Interior view of home designed by Mock and Morrison Architects. This room is possibly a living room or sitting room. Two doorways lead into a dining room and the entrance hall, a desk is between the doorways. Right side shows niche with built in book shelves and walls and ceiling are joined together by cornice molding. Different style furniture beautifully fits into this contemporary home, photo ordered by Mock and Morrison architecture firm.
Pantorium Cleaners & Dyers at 3306 Tacoma Avenue South was one of five dry cleaning and laundry services operated by the Home Service Laundry Company. Pantorium had domestic and commercial accounts throughout Tacoma. Besides apparel , the laundry specialized in cleaning drapes, curtains, carpets, rugs and upholstery. Door-to-door service was available. People are unidentified.
Interior view of entrance hall in house designed by Mock and Morrison Architects. A winder staircase with wooden handrail leads up to the bedrooms. The entrance hall is the focal point of the house, it is wallpapered, with throw rugs over wood floors, and allows easy access to all areas of the house. Photo ordered by Mock & Morrison, architecture firm.
Exterior view of Anna D. Miller's home, the grass is neatly mowed, trees and flower beds under the windows give this home a beautiful look. Anna D. Miller was an Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools. The Building Index indicates this home was built in 1908.
Miller, Anna D.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma;
Exterior view of Anna D. Miller's home, the grass is neatly mowed, trees and flower beds under the windows give this home a beautiful look. The house is located on the corner of A Street and East George Street. Anna D. Miller was an Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools. The Building Index indicates this home was built in 1908.
Miller, Anna D.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Trees--Tacoma;
ca. 1947. Reading tables in library at the Tacoma School of Nursing, circa 1947. The school opened new facilities in 1947, called Jackson Hall. Six girls were photographed at tables, bookshelves on left.
Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma); Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Studying--Tacoma--1940-1950;
ca. 1947. Shows multiple kitchenettes on both sides and tables and stools. Desk and refrigerator on left. In 1947, Tacoma General Hospital opened its new building housing its nursing training program. This was one of the classrooms in the Jackson building.
Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);
ca. 1947. Interior of a large auditorium at Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing, circa 1947, with 4 doors at back wall, one on left wall. Room is filled with folding chairs-set up. Tacoma General conducted its own nursing school from 1895 till 1980. This room was probably used as a lecture area for that school. In 1947, the school erected a new building, Jackson Hall.
Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);
Mode O' Day was a ladies clothing store that was established in 1930 in Southern California. By the 1960's there were more than 800 Mode O' Day stores throughout the United States. Tacoma always had one of the largest shops and later became the largest Mode O' Day in 1965. Mode O' Day offered a wide selection of fashion apparel and accessories for women of all ages. Exterior view of shop and window displays featuring frocks and hosiery is how Mode O' Day appeared in March of 1947 while still on Broadway. TPL-9093
Window displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storefronts--Tacoma; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Clothing stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mannequins; Mode O' Day (Tacoma);
Loxide Structures, Inc. This is a copy of photograph A27734-2. The lawn and left side of the house have been touched up, however, to show a lawn and foundation plantings with a fence and tree on the left. Loxide walls were designed in 1939 by A.A. Lahti of the Sunset Beach area. The system was produced to meet the need for low cost homes and had the advantages of being fast and simple to construct. Robert Thompson was president of the company, Albert J. Weberg, vice president, and Bee and Robert Campbell were secretary. (TNT/Ledger, 2/9/1947)
Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Prefabricated houses; Loxide Structures, Inc. (Tacoma);
Ace Furnace, Mrs. Conrad Adler. A copy of "Bull of Woods Gives Pep Talk". This cartoon by Fred Zinn reminds us that how the crew hears it and how management describes bad news seems to have been the same throughout the years. Conrad Adler was plant superintendent of Ace Furnace at this time. TPL-1610
Benbow Lakes, Red Cross Aquatic School for the Northwest, 75 men, 56 women. Some of the trainees take time for trying out the swings, see saw and ping pong table during the 10-day aquatic safety school.
American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Safety; Lifesaving; Bathing suits; Benbow Lakes Resort (Kapowsin); Lakes & ponds--Kapowsin;
Children who have learned swimming under the Red Cross, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomsen. A group of girls stand in the pool while one of the swimming instructors helps one of the girls learn to float in the water. More girls sit around the edges of the pool watching. Free swimming lessons were offered to Tacoma Youth through a program sponsored by the Tacoma recreation commission. (T. Times, 7/30/1947, p.5)
American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Children swimming--Tacoma--1940-1950; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bathing suits; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Children who have learned swimming under the Red Cross, American Red Cross, Mrs. Thomsen. A large group of boys stand in the pool at Lincoln High School watching while the instructor helps one of the boys learn how to float. Over 5,000 free lessons were given so far that summer. All instructors were trained at an American Red Cross safety institute. The free lessons were open to children from 8 to 17 years of age.
American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Children swimming--Tacoma--1940-1950; Swimming pools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bathing suits; Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Tacoma Auto Sales. Exterior of South Side Used Car facilities. Used cars were "Bot and Sold" at this location. You could also obtain insurance and car loans. Two men wearing business suits stand outside the shop by a mid-1940's automobile with wide-wall white walls. TPL-8100
Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; South Side Used Cars (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;
B.F. Goodrich Company, interior. This view shows displays of home goods, light bulbs, pressure cookers and outdoor athletic equipment. A sign at the back advertises convenient terms.
Group portrait of Miller & Donovan Tigers Baseball Team at Tiger Ball Park, also known as Tacoma Baseball Park. The Tacoma Tigers (Tacoma Club of the Western International Baseball League) was sold to the San Diego Club of the Pacific Coast League for $109,000 in October 1947. The sale included the Tacoma Tigers park property in Tacoma, the players, team franchise in the Western International League and all other franchises and privileges of the club. (TNT, 10/2/1947) TPL-6690
Installation and erection of trestle for new East 34th Street bridge, Mr. Elon Ellis, Timber Structures, Inc. A view from the bottom of the Tacoma Eastern gulch looking up into the wooden construction. The Tacoma Eastern Railroad ran through the gulch. Extremely long poles jut vertically towards the road level of the new bridge. The earlier bridge at this location was condemned in 1943.
Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bridge construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trestles--Tacoma--1940-1950; East 34th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Progress photographs;
Progress photographs: Installation and erection of trusses on East 34th Street Bridge, ordered by Timber Structures, Inc. Man rides on section being hoisted into position. Skyline cables and tackle swing into place one of the 6 1/2 ton arch sections of laminated structural timbers becoming part of the arch form. Timber Structures, Inc., Seattle, fabricated the complicated trusswork. (T.Times, 7/15/1947, p.1)
Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; East 34th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Bridge construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trestles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Progress photographs;
Progress photographs: Installation and erection of trusses on East 34th St. bridge, Timber Structures, Inc. A man rides the skyline cables and tackle down with a section of the arch that will support the wet concrete that will form the finished bridge when the concrete is set. (T.Times, 7/15/1947, p.1)
Bridges--Tacoma--1940-1950; East 34th Street Bridge (Tacoma); Bridge construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trestles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Progress photographs;
Interiors at the Buffelen Lumber plant on the Tideflats. The immense plant was located on Lincoln Ave at Taylor Way. It was one of the earliest producers of fir plywood; beginning plywood production in 1916. In this photograph, two employees, one of them a woman wearing slacks, stack sheets of plywood. Plywood was an important World War II material, used in boats as well as buildings. During and after WWII, it was used for pre-fab housing. ("The Plywood Age" Robert M. Cour)
O'Connell-Ragan, Carstens fleet of trucks at plant, Corey Wilbur. Carstens added refrigerated trucks to their fleet. Glenn Gray, supervisor of Carstens sausage sales, packs a delivery basket with sausages, ham, and other wrapped items from the air conditioned compartments to fill an order. The entire truck interior was lined with separate compartments. The temperature was maintained at 34 - 38 degrees. (T.Times, 6/18/1947, p.7)
Interior of Rug Cleaning Plant, Cartozian & Sons Rug Company, Edward S. Cartozian. A man views a guage that not only reads the current conditions but also prints a scale of conditions over time on a circular chart.
Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950;
Interior of Rug Cleaning Plant, Cartozian & Sons Rug Company, Edward S. Cartozian. One of the employees of the company places a carpet into a storage bin.
Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cleaning personnel; Cleaning;
Interior of Rug Cleaning Plant, Cartozian & Sons Rug Company, Edward S. Cartozian. Two young work together, one to spray the back of a rug and the other to move the rug up and down with a pulley.
Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cleaning personnel; Cleaning;
In July of 1947, Edward S. Cartozian moved his carpet business in Tacoma from 759 Broadway to the old automobile dealership building at 3320 So. G St. The Cartozian family had been in the carpet business in the Pacific Northwest since 1906 when Abram O. Cartozian started selling Oriental rugs from a small rented room in Portland. Ed Cartozian sold his business in Tacoma to Matt O'Haleck in 1994. The men in this photograph are unidentified, but it is believed that the third man from the right is Edward S. Cartozian.
Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cleaning personnel; Cleaning; Chevrolet trucks;
Cheney Lumber Company. Large logs felled by the Cheney Lumber Company dwarf the man standing on a bulldozer and another standing on top of one of the logs. Lesser trees are still standing in the now bleak landscape.
Chicago-Milwaukee Railroad officials and christening of the Olympian. A large crowd gathered to see the Olympian Hiawatha, Milwaukee's new diesel liner, christened on June 28, 1947. Its inaugural trip to Chicago was June 29, 1947. The new train cut the time of the Tacoma to Chicago service to 45 hours, 14 hours faster than formerly. (T.Times, 6/27/1947, p.1) TPL-9765
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950;
