In January of 1949 an unidentified man held down a turkey while Dr. Chester M. Hamilton, the staff veterinarian at the Western Washington Experiment Station, gave it a vaccination for pullorum disease. In 1948, some 2,000 diseased chickens and turkeys were tested at the research center for farmers seeking to control losses in their flocks; more then 75,000 blood tests for pullorum were run through their lab. The Western Washington Research Center is a large farming research facility located on 46 acres of fertile valley farm land in Puyallup near Pioneer Avenue West and the SW corner of Fruitland Avenue. (T. Times, 1/9/49, p. 1).

Hamilton, Chester M.; Research facilities--Puyallup; Turkeys; Scientists--Puyallup; Agricultural industries; Agricultural productivity--Puyallup; Farming--Puyallup; Western Washington Experiment Station (Puyallup);

Sunnen Hauling Company specialized in auto freight and heavy hauling, the company was fully insured and bonded. Sunnen had recently worked on the new gymnasium at College of Puget Sound and was currently working with Mueller-Harkins Motor Company. View of large Sunnen crane at the new Mueller-Harkins Buick Center; the crane is placing a portion of the structure, which will hold the "Buick" sign on the roof of the new building.

Hoisting machinery; Pulleys; Lifting & carrying--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma; Show windows--Tacoma; Buick automobile; Sunnen Auto Freight & Heavy Hauling Co. (Tacoma); Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma);

The Lakewood Ice Club was sponsoring a fundraising event in support of young ice skaters from Washington. Local champion ice skaters would participate in the program; the performances would include: dance, duets or solos. View of Patsy Hamm and Jackie Boyle, champion ice skaters from Tacoma; last year they won National Recognition in the major league events held at Colorado Springs, Colorado (T. Times, 1/16/49, p. 14 & 1/20/49, p. 16).

Ice skating--Tacoma; Ice skating rinks--Lakewood; Winter sports--Tacoma; Athletes--Tacoma; Skaters; Lakewood Ice Arena (Lakewood); Hamm, Patsy; Boyle, Jack;

Figure ice skaters from Tacoma joined ice skaters from the Lakewood Ice Club for a special event held in support of young ice skaters throughout the State. These skaters have returned with trophies galore and would perform between 10:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. for spectators at the Lakewood Ice Arena. View of Nancy Roberts, 13 year old champion ice skater from Tacoma. Nancy performed at the Lakewood Ice Arena in the solos program (T. Times, 1/16/49, p. 14 & 1/20/49, p. 16).

Ice skating--Tacoma; Ice skating rinks--Lakewood; Winter sports--Tacoma; Athletes--Tacoma; Skaters; Lakewood Ice Arena (Lakewood); Roberts, Nancy;

Interior view of Buffelen Manufacturing Company's facilities; a laborer is operating a forklift, which appears to be moving plywood panels. Buffelen was one of the top six Douglas Fir plywood companies in Tacoma. American Manufacturing Company specialized in designing and manufacturing lumber and plywood handling equipment and machinery; photo ordered by American Manufacturing Company Inc.

Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Laborers--Tacoma; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); American Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

In December of 1948, E. Leslie Records, the son of Elmer H. Records, monitored his father's new "Thermal-Chemical carbonization and distillation process" for producing "smogless coal" in their research laboratory at 990 Middle Waterway. The process was created by Elmer H. Records, and he hoped it would be the answer to atmospheric pollution from coal gases. It took low grade bituminous and lignite coal, like the coal found in Washington, and converted them into a fuel comparable to high grade anthracite. (T. Times, 12/20/48, p. 5).

Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Laboratories--Tacoma; Coal--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Air quality--Tacoma; Pollution--Tacoma; Research facilities--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Industrial Research Lab (Tacoma); Records, E. Leslie;

Sisters, Bodil, 6, (left) and Turid Lee, 8, wearing traditional Norwegian clothing, curtsy for first grade teacher Harriet Caldwell in this photograph from January 1949 as they enter McCarver Elementary School. The Tacoma school system had an increase in foreign born students in the late 1940s. Bodil and Turid were born in Stavanger, Norway. (T. Times, 1/16/49, p. 31).

International students--Tacoma; Children--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teachers--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; McCarver Elementary School (Tacoma); Caldwell, Harriet;

Tacoma schools had international students from all over the world. These students, photographed on January 8, 1949, were from Canton, China and Stavanger, Norway. Bernice Hawley, a junior high teacher, was teaching the students English; possibly one of the school district's first English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers. Left to right, Fan Eng (age 12), Turid (age 8), Bodil (age 6), and Bernice Hawley (background), holding an English reading book in Mason Junior High library. Students are wearing their traditional native clothing (T. Times, 1/16/49, p. 31).

International students--Tacoma;Teachers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hawley, Bernice; English language--Studying & teaching--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mason Junior High School (Tacoma); Costumes;

These pipes photographed on January 20, 1949 will be used by Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company to hold the underwater cables across the Hylebos Waterway. The wires will lead to the northeast Tacoma area and will include television coaxial cables from Seattle. View of east end of the Hylebos Bridge where 10 pipes, 690 feet long will be installed 40 feet below the level zero tide (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 30).

Laborers--Tacoma; Pipes; Telecommunication cables--Tacoma; Telephone lines--Tacoma; Telephone industry--Tacoma; Telephone companies--Tacoma; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma);

A curling game at Lakewood Ice Arena, Times, Metcalf. A player has just released the stone towards the circular target at the other end of the ice arena. All members of the four-person team can brush the ice with their brooms to help the stone get closer to the target. TPL-10597

Lakewood Ice Arena (Lakewood); Curling--Tacoma--1940-1950; Athletes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brooms & brushes; Ice skating rinks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A curling game at Lakewood Ice Arena, Times, Metcalf. One of the curlers has just released the stone across the ice hoping for a bull's eye. The other team stands behind him. TPL-10599

Lakewood Ice Arena (Lakewood); Curling--Tacoma--1940-1950; Athletes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brooms & brushes; Ice skating rinks--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Western State Hospital had 225 acres of fertile lowlands and hills located above Steilacoom, this area was used as a farm since 1871. Western State's farm was maintained by professional farm staff and farm labor was provided by 300 ground parole patients. One of the largest components of the farm was the poultry department. Leslie Arbuckle was the General Farm and Animal Husbandry Department and Poultry Department head. View of unidentified man and a New Hampshire Red Rooster; these roosters and chickens were "capsule caponizing" using diethylstilbestrol (T. Times, 1/2/49, p. 28).

Mental institutions--Lakewood; Mentally ill persons--Tacoma; Asylums--Lakewood; Institutional care--Lakewood; Chickens--Lakewood; Farms--Lakewood; Western State Hospital (Lakewood);

Rainier State School for mentally ill children was established in February 16, 1937, at this time the school would be known as "Western State Custodial School". The school was set up to handle 700 children, it opened on October 19, 1939 and shortly thereafter was housing about 1,500 residents. View of Mount Rainier from Rainier School in Buckley (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 4).

Mentally ill children--Tacoma; Asylums--Tacoma; Institutional care--Tacoma; Children--Health & welfare; Mental institutions--Tacoma; Western State Custodial School (Buckley);

The pulp capacity at Tacoma has been planned so that this mill can make adequate quantities of bleached sulphate pulp available to the market, and at the same time supply the necessary bleached and unbleached sulphate pulp for its new high producing Kraft paper machine. Aerial view of St. Regis plant, located in Tacoma's tideflats area.

Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Allan and Bonnie Link were hosting a winter party at their beautiful Steilacoom Lake home in January of 1949. Helen Larsen, Dr. Edward and Kathleen Klopping, Delwen and Mrs. Jones, Douglas Reed, Dr. E. C. Funk, Joyce Fearn and many other individuals were guests at the Link's party. View of Fred C. Urban, one of the party guests, taking a break from the ice skating to warm up by the fire (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 21).

Parties--Lakewood; Fireplaces--Lakewood; Kettles; Cauldrons; Ice skating--Lakewood; Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Link, Bonnie J.--Homes & haunts; Link, Allan H.--Family; Urban, Fred C.;

Tacoma's Monday Civic Club was hosting a traditional Hawaiian luncheon at noon for its members to celebrate the New Year. The members and guests would board the "S.S. Lurline" for an afternoon of fun; Gladys G. Mahncke was the head of the luncheon committee. View of Monday Civic Club members dressed in native costumes, the ladies have their leis ready to greet the guests at the New Yorker Cafe (T. Times, 1/6/49, p. 10).

Parties--Tacoma; Leis; Decorations--Tacoma; Costumes; Luaus--Tacoma; Events--Tacoma; Women--Clubs--Tacoma; New Yorker Cafe (Tacoma); Monday Civic Club (Tacoma);

Tacoma Drug Company, later known as the Northwestern Drug Company, was moving into their new facilities in February 1949. Their new home offices were called "Modern as Tomorrow." They had large offices, a warehouse area that was enhanced by large windows and glass brick walls and an ultra-modern packaging and shipping area. View of four unidentified men standing behind Frederick C. Osmers, president of the new Tacoma Drug Company, on December 15, 1948; includes interior view of new Tacoma Drug Company facilities.

Pharmaceutical industry--Tacoma; Medicines; Drugstores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Drug Co. (Tacoma); Northwestern Drug Co. (Tacoma); Osmers, Frederick C.;

Harry Vandenberg (left) and Elmer Davis posed with a racing pigeon on January 19, 1949, in Mr. Vandenberg's pigeon coop, a large room above the garage located at his home on South Sheridan Avenue. Mr. Vandenberg's birds would land on a platform outside after a race but had to often be coaxed to enter the coop so that he could take off their bands and have the bands stamped by a timer. Mr. Vandenberg often rattled a feed can and/or cooed to attract their attention. Even with these persuasive methods, the birds sometimes made him wait before they decided to enter. Mr. Vandenberg and Mr. Davis may have been preparing for the upcoming pigeon race sponsored by the Tacoma Racing Pigeon Club. Organized pigeon racing had been going on in Tacoma for 21 years. Pigeon racing consisted of two types of races, one for young pigeons who could fly 100-300 mile flights and one for old pigeons who could travel further distances up to 500 miles. In Tacoma, racing pigeons were being bred and sold at Pigeon City Lofts, owned and operated by Dudley Dean. The Tacoma Chapter of the Racing Pigeon Club was originally started by Vic Pabst, Conrad Adler, Mike Techko, Lawrence Cornforth and Howard Olsen. (T. Times, 1/16/49, p. 17 & 1/23/49, p. 15). (Additional identification & information provided by a reader)

Pigeons; Pigeon racing; Recreation--Tacoma; Vandenberg, Harry--Homes & haunts; Pigeon City Lofts (Tacoma); Tacoma Racing Pigeon Club (Tacoma); Davis, Elmer; Vandenberg, Harry;

Emmett T. Anderson was the President and Treasurer of Anderson Printing Company Incorporated, James W. Anderson was the Secretary. The family owned and operated company was located in Tacoma's downtown district, at 758 Commerce Street. Emmett was married to Lucile B. Anderson, they lived at 1501 North 5th Street.

Portraits; Posing; Portrait photographs; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson Printing Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

In January of 1949, former Commissioner of Public Safety Frank T. Callender and 6-year-old Kenny Fine dramatized the current electricity shortage by erecting a broomstick, lantern and sign asking for public cooperation during the local energy crisis. Miserably cold weather had frozen rivers and streams, lessening the water flow to Tacoma's electric plants, greatly reducing their generating capacity. Generators had trouble meeting peak loads and there were slumps in both frequency and voltage. This power pinch covered not only Tacoma but was throughout the Northwest. Industry and householders rallied to conserve energy and reduced demands for power. Businesses in Tacoma were asked to reduce their light and power loads until 6:30 p.m. daily, a request obeyed by the building housing Callender's Restaurant, shown nearly dark behind Mr. Callender and Kenny Fine. (T.Times 1-18-49, p. 2; Various articles on power shortage - 1-4-49; 1-5-49; 1-10-49; 1-11-49)

Power shortages--Tacoma; Electricity--Tacoma; Scarcity--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Fine, Kenny; Callender's Restaurant (Tacoma); Callender, Frank T.;

Three types of prefabricated homes were being built in Tacoma after WWll. The first type included everything for the home, including the furniture; the second types was just the the house panels; and the third method had the panels and equipment necessary and was entirely assembled by the retailer. Exterior view of a Wollander Farwest home, table and two chairs are set up in the carport, view of exterior prefabricated plywood panels and door leading into the house.

Prefabricated houses; Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Driveways--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma); Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma);

Uncle Van and Sharon. A young girl and a man are reading the Sunday funnies into a microphone at KTBI.

Radio stations--Tacoma; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma; KTBI Radio Broadcasting Station (Tacoma); Comics; Communication devices;

Ward A. Smith was a well known Tacoma real estate businessman, in 1943 he was one of the co-founders of March and Smith Realtors. In 1947 Smith bought out his partner, renamed the company and became the president of Ward Smith Inc. During the mid 1940's, Smith became an active member in a number of home building firms, this later became the United Homes Corp. Exterior view of apartment building, possibly being managed by Ward Smith Inc.

Real estate business--Tacoma; Fire escapes--Tacoma; Apartment houses--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Ward Smith, Inc. (Tacoma);

Douglas Fir Plywood was marketed as the "Wood of 1,000 Uses"; this plywood was consistently going through quality and high performance testing at the Douglas Fir Plywood Association test centers and labs. The plywood would go through severe field testing and random sampling to ensure customer satisfaction. View of two unidentified DFPA staff members testing roof shingles; the men are using a machine to test the strength and durability.

Research facilities--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Equipment; Product inspection--Tacoma; Plywood; Roofing tiles; Hoisting machinery; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

In January 1949 Douglas Fir Plywood Association added two new findings for the plywood industry. First, they stated that for the first time in eight years, Douglas Fir plywood was in relatively good supply at the end of 1948. Second, manufacturers were tailoring their product more closely than ever to the customer's needs; they introduced additional grades and offered plywood panels in several stock sizes. View of two unidentified DFPA staff members testing roof shingles; the men are using a machine to test the strength and durability.

Research facilities--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma; Equipment; Product inspection--Tacoma; Plywood; Roofing tiles; Hoisting machinery; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Reverend M. F. Mommsen died in Tacoma, he had been a long time minister at Zion Lutheran Church for many years. Julia, Reverend Mommsen's widow, was reunited with twelve of their thirteen children. Standing left to right: Lester, Maxine, Thomas, Paul, Orpha Noble, Merlyn, Inez Vogt and Wilfred; seated left to right: Elizabeth, Julia (mother), Ruth Kosche, Marie and Lloyd. Naomi Stockdale was not able to attend her father's funeral (T. Times, 1/16/49, p. 4).

Reunions--Tacoma; Funeral rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; Mothers & children--Tacoma; Mommsen, M. F.--Death & burial; Mommsen, Julia--Family;

Times, Road fill, Prescott. A light snowfall along this road shows how the land was filled to bring the road bed above the water level. Before raising this road, South 96th Street near Sprague, it would be covered with water during heavy rains. An automobile travels south along the road, wooded on the other side and open land in the foreground. A two-story house stands among fir trees whose boughs are filling with snow. (T.Times, 1/31/1949, p.11)

Roads--Washington; Snow--Washington; Automobiles--Washington--1940-1950; Farmhouses--Washington; Forests--Washington;

Annie Wright Seminary was having their annual candlelight Christmas carol services, Christmas festivities would follow. This was an event that all grade levels at AWS participated in. View of Annie Wright students trying to get Santa's attention, the school Christmas tree is in background decorated with balloons, the teacher is standing on left side of Santa Claus (T.N.T., 12/12/48, p. D-4). TPL-8104

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Private schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas decorations; Santa Claus--Tacoma; Christmas trees--Tacoma; Christmas--Tacoma; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Marine Iron Works Incorporated designed and manufactured "Mighty Man" tractors, the tractor for small homes and farms. This small lightweight tractor could also be used to plow snow. Marine Iron Works had sold hundreds of these tractors in the East Coast and the Midwest. View of unidentified man plowing snow at the Richard Buffelen home, he is using the "Mighty Man" tractor (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 31). TPL-9141

Snow removal--Tacoma; Snow--Tacoma--1940-1950; Equipment; Machinery; Winter--Tacoma; Buffelen, Richard M.--Homes & haunts; Marine Iron Works, Inc. (Tacoma);

The University of Washington, along with the Tacoma Art League and College of Puget Sound were presenting an art program featuring art and the role of the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Left to right: Ethel Bowman, President of the Parent Teachers' Association, Mrs. J. Arnason Johnson, UNESCO Historian, Judge Blanche Funk Miller, Northwest Chairman for UNESCO, unidentified, unidentified, and Jeanette Tomlinson, University of Washington faculty (T. Times, 1/23/49, p. 22).

Tea parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Art; Art exhibitions--Tacoma; Receptions--Tacoma; Hats--1940-1950; Jones Hall (Tacoma); University of Washington; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; UNESCO (Tacoma);