Two unidentified men are assembling carburetors in the rebuilding shop at TAM Engineering Corporation on October 20, 1952. Ben Christel has been identified as the employee seated on the test bench at far left. He has his sleeves rolled up. (Identification provided by a reader)

Machine shops--Tacoma; TAM Engineering Corp. (Tacoma); Christel, Ben;

Several men are working with automobile brake shoes at TAM Engineering Corporation.

Machine shops--Tacoma; TAM Engineering Corp. (Tacoma);

Two men are assembling rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines in the rebuilding shop at TAM Engineering Corporation.

Machine shops--Tacoma; TAM Engineering Corp. (Tacoma);

Exposure of wood working equipment for auction at Wheeler-Osgood Sash & Door Co. liquidation. The big plant on Saint Paul Ave, at one time the world's largest manufacturer of doors, was sold in Sept. by decision of the stockholders to interests represented by two attorneys, Archie Blair of Tacoma & J.A. Pritzker of Chicago. The sale included not only the Tacoma plant, but its interest in Myrtle Creek, Ore. and San Francisco. In October, Paul W. Billings was elected President of the company and authorized to complete the sale and accumulate funds for stockholders, at a reported ratio of $14.00 per share. (TNT 2-26-1952, pg. 1)

Machinery; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exposure of wood working equipment for auction at Wheeler-Osgood Sash & Door Co. liquidation. The door and plywood plant in Tacoma was sold for approximately $650, 000 for the purposes of liquidation. The factory opened in 1889, and went out of business in 1952. During the interim, the company was one of the largest door plants in the world and an important part of Tacoma's lumber manufacturing industry. The building itself burned down in July of 1959. (TNT 2-26-1952, pg. 1)

Machinery; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Exposure of wood working equipment for auction at Wheeler-Osgood Sash & Door Co. liquidation. The company was once known as the world's largest manufacturer of wooden doors. The door making factory opened in 1889 and went out of business in 1952. In later years, the company was plagued by labor troubles and reorganizations and was finally closed by a strike the fall prior to its liquidation sale. The building itself burned down in July of 1959. (TNT 2-26-1952, pg. 1)

Machinery; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Globe Machine personnel have gathered for a group portrait in front of the facility. Most of the men wear overalls or coveralls. The company manufactured machinery for veneer, plywood and wood-working purposes.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--People;

The interior of Globe Machine Manufacturing Company showing men at work at various machines. The company advertised as manufacturers of veneer, plywood and woodworking machinery.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Machinery; Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma);

exposure of oil burner screen, for Standard Oil

Machinery; Screens--Tacoma--1950-1960;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman is bench testing one of the rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman at the machine shop is assembling rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines. He is measuring one of the moving parts with calipers. Bins of parts are conveniently located behind him.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. Workmen are rebuilding carburetors. Three young men stand around a large work table while another stands by open tanks of solvents.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman uses an air tool to install valves in Ford "flathead" V8 engine blocks during rebuilding. Several engines are lined up along the conveyor system.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Ritus. Workmen are assembling rebuilt Ford "flathead" V8 engines. A counter made up of rollers moves the engines easily from one work station to the next.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. Workmen are seen in this July, 1949, photograph at well-lit benches with assorted parts for Ford "flathead" V8 engines, including fuel pumps, water pumps and carburetors.

Machine shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. Workmen are inspecting stripped down Ford "flathead" V8 engine blocks for defects prior to rebuilding.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman is bench testing rebuilt carburetors.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A workman is installing camshafts or honing camshaft housing during rebuilding of Ford "flathead" V8 engines.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mechanics (Persons)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

New machinery at Titus Manufacturing Company, Mr. Leon Titus. A young workman is steam cleaning the bare block of a Ford "flathead" V8 engine at Titus Manufacturing Company engine rebuilding shop.

Machine Shops--Tacoma--1940-1950; Titus Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Engines; Automobile equipment & supplies; Vehicle maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Vocational School began on October 1, 1940 when a Public Works Administration grant of $40,000 was combined with a $175,000 worth of federally supplied tools and machinery. The school is expected to be a big success, with classrooms already filled with students and a waiting list of interested students for the next school year. View of two unidentified students working in the machine shop at Tacoma Vocational School (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. 1, B-1). TPL-8333

Machine shops--Tacoma; Machinery; Equipment; Apprentices--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vocational education--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma);

Taken in January of 1949, this photograph of N.O. Johnson was taken at Standard Brands, Inc. in Sumner where Mr. Johnson, a machinist specialist, had been employed for 36 years. N. O. Johnson was born in New York City in 1889, he came to Sumner in 1912 and decided he wanted to stay. Johnson arrived with a marine engineer's license, and spent one year at sea before settling down in Sumner. Standard Brands manufactured yeast and vinegar. Photo ordered for the Sunday Tacoma Times 25 Year Club. (T. Times, 1/6/49, p. 4).

Machinery industry--Sumner; Machinery; Equipment; Laborers--Sumner; Industrial facilities--Sumner; Johnson, N. O.; Standard Brands, Inc. (Sumner);

South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company was owned by Nick Bosko Jr. and Luke J. Caraway. The company was located in the south Tacoma district at 7047 South Tacoma Way; this facility was built in 1946 by Nick Bosko Jr. Exterior view of South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company facilities, view of a recently constructed logging arch.

Machinery industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Trailers--Tacoma; Welding--Tacoma; South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma);

Atlas Foundry was giving over 100 Purchasing Agent's Association members a tour of their facilities. The tour would show the complete cycle machinery manufacturing and producing goes through. It started in the drawing room, followed by the pattern shop, brass foundry, steel foundry, cleaning department, sand laboratory and ended with the finished product. View of men looking at finished machinery pieces (T. Times, 2/19/47, p. 7).

Machinery industry-- Tacoma; Machine shops--Tacoma; Businessmen--Tacoma; Atlas Foundry & Machine Co. (Tacoma);

Hooker Electrochemical Co. was focusing on post war prospects which included an increase in funding for the development and research department. This department was concentrating on projects for the further diversification of their chemical products, as well as, looking at the expansion of sales and broadening of markets. The research department was an invaluable component of the company. Interior view of plant.

Machinery; Equipment; Chemical industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma);

Permanente Metals would produce 40 million pounds of aluminum per year. The company sells a million and a half pounds of finished aluminum sheets per year o many U. S. firms. Permanente Metals had their headquarters in Oakland, California, Henry Kaiser was the President. View of laborers stacking up pigs, alloyed metals that have been cast into individual ignots (T. Times, 2/12/47, p. 5).

Machinery; Equipment; Laborers--Tacoma; Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Permanente Metals Corp. (Tacoma);

South Tacoma Welding. Several men are setting a double pole with the help of two trucks with pole-setting rigs/cranes on their flat beds. One of the men is standing up in the rigging.

Machinery; Equipment; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Vehicles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

A. H. Cox & Co. at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. logging operation at Puyallup. The first meeting of the stockholders of the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. took place on June 4, 1888. The first official officers were appointed at that time. View of five laborers in front of the Ollin-Chalmers machine.

Machinery; Laborers--Puyallup; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Loggers;

DuCharme Belting and Rubber Conveyor Belt, machine to lift bricks up to brick layers. The machine is shown in use. Scaffolding is set near the wall for the workers to stand on and a brick is on the conveyor belt ready for a ride up to the current height of the wall. The conveyor belt is on wheels for easy placement during construction. Concrete blocks are also shown lying on the ground.

Machinery; Conveying systems--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bricklaying; Bricks;

Mr. Cook and his house cleaning apparatus. Mr. Cook is using pressurized water to clean the exterior of a one-story house. The interior of his truck is shown with a generator to create the strong force of water necessary for this method of cleaning. The house being cleaned appears to be relatively new and has an unusual roofing material pattern.

Machinery; Cleaning personnel; Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; House cleaning;

The L.R. Gaudio Well Drilling Co. rig is parked in a snowy lot on February 2, 1972. The drilling apparatus is a 72 Speed Star. Photograph ordered by Soil Sampling Service, Puyallup.

Machinery; L.R. Gaudio Well Drilling Co. (Tacoma);