Drawing upon the 14th Psalm and the Book of Revelations, Dr. Walter A Maier of the Lutheran Hour radio program addressed a capacity audience in the Tacoma Ice Palace, 3801 South Union Avenue, on May 21, 1948. The main theme of his address was "Christ, Not Communism". Dr. Maier told his audience that Communism was "anti-Christ, anti-Bible, anti-church ... and anti-everything that is God or good" and warned that a Third World War would "give the Reds the rule of the world". (T. Times, 5/22/48, p. 2).

Religious meetings--Tacoma; Evangelists; Public speaking--Tacoma; Audiences--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Events--Tacoma; Tacoma Ice Palace (Tacoma); Maier, Walter A.; Lutheran Layman's League (Tacoma);

The O'Farrell home in American Lake, had their kitchen remodeled using Tyle-Bord products. Tyle-Bord Company Incorporated manufactured building materials, the company was based out of Seattle. Frank Hobbs was President of the company, John G. Mitchell was Vice-President, and George R. Torrence was Secretary-Treasurer. View of model kitchen with Tyle-Bord ceiling and walls.

Remodeling--Lakewood; Pantries--Lakewood; Kitchens--Lakewood; Cupboards--Lakewood; Refrigerators; Tyle-Bord Co., Inc. (Seattle);

Two unidentified welders at the Ace Furnace and Steel Company, 3740 South Union Avenue, were busy putting together a large steel tank in May of 1948. Ace Furnace and Steel, founded in the 1930s by A.T. Davies, manufactured many different types of products out of steel including: all steel fabricated service stations, all steel welded furnaces, steel air-conditioned units and all steel transport tank trailers. The company's advertising motto was "If It Can Be Fabricated From Steel, Ace Can Do It Better". The company was sold to Mid-Mountain Contractors, Inc. at the end of 1966. TPL-8257

Welding--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Steel industry--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

View of house designed by Willard A. Wollander of Wollander Better Builder Plans and Wollander Farwest Homes. Interior view of house, beautiful hardwood floors, window in living room allows to naturally bring in light, fireplace with tile floor for easy maintenance, mantel connects to the built-in display shelves. Wollander Better Builder Plans and Wollander Farwest Homes could custom built your dream home.

Real estate business--Tacoma; House buying--Tacoma; Interiors--Tacoma; Model houses--Tacoma; Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma); Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma);

View of Pierce County Red Cross Chapter's "Articles of Incorporation of Red Cross Society of Tacoma, Washington", the document was signed on June 20, 1898. The organization was formed to provide relief to those in need, due to war, flood, fire, famine, or any other calamity. This chapter was affiliated to the American National Red Cross. The document also mentions the officers which should be involved in the organization. The original document was signed by fifteen people. (See also C33888-1, C33888-3, C33888-4 and C33888-5).

Documents; Recording & registration--Tacoma; Archives--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

View of Pierce County Red Cross Chapter's Incorporation documents, signed on June 20, 1898. This document was signed by Will D. Jenkins, Secretary of State of the State of Washington. This document was officially signed and the State Seal was placed on the document in Olympia, Washington on June 28, 1898. (See also C33888-1, C33888-2, C33888-3 and C33888-5).

Documents; Recording & registration--Tacoma; Archives--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; American Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

This was how Tacoma's Stadium district appeared from the air in August of 1948. The First Presbyterian Church at 20 Tacoma Avenue South, marked by its bell tower, lay at the corner of Tacoma Avenue South and Division Avenue. The Big Bear Market (618-20 No. 1st St.) and Walker Chevrolet (633 Division) were in the narrow portion of the pie shaped wedge between Division Avenue and North 1st Street. Stadium High School, 111 No. E St., was in the upper left and the Shaffer Terminals lined Commencement Bay in the background. Photo ordered by Columbia Breweries.

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma); Stadium Market (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma); Shaffer Terminals, Inc. (Tacoma);

The areas around South 15th and South 17th Streets were photographed by air in August of 1948. The Old St. Joseph Hospital (1812 S. "I") is on the left center side of the picture. The ballpark at the upper right hand corner is believed to be Athletic Park (later renamed Peck Field), 1418 S. Sprague.

Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

This is an aerial view of the Prospect Hill neighborhood which was taken in August of 1948. The photograph mainly focuses on the intersection of East Road and North Road. The large and elegant homes included 91 East Road, 95 East Road (since demolished) and 101 East Road to the left . There is a vacant lot on the right side of East Road and another spacious residence at 102 East Road.

Aerial views; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

40 et 8 Parade, Times, Sandegren. The Paul Bunyan entry in the American Legion's 40 et 8 auxiliary's Goof Parade included Babe the Blue Ox with Paul Bunyan astride her. A group of bewhiskered axe-wielding loggers accompany them in the parade. They have stopped to pose in front of the Northwest Airlines office on the corner of 9th and Pacific Avenue. The Lincolnshire Hotel and Railroad Ticket Offices shared the building. (TNT, 8/27/1948, p.1) TPL-9608

American Legion (Tacoma); Veteran's organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; 40 et 8 auxiliary (Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Goof Parade (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fictitious characters;

Peterson Boat Building Company built "Coronado", a 103 foot tuna clipper. "Coronado" had a 465 horsepower main engine and Superior Three Buda auxiliary diesel engines. The boat's owner was Joseph Bores, view of five men on the boat's trial run through Commencement Bay, Stadium High School in background (Pacific Fisherman, 1949 Yearbook Number, 1/25/49). TPL-8972

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma; Peterson Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);

32-year-old "Newsboy" Millich, a seasoned heavyweight from Sacramento, California was ready to take on Tacoman Roy Hawkins in 1948. Their July 1st fight would be the main event in a Raleigh Sligar Card sponsored event at the Tacoma Armory. View of "Newsboy" Millich's promo photograph for the upcoming fight; the 200-pounder is working out at Kelly's Gymnasium, formerly Amundsen's Gymnasium. Hawkins would end up knocking out Millich in the third round. (T. Times, 6/23/48, p. 12; TNT 6-30-1948, p. 20; TNT 7-2-1948, p. 16-results of match).

Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma; Boxing--Tacoma; Gymnasiums--Tacoma; Kelly's Gymnasium (Tacoma);

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;