Two new International Harvester trucks used by Tacoma City Light on display on March 29, 1941.

International Harvester Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma City Light (Tacoma);

Mack truck & trailer from Northwest Hauling Co. for Tacoma Truck Sales. Industrial Tacoma and Albers Mill in the background.

Northwest Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Model Bakery's new truck in front of Olympic Ice Cream Store. Publicity for Titus Motor Company.

Business Enterprises - Food Industry - Bakers - Model Bakery Confectionaries - Olympic Ice Cream Store Truck Dealers - Ford Dealers - Titus Motor Company

Cab and trailer built by Highway Truck Equipment for Mr. Honeycup from Nalley's. Photograph taken on June 2, 1941.

Highway Truck Co. (Tacoma); Nalleys, Inc. (Tacoma); Trucks--1940-1950;

A dripping automobile is salvaged by the Coast Guard with grappling hooks on June 24, 1941, about two hours after it crashed through the guardrail on the 15th Street Bridge and sank in 30 feet of water. The lone occupant, Mrs. Bertha Woodard of Milton, drowned. A witness to the accident said that she had swerved to avoid hitting a pedestrian. The police and fire departments were unable to bring the vehicle to the surface until the arrival of the Coast Guard. (T. Times 6/25/1941, pg. 1)

Accidents--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950;

1937 Ford Coupe, license A132701, at White Arrow Service Station on Seattle Highway for Loyalty Group, Seattle. Mr. Waters, attorney. 1937 Ford automobile (same vehicle as D12209 image 3), damage photographed from the driver's side on November 21, 1941.

Ford automobile; Traffic accidents; Wrecks;

1937 Ford Coupe, license A132701, at White Arrow Service Station on Seattle Highway for Loyalty Group, Seattle. Mr. Waters, attorney. 1937 Ford automobile heavily damaged on passenger side. Photograph taken on November 21, 1941.

Ford automobile; Traffic accidents; Wrecks;

Wood paneled station wagon w/fire hydrant on left. The vehicle is parked in what appears to be a vacant lot.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Station wagons--Tacoma; Fire hydrants;

ca. 1941. Abbott Petroleum Co.'s "Deluxe Gasoline" truck parked in front of company offices circa 1941. The Abbott Co. were distributors of Sunset Oil Co. products.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1940-1950; Abbott Petroleum Co. (Tacoma);

Automobile at Stevens Motor Company for Morrell Pride Meats. Automobile Number 162.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

1942 Plymouth coupe from Steven Motor Company, Chrysler-Plymouth dealers, for Morrell Pride Meats. Automobile Number 162 is a two-door sedan. Photograph was taken outdoors on August 21, 1942. Cars were one of the items regulated by the War Price & Rationing Board during WWll and only a limited number of people were able to get permits to buy them. The News Tribune would publish the names and addresses of the lucky buyers which also included purchasers of bicycles, typewriters, passenger tires, passenger recaps and tubes. (TNT 8-26-42, p. 5-list of purchasers) This car is what has come to be called a "Black Out" model. The Federal Government mandated that after 12/15/1941 manufacturers had to replace most of the chrome trim and other parts due to war requirements. Trim was either painted or, if it was from chromed stockpiles, it was painted over. The only chrome parts allowed were bumpers and windshield wipers.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Steven Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Automobile at Stevens Motor Company for Morrell Pride Meats. Automobile Number 162.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A photograph is taken on September 5, 1942 of the Buick Eight ambulance, purchased for the American Red Cross with the proceeds of the "Victory Varieties," parked at 11th and Yakima. Three men watch as Marjorie Cain, wife of Mayor Harry Cain, hands key to to Jessie (Mrs. Clinton) Reynolds of the Red Cross Motor Corps. The three men are, left to right, Al Copp, Irving Thomas and Ed Michlitsch. The $1600 vehicle was purchased with only a portion of the Varieties $6,000 in ticket sales. Funds also went to the purchase of blood plasma and blood donation equipment, first aid equipment and the Tacoma Public School immunization program. Armory and Pierce County Courthouse in background. (TNT 9/5/1942, pg. 1- picture, T. Times 9/5/1942, pg. 3)

Ambulances--1940-1950; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Reynolds, Jessie; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The keys to the $1,600 Buick Eight ambulance, purchased for the Red Cross Motor Corps with proceeds of the "Victory Varieties" show, were presented by show director Al Copp to Mrs. Clinton S. (Jessie) Reynolds of the Motor Corps in September of 1942. Mrs Marjorie Cain, the show's producer and wife of the mayor, is looking on. The other men attending the ceremony are business manager Irving Thomas and Ed Michlitsch of the Tacoma Central Labor Council. The "Victory Varieties" was a Red Cross benefit show given several weeks earlier in the Temple Theater. Ticket sales raised over $6,000. The proceeds were also used to purchase blood plasma and equipment, first aid equipment, and assist the Tacoma Public Schools immunization program. The ambulance was to remain permanently in the hands of the local motor corps to be used to transport materials and people for the Red Cross and Civilian Defense work. Armory and Pierce County Courthouse in background. (T. Times 9/5/1942, pg. 3; TNT 9/5/1942, pg. 1)

Ambulances--1940-1950; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Cain, Marjorie Dils, 1908-1994; Reynolds, Jessie; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; State Armory (Tacoma);

In December of 1942, the defense industries on the Tideflats were running 24/7 and mass transportation had come to a standstill. Eight diesel-electric busses were leased from the Navy to improve the situation. Standing in front of the leased bus were, left to right, Walter Frankland (local transportation Administrator), Amos Booth (Beltline Superintendent), and R.D. O'Neil (Works Commissioner). The new buses seated 43 passengers and were expected to carry 95 with the additional people standing in the wide aisles. (T. Times 12/28/1942, pg. 1)

Mass transit--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--Tacoma; ONeil, Robert D.; Booth, Amos; Frankland, Walter;

Robert D. O'Neil, Tacoma Utilities Commissioner, Amos Booth, the Beltline superintendent, and Walter Frankland, local transportation administrator (l to r) were photographed in December of 1942 inside one of the U.S. Navy busses that had just been brought from Bremerton to be used on the Tacoma tideflats. At the end of 1942, Tacoma did not have enough busses to efficiently move all the employees working at the various businesses located on the tideflats; and they didn't have sufficient parking if all the employees drove their own cars. Mr. Frankland made arrangements with the Navy to lease eight diesel-electric busses each of which could carry 43 seated passengers - or 95 passengers if riders stood in the extra wide aisles. (T. Times 12/28/1942 p.1)

Mass transit--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--Tacoma; ONeil, Robert D.; Booth, Amos; Frankland, Walter;

In February of 1943, the Tacoma Transit Co. parked one of its buses in front of the Modern Auto Works at 1401-09 A St. for a photo opportunity. The photo was used in a February 25 advertisement in the Tacoma Times asking people to use the rear door of the bus for exiting, leaving the front entrance for loading.. (T Times 2/25/43 Pg. 25)

Mass transit--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma);

In 1943, Tacoma was bustin' at the seams with war workers, most of whom used mass transit. The Tacoma Transit Co. took this opportunity to run an advertisement in the Tacoma Times asking people to be courteous and exit through the back door of the bus, leaving the front door for entering passengers. (T.Times 2/25/1943, pg. 25)

Mass transit--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma);

Blue Gray bus accident. Automobile and bus crash along two-lane rural road. Several other automobiles including a police vehicle are shown.

Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--1940-1950; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Army bus accident causing injuries to seven. Large bus turned on its side on an angular piece of land at Wakefield Drive and C Street. Small Art Deco style building designed by Bresemann. Brown & Haley and Armour buildings in background. (T. Times,).

Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma;

Scene of Army bus accident on July 14, 1943, ironically at the same spot on Wakefield Dr. and C St. as the July 4, 1900, streetcar disaster when many were killed at this curve. Fire truck parked near overturned bus. People inspecting damage. Buildings and brush in background. (T. Times, p. 1).

Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Army bus accident. Overhead view of bus lying on its side. It hit the telephone pole at the left when it toppled over on a sharp turn onto C Street from Wakefield Drive. The impact injured seven. Firemen aid in the inspection. (T. Times, 7/14/43, p1).

Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma;

Satterly - Teamsters Union. A side view of a "Woody", a style of early station wagon with windows to the back of the automobile, three interior seats and the exterior under the windows covered in wood, except for the rear fenders. This automobile has the letters S.T.S.C. on the rear door for Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, and the number 25 on the front door.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Satterly - Teamsters Union. A four-door Dodge sedan with a dark finish sits in the parking lot of the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation. Both doors on each side open from the middle post and the tires are wide white-walls. Photograph was taken in July of 1943.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dodge automobile;

Satterly - Teamsters Union. A Ford pick-up truck with three workmen in the front seat. The windshield opens from the bottom and the spare tire rests in front of the rear fender. It has a wide running-board between the front and back fenders. The truck is parked outside building 23 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation and has the number 30 painted on the side of the door.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Truck sales, bus. A truck cab pulls a bus by trailer. The cab and trailer are painted in multiple colors. This view shows the side of the trailer. The name "Army Special" is painted on the side.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Truck sales, bus. A truck cab pulls a bus by trailer. The cab and trailer are painted in multiple colors. This view shows the side of the cab and front of the trailer.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interurban Auto Freight delivery truck. Outside the Firestone automotive and tire store. "Eatonville, Electron, Kapowsin and Way Points" is painted on the truck.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interurban Auto Freight, Inc. (Eatonville); Firestone Home & Auto Supply Store (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. Blue Gray bus accident. Highway scene showing automobiles on the left, Sheriff's patrol wagon and two motorcycles on right. Accident occurred circa 1943.

Traffic accidents; Buses;

ca. 1943. Teamsters Union. A four-door sedan parked at an industrial complex circa 1943. Sign above one door: R. R. Office. Ordered by (Harry) Satterlee, secretary of the Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers Union No. 313.

Automobiles--1940-1950;