Alma Ayres would offer Tacoma women the latest styles in clothing, junior apparel, millinery and accessories. Interior view of the new Alma Ayres women's clothing store; accessory bar is located in the center of the store, this area was owned and maintained by Ann Storey Hagen (T.N.T., 8/14/49, p. A-8 & 9).

Millinery--1940-1950; Clothing stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Showcases--1940-1950; Alma Ayres, Inc. (Tacoma);

Cocktail bar with bartenders, Murphy's cocktail lounge, Mrs. Lund. A crowd has arrived at Murphy's newly remodeled cocktail lounge. Floral draperies line the walls and several small tables are set around the floor. A large jukebox is seen behind a woman on the right. One of the bartenders, wearing a white service jacket, is bringing a tray of drinks for some of the customers.

Murphy's (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lounges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Eating & drinking--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Three types of prefabricated homes were being built in Tacoma. 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.

Prefabricated houses--1940-1950; Housing--Parkland--1940-1950; Yards--Parkland; Building construction--Parkland--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Parkland; Housing developments--Parkland; Wollander Farwest Homes (Tacoma);

You could take advantage of the Home Furniture Company's "Market Basket Deal" by purchasing a "Crosley Shelvador" refrigerator during the month of August in 1949. Along with your new refrigerator you also received the following groceries: "Libby's" tomato juice, a"Carstens" smoked ham, "Centennial" flour, "Nalley's" potato chips and pickles, a jar of"Tang", "Wheaties", "Kellogg's Rice Krispies", "Double Cola", Washington Co-op eggs, "Medosweet" butter and cottage cheese, "Pictsweet" broccoli and raspberries, "Jell-O", and "Borden's Kreamilk". The 1949 "Crosley" refrigerator started at $199.95. The Home Furniture Company was at 1152 Commerce St. (T.N.T., 8/18/49, p. 9).

Refrigerators; Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business enterprises--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma; Home Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Olympus Hotel was owned by Paul Sceva and managed by Virgil West. West had initiated the remodeling project just after he became manager, two years ago. The Frontier Room was accessible through the back entrance and through the main lobby; it was decorated like a 19th century inn, with amber glass and darkened wood rafters, historic murals of Washington State and could accommodate 100 people. Interior view of the Frontier Room, located in the Olympus Hotel; view of bar and restaurant area (T.N.T., 8/29/49, p. 4-5).

Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma; Bars--Tacoma--1940-1950; Table settings & decorations; Tablecloths; Hotels--Tacoma; Frontier Room (Tacoma); Olympus Hotel (Tacoma);

Home Furniture Company was located in Tacoma's shopping and business district, at 1152 Commerce Street; this business was owned by Samuel Wasserman. Home Furniture Company was advertising a "Crosley" electric range starting at $159.95 and up; with the purchase of this modern kitchen appliance you would receive the "Market Basket Deal" (T.N.T., 8/18/49, p. 9).

Stoves--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ovens--1940-1950; Business enterprises--Tacoma; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Home furnishings stores--Tacoma; Appliance stores--Tacoma; Home Furniture Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma's Rudder Club was located at 735 Commerce Street in Tacoma's business district; the club manager was Walter Geehan. Throughout the year the Rudder Club hosted and sponsored many events, including dinners, luncheons and style shows for members and their family and guests. Interior view of the Rudder Club's dining room; photo ordered by the Condon Company, an advertising company.

Table settings & decorations; Dining rooms--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma); Condon Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Photographs from A Street side, also from back side and interior of Garden Room, Tacoma Hotel, Armand Marion. The six story, brick Savage-Scofield Building, houses the Tacoma Hotel. The hotel's garage is seen to the left of the hotel. The Tacoma Savings and Loan Building stands to the right. Armand Marion was the owner and manager of the hotel during the late 1940's.

Tacoma Hotel (Tacoma); Savage-Scofield Building (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma; Tacoma Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

Western Furnaces specialized in heating, insulation, fiberglass home insulation, air conditioning, furnace repairs and cleaning; they were distributors of General Electric oil heating equipment. View of Chevrolet delivery truck for Western Furnaces taken on August 19, 1949. According to a reader, this particular vehicle was a "pipe fitters" truck that had a large mechanical "pipe cutter/threader" on the back bumper. The cabinets on the sides contained the various fittings used by the mechanic during the installation of galvanized piping used in hydronic (boilers) heating systems. The employee at far right was not identified. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chevrolet trucks; Signs (Notices); Laborers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Furnaces--Tacoma; Commercial facilities--Tacoma; Western Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma);

St. Regis paper plant in Tacoma is the focal point of the company's expanding pulp, paper and multiwall bag operations in the West Coast. The paper mill was recently completed and is one of the largest and most modern plants in the United States. View of the St. Regis Paper Company's crew at Camp #2, located in Mineral, Washington; view of high line yarder, with logs ready to be loaded onto cars. TPL-5682

Woodcutters--1940-1950; Loggers--Mineral--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Firs; Forests--Mineral; Cutover lands--Mineral--1940-1950; Woodcutting--Mineral; St. Regis Paper Co. (Mineral);

In 1920 the Dickson family home was voted by Tacoma architects as their choice as one of the three most beautiful homes in the city. The family also took pride in their garden, which was awarded a gardening prize in 1913. Interior view of bedroom; view of a beautiful hand carved four post bed with a lovely bedspread.

Woodwork--Tacoma; Wood carvings; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Floors; Boudoirs--Tacoma; Bedspreads; Beds; Furniture; Antiques--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dickson, George L.--Homes & haunts;

Copy of drawing, architect's sketch of design for lowering the tower of the Pierce County Courthouse which was damaged in the 1949 earthquake. Lance, McGuire and Muri, Architects. As of July 31st county commissioners revealed that structural weaknesses necessitated the removal of the tower. Estimates showed it would cost at least $60,000 to reinforce the tower sufficiently to allow it to remain. The Tacoma Architects' Society had petitioned the commissioners to spare the tower as it was "a noble example" of the Romanesque style. Removal of the tower and substitution of an ornamental peaked roof just above what would be the sixth floor level was estimated at $35,000. (TNT, 7/31/1949, p.1)

Pierce County Courthouse (Tacoma); Architectural Drawings; Lance, McGuire & Muri (Tacoma); Courthouses--Tacoma; Towers--Tacoma;

Fife's Poodle Dog restaurant was opened in 1933, added on in 1939, then demolished and rebuilt in 1949 at the same location. Richard's Commercial Photography would be displaying a photo mural at the restaurant. View of copy of large backlit illustrated Washington State map which hung in the 1949 building for Poodle Dog restaurant in Fife. Note Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in lower left-hand corner.

Murals--Fife; Maps; Interior decoration; Restaurants--Fife; Poodle Dog (Fife); Washington (State)--Description & travel;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, and fellow Tacoma Elks pose with banners and "I'm Going" buttons before a Milwaukee Road rail dining car. This was a publicity picture for the October 19, 1949, trip to Spokane. According to the banner held by John Anderson and others, $25 would cover the round trip tickets and a room at the Davenport Hotel. ALBUM 14.

Anderson, John H.; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

William A. and Lena M. Neher (seated, second row, fourth and fifth from left) were celebrating their golden anniversary. All of their children, grandchildren and other family members gathered at their home and helped the happy couple celebrate this milestone. The Neher family had not had a family reunion since 1912; view of William and Lena Neher's family (T.N.T., 11/26/49, p. 5).

Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reunions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Families--Tacoma; Grandparents; Group portraits; Neher, William A.--Family; Neher, Lena M.--Homes & haunts;

Jeanne and Jack Walters were honored by the Tacoma Golf Association at the Top of the Ocean on September 15, 1949, as the city's reigning links champions and as the first husband-wife team to win the city amateur and city women's titles. They had won their championships earlier that summer. Besides their handsome trophies, the Walters were presented with a silver table lighter as a gift from the T.G.A. and a pair of table lamps by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. Jack Walters was only 16 and a student at Stadium High School when he won the first of his 17 Northwest Lefthanders championships. He would go on to win the National Association of Left-Handed Golfers Championships twice, first in 1953 at French Lick, Indiana, and seven years later on the Fircrest Golf Club course. (T.N.T., 9/16/49, p. D-2-article; Gallacci, et. al., Playgrounds to the Pros, p. 281-article).

Awards; Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Walters, Jack J.; Walters, Jeanne; Lamps; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma; Tournaments--Tacoma; Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Tacoma Golf Association (Tacoma);

Elks Club. Members of the Elks are starting work on their 1949 Elks Stocking Fillers' annual Christmas benefit for Tacoma's under-privileged children. Three men review a long list of names of those Elks who have already signed up to work on the project.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Pacific Boat was owned by John B. and Robert J. Breskovich and Joseph S. Rosin. Pacific Boat was one of the leading boat builders in Tacoma during the 1940s; they had been actively involved in the war time production and post-war building era. Pacific Boat could custom built any type of boat, whether they were fishing and government vessels or pleasure crafts. View of "Pacific," a fishing boat built by Pacific Boat Building Company.

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

Cheney Lumber Co. was a modern stud mill, providing Tacoma and national industries with the building material most needed. Cheney had been at their current site since 1942, they were located on the west side of Port of Tacoma Road, north of East 11th Street. Interior view of one of the offices at Cheney Lumber Company, an executive believed to be R. Gene Grant is trying to get a dressed up goat to sign some documents.

Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Goats; Hunting trophies; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

View of the beautiful California coast, near Laguna, California. Photo was taken by Richard's Studio in September 1949.

Capes (Coasts)--California; Bodies of water--California; Coastlines--California; Seas; Bays; Rocks--California;

Red Cross would be hosting an autumn tea for all of their volunteers, Kathryn Plum and the Red Cross Board of directors would be hosting the tea. View of Kathryn J. Plum, Chairman of Volunteer Services at the Pierce County Chapter house; she is sitting at her desk reviewing the "Red Cross Courier"; Red Cross volunteer poster in background (T.N.T., 9/28/49, p. 11).

Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Community service--Tacoma--1940-1950; Uniforms; Posters; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; American National Red Cross Pierce County Chapter (Tacoma); Plum, Kathryn J.;

On November 15, 1949, Nancy Jane Bare gave an informal lecture on ballet in the Great Hall at Annie Wright Seminary. To help explain the various moves and positions discussed in her presentation, she used a number of her students to demonstrate including: front row (l to r) Kaydene Anderson and Frances Delano, and behind them (l to r) Carolyn Solberg and Jillean Cormier. By the end of the evening, every Tacoman who attended the free lecture knew the difference between a grand jete and an entrechat. (TNT, 11/13/1949, p.d-12)

Children--Dancers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dance--Tacoma; Choreography; Education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Costumes; Boarding schools--Tacoma; Stages (Platforms); Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Ballet--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma's Opti-Mrs. Club entertained their husbands at a no host buffet dinner at Alice and Hal Murtland's home. The club members played recordings of recent group discussions and showed home movies of summer activities including the club members with young boys at a campsite near Shelton. View of club members and their spouses at Hal and Alice Murtland's home (T.N.T., 9/29/49, p. 24).

Clubs--Tacoma; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Living rooms--Tacoma; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spouses--Tacoma; Murtland, Helen S.--Homes & haunts; Opti-Mrs. Club (Tacoma);

Tacoma's Quarter Century Club would be celebrating their second anniversary with a banquet at the Winthrop Hotel. Club members would gather together to commemorate the club's yearly activities. View of unidentified members of the Quarter Century Club celebrating the club's second anniversary; club members are playing musical instruments and singing.

Commemoration--Tacoma; Singers; Singing--Tacoma; Musical instruments--Tacoma; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Quarter Century Club (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Man at organ, Mr. M.A. Davenport, U-House Club. Mr. M.A. Davenport wears a dark suit and a striped tie with his white shirt. He leans forward with his hands on both levels of keys on an organ. His portrait was taken on November 2, 1949.

Davenport, M.A.; Organs; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Portraits; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A fearless photographer and the Puget Sound National Bank building are framed by the debris of the Fidelity Building, 949-55 Broadway, in this photograph from September of 1949. The Fidelity Building on the north east corner of South 11th and Broadway was being demolished by the Roy T. Earley Company to create room for the new F.W. Woolworth Building. The photographer has worked his way out onto the old buildings roof beams so that he can get a better shot of the demolition work in progress. (T.N.T., 9/18/49, p. A-6). TPL-5661

Demolition--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building deterioration--Tacoma; Abandoned buildings--Tacoma; Photographers--Tacoma; Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fidelity Building (Tacoma); Roy T. Earley Co. (Tacoma);

Oren W. Satterlee was a firefighter for the Fircrest Fire Department. Oren was married to Marie and they lived at 919 Princeton Street in Fircrest; Oren had previously been the foreman of Herb Satterlee Motors. Portrait photograph of Oren W. Satterlee wearing a striped suit and tie, his Fircrest Fire Department badge and his official cap.

Fire fighters--Fircrest; Insignia--Fircrest; Portraits; Portrait photographs; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fircrest Fire Department (Fircrest); Satterlee, Oren W.;

Tacoma's Own Comes Home. Ex-Tacoma resident Emmett T. Anderson, Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks National Organization, is presented a commeratative newspaper during a visit to Tacoma in October of 1949. Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Lodge and future Mayor John H. Anderson (in white coat and bow tie), stands next to Emmett Anderson. Headlines in the newspaper read: "Emmett T. Anderson Extra!" "Tacoma's Own Comes Home" ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.; Anderson, Emmett T.; Newspapers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Newspaper headlines;

John H. Anderson, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor (right), shakes hands with his Spokane counterpart on the rostrum of the Spokane Elks Club during a Lilac City visit by the Tacoma Elks (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.; Shaking hands--Spokane;

John H. Anderson, second from right, Exalted Ruler of the Tacoma Elks and future Mayor, enjoys fellowship with fellow Elks on a private rail car equipped as a bar during a club trip to Spokane. The Tacoma Elks would be spending a week at the Spokane clubhouse (T.N.T., 10/20/49, p. 13). ALBUM 14.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad passenger cars--Tacoma; Events--Spokane--1940-1950; Men--Social life--1940-1950; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Anderson, John H.;