Several homes under construction, Briggs Construction Co., Mr. Spillman. H.A. Briggs was president of Briggs Construction Company, Jack N. Briggs was vice president and Mrs. Ruth D. Briggs was secretary-treasurer. Their offices were at 1107 A Street. This view shows a new neighborhood of one-story, single family homes built to meet the expanding housing market. Briggs Construction Company was considered on the the Northwest's most progressive firms. They held open an open house for prospective buyers on August 7, 1949, at recently completed units in the Parkland and Fairmount Additions in Tacoma. (TNT, 8/7/1949, p.A-12)

Briggs Construction Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several homes under construction, Briggs Construction Co., Mr. Spillman. A residential street with a row of newly constructed one-story, single family homes is shown. The front yards have new lawns started but few other plants. Two girls are having fun skating on the smooth sidewalk. The Briggs Construction Company had completed 64 homes in the Fairmount Park Addition and 38 in the Parkland Addition. These homes provided every convenience and were conventionally built with concrete foundations, 2'x8" Douglas Fir flooring joists, oak flooring, pitched roofs with 210 pound thick butt asphalt shingles. (TNT, 8/7/1949, p.A-13)

Briggs Construction Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Roller skating--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children playing outdoors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Studding on new home at 801 Lewis Avenue, Sumner, Cheney Lumber Company, Moran. Framing for the new home is nearly complete. The sun pours through the rafters above a workman strengthening a window opening.

Building construction--Sumner--1940-1950; Houses--Sumner--1940-1950;

Progress photographs showing plywood on new Dennis Slining, DFPA, Hal Dixon. An exterior view of the new single family residence under construction. A workman leans against a split-rail fence. Mount Rainier can be seen in the distance.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);

Cascade Pole Co., Mr. Bowman. A man is tightening the cables holding the nearly 40 utility poles to the trailer of this truck. The poles have been treated with creosote, also manufactured at Cascade Pole, to increase their life as utility poles. Chas. E. Newbury of Tacoma, Washington, is painted on the door of the cab.

Cascade Pole Co. (Tacoma); Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several shots at Milwaukee shops, also studio shots of three people, Great Lakes Steel Crop., Steel Floor Div., Detroit, Mich. Three unidentified people are talking together outside where they can overlook the industrial Tacoma Tideflats. The man on the left holds a cane in his hands, crossed in front of him. The woman in the middle wears a straw hat decorated with artificial flowers. The gentleman on the right is wearing a bow tie and a double-breasted suit.

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Aged persons--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Several shots at Milwaukee shops, also studio shots of three people, Great Lakes Steel Crop., Steel Floor Div., Detroit, Mich. Men are working on a railroad car at the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company shop. A man has stopped his welding job while several men in suits are reviewing the work.

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Railroad cars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Welding--Tacoma--1940-1950;

DFPA. A workman is laying a plywood sub-floor at what is believed to be the Devlin home. The walls have been covered with plywood as well. An edge of a brick fireplace is seen on the right. Large floor-to-ceiling windows are seen on the left. The beams are left open on the ceiling. The home was being restored after purchase earlier in 1949.

Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Plywood; Devlin, Charles E.--Homes & haunts; Floors--Lakewood--1940-1950;

Storefront and interior, Goodwill Industries, Mr. Titcomb. Goodwill Store No. 2. The exterior of the newest Goodwill Industries outlet is shown at night. A painted sign hangs over the storefront and the large windows and glass in the double doors show many items to choose from including clothing, glassware, lamps and small appliances.

Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Thrift shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Two men sit on a lawn chair outdoors. Alistair Hunter (on the left) holds a Scottish kilt in his lap. He is here from Perth, Scotland, visiting with H.Dwayne Davis at the home of Davis' parents, Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Davis. They were classmates at St. Andrew's University in Scotland where they were one year from completing their master's degrees. Ordered by the Tacoma News Tribune. (TNT, 7/24/1949, p.D-1)

Hunter, Alistair; Davis, H. Dwayne; Davis, Harry L.--Homes & haunts; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Kilts; Guests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Scotland--Clothing & dress;

J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation. Six unidentified men lean over the railing on the upper deck of a boat at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corportation.

J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Rock crushing operations at Lige Dickson Company, Mr. Lige Dickson. A conveyor system brings rock from a below-ground source and moves the rock to a hopper that would fill a truck with crushed rock. A man stands on the tall rock crushing machine.

Lige Dickson Co. (Tacoma); Quarrying--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery;

Rock crushing operations at Lige Dickson Company, Mr. Lige Dickson. A close-up view of the rock crushing machine at the quarry. The name International Diesel is affixed to the machine. Strong belts are seen along the side of the machine to run the machine's operations.

Lige Dickson Co. (Tacoma); Quarrying--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machines;

Forrest M. LaSuer, secretary of the Tacoma Moose Lodge, won a membership drive contest in June 1949. Harold Jordan, secretary of the Kelso-Longview Moose Lodge, lost the contest and was required to push LaSuer in a wheelbarrow, wearing a feed-sack dress with bonnet. LaSuer enjoyed the ride - he is wearing his own bonnet and night shirt, is holding a baby bottle and smoking a cigar. Jordan pushed the triumphant LaSuer past the Moose Lodge quarters at 737 Commerce St. (7/5/1949, p.2)

Loyal Order of Moose, Tacoma Lodge 435 (Tacoma); Wheelbarrows; Bottle feeding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cigars; Bonnets; Dresses--Tacoma--1940-1950; LaSuer, Forrest M.; Jordan, Harold;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman is bench testing one of the rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman is installing camshafts or honing camshaft housing during rebuilding of Ford "flathead" V8 engines.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman at the machine shop is assembling rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines. He is measuring one of the moving parts with calipers. Bins of parts are conveniently located behind him.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Crab fishing operations at Westport, Marush Fishing & Oyster Company. One of the Marush fishing boats is coming back in to harbor at Westport. They are loaded with crab pots. The captain is seen on deck directing her to the dock. Other fishing boats are docked behind her and another is in the foreground where a man is moving a container around on deck. Marush had their home base in Tacoma.

Marush Fish & Oyster Co. (Tacoma); Fishing boats--Westport--1940-1950; Fishing--Washington; Crabs--Washington;

Barbara Henricksen-Robert E. Kuehnoel. Barbara Henrickson is wearing her bridal gown of ivory satin, with short-sleeves, and a net neckline decorated with appliqued roses. Her veil flows from the back of a cap beaded with a double strand of pearls. She is wearing a long strand of pearls wrapped twice around her neck and tied in a knot, and elbow length gloves. She holds a bouquet of closely gathered roses surrounded by netting and lace. She smiles past the camera, into the future. She and Robert E. Kuehnoel wer married August 1, 1949 at Central Lutheran Church. (TNT, 8/7/1949, p.D1)

Portrait photographs; Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Henricksen, Barbara--Marriage; Kuehnoel, Barbara; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Portrait of Carolyn Rothwell, Forrest G. Rothwell. Forrest G. Rothwell resided at 10646 Lake Steilacoom Drive S.W.

Rothwell, Carolyn; Girls--Lakewood--1940-1950;

Western singer and motion picture actor Gene Autry visits patients at Cushman Hospital on July 15, 1949. Known as the Cushman Indian Hospital, it had originally housed the Puyallup Indian School. It provided care for Northwest Indian tribal members, especially in the field of tuberculosis. Mr. Autry, dressed in his trademark white hat, smiles at two adult male patients. He had also paid a visit to the children's ward that day. Mr. Autry would be appearing in a Western variety show at Memorial Fieldhouse on the campus of the College of Puget Sound later that evening. ALBUM 8.

Singers; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Autry, Gene, 1907-1998; Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cushman Indian Hospital (Tacoma); Indians of North America--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sick persons;

Truck loaded and dumping lumber, St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber, Helgeson. Three large logs are loaded on the trailer of a Rucker Brothers truck. The enormous logs are on their way to the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. Robert G. Helgeson was a forester with St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. TPL-8290

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Rucker Brothers (Tacoma); Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Home portrait of Roy V. Stratton family, Roy V. Stratton. Roy and his wife, Florence, are walking across the lawn with their two sons in this photograph from June of 1949. Their two-story brick, tudor-style home is behind them. Flowers are blooming in window boxes on both the first and second stories. Roy Stratton was president of Crawford Door Sales, manufacturers of garage doors.

Stratton, Roy V.--Family; Stratton, Florence; Stratton, Roy V.--Homes & haunts; Families--Lakewood--1940-1950; Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Bricks; Flowers--Lakewood--1940-1950;

Harry Hartz (second from left), former automobile racing champion who was a traffic safety specialist at this time, was in Tacoma visiting officials interested in safety. He drove the 1949 Studebaker half-ton pickup truck from Puget Sound to the Great Lakes in a 8,000-mile safety crusade. He was welcomed by, L-R, Chief of Police Robert Marshall, James M. Gilchrist of the Allen Motor Company, Public Safety Commissioner Robert Temme, and A.E. Mulligan of the A.E. Mulligan Company. A map of the United States is displayed in the back of the pickup with the name Studebaker spelled out on it. A sign on the door of the cab says, "Studebaker, Writes its Name Across the Nation". Ordered by A.E. Mulligan and Allen Motor Companies. (TNT, 7/24/1949, p.C-10)

Studebaker trucks; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Safety; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hartz, Harry; Marshall, Robert C.; Temme, Robert S.; Gilchrist, James M.; Mulligan, Andrew E.;

Union Oil Company of California. Second Narrows Bridge construction. The driver of a G.A. Tooley Union Oil Products truck fills a fuel storage tank at the construction site. Cable spinning equipment and bridge towers are shown in the background. Ordered by Union Oil Company of California.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Union Oil Co. of California (Tacoma); Bridge construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fuel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fuel tanks; Fuel trade--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The site for the American News building has been cleared and building materials have been delivered. Studding for a wall has been erected along the left side of the lot. Residential properties are seen across the street in the background. Ordered by Freigang Construction Company, Mr. Freigang.

American News Co. (Tacoma); Freigang Construction Co. (Tacoma); Building construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Progress photographs;

Junior Prom at Annie Wright Seminary. Chaparones and a few students are seen in a receiving line for the Junior Prom in this photograph from April of 1950. Head Mistress Ruth Jenkins is seen on the far left. Ordered by Tribune, Barbara Dana. (TNT, 5/7/1950, p.D-6)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Teenagers--1950-1960; Couples--Tacoma--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Jenkins, Ruth;

In April of 1950 Nezzer J. "Nez" DuCharme (far right) took over the service station at 1548 Pacific Avenue and opened a new Mobiloil Station. His new station was 10 blocks north of the station that he opened just after WWII at 2601 Pacific. Helping to man the pumps were: (l to r) Bud DuCharme, Bob Morgan and Bob Bender, advertised as the "Busy B's." The station sold a full line of Mobil products including gas, tires, tubes, batteries, accessories. The "Busy Bs" also did tire repairs, battery charging, and car washing and polishing with pick up and delivery service. (Ad TNT 4/14/1950, pg. 27)

Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nez DuCharme & Sons Depot Service Station (Tacoma); Uniforms; DuCharme, Nezzer J.; DuCharme, Bud; Morgan, Bob; Bender, Bob;

Another bathroom was included in the new second-story addition to Verne Carlson's residence. One of his daughters is preparing to brush her teeth in this June, 1950 photograph. The walls are painted a light color and the floor has been covered with alternating colors of linoleum tile. Sconces with upright light bulbs stand on either side of the mirrored cabinet over the sink. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Carlson, Verne--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Building materials; Bathrooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mirrors; Sconces; Girls--Tacoma--1950-1960; Toothpaste;

A June, 1950, view of the back of Verne Carlson's residence showing how the new second-story addition fits with the rest of the house and the roof. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Hal Dixon.

Carlson, Verne--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Remodeling--Tacoma;