On June 15, 1942, the sawmill at the Henry Mill and Timber Co. caught fire, the result of electrical problems. Quick action by the fire department managed to save the planer plant, warehouse and offices, but the sawmill was completely wiped out. Monetary loss was in excess of $200,000. No lives were lost; the sawmill was not operating due to a shortage of logs. (T.Times 6/16/1942, pg. 1)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma); Fires--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Renton housing project showing use of "Cheney Studding". Ordered byCheney Lumber Company. [Also dated 06-09-1942]

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Renton; Construction--Renton;

St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company's lumber ship "Lake Francis" anchored at dock; tall stacks of lumber await loading. Foss barge in foreground.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cargo ships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company. A large log has been loaded on the saw carriage. (T. Times 2/26/1941, pg. 13)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Logs; Saws;

Union Pacific Railroad display in roof garden of Winthrop Hotel. Advertising placards promoting the lumber industry.

Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Lumber industry--1940-1950;

Ben Cheney and an unidentified woman sit at the back of a convertible on the dock next to the "Oregon." Richard Studio notes state that this picture was taken in Oregon. The cargo ship was built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. in Tacoma and was launched as the Cape Cleare.

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971; Cargo ships; Convertible automobiles--1940-1950;

Signs relating to Reforestation and Fire Prevention for St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.Two men wearing slacks, shirt, and vest, standing in front of numerous signs for St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Signs relating to Reforestation and Fire Prevention for St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Douglas Fir Plywood. A man is using a forklift to stack loads of plywood in a small area. Douglas Fir is excellent for plywood because of its great strength, elongated trunks free from limbs, knots and other defects. It is durable and resists decay. (T.Times, 2/17/1948)

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood;

Kulien & Wollander home in Lakeside project for D.F.P.A. The Douglas Fir Plywood Association provided national promotion of plywood as well as product development and quality control work to assure uniform high quality of the panels from all plywood factories. Plywood was used for both interior and exterior residential purposes. (TNT, 2/1942)

Plywood; Kulien & Wollander Co. (Lakewood); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Kulien & Wollander home in Lakeside project for D.F.P.A. The Douglas Fir Plywood Association provided national promotion of plywood as well as product development and quality control work to assure uniform high quality of the panels from all plywood factories. Plywood was used for both interior and exterior residential purposes. (TNT, 2/1942)

Plywood; Kulien & Wollander Co. (Lakewood); Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Sliced Forest Products, Moore dry kilns and knife. An employee stands by ready to remove a load of lumber from the drying kiln. Lafayette Moore founded the Moore Dry Kiln Co. in 1879 in North Portland, Oregon. The instrument controls the temperature and relative humidity at each end of the kiln independently. This was used in the production of plywood in the Northwest.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. was located in the area near the intersection of Lincoln and Taylor Way along the Tideflats. The company had been established at this location in the early 1900s. To the left of the picture is the mill's log pool.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

View taken from an elevated point on March 19, 1943 of the Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co., located on Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats. The company was organized in 1912 by John Buffelen, who produced primarily doors. Early in 1916, the plant began to manufacture fir plywood. In 1928, Buffelen met Phil Simpson, who became vice president of the company. John Buffelen left the firm in 1928 and Simpson acted as general manager of what was known as the Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. Mr. Simpson was one the forces involved in the formation of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association. ("The Plywood Age" Robert M. Cour)("The Plywood Age" Robert M. Cour)

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The log pool at Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company, located at Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats. The company had been operating a mill at this location since the early 1900's.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Logs are stored in a log pond at Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Company on the Tideflats.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs;

Buffelen Lumber and Manufacturing Co. was located at Lincoln at Taylor Way on the Tideflats. Its raw materials and finished products were moved by water and rail. This photograph shows the log pool to the right with the tracks for the railroad along side.

Buffelen Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad tracks--Tacoma;

A. H. Cox & Co. at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. logging operation at Puyallup. Earlier this year St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber stated they would be planting 800,000 trees, the same amount as last year. High school boys would be hired to help plant the trees, they would earn $6 per day. View of Ollis-Chalmers machine.

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

A. H. Cox & Co. at St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. logging operation at Puyallup. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. was founded in 1888 when Washington was still a territory, by Colonel Chauncey W. Griggs. Their timber is primarily douglas fir, red cedar and western hemlock. View of high line yarder, with logs ready to be loaded onto cars.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs; Woodcutting--Puyallup; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

To corroborate laboratory proof of the strength and durability of glue-lines of exterior plywood, samples such as these are subjected to long-time exposure and tested at intervals. View of two unidentified men testing plywood at Parkland, photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Testing--Tacoma; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Industrial Avd. Sealer treatment machine. A man works with a conveyor belt moving doors coming from the sealer machine, stacking them for delivery to another location in the plant.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Conveying systems--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Industrial Avd. Sealer treatment machine. A worker loads doors into the sealer treatment machine. He loads them in at an angle and the machinery holds them vertically. A conveyor system moves the doors into the chamber where the sealer is sprayed onto the doors.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Conveying systems--Tacoma--1940-1950; Machinery; Doors & doorways--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. Several railroad cars loaded with logs are standing in the yard at the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company. The waterway can be seen at the right. The St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company was founded by Col. Chauncey W. Griggs in 1889. He had been working in Minnesota with coal and railroad concerns when he came to the Northwest. He was interested in starting a lumber producing operation so he purchased 80,000 acres in 1887 and another 20 acres on the tideflats one year later.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. Built in 1924, the Henry Mill & Timber Company occupied the site on Ruston Way just south of North Starr St. for almost 20 years. Originally a sawmill, they started fabricating structures when they built the caisson panels for the first Narrows Bridge. Their expertise in designing and building prefabricated structures from heavy timber won them contracts during WWII for giant store houses and hangers that could be broken down into small sections, shipped, and re-assembled with a minimum of effort. After the war they were taken over by the Tacoma Lumber Fabricating Co. which closed in the early 1950s.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumberyards--Tacoma; Prefabricated buildings--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Henry Mill showing salt treatment of wood. Henry Mill & Timber Co. was very busy with the construction industry throughout Tacoma. They were leaders in prefabricated materials which were needed for the development of housing and businesses in Pierce County. View of unidentified laborer directing the hoisting of lumber during salt treatment of wood.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Laborers--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Wheeler Osgood Plywood plant, Mr. McCallum. The Wheeler Osgood Plywood Co. began in 1889 as door manufacturers. In 1910 they became one of the first plywood manufacturers in Tacoma. They are one of the largest douglas fir plywood producers in the Northwest. View of Mr. Winston H. McCallum, Douglas Fir Plywood Association at the Wheeler Osgood plywood plant in front of a large cut log.

Plywood; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Logs; McCallum, Winston H.;

Wheeler Osgood Plywood plant, Mr. McCallum. In 1939 Wheeler Osgood celebrated their 50th anniversary by sending the 27th millionth door they built as part of the Washington State exhibit at the New York World's Fair. View of laborers at the Wheeler Oswood plywood plant. Photo ordered by Mr. Winston H. McCallum of the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Plywood; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Logs;

Henry Mill miscellaneous shots. The Henry Mill & Timber Company was one of the first lumber companies to prepare for the demand of pre-fabricated lumber products. They later became a pre-fabrication company rather than a lumber mill company. Interior view of construction using Henry Mill & Timber Co. pre-fabricated products.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building construction--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Henry Mill, construction of trusses. Henry Mill & Timber Co. was located at the foot of Starr St., near the water. During World War II, they held a number of government contracts for prefabricated structures. This photo shows company officials standing in and around a wooden truss that is being built.

Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trusses--Tacoma; Structural frames--Tacoma; Building construction--Tacoma; Henry Mill & Timber Co. (Tacoma);

Men are grading plywood under overhead lights at Puget Sound Plywood. Ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Tacoma); Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Cooperatives--Tacoma;