Harold A. Sanford was the President of Sanford-Nash Inc., he had been in the Nash dealership business since 1918. Exterior view of Sanford Nash Company, two signs posted by entrance tell us this is the Parts Department for used cars, the Service Department is located on lower floor. Stucco building at Sixth and Tacoma Avenue, two Nash automobiles in showroom windows, neon and painted signs on building.

Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma; Sanford-Nash, Inc. (Tacoma); Signs (Notices); Showrooms--Tacoma;

Hooker Electrochemical Co. also had a large plant in Niagara Falls, New York. The company was always expanding and had many smaller plants and offices throughout the United States. Since the end of World War II, they had substantially grown and were looking at the possibility of opening up an office in Vancouver, British Columbia. Exterior view of Hooker-Dextrex solvent plant, where Hooker produced chemicals PCE and TCE from 1947-1973. The water tank (safety first!) is on an adjoining shipyard property. Additional image information provided by patron.

Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);

Westwood Furniture Manufacturing Company was established in Tacoma in 1940 by L. Donald Fisher. The company was first on Center Street then moved to Lawrence Street in 1945. View of showroom with a matching dresser and vanity, the furniture measurements are given on bottom of photo. A floral wallpaper and lamps beautifully accent this bedroom furniture.

Clothes chests--Tacoma; Dressing tables; Lamps; Furniture stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Westwood Furniture Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

General Mills produced over 12,900 barrels of flour per day, their output had doubled in just five years. They were one of the oldest flour mills in the Pacific Northwest. The Tacoma plant handled most of the international exporting. Interior view of storage building with thousands of sacks of Sperry flour stacked up.

Flour & meal industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Grains--Tacoma; Bags; Food storage buildings--Tacoma; Storage facilities--Tacoma; General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma);

Reed Fixtures had moved into a larger building in 1946. They took over a fifty by ninety foot government surplus warehouse located on Center Street. They specialized in business fixtures, display cases and other commercial fixtures. Interior view of grocery store with new Reed fixtures, which included: food shelves, fruit and vegetable bins, and fixtures for frozen foods. This image shows the bins and fixtures stocked.

Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fruit--Tacoma; Vegetables--Tacoma; Food--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Reed's Cabinet & Fixture (Tacoma);

The Towers' kitchen measured 33 feet by 66 feet. It had all electric appliances and was finished in stainless steel. Bruce Parkers was the head chef, he was very well known throughout the Pacific Northwest. Interior view of the Towers' kitchen and dinner china, photo ordered by Dohrmann Hotel Supply.

Kitchens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tableware; Cooking utensils; Nightclubs--Tacoma; Restaurants--Tacoma; Towers Restaurant (Tacoma);

I. W. Johnson Engineering were well known specialists in the designing and building of sawmill machinery. In 1938 they designed and built the innovative sawdust making machine. View of sawmill designed, built and manufactured at the I. W. Johnson plant.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Engineering models; Equipment; Saws; I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma);

Hooker fine and heavy chemicals included: Acid chlorides, bleaching powder, metallic chlorides, muriatic acid, naphthalene derivatives, sulfide derivatives, toluene derivatives, hydrogenated products, fatty acid esters, chlorine liquids, chlorinating agents, chlorinated paraffins, caustic soda, aliphatic chlorides, benzene derivatives and benzoates. Interior view of plant and chemical producing machinery.

Machinery; Equipment; Chemicals; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);

Blue Skies starring Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Fred Astaire, Billy DeWolfe and Olga San Juan was opening at the Rialto Theatre on February 11, 1947. View of "Blue Skies" movie promotion window display at B. A. Almvig Music Co. featuring movie posters and the movie soundtrack.

Motion picture posters; Motion pictures; Sound recordings; Sound recording stores--Tacoma; Actors--Tacoma; Window displays; Crosby, Bing; Rialto Theatre (Tacoma); B. A. Almvig Music Co. (Tacoma);

Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby sing and dance to "A Couple of Song and Dance Men", which is said to be one of the movie's highlights. Fred Astaire performs the famous "Puttin' On the Ritz" wearing his top hat and dances up a storm in "Blue Skies". View of "Blue Skies" movie promotion window display, Fred Astaire's and Bing Crosby's style clothing on display at a Tacoma department store.

Motion picture posters; Motion pictures; Window displays; Crosby, Bing; Top hats; Hats--1940-1950; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma;

College of Puget Sound's orchestra was first called the Puget Sound Symphony, then later changed their name to the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. Raymond Vaught was the conductor, Clyde Keutzer was the head of the music department at CPS. Aside from the orchestra CPS music department had the Adelphian Choir and the Women's Chorus. View of orchestra during a February concert.

Orchestras--Tacoma; Concerts--Tacoma; Conductors; Students--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The National Cash Register Co. was the business machines headquarters in Tacoma. They had a sales and service department equipped to handle Tacoma business needs. Exterior view of store, window displays featuring modern cash registers for 1947 are next to a holiday sign.

Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cash registers; National Cash Register Co. (Tacoma);

Paul Prentice was a teacher in the science department of Stadium High School. He taught botany and biology for many years. He retired in 1949, after he became head of the science department. View of Mr. Prentice with his students. TPL-9463

Students--Tacoma; Classrooms--Tacoma; Blackboards; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Prentice, Paul T., 1885-1971;

The Condon Co. was one of the first advertising agencies in Tacoma. It was founded in 1916 by John Condon, Roscoe A. Smith is now the President. In 1943 they went through a complete expansion, preparing for an increase in business once the war was over. View of "Little Chef" electric stove, top burner and oven dials, electric cord is plugged in, and it appears the stove has storage compartments, photo ordered by Condon Co.

Stoves--Tacoma; Ovens; Appliances; Advertising agencies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Advertisements--Tacoma; Condon Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

I. W. Johnson Engineering Company were well known specialists in the designing and building of sawmill machinery. In 1938 they designed and built the innovative sawdust making machine. View of sawmill workers and machinery, it appears workers are feeding pieces of plywood into machine.

Machinery; Laborers--Tacoma; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma);

The Portland and Tacoma staff of the Tide and Bay Company were to attend a dinner and dance party. Over 200 people were expected at the festivities taking place at the Hotel Winthrop on Saturday. View of Tide and Bay Co. employee's banquet in the Crystal Ballroom at the Hotel Winthrop.

Banquets--Tacoma; Banquet halls--Tacoma; Tide & Bay Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Three unidentified Tacoma Camp Fire Girls were photographed on March 8, 1947 as they boarded a chartered North Coast Transportation bus to a day trip to Olympia. About 200 Camp Fire Girls and their chaperones were taking part in the special "Going Places" visit to the state capitol. The "Going Places" project was organized to celebrate the birthday of the Camp Fire Girls organization. The Olympia trip was planned to teach the girls about good government. The participants were scheduled to eat their bag lunches in the capitol cafeteria. (T. Times, 3/5/47, p. 16).

Buses--Tacoma; Bus drivers--Tacoma; Children--Clubs--Tacoma; Uniforms; Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma); North Coast Transportation Co. (Tacoma);

Benbow Lakes Resort was located on Mountain Highway between Tacoma and Mount Rainier in Pierce County. They had five hundred acres and five lakes and offered "Nature's Wonderland". Benbow was a family resort, providing fun, recreation and relaxation to everyone. View of cottages along lake front at Benbow Lakes Resort.

Cabins--Tacoma; Leisure--Tacoma; Recreation--Tacoma; Vacations--Tacoma; Vacation houses--Tacoma; Resorts--Tacoma; Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin);

Junior Red Cross volunteers were busy working on making bedside gardens to distribute to elderly shut ins for Easter. Left to right: Edna Mae Strobel, Maxine McKenney, Judy Tucker, Pat Kelly, Jon Willingham and Billy Marshall (kneeling). The children are working with Irma Hagen and Edith Ackerman in the Junior Red Cross community service program (T. Times, 3/20/47, p. 24).

Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardening--Tacoma; Children--Arts & crafts; Children drawing & painting--Tacoma; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

The Stadium High School Girls Club was having an "Easter Parade of Fashions" show in March of 1947. Club members would model the latest "Sweet Sixteen" and spring fashions. Getting ready for their modeling debut were : (l to r) Cathryn Damon in a casual short-sleeved dress; Joanne Ryan sporting the latest teen style hat; Janis Turner in an off-the-shoulder evening gown; Beverly Fox (seated on floor) wearing a two piece playsuit with bare midriff and Rosemary Tollefson, daughter of Congressman Thor Tollefson, looking very business-like in a tweed suit. (T. Times, 3/15/47, p. 10).

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Damon, Cathryn; Ryan, Joanne; Turner, Janis; Fox, Beverly; Tollefson, Rosemary;

A true "Easter Parade" of fashions was on display at the afternoon tea and fashion show sponsored by the Girls Club of Stadium High School and the P.T.A. in March of 1947. Many of Tacoma's leading shops, including Rhodes Bros., Fisher's, Lyons and Benders, furnished dresses and accessories for the fund raising event. In this photo, taken in front of Stadium H. S. are: (l to r) Cathryn Damon wearing a casual dress, Joanne Ryan wearing the latest teen style hat, Janis Turner in an evening gown, Rosemary Tollefson in a smart tweed suit and Beverly Fox wearing a two piece play suit. (T. Times, 3/15/47, p. 10).

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion shows--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fashion models--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Damon, Cathryn; Ryan, Joanne; Turner, Janis; Tollefson, Rosemary; Fox, Beverly;

On March 6, 1947, the audience at the Annual Elks Club Father-Daughter Program watched in awe as a local family of acrobats performed a series of stunts. Held in the Elks Temple, 565 Broadway, a large number of club members and their daughters and granddaughters performed in the program. The show's main attraction was a six year old pianist. (T. Times, 3/6/47, p. 13).

Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Acrobatics--Tacoma; Acrobats; Audiences--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Tacoma Council of Churches Youth Center was first used as the United Service Center for servicemen. After the war ended in 1945, the Tacoma Council of Churches Youth Council decided a modern youth center was an ideal option for the conversion of the servicemen's center. The center would give young people a downtown meeting place. View of Youth Center staff at work in their office on March 6, 1947.

Youth organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Typewriters; Tacoma Council of Churches Youth Center (Tacoma);

Interior view of Mallon Motors Ford Sales and Service shop, service area shows equipment installed by Equipment Supply Company, automobile supplies manufacturers and distributors. Ford sign is between the Mallon Motors Inc. sign and "Approved lubrication" signs. Ford sedan on lift rack, motor oil tanks and overhead hoses are visible.

Automobile equipment & supplies; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Mallon Motors, Inc. (Tacoma); Equipment Supply Co. (Tacoma);

Irwin-Jones Motor Company, Dodge and Plymouth dealers, service department showing equipment installed by Equipment Sales Corporation. Auto hoist, Pennsoil tanks, Purolator filter sign, enameled cabinets, sign w/ Dodge crest, Quaker State Motor Oil clock.

Business Enterprises - Tacoma - Automobile Dealers - New Automobile Dealers - Dodge / Plymouth Dealers - Irwin--Jones Company

Tacoma Times Carriers won their last game of the season against the Spokane Chronicle Carrier's team, 37-29. The game was played at the YMCA in downtown Tacoma. View of the Tacoma Times Carriers, Spokane Chronicle Carriers and some of their sponsors and supporters (T. Times, 3/29/47, p. 7).

Basketball players--Tacoma; Basketball--Tacoma; Balls (Sporting goods); Uniforms; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Young Men's Christian Association (Tacoma);

Reed's Cabinet & Fixture Shop had moved into a larger building in 1946. They took over a fifty by ninety foot, government surplus warehouse, located on Center Street. Reed's specialized in the designing and engineering of business fixtures, display cases and other commercial fixtures. Exterior view of Reed's, seven workmen from Reed's and a little girl stand in front of a Ward Rugh truck, that will be delivering Reed's fixtures.

Cabinets (Case furniture)--Tacoma; Showcases; Factories--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Reed's Cabinet & Fixture (Tacoma);

On May 15, 1947, employees of the Carstens Packing Company gathered around their new Kartridg-Pack machine. Some of the women were working on the sausage packing line, while other employees were admiring the end product. The new machinery packed the wieners side-by-side, bound together by paper loops instead of the usual method of stringing them tail-to-tail. The Kartridge-Pack had the ability to pack 3,200 pounds of wieners per 8 hour shift. (T.Times, 5/21/1947, p.7)

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Frankfurters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Publicity; Bundling (Packing)--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Josephine Graves shares with Kay Thompson her new April 28, 1947 issue of Life Magazine. The pictured mothers and daughters are taking a break from planning the University Union Club's springtime social event, the Mothers and Daughters' Tea, to peruse the magazine's pictures of the Mad Hatter's Tea Party from the American Repertory Theatre's production of "Alice in Wonderland." The tea will be held May 21, 1947 at the club with entertainment and corsages for all the mothers. L-R, back row: Jean M. (Mrs. Armond) Marion, Suzanne Marion, Mary B. (Mrs. George) Russell, Milfred Russell, and Janice Graves. Front row: Jane Thompson, Iris T. (Mrs. William) Healy, Helen B. (Mrs. J. Arthur) Thompson, Kay Thompson, and Josephine M. (Mrs. Jay P.) Graves. In foreground, Katherine Healy. (T.Times, 5/17/1947, p.9)

Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma); Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950;

R. Franklin Thompson, Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) was the President of College of Puget Sound. College of Puget Sound was established in 1888. Their Alma Mater was "All hail to Alma Mater, The best that can be found, The spirit of the Westland---All hail to Puget Sound. Her guardian is the Mountain, Beside the silver sea; We love thee, Alma Mater---All hail, all hail to thee."

College presidents--Tacoma; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Thompson, R. Franklin, 1908-1999;