Stand-by crane at St. Regis. This crane, manufactured by Ederer Engineering in Seattle, is able to move loads up and down nearly two stories inside this tall building along a horizontal trolly near the roof line of the building.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

Progress photograph of steelwork at St. Regis Paper Company. The new multiwall bag plant, adjoining the paper mill, was to replace a leased plant at Seattle. The plant was expected to be in operation before April 1, 1952. It would employ approximately 400 people, including a large percentage of women. (St. Regis Annual Report 1951)

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Progress photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Dexter's Machine at St. Regis Paper Company. During 1950 the pulp mill at Tacoma was expanded. St. Regis made kraft paper at six mills with a combined capacity of approximately 360,000 tons a year. Ordered by Bird Machine Company, South Walpole, Massachusetts, Mr. V. Fahlgren.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1950-1960; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

St. Regis had been expanding their facilities for many years, the company had added new buildings and had recently begun the mass production of paper in Tacoma. St. Regis began producing paper in January 1949; the paper mill was converting the liquid pulp into heavy multiwall Kraft paper, using the most modern equipment available. Interior view of plant and new roll grinding machine.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanical systems--Tacoma; Machinery; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The completion of the kraft paper mill in Tacoma, allowed St. Regis a considerable increase in the paper production industry. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington; logs have been loaded onto the train cars, and will be transported out of Mineral Forest. TPL-5680

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Railroad cars--Mineral; Railroad tracks--Mineral; Railroads--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

St. Regis was established in Tacoma in 1928, the New York firm purchased the industrial site, modernized it and began operations in 1936. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington; high line yarder is moving the logs and safely loading them onto trucks.

Woodcutters--1940-1950; Loggers--Mineral--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

St. Regis consistently worked on intensive product development and sales promotion activities, not only to improve the penetration into existing markets, but to open up entirely new fields. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington; giant firs have been cut and will be used at the St. Regis paper mill located in Tacoma.

Woodcutters--1940-1950; Loggers--Mineral--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

St. Regis paper plant in Tacoma is the focal point of the company's expanding pulp, paper and multiwall bag operations in the West Coast. The paper mill was recently completed and is one of the largest and most modern plants in the United States. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington; view of high line yarder, with logs ready to be loaded onto cars. TPL-5682

Woodcutters--1940-1950; Loggers--Mineral--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

Mineral, Washington is located fourteen miles north of Morton in north central Lewis County. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington; railroad cars are hauling the logs out of the Mineral Forest. TPL-5678

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Woodcutting--Mineral; Railroad tracks--Mineral; Railroads--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

Tacoma's St. Regis' paper plant is said to be the most modern pulp mill ever built. The Tacoma facilities are spread out over 65 acres, located between the Puyallup River Waterway and the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington.

Woodcutters--1940-1950; Loggers--Mineral--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

St. Regis' expansion project started after World War II ended in 1945, the company was able to begin paper production in Tacoma in January 1949. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington; unidentified laborer is surrounded by huge firs.

Woodcutters--1940-1950; Loggers--Mineral--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

Chip feeder at St. Regis plant, Link Belt Company, Mr. R.W. Johnson. Bark was first removed from logs and moved to the woodroom. From the woodroom chunks of wood were moved to wood chippers where they were broken into fine chips. These went into a hopper in the top of a digester where the chips were broken down by chemicals and the resulting pulp was washed and bleached. This large, funnel-shaped machine handled the fine chipping and delivery to the digester.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery;

St. Regis Paper Company dominated the Tacoma Tideflats with their ever expanding facilities at the terminus of the Puyallup Waterway. Taken from the top of the water tank. Ordered by St. Regis Paper Co., Mr. J.H. McCarthy.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

One of the employees at St. Regis Paper Company records information from a printout at one of the machines in the plant. Ordered by McGraw Hill Publishing Co., Inc., New York, NY.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--People; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

An employee at St. Regis watches to be sure all goes well in the wet pulp to paper process in the new kraft paper plant. Ordered by McGraw Hill Publishing Co., Inc., New York, NY.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Regis paper plant in Tacoma is the focal point of the company's expanding pulp, paper and multiwall bag operations in the West Coast. The paper mill was recently completed and is one of the largest and most modern plants in the United States. The new paper producing mill is now able to mass produce paper and offer their customers their quality product in higher volumes and lower prices. Workmen are using an "Ederer" crane to move an enormous roll of paper.

Paper--Tacoma; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Ederer Engineering Co. (Seattle);

St. Regis consistently worked on intensive product development and sales promotion activities, not only to improve the penetration into existing markets, but to open up entirely new fields. Tacoma's St.Regis plant would have their own research laboratory within the industrial site. Interior view of plant, paper roll is being moved by a large "Ederer" crane.

Paper--Tacoma; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Ederer Engineering Co. (Seattle);

In 1949 St. Regis ranked among the top companies in the paper and pulp industry. Interior view of St. Regis plant, Ederer cranes with 24 ton capacity are being used in paper mill. Photo ordered by Ederer Engineering Company, cranes, hoist and veneer machinery manufacturers based out of Seattle, Washington.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Pulleys; Equipment; Machinery industry--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Ederer Engineering Co. (Seattle);

St. Regis was able to broaden their range of products and increase production capacity by enlarging their Tacoma plant and beginning the production of kraft paper. Interior view of St. Regis plant, Ederer cranes with 24 ton capacity are being used in paper mill. Photo ordered by Ederer Engineering Company, cranes, hoist and veneer machinery manufacturers based out of Seattle, Washington.

Paper industry--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Pulleys; Equipment; Machinery industry--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Ederer Engineering Co. (Seattle);

St. Regis Paper Company was organized in 1899, they began manufacturing paper in New York in 1901. Interior view of St. Regis paper mill in Tacoma, seven rolls of paper are lined up, one roll is being moved by an Ederer manufactured crane. Photo ordered by Ederer Engineering Company, cranes, hoist and veneer machinery manufacturers based out of Seattle, Washington.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paper--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Pulleys; Equipment; Machinery industry--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Ederer Engineering Co. (Seattle);

Two workers are pictured unloading a roll of Kraft paper to join others already stored in St. Regis' paper storage room. St. Regis had began producing paper in January of 1949 as it used the most modern equipment available at the time to convert liquid pulp into heavy multiwall Kraft paper. The plant was able to produce about 240 tons of multiwall bag paper per day.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paper; Hoisting machinery; Machinery; Equipment; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

St. Regis is one of the pulp and paper companies that carry the paper producing cycle all the way from wood, to pulp, to paper, and into other various products. View of unidentified worker sitting in an operating booth, he is likely in the area where logs are kept prior to the wood chipping process.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Logs; Machinery; Equipment; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The pulp capacity at Tacoma has been planned so that this mill can make adequate quantities of bleached sulphate pulp available to the market, and at the same time supply the necessary bleached and unbleached sulphate pulp for its new high producing Kraft paper machine. Aerial view of St. Regis plant, located in Tacoma's tideflats area.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Tacoma's St. Regis plant has been extremely busy since the end of World War II. The pulp plant has been modernized and a paper mill has been added; these combined improvements strengthen the company's position in pulp, Kraft paper, Kraft board and multiwall bags. Aerial view of St. Regis plant, located in Tacoma's tideflats area.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

St. Regis has been expanding and improving their facilities and plants throughout the world based on research being conducted in their Research and Development Departments. The company's laboratories are ranked among the highest in the paper and pulp industry. View of unidentified men in research and testing area in Tacoma's St. Regis plant in this photograph dated January 21, 1949. (S4)

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Product inspection--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Research facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The St. Regis laboratories were conducting various types of research related to the pulp and paper industry. In 1949, they were focusing in an extensive program connected with pulping, new paper coatings, and new paper products. The laboratories helped maintain high levels of quality control. View of unidentified men in research and testing area at Tacoma's St. Regis plant. (S5)

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Product inspection--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Research facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The Tacoma plant was producing both bleached and unbleached Kraft paper. This plant was able to supply its own pulp from the local mill, therefore making St. Regis-Tacoma very important in the paper industry. Interior view of Tacoma's St. Regis plant, wood chips are being processed prior to the Kraft paper production.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Equipment; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

St. Regis' first mill was located in Deferiet, New York; they now had paper and pulp mills located throughout the world. Interior view of the Tacoma St. Regis plant, an unidentified man is working with recently installed equipment. Photo ordered by Drew Engineering Company, an industrial air systems business, based out of Portland, Oregon.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Drew Engineering Co. (Portland, Or.); St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

St. Regis began producing paper in the Tacoma plant in January 1949; view of the new high speed kraft paper machine that is designed to operate at 2,000 feet per minute and produce paper nearly fourteen feet wide. Photo ordered by Drew Engineering Company, an industrial air systems business, based out of Portland, Oregon.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paper--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Drew Engineering Co. (Portland, Or.); St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The completion of the kraft paper mill in Tacoma, allowed St. Regis a considerable increase in the paper production industry. Interior view of St. Regis plant, view of Jones Majestic machinery; photo ordered by E. D. Jones and Sons Company, machinery and equipment manufacturers based out of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; E.D. Jones & Sons Co. (Tacoma);