Exterior of new anhydrous ammonia plant at Hooker Electrochemical, completed in May of 1952. The ammonia produced here was used by the Northwest's paper and pulp mills and fertilizer and explosive manufacturers. It was shipped entirely by tank car, each car held 26 tons. On completion of the plant, the entire production of 40 tons every 24 hours was already contracted for. The plant was slated for an immediate $6 million dollar expansion that would increase production by half. (TNT 10-19-1952)
Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Interior of new ammonia plant at Hooker Electrochemical. The $2 million anhydrous ammonia plant was completed in May of 1952. Anhydrous ammonia is ammonia in the form of a gas. It is used by firms such as the Pacific Northwest's pulp and paper mills and fertilizer and explosives manufacturing companies. By completion of the plant, the entire production was already contracted for and the plant was set for another $6 million dollar expansion to be competed by the fall of 1953. (TNT 10-19-1952)
Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Exterior of new anhydrous ammonia plant at Hooker Electrochemical, completed in May of 1952. Ammonia in gaseous form is composed of three parts of hydrogen to one of nitrogen. In the plant, the hydrogen and nitrogen are mixed in the proper proportion, subjected to 5,000 pounds to a square inch pressure and then sent to a converter and combined to make ammonia. The ammonia is placed in storage tanks outside the plant to await shipment by tank car. (TNT 10-19-1952)
Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Booth #65, sponsored by Acme Construction Co., at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show, April 3-6, 1952 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. The sign to the left tells the showgoer that the displayed roof is the same one installed on the model home the "Tacoman" built adjoining the CPS fieldhouse. The small triangular sign on the right lets passerbys know that they also install the popular asbestos siding. The company's specialty was remodeling, re-roofing and re-siding residential properties. The company was owned by Leonard E. Hunt and Howard W. Underwood and was located at 604 So. 13th.
Acme Construction Co. (Tacoma); Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Construction industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Gaily fronted by a white pickett fence, this booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show looks comfy and homey as befits its sponsor Lindstrom's Home Furnishings, "your friendly country store." The display has a dining room set for $229.95, an easy chair for $129.95 and a love seat for $159.95. Also exhibited are carpet samples and boldly patterned drapes. Lindstrom's was located at 8021 Portland Ave.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Lindstrom's Home Furnishings (Tacoma);
Duratile booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show. The company is advertising its "modernfold" doors, the extremely popular folding accordion doors that were replacing swinging doors in the fifties. The accordion doors gave the homeowner the option to leave them open for a great room feel, or close them as privacy is needed. Also shown are Duratile original steel wall tile in variegated colors. A folding staircase for use in attics is shown to the left. A modern kitchen, with bent chrome chairs and a standing ashtray, can be seen to the right. Duratile was located at 3869 Steilacoom Blvd.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Duratile (Lakewood); Folding doors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960;
The National Bank of Washington booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show offered low cost loans for buying or remodeling homes. At the table, a loan officer discusses a loan with a woman in a suit and laced up walking shoes. Another women to the left studies a displayed and glassed in scale measuring a home against a dollar. To the right of the display is a sign inviting viewers to match their nugget against those displayed to win a $20 savings account. The bank was located at 1123 Pacific Ave. and Carl L. Phillips was President of the bank.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960;
Exhibit booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show for the Kirby Co. of Tacoma, located at 3521 6th Ave.The Kirby Co. was owned by Ethel M. Page and sold and serviced electric vacuum cleaners. Two men demonstrate a vacuum and a floor cleaner in the picture. A banner reads "Your Home Deserves a Kirby." Show visitors could register for a Kirby to be given away in a drawing Sunday night.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Vacuum cleaners; Appliances; Kirby Co. (Tacoma);
Exhibit booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show by Tucker & Sons Hardware. Tucker & Sons was owned by Orson R., Roy E. and Howard W. Tucker and was located at 4633-37 Pacific Ave. As this booth shows, they offered a variety of materials and services including heating equipment, hardware, tools, precut ornamental iron and aluminum windows. Heating brands were Blend-air, Mortemp and Lennox. A Lennox furnace was given away in a drawing.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Tucker & Sons Hardware (Tacoma); Hardware stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ironwork--Tacoma--1950-1960;
The Bergh-Griggs Co. exhibit booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show. The company was owned by Lyman R. Bergh and was located at 709 Pacific Ave. The company's specialties were plumbing and heating. Pictured in the booth are furnaces, left, and dishwashers, right. A banner advertises the new Whitney "Pres-to-log" furnace for economical constant heat.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Bergh-Griggs Co. (Tacoma);
Exhibit booth at the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show, April 3-6, 1952, for Richaven Realtors. The company was owned by Edward D. Rich, President and Broker, and Edith Pynchon Rich, Secretary- treasurer and was located at 2010 6th Ave. Their slogan was a word play on their last name, " Rich Opportunities for Rich Living." The booth has photographs of homes offered for sale through Richaven and advertises "low down payments."
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Richaven Realtors (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma;
The 1952 Tacoma Home Show was held at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse April 3-6 and was attended by crowds totaling over 13, 480. A new feature of the fourth annual show was a working demonstration of trades by Tacoma Vocational School students. Approximately 300 students participated in these demonstrations. The banner over their booths reads "Apprenticeship creates Skilled Craftsmen." The trades represented by these booths are plumbing, television repair and plastering.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma);
Model kitchen on display in 1952 Tacoma Home Show booth by Kitcheneers of Tacoma, makers of kitchen equipment. The booth displays the company's built-in ranges, ovens and cabinets. The curved fifties shelves protrude from the end of the cabinet and banquette seating occupies the left hand side of the picture.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kitcheneers of Tacoma (Tacoma);
Interior exposure of new W.P. Fuller & Co. building, for Clark Richardson Advertising Agency. Fuller & Co. sold paints, varnishes, glass, sash, doors and mirrors. Two men discuss a color chip paint card amidst the counters loaded with paints and painting supplies.
Exhibit booth at the 1952 Tacoma Home Show for Miller Construction Co. advertising Skyline Terrace. These three bedroom homes were located on view lots, having views of the mountains, Tacoma, the Puget Sound or the Narrows Bridge. Several pictures are displayed and the different floor plans are named Stylemaster, Viewmaster and Economaster. Miller Construction Co. was a firm of general contractors headed by Edward P. Miller, president, and Glen W. Miller, vice-president, located at 6909 N. 13th. In 1952, Skyline Terrace had 25 homes under construction, with 10 completed.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
ca. 1952. Two girls, dressed in Girl Scout uniforms, with arms full of daffodils stand in a Puyallup Valley daffodil field smiling in the spring sunshine. The daffodil industry was established in the Puyallup Valley in 1926.The area's hops farmers were hit doubly hard in the mid twenties by the decline in the use of hops due to prohibition and by a hops virus that decimated the crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture intervened. They had been looking for a US location to establish a bulb industry to rival that of Holland. The valley had the perfect growing conditions for daffodils and soon established itself as the leader in the industry.
The dining room of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. The dining area opens off of the living room, but is separated from the kitchen with folding "Modernfold" accordion doors. The wings on the dining room table can be raised up to make a larger table. Built in cabinets of hemlock provide neccessary storage. A large window provides a view while dining. The ranch style model home had seven rooms and was built by Jardeen Brothers.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining tables;
The living room of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. The living area measured 380 square feet. The most modern feature of the room was the suspended ceiling panel, used for indirect lighting purposes. Baylaun mahogany framed the living space fireplace. The room was decorated in Country Modern, designed and crafted in Tacoma by Northwest Chair Co. The furniture has uncluttered lines that made it easy to care for.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;
The living room of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. The living area measured 380 square feet. The main entrance into the home opened into the living area. A section of the living area could be closed off with folding doors, to be used as a den or an additional bedroom.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;
The dining room and kitchen of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. The dining rooms opens off the living area and is separated from the kitchen by folding accordion doors. The kitchen is tiled for easy cleaning of "splash areas" on walls and floors. The kitchen features a 1952 version of the old fashioned chopping block, which can be used for preparation of meat or as a bread board.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960;
The family room of the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. Adjacent to the dining portion of the living area is the family room. A door separates the two areas. The garage lies on the other side of the family room. A huge Wilkinson stone fireplace is the focal point of the room. Built-in cabinets hold an automatic washer and dryer. When the washing is completed, the two can be pushed out of sight and the room used as a playroom for the kids, a game room or supplemental living space.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Recreation rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;
One of three bedrooms located in the "Tacoman," the model home built adjoining the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse for the fourth annual Tacoma Home Show. Each bedroom featured easy-to-reach built-in storage space for clothing and easy to open ventilating panels adjacent to the windows. A very bright wallpaper covers the rear wall.
Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wallpapers--1950-1960; Beds--1950-1960;
ca. 1952. Ship building facilities at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. A hull of a partially built ship is on the right. Ways lead out from the dry dock to the water, allowing the company to launch the completed ship.
ca. 1952. J.M. Martinac's "branch office" located in leased space on Baker Dock, where the firm is operating a laminating plant. Martinac became the first Pacific Coast firm to be designated by the Navy as a "qualified laminator." Frames for the minesweepers were completed here, laminated and barged up City waterway to the plant for placement in the new boats. The firm was proud to report that only 1 of 1,000 laminated pieces to be used in the four contracted 171 foot minesweepers failed to pass Navy tests. Approximately 460,000 board feet of lumber was used in the frames. (T. Reporter 8/11/1952, pg. 2)
ca. 1952. Unidentified machinery for Western Machine Works, 666 E. 11th St. Western Machine Works was owned by Frank Schmitz. The back of the machinery has been draped in white for the studio to shoot a close up of the machinery for a layout.
ca. 1952. Installation of officers, White Shrine of Jerusalem, for Mrs. A.B. Burnett. The White Shrine is a Christian auxiliary of the Freemasons. It is open to men who have achieved the rank of Master Mason and women related to Master Masons who profess "Belief in the defense of the Christian religion." It was organized in 1894 in Chicago by Charles Magee, a Freemason. Members must be adults, white and non-Jewish. Prior to 1953, members also had to belong to the Order of the Eastern Star.
White Shrine of Jerusalem (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1950-1960; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Masonic Temple (Tacoma);
ca. 1952. Nighttime view of Seldens display window with Armstrong linoleum featured. Sidney C. Selden Sr. was president and general manager. The store sold linoleum, shades, carpets, rugs, venetian blinds, household appliances, televisions, draperies and tile. They had an interior decorator service and specialized in floor coverings.
Furniture stores--Tacoma; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Selden's, Inc. (Tacoma);
ca. 1923. The marquee of the Palace Theater, circa 1923, promotes the Hal Roach production of Jack London's "Call of the Wild." Top billing in the film, released in 1923, belonged to Buck, the Saint Bernard, who fought his way to freedom in "one of the best fights between man & beast ever filmed," according to the marquee. Buck unfortunately was eclipsed by another doggie superstar when Warner Brothers released "Where the North Begins" the same year, starring Rin Tin Tin. The second feature was the 1923 Roach silent picture "The Uncovered Wagon." The theater opened in 1911 as "The Palace" and operated after 1941 as "The Cameo." It was razed in 1960. (WSHS)
ca. 1952. Interiors new anhydrous ammonia plant, Hooker Electrochemical. The new $2 million plant was completed in May of 1952. The plant had an output of 40 tons every 24 hours. Eighteen men were employed in the plant, which operated 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The plant began operation in June of 1952 with its entire production already contracted for. Plans were made immediately for a $6 million dollar expansion. (TNT 10-19-1952)
Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;
