A day shopping at the downtown Tacoma Rhodes Department Store in October of 1956 was not necessarily just a quick shopping junket; it could be an elegant all-day affair including a luxurious shampoo and style at the pictured beauty salon and lunch at the store's cafe. The store at 950 Broadway was elegantly appointed and intended to provide a full shopping experience with a beauty shop, restaurant and full selection of goods and services. The store's new Beauty Salon was located on the 6th floor and offered skin care, hair styling and tinting and nail care. It was open until 9 p.m. on Monday through Friday. For this publicity photograph, the stylists posed beside their stations. The men wore coats and ties and the women dresses with corsages. The Rhodes store opened in 1903 and closed in 1974, a victim of the desertion of downtown for suburban shopping. The most forward stylist on the left is believed to be Paul Faust and behind him, Bernard Natucci. The front two stylists on the right are believed to be Lee Amundson and Lorraine Hudson. (TNT 11/11/1956, pg D-11- see ad for individual stylists' pictures) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Department stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Beauty shops--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Interior of Tacoma Beauty Supply.

A.A. Star Transfer Company truck pulling a bulldozer on a long steel trailer

Banquet held during the Washington State Medical Association Convention held at the Hotel Winthrop. The convention began on 8/25/1940 and ran for four days, filled with business and social events. The 51st convention was expected to draw 400-600 medical men, spouses and auxiliary members. (T. Times 8/24/1940, pg. 1)

Washington State Medical Association (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

ca. 1940. Exhibitors Booth display for Fleet Phospho-Soda at the Washington State Medical Convention. Display features numerous "ethical" products "for active elimination." The C.B. Fleet Co. was founded as a small family owned pharmacy by Dr. Charles Browne Fleet in 1869. They developed the first Fleet laxative in 1893. During the convention, over 35 technical exhibits were located in the Junior Ballroom and the main lobby of the Winthrop Hotel for attendee's inspection. There were also another 20 scientific exhibits extolling new breakthroughs. (T. Times 8/24/1940, pg. 1)

Washington State Medical Association (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Exposure of a grinder at the Washington Coop Farmers Association. The workman appears to be changing a screen on the grinder. A chute to the right appears to feed the material to be ground, possibly grain, into the machine. There is another large pipe leading up from the machine. Photograph possibly taken inside the Association's feed mill.

Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Mills--Tacoma; Farming--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Washington Cooperative Farmers' Association (Tacoma);

Exposure of a grinder at the Washington Coop Farmers Association. The workman appears to be changing a screen on the grinder. A chute to the right appears to feed the material to be ground, possibly grain, into the machine. There is another large pipe leading up from the machine. Photograph possibly taken inside the Association's feed mill.

Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Mills--Tacoma; Farming--Tacoma; Food industry--Tacoma; Washington Cooperative Farmers' Association (Tacoma);

Wedding of Arlene Liphart and Paul Atkinson. The bride and groom posed with their attendants on August 31, 1940. She wore a traditional white floor-length gown with cap and veil. The groom was attired in a dark suit.

Liphart, Arlene--Marriage; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding clothing & dress; Weddings--1940-1950;

ca. 1925. The new Washington Building had its Grand Opening in June of 1925. Construction of the building was begun in 1919 for the Scandinavian American Bank and halted in 1921 when the bank failed. It was completed in 1925 and was, at that time, the second tallest building in the Northwest. The main tenant at its opening was the Brotherhood Cooperative National Bank. The Cooperative Bank was the first of its kind in any Northwest City. Although it was part of the Brotherhood group of banks, strong in the eastern part of the country, the local bank had local supporters, management and share holders, many of them working men. It was approved by both the Federated Improvement Clubs of Tacoma and the labor unions. (TNT 6/30/1925, pg. 14)(WSHS)

Washington Building (Tacoma); Brotherhood Cooperative National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

Logging near Mineral; ordered by Malcolm McGhie. A logging truck heavily loaded with huge tree trunks winds up a hill on a gravel road. Mist shrouds the clear cut area surrounding the road. Mineral is a small logging town on Mineral Lake fourteen miles north of Morton in north central Lewis County. During 1956, this private two lane road was built by St. Regis Paper Co. to replace a 12 mile logging railroad. Roads are now the main artery in the area that supplies the Tacoma mill. (1956 Annual Report, St. Regis Paper Co.) TPL-9428

Lumber industry--Mineral; Logs; Cutover lands--Mineral; Trucks; Woodcutters; Loggers--Mineral; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

Logging near Mineral; ordered by Malcolm McGhie. A logging truck heavily loaded with huge tree trunks winds up a hill on a gravel road. Mist shrouds the clear cut area surrounding the road. Mineral is a small logging town on Mineral Lake fourteen miles north of Morton in north central Lewis County. During 1956, this private two lane road was built by St. Regis Paper Co. to replace a 12 mile logging railroad. Roads are now the main artery in the area that supplies the Tacoma mill. (1956 Annual Report, St. Regis Paper Co.) TPL-9428

Lumber industry--Mineral; Logs; Cutover lands--Mineral; Trucks; Woodcutters; Loggers--Mineral; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

Logging near Mineral; ordered by Malcolm McGhie. A large crane on a tractor type base is being used to lift a tree trunk log onto a logging truck. The crane is labelled St. Regis, which would indicate that this log is destined for the paper mill. Mineral is a small logging town on Mineral Lake fourteen miles north of Morton in north central Lewis County.The loggers are working at St Regis' Camp #2 near Mineral. In 1956, the company built a new booming ground and reload at Mineral Lake, new private logging roads and put into service new loading equipment, logging trucks, crew buses and other neccessary vehicles. Unrestricted by state highway size limitations, the beds for these Diesel trucks and trailers are 12 feet wide and can carry up to 100 tons in a single load. (1956 Annual Report, St. Regis Paper Co.) TPL-8291

Lumber industry--Mineral; Logs; Cutover lands--Mineral; Trucks; Woodcutters; Loggers--Mineral; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

Logging near Mineral; ordered by Malcolm McGhie. A hard hatted logger stares up at an old growth tree, possibly judging how best to cut it. This forested area is located at St. Regis Paper Company's Camp #2, near Mineral, Washington.

Lumber industry--Mineral; Logs; Woodcutters; Loggers--Mineral; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

Logging near Mineral; ordered by Malcolm McGhie. Two loggers, wearing hard hats, stand at the side of the logging road running through an old growth forrest. Their vehicle looks tiny next to the huge old trees. The trees are a typical stand of old growth hemlock and Douglas fir timber from which pulp wood is cut for the Tacoma kraft pulp and paper mill. The forested area is located on St. Regis Paper Co. controlled lands near Mineral, Washington. Mineral is located 14 miles north of Morton in north central Lewis County. The area was home to both the timber and the mining industries. (1956 Annual Report, St. Regis Paper Co.)

Lumber industry--Mineral; Logs; Woodcutters; Loggers--Mineral; Paper industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

ca. 1956. Exterior of a one story rambler with what appears to be cedar siding and with an attached one car garage. The address of this home is believed to be 8809 36th St. W., formerly 8809 So. 36th St., in University Place. The owners are listed in the 1958 suburban City Directory as Mead and Janice McDonald. The home was one of those constructed for the September 1956 Tour of Homes. Photograph ordered by Fanning Starkey Real Estate.

Houses--University Place--1950-1960;

ca. 1956. Exterior of a one story rambler with what appears to be cedar siding and with an attached one car garage. The address of this home is believed to be 8809 36th St. W., formerly 8809 So. 36th St., in University Place. The owners are listed in the 1958 suburban City Directory as Mead and Janice McDonald. The home was one of those constructed for the September 1956 Tour of Homes. Photograph ordered by Fanning Starkey Real Estate.

Houses--University Place--1950-1960;

In October of 1956, an unidentified employee of the Precision Engineering and Machine Company, 2307 East D Street, was photographed working at a metal lathe in the companies machine shop. The company's machine shop and welding department were capable of repairing all types of hydraulic jacks. Precision Engineering could also design, build and manufacture any type hydraulic unit. Pick up and delivery was free in a 50 mile radius. (TNT 10/28/1956, pg. B-10)

Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Machine shops--Tacoma; Precision Engineering and Machine Co. (Tacoma);

In October of 1956, an unidentified employee of the Precision Engineering and Machine Company, 2307 East D Street, was photographed working at a metal lathe in the companies machine shop. The company's machine shop and welding department were capable of repairing all types of hydraulic jacks. Precision Engineering could also design, build and manufacture any type hydraulic unit. Pick up and delivery was free in a 50 mile radius. (TNT 10/28/1956, pg. B-10)

Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Machine shops--Tacoma; Precision Engineering and Machine Co. (Tacoma);

Rayonier's Grays Harbor mill, for Malcolm McGhie. The Grays Harbor mill was capable of producing 110,000 tons of chemical cellulose per year. In addition, it produced paper making pulps which it converted to about 30,000 tons of fine papers per year. In this photograph, the new pulp cutter at the Grays Harbor division, with backstand holding jumbo rolls, cuts them into sheets to be packaged for shipment. Each roll can weigh up to 7 tons. The cutter was new equipment in the finishing room, increasing operating efficiency and providing better packaging for shipment. (1956 Annual Report, Rayonier Inc.)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960;

The finishing room at Rayonier's Grays Harbor mill, for Malcolm McGhie. The pulp rolls have been sheeted on the cutter and counted out on the layboy. They are moving by automatic conveyer to the large hydraulic bailing presses where they will be compressed and wrapped for shipment. (1955 Annual Report, Rayonier, Inc.)

Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960;

Stairwell and alcove of Provident Building, for Hansen and Rowland, Inc.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stairways; Provident Building (Tacoma);

Stairwell of Provident Building, for Hansen and Rowland, Inc.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stairways; Provident Building (Tacoma);

Consolidated Freightways was a moving and shipping company. It was conveniently located next to the railroad tracks, where materials were unloaded and packed into trucks for further distribution.

Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Loading docks--Tacoma; Trucks--1950-1960;

Consolidated Freightways was a moving and shipping company. It was conveniently located next to the railroad tracks, where materials were unloaded and packed into trucks for further distribution.

Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Loading docks--Tacoma; Trucks--1950-1960;

Consolidated Freightways was a moving and shipping company. It was conveniently located next to the railroad tracks, where materials were unloaded and packed into trucks for further distribution. Employees cars are parked beside the loading area. A bridge crossing the railroad tracks can be seen in the background.

Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Loading docks--Tacoma; Trucks--1950-1960;

Consolidated Freightways was a moving and shipping company. It was conveniently located next to the railroad tracks, where materials were unloaded and packed into trucks for further distribution. Employees cars are parked beside the loading area. A bridge crossing the railroad tracks can be seen in the background.

Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Loading docks--Tacoma; Trucks--1950-1960;

Tacoma Vocational School; practical nurse graduation. The new nurses sit in auditorium chairs; they are attired in white nurses garb and clutching their diplomas. In the back stand the teaching and administrative staff. A total of 47 practical nurses had completed their academic work at Tacoma Vocational School. (TNT 11/11/1956, pg. A-13 see caption for names) TPL-6461

Nursing--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma); Vocational education--Tacoma;

Nine of the poliomyelitis patients at Pierce County Hospital and seven of the wards staff posed for a Tacoma Times photographer in September of 1940. The patients and staff were celebrating the third birthday of Katherine Ann Clinton of Midland (not in photo) who had recovered enough from her infection that she only required part time treatment in a respirator. The patients in iron lungs at this time included (not in order) Mary Burns-7, Jesse James-2, Dean Loucks-10, Herbert Grabowsky- 23, Jake Wunders- 26, Bernard Vanderkinter- 14; in the iron lungs part-time were Leona Havens- 10, Mary Alice Hohensiner-7 and Glen Mohr - 10. The wards staff included Dr. Melvin Warren, Mrs. Genevieve Houston, Miss Elsie Strandness, Miss Gertrude Sydow and Miss Susan Felchlin. The nurse at the front left is standing beside a infant respirator with a toy doll in it. (T. Times 9/10/1940, pg. 3)

Iron lungs; Poliomyelitis--Tacoma; Sick children; Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma);

Birthday party at Pierce County Hospital for Katherine Ann Clinton in the Polio Ward. The majority of the children are in iron lungs, massive respirators that squeeze the chest to expand and contract the rib cage. Little Katherine Ann Clinton, celebrating her third birthday, rests in her crib, surrounded by her new toys. A baby doll resides in an infant iron lung next to her. Katherine Ann, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clinton of Midland, is improving after 8 weeks in the hospital and now only requires part-time treatment in the respirator. Pictured medical staff are, in no particular order, Dr. Melvin Warren, Mrs. Genevieve Houston, Miss Elsie Strandness, Miss Gertrude Sydow and Miss Susan Felchin. All of the 11 patient guests could not be pictured at one time. Until the discovery of the Salk vaccine for poliomyelitis in 1955, polio was the scourge of childhood. In the summer of 1940, as the virus swept Tacoma, pools and freshwater lakes were closed to swimming and parents kept their children away from crowds. The virus could live in both dirt and water and was spread by poor sanitation. (T. Times 9/10/1940, pg. 3)

Iron lungs; Poliomyelitis--Tacoma; Sick children; Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma); Clinton, Katherine Ann; Children's parties; Birthday parties;

Peerless Laundry and Drycleaning. Peerless was owned by Edward V. Hudson and offered complete laundry service, dry cleaning and linen supply. Their service was speedy; items in by 9 were completed by 5. Exterior of the building with service vehicles and employees. The business was founded in 1937. This building was demolished in 1974 after a massive fire and a new building was erected in its place. Peerless is still operating at this same area in 2002, despite another large fire in 1988.

Peerless Laundry (Tacoma); Cleaning establishments--Tacoma;