A St. Regis Paper Co. employee sprays streams of water to clean large machinery used to manufacture kraft paper at one of the company's Florida locations, either Jacksonville or Pensacola, in July, 1953. Reflection of the plant's interior can be seen on the water's surface. Photograph ordered by Beloit Iron Works, Beloit, Wisconsin.

St. Regis Paper Co.; Paper industry; Machinery; Beloit Iron Works (Beloit, WI);

An aerial view of St. Regis Paper Company's completed multi-wall bag plant in the foreground with white walls, dark roof and small white chimneys dotting the roof.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

An aerial view of St. Regis plant showing the company's new multi-wall bag plant on the right. The narrow building behind it is the kraft-pulp division. The plant is located on the Tacoma tideflats at the end of the land between the Puyallup Waterway and St. Paul Waterway. Log booms are tied together off the end of the property.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

Men are adjusting the folding machines at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant while two women are stacking bags as they are ejected onto a conveyor belt. More rolls of paper stand at the back of the workroom ready to be moved onto the folding machines when they are needed. A crane hangs empty over them.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

St. Regis Paper Co. modern logging operations, Kapowsin. Mobile steel spars began to make an impact on St. Regis Paper Co. logging operations in 1966. By the end of 1967, St. Regis was expected to have nine of these self-powered replacements for the wooden spar in operation in Washington State. The portable steel spar pictured above in July, 1966, could be set up far quicker than the old wooden masts. Consequently, preparation time was greatly reduced and logging productivity increased. Diesel engines propelled the spars and drove the winches. Since they are mobile, they could be maneuvered to cover a site from several different positions which permitted shorter drags and more efficient yarding. (St. Regis Midwesterner, May , 1967, p. 3)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Kapowsin); Lumber industry--Kapowsin--1960-1970; Logs;

Kapowsin logging operations. This site was one of St. Regis Paper Co.'s logging operations in July of 1966. The view is very similar to A150113, image 14. The vivid yellow mobile steel spar was portable and could be set up much quicker than the old wooden spars. St. Regis was in the process of changing over to the self-powered steel spars as preparation time was greatly reduced and logging productivity increased. Mobility increased as well which meant shorter drags and more efficient yarding. (scan from original negative, no print on file) (St. Regis Midwesterner, May, 1967, p. 3-article)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Kapowsin); Lumber industry--Kapowsin--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery;

ca. 1959. The St. Regis Paper Co. kraft pulp and paper mill and multiwall bag plant at Tacoma, Washington. The plant was a major producing unit serving the western states. Late in 1959, construction was started to expand the pulp mill and install a second machine which would produce kraft paper and board, more than doubling the output of the mill. The new kraft paper and paper board machine was 130 feet wide and 630 feet long. It would require 150 additional employees at a payroll of 3/4 million dollars. Additions were being made to the steam and recovery plants, pulp mill (left) and to the paper mill (right.) (St. Regis Paper Co. Annual Report- 1959; TNT 11/5/1959, pg. 1)

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

St. Regis Paper Co. president and CEO William R. Adams stands next to enormous rolls of (kraft) paper on June 15, 1965, during a visit to the company's Tacoma plant. Adams, of New York, was in Tacoma along with Chrm. of the Board Roy Ferguson for dedication ceremonies commemorating the grand opening of the company's new $5,000,000 veneer plant and studmill. He would speak to 400 invited guests at a luncheon held at the plant site. Photograph ordered by St. Regis Paper Co., New York. (TNT 6-16-65, p. 1)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Adams, William R.;

Informal portrait of St. Regis Paper Co. president and CEO, William R. Adams. Mr. Adams paid a visit to the company's Tacoma plant in mid-June, 1965. He stands with his arms crossed near rolls of (kraft) paper. He and Chairman of the Board Roy Ferguson were present for the dedication of St. Regis' new veneer plant and studmill. The new studmill had an annual capacity of 40 million board feet. The veneer plant used peeler logs for its plywood plants in Tacoma and Olympia. Photograph ordered by St. Regis Paper Co., New York. (TNT 6-16-65, p. 1)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Adams, William R.;

ca. 1961. Engine #120, with an exhaust of smoke, travels with a full load of logs probably bound for the St. Regis Paper Co. sawmill in Klickitat, Washington, circa 1961. From there the finished lumber would be shipped via railroad cars. (scan from original negative, no print on file)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Klickitat); Lumber industry--Klickitat; Railroad locomotives--1960-1970; Logs;

Chip feeder in operation at St. Regis Paper Co. May, 1961, photograph of one of the chip feeders on wheels employed at the St. Regis Paper Co. plant in Tacoma. Pounds of wood chips accumulate on wooden shelf. Photograph ordered by Improved Machinery, Inc.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Machinery;

The Samuel M. Langston Co. of Camden, N.J., made equipment for the corrugated container industry for over 100 years. View of Langston machinery at the St. Regis Paper Co. plant in September, 1961; machines may include the counter roll rewinder and/or shaftless rewind stand. Large roll of kraft paper on Langston machine. Northern Pacific boxcars conveniently located in rear of picture. Photograph ordered by the Samuel M. Langston Co.

Machinery; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

ca. 1962. An unidentified worker imputs entries into the IBM-1792 machine in late 1962. There is a Monroe adding machine directly below. This was possibly taken at the St. Regis Paper Co.'s Tacoma kraft mill. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Calculators; Paper industry;

Large pipe and smokestack at the Riegel Carolina Paper & Pulp Mill.

Man in a red baseball cap engaging with machinery at the Riegel Carolina Paper & Pulp Mill.

1936 daily operations at St. Regis. View of a thick cluster of narrow steel or cement pipes at a St. Regis Paper Co. facility, probably the Tacoma location at 801 Portland Ave. in December of 1936. The St. Regis plant in Tacoma had undergone massive remodeling for several months to make it into a modern plant capable of producing 60,000 tons of bleached pulp per year. G37.1-026 (T.Times 10-14-36, p. 5-article; T. Times 11-25-36, p. 5-article)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Paper industry--1930-1940; Lumber industry--1930-1940; Mills--Tacoma--1930-1940;

1936 daily operations at St. Regis. This is believed to be the St. Regis Paper Co. facility in Tacoma at 801 Portland Ave. as pictured in December of 1936. This exterior view of the plant shows its close proximity to railroad tracks which meant easier transport of its products. Pieces of lumber are strewn about and a wheelbarrow and other small carts are present. The Tacoma St. Regis Kraft Co. pulp plant had undergone modernization of its facility earlier in 1936 including new machinery and expansion of the plant. By the end of November, 1936, the plant was operating with a crew of 250. St. Regis expected that the bleaching unit would be ready in 90 days; until then, unbleached pulp as formerly produced would be manufactured. G37.1-021 (T.Times 10-14-36, p. 5-article; T. Times 11-25-36, p. 5-article)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Paper industry--1930-1940; Lumber industry--1930-1940; Mills--Tacoma--1930-1940;

1936 daily operations at St. Regis. Interiors of the newly remodeled and expanded St. Regis Kraft Co. plant on the Tideflats were photographed on December 21-22, 1936. The company had spent a million dollars in the extensive remodeling project during 1936 which was nearly completed. This view appears to be of wood framed windows with two latches apiece. G37.1-014 (T.Times 10-14-36, p. 5; T. Times 11-25-36, p. 5-articles, no pictures, on both pages regarding remodeling)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1930-1940; Paper industry--1930-1940; Lumber industry--1930-1940; Mills--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Steel-framed warehouse building, St. Regis Kraft Co at 801 Portland Ave, Tacoma.

Industries; St. Regis Kraft Co.; Tideflats; Paper industry; Lumber;

ca. 1943. Originally built for the Tacoma Biscuit & Candy Co. in 1904, this building at 17th & Jefferson Ave. was sold to the Union Pacific Railroad two years later. After stints as a spice factory and many years as the Tacoma Paper & Stationery Co., it was taken over by Blake, Moffitt & Towne, Inc. in January of 1943. The firm was a wholesale distributor of printing paper, wrapping paper and stationery and remained at the Jefferson address until 1954 when it moved out to the industrial Tideflats. Since 1971, The Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant has been the primary occupant.