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768-1

ca. 1925. An elevated view of Defiance Lumber Company shows part of the facilities with a ship docked along Commencement Bay. The company was started in 1905 when L.L. Doud and others acquired a quarter of a mile of waterfront along the bay and installed the sawmill. In 1927 L.L. Doud was president of the company, Lee L. Doud served as secretary-treasurer and manager, and Donald H. Doud, sales manager. (TNT 8/10/1927) (filed with Argentum)


Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

G36.1-115

ca. 1925. Men unloading lumber from a ship at the Defiance Lumber Co. dock. The men are unloading cut lumber that appears to be almost two feet by two feet, showing why Tacoma was known as the "Lumber Capital of the World." A rolling crane emblazoned with the company's name can be seen in the background. The crane, of a type first built by Star Iron & Steel Co., was capable of lifting 5 tons from the dock to the ship. The Defiance Lumber Co. and mill was built in 1905 and closed in December of 1951, citing a lack of usable wood. (TNT 6/3/1926, pg. 9- different picture, article on cranes) GTPL-013, TPL-9541


Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cargo ships--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930;

768-3

ca. 1925. The Defiance Lumber Company was an export mill. It cut 80,000,000 feet of lumber in 1926 and it was all shipped away to Europe, Asia, Australia, California, South America or the East Coast. The Defiance Mill did nothing but saw wood, and only fir wood. The plant had dry kilns with a capacity of 50,000 feet a day, a completely equipped planing mill and a lath mill adding to the completeness of the plant. (TNT, 8/10/1927) (filed with Argentum)


Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A-1451

ca. 1925. A large log is displayed on what appears to be a decorated logging truck in front of the Wood Products Company. The Wood Products Co. of Tacoma was located at 1612 Center St. They were a sash and door company. G.W. Duncan was the president and manager of the company. (WSHS)


Wood Products Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930;

768-2

ca. 1925. Another view of Defiance Lumber Company with smoke jutting from its stack, circa 1925. Commencement Bay furnished the company with its log pond. The logs were dragged up the incline to the great 14-inch band saw which worked at high speed and had a capacity of 150,000 feet in each eight hours. The huge planks were then run over rollers to the re-saws, where slabs and scraps dropped down to a lower level and were carried by chain conveyors into the jaws of a battery of cut-off saws that turn them into firewood. The good lumber passed on out into the yard and was graded and separated into its proper classification. (TNT 8/10/1927) (filed with Argentum)


Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Smokestacks--Tacoma;

A-2496

Several unidentified members of Tacoma's Chamber of Commerce paid a visit to the Danish motorship "Tacoma" when she docked at the Defiance Lumber Mill on her maiden voyage January 14, 1927. They posed with members of the crew for this portrait. The "Tacoma" was built in Copenhagen for the Orient Steamship Company of Copenhagen. She was loading Northwest lumber enroute to Japan. She was 400 feet in length with a beam of 55 feet. She ran under the power of two diesel engines with a crew of 15 officers and 34 crewmen. (TNT 1/14/1927, pg. 20) (WSHS)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Orient Steamship Co. (Copenhagen); Commerce--Tacoma--1920-1930; Chamber of Commerce (Tacoma)--1920-1930;

A-893

Members of the Western Retail Lumbermens' Association pose in February of 1927 in front of a little bungalow erected on the roof of the Winthrop Hotel in honor of the group's annual convention. The bungalow was made entirely of local wood and demonstrated its use in construction. When the 24th annual convention concluded February 26, 1927, new leaders had been elected for the coming year. Pictured leaders are, back row, left to right: George A. Heilman (Wyo.), H.J. Sawtelle (Mt.), W.B. Hussman (Idaho), I.G. Kjosness (Idaho), and R.O. Bushong (Ore.) Front row, left to right, F.C. Kendall (Spokane), J.W. Burt (Mt.), Robt M. Graham (Mt.), R.M. Cross (Utah) and E.J. Ostrander (Idaho.) (TDL 2/27/1927, pg. A-5; TNT 2/23/1927, pg. 7) (WSHS- negative A893-0)


Washington Lumber Dealers Association (Tacoma); Business people--Tacoma--1920-1930; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

A-2495

ca. 1927. Believed to be the Danish motorship "Tacoma." The motorship "Tacoma" arrived in Tacoma on January 14, 1927 on her maiden voyage and berthed at the Defiance Mill. The ship was built in Copenhagen for the Orient Steamship Co. of Copenhagen. She was loading northwest lumber enroute to Japan. She was 400 feet in length with a beam of 55 feet. She ran under the power of two diesel engines with a crew of 15 officers and 34 crewmen. (TNT 1/14/1927, pg. 20) (WSHS)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Defiance Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships; Shipping--Tacoma--1920-1930; Orient Steamship Co. (Copenhagen); Commerce--Tacoma--1920-1930;

A2061-1

ca. 1927. Wheeler Osgood plant, circa 1927. A general elevated view of the door plant, with its various smokestacks, on the Tacoma tideflats with the bay in the background. The Wheeler-Osgood plant was opened in 1889 by George R. Osgood, W.C. Wheeler and D.D. Clark as a millworking plant. By 1927, the 37 year old company was the largest door factory in the world. The plant covered 14 acres, from St. Paul Ave. to the City Waterway, and employed 1500 people. It sawed all its own lumber and had an aerial line connecting the factory with the sawmill at the head of the City Waterway. The plant closed in 1952. It was demolished in the late 50's and caught fire in the process, burning to the ground. (filed with Argentum) (TNT 3/9/1927, pg. 13)


Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Factories--Tacoma--1920-1930; Smokestacks--Tacoma--1920-1930;

D3000-2

One man sitting atop a large log with six men standing in front of the log, which is being transported on a rail car. In the 1930's, mammoth old growth trees were still being harvested to supply lumber and also to advertise the Northwest timber industry. This 700 year old giant was cut on the St. Paul & Tacoma Camp 5 holdings near the junction of the Puyallup & Mowitz Rivers. It was the largest seen at the mill in 15 years, 10 1/2 feet across and estimated at 45,790 board feet. If converted into lumber, this one tree could supply the wood for 4 good 5 room houses. However, due to advanced age and deterioration, 2/3 of the tree was unusable. The remainder was shipped to Olympia to peel for veneer. (T. Times 10/19/1935, pg. 1)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

D3000-1

This 109-car train bears logged old growth timber from the St. Paul & Tacoma Camp 5, near the junction of the Puyallup and Mowitz Rivers, to the city in October of 1935. Men standing on the logs demonstrate their mammoth size. The largest of the trees was a 700 year old giant, 10 1/2 feet across that was cut into four sections for transportation. (T. Times 10-19-1935, pg. 1)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

D3000-3

A man stands with his arm extended as high as he can, demonstrating the diameter of a massive log. The log is 10 1/2 feet in diameter. The 700 year old tree was cut on St. Paul & Tacoma holdings and shipped to Olympia to be peeled for veneer. Company officials stated that trees of this size were becoming much less common. This was the largest tree seen at the mill in 15 years. (T. Times 10-19-1935, pg. 1)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

D660-7

In May of 1936, L. A. Case, peeking around the tree on the left, and Jack Kasbaum, on the right, used a long, crosscut saw, called a "Misery Whip", to fell a 750-year-old fir tree near Kent. An 18 foot section from the tree made a nation wide tour to advertise Washington state finishing at the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, expositions. The day appears hot and Jack Kasbaum's undershirt is stained with sweat and dirt from his exertions. Although expert loggers, the two spent an entire day at work; careful to keep the bark and tree intact in its fall to earth. The bottle on the left of the picture is filled with kerosene oil, used to cut the pitch which gathers on the saw. The tree stood over 200 feet high and was nine feet in diameter. After a two year search, it was selected as a typical Northwest timber tree.The section of tree was bound with heavy steel bands and mounted on a semi trailer for its tour. The "Washington to Texas" tour also featured displays from Northwest manufacturers and stopped in hundreds of cities before reaching the Texas exposition. Afterward, the tour made a circuit of the principal Eastern cities.(T.Times 5/6/1936). for more images of the same event see T96 images 1 & 3


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Firs; Loggers; Case, L.A.; Kasbaum, Jack;

D3009-2

West Coast Logging Company. Three men standing in front of a huge log loaded on a rail car. The log was one of the largest ever marketed up to this point. It was 11 1/2 feet in diameter and was sound to the core. At 36 feet long, it contained 14, 500 feet of marketable lumber. The tree was cut down near Mineral. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Coast Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

D3009-5

West Fork Logging Company. Unidentified man posed for portrait in front of huge log loaded on rail car. An old growth tree, harvested near Mineral, produced this log with an 11 1/2 foot diameter. It was one of the largest logs ever marketed here up to this point. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

D3009-3

West Fork Logging Company. Six men posed for a portrait with a huge log loaded on a rail car in July of 1936. This tree, logged near Mineral, was one of the largest logs ever marketed. It was 11 1/2 feet in diameter and 36 feet long, containing 14,500 feet of marketable lumber. It will be sent to the Washington Veneer Co. in Olympia. Wa. The Washington Veneer Co. is one of the few local plants that can handle such a large "peeler log." Members of the boom crew are pictured with the log: seated at top Fred Kopaske, center Lawrence Aus, standing on car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al;

D3009-4

In July of 1936, the boom crew from the West Fork Logging Company posed with a huge log on a rail car. The crew members were, sitting at top, Fred Kopaske; center, Lawrence Aus - in charge of the log dump; standing on the car, left to right, D. Mackay, Eyler Plumb, Pete Peterson and Al McCoy. The log was dumped into the Hylebos Waterway log dump and was eventually sent to the Washington Veneer Company in Olympia to be made into veneer. The mammoth log was 11 1/2 feet in diameter, 36 feet long and solid to the core with no rot. It was cut near Mineral, Washington. For a similar image, see C116894 image 1. (T. Times 7/9/1936, pg. 3)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Fork Logging Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Kopaske, Fred; Aus, Lawrence; Plumb, Eyler; Peterson, Pete; McCoy, Al;

D3014-2

Cyclone on new bunker at Ray Gamble's Pacific Wood Flour Company. Men on scaffolds constructing mental cyclone on an elevated frame building. A stylish automobile is parked in front of the factory.


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific Wood Flour Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Automobiles--Tacoma--1930-1940;

D3013-2

Men working on the reconstruction of Ray Gamble's wood flour plant, Pacific Wood Flour Company, in this photograph from October of 1936.


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Pacific Wood Flour Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

D3007-10

ca. 1936. West Coast Plywood Mill. Artistic view of buildings and structures at mill.


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Coast Plywood Mill (Tacoma);

D3007-9

ca. 1936. West Coast Plywood Mill. Buildings and log boom at mill.


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; West Coast Plywood Mill (Tacoma);

D2542-1

ca. 1936. An O. B. King company truck loaded with large logs waits by the railroad tracks at the edge of the commercial district of a small town. A young woman, holding school books and reaching up to a log, stands beside the unattended truck.


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; Trucks--Tacoma--1930-1940; O.B. King Co. (Tacoma); Logs;

A4001-2

Interior view of Coast Sash & Door Company showing men building church windows. Coast Sash & Door had been in business on the Tideflats since 1924. Photograph ordered by the Plywood Association. (filed with Argentum)


Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Coast Sash & Door Co. (Tacoma); Windows;

A4053-1

Unidentified house and garage; photograph ordered by Cavanaugh Lumber Co. in September of 1937. Possibly located in University Place. (filed with Argentum)


Cavanaugh Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

D3003-1

Loading cut lumber from the docks onto the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company's lumber ship "Lake Frances".


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A4002-1

ca. 1937. Worker photographed applying adhesive and laying a plywood subfloor at an unidentified location, circa 1937. (filed with Argentum)


Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

D3003-2

Loading milled lumber from the dock onto the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company's lumber ship "Lake Frances".


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940;

D3003-3

Transporting finished lumber on rail cars from the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company mill to its lumber ship the "Lake Frances."


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Shipping--Tacoma--1930-1940; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

A7271-1

Weyerhaeuser Timber Company banquet at the Winthrop Hotel. Men and women seated at tables, some wearing leis. (filed with Argentum)


Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Banquets--Tacoma--1930-1940;

A7409-1

St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company. Logs being dumped into log pond from railroad cars. (filed with Argentum)


Lumber industry--Tacoma--1930-1940; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

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