A 12' log rests on the floor of Puget Sound Plywood Corporation's plant in December, 1960, as a much smaller log, with the help of chains and a winch, is being deposited behind it. An employee of the cooperative plywood company carefully maneuvers the log into position. Markings on the gigantic log indicate that the volume of the log is 2000 board feet. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Logs; Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cooperatives--Tacoma;
Rayonier logging operations at Sappho in July, 1961. Logs are being lowered by cable (wire rope) under the supervision of Rayonier employees. Photograph ordered by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel, Seattle.
Logs are being lowered via wire rope at Rayonier logging operations in Sappho in July, 1961. Steel lines are attached to the spar. Photograph ordered by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp., Seattle.
Two workmen monitor testing on a piece of plywood at the Douglas Fir Plywood Association's test lab at 1214 A St in Tacoma. The DFPA had two labs, one in Tacoma and one in Eugene, to test and improve the plywood product. The machinery doing the testing is 8 feet wide and 15 feet high and is being operated by two men. It appears to be measuring the pressure on the plywood.
Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Plywood; Testing--Tacoma--1950-1960; Product inspection--Tacoma--1950-1960;
ca. 1960. Man stares at log probably retrieved from log pond below in this ca. 1960 photograph. The outer bark appears to have been shredded in spots. Another man is maneuvering a log in the pond with a long pole.
Two men and their sedan are dwarfed by the towering timber in forests near Mineral on August 2, 1960. They were there to observe timber and logging operations of the St. Regis Paper Co. St. Regis had plants in both the United States and Canada, including a longtime location in Tacoma. This is a typical stand of old growth, mostly Douglas fir, which supplied the company's pulp and paper mill, sawmill and plywood plant operations in Tacoma. The Richards photograph above was used in St. Regis' 1960 annual report. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (1960 Annual Report, p. 2)
Trees; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);
ca. 1959. Logging on the Olympic Peninsula, ordered by Malcolm McGhie for Rayonier Inc. A faller completes the undercut on a large cedar tree in the Crane Creek logging area. In Washington during the late 50's, Rayonier would cut and haul more than 240 million board feet of logs a year. TPL-9431
Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor);
Logging on the Olympic Peninsula, ordered by Malcolm McGhie for Rayonier. In Washington during the late fifties, Rayonier Inc and its logging contractors would cut and haul more than 240,000,000 board feet of logs a year. Here logs are being moved from a logging truck to a railway car where they will be shipped to the company's mill over their own logging railway. A large wood frame holds a series of steel cord and grapplers that lift the logs, they then are moved by pulleys to the area over the railroad car and loaded. (Rayonier Annual Report for 1959)
One man saw set up at St. Paul & Tacoma, Olympia, ordered by Globe Machinery Manufacturing Co. of Tacoma. Photograph shows "skinner end with tilt lift tilted." The saw was used for cutting sheets of plywood. Globe Machinery was founded in the early 1900s by Jesse Bamford, an English immigrant. In 1917, when his son Calvin Sr. took over the business, he focused specifically on designing and manufacturing machines for the developing forest products industry. The firm designed hundreds of machines for high efficiency veneer, plywood and board production. The address listed on their letterhead is 701 East "D" St. The company maintained a plant at 301 East 11th St. from 1929-1988.
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Olympia); Lumber industry--Olympia--1950-1960; Plywood; Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);
One man saw set up at St. Paul & Tacoma, Olympia, ordered by Globe Machinery Manufacturing Co. of Tacoma. The saw is used in plywood production. The plywood is moved on the conveyor belt to the left and one man can operate the machine using the electronic controls mounted to the right of the platform. Globe Manufacturing, founded in the early 1900s, designed and manufactured equipment for the veneer and plywood industry.
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Olympia); Lumber industry--Olympia--1950-1960; Plywood; Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);
Exposure of logging operation at St. Paul & Tacoma and St. Regis Paper Co.; photographs ordered by Malcolm McGhie. In a typical landing, a truck is being loaded with logs yarded from the surrounding area by the high lead system, using a "spar tree." St. Regis and St. Paul & Tacoma merged in 1957 with St. Regis becoming the parent company.
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cutover lands; Logs; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery;
Exposure of logging operation at St. Paul & Tacoma and St. Regis Paper Co.; photographs ordered by Malcolm McGhie. A crane machine with a grappling arm is being used to load a logging truck. In the background is a "spar tree," also used for moving timber. TPL-8292
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cutover lands; Logs; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery;
A man, possibly Don Jaenicke, gives his shoes a high glossy shine as he has one foot on a plywood step containing an Esquire shoe shine kit. Cans of polish and a towel can be tucked away inside the plywood container and the container itself be stored in a closet. A convenient shoe rack is already in this Sylvan Park closet and space could be found for the shoe shine device as well. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Plywood; Shoe shining--Tacoma; Shoes; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
Members of Douglas Fir Plywood Association chuckle over results of the golf tournament held as part of their 22nd annual meeting in June, 1958. It may be that one player has lost a wager; he is shown with a dollar bill in his hand. The D.F.P.A. met in Gearhart, Oregon, that year. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Golf--Oregon--Gearhart;
Plywood is being laid on this large roof in a May 16, 1958, photograph. One worker is observed with his back to the camera; he is standing on a portion of the roof which has a plywood sheet partially covering it. Long planks of wood are placed horizontally over the roofline. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Plywood; Building construction; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
Two members of Douglas Fir Plywood Association appear to be discussing the merits of a golf club in early June, 1958. The Association was holding its 22nd annual meeting, that year in Gearhart, Oregon, with a golf tournament as part of the activities. New officers of the association would be elected during the three-day conference. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Golf--Oregon--Gearhart; Golfers--Oregon--Gearhart;
Timber! A logger watches as a tall tree makes its slow descent to the ground in a September, 1958, photograph. Limbs may already have been pruned before the tree was toppled. Stumps and tree debris indicate that logging has already occurred in this area. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant. TPL-9430
Improved machinery helped workers in more efficient harvesting of designated logs. Cable lines attached to the rear of a bulldozer haul away two smaller logs. Another log waits its turn to be removed. The bulldozer would also serve as an earth remover to clear paths in the forest. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant. TPL-9429
The figure of a logger is starkly outlined in black as he descends a spar pole. His steel tipped shoes assist in keeping himself steady. The belt circling the pole is used to keep him from falling. The spar pole has multiple cables that are used for yarding logs from surrounding strands of trees. This photograph was taken on September 12, 1958, in Port McNeil, British Columbia. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant.
A Pettibone Cary-Lift does its job effectively in grabbing and carrying individual logs to be stacked in piles. These large logs were harvested from forests near North Bend. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie.
A gully is carved out of the North Bend countryside and filled nearly to capacity with timber in an August 12, 1957, photograph. Two men can barely be spotted surveying the logs. The massive logs appear to be piled several times the height of the men. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie.
Piles of logs are scattered around a logging camp at the foothills of a forest near North Bend. Moving and lifting equipment are motionless in this August 12, 1957, photograph. The tall pole with intricate wiring spraying from its top is used to lift and maneuver logs. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie.
Additional view of men surveying mass of logs. Two men in hard hats examine the enormous amount of harvested timber on August 12, 1957. These logs were cut from forests near North Bend. The logs are of varying sizes; all dwarf the men. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie.
View of new hangar at South Tacoma Airport on January 10, 1958, shows how plywood was heavily utilized. The narrow, slightly bent pieces of plywood above the plywood forms are box beams. They were probably put together at Weber Lumber Co. a few days before. These are believed to be some of the ten new "T" hangars built by C.E. Munson, contractor. Planes would be hangared five to a side. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association. (TNT 2-2-58, A-14)
Plywood; Hangars--Tacoma; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
Box beams are being erected in the new hangar at South Tacoma Airport on January 10, 1958. These plywood products were probably constructed at Weber Lumber Co. A small lifting machine has hoisted a box beam while three workers maneuver it into place. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Plywood; Hoisting machinery; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
A series of photographs were taken on January 8, 1958, of workers at the Weber Lumber Co., 1744 N. 30th St. They appear to be nailing together box beams. Stacks of plywood are in the background. Weber Lumber is absent in the 1958 City Directory; at its site remained the Timber Fabrication Co. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Plywood; Weber Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
Only a craftman's hands can be seen carefully using a Skilsaw on plywood boards at Weber Lumber Co. Bits of wood shavings are scattered close by. The portable table saw cuts the plywood into the desired length. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Plywood; Saws; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
Weber Lumber Co., on January 8, 1958, was the site of a series of photographs taken on behalf of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association on the usage of plywood for a variety of products. Here an employee appears to be measuring a long sheet of plywood against a box beam. The sheet of plywood may have eventually covered the open box beam. These box beams may have been especially constructed to be used at the South Tacoma Airport.
Plywood; Weber Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
An employee of Puget Sound Plywood is measuring an exceptionally large log on a log deck at the company's East "F" St. plant on February 20, 1958. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Tacoma); Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cooperatives--Tacoma;
It appears that a giant log is carefully being barked by hand in a February 20, 1958, photograph. The Puget Sound Plywood employee is apparently using a long tool to lift the exposed layer. It is possible that this peeler will be used in the production of plywood. In that case, after barking, the peeler will be rotated in a lathe, removing strips of veneer. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Tacoma); Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Cooperatives--Tacoma;
