St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. had three logging camps located near Tacoma. St. Paul and Tacoma lumber company provides enough lumber and plywood to build 48 homes per day. They were one of the largest lumber companies in the Pacific Northwest. View of cleared land near one of the logging camps.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cutover lands; Logs; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

A. H. Cox & Co. at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. logging operation at Puyallup. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber has invested extra sums of money on researching preventative measures for protecting forests from fires and wildlife. View of high line duplex skidder and loader. This machine requires a crew of 14 men and has the capacity of 15 cars of logs in an 8 hour period. TPL-6378

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Woodcutting--Puyallup; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Three generations at swearing in of Mayor Val Fawcett. L to R: wife Linda, granddaughter Linda, Fawcett, mother Margaret (widow of Mayor A.V. Fawcett), daughter Margaret, son-in-law Norbert Knecht. Fawcett Senior's portrait overlooks the family group. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965--Family;

Tacoma Mayor Val Fawcett, (3rd from L) with a group of men during a live broadcast on Radio Station KMO. Photo ordered by the Ted B. Palmer Company, 6/27/1946. ALBUM 14.

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950;

U.S. High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt prepares to deplane from the C-54 Army transport that had carried him and eleven others from Manila to McChord Field. McNutt had accompanied Philippines President-elect Manuel Acuna Roxas who was on his way to confer with President Truman regarding an offer for military bases on the Islands. The big transport needed refueling which necessitated a surprise breakfast stopover on May 8, 1946. (TNT 5-9-46, p. 1) ALBUM 3.

McNutt, Paul V.; Transport planes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Visits of state--Tacoma;

Bellarmine was one of two high schools in Washington State that offered ROTC units. Students met every day for one class period and wore their uniforms twice per week, uniforms were provided by the government. Students received class credits for joining the junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps. View of ROTC rifle team learning rifle marksmanship (Cage, 1946, p. 20-21).

Military education--Tacoma; Military training--Tacoma; Rifles; Cadets--Tacoma; Reserve Officers Training Corps (Tacoma); Bellarmine High School (Tacoma);

Tacoma Council of Churches had just elected new officers, Reverend Carl A. Johnson was the head of the Council. The Council was also preparing to open their new United Churches Youth Center, which would have one of the most modern bowling alleys, game room and other recreational activities. View of two men not identified, delivering "Pet Milk" to the center. Photo ordered by Tacoma Council of Churches.

Milkmen & milkwomen--Tacoma; Milk; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Council of Churches (Tacoma);

Frank H. and Mary J. Money's family gathered together to get their portrait taken. View of unidentified members of the Money family. Family picture ordered by Frank H. Money.

Money, Frank H.--Family; Group portraits; Military uniforms;

The All-City Music Festival with more than 750 students participating was taking place at Jason Lee's auditorium. Participants include: Jason Lee Glee Club, Gault Mixed Chorus, Lincoln's a-capella Choir, Mason pianists, Gray Mixed Chorus and two soloists and many others. View of Jason Lee orchestra and choir group practicing for their KMO broadcast, KMO equipment in foreground (T. Times, 5/16/46, p. 2).

Music ensembles--Tacoma; Musical instruments--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); KMO Radio Station (Tacoma);

Thousands gathered on Broadway in Tacoma to see the impressive Jubilee Parade. The parade went on as planned in spite of the heavy rainfall that fell upon Tacoma for a good part of the festivities. View of Tacoma's All Accordian Band, children of all ages play their accordions. Esther Vanderflute from the Music Studio is the music instructor (T. Times, 6/26/46, p. 1).

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children playing musical instruments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Accordions; Music Studio (Tacoma);

The Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine were joining many other Northwest Temple Shriners for a Shrine parade in Tacoma. Public Safety Commissioner, Robert S. Temme will act as illustrious potentate. View of Shriners marching in their parade, Brown & Haley Almond Roca Candy billboard in background.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Marching--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Afifi Temple (Tacoma);

The Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine were joining many other Northwest Temple Shriners for a Shrine parade in Tacoma. The Nile Temple from Seattle was featuring their 100 piece band and patrol in the parade. View of Shriners from the Nile Temple.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Marching--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Afifi Temple (Tacoma);

The Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine joined many other Northwest Temple Shriners for a Shrine parade in Tacoma on May 29, 1946. Groups from Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Portland and many others participated in the Northwest Temples March. The Afifi Temple hosted the event. View of Shriners marching in their parade, American Red Cross building in background.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Afifi Temple (Tacoma);

The Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine were joining many other Northwest Temple Shriners for a Shrine parade in Tacoma. Groups from Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Portland and many others were going to participate in the Northwest Temples March. The Afifi Temple will host the event. View of Shriners ready to march in their parade.

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma); Afifi Temple (Tacoma);

Tacoma was one of 30 cities in the United States where Bob Hope and his Hollywood troop of entertainers would be putting on a typical "Hope Funfest". A two hour show was scheduled at the Tacoma Stadium. View of five unidentified people auditioning at KOMO-KJR studios in the Skinner Building in Seattle, for the Bob Hope show.

Pianos; Music ensembles--Tacoma; KOMO-KJR Radio Station (Seattle);

On Wednesday July 3, 1946, Frank Casey (left), a Tacoma Fabricating Company millworker, found a large military flare which had washed ashore in the Old Town area of Tacoma. Not sure whether it was a flare, or a bomb, Casey called the Tacoma police. Officer Frank Pim (rt) was dispatched to the scene. Later, a demolition team from Ft. Lewis disarmed the flare, which had been removed from the protective casing, held by officer Pim, by children. Had the children pulled the flare's safety pin, they could have been seriously injured. (T. Times, 7/4/46, p. 11).

Police--Tacoma; Signals & signaling--Tacoma; Explosives; Tacoma Fabricating Co. (Tacoma);

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. was a leader in the lumber industry. They had three logging camps, two sawmills and their own distribution center. View of power plant which generated electrical power to help drive sawmills "B" and "C", it also provided electricity in the logging camps.

Power plants--Tacoma; Railroad private cars--Tacoma; Logs; Smokestacks--Tacoma; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. finished their first house using the new pre-fabricated building materials. The pre-fabricated materials were different in that the wall and roof panels were made by gluing 3/8" plywood panels to the side of a light framework 32" x 8'. This first completed house will be used as a model where future homeowners can view the features available to them (Also see images D21313-1 & D21356-4).

Prefabricated houses; Housing--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Garages--Tacoma; Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. (Tacoma);

Northern Pacific Railway was awarded the President's Safety Plaque for 1945 for practicing the virtues of safety. In 1945 the Tacoma Northern Pacific shops only had one accident. View of plaque awarded with H. J. McLain (fifth from left), G. L. Ernstron (fourth from right), C. T. Dewitt (third from left) and J. J. Schmidt on right side (T. Times, 5/9/46, p. 5).

Railroad companies--Tacoma; Railroad shops & yards--Tacoma; Plaques--Tacoma; Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma);

Rhodes Department Store had everything a customer could want or need for their home. Rhodes had recently finished a remodeling and modernization of their departments. View of unidentified woman looking at a refrigerator in the appliances department. A stove and an automatic washing machine are in foreground, Bendix home laundry advertisements in background.

Refrigerators; Washing machines; Stoves--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma);

ca. 1946. Retirement photograph of Wallace E. (W.E.) Difford, managing director and moving force of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. In 1938, when Difford became managing director of the DFPA, he was already known as the "Doctor." He obtained this nickname by leading various businesses out of failure and into the profit side of the ledger. He was a dynamic and energetic leader, with a reputation for innovations in marketing, sales promotion and merchandising. He took on the ailing plywood industry and created a giant. He sent trained salesmen into the field to sell plywood as a product. He grouped all the mills under a joint inspection and grading system, with its own registered trademark. He established two labs, one in Tacoma and one in Eugene, to test and improve the product. Business boomed. In the summer of 1946, Difford resigned from the DFPA to enter private business. His resignation was accepted by the management committee "with great regret." In 1952, two directors later, the industry was once again leveling off and the committee sent for the "Doctor." In the fall of 1952, Difford returned to head up the DFPA once again. ("The Plywood Age" Robert M. Cour)

Retirements--Tacoma; Commemoration--Tacoma; Difford, Wallace E.; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

This photograph, taken June 11, 1946, shows workers installing the 160 foot trusses that supported the roof over the Tacoma Ice Arena at 3801 So. Union. At that time, only the Boeing plant in Seattle had a roof with longer trusses. The arena, with its barrel arched roof, had a capacity of 4,000 seats for hockey matches. After it was abandoned as an ice arena, numberous boxing matches were staged there. On March 20, 1986, just short of 40 years after it was installed, part of the roof collapsed when several of the beams failed. TPL-8834

Roof trusses--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Ice skating rinks--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Tacoma Ice Palace (Tacoma);

West Coast Grocery was in the process of building their new home offices. This building would house their entire operations, including West Coast Fur Sales. The building is estimated at $400,000 and will be 640 feet long, 240 feet wide and have 135,000 square feet all on one floor. View of building progress.

Structural frames--Tacoma; Trusses--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; West Coast Grocery Co. (Tacoma); Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storehouses--Tacoma;

Signe Sutherland, President of the Tacoma Retail Credit Association, was the general Chairman for the four day Pacific Northwest Credit Conference, at the Hotel Winthrop. They were celebrating their 25th anniversary in April of 1946. View of conference participants.

Sutherland, Signe; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Conference rooms--Tacoma; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Retail Credit Association (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Richards Studio stock photo of Tacoma skyline with Mt. Rainier in distance. Large buildings, from left, are Medical Arts (now Municipal), Washington (note Socony-Vacuum "Mobiloil" pegasus neon sign on roof), Rust, Puget Sound (now Key) Bank and Fidelity.

Tacoma - Cityscapes - Downtown - Office Buildings Geological Features - Washington State - Mountains - Mt. Rainier Advertising - Neon signs - Roof signs Trademarks - Mobil Pegasus

President-elect of the Philippines, Manuel Acuna Roxas, watches as his host, Col. A.S.Strickland, tops off his cup of coffee. Mr. Roxas and his party of eleven, including U.S. High Commissioner, Paul V. McNutt, were on their way to Washington D.C. for a conference with President Truman. They had made a brief stop at McChord Field for refueling on May 8, 1946. Even though the Air Force base was given warning of the visit only hours before the big transport actually arrived, press and cameras were on hand immediately to photograph the arrival and subsequent meal. In his prepared speech at the conclusion of the breakfast, Mr. Roxas praised General Douglas MacArthur for the outstanding job in restoring the Philippines to the Filipinos. Although Mr. Roxas did not answer individual questions, he did state his purpose in journeying to Washington D.C. was to offer both military support and the placement of military bases on Filipino soil. He called America the "motherland of world democracy" and indicated his country's appreciation for its help in the fight against aggression. (TNT 5-9-46, p. 1) ALBUM 3.

Visits of state--Tacoma; Roxas, Manuel Acuna, 1892-1948; McNutt, Paul V.; Strickland, A.S.; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Miscellaneous scenic studio shots. View of cascading Multnomah Falls, beautiful trees surround the waterfall. Cars belonging to spectators are parked in lookout area. Multnomah Falls is located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge. (Identification provided by a reader)

Waterfalls; Multnomah Falls (Oregon); Trees; Scenic overlooks; Marine photographs; Automobiles--Oregon--1940-1950;

A tea was hosted for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph phone operators. Over fifty employees, mostly women attended the tea. Pacific Telephone was getting ready to expand their services, operators would receive training in the new and upcoming phone services. View of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph phone operators.

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Banquet halls--Tacoma; Telephone operators--Tacoma; Tea--Tacoma; Tea parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

A tea was hosted for the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph phone operators. Over fifty employees, mostly women attended the tea. Pacific Telephone was getting ready to expand their services, operators would receive training in the new and upcoming phone services. View of Pacific Telephone & Telegraph phone operators.

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Banquet halls--Tacoma; Telephone operators--Tacoma; Tea--Tacoma; Tea parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

Central Motors bought, sold and serviced cars. They were about to move into this building, where they would offer their customers a wide selection of used cars and more extended services. Interior view of Central Motors.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Central Motors (Tacoma);