Manson-Osberg Company is listed in the November 1948 and September 1949 "Tacoma & Vicinity Telephone Directory. The company appears to have been a general contracting business; they were located at 1502 Canal Street, now known as Portland Avenue. View of "Husky" a dredging machine owned and operated by Manson-Osberg Company; Shaffer Terminals in background.
Helander & Company. A one story bungalow with shingle exterior. The porch has heavy columns supporting the roof. A sign in the front window on the right advertises Brixite. Helander and Company, owned by William O. Helander, were dealers in Aluminum Lock Lifetime Shingles, Hastings Alumitile, Pabco and Johns-Manville products.
Helander & Co. (Tacoma); Bungalows--Tacoma; Building materials;
St. Joseph's Nursing School graduated 13 students from their three year program; students received their diplomas from Rev. John A. Dalgity, S.J. on May 8, 1949. Left to right: graduating nursing student, Carol Joann Henry and Reverend John A. Dalgity, S.J. at St. Leo's Parochial School. (T.N.T., 5/9/49, p. 3)
Henry, Carol Joann; Dalgity, John A.; Priests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nursing--Tacoma; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma)--Buildings;
This front-on view of the exterior of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church with scaffolding set against its spire was taken on May 16, 1949, just a month after the devastating earthquake that damaged many buildings in the Puget Sound region, including some of the parish buildings. The gothic style church with its tall 54-foot steeple (270 feet from the ground to the top of the cross) dominates the city's skyline for long distances. Saint Joseph's Catholic Church can be seen in the distance along Tacoma Avenue at South 34th Street. Photograph ordered by Safway Steel Scaffolds Co.
Exterior view of house built by Jardeen Brothers, general contractors, in Tacoma. The house appears to be one level with a single car garage and a large yard; building materials include plywood and bricks. Jardeen Brothers was owned and operated by Norman M. and E. Larry Jardeen, the company specialized in building construction and cabinet making.
Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Trees--Tacoma; Lawns--Tacoma; Yards--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma; Jardeen Brothers (Tacoma);
Helander and Company ordered this photograph prior to working on house repairs; the company specialized on aluminum lock lifetime shingles. The business office was located on 2002 Crystal Springs Road, via Sixth Avenue West. Exterior view of home, built in 1904, belonging to Florence I. Cross; Mrs. Cross is the widow of John A. Cross, their family home is located at 5940 South Yakima Avenue.
Ed Miller, President of Miller Construction Company, Inc. was one of the founders of the Homebuilders Association of Tacoma. This organization was affiliated with the National Association of Homebuilders of the United States; the group promoted better values in homes, developed efficiency in the homebuilding industry, and they continuously promoted long-range plans to expand further building developments in this area. Photo ordered by Ed Miller of Miller Construction Company, Inc. (T.N.T., 4/26/49, p. 22).
Housing developments--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
Tacoma was the nation's leader in the plywood industry. Douglas Fir Plywood Association and the Plywood Research Foundation were working on developing new and additional products that could be manufactured from parts of the tree not already being utilized. View of two unidentified DFPA representatives at the annual DFPA conference, being held at the Winthrop Hotel; conference welcome sign in background.
Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Signs (Notices); Plywood; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
Exterior of Mr. Roy L. McGinn residence. This brick home was built for the McGinns in 1948. Silas E. Nelsen was the architect. Mr. McGinn was vice-president of the George Scofield Company.
McGinn, Roy L.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Silas E. Nelsen Architects (Tacoma);
A fire swept through Tacoma Powdered Metals plant, which completely destroyed an unused frame structure, no one was injured. The destroyed building was valued at $25,000, it was located next to Buffelen Lumber Company. A Tacoma fire boat, six engine companies, city police, light, water and gas crews responded to the alarms (T.N.T., 5/4/49, p. 1).
Church members working on new church, Latter Day Saints, L.C. Seal. Volunteers from the Tacoma Central Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints, spent their 1949 Memorial Day holiday working on their new church at South 4th and L Streets. The church was now more than two-thirds completed. Included in the photograph are Bishop Franklin Harris, B.E. Anderson, architect, and Leslie C. Seal, building superintendant and financial chairman. Names are listed in the newspaper. (TNT, 6/1/1949, p.1)
Mormon churches--Tacoma; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Tacoma); Church membership--Tacoma;
Louie Grenier's Orchestra was about to begin playing at the Top of the ocean club and restaurant. The orchestra and their leader would also be participating in Tacoma's annual Musician's Ball at the Century Ballroom. Tacoma's most popular band leaders and their orchestras would participate in this big event. View of the Louie Grenier Orchestra (T.N.T., 4/29/49, p. 19).
Orchestras--Tacoma--1940-1950; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Entertainers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pianos; Microphones; Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Grenier, Louie;
May Day festivities at Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran College, Miss Helen Hedine. May Queen Catherine Breum leads the recessional at the close of May Day festivities at Pacific Lutheran College.
The Tacoma Painters Union Local Number 64 has just finished painting the exterior of the Boys Club facilities at 711 South 25th St. in May of 1949. In a remarkable example of goodwill, the job was done without charge. The 30 painters donated their labor and painted 18,000 square feet of surface. Supervision and equipment was donated by ten contractors from the Tacoma Painting Contractors' Association and paint was donated by eleven local paint stores. Apprentice painters received experience by priming the building, again at no cost to the Tacoma Boys Club. (TNT 5-9-49, p. 3)
Painting--Tacoma; Remodeling--Tacoma--1940-1950; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Signs (Notices); Painters Union Local No. 64 (Tacoma); Tacoma Boys Club (Tacoma)--Buildings;
Crust breaking machine at Permanente, Bill Gorman. A specialized machine has been manufactured to perform the work that had previously been done manually. A crust would form at the openings to the reduction pots where alumina was melted into raw pig aluminum. The plant had two potlines containing 240 reduction pots producing 41 million pounds of alumium per year. (Permanente Metals Corp. 1947-1948 Annual Report)
Publicity for new Cavalier Cigarettes, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Mr. G.J. Friend. The procession is making its way up Broadway headed by a policeman. The Hotel Winthrop stands over the shorter buildings along this part of Broadway. TPL-8433
Fife High School was having their annual spring festival; they would be crowning their May Queen during their festivities on May 12, 1949. View of Fife High School's May Queen, Deloris Peters; she is dressed in a beautiful white gown and wearing the queen's cape (T.N.T., 5/14/49, p. 9- alt. photo.).
Queens; Coronations; Spring--Fife--1940-1950; Celebrations--Fife--1940-1950; Events--Fife--1940-1950; Public schools--Fife; Students--Fife--1940-1950; Fife High School (Fife); Peters, Deloris;
Northern Pacific started a gradual change from steam to diesel power in 1938, they had their first freight diesel electric locomotive in operation and on the road in 1944 and passenger diesels have been added since 1947. Throughout the years Northern Pacific has expanded in Tacoma and in the United States. View of water column at Northern Pacific Railway Company's yards, located at 2102-2324 East L Street in Tacoma's tideflats area.
Railroad tracks--Tacoma; Penstocks--Tacoma; Hydraulic facilities--Tacoma; Water pumps--Tacoma; Water use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroads--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad companies--Tacoma; Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma);
On Tuesday May 17, 1949 the McDonald residence was moved by Rainbow Contractors, 3601 South Lawrence Street, from Salmon Beach to a section of land near Point Fosdick. Both this house, and the Streich residence were moved due to the threat of landslides. Residents of Salmon Beach, a small community on the edge to The Narrows just south of Point Defiance Park, were ordered to move because the April 13, 1949 earthquake that shook the whole Puget Sound region had made the cliff that towered over them unstable. (TNT, 5/17/1949, p.1)
Interior view of house located in northeast Tacoma's Brown's Point area; beautiful Commencement Bay view through living room windows. Two unidentified people are enjoying their lovely waterfront home. Fred C. Hofstetter, realtor, was the developer of the new Beverly Heights View Property; this house is possibly one of the model homes being shown to interested home buyers.
Real estate business--Tacoma; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Land subdivision--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Brown's Point (Tacoma); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);
Fred C. Hofstetter, realtor, was developing the new residential community at Brown's Point in northeast Tacoma. This new housing development would be located along Marine View Drive near Madrona Drive Northeast in Dash Point, overlooking Puget Sound's beautiful Commencement Bay.
Real estate business--Tacoma; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Land subdivision--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Brown's Point (Tacoma); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);
Members of the Tacoma Retail Trade Bureau were meeting at the Winthrop Hotel in May of 1949 to make the final arrangements for the upcoming annual United Tacoma Days. Participating merchants would be offering customers the best possible values in their stores for three days. Left to right: Karl Richardson; W. H. Mierow, President; Ted W. Brown; and E. G. Rufner, Chairman (T.N.T., 5/18/49, p. B-10).
Richardson, Karl; Mierow, W.H.; Brown, Ted ; Rufner, E.G.; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Tacoma--1940-1950; Signs (Notices); Posters; Tacoma Retail Trade Bureau (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);
Doris Virginia Maxwell and Charles Edwin Runacres, Jr, are seen in the back seat of an automobile following their wedding ceremony. They were married June 23, 1949, at the First Methodist Church. After their honeymoon in Honolulu they made their home in Shelton, the groom's home town. (TNT, 7/3/1949, p.B-2)
May 2, 1949 exterior view of house built by the Welch Construction Company; sign indicates a "Sandberg Heating" system was installed by the Stoker-Lad Company, heaters and furnace dealers located in Tacoma. This house was constructed with Douglas Fir plywood panels. Photo ordered by Harold Dixon, Publicity Director of Douglas Fir Plywood Association.
Signs (Notices); Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Construction industry--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Welch Construction Co. (Tacoma); Stoker-Lad Co. (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);
Pacific Lutheran College was about to crown their May Queen, Catherine Breum, at the annual springtime fete. The May Queen was elected by student body vote and would reign as queen of the big celebration. View of the May Queen's attendants, seated left to right: Delores Wallen, Selma Gunderson, Gladyce Busacker, Betty Reiman and Dolores Berg; standing left to right: Enid Arneson, Doris Johnson and Shirley Rovang (T.N.T., 5/5/49, p. 1).
Spring--Parkland--1940-1950; Beauty contests--Parkland; Students--Parkland--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland; Parkland Evangelical Lutheran Church (Parkland); Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950;
In May of 1949, St. Patrick's Church, 1123 No. J St., was photographed outlined against the spring sky. The Catholic church was designed by architect Frederick Heath, and built in 1906 of stone. It replaced the original wooden church which served the Old Town section of Tacoma for 13 years before being destroyed by fire in 1905. The first services in the new church were held on Christmas Day, 1906, although the church was later dedicated in June of 1907. A bell tower graces one corner of the church and a rose window is centered above the main doors. The doors and windows are arched. St. Patrick's Parochial School can be seen on the far right. TPL-4766
St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Catholic churches--Tacoma; St. Patrick's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma; Bell towers--Tacoma; Stained glass--Tacoma; Windows--Tacoma; Arches--Tacoma;
Mass demonstration of artificial respiration at Stewart Junior High School, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomson. Stewart Junior High School's health class was part of the Junior Red Cross first aid and accident prevention program. Gordon Tatum, director of safety services for the local chapter, is in the foreground. Mr. Tatum gave special instruction for baby sitters in emergency care of infants. (TNT, 5/24/1949, p.28)
Stewart Junior High School (Tacoma); American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Artificial respiration; Gymnasiums--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tatum, Gordon E.;
A.E. Mulligan Motor Company. A woman is operating the electrically driven convertible top of a 1947 Studebaker Commander to either put up or take it down while a gentleman is seeing her off. The switch is located under the dash on the left side. The convertible has wide white-walled tires and the chromed rear bumper is gleaming. The car is parked outside Wright Park. (Additional information provided by a reader)
Tacoma's Rudder Club was located at 735 Commerce Street in Tacoma's business district; the club manager was Walter Geehan. Throughout the year the Rudder Club hosted and sponsored many events, including dinners, luncheons and style shows for members and their family and guests. View of Rudder Club members being served their dinner by Bill and Palmer, Rudder Club restaurant waiters, on May 4, 1949.
