Nalley's opened a new potato chip factory which houses a continuous chip frier. Only Kennebec potatoes were used by Nalley's to make potato chips. After harvesting the potatoes were held in a tempering room until the sugar content reverted, through natural processes, to starch. They were then dropped by a lift truck into a hopper where they began their journey along conveyor belts for washing, peeling, inspection, slicing, and rinsing. Chips were dropped into a long kettle where an employee controled the speed at which the chips were propelled through the hot oil. Here potato chips come down a conveyor belt and are reviewed by two workers for quality. The chips continue through a machine with a hood and then out of sight on the left. The factory contained a 10,000 gallon fuel tank to supply potato chip friers and two 5,000 gallon salad oil tanks. Three large air conditioned rooms stored the chips. (T.Times, 8/28/1946, p.5; Christian Science Monitor, 9/27/1958, p.10)

Nalleys, Inc. (Tacoma); Potato chips; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, a telephone operator's switchboard, used to connect the calling party to the party being called. Incoming calls light up an area of the switchboard. The operator plugs the end of a wire into the hole in the switchboard that designates the phone near the person being called. If that line is in use it is already lit and the operator can ask the caller if they want to wait or call back. The edge of another switchboard can be seen on the right-hand side.

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma); Telephone switchboards--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Charles Devlin, interior and exterior views of a model house for Douglas Fir Plywood Association. A female model enters a hallway carrying a box of Super Suds. Both the walls and ceiling of the hall are covered with an ivy patterned wallpaper.

Publicity; Plywood; Model houses; Artists' models;

Members of the Co-Ed Club relax at the lake-side home of Roscoe and Margaret Smith overlooking American Lake. They are planning the "Back to School" dance which will be held September 6, 1946, at the Crystal Ballroom at the Hotel Winthrop. L-R, Joan Niesen, Nancy Hull, Anne McCrea, and Peggy Rust. (T.Times, 8/31/1946, p.6)

Smith, Roscoe--Homes & haunts; Teenagers; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Co-Ed Club (Tacoma); American Lake (Wash.); Waterfronts; Debutantes--Tacoma--1940-1950; Niesen, Joan; Hull, Nancy; McCrea, Anne; Rust, Peggy;

Tacoma Boat Building. A port-side view of "West Point," the first all-steel tuna clipper built by Tacoma Boat Building Company. Immediately after the launching of "West Point" on August 17, 1946, the company began work on a 104-foot purse seiner for A.K. Anderson of Seattle. One of the largest and busiest boat builders in the area, Tacoma Boat had won a reputation for skilled craftsmanship in the designing and building of all types of fishing boats. The Tacoma skyline can be seen in the distance. (T.Times, 8/21/1946, p.5) TPL-8907

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Waterfronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Boat Building. A view of the water and waterfront immediately adjacent to the Tacoma Boat Building Company facility along City Waterway. TPL-6536

Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Waterfronts;

The Tacoma Community Chest and Council. W. Hilding Lindberg has been appointed chairman of the special gifts division for the fall Community Chest drive. Mr. Lindberg is also president of Standard Grocery. There is a telephone with a rotary dial and push buttons for an intercom on the left. A barometer and a calendar hang on the wall behind him. (T.Times, 8/28/1946, p.2) TPL-8341

Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); Lindberg, W. Hilding; Businessmen;

The Tacoma Community Chest and Council. A young woman makes entries on a ledger sheet and a large ledger book. She is using a fountain pen for her book work. She wears a wrist watch. A typewriter is on the right and a calculator is on the left.

Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); Office workers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Trailer Repair, the exterior of a travel trailer. Two men stand outside next to a trailer that is covered with smooth sheet metal. This view shows windows along the side and one in the back. It is hooked to an automobile in front with a trailer hitch.

Tacoma Trailer Repair (Tacoma);Trailers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Camping; Automobiles--1940-1950; Trees;

ca. 1946. Extensive grounds located on the Wayne W. Keyes property circa 1946. Mr. Keyes, a prominent Tacoma attorney, resided with wife Bernice (daughter of John S. Baker) in the Lakes District at 11437 Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. In 1921, he purchased the former "Sunnybank" country residence built for Charles A. Foster. The home and grounds were now known as the Keyes Mansion. The property included 8 1/2 acres of land, a three-story Dutch Colonial, and a large stable. Demolition of the house was completed on January 9, 1981, after the deaths of Mr. Keyes (in 1953) and Mrs. Keyes (in 1969), as the property was sold to several individuals. (TNT 1-11-81, A-14, F-8-articles on "Sunnybank")

Trees--Lakewood--1940-1950; Lawns--Lakewood--1940-1950; Keyes Mansion (Lakewood);

On September 16, 1946, a crew from the Tacoma Police Department, Department of Public Safety, was photographed while using a new street striper to paint traffic lane stripes on Pacific Avenue near the corner of South 84th Street. The traffic striping truck was designed and built by Carl Sohmer, a sergeant with the Tacoma Police Department. In 1951 Sgt. Sohmer took one of his highway striping vehicles to Los Angeles to demonstrate before the National Institute of Traffic Engineers. Two of businesses visible in the background are the Blue Moon Tavern, 8402 Pacific Avenue and Pacific Avenue Drugs, 8248 Pacific Avenue.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Painting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Gerrie Waechter and Charles Dartonwere married September 7, 1946. The birde, Gerrie Waechter Darton and her seven attendants are surrounded by flowers as they stand together at the altar. The bride's train flows down the steps and she holds a bouquet of orchids and stephanotis. Her attendants carry bouquets of mums in various colors. The attendants are, L-R: Marily Kershaw, Kate Peach, Shirley Abel, Jane Brace, Marilyn Whitman, Marjorie Lyster, and Lorraine Dahlstrom. (T.Times, 9/14/1946, p.7)

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Darton, Gerrie; Waechter, Gerrie--Marriage; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Kershaw, Marily; Peach, Kate; Abel, Shirley; Brace, Jane; Whitman, Marilyn; Lyster, Marjorie; Dahlstrom, Lorraine;

Walter Butt-Ursella Watts wedding. Attendants at the cake table line up behind the table decorated with the cake, candles and other refreshments.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Receptions--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Brunswick, Balker, Collender Company. The interior of a ten-lane bowling alley. The Broadway Alleys will reopen August 28, 1946, after being closed all summer for a huge modernization program. Heading the improvements is the installation of ten of the latest Brunswick alleys for league play. (T.Times, 8/27/1946, p.11)

Bowling alleys--Tacoma--1940-1950; Broadway Bowling Center (Tacoma);

Mountain View Memorial Park. A restful, tree-lined road greets visitors to Mountain View Memorial Park.

Cemeteries--Lakewood; Mountain View Memorial Park (Lakewood);

Irwin-Jones Motor Company, a Nalley's Potato Chip delivery truck. The Dodge truck has the name, "Ray Beeber Food Sales, Klamath Falls, Oregon", on the side of the door. The covered back end of the truck has painted signs for "Nalley's" and "Nalley's fresh Potato Chips, Fresh-Crisp-Delicious".

Irwin-Jones Motor Co. (Tacoma); Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dodge trucks;

O'Connell, Ragan and Richardson, an advertising and public relations firm in Tacoma, ordered a photographic copy of the original certificate awarded to Wood Coffee Company for their entry in the Spice Mill Packaging Show held at The Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago September 8, 9, 10, 11th, 1946. Wood Coffee Company was awarded first prize at the national packaging show based on the smartness of design and the prestige created from a new merchandising angle of the new package. The bag was designed to retain the aroma and flavor of the coffee and keep it at roaster freshness through a Lanofilm lining, Thermoseal closure, and Loktite bottom. The company was also known as Wood's Coffee Company.(T.Times, 9/19/1946, p.10)

Awards; Certificates; Advertising agencies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wood Coffee Co. (Tacoma);

Members of the American Legion Auxiliary, gift shop for patients. Six women stand by a Christmas tree displaying gifts including toys, tobacco, a picture puzzle and an Uncle Wiggly game.

American Legion Auxiliary (Tacoma); Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Christmas presents; Gifts; Gift shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Toys; Games; Puzzles; Christmas trees--Tacoma; Women--Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Red Cross. Well over 1,000 Christmas gifts have been wrapped and are placed on tables. Thirteen Red Cross workers and volunteers pose in the upper center.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Gifts; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Red Cross. Various gifts including belts, scarves, billfolds and ball point pens are stacked on the table where seven volunteers are wrapping Christmas gifts for service men and women.

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gifts; Packaging; Christmas presents;

Thirteen volunteers were photographed in early December of 1946 wrapping Christmas gifts for the servicemen who were patients at Madigan and American Lake hospitals. The ladies are hard at work in the Red Cross Building at 702-04 Broadway, hoping to make the "Best Christmas Yet" for the hospital-bound military personnel. At least 3,000 individual Christmas parcels were provided during the 1946 holiday season. Emmett Anderson was the chairman of this community service channeled through the Red Cross. Among the largest donors were the Tacoma and Puyallup Elks Lodges, the Army-Navy Club and the Central Labor Council. (T.Times, 12/7/1946, p.7-article)

American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gifts; Packaging; Christmas presents;

Geraldine (Mrs. Harold W.) Newman, dance committee chairperson, shows a dress to other Aquinas Academy alumnae during a meeting held to plan their annual Thanksgiving night dance. This year the dance will be held at the Club New Yorker. The other members of the planning committee are, from left to right: Mrs. Louis Grenier, Mrs. Harold Campbell, Constance A. (Mrs. Clarence) Baarsma, and Mary (Mrs. John, Jr.) DePolo. (T.Times, 11/16/1946, p.10) TPL-6572

Aquinas Academy (Tacoma)--Alumnae; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newman, Geraldine; Baarsma, Constance A.; DePolo, Mary; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of Murphy's Cigars, Cafe and Tavern. The sign over the entrance has neon lights and the front of the cafe is made of glass blocks; electric jewelry sign in background. Photograph was taken on December 6, 1946. TPL-7949

Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Taverns (Inns)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Beer halls--Tacoma--1940-1950; Murphy's (Tacoma); Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950; City & town life--Tacoma--1940-1950

Douglas Fir Plywood Association, four men building a plywood boat. The men are working on the bottom of a boat held up by inner supports. Tools and building materials line the wall of the workshop. Another boat sitting upright is in the foreground.

Boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Douglas Fir Plywood Association, one man working on a plywood boat. The boat is upright and shows the interior bracing for the hull. Exterior grade plywood required water-proof glues and a heat/pressure treatment. For boat building, plywood would require additional waterproofing.

Boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Marine Research. A motor boat afloat at a dock. The craft has in inboard motor, a small windshield and three rows of seats. The boat is made of plywood. Plywood boats were found to be light and durable. Marine Research also well known as the manufacturer of 16 foot laminated inboard boats of one-piece keel, stem and shaft logs as well as a line of specially developed utiliyt trailers. Headed by M.G. Gunther, Marine Research also produced 18 foot commercial skiffs for tuna clippers. (T.Times, 12/25/1946, p.12)

Boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Marine Research Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Marine Research. Two men take a small motor boat for a trial run. The craft has in inboard motor, a small windshield and three rows of seats. The boat is made of plywood.

Boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Marine Research Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Wearing the latest in stylish glasses, these women bowled for Green's Optometrists, 254 So. 11th, in November of 1946 at the Broadway Bowling Center. The women are wearing matching bowling shirts with their names above the left pocket: Marlys, Jean, Helen, Jona and Peggy. Several women's leagues competed at the Broadway Alleys, 739 1/2 Broadway, including the Broadway Ladies and the Eagles Auxiliary.

Bowlers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Green's Optometrists (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Broadway Bowling Center (Tacoma); Bowling alleys--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Former Tacoma mayor and recently elected U.S. Senator Harry P. Cain watches with admiration at the swiftly moving fingers of pianist Dorothy Helen Eustis in a November 16, 1946, photograph. Miss Eustis was in town for a concert at the Lakewood Theater scheduled for Monday, November 18th. Unfortunately, heavy snows forced cancellation of the performance, Miss Eustis' only Northwest appearance of the year. She was born in Seattle in 1916 and had studied piano there from childhood. At age 12, she was a soloist with the Seattle Symhony Orchestra and later in her teens performed with conductor Sir Thomas Beecham and pianist Jose Iturbi. Miss Eustis also was a soloist at Carnegie Hall and debuted at New York's Town Hall. Later in life, family and friends lost track of her when she moved to Europe. She was finally found in a Venice hospital in 1995; her mental condition had rendered her nearly mute and uncommunicative. After two years in the hospital, she was transported to a Catholic convent nursing home in Florence until her death in 2001. ALBUM 13. (Additional information on Miss Eustis provided by her niece, Barbara E. Cooper)

Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eustis, Dorothy Helen; Pianos;

Mary R. (Mrs. Ralph J.) Desimon ordered this studio portrait of her three and one-half year old chow chow. Photograph was taken on November 8, 1946.

Chow chows (Dogs)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dogs--Tacoma--1940-1950;