Bellarmine group pictures for yearbook. Bellarmine High School was a school for boys operated by the Jesuit Priests. Father David P. McAstocker of St. Leo's was the founder. View of six Bellarmine ROTC cadets with their ROTC director. They are wearing their uniforms and holding rifles.

Reserve Officers' Training Corps (Tacoma); Rifles; Students--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma);

Ray Gamble banquet at Rau's Chicken Dinner Inn located at the corner of Pacific Avenue and John's Orchard Hill (the Mountain Highway). Ray Gamble was born in Lexington, Nebraska, and arrived in Tacoma in a boxcar in 1892. His was a rags-to-riches story. He started in business opening a fish market in 1913 and developed the world's largest wood flour business which furnished stabilizing materials for the explosives manufacturers. He owned several pieces of real estate including the exclusive Casa Blanca Apartments. He was also well known for his hobbies of collecting elephant statues and performing magic. Rau's Club was opened March 2, 1939. In August 1946 the name was changed to the "Country House Restaurant". (TNT 7/27/1941, p. A2; Genii, March, 1939)

Restaurants--Graham; Banquets--Graham--1940-1950; Group portraits; Gamble, Ray, 1886-1972; Rau's Club (Graham);

Tacoma Lumber Fabricating raising trusses. An elevated view of the interior of the building under construction showing a truss being prepared for placement at the roof level. A large pole stands erect in the interior of the building which, with pulleys and rope, lifted the truss to the roof level and holds the truss while workers secure both ends. The walls are constructed of concrete blocks.

Roof trusses; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Lumber Fabricating raising trusses. A view of the interior of the building under construction showing a truss being prepared for placement at the roof level. A large pole stands erect in the interior of the building and will support cables which will lift the truss to the roof level.

Roof trusses; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Edison School. During this time, Tacoma was about to vote on a ten-mill levy which would allow Tacoma schools to undergo repairs necessary to correct fire hazards. Interior view of an Edison School classroom with students reading at their desks.

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma; Children reading & writing--Tacoma; Elementary school teaching; Edison Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tech-Craft Plastics, Inc. Plastic and plywood table with four legs. Plastic takes on curved shapes to create legs and supports for the two shelves in this table. Plastic allows more freedom in design because of its ability to take a shape when soft and harden into the desired fixed form.

Tech-Craft Plastics, Inc. (Tacoma); Plastics industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plastics; Tables; Design;

An automobile collided with a Northern Pacific train near the Shaffer Terminals on Commencement Bay in April 1946. Two people were seriously injured and rushed to Tacoma General Hospital. The train engineer stated that the train was travelling 20 miles per hour, the driver of the car must have felt that they had plenty of time to cross the tracks. View of car that was hit by a Northern Pacific Train near the Shaffer Terminals (T. Times, 4/2/46, p. 1).

Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Railroad accidents--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Broken glass; Railroad tracks--Tacoma;

Young men sit at looms in a large room. Two women, one wearing a Red Cross uniform and the other wearing a nurse's uniform, stand in the foreground discussing materials they are holding. Samples of weavings hang on the wall at the rear.

Weaving; Looms; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Nurses; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Wedding portrait of Josephine Ellen Hagman and Herbert J. Birchman. The bride and groom are seen from the back and also from the front in the mirror. They both read a note sent upon this most happy occasion. The bride's veil allows a glimpse of her white satin gown. She is holding her bouquet of white carnations and stephanotis. They were married January 19, 1946, at the First Covenant Church. (T.Times, 2/6/1946, p.6)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Hagman, Josephine Ellen; Birchman, Herbert J.;

Wingard-York Company, exterior front of building, as viewed in January of 1946. Signs on the building advertise air conditioning, refrigeration and heating. The front windows are large allowing pedestrians to see the appliances inside. An automobile is parked in the open garage door to the building.

Wingard-York Co. (Tacoma); Appliance stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; HVAC systems;

In January of 1946, a group of unidentified Red Cross volunteers met the troop ships bringing returning soldiers with baskets of doughnuts and bottles of milk. Because of a shortage of troop trains in the Pacific Northwest to transport soldiers to their discharge centers, and do to a lack of housing, thousands of soldiers had to stay aboard ship in the Port of Tacoma. (T.Times 1/2/1946 p.1) TPL-959

World War, 1939-1945--Peace--Tacoma; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

View of horses and riders in western clothing as part of the 1946 Daffodil Parade. Crowds line both sides of a residential street. Each horse has a wreath of daffodils around its neck. TPL-6874

Wreaths; Daffodils--Puyallup; Parades & processions--Puyallup; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1946 : Puyallup)

Fathers and sons at Eagles Hall. The boys are seated at tables playing bingo, men standing behind, along the wall. At the table in center a gentleman stands ready to call the next number. Photograph was taken in December of 1945.

Bingo--Tacoma; Fathers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eagles Hall (Tacoma);

Rhodes department store offered their customers a wide selection of everything they might need to look their best. Rhodes received new merchandise on a daily basis. View of men's socks and shirts section at Rhodes Bros, Easter sales signs in center of sock fixtures.

Department stores--Tacoma; Hosiery; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma);

Interior of Frost and Margaret Snyder's home. One of the bedrooms includes a twin poster bed, a chaise lounge, table, floor lamp and rocking chair. The woodwork is painted white and light draperies and sheer curtains lighten the room. A carpet is seen on the wooden floor. A radiator sits under one of the windows indicating central heating in the house.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bedrooms; Furnishings; Snyder, Frost--Homes & haunts;

Interior of Frost and Margaret Snyder's home. Another view of the entry way. A painting of the Virgin Mary with the Christ child is highlighted. Ornate wallpaper covers the walls. The entry is decorated for the holidays. A carved arm-chair, entry table, and rug are shown as well as the beautifully detailed woodwork. A staircase leads to the upper floor. A portion of a crystal chandelier is shown.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Entrance halls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interior decoration; Frost, Snyder--Homes & haunts;

Interior of Frost and Margaret Snyder's home. A view of the entry way. A clock hangs next to the front door. The house was designed by architect, F.A. Sexton and built in 1890. The early inhabitants included Lois D. Campbell, an early mayor of Tacoma, Alec "King of the Klondike" McDonald and Judge W.H. Snell. The house was destroyed in 1956. Frost Snyder had succeeded to president of Clear Fir Lumber Company from his father, John Snyder. He was also president of Vancouver Plywood and Veneer Company and a member of the Board of Directors of Puget Sound National Bank. Frost Snyder was born in 1892 and died in 1971.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Entrance halls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interior decoration; Snyder, Frost--Homes & haunts;

Interior of Frost and Margaret Snyder's home. The walls of the library are lined with bookcases and shelves. Comfortable arm chairs, a settee, tables and lamps are placed around oriental rugs. A large painting hangs over the bookshelves at the back of the room.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Libraries (Rooms)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interior decoration; Snyder, Frost--Homes & haunts;

Interior of Frost and Margaret Snyder's home. The study has a fireplace with a wooden surround. An oval mirror and frame are built into the surround together with a shelf for small items over the mantel and turnings at either side. A sofa and easy chairs flank the fireplace. A desk and chair back up to the sofa. A three-armed chandelier is shown along with a sconce on the far wall between the large windows.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Studies (Rooms)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interior decoration; Snyder, Frost--Homes & haunts;

The staff of the Progressive Italian-American Club stand behind the clubs newly modernized bar. The PIA Club was about to celebrate their remodeling by hosting a complimentary buffet luncheon for fraternal and social members and the press. The club, at 739 St. Helens, had been totally remodeled, at a cost of over $70,000 - almost twice the original budget. Rocco Manza, the club manager, and Frank A. Reda, the social chairman, had made elaborate preparations for the event. The same location was later home to Honan's Restaurant. (T. Times, 3/14/46, p. 9).

Italian Americans--Clubs--Tacoma; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma; Progressive Italian American Club (Tacoma); Dohrmann Hotel Supply Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1947. Dohrmann Hotel Supply Co. interior and exterior of Progressive Italian American Club. Chefs in the kitchen preparing for a banquet.

Italian Americans--Clubs--Tacoma; Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Progressive Italian American Club (Tacoma); Dohrmann Hotel Supply Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1947. Factory machine in unidentified plant circa 1947.

Machinery; Industrial facilities;

By April of 1946 the Curtis Publishing Company was one of the largest magazine distributors in Tacoma. Their magazine rack in the Pay Less Drug Store at 930 Broadway featured some titles we still recognize such as Time, Newsweek, and Esquire, and many others that are no longer published. They also carried a wide variety of detective and movie magazines. Customers were requested to pay for their magazines at either the candy or tobacco counters.

Periodicals; Racks (Supporting devices); Magazine covers; Curtis Publishing Co. (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pay Less Drugs (Tacoma); Drugstores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pessemier's Bootery. Exterior view of shoe store showing modernistic lettering on sign and remodeling of storefront.

Pessemier Bootery (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shoe stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A look at the boys clothing section of Rhodes Department Store on April 19, 1946. Piles of shirts, socks and other accessories await customers.

Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Sherwin-Williams Paint and Interior Decorating store, exterior at night showing lighted neon sign and display windows. The store was photographed on February 23, 1946.

Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Paint industry--Tacoma; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

W. P. Fuller & Co. was said to be one of the most progressive firms in Tacoma. They offered the best selection of paints, varnishes, enamels, window glass, wallpapers, mirrors and sectional kitchen cabinets. Interior view of wallpaper samples throughout store, sample mirrors by windows and on walls, and "Spring" banners are displayed. TPL-8388

Wallpapers; Interior decoration firms--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Samples; W.P. Fuller & Co. (Tacoma);

W. P. Fuller & Co. was said to be one of the most progressive firms in Tacoma. They offered the best selection of paints, varnishes, enamels, window glass, wallpapers, mirrors and sectional kitchen cabinets. Interior view of wallpaper samples throughout store, sample mirrors on walls, cabinets and "Spring" banners are displayed in showroom. TPL-8389

Wallpapers; Interior decoration firms--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma; Samples; W.P. Fuller & Co. (Tacoma);

Fisher's store corner window. Fisher's Department Store has been in Tacoma for 57 years, they have recently started a $500,000 expansion and modernization, which will help them serve their customers better. View of window display featuring Springtime fashions, swimsuits and vacation ideas. TPL-9669

Window displays; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Show windows--Tacoma; Bathing suits; Spring--Tacoma; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma);

An elevated view of two tug boats maneuver log booms through an island studded portion of Puget Sound. Log booms are made by connecting the outside logs to one another with cable while the interior logs are floating free. This is the traditional method of transporting a large number of logs in the northwest waters. The logs in the left front are very large. TPL-9245

Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tugboats; Puget Sound (Wash.); Islands;