O'Connell-Ragan, Carstens fleet of trucks at plant, Corey Wilbur. Carstens added refrigerated trucks to their fleet. Glenn Gray, supervisor of Carstens sausage sales, packs a delivery basket with sausages, ham, and other wrapped items from the air conditioned compartments to fill an order. The entire truck interior was lined with separate compartments. The temperature was maintained at 34 - 38 degrees. (T.Times, 6/18/1947, p.7)

Carstens Packing Co. (Tacoma); Meat industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Meat; Sausages--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gray, Glenn;

Interior of Rug Cleaning Plant, Cartozian & Sons Rug Company, Edward S. Cartozian. A man views a guage that not only reads the current conditions but also prints a scale of conditions over time on a circular chart.

Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interior of Rug Cleaning Plant, Cartozian & Sons Rug Company, Edward S. Cartozian. One of the employees of the company places a carpet into a storage bin.

Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cleaning personnel; Cleaning;

Interior of Rug Cleaning Plant, Cartozian & Sons Rug Company, Edward S. Cartozian. Two young work together, one to spray the back of a rug and the other to move the rug up and down with a pulley.

Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cleaning personnel; Cleaning;

In July of 1947, Edward S. Cartozian moved his carpet business in Tacoma from 759 Broadway to the old automobile dealership building at 3320 So. G St. The Cartozian family had been in the carpet business in the Pacific Northwest since 1906 when Abram O. Cartozian started selling Oriental rugs from a small rented room in Portland. Ed Cartozian sold his business in Tacoma to Matt O'Haleck in 1994. The men in this photograph are unidentified, but it is believed that the third man from the right is Edward S. Cartozian.

Cartozian & Sons Rug Co. (Tacoma); Rugs; Service industry facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cleaning personnel; Cleaning; Chevrolet trucks;

Cheney Lumber Company. Large logs felled by the Cheney Lumber Company dwarf the man standing on a bulldozer and another standing on top of one of the logs. Lesser trees are still standing in the now bleak landscape.

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trees; Logs; Woodcutting;

Chicago-Milwaukee Railroad officials and christening of the Olympian. A large crowd gathered to see the Olympian Hiawatha, Milwaukee's new diesel liner, christened on June 28, 1947. Its inaugural trip to Chicago was June 29, 1947. The new train cut the time of the Tacoma to Chicago service to 45 hours, 14 hours faster than formerly. (T.Times, 6/27/1947, p.1) TPL-9765

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Chicago-Milwaukee Railroad officials and christening of the Olympian. Dignitaries at the Union Station. Mr. M.H. McEwen, Seattle, Western Traffic Manager, addresses the crowd gathered to christen the Olympian Hiawatha on June 29, 1947. All members of the train's crew wore fancy dress for the occassion. Others on the platform are, L-R, Mrs. Harold A. Allen who christened the train, Joshua Green, Seattle, Pioneer Transportation Executive and Capitalist; F.N. Hicks, Chicago, Passenger Traffic Manager, L.K. Sorensen, Seattle manager, J.B. Johnson, fireman, R.V. Hanicker, engineer, Mayor C. Val Fawcett and R.B. Craig, conductor. (T.Times, 6/30/1947, p.1) TPL-9764

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma); Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Johnson, J.B.; Hanicker, R.V.; Craig, R.B.; McEwen, M.H.; Sorensen, L.K.; Green, Joshua;

College of Puget Sound graduation. The College of Puget Sound held their 59th commencement exercises at Jones Hall, May 26, 1947. Two honorary degrees were given this year. The Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon William Bowman who was recently named superintendent of the Vancouver area of the Methodist Church. The Doctor of Human Letters was conferred upon Charles A. Robbins, bursar at the college for 30 years. L-R, William Bowman, Charles A. Robbins, not identified, Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, college president, not identified, and Dr. Edward H. Todd, president emeritus. (T.Times, 5/27/1947, p.1)

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; College presidents--Tacoma; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bowman, William; Robbins, Charles A.; Thompson, R. Franklin, 1908-1999; Todd, Edward H., 1863-1951;

College of Puget Sound graduation, May 26, 1947. Graduates file past the color post outside Jones Hall. The last time they passed through the gates of the color post was when each student entered the college as a new student.

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma--1940-1950; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Montgomery Ward Company. This is a brick, three-storied building. A fire engine/ladder truck, an automobile and a delivery truck are on the street. The milk delivery man is seen arranging items in the truck. The store front had been the location of the Porter-Cummings Company. Murphy's Cafe-Tavern is on one side and Sharman Books is on the other. Modern Display Service is advertised on the third floor windows. TPL-2534

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stores & shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fire engines & equipment--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mary D. Morsie and William A. Kinley wedding.

Couples--Tacoma--1940-1950; Morsie, Mary D.; Kinley, William A.; Marriage--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Residence and grounds at Wayne W. and Bernice Keyes home in the Lakes District. Mr. and Mrs. Keyes are standing in their front yard with two of their dogs. The mansion was originally built for Charles A. Foster and was called "Sunnybank" until purchased by the Keyes' in 1936. It was then referred to as the Keyes Mansion.

Dwellings--Lakewood--1940-1950; Trees--Lakewood--1940-1950; Lawns--Lakewood--1940-1950; Gardens--Lakewood--1940-1950; Keyes, Wayne W.; Keyes, Bernice; Dogs--Lakewood--1940-1950; Sunnybank (Lakewood); Keyes Mansion (Lakewood);

Fiberboard Machine, Mutual Fruit. Interior view at the Union Pacific Terminal. A young man feeds materials into the machine which makes cartons for the current grapefruit packaging. Wesley F. Crawford was president of Mutual Fruit Company.

Fibreboard Products, Inc. (Tacoma); Fruit industry--Tacoma; Packaging; Machinery; Mutual Fruit Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

A man wearing a light-colored suit holds a huge salmon by the gills. He is standing outside the Washington Hardware Sport Shop.

Fishermen--Tacoma; Fishing; Salmon; Washington Hardware Co. (Tacoma);

Peterson Boat Building, launching the "Joann". A crowd stands by the "Joann" while men stand on her deck furling a U.S. flag. Two young girls stand at the bow of the ship ready to christen her before she slides down the ways.

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

Prize winning homes on House Beautiful contest, Times, Burt McMurtrie. The home of George G. Franklin took second place in the Tacoma Times House Beautiful contest in 1947. The house had been built in 1905 for Charles H. Hyde, E.A. Wager, architect. The home is surrounded with well maintained lawns and gardens. A large rose garden fills the area between the curved driveway and a greenhouse. The two-stories house has climbers coming up to the roof. (T.Times, 7/25/1947, p.18) TPL-8558

Franklin, George G.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950; Gardens--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trees--Tacoma--1940-1950; Roses; Greenhouses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Driveways--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New spray equipment, George R. Marvin Company. A man is demonstrating the powerful spray from a portable sprayer pulled behind a truck. The sprayer has a 600 gallon capacity tank and can be used to apply a fireproof asphalt surface, as here, to a building, or, among other uses, to put out fires. The company manufactured fabricated steel products. Format 3 1/2 x 4 1/2. (T.Times, 8/6/1947, p.5)

George R. Marvin Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Equipment;

Cheyenne Northwestern premiere at the Holly Theater in Medford, Oregon. Actor Alan Hale, Sr., will be there in person that night only. Penning in the crowd is a line of people mounted on horseback who are dressed in western garb. It appears that every other horseman is a police officer, possibly a member of a sheriff's posse. The large crowd outside the theater appears to be waiting to be admitted. Two Pacific Northwest natives had roles in the film: Janis Paige who as Emily Carson performed two numbers and Bruce Bennett as the Poet, Ed Landers. Both were born in Tacoma; Bennett was formerly known as Herman Brix, Olympian and a past Tarzan.

Hale, Alan; Actors; Motion picture premieres--Oregon--Medford; Motion picture theaters--Oregon--Medford; Marquees--Oregon--Medford; Motion picture audiences--Oregon--Medford; Horses--Oregon--Medford; Mounted police--Oregon--Medford; Westerns;

Group of five men in office at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.

J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Offices--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Salmon troller "Rujac" and crew, Cary Wilbur. When Jack Mandy came to work at Todd-Pacific Shipyards from Michigan he fell in love with the ocean and fishing. His wife, Ruth, and son, Jack Jr., also got interested in salmon fishing. Jack, a former shipyard welder, decided to build a fishing boat. And so he did, in his neighbor's back yard. He bought plans from Edwin Monk of Seattle and built this 40 foot, 5 inch, fishing vessel. He named it for his wife and him and they set out at the end of June for fishing of Ketchican, Alaska. Navy ships are in the background. (T.Times, 7/3/1947, p.3)

Mandy, Jack; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warships--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Display unit, Consolidated Sales Co., Mr. Soares. A three-sided sliding door display shown from above. One of the demonstration doors is open showing some demonstration materials stored inside the display.

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Consolidated Sales Co. (Tacoma);

New location Mueller-Harkins Service Center showing foundation forms, Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Mr. O'Brien. New construction at 6th and Saint Helens Ave. The already existing service center can be seen adjacent to this construction. The Tacoma tideflats are in the distance.

Mueller-Harkins Motor Co. (Tacoma); Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Progress photographs;

Eastern Star at the Armory. This session was the Order of Eastern Star's 59th annual session. They expected 2,000 to attend representing 45,000 in the state from 225 chapters. (T.Times, 6/17/1947, p.6)

Order of Eastern Star (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Eastern Star Convention at the New Yorker Cafe, Margaret Kinnich. These are five of the men and women who attended the banquet for past grand matrons and past grand patrons from the Order of Eastern Star during the session held in Tacoma June 19 - 21, 1947. (T.Times, 6/12/1947, p.10)

Order of Eastern Star (Tacoma); New Yorker Cafe (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Laying of Cornerstone at Pacific Lutheran College. Ceremonies were held to lay the cornerstone June 10, 1947, at Pacific Lutheran College for a new, three-story student union building. Dr. C.S. Eastvold, president of Pacific Lutheran College, was the master of ceremonies and the invocation was given by Dr. H.L. Foss, president of the board of trustees. (T.Times, 6/11/1947, p.5)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Rites & ceremonies--Parkland--1940-1950; Cornerstone laying--Parkland--1940-1950;

Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. A banquet is being held in this photograph dated July 10, 1947. A U-shaped table arrangement seats men and women around the room. Several men stand at the head table. The numbers of telephones in Tacoma had grown tremendously since the end of World War II. As of September 15, 1948, Tacoma had hit a record number of 62,559 phones, a gain of 18,737 since V-J Day. The number of phones hit 50,000 September 3, 1946. The druggist W.P. Bonney was the first Tacoman to have a telephone in 1885.

Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Telephone companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Formal coverage of opening plant in Portland, Oregon, Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, Fred Shanaman. An ariel view of the new facilities in Portland, Oregon. The Portland plant was established in 1940 and manufactured chlorine, caustic soda, sodium chlorate and DDT. A log boom can be seen on the Columbia River. (T.N.T., 5/16/1955)

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. (Portland, Or.); Chemical industry--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Oregon--Portland;

Formal coverage of opening plant in Portland, Oregon, Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company, Fred Shanaman. An ariel view of the new facilities. President Fred C. Shanaman reported that with the addition of the new facilities for manufacture of chlorine, caustic soda and technical DDT, production at the Portland plant increased substantially in 1947.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. (Portland, Or.); Chemical industry--Oregon--Portland--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Oregon--Portland;

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. A view of a large ventilating or cooling system on the exterior of one of the buildings at the plant yards. Several series of narrow tubes stand vertically with dials visible at the front. One series of four tubes run from underground to a square metal box near the middle of the apparatus.

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;