Globe Machine Company was working with Weyerhaeuser Lumber Company to develop a log barker. The log barker would remove the bark using compression and shearing action, leaving the log free from bark without cutting into the outer sapwood. The machine would have rotating wheels that would guide the logs through and the de-barking was taking place. With this new machine, average de-barking time for an 8 foot long, 40 inch diameter log would be: one and three quarter minutes long. Interior view of plant with de-barking machine (T. Times, 12/15/47, p. 10).

Machinery industry--Tacoma; Woodcutting--Tacoma; Logs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

Philco Radio window display at Home Furniture Company. View of radios, portable phonographs and combination radio phonographs in a variety of sizes. Signs indicate it is "Philco Week" and they are advertising new features available on the 1948 models, including an electronic scratch eliminator. Mirror and curio cabinets are visible in the background, Home Furniture Company sign and rugs and linoleum are on the exterior of the window display. TPL-9677

Radios; Radio industry--Tacoma; Phonographs; Phonograph industry--Tacoma; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Window displays; Home Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

The library at Thornewood estate in Lakewood. Many shelves of books, a long table with fancy candle holders stands in front of them. Thornewood was constructed in 1910 for Tacoma financier Chester Thorne and took three years to complete. Much of the golden oak paneling used in the 40 rooms is from a 15th century British palace, paid for with US currency and shipped around Cape Horn on Thorne's Pacific Steamship Co.

Stone, David L.--Homes & haunts; Thornewood (Lakewood); Libraries--Lakewood;

Hooker Electrochemical plant workman is filling a chemical storage tank, marked Detrex Corporation, the Toledo "No Springs, Honest Weight" scale indicates the tank weighs 550 pounds, the weight capacity is 1,000 pounds. Detrex Corporation and Hooker Electrochemical Company had recently merged, making the chemical industry in Tacoma larger and stronger.

Weights & measures--Tacoma; Scales; Scientific equipment--Tacoma; Measuring--Tacoma; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Toledo Scale Co. (Tacoma);

Aerial view of Tacoma, tide flats, CPS, City downtown area. This elevated view shows the Tacoma tideflats and the waterways that run and were cut through it, the Puyallup Valley and Mount Rainier in the background. Log booms are strung together in the forefront, near St. Regis paper mill. The Port of Tacoma had been working with reclaimation of the tidelands, construction of deep waterways and lease or sale of suitable sites for new factories for nearly 30 years since Tacoma voters approved a plan of development under an elective commission. During the decade of the 1940's an extended program had been developed which was to ensure hundreds of acres of new sites and provision for more deep water frontage for those to whom ocean commerce was vital. Mount Rainier is seen in the background. (T.Times, 1/12/1948, p.5)

Aerial photographs; Harbors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Waterfronts--Tacoma; Logs; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; City planning--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

ca. 1947. An aerial photograph shows the College of Puget Sound campus in the foreground and Mount Rainier in the distance. TPL-6702

Aerial photographs; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Arlington School was the most recent school lunchroom to be opened by Mrs. Erminie V. Lamb, lunchroom coordinator. The program was intended to help children learn to eat properly with well-balanced, nutritious food being presented for lunch. In 1948, lunches were then being served in 22 elementary schools with 3,500 students purchasing lunch each day. Arlington's lunch program started January 26, 1948, with spaghetti with meat and tomato sauce, celery sticks, a sandwich, one-half pint of whole mile and butterscotch pudding for 15 cents. (T.Times, 1/12/1948, p.11) TPL-8330

Arlington School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School meals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Milk; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Display of new trucks at Titus Motor Company, Mr. Monrad, Sconce Advertising. The 1948 models included a one-half ton panel, a two ton chassis, a 3 ton chassis and a F-8 heavy duty. The F-7 and F-8 models, both new in 1948, were powered by 145 hp motors. All the 48's featured the "million-dollar" body (because dies used in their porduction cost that much), new car comfort, quarter-glass side windows for no-draft ventilation and a one piece windshield. (T.Times, 1/16/1948, p.7)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ford trucks; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

Titus Motor Company parts delivery department was also experiencing an increase in their services with the increased demand of the popular rebuilt Ford engines. Interior view of Vanette delivery truck from cab looking to rear, cabinets and shelves for parts, overhead panel holding gaskets in lowered position, similar panel in closed position at top in photo. View of black enamel, visor vanity mirrors and gas tank locking cap assembly kits in left forefront compartments.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma);

The College of Puget Sound basketball team played against Pacific Lutheran College to determine the city's champions in December of 1947. College of Puget Sound beat Pacific Lutheran College with a score of 45 to 38. The game was well attended and was played at the State Armory. View of basketball teams in action, names appear in newspaper (T. Times, 12/18/47, p. 11).

Basketball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Basketball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; State Armory (Tacoma);

This was Bellarmine High School's varsity basketball team as photographed in the school's gym in December of 1947. The team was coached by Andy Slatt. Team members included Pat Olsen, Dick Jensen, Don Hermsen, Norm Smith and Otto Fink. The month of December would prove to be a successful one for the Lions as they would record victories on the road against Gonzaga (Prep), Shelton and defending state champs, Pasco. (T.Times 12-19-47, p. 10-article only)

Basketball players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Basketball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gymnasiums--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma);

Elks, Father and daughter night. Several girls pose with the carousel used to decorate the Elks club along with hearts for Father and Daughter night.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Merry-go-rounds--Tacoma; Decorations--Tacoma; Parties; Children's parties;

Alvin T. Davies was President of Birchfield Boiler, they built boilers, specialized in all kinds of steel construction, and had built small ships during World War II. Birchfield has just started producing a new line of Scotch high pressure steam boilers. These boilers will be used at laundries, bakeries, dairies, cleaning and pressing establishments. Standing left to right, Paul Reed, Joseph Lamar, Melvin Grant, Charles Tuttle, Harold Lee and Arthur Nero; inside of boiler is George Whitman; kneeling left to right, Ernest Hartwick and Raymond G. Harvey (T. Times, 12/22/47, p. 10).

Boiler industry--Tacoma; Boilers; Laborers--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Birchfield Boiler, Inc. (Tacoma);

The East 21st Street Bridge is 600 feet long, the spans measure 126 and 129 feet long. This new modern bridge replaced an old wooden structure. View of the East 21st Street bridge, building materials on ground, houses in background, photo ordered by United Pacific Insurance Company.

Bridge construction--Tacoma; Road construction--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma; Insurance companies--Tacoma; United Pacific Insurance Co. (Tacoma); East 21st St. Bridge (Tacoma);

Sixth graders at Central School listened intently as Lennard Anderson played records and discussed the music scheduled to be played at the last of the children's concerts on February 18, 1948 at the Temple Theater. The concerts were designed specifically for their young audience and performed by the Pacific Northwest Symphony Orchestra. The series of concerts was presented by the Tacoma Philharmonic and underwritten by Medosweet Dairies. Lennard Anderson, in addition to being the head of the music program at Central School, was himself a concert pianist. Photograph ordered by Mrs. Ross Wright, Tacoma Philharmonic. (T.Times, 2/17/1948, p.12)

Central School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anderson, Lennard; Music--Tacoma--1940-1950; Phonographs; Sound recordings; Tacoma Philharmonic Association (Tacoma);

Studio set up, Wood's Coffee Can, O'Connell-Ragan, Virgil Cliff. O'Connell was a well known Tacoma advertising agency. The Wood's Coffee Can is either glued to the piece of plywood and held in the air or the picture was taken upside-down. J.W. Wood opened a grocery store on South Tacoma Avenue in 1891. In 1905 J.W. sold his interest in the company to go into the coffee business. Wood's Coffee Company was the only coffee importer and broker listed in the Tacoma City Directory for 1949 and Kona Koffee was the only coffee roaster listed. Wood's advertised in March 1948 that for true flavor and economy coffee drinkers should use the correct grind for their type of coffee maker, regular, drip or silex grinds. (TNT, 3/12/1948, p.9)

Coffee--Tacoma--1940-1950; Coffee industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beverage industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wood Coffee Co. (Tacoma);

Students at the College of Puget Sound, Marjorie Ventor, Ray Crick, Jeanne Moore Juanita Baumbartner and Janette Blake learn about human anatomy from Dr. Burton A. Brown. A skeleton hangs near Dr. Brown and other bones lie on the table. A chart hangs behind the students who are taking notes in this photograph dated January 15, 1948. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.29)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brown, Burton A.; Bones; Skeletons;

CPS Alumni. Mary Rough and Cynthia Thompson, graduates of the Occupational Therapy program at the College of Puget Sound, work with Capt. Donald Blackman wearing army clothing at a pottery wheel at Madigan General Hospital. His arms rest against a wooden dowel as a brace to keep his arms steady as he throws a small pot. Some pinch pots and pottery tools are on the table in front of him. (Ledger, 4/4/1938, p.4)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Occupational therapy--Tacoma--1940-1950; Medical personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pottery--Tacoma--1940-1950; Equipment; Alumni & alumnae--Tacoma;

Tacoma Transit was about to begin building new facilities, a bus transit center to be located on South Sprague Avenue between South 12th Street and South 15th Street, across from the athletic park. They had also ordered new buses, giving them a 120 unit fleet, Tacoma Transit had an increase in the usage of their transportation. View of intersection at South 26th Street and Pacific Avenue, Tacoma Transit bus in background, photo ordered by Tacoma Transit Company (T.N.T., 1/1/48, p. 1).

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Traffic congestion--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma; Mass transit--Tacoma; Pierce Transit (Tacoma); Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma);

Red Cross Pierce County Chapter house was planning a Christmas celebration with decorations and gifts for the patients at Madigan and American Lake Hospitals. The Gray Ladies visit regularly and have regular holiday activities, the Junior Red Cross volunteers would be assisting with the holiday festivities. View of Red Cross volunteers with Christmas greens and Christmas gifts that they will be taken to the hospitals. Names appear in newspaper (T. Times, 12/24/47, p. 11).

Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Christmas decorations; Christmas presents; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

Prize cow at Green Meadow Dairy, the cow's owner is Alfred L. Reichl (right), an employee of General Mills Inc. and an unidentified women is standing on the cow's left side. This cow is a dairy cow used for milk and other dairy products, view of cow's udders. Photograph taken on December 20, 1947.

Dairy farming--Tacoma; Dairying--Tacoma; Agricultural facilities--Tacoma; Dairy products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cows; Milk; Green Meadow Dairy (Tacoma); Reichl, Alfred L.;

Construction photo of Irwin-Jones Motor Company Dodge Truck dealership. A bulldozer is clearing the site of the future Irwin-Jones truck division. A sign announcing the construction, the rail rail line, Globe Ticket Company and other industrial buildings are shown with the north slope of Nalley Valley in background. TPL-9225

Dodge trucks; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Irwin-Jones Motor Co. (Tacoma); Excavation--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nalley Valley (Tacoma);

Fisher's style show. The model, Gail Haberling, is wearing one of the new styles for Easter 1948. The floral, one-piece dress has 3/4-length sleeves and a square neckline. The hat has an upward curving brim with spotted netting over the face. The model carries dark gloves and handbag to match the dark hat and platform shoes. The show was held at the newly opened Wedgewood Room at the Hotel Winthrop and presented by Fisher's Department Store. (T.Times, 2/20/1948, p.11)

Haberling, Gail; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dresses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950;

A studio portrait of Pat Hamm, for Mrs. Larry E. Hamm, printed with sepia tone. Pat Hamm (sometimes Patsy Hamm) was the daughter of Larry E. Hamm and Virginia B. Hamm. During this time Pat was an ice skater and skated with Jack Boyle (Richards photo D31561-12). Larry Hamm was a principal in the Lowry-Hamm Real Estate company and Virginia Hamm ran Virginia's Cafe.

Hamm, Patsy; Portrait photographs; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Fisher's style show. Two models show new dresses for the bride and bridesmaid. The bride's dress, modeled by Gail Haberling, is floor length with long sleeves and a sweetheart neck-line. The fabric has a low sheen which looks especially lovely with the calla lilies she is carrying. The veil is finger-tip length with a crescent shaped headdress. The bridesmaid wears a floor length dress with off-the-shoulder triple-ruffle neckline with a net insert to the neck, elbow-length gloves and a no-brim headdress. (T.Times, 3/5/1948, p.13)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Gloves; Veils--Tacoma--1940-1950; Headdresses;

Corner of Sixth Avenue and South J Street, photo ordered by F. B. Evans, insurance adjuster, possibly for an automobile accident. View of Sixth Avenue looking west bound toward South I Street, homes on left side, Wright Park on right side, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at 524 South I Street, is on right side just past the park. TPL-9265

Insurance companies--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; City & town life--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Winter--Tacoma; Trees--Tacoma; First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Steeples;

In June 1936 the Steel Workers Organizing Committee was formed, Phillip Murray, Vice-President of the United Mine Workers was appointed Chairman of the new committee. By the end of 1936 125,000 steel workers had joined the union. View of Permanente Metals employee working in plant, photo ordered by United Steel Workers of America.

Laborers--Tacoma; United Steel Workers of America Union Local No. 2626 (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Labor unions--Tacoma; Permanente Metals Corp. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Tacoma's new East 34th Street Bridge is an arch-type reinforced concrete, $430,000 bridge replacing an old wooden structure. J.J. LaVergne, McKinley Avenue Business Club president, is pictured christening the new bridge just after Mayor C. V. Fawcett cut the ribbon on the new East 34th Street Bridge giving official public access across the span. (TNT 1-8-1948, p. 1- alt. photograph)

LaVergne, J.J.; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma; Bridges--Tacoma; Dedications--Tacoma; Crowds--Tacoma; Audiences--Tacoma; East 34th Street Bridge (Tacoma);

Carl Wistworth had a studio portrait taken on January 6, 1948. Carl is wearing a flannel jacket over a high necked white shirt. He has his dark hair slicked back and shaped in a pompadour.

Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Hairstyles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Smiling; Faces; Portrait photographs; Wistworth, Carl;

Mobile crane hanging sign on used car lot, 40th and South Tacoma Way, Northwest Hauling, spec. General Used Cars was having a new neon sign installed. The truck to the left is carrying a ladder along the side of the hood. General Used Cars main location was 4344 South Tacoma Way and they had an annex at 4548 South Tacoma Way.

Northwest Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; General Used Cars (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma;