Two unidentified men are assembling carburetors in the rebuilding shop at TAM Engineering Corporation on October 20, 1952. Ben Christel has been identified as the employee seated on the test bench at far left. He has his sleeves rolled up. (Identification provided by a reader)
Machine shops--Tacoma; TAM Engineering Corp. (Tacoma); Christel, Ben;
Two Ford automobile engines are on display in the administrative area of TAM Engineering Corporation. Three people are seen at work in the common work area separated from the shop at the other end of the building. One of the company's executives is seen in a private office with a glass window into the common area. James N. Cutler was manager of the authorized Ford engine reconditioning facility.
Machine shops--Tacoma; TAM Engineering Corp. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Desks; Office workers--Tacoma--1950-1960;
ca. 1952. Unidentified machinery for Western Machine Works, 666 E. 11th St. Western Machine Works was owned by Frank Schmitz. The back of the machinery has been draped in white for the studio to shoot a close up of the machinery for a layout.
Douglas Fir Plywood Association employees were photographed in February, 1957, in the association's mail room facilities. Here two workers, wearing aprons, keep careful eyes on the operating machinery. They appear to be turning handles nearly in unison. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Machinery; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
A series of photographs were taken on February 28, 1957, at an unidentified laboratory involving product testing. This technician appears to be monitoring the strength of note-size paper using the Elmendorf Paper Tester. Manufactured by the Thwing Instrument Co. of Philadelphia, the arrow on the paper tester is pointing at 30 on the scale. Photograph ordered by Merchandising Factors, Seattle.
Machinery; Testing; Measuring; Paper products; Merchandising Factors, Inc. (Seattle);
There are printed instructions on the Bausch & Lomb machine that show a technician how to measure "Printing opacity" and "Opacity". He is looking at a small negative or picture with a magnifying glass. Copies of prints are laying next to the machine. Photograph ordered by Merchandising Factors, Seattle.
Machinery; Hand lenses; Testing; Merchandising Factors, Inc. (Seattle);
St. Regis Paper Co. employee leans over a Langston machine on September 29, 1961. Man appears to be working with small roll of kraft paper. The Samuel M. Langston Co. made machines, basically rewinders, for the corrugated container industry. Based in Camden, N.J., they were in operations for more than one hundred years. Photograph ordered by the Samuel Langston Co.
Machinery; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970;
Western Gear Corporation of Seattle installed new machinery at St. Regis Paper Co. Tacoma plant on October 13, 1961. View of machine with mountain of pulp-mill chips in background. The kraft mill stored outdoors piles of the chips, most of them purchased from local plywood and sawmills.
Machinery; Western Gear Corp. (Seattle); St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;
Large pieces of machinery manufactured by Star Iron & Steel. Cylindrical in shape, possibly a drum of some sort. Photographed on April 9, 1970. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel, Tacoma.
The L.R. Gaudio Well Drilling Co. rig is parked in a snowy lot on February 2, 1972. The drilling apparatus is a 72 Speed Star. Photograph ordered by Soil Sampling Service, Puyallup.
Machinery; L.R. Gaudio Well Drilling Co. (Tacoma);
