This group of Shipmates are all wearing the latest summer "Sea and Sun" fashions, only available at Fisher's Department Store. Fisher's was about to have a grand opening on their third floor featuring the new "Fashion Center". Tacoma Yacht Club Shipmates and Fishers hosted the style show at the Top of the Ocean, where more than 718 people attended (T. Times, 4/19/47, p. 13).

Fashion shows--Tacoma; Fashion models--Tacoma; Patios--Tacoma; Spring--Tacoma; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Top of the Ocean (Tacoma);

Jorine Persing of Fisher's Department Store was the commentator for the 1947 fashion show featuring the bright new California designed "Sea and Sun" fashions. The Shipmates modeled and the Tacoma Yacht Club provided the boats, yachts and sailboats for the show. View of Shipmate wearing the latest in summer swim wear, she's enjoying the glorious sunshine (T. Times, 4/19/47, p. 13).

Fashion shows--Tacoma; Fashion models--Tacoma; Spring--Tacoma; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma); Bathing suits; Bathing beauties; Yachts--Tacoma;

This photograph was taken in 1947 shortly after the Tacoma Fire Dept. bought three new fire trucks from Tacoma Truck and Tractor Company. The Mack 1000 gpm pumper is parked in front of Fire Station No. 2, at 2701 Tacoma Avenue So. Fire Station No. 2 was built in 1907 from a plan by Paul Bergfeld, and was added to the National Register of Historic Buildings in 1986.

Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma; Fire stations--Tacoma; Vehicles--Tacoma; Tacoma Fire Department, Fire Station No. 2 (Tacoma); Tacoma Truck & Tractor Co. (Tacoma);

Deep Sea has trawl gear of the Icelandic type, with a high throat, designed to take free swimming fish of the cod and pollock type, in addition to bottom dwelling species such as King crabs, sole and flounders. The 140 foot trawler, built by Birchfield Boiler, Inc., will offer her owners, Deep Sea Trawlers, a complete fishing, packing and freezing plant. "Deep Sea" will be able to accommodate thirty two fishermen (Pacific Fisherman, July 1947, p. 40-41).

Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Birchfield Boiler, Inc. (Tacoma);

On March 16, 1947 the temperature in Tacoma reached a record high of 67 degrees. Summer-like weather had children and adults out and about enjoying the sunshine. Paul Gerber, 11, and several of his friends, thinking it felt like swimming-hole weather, went to Hoodlum Lake near Franklin Elementary School. Paul spied a "Danger" sign that was posted during the winter months, when the lake is partially frozen over, floating in the water and used it as a raft. (T. Times, 3/17/47, p. 1).

Gerber, Paul; Rafting (Sports); Rafts--Tacoma; Boys--Tacoma; Lakes & ponds--Tacoma; Rowing races--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Warnings;

The Young Men's Business Club Auxiliary helped raise money for new high school band uniforms for Stadium, Lincoln and Bellarmine in April 1947. The "Band Aid " committee distributed collection/donation bottles throughout Tacoma in cooperation with local businesses. Left to right view of committee members on jeep outside Lincoln High School are: Mildred Ose, Pearl Richards, Kathleen Allard and Virginia Belfoy (T. Times, 4/26/47, p. 11).

Jeep automobile; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fund raising--Tacoma--1940-1950; Young Men's Business Club, Women's Auxiliary (Tacoma); Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Ose, Mildred; Richards, Pearl; Allard, Kathleen; Belfoy, Virginia;

Cheney Lumber Mills could be found throughout Washington, Oregon and California. The Tacoma plant had a sawmill, dry kiln, planning mill, log sorting area, storage facilities and loading areas. This plant employed approximately forty people. Exterior view of Cheney plant, laborers appear to be stacking and moving studs by using equipment.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumberyards--Tacoma; Lumber--Tacoma; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Loading a shipment of lumber from Cheney Lumber Company was made easier by the Cheney's facilities and dock on Sitcum Waterway. Cranes could load directly from railroad cars that had tracks on the dock. TPL-5676

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumberyards--Tacoma; Lumber--Tacoma; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Cheney Lumber Co. was founded by Ben B. Cheney. Ben Cheney, although a well respected lumberman and a pioneer in his field, is also known for his interest in sports. The Cheney Stud teams participated in baseball, football, soccer and basketball. Ben Cheney was instrumental in bringing the Pacific Coast Baseball League to Tacoma and the Tacoma Cheney Stadium was named in his honor. A view of Cheney Lumber stacked on the dock ready for loading into a ship tied-up at the company dock.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumberyards--Tacoma; Lumber--Tacoma; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Don P. Tyler and George Nischan, meat specialists from the National Livestock and Meat Board conducted a program for retail meat dealers in Tacoma at the Elks Temple. The Meat Packers of the Northwest sponsored the program with Karl J. Maxwell of Carstens Packing Company as chair. One man is pointing to a section of a hung back quarter of an animal. Three others look on. (T.Times, 5/6/1947, p.18)

Meat Packers of the Northwest (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Don P. Tyler and George Nischan, meat specialists from the National Livestock and Meat Board conducted a program for retail meat dealers in Tacoma at the Elks Temple. The Meat Packers of the Northwest sponsored the program with Karl J. Maxwell of Carstens Packing Company as chair. This view shows the more than 200 attendees at the exhibition. (T.Times, 5/6/1947, p.18)

Meat Packers of the Northwest (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Audiences--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stages (Platforms)

Tacoma Retail Credit Women. Four members of the Tacoma Retail Credit Women's Breakfast Club stand outside ready to leave for the 10th District Pacific Council National Retail Credit conference in Vancouver, B.C. They are, L-R, Mrs. Robert Hall, vice president, Marge Phillips, secretary, Lea Green, president and Irene McEachron, financial treasurer. They all are wearing suits with corsages, hats, and carry handbags. They are either holding or wearing gloves. (T.Times, 5/24/1947, p.10)

Phillips, Marge; Green, Lea; McEachron, Irene; Tacoma Retail Credit Women's Breakfast Club (Tacoma); Commercial organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Precision Builders homes met the specifications of the Federal Housing Administration. The foundations were made out of plywood, they had wood framed panel units and the exteriors were Douglas Fir Plyscord. They offered three bedroom houses with or without basements and garages. Interior view of Precision Builders plant, units are being built on jigs to insure squareness and accuracy, photo ordered by Llewellyn Advertising Agency (T.N.T., 6/15/47, p.3).

Prefabricated houses; Building materials; Laborers--Tacoma; Precision Builders, Inc. (Tacoma); Llewellyn Advertising Agency (Tacoma);

Bellarmine High School provided a Catholic education for boys. Father Henry J. Schultheis, S. J. was President of Bellarmine and Father J. C. Meckes, S. J. was Principal during this school year. View of Bellarmine High School students and teacher getting their class or club photo taken for the 1947 school yearbook, "The Cage". The photo was taken in the school library, a Bellarmine poster is on wall above books.

Priests--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Libraries--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma); Religious education--Tacoma;

1947 Daffodil royalty. Hand-tinted portrait of Queen Joan 1, Joan Eidson of Puyallup High School (center) and her princesses, Patricia (Patsy) Buffum (L) of Lincoln High School and Patricia (Pat) McMahon of Sumner High School. All three young women were seniors at their respective high schools. (T.Times 3-25-47, p. 1-article and alternate picture) ALBUM 15.

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1947 : Tacoma); Eidson, Joan; Buffum, Patricia; McMahon, Patricia;

Rainbow Convention. The Pierce County Rainbow Girls were hostesses to the 21st annual session of the Grand Assembly of the Order of the Rainbow for girls which was held June 22, 23, and 24, 1947. Over 1,500 young ladies from Washington, Idaho, and Alaska attended. Several drill teams performed. The winning teams were announced on the afternoon of the last day. Eighteen young women cadets form a V-shaped formation. The young woman on the far right is wearing an all-white uniform. (T.Times, 6/23/1947, p.1)

Rainbow Girls (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drill teams; Teenagers--1940-1950; Uniforms;

Bellarmine High School's annual yearbook, the "Cage" had a whole section dedicated to their sports teams. View of a basketball, football, baseball and track team members, photo taken at Bellarmine's athletic field. Bellarmine also had a boxing league, and all sports had a varsity squad and first team.

Religious education--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma; Bellarmine High School (Tacoma)--Sports;

University Union Club members will wear chef's hats and aprons for their Saint Patrick's Day "Steak-Fry", each member will cook their own steak on the kitchen range. A Vaudeville stage show will follow the dinner. View of University Union Club members getting ready to cook their own steak and celebrating St. Patrick's Day, raw steaks on table (T. Times, 3/15/47, p. 3).

Saint Patrick's Day--Tacoma; Cookery--Tacoma; Cooks; Men--Clubs--Tacoma; Aprons--Tacoma; University Union Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

Tacoma Times Carrier's were rewarded with a train trip to the Snoqualmie Ski Bowl in the winter of 1947. Over 300 carrier-salesmen, 32 parents and 12 school teachers and nurses boarded a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific train to Snoqualmie for a fun-filled weekend. The carriers were rewarded for their courteous service and increase in paper deliveries on their routes (T. Times, 1/27/47, p. 1, 16).

Ski lodges--Snoqualmie; Skiing--Snoqualmie; Sporting goods; Newspaper carriers--Tacoma; Snoqualmie Ski Bowl (Snoqualmie);

Knights Templar. The Masons held a parade from the Masonic Temple to First Christian Church the day before the opening of their annual state convention on May 12, 1947. Hundreds of delegates were in Tacoma for the 60th conclave of the Grand Commandery. The parade included the Seattle Commandery band. (T.Times, 5/9/1947, p.1)

Stees, Harry W.; Perkins, William T.; Knights Templar (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Awards;

On a sunny day in May, 1947, Louise Kepper, a senior at the College of Puget Sound, stops to admire the "Kissing Posts" taken from the campus of Pacific Lutheran University by students of the College of Puget Sound. The CPS students set the posts, engraved with initials on every surface, in cement. CPS students were posted to guard their color posts from possible PLC "raiders". (T.Times, 5/5/1947, p.14)

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Kepper, Louise;

College of Puget Sound was about to end their 1946-1947 school year. Student photos, CPS activities and sports, and student life around campus would all be featured in the 1947 Tamanawas annual yearbook. Exterior view of John M. Kittredge Hall, students are gathered outside, photo taken for the 1947 Tamanawas. TPL-9725

Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

The Tacoma Totem Pole was built in 1903 by two carvers from Alaska. The pole was originally a 105 foot cedar tree trunk, donated by the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company, and now stands close to 80 feet tall. The totem pole was commissioned by William Sheard, hunter, and Chester Thorne, a prominent banker. The Tacoma Totem Pole was known as "The Largest in the World". View of Dan Hewitt standing by the Tacoma Totem Pole near So. 10th St. and A St.

Totem poles--Tacoma; Columns--Tacoma; Fireman's Park (Tacoma); Hewitt, Dan; Sheard & Thorne Totem Pole (Tacoma); Tacoma Totem Pole (Tacoma);

The Wright Building at the corner of 9th and Pacific was one of the first buildings in Tacoma to be spruced up during the Tacoma "clean-up campaign" started in April of 1947. City officials felt that two major benefits would be gained by business owners who participated in the campaign: greater safety by removing fire hazards, and greater business volume through improving the appearance of Tacoma's stores. Built in 1884, the Wright Building was demolished in October of 1969. (T. Times, 4/3/47, p. 1). TPL-8830

Window cleaning--Tacoma; Windows--Tacoma; Cleaning personnel; Scaffolding--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Tacoma Sportmen's Club (Tacoma)--Buildings; Business districts--Tacoma;

Helen M. Borcher, wife of Arthur Borcher, president of the Tacoma Rudder Club, would be hosting a "Stag and Doe" party. Rudder Club members and their wives will be invited to join in the fun, which includes a floor show, dinner until midnight and dancing until 1:00 A.M. Mrs. Borcher is wearing a tailored suit and feathered hat in this March 27, 1947 photograph (T. Times, 3/29/47, p. 12).

Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma); Borcher, Helen M.;

Group photograph of the Delta Alpha Gamma Sorority. Forty-one young women and their housemother. On Monday Elizabeth W. (Mrs. Kenneth W.) Johnson held a reception for Delta Alpha Gamma members and their guests at her home. The ten senior girls were welcomed to the alumnae group at this reception. Names are listed in the newspaper article. (T.Times, 5/3/1947, p.11)

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Delta Alpha Gamma Sorority (Tacoma); Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma was hosting the Pacific Northwest Plastics Association conference. William Cruse, Vice-President of the Society of Plastics Industries in the Northwest, stated he anticipated a bright future for the plastics industry in Tacoma. View of Modern Plastic Applicators architectural model of a house, photo ordered by Modern Plastic Applicators (T. Times, 4/2/47, p. 9).

Architectural models; Building models; Plastics industry--Tacoma; Modern Plastic Applicators (Tacoma);

Gallon size jug and smaller bottle of "Olympic Trainer", created by Dr. Wilbur Bohm and manufactured by the G. E. Hill Company in Tacoma. "Olympic Trainer" was a wintergreen athletic liniment, advertised to have been used by the American Olympic Trainer, Washington Redskins and Washington Senators Team Trainer. Photo ordered by Gordon E. Hill, possibly for an advertisement.

Bottles; Medicines; Physical therapy--Tacoma; Health care--Tacoma; G.E. Hill Co. (Tacoma);

Interior view of living room in a house designed by Mock and Morrison Architects. Multi paned windows in background are covered with floral curtains, Victorian and modern style furniture, fireplace with marble inset mantle on right side. This room provides a lot of seating areas and maintains an open spacious feeling. Photo ordered by Mock & Morrison, architecture firm.

Ceilings--Tacoma; Seating furniture--Tacoma; Walls--Tacoma; Draperies; Living rooms--Tacoma; Parlors--Tacoma; Architects; Architecture--Tacoma; Mock & Morrison (Tacoma);

Interior view of home designed by Mock and Morrison Architects. The left side of living room has a niche with built in book shelves and a fireplace with traditional mantle piece, The walls and ceiling are joined together by cornice molding, two decorative windows are visible in background. The room is decorated with different furniture styles, including an English Queen Anne highboy cabinet and Victorian chairs. Photo ordered by Mock & Morrison, architecture firm.

Ceilings--Tacoma; Walls--Tacoma; Living rooms--Tacoma; Parlors--Tacoma; Seating furniture--Tacoma; Draperies; Pianos; Architects; Architecture--Tacoma; Mock & Morrison (Tacoma);