Tucker and Sons was a hardware store located at 4633-37 Pacific Avenue; the business was owned by Orson R., Howard W. and Roy E. Tucker. View of display booth featuring products available at Tucker and Sons hardware store. The first annual home show was held at College of Puget Sound and was considered a great success.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Hardware; Tucker & Sons (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Heatlox Furnaces Incorporated manufactured three different types of furnaces and heating systems: conventional controls, modulated controls and multiple zone systems. The company also offered a complete line of "Minneapolis-Honeywell" controls and "Moduflow". View of exhibit booth on display at Tacoma's first annual home show, featuring some of their products manufactured in Tacoma.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

View of Tacoma City Light display featuring information about power and your utility bill. The booth also has efficient electric ranges; statistics about Tacoma's population and energy being used in the area; Pierce County map; and photographs of the power plants and their locations. This booth was displayed at College of Puget Sound's Fieldhouse for the 1st annual home show.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Tacoma Dept. of Public Utilities, Light Division (Tacoma); College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Interior and exterior view of new store, Ghilarducci's, Elbert Baker. A view of the interior of Ghilarducci's new shop at 909 Pacific Avenue looking from the corsage bar toward the front of the store. Four set-out wings with their display mirrors are seen on the right and on the left are two refrigerated cases for cut flowers. ( TNT, 6/5/1949, p.B-12)

Ghilarducci's California Florists (Tacoma); Florist shops--Tacoma; Flowers--Tacoma;

Exterior view of the home that Wollander Farwest Homes and Wollander Better Builder Plans designed and built for Tacoma's first annual home show; this house was on display at College of Puget Sound's new Memorial Fieldhouse gymnasium. This house was designed and built in about three weeks, people who attended the home show could register to win this home and landscaped yard, which was valued at $8,500 (T.N.T., 4/26/49, p. 26).

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Wollander Better Builder Plans (Tacoma); Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma);

Band Mill, I.W. Johnson Engineering Company, Mr. Chuck Rowland. I.W. Johnson Engineering advertised they were complete sawmill designers and manufacturers of sawmill machinery. The company was located at 601 East 11th Street.

I.W. Johnson Engineering Co. (Tacoma); Machinery; Milling machines--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Washington Gas and Electric Company had recently installed a modern gas stove in Ralph and Hazel Schaeffer's home. Washington Gas and Electric Company offered their customers the convenience of gas cooking, water heating, refrigeration and heating. Interior view of the Schaeffer family home, located in the Tacoma Country Club area; photo ordered by the Washington Gas and Electric Company.

Kitchens--Lakewood; Stoves--Lakewood--1940-1950; Appliance stores--Lakewood; Appliances; Cupboards--Lakewood; Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Schaeffer, Ralph C.--Homes & haunts; Washington Gas & Electric Co. (Tacoma);

The Plywood Research Foundation was supported by all fir plywood manufacturers and devoted to the development of new products that could be manufactured from parts of the tree not already being utilized. View of plywood products being tested and tool being used for testing at the Plywood Research Foundation.

Plywood Research Foundation (Tacoma); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma)--Products; Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laboratories--Tacoma--1940-1950; Product inspection--Tacoma; Testing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Fife High School Senior Class, News Tribune, Mr. Knight. Sisty-six students were graduated at Fife High School June 1, 1949. Seniors are seated on stage, and the audience watches from the basketball floor and side galleries. Names are listed in the newspaper. This was the last commencement exercises to be held at this location. The new high school was scheduled for completion in February 1950. (TNT, 6/2/1949, p.19)

Public schools--Fife; Fife High School (Fife); Graduation ceremonies--Fife;

Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima in St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's School of Nursing, Sister Marie Geralds. The renowned "Pilgrim Virgin" statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrived Sunday, May 29, 1949, at St. Patrick's Church for two days and two nights on its "Crusade for Peace" across America. Carved from cedar by Thedim, Portugal's foremost sculptor, it is a replica of the statue of the Blessed Virgin which stood in the Basilica in the Cova da Iria, 60 miles north of Lisbon where the Mother of God appeared to three small children in 1917. (TNT, 5/27/1949, p.11)

St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Religious articles; Sculpture--Tacoma; Fatima, Our Lady of;

May Day at St. Leo's, Sister Lavinia. More than 40 young women stand on stage wearing floor-length gowns. The stage is set with side and back panels showing a woods with young, spring growth.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Stage props; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stages (Platforms); Auditoriums--Tacoma;

View of architectural drawing of Washington Hardware Company's future Wholesale Division building. This building would be built in Tacoma, and was designed by R. A. Chervenak of the architectural firm Lance, McGuire and Muri. Washington Hardware Company had their retail business in Tacoma's downtown business district; the store had two entrances located at: 924 Pacific Avenue and 923 Commerce Street.

Architectural drawings--1940-1950; Architects; Architects' offices--Tacoma; Architecture--Tacoma; Lance, McGuire & Muri (Tacoma); Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Western singer and motion picture actor Gene Autry (center with white hat) with a group of unidentified men at Cushman Indian Hospital on July 15, 1949. Mr. Autry made the most of his one-day stay in Tacoma with a visit to the Cushman Hospital to visit sick children, a radio broadcast on KMO, and capped it off with the Tacoma Athletic Commission - College of Puget Sound variety show at Memorial Fieldhouse. ALBUM 8.

Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singers; Autry, Gene, 1907-1998; Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cushman Indian Hospital (Tacoma); Indians of North America; Celebrities;

Western singer and motion picture actor Gene Autry demonstrates trick riding on his horse Champion during a show at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse on July 15, 1949. Champion Jr. also joined his famed sire on stage later that evening. The 12-act western musical variety show was sponsored jointly by the Tacoma Athletic Commission and the College of Puget Sound. Mr. Autry's troupe of western motion picture stars and radio entertainers included M.C. assistant to Mr. Autry, comedian Pat Buttram and vaudevillian Rufe Davis. (TNT 7-15-49, p. 13, 7-16-49, p. 3) TPL-148. ALBUM 8.

Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singers; Autry, Gene, 1907-1998; Horses--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Trick riding--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Studio stock negatives. An aerial photograph of a rural area with a highway running across it. A woods and lake are seen on the lower half while several buildings around a cleared area are seen above.

Aerial photographs; Land;

On June 28, 1949 Mrs. Beth Giseburt was pictured taking inventory of the Tacoma/Pierce County Red Cross Chapter's supplies for hospital emergency, home service or disaster relief. The volunteer staff of 30 in the production department, headed by Mrs. Giseburt, worked more than 8,100 hours between September 1948 and June 1949. They planned to be on vacation, however, July and August. The Red Cross of Tacoma dates to 1898. (TNT, 7/5/1949, p.17)

American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Clothing relief--Tacoma; Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Giseburt, Beth;

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks.Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, and his wife Lucile are welcomed home by a parade along Pacific Avenue. The convertible they are riding in has been decorated with sprays of gladiola flowers and fabric. They are escorted by Past Exalted Rulers of Tacoma Lodge number 174. Mr. Anderson was appointed to the Elks war commission when the United States entered World War II. He extended the service of the Elks to individuals in uniform all over the Pacific slope, Alaska and Hawaii. He organized the committees which met the needs of repatriated prisoners of war from the Philippines and Japan, furnishing food, medicine, clothing, transportation and cash as each case required. He served on the veterans service commission when the war was over. (TNT,7/26/1949, p.9; TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Elks, Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks. Mr. Anderson doffs his hat to the crowd as he and wife Lucile are escorted downtown in a parade held in his honor. Emmett T. Anderson was unanimously elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks Order of the United States at their national convention in Cleveland in July, 1949. He was a past exalted ruler of his lodge in Tacoma and a former district deputy grand exalted ruler for the Washington southwest area. He was also president of Anderson Printing Company. (TNT, 7/12/1949, p.1; TNT 7-28-49, p. 1-article)

Anderson, Emmett T.; Anderson, Lucile B.; Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Several shots of visit by Miss Washington to Tacoma, Tacoma Auto Parts, Sam LeBid. Grand Opening of Tacoma Auto Parts. Mayor Val Fawcett with Miss Washington 1949, Libby Aldrich of Kelso, during drawing for door prizes. Boxes of "Hot Water Auto Heaters" stacked under tarp. A crowd looks on from the background. (TNT, 7/1/1949, p.B-4)

Automobile equipment & supplies stores--Tacoma;Tacoma Auto Parts (Tacoma);Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Beauty contestants--Washington; Aldrich, Libby;

On July 15, 1949 a group of unidentified young patients at the Tacoma Indian Hospital, also known as Cushman Hospital, received a surprise visit from Gene Autry, the singing cowboy. A symbol of clean entertainment in western movies, radio and records (and later on television), Mr. Autry had flown into the Seattle-Tacoma Airport earlier that day at the controls of his private Beachcraft twin engine plane. He was in Tacoma as headliner of a 12-act western Musical variety show that was being presented that evening in the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. (TNT 7-15-49, p. 13, 7-16-49, p. 3) ALBUM 8.

Autry, Gene, 1907-1998; Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cushman Indian Hospital (Tacoma); Indians of North America--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sick children; Children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

57 foot purse seiner, interior and water shots, Birchfield Boiler, Bob Dorrer. The Esther B. is dwarfed by one of the baby flat-top aircraft carriers mothballed in the Tacoma harbor during her sea trials.

Birchfield Boiler, Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ordered by Charles F.A. Mann. This is believed to be the "Yolande Bertin," newly launched fishing boat that has entered the water outside the Tacoma Boat Building ways building on June 9, 1949. The boat would be docked at the boat building company for the completion of the interior work and a new boat would be started in the ways building. The $300,000 tuna clipper was purchased by the Carqueros Panamenos Company. TPL-9009 (TNT 6-10-1949, p. 22-alt. photo)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Launchings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Miss Helen Breskovich, a sophomore at Seattle University, would be traveling in Europe with her former classmate from Annie Wright Seminary, Sally Gilpin, and Sally's parents during the summer of 1949. They were to set sail on the Neptunia from New York City on June 28th. They planned to visit Naples, Rome, southern France and Belgium. Helen is the daughter of John and Mary D. Breskovich. Ordered by Mrs. John Breskovich. (TNT, 6/29/1949, p.20)

Breskovich, Helen; Breskovich, John--Family; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Travel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Breskovich, John--Homes & haunts;

Helen Ruth Lydia Ramstad and her bridesmaids pose in front of the altar at Trinity Lutheran Church. Miss Ramstad and Orville Eldon Kyllo were married August 20, 1949. The bridesmaids wear light-colored, floor-length dresses but not of the same design. The bride's train curves around in front of her into a puddle. The attendants carry sprays of gladiolus. (TNT, 8/28/1949, p.D-7)

Brides--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Weddings--Parkland--1940-1950; Altars--Parkland; Trinity Lutheran Church (Parkland); Lutheran churches--Parkland; Ramstad, Helen Ruth Lydia--Marriage;

Plastic plywood being applied as siding in dry kiln at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., DFPA, Hal Dixon.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Plastic plywood being applied as siding in dry kiln at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co., DFPA, Hal Dixon.

Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Building materials--Tacoma;

Western singer and motion picture actor Gene Autry with his group, the Melody Ranch Hands, during a broadcast from studio A at KMO radio in Tacoma, on July 15, 1949. Mr. Autry was appearing on the show hosted by Cherokee Jack and his Western Rhythm Ridin' Wranglers which broadcast Monday through Friday from 5 to 5:30 pm. The actor/singer, his horse "Champion," and 24 other film stars and radio entertainers performed that evening at the new College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. He was honored with a proclamation by Mayor C. Val Fawcett, declaring July 15 as "Gene Autry Day in Tacoma." TPL-942 ALBUM 8. (TNT 7-15-49, p. 13, 7-16-49, p. 3)

Celebrities; Singers; Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Autry, Gene, 1907-1998; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Music ensembles; Melody Ranch Hands; Radio broadcasting--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In July of 1949 contractor Bob Joshlin brought in a 120-foot crane from Northwest Hauling Company to remove the tower from the Central Lutheran Church. The church at 1001 South G was built in 1889 as the First Presbyterian Church. The tower had been condemned due to deterioration during its 50-year watch over downtown Tacoma. The church was demolished in 1955. (TNT, 7/15/1949, p.1) TPL-4455

Central Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Lutheran churches--Tacoma; Bell towers--Tacoma; Steeples; Hoisting machinery; Northwest Hauling Co. (Tacoma);

Four young children watch as Sherry Edwards sets off a Roman candle for the 4th of July, 1949. Her little sister Jane Edwards (far left) looks a little concerned, but the other three children, (l to r) Gretchen Edwards, Bruce O'Neil and Wendy Sue Edwards, seem to be enjoying the display. The girls are the daughters of Marion C. Edwards of Brown's Point and Bruce is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R.H. O'Neil. (TNT, 7/3/1949, p.D-1) TPL-4489;

Children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fireworks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Teenagers--1940-1950; Edwards, Jane; Edwards, Sherry; O'Neil, Bruce; Edwards, Gretchen; Edwards, Wendy Sue;

Man apparently drowned on 15th Street Dock, Studio spec. Police officers worked more than one hour in an attempt to revive an unidentified drowning victim June 9, 1949. The man apparently fell or leaped into the City Waterway from the bridge near South 15th and Dock Streets. The man was dragged from the water by Joe Parrent, an employee of a firm located near the dock. L-R, Russell Richardson, Glenn Nyland, Harry Fleming, Wilson Miller, Dick Davidson and Richard Mace. All except Deputy Coroner Volk were Tacoma Police Officers. (TNT, 6/10/1949, p.23)

City Waterway (Tacoma); Richardson, Russell; Nyland, Glenn; Fleming, Harry; Miller, Wilson; Davidson, Dick; Mace, Richardson; Volk, John K.; Police--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Drowning--Tacoma--1940-1950;