Dalgety Foods shipment. A White truck is either delivering or transporting Dalgety Foods frozen food products in this 1978 photograph. Dalgety foods were frozen vegetable and fruit processors and wholesalers with offices in Tacoma. Photograph ordered by Dalgety Foods.

Dalgety Foods (Tacoma); Food industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Trucks--1970-1980; Shipping;

Daily operations at Dalgety Foods. A young Dalgety worker sifts through a wide conveyor belt full of vegetables, probably corn, on April 27, 1978. Dalgety Foods was a frozen foods processor and wholesaler located at 1501 Pacific Ave. Photograph ordered by Dalgety Foods.

Dalgety Foods (Tacoma); Food industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Vegetables--Tacoma;

ca. 1935. Grocery Store interior. Sign: "For Your Convenience Please Take a Basket and Serve Yourself." Studio records give address as "12th and No. L Sts.," likely Thomas E. Boze Grocery, on No. 11th and L. (Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1935. Rowen's Lake City Store, exterior view of two story brick store with flat above. Photograph taken for Younglove Grocery Company. Banner sign above the awning states that Rowen's is a member of the I.G.A. chain of stores. The store was a family owned affair and the Rowens also lived upstairs.

Rowen's Lake City Store (Lakewood); Grocery stores--Lakewood--1930-1940;

This apple display in the window of the Totem Market, 933-37 Market St., in January of 1938 was part of an advertising campaign to encourage the consumption of Washington grown apples. Washington's apples were started from seeds brought to a Hudson's Bay Company settlement in the Pacific Northwest from London by a Captain Simpson. In 1938 at least one of these trees was still standing in Vancouver, WA. In 1894, the first carload of apples was shipped east of the Mississippi River with the result that by 1938 Washington was the "Apple Bowl" of the world, producing one out of every four apples grown in the United States. (Ordered by H.L. Moreman, for Washington State Apple Advertising Commission.) (TNT 1/21/1938, pg. 7)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1930-1940; Fruit; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1930-1940; Apples--Tacoma; Advertising--Tacoma--1930-1940;

The staff of a Franklin Foods Store salutes the Washington State Golden Jubilee with a doff of their Jubilee hats. In 1939, Franklin had locations at the Crystal Palace Public Market, 117 No. G, 5408 South Tacoma Way and 602 So. 38th. The man on the right of the standing row is possibly owner and founder George G. Franklin.

Franklin Food Stores (Tacoma)--Employees; Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma;

ca. 1927. Cooler at A. E. Paulson's Grocery for Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Company. Glass case with meats and dairy products, packaged foods on shelves. Hoover Fixture manufactured show cases, butchers supplies, scales, soda fountains, restaurant equipment, choppers and mills. A.D. Hoover was the owner. (Argentum)

Paulson's Grocery (Tacoma); Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Co. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1932. Roberts Bros. Grocers delivery truck number 4 resting in a gulch between two houses, circa 1932. Porch railing of one house hangs from post. (filed with Argentum)

Roberts Bros. Grocery (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1930-1940;

ca. 1926. Grocery store interior. Fresh meat and dairy/soft drink cases, canned and packaged foods on shelves, mirrors on walls. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Grocery store interior. Baked goods case, canned and packaged food on shelves, produce on tables. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified Grocery Store interior. Counter with scales on top, dairy and meat case below. Packaged and canned food on shelves behind. For Andrews Showcase Manufacturing Company. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Unidentified Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with cash register in center of countertop. Packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Dairy case inside market. Milk and cheese in case, packaged foods on shelves behind counter. Ordered by B. Wingard and Sons, manufacturers of butcher supplies. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; B. Wingard and Sons (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Showcases;

ca. ,1926. Grocery Store interior. Glacier Refrigerator case with scales in center, packaged and canned food on shelves behind counter. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1920-1930; Showcases; Scales;

ca. 1925. Grocery store interior. Dairy, meat and soft drink cases. Prohibition-era soft drinks made by Rainier Brewing, Fisher's Instant Oats, White King Detergent, Rawlston Bran and Puffed Wheat, Nabisco Shredded Wheat, Kellogg Pep, OK Dairy calendar. (filed with Argentum)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1927. Crystal Palace Fish Market, Stalls 5 and 6, Crystal Palace Market. Two men behind counter, likely owners Harry Masouras and Aro Delimitros. Ordered by Toledo Scales. (Argentum)

Markets--Tacoma--1920-1930; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Seafood stores--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1927. The Crystal Palace Market, at the corner of South 11th and Market Streets, opened to the public on Saturday, June 4, 1927. One of the largest "food emporiums" of its kind on the west coast, the Crystal Palace had 189 food stalls and 50 farmers' tables. All equipment was standardized and uniform, but each stall was under separate management. This photograph shows several of the fruit and vegetable stalls operated by Japanese-American merchants that were located on the Market Street side of the building. The Sanitary Market is visible across the street, seen through an open area behind the vendors. (For Toledo Scales.) (Argentum) (TNT 06-03-1927 p.1)

Markets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crystal Palace Market (Tacoma); Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Sanitary Public Market (Tacoma);

On October 10, 1941, Safeway had a Grand Opening at their newest store at 608 No. Pine St., the corner of 6th and Pine. It replaced the first Safeway opened in Tacoma, opened in 1923 at 6th and Fife. This was the 7th Safeway to be opened locally since May 1st of 1941. The store was built on land partially vacated when the "jog" in the road at 6th & Pine was straightened. The store had 6500 square feet of floor space and lots of parking. (T. Times 10-09-1941 p.13; 10/16/41, pg. 13-ad)

Safeway Stores, Inc. (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Broadway Food Store, 8410 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood. Originally opened in 1939 as the New Broadway Food Store, the store appears to have undergone some expansion.

Broadway Food Store (Lakewood); Grocery stores--Lakewood--1940-1950;

The manager of the Safeway store at Sixth and Proctor takes delivery of a shipment of eggs from the Washington Co-op Farmers Association. The "Co-op Eggs" were delivered by an egg shaped delivery van.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Poultry industry--Washington--1940-1950; Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);

In August of 1941, the residents of the Fern Hill neighborhood welcomed the opening of Bob's Market Center at the corner of 84th and Park Ave. The modern grocery store was operated by two familiar faces, Robert Steidel (meats) and Robert Munz (groceries). Both men had previously been associated with other Fern Hill Groceries. Robert Steidel had been raised in Fern Hill and was the son of Alex Steidel, who owned the Market Center store on 72nd and Pacific. (T. Times 8/1/1941, pg. 2)

Bob's Market Center (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Reed Fixtures had moved into a larger building in 1946. They took over a fifty by ninety foot government surplus warehouse located on Center Street. They specialized in business fixtures, display cases and other commercial fixtures. Interior view of grocery store with new Reed fixtures, which included: food shelves, fruit bins, and fixtures for frozen foods.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Reed's Cabinet & Fixture (Tacoma);

Younglove Grocery Company was founded by E. A. Younglove in 1907. In 1935 they moved into a new more spacious location, at this location they were better equipped to handle the grocery wholesale demands in this area. Interior view of Younglove Grocery Company's wholesale cash and carry store, large sacks of flour, Quaker Corn Meal, Windex and Kellogg's Bran Flakes are just some of the groceries available in large quantities. A man is checking out with a cart full of grocery items. TPL-8654

Supermarkets--Tacoma; Discounts; Food--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Mercantile facilities--Tacoma; Younglove Grocery Co. (Tacoma);

McKinley Thriftway Store, Younglove Grocery Company. McKinley Food Market is on the ground floor of this three story building. The Porter Apartments are located on the top two floors. The folding doors on two of the front panels of the market are open showing boxes of produce and cold cases. This newly remodeled grocery store will open August 24, 1945, and serve the South Tacoma Way area. Motto on sign: "Every Day Low Prices".

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; McKinley Thriftway Store; McKinley Food Market; Younglove Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Commercial buildings;

The McKinley Food Market, at the corner of So. 35th and McKinley Ave., joined the Thriftway Store group in August of 1945. They occupied the first floor of the Porter Apartments building. The McKinley Market was owned by Arthur Hooker, manager of the grocery section, and Sumner More, who was in charge of the meat department. The store had been recently remodeled. Thriftway Food Stores was a new and expanding group of supermarkets sponsored by the Younglove Grocery Company of Tacoma, with stores in Tacoma and in the Bremerton area, home-owned and home-operated. The Younglove Grocery Company was sold to Associated Grocers Co-op of Seattle in 1948. (TNT 8/30/1945 p.26 & 8/18/1948 p.1)

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; McKinley Thriftway Store; McKinley Food Market; Younglove Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Commercial buildings;

Geiger's Central Market, fixtures for Reed's Cabinets & Fixtures. Interior of the grocery store. Six members of the staff stand to the left and a large bouquet stands behind them. The shelves are full of produce and the shopping carts are standing ready. John B. Geiger will be opening his first store after having been in the meat industry since he was 17 years old. A grand opening will be held August 9, 1946.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Geiger's Central Market (Tacoma);

Geiger's Central Market, fixtures for Reed's Cabinets & Fixtures. Interior of the grocery store. Three members of the staff stand by the front check out stand. The signs painted on the windows read Pioneer Grocery and above is Liptons. The shelves offer cookies and crackers and the produce aisle is against the far wall.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pioneer Grocery (Tacoma); Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Canned foods;

New West Coast Grocery Company building at Chehalis, DFPA, Mrs. Leik. West Coast Grocery has built another building using reinforced concrete for their operations, this one in Chehalis. Two large garage doors cover the loading dock when not in use and light can enter from large windows close to the roof.

West Coast Grocery Co. (Chehalis); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Reinforced concrete construction--Chehalis--1940-1950;

New West Coast Grocery Company building at Tacoma, DFPA, Mrs. Leik. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, the exterior of this building shows the use of plywood in concrete construction. The walls were built using plywood and structural lumber as molds with iron rebar to strengthen the poured concrete. Openings were left for windows to be installed.

West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storehouses--Tacoma;

A display of Nestles' prooducts at the Big Bear store including Nestle's instant cocoa, Nestle's Quick, Nestle's cookie mix, and Nestle's chocolate morsels. Ordered by Nalley's, Henry Willis.

Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Products; Food--Tacoma--1950-1960; Food industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960;