The garage doors are open at Sears Roebuck's new warehouse and men are loading a delivery from a truck onto a rack of rollers to ease movement of the cartons into the warehouse.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Tacoma); Loading docks--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Warehouses--Tacoma;

Women are unloading cartons of merchadise and checking shipping lists at Sears Roebuck's new warehouse. Counters with rollers on their surfaces snake around the room easing the movement of the large cartons through the various workstations.

Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Tacoma); Loading docks--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Warehouses--Tacoma;

Eighty one year old Dorothy Hamre was one of the main opponents of a proposed ordinance barring roosters from the North End and limiting households to 12 hens. Mrs. Hamre lived at 2208 No. 27th and relied on her chickens as her sole source of income. After the vote was taken by the City Council on April 21, 1926, Mrs. Hamre and Tacoma's roosters were triumphant. (Same woman as image A-699. filed under Argentum) (TNT 4/20/1926, pg. 8- picture; pg. 1-story; 4/21/1926, pg. 1)

Roosters; Municipal government--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hamre, Dorothy;

An aerial view of St. Regis Paper Company plant showing the completed multi-wall bag plant (with the dark roof dotted with vents) and the narrow kraft-paper mill.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

An aerial view of St. Regis Paper Company's completed multi-wall bag plant in the foreground with white walls, dark roof and small white chimneys dotting the roof.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

An aerial view of St. Regis plant showing the company's new multi-wall bag plant on the right. The narrow building behind it is the kraft-pulp division. The plant is located on the Tacoma tideflats at the end of the land between the Puyallup Waterway and St. Paul Waterway. Log booms are tied together off the end of the property.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

An aerial view of St. Regis Paper Company. Logs would be pulled up the ramp in the foreground from the log pond into the woodroom in the building close to the edge of Commencement Bay. TPL-5903

Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma; Logs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

An aerial view of Philadelphia Quartz' plant on the Tacoma tideflats. Since earlier in July 1952 the company has added another large tank on the left making a total of three and a smaller, vertical tank to the right of the main building and one at the far end of that building.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Minerals; Philadelphia Quartz Co. of California (Tacoma);

Workers, mostly women, are seen during several stages of the manufacturing process at St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. On the right, conveyor belts bring the newly cut, pre-printed bags into the work area. Towards the rear on the left people are sewing glued tape over each end of the bags. A filter cord was applied across the needle holes to prevent shifting. A valve was created by a fold at one end of the bag near the sewn end. The bags would be filled through the valve and the pressure of the material in the bag closed the valve when removed from the filling machine. (St. Regis Paper Co. 1953 Annual Report)

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.);

The exterior of St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. The economy of Canada continued to expand in 1953 and St. Regis paper Company increased the production of its bags, required by the country's enlarged business activity. In addition to supplying multiwall bags, the Canadian company made available to its customers the same bag-filling and weighing machines which were manufactured and sold by St. Regis in the United States. (St. Regis Paper Co. 1953 Annual Report)

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.);

Workers are shown handling bags at St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. A line of sewing machines have been arranged with large spools of string and bottles of glue to secure the bottom seam of the bags. TPL-3767

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.); Sewing machines;

A man is moving large rolls of preprinted paper for bags at St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. Labels have the name "B.C. Sugar Refinery" on them. A forklift with a curved scoop on the front has been used to bring the roll to the open door and behind the door a hoist made with chains is seen lifting another roll.

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.);

A man is running a printer for lables on bags at St. Regis Paper Company's Vancouver, British Columbia, bag plant. Labels have the name "British Columbia Cement Co., Ltd., Victoria, B.C" on them.

Paper industry--Vancouver, B.C.; St. Regis Paper Co. (Vancouver, B.C.);

An elevated view of the huge crane being built at Star Iron and Steel Company shows the opening in the crane over which the upper trolly can move. Enormous rolls of cable on top of the crane would be used to lift heavy materials vertically and the trolly could transfer the material horizontally.

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A huge crane is being built at Star Iron and Steel Company to be installed from the roof of a welding shack. The Star Iron and Steel Company manufactured heavy cranes and logging machinery. They made some of the largest and heaviest cranes used by the US navy and industry. Roy N. Allen was president and manager of the company at this time.

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A view of the sink and cupboards in Edna B. (Mrs. Carl F.) Johnson's kitchen before remodeling. The sink has a high back-splash above it and below the open windows. The upper cupboard on the left comes low over the counter and the lower cupboards on the left are hinged at the bottom to provide opening bins. There are two sets of drawers on the far right. Glass knobs have been used for most of the drawer pulls.

Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons; Johnson, Edna B.--Homes & haunts;

A view of the sink and cupboards in Edna B. (Mrs. Carl F.) Johnson's kitchen after remodeling. The former sink has been replaced with a double sink with a swiveling fawcet and a sprayer. The sink has been moved over to be centered under the two windows. The upper and lower cupboards have been replaced with updated cabinets. The walls have been covered with tile for ease of cleaning.

Kitchens--Tacoma--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons; Johnson, Edna B.--Homes & haunts;

A view of the exterior of the new "Alert Hanger" at McChord Field. The large buildings have been covered with corrugated metal sheeting. A lower segment has been added between two larger structures with large, overhead doors. Ordered by Continental Steel Builders. TPL-10390

Airports--Tacoma--1940-1950; McChord Field (Tacoma); Hangars--Tacoma;

A view of the interior of the new "Alert Hanger" at McChord Field where large, overhead doors are seen on both the left and the right. A few tools are seen against the far wall built using corrugated metal sheeting. Ordered by Continental Steel Builders. TPL-10391

Airports--Tacoma--1940-1950; McChord Field (Tacoma); Hangars--Tacoma;

A view of the exterior of the new "Alert Hanger" at McChord Field. Four large, overhead doors stretch across the front of the building. Ordered by Continental Steel Builders.

Airports--Tacoma--1940-1950; McChord Field (Tacoma); Hangars--Tacoma;

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This large two story home by Bennard Gwinn has what appears to be a three car garage on the right. The home has both a double doored front entrance and a single side entrance. Landscaping has not been installed.

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This one story ranch home with brick facing on the lower front, by Bell & Valdez, has an attached garage and a three pane window to the right. The home is located on NE 19th St. in Bellevue.

Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);

Three men are standing or sitting at plywood drafting tables at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant. Drawings of three different bag designs are posted on the left wall. A cabinet is seen on the right with many shallow drawers.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A huge roll of brown paper at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant is being moved using a crane manufactured by Ederer Engineering Company. The crane is located near the roof of the large warehouse and cables from the crane hold arms that grab the rolls of paper. The rolls can be moved both vertically and horizontally throughout the warehouse where tall stacks of the rolls of paper are seen.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Ederer Engineering Co. (Seattle); Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Many employees are working at several different machines inside St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant where bags are printed, assembled, stacked, and bundled. Overhead wiring provided electricity to run the many sewing machines and conveyor belts.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sewing machines;

Seven men and women are operating machinery at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant. Rolls of brown paper are seen on the far right. The paper is fed into folding machines which eject the multiple-layer tubes onto a conveyor belt on the left. Here women are removing and stacking the brown paper tubes ready for the next operation in completing the bags, sewing the ends closed.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Men are loading a completed order of multiwall paper sacks at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant. A railroad freight car has been pulled up inside the covered loading dock at the plant and the bags, stacked on a pallet, are being delivered to the freight car with a forklift.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Loading docks--Tacoma;

Men are adjusting the folding machines at St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant while two women are stacking bags as they are ejected onto a conveyor belt. More rolls of paper stand at the back of the workroom ready to be moved onto the folding machines when they are needed. A crane hangs empty over them.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

An elevated view of St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant showing the covered loading dock where freight cars are being loaded. The roof has been built in a series of angled sections to allow clerestory windows to provide daylight to the interior of the plant. The Middle Waterway is seen immediately adjacent to the plant and the business district of Tacoma is seen further in the distance on the right.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exterior of St. Regis Paper Company's new bag plant on the Tacoma tideflats with Tacoma in the background.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Mills--Tacoma--1950-1960; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;