Associated Oil Service Stations, Charlie Walker's Associated Service, station #634. A side view of the service station with automobiles parked behind the station with three gasoline pumps in front. Associated Oil's distinctive "Flying A" neon sign sits over the building with windows set to form a semi-circle. Across the street can be seen Cole's Supermarket and Johnson's Repair Shop. TPL-1888
Associated Oil Service Stations (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Walkers Associated Service Station (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Associated Oil Service Stations, Charlie Walker's Associated Service, station #634. This view of the station clearly shows the two separate buildings for the garage where repairs were performed and the gasoline pumping area. The company advertises Veedol Lubrication and Motor Oil. An automobile is parked for gasoline.
Associated Oil Service Stations (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Walkers Associated Service Station (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Associated Oil Service Stations, Charlie Walker's Associated Service, station #634. This elevated view shows the busy corner location of the station as well as the convenient drive through garage with doors on both the front and back. Two automobiles have pulled in for gasoline and one is parked next to the garage with another seen behind the building on the right.
Associated Oil Service Stations (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Walkers Associated Service Station (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Associated Oil Service Stations, Omundson & Crosby, Station #633. The service station features three gasoline pumps under the permanent covering. A large double garage door opens into the service area. Men's and women's restrooms are available along the side of the station. The Associated Oil "Flying A" is seen over the station. TPL-1890
Associated Oil Service Stations (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Omundson & Crosby Gas Station (Tacoma); Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Associated Oil Service Stations, Omundson & Crosby Station #633. This October, 1948 view of the service station shows the service garage with the double doors open. The station advertises Veedol Lubrication. A drinking fountain is located on the front of the building. Three gasoline pumps are available at the service island.
Associated Oil Service Stations (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Omundson & Crosby Gas Station (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;
The Associated Oil Service Stations at 5525 Pacific Ave., station #634, was known as Charlie Walker's Associated Service Station in 1948 when this photograph was taken. This distinctive looking station was built in 1934 for Emil Muscek. It was designed by A. Gordon Lumm following the architectural ideas presented at the Century of Progress. Walker's Associated Service Station closed in the late '60s. TPL-1887
Associated Oil Service Stations (Tacoma); Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Walkers Associated Service Station (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Ellensburg Drill Team taken in Junior Ballroom, Hotel Winthrop, Mrs. L.B. Smith. Twenty-two women wearing matching floor-length gowns and nineteen men wearing white shirts and ties pose with four American flags.
Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drill teams; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Two exterior views of Provident Building, W.H. Opie & Company, taken on October 8, 1948. The six-story brick building was built in 1903. George W. Bullard was the architect. Looking south along Pacific Avenue brings the Washington Building into view. City Cigar's neon sign is seen in the bottom right. The building was renamed the Securitiy Building ca. 1952. In addition to the Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company the building served as store fronts for Savon Drugs and the Federal Finance Company. A sign for the Republican Party stretched across Pacific Avenue and admonished voters to vote for Dewey and Langlie. TPL-8637
Provident Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Two exterior views of Provident Building, W.H. Opie & Company. The six-story brick building was built in 1903. Other tenants in the building were Ghilarducci's California Florists, the U.S. Veterans Rehabilitation Council, the Boy Scouts, Federal Finance, Fox Studio Photographers as well as tailors, reweavers, dentists, lawyers, a music teacher, a health clinic, insurance agents, real estate agents and an employment service. Automobiles are parked in front along Pacific Avenue.
Provident Building (Tacoma); Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Interior at Mueller-Harkins, new service center. Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Mrs. Link. W.C. McKewen is seen from behind while he is at work in the "Service Master" command post. Mr. McKewen is able to see the automobiles as they are driven in for servicing and he uses the microphone to communicate with other workers in the area. Pneumatic tubes are over his left shoulder for special orders and he has a full console of communication controls in front of him.
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Communication devices; Signal lights--Tacoma;
Interior at Mueller-Harkins, new service center. Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Mrs. Link. Mueller-Harkins had installed the newest methods of communicating within their service department. The new facilities for the Buick dealership included a signal-lighting system. An employee in the "Service Master" command post which was elevated over the entrance to the service area would alert staff of the needed servicing for an entering automobile by pressing the on button for the board hanging in the shop. After the automobile had been taken to the proper work area the light was turned off.
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Communication devices; Signal lights--Tacoma;
Dinner party honoring Alexander Baillie at Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Tribune, E. Knight. Alexander Baillie was one of the founders of the Tacoma Country & Golf Club in 1894 and was the club's first president. He is seen in the upper left corner next to Reno Odlin, then president of Puget Sound National Bank, holding a microphone as part of his toastmaster duties. The banquet held in his honor was expected to draw more than 150 guests.
Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949; Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Dinner party honoring Alexander Baillie at Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Tribune, E. Knight. A view of the banquet room at the Tacoma Country & Golf Club on October 22, 1948, where more than 150 guests were gathered in honor of Alexander Baillie, the venerable Scotsman who was the first president of the golf club. He is seen near the wall between the middle two sets of draperies next to banker Reno Odlin who is holding a microphone. Most of the assembled men are wearing tuxedoes, seated at tables decorated with candles and flowers.
Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Country clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baillie, Alexander, 1859-1949; Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Banquet at New Yorker in honor of Langlie, John Prins, Republican Central Committee. Arthur B. Langlie appeared before members of the Republican Central Committee in Tacoma. He is standing at the microphone on the far right wall. Arthur B. Langlie ran for governor of the State of Washington in 1940, 1944, and again in 1948. He won in 1940 and 1948. Mon C. Wallgren won in 1944.
New Yorker Cafe (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Banquet halls--Tacoma; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Governors--Washington (State); Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Interior progress photograph, St. Regis, McCarthy. The exterior walls of the new Kraft Paper plant have been installed and the row of "Jones Majestic" Jordans have been connected along the wall. The Jordans, each driven by a 400 h.p. motor, cut the fiber and prepared it for the paper machines which are nearing completion further along the wall. (TNT, 2/15/1949, p.B-3)
St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Progress photographs; Machinery; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Three views of Thom McAn Shoe Store, McAn Shoe Stores, New York. This view of the new shoe store, taken from the back of the store, shows the chairs back-to-back, ready for customers to take a seat and be fitted for shoes. The boxes with different styles, colors, and sizes line the walls and make a decorative pattern. Cigarette ash trays are available close-by for the customers relaxation.
Thom McAn Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shoes;
Three views of Thom McAn Shoe Store, McAn Shoe Stores, New York. A view of the store from the front. The cash register stands in the center, near the front. Electric fans hang from high on the walls to increase circulation. Display windows have been built into the shelving on all three walls to display current shoe fashions.
Thom McAn Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shoes; Cash registers;
New wrecker in front of garage, Chet Dove c/o Art's Garage. A young man sits in the driver's seat ready to take the new wrecker out for a call in this October 25, 1948 photograph. The truck has a split-glass windshield, separate headlights attached to the fenders and an open grill in the front. The name of the garage is painted on the door and the AAA sticker behind the cab indicated they are approved by the American Automobile Association.
Art's Auto Repair (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Towing--Tacoma;
Truck and driver, Motor Parts and Equipment, Inc. The driver stands proudly by the new Chevrolet panel truck used by Motor Parts and Equipment for delivering parts. They stand outside Harmon Service owned by Jim Harmon. The sign declares this is a "Koetherizer Car" for American Hammered Piston Rings and Piston Resizing.
Motor Parts & Equipment, Inc. (Tacoma); Harmon Service (Tacoma); Chevrolet trucks; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
On-the-spot photographs at new Mueller-Harkins Building, Condon Co., Kay Shinn. An interior view of the service department at Mueller-Harkins showing the several service bays available and the ramp up to street level on the far right. Several cars can be parked under cover until their owners return for them.
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
On-the-spot photographs at new Mueller-Harkins Building, Condon Co., Kay Shinn. An interior view of the service department at Mueller-Harkins. An employee is painting the exterior body of an automobile. The windows and other vulnerable parts of the car have been covered with paper.
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
On-the-spot photographs at new Mueller-Harkins Building, Condon Co., Kay Shinn. An interior view of the service department at Mueller-Harkins where Joe Elliott is taking notes from a display that is coming from the "Visualiner". This modern device gave a graphic picture of the front-end alighment of vehicles connected to it. See A37167-1. (T.Times, 12/26/1948, p.28)
On-the-spot photographs at new Mueller-Harkins Building, Condon Co., Kay Shinn. An interior view of the collision shop at Mueller-Harkins where a crumpled fender gets a new finish. Several men are at work in the body shop. Parts bins are located along the wall at the left and one of the men has removed a panel or door from an automobile to take out a dent in the metal. The panel is attached to a dolly for ease of movement. (T.Times, 12/26/1948, p.28)
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
On-the-spot photographs at new Mueller-Harkins Building, Condon Co., Kay Shinn. An interior view of the parts department at Mueller-Harkins. Two men stand at the counter asking for help with parts while two men behind the counter assist them. Two more men are working in the shelving area and several more are seen in the background behind glass windows.
On-the-spot photographs at new Mueller-Harkins Building, Condon Co., Kay Shinn. An interior view of the service department at Mueller-Harkins. Two automobiles, one a two-tone coupe and the other a convertible, are ready for servicing in two of the bays outfitted with hoists and several different nozzles possibly for air, water and other liquids for automobiles.
Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Progress photograph at St. Regis. The new Kraft Paper plant is nearing completion at the St. Regis location on the Tacoma tideflats. This new facility is an L-shape and is across Canal Street from the other factory buildings.
St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Exterior to be used for letterhead, Steel, Steel & Steel, Inc., Mr. Ray. The company's window advertises that they have been realtors since 1920. David C. Steel was the president and manager of the company. William S. Steel served as secretary. Walter C. Steel Company was located at the same address and was headed by W.C. Steel. This night-time view of the offices includes window displays of current listings as well as the office fixtures and furnishings. TPL-8209
Steel Steel Steel, Inc. (Tacoma); Walter C. Steel, Inc. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Real estate business--Tacoma;
Cooking demonstration and audience at College of Puget Sound, Washington Gas and Electric, Mr. Slott. Individuals (nearly all women) attended a cooking demonstration put on by Washington Gas and Electric at the College of Puget Sound. They sit at tables set with dinner ware watching the instructor who has just pulled a roast from the oven.
Cookery--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stoves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ovens; Teaching--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teachers--Tacoma; Washington Gas & Electric Co. (Tacoma); Publicity;
Dinner honoring 25 year men. Standard Brands, Inc., Mr. George Adams. Veteran employees of Standard Brands, Inc., were honored at a dinner held at the Hotel Winthrop November 8, 1948, for the 25 employees in the Pacific Northwest who had been with the company 25 years or more. The dinner was held in the Army/Navy Room at the Hotel Winthrop. Names listed in the newspaper. (TNT, 11/9/1948, p.19; T.Times, 11/9/1948, p.8)
Standard Brands, Inc. (Tacoma)--Employees; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Group portraits; Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950;
