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A19296-3

Interior of office, Great Northern. Employees help individuals including two nuns and a soldier with tickets and travel plans. Other employees handle other work at their desks. (alternate address 112-18 So. 9th)


Railroads--Tacoma--1940-1950; Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma); Ticket offices--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A19296-1

Interior of office, Great Northern. Employees help individuals with tickets and travel plans. Other employees talk on the phone or handle other office duties. There is a long, curved counter to handle inquiries. (alternate address 112-18 So. 9th)


Railroads--Tacoma--1940-1950; Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma); Ticket offices--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A13670-7

Window display at the Union Pacific Railroad Office promoting skiing in Sun Valley, Idaho. The office was located in the Drury Building, designed by Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects. Known as Transportation Row, offices at 112-18 So. 9th St. housed the offices of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Union Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroads from 1926-1975. The offices were remodeled in May of 1942.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ticket offices; Window displays;

A13670-1

Window display at the Union Pacific Railroad Office. The office was located in the Drury Building, designed by Heath, Gove and Bell, Architects. The window display was urging Americans to keep fit by hunting in Sun Valley, Idaho. Known as Transportation Row, offices at 112-18 So. 9th St. housed the ticket offices of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Union Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroads from 1926-1975. The offices were remodeled in May of 1942.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ticket offices; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A13670-12

Interior of the remodeled Union Pacific Railroad Ticket Office. Pictured are the ticket counter, promotional materials, paintings on walls and desks for the agents. The office was housed in the Drury building. The main address for the office was 112-18 So. 9th St. Known as Transportation Row, it housed the offices of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Union Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads from 1926-1975. The office had been remodeled in May of 1942.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A13670-6

Window Display at Union Pacific Railroad ticket office. Promotion for Streamliner Passenger Rail Service from Tacoma to Portland in center, small World War II poster at right. The office was housed in the Drury building. The main address for the office was 112-18 So. 9th St. Known as Transportation Row, it housed the offices of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Union Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads from 1926-1975. The office had been remodeled in May of 1942.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A13670-3

Window Display at Union Pacific Railroad Office. Promotion for Streamliner Passenger Rail Service from Tacoma to Portland in center, small World War II poster at left and timetable at right for service from Tacoma to Chicago and return. The office was housed in the Drury building. The main address for the office was 112-18 So. 9th St. Known as Transportation Row, it housed the offices of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Union Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads from 1926-1975. The office had been remodeled in May of 1942.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A13670-8

Interior of the remodeled Great Northern Railroad Ticket Office in November of 1942. Pictured are the long, curved ticket counter with the agents' desks lying beyond. Three large landscape paintings decorate the walls. The office was located in the Drury building. It was part of "Transportation Row," 112-18 So. 9th St., which housed the ticket offices of all area railroads.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ticket offices; Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma);

A13670-4

Interior of the remodeled Great Northern Railroad Ticket Office in November of 1942. Pictured are the long, curved ticket counter with agents seated at the desks lying beyond. Three large landscape paintings decorate the walls. The office was located in the Drury building. It was part of "Transportation Row," 112-18 So. 9th St., which housed the ticket offices of all area railroads.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ticket offices; Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma);

A13670-2

Exterior view of the Great Northern Railroad Ticket Office. Remodeled storefront with neon signage and a display for the Great Northern's "Empire Builder" in the window. The office was located in the Drury building. It was part of Transportation Row, 112-18 So. 9th St., which housed the ticket offices of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Union Pacific, and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroads.


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ticket offices; Window displays; Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma);

A1602-1

ca. 1926. Wenatchee Apple display in window at Great Northern Railroad ticket office, located at Transportation Row. (alternate address 112-18 So. 9th St.) Placards in the window offer the information that "over 15,000 car loads of apples are shipped annually over the Great Northern Railway" and that "National Apple Week" is "October 31 through November 7th." The sign board below the "Tickets" neon sign has pictures of Paramount stars Jack Holt and Billie Dove eating Wenatchee apples while in the Cascades filming "Ancient Highway." (filed with Argentum)


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1920-1930; Facades--Tacoma--1920-1930; Ticket offices; Window displays; Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma);

A1603-1

ca. 1926. Wenatchee Apple display in window at Great Northern Railroad ticket office, located in Transportation Row. (alternate address 112-18 So. 9th) Two unidentified men pose in the window along with the apples advertising National Apple Week, October 31 to November 6. (filed with Argentum)


Railroad companies--Tacoma; Offices--Tacoma--1920-1930; Facades--Tacoma--1920-1930; Ticket offices; Window displays; Great Northern Railway Co. (Tacoma);