School children scramble aboard the "Nalley Town Express" on March 9, 1967, to attend the dedication and ribbon cutting of the new Nalley Tour Auditorium. Nalley's started their regularly scheduled plant tours that day and the first tour group was a class of 16 girls from Annie Wright Seminary. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-3 p.m. were set aside at the plant for group tours. Photograph ordered by Nalley's. (TNT 3-12-67, A-23)

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; School children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Buses--Tacoma--1960-1970;

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;

Caught in the act of falling is a slender tree on Rayonier property in Grays Harbor. At the time of this July 1966 photograph, the company had been established in Washington state for forty years. It now has a global presence and supplies its timber to paper, pulp, and other wood products markets. (no print on file, scan from original negative)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Saws;

Employees and officials of Washington Natural Gas gathered at the Tacoma office, 3130 So. 38th St., on December 22, 1966, to celebrate its tenth anniversary. A three-tiered cake with a sparkling "flame" ornament is moments away from being cut and distributed. Photograph ordered by Washington Natural Gas, Seattle.

Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma); Anniversaries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cakes--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Scenes from Idaho logging operations. Two men sitting beside an enormous tree appear to be studying a map of the forest area in this mid-July, 1966, photograph. They are Potlatch Forests, Inc., employees as evidenced by the pfi logo on their hard hats. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970;

1966 Scenes from Idaho plywood mill. Potlatch Forests, Inc., workers are pictured shifting plywood sheets from an assembly line onto large wheeled carts in mid-July, 1966. Once stacked, they are moved off the carts in rows and numbered. The men pictured were just a few of the many hired by Potlatch Forests, one of the area's largest employers. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970;

Scenes from Idaho logging operations. Two Potlatch Forests, Inc., employees survey the dense forestlands near Lewiston, Idaho, in mid-July, 1966. They are possibly the same men pictured in A150112, image 28. Hard hats were de rigueur although no other safety clothing is apparently worn. The men were probably wearing heavy duty boots as a precaution. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Forests--Idaho;

Scene from Idaho Potlatch Forests logging operations. Shot from a possible hillside is a common scene from logging operations: logs being carefully loaded onto a waiting truck. A dirt road has been carved from the encroaching forest in order trees may be harvested. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs;

Sections from a dense forest have been harvested and a dirt road carved out of a hillside to transport logs to nearby Potlatch Forests mills in Idaho. Color photograph taken in July of 1966 for Malcolm McGhie, New York industrial consultant. (scan from original color positive, no print on file)

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs;

1966 Idaho logging operations. After the logs are harvested, they are brought to one of the many Potlatch Forests, Inc., mills near the Jaype, Idaho, area. Piles of logs are stacked near the large mill above. The plumes of smoke emerging from several chimneys indicate the mill is apparently in full operation. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Potlatch Forests, Inc.; Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970;

Logger, chainsaw in hand, examines tree in this photograph dating from July of 1966. The name "Frank" Feller was written on the image storage sleeve. It is not clear whether Feller referred to "Frank's" last name or his occupation as a person who cuts down, or "fells," trees. The stand of trees were believed to be located near the Lewiston, Idaho area and part of the Potlatch Forests property. (scan from original color positive, no print on file)

Saws; Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);

Modern logging operations, St. Regis property in Kapowsin. St. Regis Paper Co. was gradually reducing its usage of the traditional wooden spars in favor of tall steel masts. These portable spars used the same basic principles of high-lead logging whereby powerful winches hauled in logs by cables rigged from the spar. However, the new steel spar could be set up and in operation within 2 1/2 hours of its arrival at a logging site in contrast with the 3+ days a wooden spar would take to set up and rig with steel cables and guy lines. In the above July, 1966, photograph, a portable tower is collapsed from its 110 feet height and ready to move to a new location where it can once again be set up in much less time than a wooden spar. By the end of 1967, St. Regis expected to have nine mobile spars operating in Washington. (St. Regis Midwesterner, May, 1967, p. 3)

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

ca. 1964. Majestic Mount Rainier peers over massive timber reserves for St. Regis Paper Co. in this ca. 1964 photograph. These great stands of timber in the foothills of the mountain are included in the Kapowsin Tree Farm which adjoins the western boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. The timber is mostly old-growth Douglas fir and hemlock. They will furnish raw material required by St. Regis' manufacturing operations in Tacoma. (1964 St. Regis Annual Report, cover, p. 1)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Kapowsin); Lumber industry--Kapowsin--1960-1970; Forests--Kapowsin; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

An employee of St. Regis Paper Co. is shown on January 18, 1967, turning the knobs on a new IBM 360 computer system at the firm's data-processing center. She is using an IBM instructional manual. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Computers; Office workers--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Washington Natural Gas's booth at the annual Tacoma Home Show. The large exhibition booth located in the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse promoted the gas company's motto, "Good things happen when you're cooking with gas." Washer and dryers, stoves, indoor and outdoor lighting were all run by gas instead of electricity. Washington Natural Gas wanted consumers to "turn to natural gas" and invited show attendees to visit the Granada Model Home in Oakbrook to experience fine living with gas products. Photograph ordered by Washington Natural Gas. (TNT 3-27-67, C-11)

Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma); Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1960-1970; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

Scenes from Idaho logging operations. A man steadies the stacked load of logs before the heavily laden truck departs for a Potlatch Forests, Inc., mill in July, 1966. Other workers are busy dragging logs and clearing the land to make logging roads. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs; Tractors--Idaho;

1966 scenes from plywood mill. Wearing heavy gloves to protect his hands, a Potlatch Forests, Inc., employee bends over to shift plywood boards at a Lewiston-area mill in mid-July, 1966. Mounds of sawdust coat the mill floor. The large piece of machinery beside him may have been utilized to cut the boards. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Machinery; Plywood;

Men at work in plywood mill associated with Potlatch Forests, Inc., Lewiston, Idaho. These mill employees are caught in action, shifting plywood from racks to stacks. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970;

On July 20, 1966, a Rayonier employee directed the operator of this loader to carefully deposit these logs onto the last rail car so they could be transported to one of the company's mills. Rayonier was founded in 1926 and quickly became the largest single manufacturer of dissolving pulps in the world. (scan from original negative, no print on file) (www.rayonier.com-article)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Hoisting machinery; Logs;

A bright yellow loader has its log-filled grapple suspended in the air as a Rayonier worker prepares his truck to transport the cargo to one of the company's mills in Grays Harbor where the logs would be processed. (no print on file, scan from original color positive)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery;

Two lumber company "cruisers" examine stand of trees on Potlatch Forests' land near Lewiston, Idaho in this photograph from July of 1966. Timber cruisers are employed to estimate the value of timber in a tract of forest before the trees are cut down. (scan from original color positive, no print on file)

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970;

A logger looks back from his skidder to check on the logs he is dragging to the landing where they will be loaded and transported to Potlatch Forests mills in Idaho. Another tractor or skidder is further in the background. Color photograph was taken in July of 1966. (scan from original color negative, no print on file)

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs;

1966 Scenes from Idaho plywood mill. A Potlatch Forests, Inc., employee carefully monitors the Chip-N-Saw machine located in one of the company's plywood mills in July, 1966. He is seated at the controls of the Canadian Car (Pacific) machine and keeps a steady eye on the large piece of machinery. A "no smoking" sign warns workers not to light up in the presence of the Chip-N-Saw. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Machinery;

1966 Scenes from Idaho pulp and paper mill. This is the pope reel of the #2 paper board machine. Paper from this machine was normally used in liquid packaging, i.e., milk cartons. Ice cream and butter cartons could also be produced from this paper. The paper board would later be coated with plastic resin to make it waterproof. A Potlatch Forests, Inc., employee monitors the many gauges in the background. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970;

Rayonier timber operations, Grays Harbor. A Rayonier worker is pictured on July 20, 1966, labeling the ends of logs. A loader in the background has several logs in its grapple preparing to shift them. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Hoisting machinery; Logs;

Rayonier timber operations, Grays Harbor. The same two men seen in A150114, image 21, were hard at work marking the ends of cut logs on July 20, 1966. A loader in the photograph's background was prepared to shift more logs to be marked. (scan from original negative, no print on file)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Hoisting machinery; Logs;

A Rayonier employee in Grays Harbor balances on a log as he directs the yarding of cut timber so the logs could be dragged, by cable, to trucks or rail cars waiting to transport them to company mills. Photograph was taken on July 20, 1966. (no print on file, scan from original negative)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery;

Logging operations on Rayonier property in Grays Harbor. A Rayonier employee has just cut through the base of a tall tree and watches it fall while other employees observe at a safe distance in this July of 1966 photograph. (no print on file, scan from original negative)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Logs; Saws;

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;

This Rayonier worker appears to be making an initial cut into the base of this large tree in this photograph dating from July of 1966. Founded in 1926, the company remains one of the largest private landowners in the United States and still supplies timber to a wide variety of markets including pulp, paper, lumber, renewable energy production and other wood products. (no print on file, scan from original negative) (www.rayonier.com-article)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Saws;