Cheney family at summer home in Oregon.

Houses--Oregon; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971--Homes & haunts; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971--Family;

Co-Ed club dance committee at Gladys B. (Mrs. Oscar H.) Brasier's home. Three women on front steps of brick "English Cottage" designed by E.J. Breseman, Architect in 1925. (T. Times)

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brasier, Gladys B.--Homes & haunts; Co-Ed Club (Tacoma);

Chavelle. Exterior of driveway at residence on corner of 8th and Cushman. Two-story houses are tightly packed together. Photograph was taken in September of 1941.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Intersection at 24th and Commerce. Two old wooden cottages, three-story frame apartment building in background. For use in court by Metzger, Blair & Gardner.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Apartment houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Intersection at 25th and Commerce Street. Two old wooden cottages stand at the corner while two-story flats with second floor balcony are above them. House at left is for sale. Photograph taken on February 18, 1942. For use in court by Metzger, Blair & Gardner.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Apartment houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Old wooden residence in downtown Tacoma, built by George Unger in 1905. Second floor cantilevered over front porch, wooden sidewalk. (T. Times.)

Dwellings - Houses - Tacoma

War Housing; Housing facilities. During World War II, Tacoma was bursting at the seams with people- workers drawn by the lucrative defense jobs and families of military men stationed at Fort Lewis or McChord. Every available living space- room, apartment or house was occupied. Federal funds were available to convert buildings to living space. For example, this 1888 Colonial at 707-09 So. I St. which included six apartments was converted to 12. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs. (TNT 3/10/1943, pg. 19)

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. During World War II, every unoccupied house, room, or out building was converted to housing for defense workers and their families. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing. Housing facilities. During World War II, whole families, drawn by the high wages at the shipyards, were forced to live in dwellings such as this one- with no electricity or plumbing. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. Due to the overcrowded conditions in Tacoma and the shortage of housing during World War II, some defense workers were forced to house their families in unfit dwellings, some without plumbing or electricity. Basically anything with four walls, including some chicken coups, was converted and rented as housing. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs. (TNT 3/10/1943, pg. 27)

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. As thousands flocked to Tacoma in the early 1940's, drawn by lucrative defense industry jobs, housing levels remained the same- creating a crisis situation. Newcomers to the city were forced to live wherever they could find lodging, including some that were no more than four walls & a roof- without electricity or plumbing. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs. As more workers poured into Tacoma to take well paying defense jobs, the construction of new housing just could not keep pace. Any vacant structure was converted to housing, including some that were unfit for that purpose, lacking electricity or even plumbing. (TNT 3/10/1943, pg. 27)

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. Buildings vacated by businesses, such as the pictured Olympic Laundry that closed during the war, were quickly snapped up and renovated to provide living quarters for defense workers. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Olympic Laundry (Tacoma);

War Housing; Housing facilities. During World War II, this 1888 Colonial duplex, located at 707-09 So. I St, which included six apartments was converted to twelve apartments. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs. (TNT 3/10/1943, pg. 19)

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing. Housing facilities. In March of 1943, housing was scarce in Tacoma. Structures that housed businesses that were closed were remodeled into dormitories for single workers or small apartments for families. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. With Tacoma so crowded, newcomers were forced into structures like these- converted chicken coups or sheds with no electricity or plumbing. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing. Housing facilities. In March of 1943, Tacoma was in need of more housing for the floods of workers attracted by the defense industries, which ran 24/7. Large structures such as this one would be divided into several apartments in order to house more people. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1943. War housing. American Lake. Circa 1943 view of housing units complex across unpaved road.

Housing developments;

ca. 1943. War housing. American Lake. Row of one-story housing units along unpaved street in this circa 1943 photograph. Minimal yards.

Housing developments--Lakewood;

ca. 1943. War housing. American Lake. Group of one-story housing units around graded open area. Clothes hanging on clothes line on left in this circa 1943 photograph.

Housing developments--Lakewood;

Fircrest housing progress for A. G. Homann. A new housing development, consisting of 50 homes is under way in Fircrest. Miller Construction Co. is expecting the project to be completed later this year. View of construction progress in Fircrest.

Housing developments--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Fircrest housing progress for A. G. Homann. 50 new homes are being built by Miller Construction Co. in the Fircrest area. With the wartime population increase, Tacoma is in dire need of these new homes. View of home construction progress.

Housing developments--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Fircrest housing progress for A. G. Homann. 50 homes are is the process of being built by Miller Construction Co. in Fircrest. After going through a housing shortage in 1943 these homes are sure to be occupied immediately after completion. View of building progress in Fircrest.

Housing developments--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

C. F. McConihey. Driveway and side view of home belonging to Charles F. and Jessie M. McConihey. Mrs. McConihey can be seen walking across dirt driveway in this April 28, 1944, photograph.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; McConihey, Charles F.--Homes & haunts; Driveways--Tacoma; McConihey, Charles F.--Family;

Home of Mrs. A. G. Dibrell, picture of four. Aquilla G. and Martha E. Dibrell and their two children smile as they get their family portrait taken on June 24, 1944. Aquilla G. Dibrell is enlisted with the United States Navy.

Group portraits; Dibrell, Aquilla G.--Family; Dibrell, Aquilla G.--Homes & haunts; Military personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Kulien & Wollander Lakewood house set among oak trees. The high demand for homes had housing developments sprouting up throughout the Tacoma and Lakewood area. As servicemen returned home to their families the need for housing increased. Home builders were working as quickly as they could to avoid housing shortages.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Housing developments--Lakewood; Kulien & Wollander Co. (Lakewood); Oak trees;

Eileen Espy family picture. John C. and Eileen M. Espy, along with their family, posed in front of their Puyallup home for their family portrait on August 25, 1944. John C. Espy was a clerk at the U. S. Naval Station.

Group portraits; Espy, John C.--Family; Espy, John C.; Espy, Eileen M.; Families--Puyallup--1940-1950; Houses--Puyallup--1940-1950;

Tacoma Laundry, Meyer's home, five laundries and a garage. This home was built in 1938 by William Hiltbrunn. It is French Chateau in style and made of brick. The house was purchased in 1940 by businessman Fred J. Meyer. Exterior view of Fred J. Meyer's home taken in September of 1944.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Home Service Laundry Co. (Tacoma); Meyer, Fred J., 1880-1954--Homes & haunts;

Tacoma Laundry, Meyer's home, five laundries and a garage. This home was built in 1938 by William Hiltbrunn. It is French Chateau style and made of brick. The house has views of the Olympic and Cascade Mountains and Puget Sound. It was purchased in 1940 by Fred J. Meyer. Exterior view of Fred J. Meyer's home.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Home Service Laundry Co. (Tacoma); Meyer, Fred J., 1880-1954; Hiltbrunn, William;

Tacoma Laundry, Meyer's home, five laundries and a garage. This home was built in 1938 by William Hiltbrunn. It is French Chateau style and made of brick. The house was purchased in 1940 by Fred J. Meyer. Exterior side view of Fred J. Meyer's home.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Home Service Laundry Co. (Tacoma); Meyer, Fred J., 1880-1954; Hiltbrunn, William;