Henry Mill test assembly of J. O. 240. Henry Mill & Timber Co. is a leader in pre-fabricated lumber materials. They have several Army and Navy job contracts and through their well established assembly line they are able to speed up the needed materials for the war effort. View of nine unidentified men inspecting assembled pre-fabricated lumber order.

Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

On Tuesday May 9, 1944, as a tribute to their mothers, the cadets of Bellarmine High School's R.O.T.C. battalion staged a military review and parade for the Philomanthea Mothers' Club. Following the review, awards were presented to individual cadets who's records in school warranted special recognition in the areas of academic excellence, leadership and marksmanship. Eleven of the participants shown in this photograph are identified in the Tacoma Times of May 10, 1944 on page 5. (T. Times, 5/10/44, p. 5).

Cadets--Tacoma; Military education--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma);

Tacoma Camp Fire Girls to celebrate 25th anniversary. The Tacoma Camp Fire Girls will be celebrating the 25th anniversary with the Seattle troop at Camp Sealth on Vashon Island in June of 1944. Left to right view of Claire Shotwell, Marilyn Stier, Beverly Shotwell and Muriel Thorpe rolling their sleeping bags (T. Times, 7/1/44, p. 3).

Camps--Vashon Island; Sports & recreation facilities--Vashon Island; Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma); Camp Sealth (Vashon Island); Shotwell, Claire; Stier, Marilyn; Shotwell, Beverly; Thorpe, Muriel;

The Girl Scout Council of Tacoma was honoring Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts, with an afternoon tea party at Mrs. Buckmaster's home. View of Juliette Low Girl Scout Troop representatives and Dorothy G. Buckmaster, Juliette Low Girl Scout Council representative, seated second from left. Names of girls given in article (T. Times, 5/18/44, p. 8).

Children--Organizations--Tacoma; Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Tea--Tacoma; Children's tea parties; Buckmaster, Dorothy G.--Homes & haunts; Buckmaster, Dorothy G.;

Mrs. Jones and Mrs. W. H. Mierow home picture. Inez A. Jones, left, and Violet H. Mierow have just returned from a Camp Fire Girls intensive training course at Camp Sweyolaken in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. They are volunteer leaders for the Tacoma Camp Fire Girls (T. Times, 7/1/44, p. 3).

Children--Organizations--Tacoma; Jones, Inez A.; Mierow, Violet H.; Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma);

Tacoma Credit Women (6) in studio. View of five unidentified women and Signe Sutherland (third from right) were members, and possibly the officers, of the Tacoma Retail Credit Association. They are wearing stylish business suits with open-toe shoes; their hats, handbags, gloves and furs make these women look quite distinguished.

Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fur garments; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Retail Credit Association (Tacoma);

In March of 1942, the Skookum Slope coal mine, which had been closed since 1883 was re-opened by the Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. The U.S. Defense Plant Corp. had signed an agreement with the Wilkeson Products Company to develop a mine near Wilkeson to produce coal for the industries in the Pacific Northwest. Named for "Skookum" Smith, who made history by bringing the Northern Pacific rails into Tacoma just one day before the line's charter expired, the mine produced thousands of tons of coal from March 1942 to November 1944 when it was once again closed.

Coal mining--Wilkeson; Coal miners--Wilkeson; Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. (Wilkeson); Skookum Slope (Wilkeson);

Pacific Carbide exterior and interior for record. On March 4, 1944 E. F. Goodner of Pacific Carbide & Alloys Co. announced that the plant would close down for an indefinite amount of time. The plant employed 65 people. Exterior view of plant.

Coke industry--Tacoma; Pacific Carbide & Alloys Co. (Tacoma);

Coke plant interior and exterior for Wilkeson Products. The Wilkeson Products Coke plant is an affiliate of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company and only uses Wilkeson coal, the only coking coal in Washington. TPL-7988

Coke industry--Tacoma; Wilkeson Co. (Tacoma);

Series of Wilkeson Products interior and exterior mine photographs. Jim "Corkie" Kelly, miner's lamp shining, was pictured at the working face of the Wilkeson Products mine on March 18, 1944. The ladder to the right accessed a chute which was being driven up the coal seam. The large heavy sawn timbers held up the roof above Mr. Kelly's head. The Wilkeson Products mine had a short life span of less than two years. The U.S. government had pumped in money to support the coal industry during WWll with the intention of helping the war effort. The mine was built in 1943 using the best construction and equipment possible but was only able to produce 54,000 tons of coal. Two miners, Jack Cloves Smith and Harold E. Barber, lost their lives at the mine. (Kombol, Bill, "When Coal Was King," Voice of the Valley, p. 5, 1-3-2012) TPL-6618

Coke industry--Wilkeson; Coal mining--Wilkeson; Coal miners--Wilkeson; Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. (Wilkeson); Kelly, Jim; World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Wilkeson;

Wilkeson Products interior and exterior of mine. In 1888 Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. began producing the best grade of coke available in the West. Wilkeson Co. mine employed 200 employees, they lived with their families in Wilkeson, Washington, a small mining town in eastern Pierce County. View of filled coal cars at Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. TPL-6615

Coke industry--Wilkeson; Coal mining--Wilkeson; Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. (Wilkeson);

Wilkeson Products interior and exterior of mine and coke plant. Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. had the largest coal and coke mine in the State of Washington. They were one of the only completely electrified mining plants in the world, and always had the most modern machinery available. (previously numbered G75.1 image 142)

Coke industry--Wilkeson; Coal mining--Wilkeson; Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co. (Wilkeson);

Ab Jenkins at Ed Griffin's home. Ed Griffin, left, is a prominent Tacoma fuel dealer and longtime friend of Ab Jenkins, right. Ab is a famed international auto speed driver and ex-mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah. View of Ed and Ab in a 1908 Palmer & Singer automobile (T. Times, 7/11/44, p. 9).

Convertible automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Jenkins, Ab; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The Washington State Dairy Council elected a "Dairy Queen" who would help educate the community on the dairy industry. View of children enjoying cookies and milk after learning about the dairy business.

Dairy products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dairying--Tacoma; Washington State Dairy Council (Tacoma); Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Coast Guard Lt. Commander Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion of the world, affixes his signature to war bond applications as pleased autograph hunters await their turn. Commander Dempsey was in Tacoma in June, 1944, to help in a war bond drive. He made numerous appearances throughout town, including stops at Todd Pacific Shipyard, McChord & Fort Lewis, Point Defiance and at the Elks upper Broadway street dance. ALBUM 9. (TNT 6-26-44, p. 1)

Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Autographing--Tacoma; Celebrities; War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Popular U. S. boxer Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight champion of the world, shakes hands with a young admirer at the 20th Century Gym on June 24, 1944. Dempsey visited Tacoma in support of the 5th War Bond drive. Looking on are gym owner Homer Amundsen (far left), Dick Cox (in letterman's jacket) and George Strandley. Both Cox and Strandley are from Puyallup and are being taught the fine art of boxing by Amundsen. Commander Dempsey praised Amundsen's gym and its major league equipment. ALBUM 9. (T.Times 6-27-44, p. 9)

Dempsey, Jack, 1895-1983; Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Celebrities; War bonds & funds--Tacoma--1940-1950; Amundsen, Homer; Cox, Dick; Strandley, George; Shaking hands--Tacoma;

In June of 1943, six women at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church surgical dressing production unit make bandages for the war injured. The women are dressed in Red Cross Production Service uniforms, white cotton shirtwaists with blue cuffs and epaulets. On their heads, they wear the uniform's coronet and veil.

American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Uniforms; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma;

In June of 1943, four women load boxes of surgical dressings into a Red Cross paneled station wagon at the Tacoma Country Club in Lakewood. During the war, the clubhouse served several days a week as a Surgical Dressing Production Unit. Pictured left to right in their white Red Cross Production Service uniforms are Joyce (Mrs. Herbert) Syford, Mrs. Harry H. Schmalz, Nelsie (Mrs. Minot) Davis, Harriet (Mrs. William) Deering and driver Etta (Mrs. Allan H.) Moody, dressed in the Red Cross Motor Corps suit and visor cap. (T. Times 7/3/1943, pg. 4)

American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Syford, Joyce; Davis, Nelsie; Deering, Harriet; Moody, Etta; Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

In July of 1943, three members of the uniformed Red Cross Motor Corp. placed boxes in the back of a wood-paneled station wagon parked in front of the Uhlman Block building at 824 A Street in Tacoma. Left to right, Marjorie (Mrs. Richard) Boardman was loading the vehicle with surgical dressing materials, Mrs. George Osgood was packing magazines for hospitalized servicemen and Etta (Mrs. Allan H.) Moody stood ready to drive the cargo to its final destination at Fort Lewis. The Motor Corps was responsible for transporting materials to Red Cross production units, as well as delivering the finished product, and for driving volunteers to the base hospitals. The 1889 Uhlman Block building, 824 A Street, designed by Pickles & Sutton, is in the background. The building was demolished in 1951. (T. Times 7/3/1943, pg. 4)

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Women--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boardman, Marjorie; Moody, Etta; Osgood, George--Family;

ca. 1943. Teamsters Union. A four-door sedan parked at an industrial complex circa 1943. Sign above one door: R. R. Office. Ordered by (Harry) Satterlee, secretary of the Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers Union No. 313.

Automobiles--1940-1950;

ca. 1943. There were about 60 persons aboard the "Gallant Lady II" when she went out in smooth waters in 1943. The vessel is believed to have been constructed by the Tacoma Boat Mart.

Boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Blue Gray bus accident. Automobile and bus crash along two-lane rural road. Several other automobiles including a police vehicle are shown.

Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--1940-1950; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1943. Electric automobile. Man stands beside a classy electric automobile in pristine condition. It's parked in front of Puget Sound Battery Company. Bergh-Griggs Company building on right. (T. Times).

Electric automobiles; Puget Sound Battery Co. (Tacoma);

Former Postmaster-General James A. Farley says no to a Coke during a "no politics" business trip to Tacoma. There are already three empty bottles of the beverage nearby. Mr. Farley was in Tacoma in his capacity as chairman of the export board of Coca-Cola. He also was the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a campaign manager for Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Shown offering another bottle of Coke to Mr. Farley is believed to be J.E. Nagel, manager of the local Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (TNT 8-4-43, p. 1) ALBUM 2.

Farley, James A., 1888-1976; Government officials--United States; Carbonated beverages;

ca. 1943. Fishing Fleet. The "Arctic", "Merit," and "New Oregon" moored side by side circa 1943 at an unidentified location.

Fishing boats--1940-1950; Piers & wharves;

In 1943, Magic Foods Inc. opened a plant in Tacoma at 617 E. 25th St. to prepare quick-frozen, ready-to-serve dishes. This photograph shows Chef Ray Seger and his wife, Eunice, preparing one of his carefully tested recipes. Ready cooked dishes were aimed at busy housewives and war workers who did not have enough time to prepare more traditional meals. The five ready cooked meals available in July of 1943 were baked beans, green lima beans and ham, beef hash, chili con carne, and chicken a la king. Before becoming the chef for Magic Foods, Mr. Seger had been a chef at several of Tacoma's better restaurants. (T.Times, 7/30/1943, p.11; TNT, 7/29/1943, p.24)

Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Magic Foods, Inc. (Tacoma); Seger, Ray; Seger, Eunice;

Chauncey Leavenworth Griggs, founder of Paxport Mills, sec-treas C.W. Griggs Investment Co., secretary of the Wilkeson Co. and St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. Born July, 6, 1909, he died Sept 1989. He lived all his life in Tacoma. He was the son of Herbert Stanton Griggs and Elvira Ingersoll Griggs. Wife, Johanna, daughter, Tamar Koch and son, Mark Leavenworth Griggs. Grandson of Chauncey Wright Griggs and descendant of Henry Leavenworth. He refused a commission in another branch of the service to volunteer for duty as a private in the mountain troops. With another individual, he designed the first tow rope on Mount Rainier. (T.Times, 9/21/1943)

Griggs, Chauncey L., 1909-1989; Businessmen--Tacoma;

ca. 1943. Haley twins at Tacoma General Hospital. Nell Haley beams as she holds her twin boys Jonathan and David in her lap shortly after their birth. Her husband, Frank H. Haley and daughter Janet, express their pride. Frank Haley was the son of one of Brown & Haley's founders, J.C. Haley. Also see D15512-1. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Haley, Frank; Haley, Frank--Family; Haley, Nell; Haley, Janet; Haley, Jonathan; Haley, David; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Twins; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

Major Albert H. Hooker, Jr. and family posed outdoors on July 20, 1943. Hooker was Western Sales Manager for Hooker Electro-chemical Company in Tacoma and was on furlough from London where he served as chemical warfare officer. His daughter Mary and wife Ellen are next to him.

Hooker, Albert H.; Hooker, Albert H.--Family; Hooker, Ellen; Hooker, Mary; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);

Ethel Herr, portrait for publicity studio. Baby girl, approximately one-year old, is sitting in the corner of the family sofa looking over her shoulder.

Infants;