Tacoma Master Builders Association's booth, sponsors of the 1952 Greater Tacoma Home Show, April 3-6, at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. The booth featured the largest collection of colored transparencies in the Pacific Northwest. Each of the 11 x 14 illuminated pictures was of a Tacoma home recently built by Association members.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Tacoma Master Builders Association (Tacoma);
The 1952 Tacoma Home Show was held at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse April 3-6 and was attended by crowds totaling over 13, 480. A new feature of the fourth annual show was a working demonstration of trades by Tacoma Vocational School students. Approximately 300 students participated in these demonstrations. The banner over their booths reads "Apprenticeship creates Skilled Craftsmen." The trades represented by these booths are plumbing, television repair and plastering.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma);
Exhibit booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show by Tucker & Sons Hardware. Tucker & Sons was owned by Orson R., Roy E. and Howard W. Tucker and was located at 4633-37 Pacific Ave. As this booth shows, they offered a variety of materials and services including heating equipment, hardware, tools, precut ornamental iron and aluminum windows. Heating brands were Blend-air, Mortemp and Lennox. A Lennox furnace was given away in a drawing.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Tucker & Sons Hardware (Tacoma); Hardware stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ironwork--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Exhibit booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show for the Kirby Co. of Tacoma, located at 3521 6th Ave.The Kirby Co. was owned by Ethel M. Page and sold and serviced electric vacuum cleaners. Two men demonstrate a vacuum and a floor cleaner in the picture. A banner reads "Your Home Deserves a Kirby." Show visitors could register for a Kirby to be given away in a drawing Sunday night.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Vacuum cleaners; Appliances; Kirby Co. (Tacoma);
The living room of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. The living area measured 380 square feet. The main entrance into the home opened into the living area. A section of the living area could be closed off with folding doors, to be used as a den or an additional bedroom.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;
The family room of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. Adjacent to the dining portion of the living area is the family room. A door separates the two areas. The garage lies on the other side of the family room. A huge Wilkinson stone fireplace is the focal point of the room. Built-in cabinets hold an automatic washer and dryer. When the washing is completed, the two can be pushed out of sight and the room used as a playroom for the kids, a game room or supplemental living space.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Recreation rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Barbara Horjes and Richard K. Quinn march blissfully down the aisle of the First Presbyterian Church as the newly wedded husband and wife after taking their vows on September 19, 1952. The bride is wearing a floor length gown with a skirt of lace over net ruffles, lace bodice and sleeves and net at the neckline. Both bride and groom are wearing big smiles. The wedding was followed by a reception at the University Union Club.
Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Grooms (Weddings)--1950-1960; Wedding costume--1950-1960; Horjes, Barbara; Quinn, Richard K.; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma);
Launching of A.M.S.(motor minesweeper) #113 at Tacoma Boat Building Company for the Navy. View of the rear of the ship draped with an American flag. "Brynn Foss" tugboat on left side. Several men on deck. Mount Rainier and tideflats in background. The keel of the vessel was laid Oct. 19, 1951 and the completed minesweeper was scheduled to be delivered in early 1953. It was the first of five to be built by the firm. (T. Reporter 7/22/1952, pg. 2 & 7/8/1952, pg. 8)
Launchings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
Table setup for Cavanaugh-Berkshire wedding reception at the Tacoma Golf and Country Club. The tables are set with the wedding cake, lighted candelabras and silver tea and coffee service. The reception was to celebrate the nuptials of Mary Frances Cavanaugh and Arthur J. Berkshire.
Weddings--Lakewood--1950-1960; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma; Cakes--Lakewood; Candelabras; Table settings & decorations;
Wedding party on the altar of Epworth Methodist Church following nuptials of Bertha Bellamy and Kenneth W. Kinsey on August 23, 1952. The bride was the daughter of Mrs. Mary Bellamy of Tacoma and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Kinsey of Seattle. The bride wore a white satin wedding gown with a lace bodice and long train. The bride was "given away" by her brother William Bellamy. Mrs. William Bellamy was the matron of honor and wore yellow. The bride's other attendants were Mrs. George Pretare of Seattle in lavender and Mrs. George Whitver in light green. Candlelighters were the Misses Charlotte and Frances Goodwin of Seattle, in light blue. Kerry R. Kinsey was the Best man and ushers were James R. Bellamy and Carl Dressler. The couple graduated from Stadium High School and made their first home in Tacoma. (TNT 8/31/1952, pg. D-4)
Wedding portrait of Grace Louise Fullager and William L. Richey Jr. married August 2, 1952 at the First Methodist Church. The bride was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Fullager and the groom was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Richey. The bride wore white brocaded satin with a rolled collar, long sleeves, a sheath skirt and overskirt and a cap of lace with an ankle length veil. A reception at the Tacoma Lawn and Tennis Club followed the ceremony. The couple made their first home at 2917 1/2 No. 21st St. The bride was a graduate of Stadium High, the College of Puget Sound and belonged to Phi Beta Pi sorority. The groom graduated from Clover Park, CPS and was a member of Kappa Sigma. (TNT 81/17/1952, pg. D-4)
Mary Lee Horjes poses for her bridal portrait. She is wearing a lace, princess length gown with a matching lace jacket. She is wearing a close cap with no veil and holds a bouquet of orchids. Mary Lee and Virgil Larsen were married June 20, 1952.
Wedding costume--1950-1960; Brides--1950-1960; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Horjes, Mary Lee--Marriage;
The bride and groom pose with their wedding party in front of a fireplace. The four bridesmaids wear matching gowns with satin bodices and net skirts decorated with ribbon. The flower girl holds a bouquet similar to those of the other female attendants. The men wear white, double-breasted dinner jackets.
The bride and groom escape together with the bride's overnight bag. Streamers trail from them as they rush through the garden waving and smiling. The bride is wearing a suit with a peplum jacket and a large corsage. The groom is wearing his hair in a recent style - the flattop.
Eleanor Mary Mellish and Robert Stanley Adams wedding at Saint Luke's Memorial Church. Bride tosses her bouquet to bridesmaids from covered stone stairway of church. The couple was wed on July 19, 1952.
