on the ground floor was the "Heather Bell Restaurant." The address for the cafe was 1114 Commerce. It was known as the Heather Bell from 1925-28, later as the "Bell Cafe." Above the Heather Bell were the offices of L. R. Clark, dentists. To the right of the picture is 1112 Commerce, the location of F. Kuchera & Son Co., wholesale leather and findings. The company was owned jointly by Edward, Frank Jr., William, Otto and Marie (Frank Sr's widow) Kuchera. The building, although greatly changed, is still standing in downtown Tacoma.

Heather Bell Restaurant (Tacoma); F. Kuchera & Son Co. (Tacoma);

Grand Opening at the Broadway Food Store, 8410 South Tacoma Way, on August 10, 1939. Exterior view of new Art Deco style building, built in 1939. Orman Hoyt, Manager. (filed with Argentum)

Broadway Food Store (Lakewood); Grocery stores--Lakewood--1930-1940;

Frank Melanson and Johnny Pavolka announced the opening of their new barbershop in the bus terminal at 14th and Pacific in August of 1939. They had been barbering together off and on in Tacoma since 1915. The new shop, with its tile back bar and individual round mirror behind each chair, was the first shop of its kind on the west coast according to Mr. Melanson. (T.Times 8/11/1939 p.7)

Barbershops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Barbering; Melanson, Frank; Pavolka, John J.

Frank Melanson and Johnny Pavolka announced the opening of their new barbershop in the bus terminal at 14th and Pacific in August of 1939. They had been barbering together off and on in Tacoma since 1915. The new shop, with its tile back bar and individual round mirror behind each chair, was the first shop of its kind on the west coast according to Mr. Melanson. (T.Times 8/11/1939 p.7)

Barbershops--Tacoma--1930-1940; Barbering; Melanson, Frank; Pavolka, John J.

Exterior of Livermore Co. The Livermore Co., located at 2407 Sixth Avenue, were electrical contractors who specialized in Berko Heating units. The Berko Electric units provided glass panel radiant heat year round. The streamlined modern heating maintained even, constant heat. Livermore's also sold Coolerator electric appliances, which included refrigerators, freezers and ranges. Thomas Livermore owned and operated the business bearing his name. View of exterior of Livermore Co. building with neon signage; Palmer Radio & TV Service is brick building to its right.

Livermore Co. (Tacoma); Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1926. The central building in this picture is 1113 Broadway, viewed from Broadway Street. In 1926, one of the building's tenants was L.R. Clark, dentists, as indicated by the large signage on the building. Upstairs at 1113 1/2 Broadway was the Ritz Hotel, in operation from 1914-1953. On the left side of the picture is McMillan Brothers, owned by Everett and Alfred McMillan. They owned three stores that offered the strange combination of druggist (ground floor) and musical instrument dealers. They also sold pianos, phonographs and records. The music department was located on the second floor at this location. To the right of the picture, at 1115 Broadway, is a ground floor Piggly Wiggly store, at one time the location of the Queen City Market. (WSHS- negative A874-0)

Hotel Ritz (Tacoma); McMillan Brothers (Tacoma); Piggly Wiggly (Tacoma);

An enormous steel tank rests on its side as it is hauled by a Sunnen heavy hauling truck to St. Regis on December 14, 1954. Star Iron & Steel Co., Inc., steel fabricators, manufactured the tank. Star Iron had been located at 435 E. 11th in the Tideflats since 1918; it was owned by Roy N. Allen, president with Edward N. Allen as vice president and E. Leo Curry as secretary. Besides tanks, the company also manufactured heavy cranes and logging machinery.

Storage tanks--Tacoma; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sunnen Auto Freight & Heavy Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Olympic Mountain scenes from the 6th Ave. area. Ordered by Richards studio, photographed by Bill H. As the area around the Tacoma side of the Narrows bridge settled, contractors scrambled to build on view lots. The lots offered beautiful views of the Narrows, mountains and bridge.

Puget Sound (Wash.); Olympic Mountains (Wash.);

Waste - heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter - mass of pipe within steel frame at angle. (filed with Argentum)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Waste-heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter (ASARCO) showing pipes within frame work, some pipes continue to floor below. (filed with Argentum)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Waste - heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter - mass of pipe within steel frame at angle. (filed with Argentum)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Waste-heat boilers at Tacoma Smelter (ASARCO) showing pipes within frame work, some pipes continue to floor below.

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1930-1940; Copper industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

ca. 1955. Advertising photo for Georgia Pacific; plywood panels with model. A model in a full circle fifties skirt with an off the shoulder blouse sits admiring the plywood paneling. A dresser and coffee table with very simple clean lines are against the paneling and a Chinese paper lantern hangs from above. The promotional efforts of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association made plywood the number one building material in the U.S.

Plywood; Fashion models; Women--Clothing & dress--1950-1960; Coffee tables; Tables; Furniture;

The Bob Kieszling Accordion Studio accordion band. And "It's a one ana two" as accordion players line the stage from wall to wall, as well as a few strings, brass and percussion players, flanked by Bob (R.A.) and Agnes Kieszling, directors of the music school. The Accordion Studio was located at 3710 No. 25th, which was also the Kieszling's home.

Music education--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Musicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Accordions; Music ensembles--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kieszling, Robert A.; Kieszling, Agnes;

Road signs, for the DFPA. These "Slow" road signs made of different materials will undergo rigorous testing over the next couple of months. The signs are constructed of plywood, overlaid plywood, steel, aluminum and fiberglass. They will be rigorously tested for their ability to stand up to direct hits, gunshots and wear and tear. They will be tested for legibility in the daylight as well as at nighttime. The testing was ordered and recorded by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Traffic signs & signals--Tacoma--1950-1960; Signs (Notices); Testing; Product inspection;

Traffic "slow" signs made out of different materials being studied by a man with a clipboard, photographed for the DFPA. The signs made out of plywood, plywood overlays, glass fiber, steel and aluminum will undergo rigorous testing for durability. They will be tested against direct blows by heavy objects and gunshots. They will be tested for day and evening visibility. The testing was ordered and monitored by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association, well known for policing its own product. Fir plywood emerged the victor in the tests. TPL-8260

Traffic signs & signals--Tacoma--1950-1960; Signs (Notices); Testing; Product Inspection;

ca. 1955. A commercial butcher shop with a walk in cold storage locker. Photograph ordered by Wingard & Co., Inc., maker of refrigeration equipment. A meat saw can be seen to the right and the trimmed pieces have been loaded into three deep trays on a cart. TPL-8124

Butcher shops--1950-1960; Meat cutting--1950-1960; Meat industry--1950-1960; Meat; Wingard & Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Interior of Farley's Florists. The floral shop was owned and operated by William B. and Teresa Farley. They did wedding and funeral arrangements, as well as selling potted plants and gifts. The 2001 phone book still lists Farley's at this location. Floral arrangements cover counters and shelves. The cold storage unit is topped by a potted plant box. A suspended curved ceiling piece lends drama to the room. This shop was designed to operate as a modern floral shop with easy in & easy out parking and floor to ceiling glass windows to make the most of floral displays. (TNT 2/1/1955, pg. 7)

Farley's Florists (Tacoma); Florist shops--Tacoma;

KTNT Television- interior views of the transmitter station in Port Orchard with large equipment manufactured by General Electric. KTNT TV went on the air in March of 1953 as Tacoma's second television station. It originally broadcast at 30,000 watts on Channel 11. It had the enviable position of being the CBS outlet for this area. The station also produced local features from its studio location at S. 11th & Grant.

Television broadcasting; Communication facilities; KTNT TV (Port Orchard); Signal stations;

KTNT Television- interior views of transmitter station in Port Orchard. In 1954, KTNT TV received notification from the Federal Communications Commission that its request had been granted to increase the station's power to 316,000 watts (from 125,000), to up antenna elevation to 1,000 feet and to move its transmitter to View Park, Wa., just south of Harper on the Fragaria Road across the sound from West Seattle and the north tip of Vashon Island. This made the station Puget Sound's most powerful television station.

Television broadcasting; Communication facilities; KTNT TV (Port Orchard); Signal stations;

KTNT Television- interior views of transmitter station in Port Orchard. KTNT TV went on the air with regular television programming March 1953 with 30,000 watts of power. In July of 1953, an increase to 125,000 watts made KTNT Puget Sound's most powerful television station. In 1954, the station received permission from the FCC to increase power to the maximum allowed 316,000 watts. They would also increase their antenna to the 1,000 foot ceiling. KTNT, channel 11, would now be able to saturate the populous areas of Puget Sound with clear reception. The man on the left side of photograph has been identified as Charles (Chuck) Nee, engineer for KTNT. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Television broadcasting; Communication facilities; KTNT TV (Port Orchard); Signal stations; Nee, Charles;

KTNT Television- interior views of the transmitter station in Port Orchard. A commercial for Ivory soap is being transmitted over the airways. In 1954, KTNT moved its transmission site from the studio at 11th & Grant in Tacoma to View Park. The new location was just south of Harper, across the West Passage from the northern end of Vashon Island. The 40 acre plot on which the new transmission station was located was formerly a densely forested area. KTNT was owned by the Tribune Publishing Company and employed between 58 and 65 persons. TPL-6402;

Television broadcasting; Communication facilities; KTNT TV (Port Orchard); Signal stations;

KTNT Television- exterior view of transmitter station in Port Orchard. In 1954, KTNT constructed its 574 foot tower at its new transmission station, which placed its antenna at 1,000 feet above sea level. The final installation of high power amplifiers would enable the station to broadcast at a full 316,000 watts. The new building housed the very latest in transmitting equipment.

Television broadcasting; Communication facilities; KTNT TV (Port Orchard); Signal stations;

In January of 1955, announcer Bob Gleason (left) and an unidentified butcher stood behind a counter on the Shop Rite Food Centers set in the KTNT studio while the production staff broadcast a live commercial into Tacoma's homes. Bob Gleason was the program director of KTNT- Channel 11's noontime homemaker's show. To the far left is the set for Marshall Clink-a-long Clack-a-ty, television's first robot lawman. The robot debuted in 1954 as Marshal of Mechanical City. The robot was made up of dials, batteries & flashing lights and introduced cartoons and kids' movies. When KTNT, owned by the Tacoma News Tribune, went on the air in 1952, they were the second station to take to the airwaves in the Pacific Northwest. TPL-6404;

Television studios--Tacoma--1950-1960; Television production & direction; Television broadcasting; KTNT TV (Tacoma); Gleason, Bob;