Mayor C. Val Fawcett commended Nalley's and he stated he knew Marcus Nalley when he was selling his potato chips to housewives from a basket. By 1949 the company employed more than 600 people. View of visitors touring the Nalley Valley facilities; they are seeing a Nalley's employee work with the assembly-line method used in manufacturing the famous potato chips (T.N.T., 8/25/49, p. 34).

Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Potato chips; Spectators--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Commemoration;

View of Nalley's employees wearing aprons and getting ready to serve the famous Nalley's fine food products to the guests. Nalley's anniversary celebration dinner menu included: mayonnaise, potato chips, burgers with Nalley's pickles, salad with "Tang" salad dressing and spaghetti; advertisements in background (T.N.T., 8/25/49, p. 34). TPL-8000

Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Food--Tacoma; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Commemoration;

31st Anniversary of Nalley's Fine Foods. Mayor Val Fawcett, left in photo, holds cake being cut by company founder Marcus Nalley; company President L. Evert Landon looks on. Advertisements for "Tang" salad dressing and other Nalley's products in room (T.N.T., 8/25/49, p. 34).

Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Landon, L. Evert; Nalley, Marcus; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Commemoration;

Marcus Nalley, founder and Chairman of the Board, along with the other Nalley's officers: L. Evert Landon, President; Joseph G. Lehman, Vice-President; Cecil Walrath, Henry Willis and Cliff Wold, Division Sales Managers; and Vernon E. Nofzinger, Production Executive, would be greeting guests for their 31st anniversary (T.N.T., 8/25/49, p. 34). TPL-9613

Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spectators--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Commemoration;

Marcus Nalley, the founder of Nalley's Incorporated, gave an anniversary speech for the company's 31st anniversary on August 24, 1949. Marcus Nalley came from Croatia to New York in 1903. He had 15 cents in his pocket and couldn't speak a word of English. His name at that time was Marko Narancic. He took several jobs: in a steel mill, as a meat packer, and finally in a hotel kitchen where he moved from kitchen flunky to pantry boy to fry cook. He became a chef on the first "Olympian" of the Milwaukee Railroad which ran between Chicago and Tacoma. Later, at the Bonneville Hotel in Tacoma, he learned to make a new potato delicacy, "Saratoga chips". He began making potato chips in his own small kitchen and selling them door-to-door. In 1918 he rented a $5-a-month storeroom behind his apartment and began adding other food products. By 1969 his company processed 200 different food items. Ordered by Mrs. Hildreth. (South on the Sound, Murray and Rosa Morgan)

Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public speaking--Tacoma; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nalley, Marcus; Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Commemoration;

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;

Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the packing area of the plant. Stacks of empty wooden packing crates, many ten to twelve high, are seen around the large work area. Labels on the crates advertise "Texas Ranger" globe tomatoes, "Texas Tomatoes", "Big G", "Clouds Rest", "La Chinita",and "High Color".

Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma)--Employees; Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the interior of the business offices at the packing facilities. Desks for four employees are open behind a wide counter. A separate office with a door and glass open to the general work area is towards the back. Two women and a young man are seated at the desks and an older gentleman is talking on the telephone in the back office.

Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma)--Employees; Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Office furniture; Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior showing smelter job in foreground, Star Iron & Steel Co., Bob Allen. Welders are at work manufacturing parts for the Tacoma smelter, American Smelting & Refining Company.

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Welding--Tacoma--1940-1950; American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma);

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;

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;

Exterior of new building, Wesley Crawford & Son. A view of the exterior of the recently opened wholesale produce facility on the Tacoma tideflats.

Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma); Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the staff lunch room. Several sets of tables and chairs, formica and vinyl coverings, are spaced throughout the area. Each table has a bouquet.

Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma); Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lunchrooms;

Several interiors at Wes Crawford's tomato packing plant, Wesley Crawford & Son, Wes Crawford. A view of the interior of the business offices at the packing facilities. The company handled packing of fresh produce, ready for market. The sign in the upper right corner calls the company, "tomato pre-packers".

Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma); Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Office furniture; Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Reshoot of interior of building, Wes Crawford & Sons, Mr. Crawford. The large interior of the fresh fruit and vegetable packing company is left open to facilitate movement of large volumes of produce. A conveyor system is seen in the right, foreground and another on the far right. A man is moving pallets with a low truck in the center. Big, swinging double doors are seen on the far right.

Wesley Crawford & Son (Tacoma); Farm produce--Tacoma--1940-1950; Packaging; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New plant,Titus Manufacturing Company, Center & Lawrence, Leon Titus. Rows of rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines are awaiting shipment. A workman is loading one on a cart with an overhead winch. Tools, parts and supplies are shown in the factory area in the background.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engines; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Several shots at plant to be used as mural at Poodle Dog, Penn Salt Manufacturing Co., Mr. Shanaman. Two workers check rows of tanks at Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. The company was a manufacturer of basic chemicals from salt including caustic soda, chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen, dairy and poultry germicides, special chemical cleaners and dry cleaning products.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Poodle Dog (Fife);

New plant, Titus Manufacturing Company, Center & Lawrence, Leon Titus. A bird's-eye view of work area and different work stations. Men are working with machines, tools, supplies and parts in factory area.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Engines; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Conveyor machinery at Medosweet Dairy, The Heid Company, Seattle, Mr. Claude F. Conrad. An employee places glass milk bottles into the washing machine at Medosweet Dairy. Wooden cartons for returned bottles stand in stacks near him, empty and ready to be filled. TPL-9366

Medosweet Dairies, Inc. (Tacoma); Dairy products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Conveying systems--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bottles;

Western Boat. A view of the interior of the fishing boat, Mary E. Petrich, and the switchboard that was the electrical control center for the working fishing boat. She was built by Western Boat Building in 1949. TPL-9015

Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Switchboards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Western Boat, C. Mann. A view of the helm of the Mary E. Petrich. Windows curve around the controls and communications equipment in this well lit enclosure. TPL-9011

Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Helms; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A large crowd attended the blessing of a new fishing boat, the Mary E. Petrich, held at the Old Tacoma Dock on July 5, 1949. More than 150 guests, including Tacoma Mayor C. Val Fawcett, crowded the deck of the ship as the Rev. W. Costello and the Rev. Leo T. Eckstein blessed the vessel and crew from the upper deck. The 150 individuals were the guests of Western Boat Building owner Martin Petrich on the vessel's seven hour test cruise under sunny skies. The 150-foot tuna clipper was the largest vessel ever built specifically for tuna fishing. She had space for a crew of 35, including Capt. Joe Alves. On completion, the vessel would sail on her maiden voyage to Panama. The boat was named in honor of Martin Petrich's recently deceased wife. (TNT 7/6/1949, pg. 24) TPL-9010

Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benedictions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Priests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crowds--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Western Boat. A view of the upper deck, part of the engine venting system and controls at the rear of the helm on the Mary E. Petrich. TPL-9013

Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In this photograph from July, 1949, the newly completed tuna clipper, Mary E. Petrich, is shown leaving Tacoma, where she was built by the Western Boat Building Company, for her sea trials. She was powered by a 1,600 hp. Fairbamnks-Moorse diesel engine and was capable of 13 1/2 knots. Built at an estimated cost of $500,000, she was named for the wife of Martin Petrich. TPL-8999

Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Western Boat. A view of the chapel inside the Mary E. Petrich. TPL-9012

Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Chapels--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Western Boat. An elevated view of the Mary E. Petrich on the City Waterway headed out for her sea trials. This fishing boat was named after Martin Petrich's wife. She was powered by a 1,600 hp Fairbanks-Moorse submarine-type diesel engine, had a 450 ton capacity, and was capable of 13 1/2 knots. She cost an estimated $500,000. (T.Times, 3/16/1949, p.1; T.Times, 3/6/1949, p.17; Pacific Fisherman Yearbook 1950, p.13 and p.215; Pacific Motor Boat Nov. 1949, p.39) TPL-9014

Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Brew kettles, Columbia Breweries, Davis. An employee adds hops to the large copper brew kettle used to boil the wort, one of the early stages of beermaking. The kettle is fitted with a curved cap with a large tube that filters the evaporation coming from the kettle. The brewery owned two of the kettles that had a capacity of 330 barrels each. Anders W. Erikson was the brew master in 1948.

Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Kettles; Brewing industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Truck loaded and dumping lumber, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber, Helgeson. Three large logs are loaded on the trailer of a Rucker Brothers truck. The enormous logs are on their way to the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. Robert G. Helgeson was a forester with St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. TPL-8290

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Rucker Brothers (Tacoma); Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A huge log sent spray flying into the air when it plunged into the large log pond next to the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company on the tide flats in this photograph from June, 1949. Logs were dumped into one of the three log ponds at the waterway near St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber. The log ponds had a total area of 75 acres and combined log storage capacity of 15,000,000 feet. The logs would later be removed from the water when it was their turn in the lumber mill. Other parts of the lumber mill facility are seen in the background. Ordered by Helgeson. (American Lumberman, 5/21/1921)

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman is bench testing one of the rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;