Interior of home at 1254 So. Fairview Dr. The dining room is divided from the living room with a stone extension from the fireplace used as a planter for houseplants and a room divider. A sitting room is separated from the main living area with pocket doors, open in this picture. For another view of the same room from the opposite angle, see A55971-6.

Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Furniture--1950-1960; Studies (Rooms)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Interior of recreation room, a sportsman's hide-away, for Bill Tietz's home, Tietz Construction, in Narrowmoor. This room was located on the same level as the rest of the house. Guests could climb up to the balcony to see the collection of antique guns. Walls are mahogany paneling, below a ceiling of bright green paper patterned in brown and white. Light brown plastic upholsters the little bar and stools and the floor of asphalt tile is waxed for dancing to the juke box or shooting pool. William Tietz sits at the bar. (TNT 4/28/1951, pg. C-12)

Recreation rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Billiards--Tacoma; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hunting trophies; Firearms; Tietz, Bill--Homes & haunts;

For the first time in its 10 year history, the Washington State Roller Skating Championships were held in Lakewood on March 26-27, 1951. Sponsored by the Roller Skating Rink Operators of America, the competition was held at the Roller Bowl on South Tacoma Way. In this group picture of all the entrants, the contestants for "Queen of the Skates" are in the center of the front row. Berg's Roller Bowl Skating Rink was built at 8006 South Tacoma Way in 1940. Nine months after this picture was taken, on December 29, 1951, the Roller Bowl was destroyed by fire. TPL-9339

Roller skating--Lakewood; Skaters--1950-1960; Skating rinks--Lakewood; Children--Social life--1950-1960; Recreation--Lakewood; Berg's Roller Bowl (Lakewood);

The Lincoln High School Advanced Girls Glee Club for the 1951 yearbook, the Lincolnian. Girls progressed from the Glee Club to perform in this advanced group, then on to Girls Choir and finally Senior Choir. During the process, they learned a great deal about music and singing. The 1951 yearbook was dedicated to those who built the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, "To those men who once had a dream and who resolutely hewed their way through all obstacles that blocked their path." The book abounds with bridge analogies and pictures. (see yearbook for choir member names)

Singers; Choirs (Music)--1950-1960; Singing--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Teenagers--1950-1960;

Exposure of construction on Taylor Way, Washington Cooperative Farmers Association. The Washington Coop had built a large grain elevator at this site and was making additions to the plant.

Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma);

Exposure of Washington Cooperative Farmers Association's grain elevator and feed mill, 1801 Taylor Way, on the Hylebos Waterway. Railroad tracks run beside the building facilitating product delivery.

Washington Cooperative Farmers Association (Tacoma); Grain elevators--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exposure of Elks sponsored handball team. This Tacoma handball team competed in the Pacific Northwest AAU Championships in Spokane March 30-31, 1951. The team was sponsored by the Tacoma Elks Lodge, No. 174. Pictured on the front row, left to right, are George Baydo, Swan Johnson, and Bill Reel. The back row, left to right, is comprised of Pete Sabutis, Bill Faraone, Ernie Johnson, Jack Baty and Bob Holder. Faraone was the Tacoma city singles champion and he also held the doubles title with partner Ernie Johnson. Faraone, a Tacoma police officer, won the singles title in Spokane. (TNT 3/27/1951, pg. 21) TPL-10516

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Handball--Tacoma--1950-1960; Athletes--Tacoma--1950-1960; Baydo, George; Johnson, Swan; Reel, Bill; Sabutis, Pete; Faraone, Bill; Johnson, Ernie; Baty, Jack; Holder, Bob;

Sea trials of the tuna clipper "Mona Lisa," built by J.M. Martinac and owned by John Correia & Associates. The ship was powered by a 615 HP 8 cylinder Superior engine, backed up by two auxiliary 150 HP General Motors-Cleveland diesels. She had a refrigerated cargo capacity of 230 tons, and had 10 cargo wells in the hull and 3 refrigerated bait tanks on deck. About 40 guests were on board for the trial run including Earl M. Nielsen, President and General Manager of the California Tuna Canning Co. for whom the boat will fish, Joe Correia, skipper and part owner of the new craft and numerous maritime and fishing leaders. ("Pacific Fisherman" June 1951, pg. 29-31 & TNT 3/25/1951, pg. B-3) TPL-9035

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1950-1960; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Ship trials--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Portrait of Charleen Brundson, 8025 Pacific Ave., in a swim suit

Brundson, Charleen; Bathing suits--1950-1960; Bathing beauties;

Damage to a Tacoma Transit Co. bus after a night time car-bus accident. An Air Force sergeant was killed in a terrific broadside collision at 66th St. and South Tacoma Way when the station wagon he was driving smashed into the side of a Tacoma Transit bus. The bus was crossing the street with the green light when the sergeant's vehicle ran the red light with no slowing. The station wagon was travelling at a speed in excess of 55-80 mph just before the crash that knocked the eastbound bus sideways ten feet into a wooden power pole that snapped. Every window on the left side of the bus was smashed. (TNT 3/21/1951, pg. 1)

Buses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Transit Co. (Tacoma); Mass transit--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wrecks; Traffic accidents--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Philadelphia Quartz Company, established in 1942, was the only sodium silicate plant in the Tacoma area. Belgian silica sand and California soda ash were chemically combined to obtain the product sold largely in Tacoma but marketed also in other Northwest cities. Silicate of soda, water-glass to farm households, was used in adhesives for the plywood industry and corrugated paper-board for the container industry. Televisions of the time required potassium silicates to produce the phosphor screen in the picture tubes. Philadelphia Quartz was headquartered in Berkeley, California. (TNT, 2/17/1948, p.6-A; 5/17/1954; 5/16/1955)

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

Al's Food Center (Al's Food Market) was built with concrete block. Double swinging doors open at the front of the building. Large windows display neon signs for Medosweet Ice Cream and Rainier Beer. Campbell's Tomato Soup is available for 10 cents a can and Nalley's Tang sells for 33 cents. Seed packets are displayed outside on either side of the doors. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960; Al's Food Market (Tacoma);

Ordered by Holroyd Company. A two-story, single family residence has been built into a hillside and uses two levels of retaining walls built of concrete block in the front. Poured concrete steps lead to the front entrance on the upper level. Large picture windows are featured on the front of the house which has been designed with a broken line along the facade. A flat roof has been chosen for the modern design. A one-car garage has been included in the lower level.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered by Holroyd Company. A one-story, single family home has been built in the popular rambler style using concrete block. The front of the home shows a U-shaped design with the front entrance in the interior of the U. A portion of the front of the house between the two-car, attached garage and the entry has been faced with brick. The home has been set in front of large fir trees.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ordered by Holroyd Company. A single-family residence has been built using concrete block. This angle shows the upper level of the two-story home built into a sloping hillside. An automobile can be seen parked in the one-car garage. A glimpse of Puget Sound can be seen on the right.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960;

An extra-long one-car garage has been added to the lower level of a two story home. The garage was built using concrete block and a chimney also built of concrete block emerges from the roof. The lower floor of the house behind was built of concrete block while the upper floor has been faced with clapboards. A television antenna and brick chimney emerge from the roof of the house. Ordered by Holroyd Company.

Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Building materials; Concrete--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Lakewood Dance Club presented the "Cotton Ball" for their last dance of the season. The ball was preceded by a southern dinner with fried chicken and corn pone at the Lakewood Terrace recreation hall. Members of the dance committee dressed in southern dress of the 1860's. Here, Helen (Mrs. Harold) Baird, in black-face make-up pours punch for Fred Schwab on the left and, L-R, Mrs. Fred Schwab, Edith R. (Mrs. Dwight) Mason, Dwight Mason and Eloise (Mrs. George) Boldt. (TNT, 4/27/1951, p.C-5; 5/6/1951, p.D-6)

Costumes; Eating & drinking facilities--Lakewood; Lakewood Terrace (Lakewood); Lakewood Dance Club (Lakewood); Dance parties--Lakewood--1940-1950; Baird, Helen; Schwab, Fred; Mason, Edith R.; Mason, Dwight; Boldt, Eloise;

Eunice Prosser Crain, widely known Tacoma violinist, poses with her fine Amati violin. Mrs. Crain was the featured soloist at the Orpheus male choir's Spring Concert April 24, 1951 at the First Methodist Church. A well known concert violinist and teacher, Mrs. Crain was also the owner of a rare Amati violin renowned for its superb tonal qualities. Her violin was a "Rethi" Amati, made by Nicolo in 1669 in Italy. Guarneri & Stradivari, famed violin makers, both spent their early years learning their craft in Amati's shop. The violin was highly varnished maple in the "grand" model or larger pattern. Mrs. Crain resided at 624 No. 3rd. (TNT 4/15/1951, pg. D-11)

Crain, Eunice Prosser.; Violins;

ca. 1951. Unidentified four generation picture, possibly of the Kirby family, circa 1951.

Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Mothers & children--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The Honolulu Conservatory of Music's float from the 1951 Daffodil Parade. Two men sit in the front seat. Two young women are seated above the back seat, one holding an accordion and one with a guitar. Large music staves have been added to the front of the car which has been covered with daffodils and outlines of notes.

Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1951 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Accordions; Guitars;

Winners and officials of the yo-yo Contest sponsored by the youth guidance committee of the Tacoma Eagles Lodge in 1951. The tall boy in the center of the standing row is Alan Michener.

Fraternal Order of Eagles (Tacoma); Yo-yos; Children playing with toys--Tacoma--1950-1960; Contests--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Dr. Wilmot D. Read is wearing a traditional Scottish Rite cap in this studio portrait. Dr. Read was born in Iowa in 1880 and came to Tacoma in 1889. He attended grade and high school in Tacoma. He graduated from Cooper- Medical College (Stanford University) in 1903 and returned to Tacoma to begin his medical practice. In 1904 he served as assistant superintendent of Western State Hospital. In 1922 he organized Tacoma's first Public Health League. He was also a leader in the prepaid medical service field. Dr. Read served overseas with the Medical Corps during World War I. He was married to Kathryn Mae Read and had two sons, Dr. Jess W. Read, surgeon, and Dr. Robert D. Read, dentist, both of Tacoma. Dr. Read died April 1958 at age 78. Ordered by Scottish Rite. (TNT, 4/3/1958)

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Insignia--Tacoma; Portrait photographs; Scottish Rite (Tacoma); Read, Wilmot D., 1880-1958; Physicians--Tacoma;

Jimmy Johnston (second from right) helped Mrs. Christine M. Havel control her stringed puppet "Becky" at a special preview of the program she would be presenting on Saturday April 21, 1951 at St. Luke's Church. "Becky" and all the other characters in the Sukistom Miniature Theater were appearing in a performance sponsored by the St. Catherine's Guild. Watching the preview presentation are: (back row, l to r) Mrs. J.W. Johnston, chairwoman of the event; David Johnston, on her lap; and Stephen Dille. Seated are: (l to r) Diane Davies, Barbara Dille, Sheri Lynn Jones, and Kippy Jones. Ordered by St. Luke's Guild. (TNT, 4/20/1951, p.16)

Havel, Christine M.; Johnston, Peggy M.; Johnston, David; Davies, Diane; Dille, Stephen; Dille, Barbara; Jones, Sherri Lynn; Jones, Kippy; Johnston, Jimmy; Puppets; Children--Tacoma--1950-1960; St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

The Ladies' Musical Club sponsored a concert by Hildegarde, a New York supper club singer who was on a concert tour across the continent, at Temple Theater. She would perform a 2 1/2 hour concert with her 12-piece orchestra. Her program included not the classics but favorites such as, "The Last Time I Saw Paris". She traveled with 35 evening costumes packed in specially built 6-foot trunks but would only be wearing two for her Tacoma appearance. She is seen here looking from the window of her room at the Hotel Winthrop. Tacoma's City Hall can be seen through the window. (TNT, 4/18/1951, p.12)

Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hildegarde; Singers;

A portrait of an infant wearing a christening gown. Ordered by Mrs. Edwin S. Hall. Edwin and Barbara Hall lived at 7205 Interlaaken Drive.

Infants--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Members of the Radio Club of Tacoma, Inc. The Tacoma Club was one of the oldest radio clubs in the US, having been organized and in continuous operation for more than 35 years.The Club was relied on heavily by the Communications Division of Civil Defense and expected to facilitate communication in the case of an emergency. The Club members were fully trained and licensed amateur radio operators. The Club owned its own equipment consisting of two complete transmitting and receiving stations, one used for Civil Defense emergencies and one for Red Cross emergencies. In addition, they owned four auxiliary lighting units for nighttime emergencies and 15 members had mobile communication units in their cars. The emergency frequency band used by the Club was monitored 18 hours a day by Mrs. Irma Aufang. The constant monitoring was made possible by a "squelch" receiver, developed by Max Bice and Dick Engh- engineers at KTNT. The receiver remained silent unless activated by the "squelch" receiver signal initiated by an emergency. Members are- back row, left to right: Ernest Ripola, Roy Devigh, Sid Sowers, Engh, Dale Cook, Alex Braidwood, President of the Club, Richard McDonald & Art Paul. Row behind transmitters: Ray Estep, Bruce Ross, Dr. F.C.J. Spike, Charles Emigh & Walt King. Seated: Mrs. Aufang. In front of transmitters: Charles Aufang, Tacoma Emergency Co-ordinator, Bice, Cliff Osborne, Jr., Gene Dodge & Ralph Upright. (TNT 4/29/1951, pg. A-19)

Korean War, 1950-1953--Civil defense--Tacoma; Radio Club of Tacoma, Inc. (Tacoma); Aufang, Irma; Bice, Max; Engh, Dick; Braidwood, Alex; Aufang, Charles;

Joyce LaBissoniere (right) watched as Ralph Wethersby packed strawberry ice cream into containers at the Medosweet ice cream plant. Joyce was planning her wedding reception and wanted to serve ice cream to her guests. She and Eddie Eastman planned to be married July 21, 1951 at Holy Rosary Church. Medosweet Dairies, Inc. took over the Royal Ice Cream plant, at 2413-21 Pacific Ave. in 1929. In 1960, Medosweet became a division of Foremost Dairies.

LaBissoniere, Joyce; Weddings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Ice cream & ices; Journalism--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wethersby, Ralph;

Dr. Kenneth W. Wiley, his wife Alice and sons Kenneth and Richard pose at home for the Tribune carpet layout. The Browns Point couple looks on as their sons Kenneth, 12, and Richard, 6, discuss the finer points of a magazine article laid out on the carpet. The carpet is a soft rose-beige patterned one, Empress design, by Alexander-Smith. The wall paper has a small pattern and overstuffed easy chairs give the room a comfy, informal look. A writing desk to the left of the picture is where Mrs. Wiley keeps up with her correspondence. (TNT 4/1/1951, pg. B-4)

Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Families--Tacoma--1950-1960; Wiley, Kenneth W.; Wiley, Kenneth W.--Homes and haunts; Wiley, Alice; Wiley, Kenneth; Wiley, Richard;

Intersection at Ft. Lewis for Farmers Insurance. In the center of the picture is the Red Cross field office. To the left of the field office is the Post Exchange. A sign in front of the field office points to the left, the direction of the Reserve Headquarters.

Military camps--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fort Lewis (Wash.);

This daffodil-covered "zoo" depicting a jungle theme was just one of the 70 floats entered in the 1951 Daffodil Parade. On top of the cage were two young ladies in leopard-spotted strapless dresses while inside the cage, petting a lion created out of daffodils, is another young lady in a two-piece zebra-striped bathing suit. Crowds estimated at 100,000 lined downtown streets, fire escapes and peered out of office buildings to view the 1 1/2 hour procession. The float is pictured on Pacific Avenue passing the California Oyster House (930 Pacific) and Norman R. Smith's Men's Clothing (928 Pacific). (TNT 4-7-51, p. 1-article on parade)

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1950-1960; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1951 : Tacoma); California Oyster House (Tacoma); Norman R. Smith's (Tacoma);