Cast of Bellarmine Boosters' show "Dixieland Minstrels". The production took place on February 19-21 in St. Leo's Auditorium under the general direction of James W. Griffith and the musical direction of Louis Grenier. The show featured thirty five production and specialty numbers based on classic minstrel shows and featuring "end men," soloists, soft shoe artists, harmony quartets and a 30 male voice chorus. Proceeds went to Bellarmine High School. (TNT 2-15-1950 pg. 27)

Events--Tacoma--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Minstrel shows--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring natural gas appliances, such as ranges, hot water heaters, and space heaters, distributed by Home Gas Co, 140th and Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. The exhibit also sponsored a natural gas cooking demonstration, using propane, on Wedgewood and Tappan ranges of "biskit mix" biscuits topped with "Marva-Lishus" raspberry syrup, with samples provided for hungry show attendees. Raspberry syrup was provided by the Farmers Union Berry Coop of Puyallup.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Ovens; Radiators; Water heaters; Natural gas--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gas industry; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring Heatlox heatcolumn- an oil burning pressure type furnace. Heatlox Furnaces Inc. was located in Tacoma at 4320 So. Tacoma Way. A new product in 1950, the heatcolumn was advertised as " The talk of the town." The FHA approved furnace had combustion chamber housing with double wall construction, demonstrated by the cutouts in the display model. The furnace also had a Brundage blower unit with replaceable filters, Honeywell controls, ventilated air spaces and an extra heavy gauge heat exchanger for long life. It sold for $549.00 installed, with convenient monthly payments of $14.95.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; HVAC systems--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma);

Zingler Electric Co.'s booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Featured at the booth were America's number one refrigerator - Frigidaire. Also displayed are new ranges and an automatic washing machine.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Appliances; Refrigerators; Ovens; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Washing machines;

Interior of William B.and Mrs. Teresa Farley's home at 636 So. Jackson Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Farley owned Farley's Florists at 2702 6th Ave. in Tacoma, which may explain why the large window on the right has a built in area for growing houseplants. The living and dining room combination had a large fireplace as a focal point. The living room sofas and chairs were curved in design. Photograph taken in February of 1950.

Farley, William B.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Interiors--1950-1960; Interior decoration; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1950-1960; Furniture--1950-1960; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The outreach activity program sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Eagles for persons over 60 years of age met at the Eagles Lodge. The center opened once a week around 11 a.m. for informal games such as cards and chess. Coffee or tea was served at noon, participants could bring their own sandwiches. In the afternoon, there was community singing, a business meeting, educational classes, hobby classes, dancing or more cards. The programs were designed around the interests of the persons attending, with the Eagle lodge providing all neccessary equipment. The only charge was a nominal one for refreshments.

Fraternal Order of Eagles (Tacoma); Aged persons--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Sorority program at Masonic Temple. Roomful of mostly women watch intently the proceedings in front of them in this photograph from March of 1950. Two men and two women are on a small stage. The event occurred at the Masonic Temple, probably the one at 47 Saint Helens Ave. in Tacoma.

Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Masonic Temple (Tacoma);

Ray W. Perkins and his son, John Bachmann, celebrated the Grand Opening of the new Gambles Western Auto Supply Co. store at 8104 South Tacoma Way in March of 1950. Mr. Perkins, a veteran of WWI and free-lance writer, had moved to Pierce County in the early 1940s. By the time of his death in 1981, Mr. Perkins and his wife had reared 23 foster children.

Gambles Western Auto Supply Co. (Tacoma); Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The exterior of the Griffin Wheel Company plant, 5202 So. Proctor St. The company manufactured wheels for freight cars. Hundreds of these wheels are lined up to the right of the photo.

Industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Griffin Wheel Co. (Tacoma); Wheels;

Interior shot from the front of Lincoln Park Christian Church, 3834 So. G St., showing 152 auditorium chairs distributed by Northern School Supply of Portland, Oregon. In 1950, the church had been at its present location for 40 years, established 4/3/1910 with 67 charter members. The basement was built in 1910 and the church met there for ten years, until 1920 when plans were drawn up to complete the church for a cost of $32,000. The interior of the brick building was plaster finish with natural color fir woodwork and art glass windows.

Lincoln Park Christian Church (Tacoma); Protestant churches--Tacoma; Chairs;

St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company Office Building and Retail Store. Large 2-1/2 story log chalet-type building originally designed for the John Dower Lumber Company by George W. Bullard of Bullard and Mason, Architects, 1921. The lumber industry in Tacoma was established in 1888 by timber magnate Col. Chauncey W. Griggs who began one of Tacoma's first major sawmills on Commencement Bay.Tacoma rapidly became "The Lumber Capital of the World." The St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. also supplied the logs for the St. Regis pulp mill and established America's first tree farm in 1940, setting the standard for reforestation. One of Tacoma's pioneer industries, it also had a plant on the Tideflats and an annual payroll in the million dollar bracket.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Retail stores--1950-1960; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Showroom display featuring Grand Rapids furniture at the interior design shop of Lorenzo Mansfield, 43 Saint Helens Ave. The American Modern furniture was manufactured by the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild and was offered in Tacoma exclusively by Mansfield. The faux wood lamps sport a mushroom design and the double doors have an oriental motif.

Mansfield, Lorenzo; Furniture; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Interior decoration; Interior decoration firms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Meeting of the Master Brewer's Association of America, Northwest District, in the Wedgewood Room at the Winthrop Hotel. Photograph ordered by Columbia Breweries, 2120 So. C.

Master Brewer's Association of America (Tacoma); Brewing industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Men--Tacoma--1950-1960; Beer--Tacoma; Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Exterior of office building at So. 13th & Broadway. The Happy Days Tavern is at 1302 So. Broadway and Dr. Steele's Dental Clinic is at 302 So. 13th St. The upper floors are occupied by the Le Roy Hotel, apartment units., 304 So. 13th St. The building is built on an incline, so that each office has a ground floor entrance on the 13th St. side, although it is on the upper floors on the Broadway side. The Le Roy has a fire escape on the 13th St. side. Street lights can be seen on both 13th & Broadway & the back of a city bus is visible in the foregound.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fire escapes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dental offices--Tacoma; Street lights--Tacoma--1950-1960; Buses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bars; Eating & drinking facilities;

Unidentified country road curving gently in this photograph from March of 1950. Several homes and outbuildings in view.

Roads--Washington--1950-1960; Rural areas;

Empty showroom at City Motor Co.- Oldsmobile sales and service. The sales staff awaits the arrival of more 1950 Oldsmobiles.

Showrooms--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; City Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Empty showroom and staff at City Motor Co.- Oldsmobile sales and service. The showroom is all set up to move the 1950 Oldsmobile with its rocket engine- all that's missing are the cars.

Showrooms--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; City Motor Co. (Tacoma);

College students converse and pass the time on the steps to the library at Pacific Lutheran College. Other students stroll in front of the brick building. The library was designed by local Tacoma architect Emanuel J. Bresemann and was dedicated in 1939 and remodeled in the late forties. In the late forties and fifties, the College grew greatly, both in student body and in capital expansion. TPL-9329

Students--Parkland; Libraries--Parkland; Educational facilities--Parkland; Education--Parkland; Universities & colleges--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--Buildings; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;

Tietz Construction Inc. display board from their exhibit at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950, at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. The sign displays pictures of some of the homes designed and built by the company. Richards Studio did the photography on most of these pictures. The construction industry was very busy in 1950, with many new housing additions being built. Most single family homes were 2-3 bedrooms and sold from $6500 - $8000.

Tietz Construction Inc. (Lakewood); Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Construction Industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma;

Jensen Fuel Co.at 6238 South Tacoma Way and its fleet of modern oil delivery trucks. Jensen Fuel was founded in 1891 by Robert Jensen and was run in the 1950s by his son Everett Jensen, who took over management in 1934. Jensen's first delivery service was a small wagon and a single team of horses. The company first supplied wood, followed successively by coal, sawdust and fuel oil. In early 1950, the company became a pioneer in radio dispatched fuel oil delivery. (TNT 3/2/1950 pg. 33)

Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fuel supply; Jensen Fuel Co. (Tacoma);

Interior exposure of the Washington Hall in the Washington State Historical Building featuring the newest additions- a handsome floor covering, octagonal benches built around the pillars and the transparency of Mount Baker surrounding the view window. The unique display was the project of S.A. Perkins and portrayed the development of the Northwest. The first unit to be completed was the top 150 photographs of Washington, colored in oil, and varying in size up to 7 feet high, and 3-15 feet wide. The second unit completed was the 100 photographs of Washington views prior to 1889 below, enlarged and colored for transparencies and displayed in illuminated light boxes. An open house celebrated the completion of the third unit. (TNT 3/31/1950, pg. 1)

Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays; Paintings; Transparencies;

Architect's sketch of design for a Marine Terrace adjacent to the Top of the Ocean restaurant on Ruston Way by Lance, McGuire and Muri, Architects with a cost estimated at $80,000. The plan included a retaining wall surrounding the ship like restaurant that would be 150 feet long extending 70 feet out into Commencement Bay with a 170 foot width. A landing dock would permit sea craft direct access to the club facilities. Within the retaining wall, the space would be filled with dirt and landscaped surrounding a salt water swimming pool. Proposed by the Tacoma Athletic Commission, then owners of the Top of the Ocean, the facility was not built. (TNT 3/26/1950 pg. A-5)

Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Architectural drawings;

Sepia portrait of young military family. Cecil Watter and his family posed for this portrait on July 21, 1950. Watter is in khakis with insignia indicating an infantry division.

Portraits; Watter, Cecil; Watter, Cecil--Family; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Military personnel--Tacoma; Military uniforms;

Erection of new homes in Lakewood. W.A. Wollander. A Northwest Hauling Company crane slowly lowered a section of a prefabricated home being built by W.A. Wollander. Exterior walls were already in place along with openings for windows and doorways. Housing in Pierce County was in high demand after World War II and prefabricated houses were a quick and affordable solution.

Prefabricated houses; Housing--Lakewood--1940-1950; Wollander, W.A.; Progress photographs;

Two unidentified women were photographed in the business office of Globe Ticket Company on July 7, 1950. A variety of tickets are shown under glass on the desk in front of the typewriter. Globe Ticket printed theater tickets and admission tickets for all types of entertainment. The plant at 3011 South Chandler opened in November, 1947. The business moved to larger quarters at 6002 McKinley Avenue in February, 1954. Globe Ticket Company closed their Tacoma facility in 2001 after being in business in Tacoma for over 53 years. (TNT 11-26-47, p.5; Tacoma Progress 5-7-54, p.1))

Printers; Printing--Tacoma; Globe Ticket Co. of Washington (Tacoma);

Picture of personnel, Globe Ticket Co. Two employees of the Globe Ticket Company of Washington are shown on the job in a photograph taken on July 7, 1950. Globe Ticket was managed by Harry L. Jackson and printed theater and entertainment tickets. Most of the equipment used for the highly specialized printing work was designed and produced by Globe's own machine shops in Philadelphia. Globe Ticket Co. of Washington was one of seven plants of Globe Ticket Company. The facility at 3011 South Chandler was opened in November, 1947. (TNT 11-26-47, p. 5, Tacoma Progress 5-7-54, p.1))

Printers; Printing--Tacoma; Globe Ticket Co. of Washington (Tacoma);

Two members of the Royal Arch Masons help a third member register outside the sandstone quarry in Tenino on August 5, 1950. Masons from Washington and Oregon gathered to confer the Mark Masters degree.

Royal Arch Masons; Fraternal organizations; Sandstone quarrying--Tenino;

Mary Ann Haisch smilingly clutches the large salmon that she caught in July of 1950 at the annual Tacoma Poggie Club fishing derby held at Point Defiance. Mary Ann's catch was the largest of the day, as her salmon weighed in at 19 pounds, 14 ounces. Fishing officially began at dawn and more than 300 youngsters participated, with 98 salmon being caught. The Poggie Club's Father, Sons and Daughters fishing derby is one of the largest in our area, and the largest one put on mainly for the benefit of children. Children 6-16 can fish, along with an adult partner, and they need not be members of the Poggie Club. (TNT 7-16-50, B-7, TNT 7-17-50, p. 14) Poggie club fishing derby.

Salmon; Children fishing--Tacoma; Poggie Club (Tacoma);

View of Shell station #982. This photograph of Shell Oil station #982 in Auburn was taken on August 2, 1950. According to the White River Historical Society, Louie's Shell Service was located at 103 Auburn Avenue, at the corner of Auburn Avenue and 1st Street N.E. Drivers in the small town could choose to gas up at either the Mobil, Louie's, or the Richfield stations on Auburn Avenue, as they were all in a row. The flat roofed building next to the large tree towards the rear of the Louie's Shell was the Auburn General Hospital.

Shell Oil Co. (Auburn); Automobile service stations--Auburn; Louie's Shell Service (Auburn);

This photograph from August of 1950 shows the west side of Tacoma Avenue South looking north from South 10th Street. Bill Leedom's Shell Service station was located on the corner, at 922 Tacoma Avenue South. In November of 1952 the voters approved the construction of a new County-City Building on this block. All the buildings on the west side of Tacoma Avenue South from South 9th to South 11th were demolished and South 10th Street was closed to traffic. The Tacoma School District's Central School can be seen further up the road at 601 South 8th Street.

Shell Oil Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma; Central School (Tacoma); Commercial streets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Streets--Tacoma--1950-1960;