Sunrise services took place in the mist of dawn on Easter Sunday, 1941, beginning at 6 a.m. for the 41st Division at Fort Lewis. The services were being held in a natural amphitheater located in the new 41st Cantonment. Two rugged crosses on either side of the evergreen covered pulpit dominated the scene. A white cross raised above and in the center symbolized the resurrection on Easter morning. A uniformed 100 voice choir led the group in celebration hymns. Ten thousand people were expected to attend the services conducted by Maj. M.M. Van Patten, with Governor Langlie and General George A. White as special speakers. The last half hour was broadcast over Mutual Broadcasting. (T. Times 4/7/1941, pg. 9; 4/12/41, pg. 14; 4/14/41, pg. 1)

Easter--Fort Lewis; Celebrations--Fort Lewis--1940-1950; Holidays; 41st Division Cantonment (Fort Lewis);

On Sunday morning, April 12, 1941 men of the 41st Division of the U.S. Army and their civilian friends and relatives gathered in a natural amphitheater at Camp Murray for an open air, sunrise Easter service. Two rough timber crosses, one on each side of an evergreen covered platform, and a white cross raised above and in the center, symbolized the scene on Calvary. The service was conducted by Chaplain M.M. VanPatten with special participation by Maj. Gen. George A White and Governor Arthur B. Langlie. (T. Times 4/13/1941, pg. 1) TPL-10326

Easter--Camp Murray; Celebrations--Camp Murray--1940-1950; Holidays; Camp Murray (Wash.); Washington National Guard, 41st Division (Camp Murray);

Interior of chapel. Exposed beams and dramatic arches draw attention to the ceiling of the new brigade chapel for the 22nd Infantry and 39th Infantry at Fort Lewis. The walls are made of concrete block and are plain, without decoration. Rows of pews, seating 300, face the simple altar which is graced with a small cross, flowers, and two candelabras. Directly behind the altar is a tall black curtain hung over sheets of plywood. This was the first permanent chapel built at Fort Lewis since 1934. The chapel cost approximately $200,000. Work was completed by H. Halvorson, Inc., Seattle, on November 1, 1957. Presiding chaplains William Cooper and John Simpson would minister to the needs of all faiths. Photograph ordered by Lakes Printing Co. (TNT 11-22-57, C-13)

Chapels--Fort Lewis; Altars--Fort Lewis; Pews--Fort Lewis;

Aerial photographs of the Middle Waterway and the Tideflats area were taken on behalf of Malcolm McGhie in December, 1957. The St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. facilities, sawmill, and log ponds are toward the center of the photograph. The St. Regis plants are, with smokestacks billowing, are near the top of the picture. Forty-five years later, the Tideflats landscape would be quite transformed. The City Waterway (now Thea Foss Waterway), although not in this picture, would no longer have docks, plywood mills, shipyards and warehouses crowding its sides. A 29.3 million dollar Museum of Glass and the adjoining Chihuly Bridge of Glass would be the first of millions of dollars of improvement to the area. TPL-5893

Aerial photographs; Middle Waterway (Tacoma); St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

This aerial photograph of the St. Regis pulp mill looking toward Mt. Rainier was taken on behalf of Malcolm McGhie in December, 1957. The St. Regis plant was flanked by the Puyallup Waterway (L) and St. Paul Waterway (R) with the Middle Waterway to the extreme right. Smoke pours from the St. Regis plant facilities on a typical winter day; the plant employed multiple shifts so that operations could be conducted 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The multi-wall bag plant and kraft-pulp division are in the center of the photograph. The long narrow building is for kraft-pulp, adjoining the white-walled rectangular bag plant. The St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. sawmill is in close proximity to the kraft pulp and paper mill. In August, 1957, St. Paul became an operating subsidiary of the St. Regis Paper Co. St. Paul had the largest retail lumber yard in the state of Washington. Its sawmill had furnished chips to St. Regis for a number of years, providing about 35% of the pulp mill's wood requirements. (TPL-5890, St. Regis Annual Report - 1957, p. 14-15)

Aerial photographs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

The Industrial Development Co., Inc., moved into new quarters near So. 38th and Pine Streets in late 1957. They were mechanical engineers formerly located on Chandler St. The firm was managed by Dale L. Schubert. View of modern, 14,000 square foot, one-story concrete and brick building faced with multiple windows but with an unpaved parking lot. The name of the company is in large letters on a brick wall. Industrial Development Co. specialized in designing automatic machines for the hardboard industry. They had projects worldwide. They engineered plant and product surveys, proposed plant layout and engineering, designed special automatic machinery and conveying systems. The firm had been in the Tacoma area for almost seven years. Photograph ordered by Industrial Development Co., Inc. (TNT 12-12-57, A-13)

Industrial Development Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960;

View of front entrance to new Industrial Development Co., Inc., offices; photograph was taken on December 15, 1957. Located near So. 38th & Pine Streets, the Industrial Development Co. was a firm of mechanical engineers managed by Dale L. Schubert. The 14,000 square foot brick & concrete building with front windows facing east was recently completed in late 1957, and would hold an open house on December 13. The roof over the front doorway apparently has lights as well as possibly circular skylights. Photograph ordered by Industrial Development Co., Inc. (TNT 12-12-57, A-13)

Industrial Development Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Mansfield Corporation, located at 2928 South "K" St., were boat builders. An example of their boat construction was this Mansfield Custom Line pleasure craft on display at 2201 Pacific Avenue. It was either 16 feet or 20 feet long. This sleek model may have been a speed boat. Other boats can be seen dimly in the building's garage. Photograph ordered by Mansfield Corporation.

Mansfield Corporation (Tacoma); Boats--Tacoma--1950-1960;

International Rally of I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Tacoma, Washington, September 4-6, 1926. Representatives from 300 lodges in Washington and British Columbia gathered in Tacoma for the 7th annual gathering of encampments. The kick off was a parade on Sept. 4, 1926 with over 2,000 participants. The parade formed at 7th & Commerce. Pictured is a parade float with a banner reading "Both Old And Young Are Protected By The I.O.O.F. Home in Walla Walla, WA." in front of the Colonial Hotel at South 7th and Commerce. The Washington Odd Fellow home was established in 1897 in Walla Walla. It provided care for the widows and orphans of members of the fraternal organization. (TDL 9/4/1926, pg. 3; 9/5/26, pg. 4-A) (filed under Argentum)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Residents and guests of the Washington Old Soldiers Home in Orting enjoy a Christmas program on December 23, 1957. The enormous Christmas tree near the foot of the stage is gaily decorated with a stack of presents beneath. On stage is a group of young men and women singing Christmas carols. Founded originally in 1891 for the housing of old veterans, the Home was located on an 188 acre site in Orting. In 1954 plans were drawn for an expansion of facilities; this included a new recreation-auditorium building. Veterans of our Armed Forces would then be able to enjoy a new service kitchen, barbershop, library, pool and card rooms and post exchange. Photograph ordered by Washington Old Soldiers Home.

Washington Soldiers Home (Orting); Audiences--Orting; Christmas trees--Orting; Christmas carols;

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) held their seventh annual International Rally in Tacoma on September 4-6, 1926. The largest event of the rally was a parade with over 2,000 participants through the downtown business district that concluded at the Odd Fellows temple at Sixth & Fawcett. The Fern Hill Rebekah Lodge created a float for the parade on the back of a John Dower Lumber Company flatbed truck. The float was photographed in front of the Gansen Electric Company and C.A. Beil, General Contractors, offices at 709-13 Commerce St. The Rebekahs were the affiliated fraternal order of the Odd Fellows as well as a service organization. (TDL 9/4/26, pg. 3-article; 9/5/26, pg. 4-A-article) (filed in Argentum.)

Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930; Fern Hill Rebekah Lodge (Tacoma);

International Rally of the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Tacoma, September 4-6, 1926. The rally was a convention for the 300 Odd Fellow & Rebekah lodges in Washington and British Columbia. The East Tacoma Rebekah Lodge float was photographed on the 700 block of Commerce Street. Corner of Colonial Hotel, Tacoma Electrotype Company, Washington Florists truck, Gansen Electric Company, C.A. Beil office. (filed with Argentum)

Independent Order of Odd Fellows (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930; East Tacoma Rebekah Lodge (Tacoma);

This view of the new Tacoma Building, 1015 A Street, designed by Frederick G. Frost & Associates of New York, was taken for the Cole & Weber Advertising Agency on December 31, 1957; to the left of the building, Mt. Rainier is barely visible through the haze hanging over the Tacoma tideflats. The old Tacoma Building, 1017-21 A Street, is next door. It is also twelve stories and was built in 1910. The original Tacoma Building was first occupied by the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. and the Tacoma Commercial Club. The new modern style building became the Weyerhaeuser Bldg. after the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. moved its corporate offices into the new structure. In 1971 the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. built another headquarters building in Federal Way.

Tacoma Building (Tacoma);

New facilities of Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel make abundant use of its product during construction of the new steel plant in Seattle. Progress photographs were taken on January 3, 1958, for later usage in the company's annual report. Cranes would be used to hoist the steel trusses and joists. This construction was part of the $25 million dollar expansion program in Seattle. The first of two new 100-ton furnaces was already in operation; the furnaces would boost steelmaking capacity 70% to 420,000 tons annually. In addition, new finishing facilities were also part of the expansion program. Sepia photograph ordered by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel. (TNT ad 1-2-58, B-8)

Building construction--Seattle--1950-1960; Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp. (Seattle); Steel; Hoisting machinery;

Work continues on the construction of a new plant for Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel in Seattle on January 3, 1958. The plant's steel frame is already in place while Lorain Cranes are employed to aid in further steel erection. Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel provided the steel necessary for many local projects, including the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge and Alaskan Way Viaduct. A series of progress photographs, some sepia-toned, were taken on behalf of Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel for later usage in the company's annual report. $25 million was allocated for the Seattle expansion program. This included new finishing facilities and two new 100-ton electric furnaces. (TNT ad 1-2-58, B-8)

Progress photographs; Building construction--Seattle--1950-1960; Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp. (Seattle); Steel; Hoisting machinery;

ca. 1958. Interior of Pacific 1st Federal Savings building, Villa Plaza. The 2000+ sq.ft. savings & loan opened at the Villa Plaza Shopping Center on January 2, 1958. It held an open house from January 2-10th. Tones of brown and gold decorated the building's interior. Its lobby had a white granite fireplace. Pacific 1st Federal was the largest savings & loan in the Northwest and served more than 57,000 families at the time. It had its main office in downtown Tacoma and branches elsewhere in Washington and Oregon. Rudolph J. Tollefson was the Villa Plaza location's first manager. He had been associated with the savings & loan since 1935 and prior to that had been employed by the University National Bank in Seattle and Bank of California in Tacoma. Mr. Tollefson was the brother of Congressman Thor Tollefson and Tacoma Mayor Harold Tollefson. (TNT 1-2-58, A-6-text only)

Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Lakewood); Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Shopping centers--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Albertson's Food Centers were starting to expand in the Tacoma/Pierce County communities. There were two Albertson's outside city limits: one in the Lakewood Square shopping center and the other in University Place. View of Lakewood Square's Albertson's Food Center also shows the trend of placing supermarkets in shopping centers; customers could then combine grocery shopping with additional browsings and parking would not be a problem. A Montgomery Ward outlet and a Singers store can be spotted close by. Albertson's followed the practice of posting specials on the storefront windows with apple pies selling for 49 cents, chickens at 33 cents a pound, TV dinners for 59 cents, and pork roasts for 29 cents a pound. Sepia photograph ordered by Loveless Brothers, Inc. , investment brokers, of Olympia.

Albertsons Food Center (Lakewood); Supermarkets; Signs (Notices);

International Rally of I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), Tacoma, Washington, September 4-6, 1926.The biggest event was a parade through downtown Tacoma with over 2,000 participants on September 4, 1926. The South Tacoma Lodge No. 89 float is bearing signs, "The God of Nations is the Father of All Men" and "All Men Are Brothers". Lefebvre Auto Laundry in background. (filed with Argentum)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 89 (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1920-1930; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. "Celebration of 75th Anniversary of Rebekah Foundation Lodge 282- Ruston" (WSHS)

Rebekah Foundation Lodge 282 (Ruston);

Gordon Gilbertson directed both the 27-piece orchestra and the 48-member concert band at Pacific Lutheran College in 1958. He is standing to the extreme left of the January 14, 1958, photograph, next to the bass player. The PLC Concert Band added to the spirit at football and basketball games with cheerful, colorful tunes. They also performed at the Rainier State School, McNeil Island, and the First Presbyterian Church in Seattle. Occupants of Eastern Washington, Idaho and Oregon were privileged to hear the concert band during its nine day tour. The band concluded its year with participation in the graduation ceremonies. Names of band members are listed in the 1958 SAGA yearbook. Photograph ordered by Pacific Lutheran College. (1958 SAGA yearbook, p. 97)

Bands--Parkland--1950-1960; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Gilbertson, Gordon;

Bright lights illuminate the vast 4,000 car parking lot at the Villa Plaza Shopping Center in January, 1958. It appears that it is bright enough for the four men standing beneath a light pole to easily read their clipboard. Neon signs add other areas of light as they beckon customers to Penney's, Weisfield's, Fashion Shoes & Woolworth's. The shopping center opened in 1957 on the former site of Visitation Villa, a Catholic girls school run by the Sisters of the Visitation. A large aluminum stepladder was borrowed from the Penney's store so that these night exposures could be taken from an elevated level. Photograph ordered by General Electric Co.

Parking lots--Lakewood; Lampposts--Lakewood; Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Shopping centers--Lakewood--1950-1960; Electric signs--Lakewood;

Ladies Travelers Society at Tacoma Hotel. Sixteen women pose for the camera; most of them wearing wide brimmed hats that shield their faces. (WSHS)

Hotels--Tacoma; Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Ladies Travelers Society (Tacoma);

Pictures of the cast of "Of Men and Models," an original musical produced at Lincoln High School.

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Theatrical Productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pictures of the cast of "Of Men and Models," an original musical produced at Lincoln High School.

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Theatrical Productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Operas & operettas--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A distinctly Western motif greeted customers of the Branding Iron restaurant in January, 1958. Horseshoes, pistols, gates, and even a steer's head decorated the walls. Jukeboxes would be readily accessible for patrons to play their favorite tunes. Owned by Leo Balistreri and Ernie Zarelli, the Branding Iron was located at 8413 Pacific Avenue across the street from Puget Sound National Bank. Sepia photograph ordered by the Branding Iron.

Branding Iron (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1950-1960; Horseshoes; Jukeboxes;

Customers could dine from 12 noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays and weekdays and until 1 a.m. on weekends at the Branding Iron restaurant. The neon cactus and the restaurant name itself gave some indication of the type of food it served--dishes from the American West, including lots of beef. Parking facilities were available in front and on the side of the brick and wood building. A broad porch would shelter patrons from inclement weather. The Branding Iron restaurant was located at South 84th and Pacific; it was owned by Leo Balistreri and Ernie Zarelli. See A112067-4 for interior of restaurant. Photograph ordered by the Branding Iron.

Branding Iron (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1950-1960;

In January of 1958, Bob (R.A.) Kieszling and his wife Agnes posed in the Jason Lee Auditorium with the 100+ youngsters in the Bob Kieszling's Youth Accordion Band. The Kieszlings taught hundreds of young people over the years in their Accordion Studio, which was located in their home at 3710 No. 25th St. Photograph ordered by Bob Kieszling Accordion Studio.

Music education--Tacoma--1950-1960; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Musicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Accordions; Kieszling, Robert A.; Kieszling, Agnes;

Aerial photographs of South Fort Lewis were taken on January 26, 1958. The carefully laid out design appears symmetrical, with identical buildings and parking lots on both sides of the wide field. These may have been newly constructed buildings. The view taken from the air gives the appearance of a architectural model setup. Forested lands are abundant on the property; there is plenty of space for expansion. Photograph ordered by Donald L. Drake Co.

Aerial photographs; Building construction--Fort Lewis;

This photograph of the front of Stadium High School was taken in January of 1958 for the Mark Mitchell Roofing Company which was located at 662 East 11th Street. Built in the "Chateauesque" style used for the Canadian Pacific Railroad's resort hotels, with steeply-pitched hipped roofs, cone-shaped towers, turrets and pointed spires Stadium H.S. posed special problems for roofers. The section of North E Street that ran past the front of the high school at the time of this image is no longer open to traffic. (Photograph ordered by Mark Mitchell Roofing Co.) TPL-9499

Stadium High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Sunkist oranges are being bagged by a worker at Consolidated Fruit & Produce on January 30, 1958. The oranges are loaded into a large machine which proceeds to move them, via assembly line, down a chute so that they can be placed into plastic bags by hand. Several bags have already been filled and placed into packing boxes. Consolidated Fruit & Produce was located just off Hwy. 99 at the corner of Occidental and Holgate. Photograph ordered by Dobeckman Co.

Oranges; Shipping--Seattle; Assembly-line methods--Seattle; Consolidated Fruit & Produce Co. (Seattle);