Carstens Packing Company offered the highest quality products including: "Kimberly Beef", "T.C. Bacon", pork, lamb, "T.C. Sausage", veal, canned meats and "Sweet-N-Tender Ham". View of Carstens employees enjoying their company's Christmas party, which is being held at the main office in Tacoma, staff members are getting ready to sing Christmas carols, photo ordered by O'Connell-Ragan advertising agency.

Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Office workers--Tacoma; Christmas carols; Christmas--Tacoma; Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma)--People; O'Connell-Ragan Co. (Tacoma);

For many years Carstens Packing Company was a leader in the meat packing industry. They had the most modern packaging and shipping equipment located at their Tideflats plant. Carstens always offered their clients the highest quality products. View of Carstens employees enjoying Christmas turkey at the 1947 Carstens Christmas party held at the main office. Third from left is Jim P. Seabeck. Mr. Seabeck, now 96, resides in Spokane. Clay Lawrence has been identified as the man in the white coat seated at extreme left. He was the traffic manager at Carstens and worked there until his death in 1963. Photo ordered by O'Connell-Ragan advertising agency. (Additional identification provided by readers in 2010 and 2012)

Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Office workers--Tacoma; Eating & drinking--Tacoma; Christmas--Tacoma; Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma)--People; Seabeck, Jim P.; Lawrence, Clay; O'Connell-Ragan Co. (Tacoma);

Girls from Catholic College visiting Permanente plant, Bill Gorman. Students watch while molten alumina is siphoned from a reduction cell into a large crucible at the Permanente plant. Tacoma Catholic College had purchased the former Weyerhaeuser mansion, Haddaway Hall at 4301 No. Stevens St., and converted it into a Junior College for Women.

Permanente Metals Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Foundries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Evening school recreation activities, Tacoma School District #10, Tom Lantz. Teenage boys are learning to wrestle at the Salishan Community Gymnasium. One boy almost has another pinned to a mat while Hollister Gee checks. Many more boys stand around the mat waiting their turn. Hollister Gee was a student at the College of Puget Sound at this time, majoring in health and physical education. (T.Times, 2/26/1948, p.44)

Physical fitness--Tacoma--1940-1950; Physical education--Tacoma; Recreation--Tacoma; Gymnasiums--Tacoma; Wrestling--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wrestlers--Tacoma; Coaching (Athletics)--Tacoma; Boys--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gee, Hollister;

Pierce County Hospital for March of Dimes, Pierce County Chapter, National Infantile Paralysis Assoc., Emily Walker. A nurse will provide a weekly therapy session for two-year old Mickey McCann. He is with his father, chief petty officer T.W. McCann. Pierce County Hospital. Mickey had been hospitalized for one month when his family lived in Fresno, California. Funds raised through the National Fund for Infantile Paralysis are also used to advance research into prevention and cure of polio. (T.Times, 1/19/1948; p.2; 1/24/1948, p.1))

Pierce County Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; March of Dimes (Tacoma); Poliomyelitis--Tacoma; Boys--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Physical therapy--Tacoma; McCann, Mickey;

Duane Satterlee in dancing costume, Mrs. C.T. Satterlee. Duane Satterlee, son of Claude T. and Helen Satterlee, is shown wearing a dance costume, probably a young soldier wearing boots, a decorated vest and hat with feathers.

Satterlee, Duane; Dancers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes;

First Anniversary party for both papers, TAC, Bob Sanders. The Tacoma Athletic Commission held its Anniversary Party January 19, 1948. Plans for the evening included cocktails, buffet dinner, entertainment and dancing. This was the first anniversary of this popular club at its location at the Top of the Ocean. Howard R. Smith, president of the Tacoma Athletic Association at this time, and his wife, Ethyl A. Smith were among those receiving guests at the event. (T.Times, 1/19/1948, p.9, TNT, 1/21/1948, p.6)

Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Athletic clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Couples--Tacoma--1940-1950; Smith, Howard R.; Smith, Ethyl A.;

Tacoma Boat. A view of the interior of the "Defiance". Two men stand by the large, internal-combustion Gray Marine engine in the engine room. Arne Strom and Haldol Dahl were owners of Tacoma Boatbuilding Company and also had the local distributorship for Gray Marine engines. TPL-8952

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat engines;

Tacoma Boat, the "Defiance". A close-up view of the people on the three decks of the Defiance out for her water trials. Arne Strom and Haldor Dahl (owners of Tacoma Boat Building Company) are on the top deck, the second and forth from the right. New owner of the Defiance is Captain Ted Lucich of Tacoma for operation out of San Diego. (T.Times, 2/26/1948, p.43) TPL-8944

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dahl, Haldor; Strom, Arne; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Committee group of five at Top of the Ocean, Betty Lou Broz. The committee members planning the Tacoma Panhellenic luncheon and bridge party held February 7, 1948, met at the Top of the Ocean. All alumnae of national sororities were invited to attend the affair that was also held at the Top of the Ocean. L-R, they are, Wilma L. (Mrs. Arthur) Schmitz, Mary L. (Mrs. Edward I.) Broz, Beatrice R. (Mrs. Douglass C.) Welch, Marguerite B. (Mrs. Frederick L.) Clearman, and Mrs. T.G. Sutherland. (T.Times, 2/2/1948, p.11)

Tacoma Panhellenic Committee (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Schmitz, Wilma L.; Broz, Mary L.; Welch, Beatrice R.; Clearman, Marguerite B.; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company held their annual Christmas party for their telephone operators. They were also having a holiday party for children of the staff, Santa Claus attended the children's party and distributed gifts to them. The telephone operators had their holiday party at the Fawcett Avenue building, view of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph traffic girls, these women work on the telephone operator switchboards and are especially busy during the holiday season.

Telephone companies--Tacoma; Telephone operators--Tacoma; Telephone industry--Tacoma; Christmas--Tacoma; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Panhellenic Conference at Top of the Ocean, TNT, Frank Lockerby. Over 200 alumnae of national college sororities met at the Top of the Ocean for luncheon and bridge playing afterwards on Saturday, February 7th, 1948. "Wear Your Pin" was the theme of the first Tacoma Panhellenic Day. The ladies above were not identified. (T.Times, 2/2/1948, p.11-article; TNT 2-9-48, p. 4-article & various photographs)

Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Tacoma Panhellenic Conference (Tacoma); Playing cards; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buck & Sons had one of Tacoma's best selection of Ford tractors, they also featured Ferguson tractors, Quaker State H. D. motor oils and grease, tractor tires, and had an on site tractor repair shop. The company advertised "30,000 Customers Can't Be Wrong". Exterior view of building, new electric sign with company name and "Ford" tractor, show windows with Christmas tree on display.

Tractors--Tacoma; Agricultural machinery & implements--Tacoma; Equipment; Machinery; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buck & Sons Tractor & Implement Co. (Tacoma);

Wollander Far-West Homes. A truck is delivering the components of this prefabricated house. The foundation has already been laid and workers are stacking the newly delivered materials in the middle of the subflooring for the new home. Trusses are ready to be unloaded from the truck. They are nearly the first thing off the truck since they will be almost the last thing added to the house.

Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Prefabricated houses; Construction--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Children's birthday party at the Dr. Edwin and Leona Yoder home, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. Sarah Jane Yoder (Sally) celebrated her eleventh birthday with friends at her home. Reportedly, it took two tries to blow out all the candles. Place settings include a party popper and favor for each guest along side glass plates. Sally and her guests are, L-R, Karen Ludvick, Dorothea Weiss, Sally Yoder, and Suzanne Baker. The Yoder's purchased the former James McNeely home in 1942. James McNeely had the home built in 1917. (T.Times, 2/14/1948, p.13)

Yoder, Edwin--Homes & haunts; Children's parties; Birthday parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yoder, Sarah Jane; Ludvick, Karen; Weiss, Dorothea; Baker, Suzanne; Girls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Candles;

New Shell Oil Company station, Shell Oil Company, Mr. Rutledge. A night-time view of the exterior of the new Brazeau's Shell Service Station at 6th and Fife Streets. The station has two pumps at the island in front and two automobiles are in the bays, one up on a rack. One of the attendants is looking out at the street and another is checking the front tire of one of the automobiles.

Automobile Service Stations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brazeau's Shell Service Station (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Night--Tacoma; Night photographs;

Big Bear Food Store, Bud Merrell, Grocery store interiors, old "Arney's Market", Colemans. The new Big Bear Store has opened for business and the public are enjoying some of the features of the new grocery store. Some shoppers are coming through the check-out stands and workers are ringing up items at the cash registers and bagging groceries. The store had advertised free coffee, doughnuts and balloons for their grand opening. (TNT, 1/29/1948, p.3 and p.28)

Big Bear Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cash registers; Canned foods; Shopping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Showroom at City Motor Company, Oldsmobile, Anson Hart. An 1898 automobile is included in the display of the new 1948 Oldsmobiles, perhaps a way of introducing the Oldsmobile "98" class of automobiles. Oldsmobile was America's oldest motor car manufacturer with over five decades of design and construction development. The "98"'s were the upper tier of the Oldsmobile line. They carried a newly designed high-compression head. All the 1948 models were equipped with coil springs at all 4 wheels, rigid X-member reinforced frame, double-action hydraulic shock absorbers, proven knee-action front wheel units, four-way stabilization to prevent side sway at high speeds and dual-control center steering. (T.Times, 2/16/1948, p.8 and TNT, 2/15/1948, p.A-7) TPL-3555

City Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Oldsmobile automobile;

College of Puget Sound. A view of the bursar's office about the time tuition is due and payable in January of 1948. Students are seen through the openings receiving assistance from the staff. Inside the office staff are seated at desks and one woman reviews listings in a book. A large clock hangs on the wall at the back. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.22)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Recording & registration--Tacoma--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound. Harvey Wegner, Carol Kilgore, Jane Hill and Ed LaChapelle listen while Dr. Martin Nelson discusses an experiment in a physics class. Carol Kilgore is holding an instrument while Dr. Martin Nelson touches it with a cylindrical rod. She is wearing head phones and the instrument is connected to a readout. Formulas are written on the blackboard and a sample of a slide rule is hung over the board. A chart of the typical stellar spectra hangs on the wall. (CPS Tamanawas Yearbook 1948, p.31)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Physics--Tacoma--1940-1950; Experiments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nelson, Martin;

College of Puget Sound. Students are learning to use typewriters. They are seated at tables four at a time. The instructor is talking with one of the women in the back of the room. There are an equal number of men and women students in the class.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Typewriters; Typewriting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Classrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950;

College of Puget Sound. Women students in the lounge of the women's dormitory. Several students study individually or together although some appear to be having too much fun to be studying. Upholstered chairs, a sofa and a desk line the room which is carpeted. Floral drapes and venetian blinds are in place at the windows.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Studying--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interiors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lounges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Schorn Paints of Tacoma was located at 922 Commerce Street, Sigurd Scheine, a painter, lived at 2903 North Warner Street. Exterior view of business, with Schorn Paints display, Sigurd Scheine's name is painted on front of building; concrete foundation by Holroyd Company. Photo ordered by Holroyd Company, manufacturers of concrete blocks and other building materials.

Concrete--Tacoma; Reinforced concrete construction--Tacoma; Concrete products industry--Tacoma; Foundations--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Schorn Paints of Tacoma (Tacoma); Holroyd Co. (Tacoma);

This photograph of Marjie Joy Miller appeared in the Tacoma Times on January 17, 1948 while she was appearing in the Tacoma Little Theater production of "Janie". Praised by a local critic as the next Janis Paige, she went on to have a career as a dancer and actress under the name Marjie Millar. She starred with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in "Money from Home" and played Ray Bolger's girlfriend in the TV series "Where's Raymond". Full-length shot of Margie Joy Miller for Beauty-of-the-Week, Times, Mrs. McDonald. (T.Times, 1/17/1948, p.11)

Miller, Marjie Joy; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Actresses; Millar, Marjie;

The unidentified staff of the Oven Sweet Bake Shop, 8221 So. Tacoma Way, Lakewood, stand behind display cases containing fresh-baked pies, cookies, doughnuts, rolls and heart-shaped cakes. The bakery opened for business in February of 1948. The heart-shaped floral stand at the back of the shop has a ribbon wishing, "Success". The owner of the bakery may have been Mr. Filigini. The bakery only remained in business for about one year.

Oven Sweet Bakery (Tacoma); Bakeries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sales personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cookies--Tacoma; Doughnuts; Pies; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showcases;

Pacific Lutheran College has an important role in the education system of the Pacific Northwest. The growing College has gained national acclaim for its outstanding methods of instruction. Pacific Lutheran experienced an increase in student enrollment following the end of World War II. Exterior view of the newly built Memorial Gymnasium, one of the best college gyms in the west. Photo taken for PLC's Saga, the school yearbook (Saga, 1948).

Universities & colleges--Parkland; Education--Parkland; Gymnasiums--Parkland; Memorial Gymnasium (Parkland); Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--Buildings;

Interior, machine at plant, Wheeler Osgood, Miss Lindgren. An interior view of the plant that was known as the world's largest manufacturer of wooden doors. Stacks and stacks of finished doors are seen throughout this part of the plant.

Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery;

Tacoma Smelter for Industrial Page, Times, George Beckingham. This was called the anode where molten copper was poured into molds. Each copper ingot was 500 pounds and had to be jacked out by hand and picked up by a crane. The crane had to be attached manually and then guided to a cooling rack. The crew doing that also helped to purify the molten copper before it was poured by shoving logs into the melting pot to oxidize the impurities. Built and established as the Ryan Smelter by Dennis Ryan in 1887, the smelter was sold to William R. Rust in 1889, who changed the name to the Tacoma Smelting and Refining Company. It was sold again in 1905 to the American Smelting & Refining Company (ASARCO). Originally built to produce lead, by 1911 the smelter became a major supplier of copper and lead was no longer produced. The company smelted gold and silver and refined electrolytic copper and arsenic. (T.Times, 2/26/1948, p.35) (Additional information provided by a reader)

American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Smelters--Tacoma--1940-1950; Copper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

Float in Daffodil Parade, Associated General Contractors. The AGC sponsored this float in the 1948 Daffodil Parade. Two young women wearing evening gowns stand near a flower decorated hammer. Insignia of the organization are seen on the back and the side of the float and the words Skill, Integrity and Responsibility spelled out along the side for the Tacoma Chapter.

Associated General Contractors, Tacoma Chapter (Tacoma); Commercial organizations--Tacoma; Floats (Parades); Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1948 : Tacoma); Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns;

Mayor C. Val Fawcett escorts Gretchen Kunigk Fraser under crossed ski poles held by a Honor Guard during the April 5, 1948, Tacoma Athletic Commission reception celebrating her victories at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Members of the Tacoma Ski Club smile as they cross poles. Tacoma residents, 600 strong, welcomed back their hometown girl at the T.A.C. reception held at the Top of the Ocean. Also in attendance was Mrs. Fraser's husband, Don, who was a member of the 1936 Winter Olympic team. ALBUM 9. (TNT 4-6-48, p. 1)

Athletes; Skiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Tacoma Ski Club (Tacoma);