The back side of a newly completed rambler in Lakewood looking out into a wooded lot. The massive chimney is built of the same brick as the lower portion of the house. The garage can be seen on the far left. Ordered by John T. Steward.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960;

Interior of home featuring the kitchen. A desk with telephone has been fitted into the near corner of the kitchen. Windows stretch around the corner and look out onto the paved play area. The design includes plenty of counter and storage space with the stove on the right and the sink by the windows on the left. A counter on the far end is open to both the kitchen and eating area on the other side. Ordered by John T. Steward.

Kitchens--Lakewood--1950-1960; Steward, John T.;

A window display of Motorola radios and television sets is shown at Neal's Radio Sales Company. Everyone wanted a television but they were still not in every household. Prices ranged from $229.95 for a 16-inch Philco portable to $620 for a Packard Bell 19-inch combination with radio and record player in November 1950. Ordered by Don Wok. TPL-9679

Neal's Radio Sales Co. (Tacoma); Televisions--1950-1960; Window displays--Tacoma--1950-1960; Storefronts--Tacoma;

The exterior of the Union Pacific Railroad Company office. The company is advertising the Streamliner with sleeping car service to Chicago and Sun Valley.

Railroad companies--Tacoma; Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1950-1960; Facades--Tacoma--1950-1960;

A view into Mrs. Renna Ringo's living room. The ceiling beams have been left exposed with tounge-in-groove boards showing above. The room has nearly floor-to-ceiling windows on the left to take advantage of a view of the Tacoma Narrows from this Narrowmoor home. A large brick fireplace creates a focal point at the opposite end of the room. The is a minimum of furniture and woodwork in the room. A large, open doorway leads off to the right and a division from the living room and hallway has been created with a bookcase with translucent backing on the right. Mrs. Ringo is seated near the fireplace. Her sister, Mrs. Stewart L. Johnson, is in the foreground working on needlepoint.

Ringo, Renna T.--Homes & haunts; Ringo, Renna T.; Living rooms--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1950-1960; Domestic life--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Apparently taken near dark from the beach area below, the second Narrows Bridge seems nearly complete and awaiting formal dedication. Dedication ceremonies are scheduled for October 14, 1950; the culmination of many years of planning and construction. The second Narrows structure replaces the bridge destroyed in a fierce storm on November 7, 1940. Photograph ordered by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corporation, one of the many firms involved in the bridge's construction.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (Tacoma); Suspension bridges--Tacoma; Bridge construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bridges--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Interior of unidentified church. Photograph ordered by Western Builders. Western Builders was a roofing, siding and insulation company located at 1702 Sixth Avenue. According to the 1951 City Directory, Fred Wilvers and G.W. Thompson were listed as owners. Photograph taken on September 25, 1950, showed an unidentified church's interior, apparently close to the roofline, where two men are working. Address of church cannot be ascertained.

Western Builders (Tacoma); Churches; Progress photographs;

Six employees of Oxygen Sales & Service stand by their Dodge delivery trucks outside the company's building in October, 1950. As the signs on the trucks and building indicated, Oxygen Sales & Service not only were distributors of oxygen and acetylene products but also rented and repaired equipment. The company shared a building with Mayberry Motor Parts as both were owned by members of the Mayberry family.

Oxygen Sales & Service (Tacoma)--Employees; Oxygen Sales & Service (Tacoma); Dodge trucks;

Copy of architects drawing of St. Andrew's Hall ordered by architects Lance, McGuire & Muri. The Episcopal Church was to be built of brick with a simple, graceful design with large, double doors at one end.

Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (Tacoma); Architectural drawings; Lance, McGuire & Muri (Tacoma);

Five men from Graybar Electric gather to honor Edward G. Adamson for his salesmanship with Graybar Electric in the Pacific Northwest District.

Adamson, Edward G.; Graybar Electric Co. (Tacoma); Business people--Tacoma--1950-1960; Sales personnel--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Blue Bonnet parade in Seattle. Four young women wearing checked cotton dresses and large brimmed bonnets pose with a covered wagon drawn by two horses and driven by two men in cowboy clothes. A totem pole stands behind them and the Seattle Hotel is on the other side of one of the many streets coming together at this downtown intersection. The women appeared to be replicas of the Blue Bonnet Sue image associated with the margarine brand. Ordered by Ted Bates & Company, Benson Inge. TPL-5828

Advertising--Seattle--1950-1960; Covered wagons--Seattle; Horses--Seattle; Totem poles--Seattle; Parades & processions--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Hotel (Seattle);

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the medical staff at Annie Wright Seminary observe one of the students: Miss Eileen Hooley, informary assistant and "baby corridor" housemother; Miss Alice H. Carey, nurse; and Dr. Joseph R. Turner, school physician. Student's name was not provided. Format 3 1/2" x 4 1/2". (1951 Shield yearbook, "Faculty" page)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma--1950-1960; Nurses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Physicians--Tacoma--1950-1960; Hooley, Eileen; Carey, Alice H.; Turner, Joseph R.;

Annie Wright Seminary. Several girls from the lower school at Annie Wright Seminary are reading books in their school room. A chart on the wall lists, "Books I have read", and a list of words as well as samples of addition along the top of the blackboard. These girls are wearing the traditional sailors uniform for the lower classes.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children reading & writing--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Annie Wright Seminary. Several girls are seen during swimming class at Annie Wright Seminary. The school provided aquatic formation and water ballet groups.

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Children swimming--Tacoma--1950-1960; Bathing suits; Swimming pools--Tacoma;

Ordered for The Shield by Annie Wright Seminary. Members of the faculty at Annie Wright Seminary: Mrs. Martha A. Shand, assistant in 5-year kindergarten; Mrs. Gladys Foster, 3rd class; Miss Ruth N. Jackson, 7th class, english and social sturies; Mrs. Erdine W. Schwan, 5-year kindergarten; Miss Sarah B. Thompson, 6th class, mathematics and religious education; and Mrs. Jean V. Jepsen, 4-year kindergarten. (The Shield, 1951)Format 5" x 6".

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1950-1960; Private schools--Tacoma; Teachers--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ray Penney, Tacoma author Rita McCarty and Dorothy Sechler converse at the second annual tea sponsored by the Tacoma Public Library and the A.A.U.W. held on November 19, 1950, at the Bonneville Hotel. The event was part of the library's celebration of National Book Week.

Authors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tea parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Penney, Ray; McCarty, Rita; Sechler, Dorothy;

Awarding sweaters to high school allstar football team on November 29, 1950. Football players and families listening to speaker. Presentation at Pontiac automobile dealership.

Awards; Football--1950-1960; Football players--1950-1960; Automobile dealerships--1950-1960;

Twelve women volunteers at the American Red Cross are wrapping bandages on December 19, 1950. They are among the group of Tacoma Red Cross volunteer workers who had made more than 350,000 surgical dressings for use at Madigan Army Hospital using material furnished by the Army. From left to right, front row: Mary K. (Mrs. A.P.) Smith, Lena Gerwels and Mrs. T.A. Robson; center row, Grace E. (Mrs. W.H.) Hyatt, Elsa L. (Mrs. W.) Nelsen, Mrs. T.A. Stevens, Mrs. Howard Martin, Mrs. J.A. Berg, and Ruth A. (Mrs. Ralph) Zumhoff, chairman; standing, Mrs. W.A. Chadwick, Mrs. H.S. Marnes, and Bernice J. (Mrs. Edwin) Howard. (TNT, 4/3/1951, p.3)

Charitable organizations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Community service--Tacoma--1950-1960; American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma);

Fritz and Georgia Glenewinkle's Collie dog presented the family with 9 puppies. When the puppies were old enough, the Glenewinkles placed them in dish towels, or diapers, and hung them from a clothesline strung across their kitchen. Perhaps, this photograph, taken in December, was for the family's holiday greeting cards.

Dogs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Collies; Clotheslines; Clothespins; Children & animals--Pets; Glenewinkle, Fritz--Family;

A close up of one of the beer steins in the Columbia Breweries collection. A ceramic stein with a metal lid connected to the handle with a metal hinge and a metal base. The body of the stein is carved with a man carrying a small tree towards a group of three dogs. Large medalions are also used as part of the decoration.

Drinking vessels; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma);

A close up of one of the beer steins in the Columbia Breweries collection. An etched metal stein with a flat lid and three large ball feet. The handle has a wide cruve.

Drinking vessels; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma);

A close up of one of the beer steins in the Columbia Breweries collection. A metal stein with a repeating open motif around the bulging middle of the body.

Drinking vessels; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma);

A close-up view of one of the steins in a collection by Columbia Breweries. The foot and lid of this stein are made of metal as well as the rim of the body. The body, handle and figure of a small boy playing a horn are deeply carved and may be made of stone, ceramic or ivory. The scene on the body of the stein shows women escaping from dogs or wolves with their sheep. A boy playing a larger horn is incorporated into the handle.

Drinking vessels; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma);

A close-up view of one of the steins in a collection by Columbia Breweries. The foot and lid of this stein are made of metal as well as the rim of the body. The body is carved of ivory, stone or modeled of ceramic and shows infant boys circling the stein. Another chubby boy sits astride a barrel on top of the lid. The handle is not shown in this view.

Drinking vessels; Columbia Breweries, Inc. (Tacoma);

Salley Farrell was a sophomore at Annie Wright in 1950-1951. She was a member of the Raynor Guild and the Bule Team that year. The sophomores were costodians of the library, co-sponsors of the Hop, sold magazine subscriptions, had the telegraph booth at the Christmas Carnival and attended the bean-eating party in gunny sacks. Ordered by Annie Wright Seminary. (The Shield, 1951)

Farrell, Sally; Portrait photographs; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Blancher-Kay Furniture Manufacturing Company was located at 2928 South K Street in Tacoma. The firm was owned by Erwin M. Blancher, Lowell M. Adelson, Carlton L. Ziemer and Lester Seinfeld. View of Blancher-Kay living room furniture including: a loveseat, chair, coffee table and end tables, and a modern table lamp.

Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Sofas; Chairs; Lamps; Coffee tables; Rugs; Furniture industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Furniture stores--Tacoma; Blancher-Kay Furniture Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

General Mills Sperry flour plant was one of the oldest businesses in Tacoma, and had been in the flour and grains industry for over 97 years. The plant was conveniently located in Tacoma's waterfront area by Commencement Bay, this gave the plant easy water and railroad access. Interior view of plant; view of dock in warehouse featuring an 18 inch turntable and hydraulic hoister; photo ordered by Mathews Conveyor Company of Seattle.

Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flour & meal industry--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Grain industry--Tacoma; General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma); Mathews Conveyor Co. (Seattle);

Three unidentified employees at the Carstens Packing Company plant, 1623 East J St., in Tacoma look over the sides of beef hanging in one of the Carstens' meat lockers. Carstens Packing Company was the largest independent meat packing company on the West Coast, with plants in Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane. They provided quality assured wieners, beef, bacon, ham, sausage, lamb, pork, veal and many other meat products. A copy of this photograph was ordered by the Poodle Dog Restaurant in Fife to be part of the Richard's Commercial Photography photo mural at the restaurant. The Carstens Packing Company was sold to Hygrade in 1952, and closed in 1990.

Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Meat industry--Tacoma; Meat; Meat cutting--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Poodle Dog (Fife);

Fisher's Department Store at 11th & Broadway opened their bargain basement to the public on August 18, 1949; they advertised this department as the first of its kind in Tacoma. The new department was one of the first moves made by the store during a new expansion project. Interior view of Fisher's bargain basement just after the close of opening day; sales personnel are completely exhausted and the hosiery department is completely destroyed (T.N.T., 8/18/49, p. 6).

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing stores--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Mercantile facilities--Tacoma; Sales personnel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shopping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma);

Fisher's Department Store opened their bargain basement to the public on August 18, 1949; they advertised this department as the first of its kind in Tacoma. This was one of the first moves made by the store during their large expansion project. Interior view of Fisher's bargain basement; view of house dresses for $1.99 and $2.98, house coats for $3.29, dresses for $4.99 and half size dresses for $7.98 (T.N.T., 8/17/49, p. 10-11 & 8/18/49, p. 6).

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing stores--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma; Mercantile facilities--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fisher's Department Store (Tacoma);