Tacoma Auto Sales Company were the only authorized Pontiac and Cadillac dealership in Tacoma. Tacoma Auto Sales' main facilities were conveniently located in the downtown Tacoma area. Interior view of the service department, mechanic in Pennsoil cap installs an intake manifold and carburetor on a "flathead" V-8 engine, most likely in a Cadillac. TPL-9264

Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Gasoline engines; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Tacoma Auto Sales, new 1949 Pontiacs, Mr. Bryson Gardner. Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadillac dealers, general view of showroom with customers admiring the 1949 Pontiacs. Tacoma Auto Sales advertised "Stream-Sweep fenders, automatic driving ease, and straight-eight or V-6 engines". (TNT, 2/13/1949, p.B-2)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pontiac automobile; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma);

An unidentified employee of the body shop at the Tacoma Auto Sales Company, 723-25 Broadway, wearing a"Piston Service of Tacoma" cap and pushed-up goggles, sands down the right front fender of a car in December, 1947. Tacoma Auto Sales had a body rebuilding department located on site. This service helped customers get their vehicles serviced and the body work done all in one location. Tacoma Auto Sales was the dealer for new and used Pontiacs and Cadillacs in Tacoma.

Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Exterior view of Tacoma Auto Sales Company Service Department, their staff poses on sidewalk outside Commerce Street entrance to the agency. Tacoma Auto Sales was the Pontiac and Cadillac dealership in Tacoma. View of men in coveralls in front of building with neon and painted signs on facade. The emplyee in the back row wearing a hat is Arthur E. "Art" Knight. He was the parts manager for Tacoma Auto Sales, and he appears in a number of photographs by the Richards Studio (D46596-2, D55105-4, & D62902-4)

Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

The exterior of Mulligan Pontiac Cadillac Company recently opened by Andrew E. Mulligan shows their new car showroom on the left and used car sales area on the right. The service area for the dealership was entered from Commerce Street, one block below, in the same building. Andrew E. Mulligan purchased the interests of E.A. Riebe in the Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadillac dealership, in September 1952. Neon signs advertise "Pontiac Cadillac" and "Used Cars" from signs perpendicular to the building with other signs painted on the building facade and attached flat to the building. The City Hall tower can be seen over the building. (TNT, 9/28/1952, p.B-16)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Company sales floor and office. 1952 Cadillac convertible is on view in the showroom. Pontiac assessories are on display, and banners and signs proclaim Cadillac's 50th anniversary, V-8 engines and 1952 Pontiacs. Glassed-in offices are seen in the far corner.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Cadillac automobile; Convertible automobiles--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac's service department where Pontiacs and Cadillacs are being serviced. The mechanics' work stations have signs bearing their names with Earl Jansen at the right. A Sun Motor Tester stands between the first two cars. A Green Cross safety banner and advertising signs have been posted and the cashier's counter is in the rear.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma;

Two enlisted men are shopping for a good deal in a used car at Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Company. Mulligan's advertised $1 million in cars for returned veterans. TPL-943

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Military personnel--Tacoma;

General Tire has a tire sales department located in Mulligan's Pontiac-Cadillac automobile service area. Two men sit at the rear of the display of tires watching a small screen. White-wall tires are displayed in front of the service counter and two examples of inner tubes are shown at the left of the inclosed sales area. Ordered by General Tire Company.

Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; General Tire Co. (Tacoma); Tires;

Front of Tacoma Auto Sales building, ordered by Ed Riebe. The automobile dealership have added a neon sign advertising used cars over the three-bay section of their building on the right and painted their name, "Tacoma Auto Sales Co." above the open doors.

Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Auto Sales, new 1949 Pontiacs, Mr. Bryson Gardner. A general view of the showroom at Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadilac dealers, with customers admiring the 1949 Pontiacs. Tacoma Auto Sales reported that more than 7,500 persons had visited the showroom during the first four days of the initial showing of the new 1949 Pontiacs. (TNT, 2/3/1949, p.12)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pontiac automobile; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Auto Sales, new 1949 Pontiacs, Mr. Bryson Gardner. A night view of the exterior of Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadillac dealers, with a four-door 1949 Pontiac Chieftain Sedan parked at an angle in front. Neon signs are placed on the facade and the showroom windows have been painted over with a scene of a fence and barn with characters "peeking" at the new 1949s. New models were to be kept secret until they were revealed at the same time all over the United States. (TNT, 2/3/1949, p.12)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pontiac automobile; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View of Service Department staff of Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadillac dealers as they pose on sidewalk outside Commerce Street entrance. The company also had a the South Tacoma branch, which offered the same services to their customers. Tacoma Auto Sales was getting ready for the 1948 Pontiac and Cadillac models.

Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Company, service area. Several 1940s and early 1950s Pontiacs and Cadillacs undergoing repair. The man on the left is working on the brakes of an automobile.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma);

Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Company's body shop area. Several 1940's and early 1950's Pontiacs are undergoing body damage repair by staff.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma;

A group portrait of the employees at Tacoma Auto Sales. This photograph was part of a one-page advertisement in the Tacoma News Tribune in which Tacoma Auto Sales' president, E.A. Riebe, wished everyone a, "Merry Christmas from the men and women of the company who sell and service Pontiac and Cadillac passenger cars" and thanking customers for their support during 1951. (TNT, 12/25/1951, p.B-12)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadillac dealers, exterior. Showroom windows painted over with cartoon of fence and various characters "peeking", trying to glimse the 1946 Pontiacs, which sign on the door says will be on display Wed, Nov 14th. According to the Tacoma Times prices permitted on new automobiles were to be announced by the OPA by November 7, 1945, for the new 1946 models. Automobiles were not manufactured during the war so these models were greatly anticipated. (T.Times, 11/2/1945, p.15) TPL-9277

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma);

A group of employees at Tacoma Auto Sales. This photograph was used in a one-page Christmas message to Tacoma Auto Sales' customers for their support during 1950. The automobile dealership also thanked their employees who made it possible to serve their customers so well during 1950. Ordered by Brick Gardner. (TNT, 12/26/1950, p.10)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Tacoma Auto Sales Company was the authorized dealership of Pontiac and Cadillac automobiles, They had the largest selection of Pontiac parts . View of two parts department workers in white coveralls, shelves stocked with parts, accessories. Hubcaps on wall, display of auto batteries, "Cadillac Blue Coral" auto finish sealer in liquid and paste.

Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

The Tacoma Auto Sales Co., at 723 Broadway, sold new and used Cadillacs and Pontiacs. On December 26, 1949 they took out a full page advertisement in the New Tribune. The ad included this photograph of the mechanics from their service department. The service and parts department was at 722 Commerce, around the corner from the showroom. Between 1951 and 1953 the dealership changed hands, and became Mulligan Pontiac Cadillac Co. (TNT, 12/26/1949, p.10)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

A view of Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Company from southeast of the rear (Commerce Street) facade showing the service entrance for heavy repair work. A neon "Pontiac Cadillac Service" sign hangs perpendicular to the building and other signs have been painted on building facade.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac's service area with several Pontiacs and Cadillacs, Green Cross safety banners, Pontiac, Prestone and General Tire advertising signs, a tire department on left, parts department to right, and the cashier's counter at rear. TPL-8151

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mulligan Pontiac-Cadillac Co. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma;

Tacoma Auto Sales sold, serviced, rebuilt and provided for all the needs of Pontiac and Cadillac automobiles. E. A. Riebe was the President and General Manager of the company. Exterior view of the used car section of the dealership, they had a wide selection of "Goodwill Used Cars", neon and painted signs advertise their services.

Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Auto Sales Company, Pontiac and Cadillac dealers, general view of agency. Neon and painted signs on facade "The Best Deal in Town" and "Buy or Sell Your Car Here", Cadillac convertible and display of whitewall tires in showroom window. Top of (Old) City Hall tower rises above the scene. Tacoma Auto Sales had another branch located in the South Tacoma business area.

Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma);

Group for Christmas ad in newspaper, Tacoma Auto Sales, Llewellyn Advertising Agency, Mr. Van Meter. A group portrait of 22 of the administrative and sales personnel from Tacoma Auto Sales. The men all wear business suits and the women wear either suits, or a sweater and skirt or blouse and skirt. This photograph was used in a Tacoma News Tribune ad December 26, 1949. (TNT, 12/26/1949, p.10)

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Sales personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Painted window, Tacoma Auto Sales, Buck Gardner. The 1950 Pontiacs went on display at Tacoma Auto Sales the last week of November 1949. The Chieftain and Streamliner lines were continued with standard and de luxe styling, six- or eight-cylinder engines (up to 108 h.p.) and Hydra-matic or Synchro-Mesh transmissions. This General Motors make was named after the intelligent and formidable leader of the Ottawa Tribe, Chief Pontiac, who united four tribes to fight against the British army during the French and Indian War in 1763.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Advertising--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Auto Sales, new 1949 Pontiacs, Mr. Bryson Gardner. A night view of the agency with a 1949 Pontiac parked at curb including the neon signs on the facade, showroom windows painted over with a scene of a fence and barn with characters taking a look at the new 1949 Pontiacs.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pontiac automobile; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Auto Sales, new 1949 Pontiacs, Mr. Bryson Gardner. A close up of the showroom windows painted over with a scene of a fence and barn with characters "peeking" at the new 1949 Pontiacs. A medallion bearing the profile of Chief Pontiac is in window above painting.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pontiac automobile; Tacoma Auto Sales Co. (Tacoma); Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;