Tacoma Boat continued to build and repair fishing boats for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, UNRRA, program. These boats were then sent to war torn countries such as China and Yugoslavia to help them restructure their fishing industries. View of UNRRA boats, "Fiorello H. LaGuardia", "Connecticut" and "West Point". TPL-8917

Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Harbors--Tacoma; Piers & Wharves--Tacoma; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

A Control Line Model Airplane Meet took place at Tacoma Stadium Bowl. The rescue helicopter from McCord Field made a special appearance at the event. The helicopter arrived and gracefully landed, impressing the large Tacoma crowd. The event was sponsored by the Tacoma Young Men's Business Club (T. Times, 1/27/47, p. 47).

Helicopters--Tacoma; Search & rescue operations; Stadium Bowl (Tacoma); Military air shows--Tacoma; Spectators--Tacoma;

Three unidentified Tacoma Camp Fire Girls were photographed on March 8, 1947 as they boarded a chartered North Coast Transportation bus to a day trip to Olympia. About 200 Camp Fire Girls and their chaperones were taking part in the special "Going Places" visit to the state capitol. The "Going Places" project was organized to celebrate the birthday of the Camp Fire Girls organization. The Olympia trip was planned to teach the girls about good government. The participants were scheduled to eat their bag lunches in the capitol cafeteria. (T. Times, 3/5/47, p. 16).

Buses--Tacoma; Bus drivers--Tacoma; Children--Clubs--Tacoma; Uniforms; Camp Fire Girls (Tacoma); North Coast Transportation Co. (Tacoma);

Deep Sea has trawl gear of the Icelandic type, with a high throat, designed to take free swimming fish of the cod and pollock type, in addition to bottom dwelling species such as King crabs, sole and flounders. The 140 foot trawler, built by Birchfield Boiler, Inc., will offer her owners, Deep Sea Trawlers, a complete fishing, packing and freezing plant. "Deep Sea" will be able to accommodate thirty two fishermen (Pacific Fisherman, July 1947, p. 40-41).

Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Birchfield Boiler, Inc. (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;

Satterly - Teamsters Union. A side view of a "Woody", a style of early station wagon with windows to the back of the automobile, three interior seats and the exterior under the windows covered in wood, except for the rear fenders. This automobile has the letters S.T.S.C. on the rear door for Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, and the number 25 on the front door.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Group of 60 Tacoma Boat Maintenance workers. The deck is crowded with workers from Tacoma Boat together with their families.

Boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Coverage of twin launching at McNeil. The 65-foot tugboat with a 16-foot beam was one of two tugs launched at McNeil Island on June 17, 1943, under a revived shipbuilding program. The tugs were built of Douglas fir except for the stem, sternposts and trim. They ran on Diesel engines. The ships were built using prison labor and there was much anticipation of the launchings by the 100 guests from the mainland plus the proud builders. No ships locally had been built by prisoners since 1907 when Capt. Neil Henley of Steilacoom directed that last construction. Capt. Henley had founded the shipbuilding industry at McNeil prison in 1883. With America now entered into WWII, the necessity of more ships resulted in the revival of the shipbuilding program. T-88 and T-89 were the second and third built for the Army Transport Service by McNeil with the first ship turned over to the Army in November of 1942. (T.Times 6-18-1943, p. 1, 3)

Launchings--McNeil Island; Boat & ship industry--McNeil Island; Tugboats--McNeil Island;

Coverage of twin launchings at McNeil Island. On June 17, 1943 Mrs. H.W. Algeo served as sponsor of one of the two tugboats launched at McNeil Island. Mrs. L. Delmore, Jr., was the other sponsor. Mrs. Algeo is pictured above in the act of christening the boat with a firm smash against her prow. It was reported that both she and Mrs. Delmore were drenched by the exploding champagne bottles. KMO radio broadcast the event as a twin launching was rare and launchings of any sort of prisoner-built vessels even rarer. As the United States was now at war, a revival of using prison labor in boat construction had commenced. 1907 had been the last time locally that a ship was built by inmates. The two tugs would become the second and third built under the revived shipbuilding program at McNeil. (T.Times 6-18-1943, p. 1, 3)

Launchings--McNeil Island; Boat & ship industry--McNeil Island; Tugboats--McNeil Island; Algeo, H.W.--Family;

Coverage of twin launching at McNeil. James V. Bennett (second from left), Seattle Mayor William F. Devin (second from right) and Warden P.J. Squier of McNeil Island (far right) were identified in this group of men who were attending the twin launching of tugboats for the U.S. Army Transport Service on June 17, 1943. The tugs were built with prison labor during a revival of the shipbuilding industry on McNeil, and were highly praised by military and civilian officials. (T.Times 6-18-1943, p. 1,3- various photographs)

Launchings--McNeil Island; Boat & ship industry--McNeil Island; Tugboats--McNeil Island; Bennett, James V.; Devin, William F.; Squier, P.J.;

Coverage of twin launching at McNeil. Mrs. L. Delmore, Jr., smashed a bottle of champagne against the prow of one of the two tugs launched at McNeil Island on June 17, 1943 during the tradition of christening the vessel. Since she did so before the tug slid down the ways, the force of the bottle exploding drenched her from head to toe. The tug was to be turned over to the Army transport service. She was built with labor from McNeil Island inmates. (T. Times 6-18-1943, p. 1, 3)

Launchings--McNeil Island; Boat & ship industry--McNeil Island; Tugboats--McNeil Island; Delmore, L.--Family;

Coverage of twin launching at McNeil. Two sister tugs, T-88 and T-89, slid down the ways on Thursday, June 17, 1943 to loud cheering from spectators. The two ships launched were the second and third under the revived shipbuilding program during WWII. Both of them were to be turned over to the Army. Present at the event were prison officials and honored guests: (from left) master of ceremonies A.F. Lykke, James V. Bennett, Richard McGee, LTC D.M. Jacques of the Army Transport Corp, Seattle Mayor William F. Devin and Warden P.J. Squier of McNeil Island Penitentiary. The point was heavily emphasized that both vessels were built by McNeil Island prisoners. (T.Times 6-18-1943, p. 1, 3)

Launchings--McNeil Island; Boat & ship industry--McNeil Island; Tugboats--McNeil Island; Lykke, A.F.; Bennett, James V.; McGee, Richard; Jacques, D.M.; Devin, William F.; Squier, P.J.;

Satterly - Teamsters Union. This vehicle has two smaller wheels in the front and two larger wheels in the back with large, deeply treaded tires, like a tractor, and a covered cab.Two pipes come up from the engine area in the front of the vehicle.

Tractors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Army bus accident causing injuries to seven. Large bus turned on its side on an angular piece of land at Wakefield Drive and C Street. Small Art Deco style building designed by Bresemann. Brown & Haley and Armour buildings in background. (T. Times,).

Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Buses--Tacoma;

ca. 1943. Blue Gray bus accident. Highway scene showing automobiles on the left, Sheriff's patrol wagon and two motorcycles on right. Accident occurred circa 1943.

Traffic accidents; Buses;

Tacoma Boat YMS 298 leaving. A side view of the mine sweeper with U.S. flag waving. Two men on the fore dock, five aft.

Ships--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Truck sales, bus. A truck cab pulls a bus by trailer. The cab and trailer are painted in multiple colors. This view shows the side of the trailer. The name "Army Special" is painted on the side.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Interurban Auto Freight delivery truck. Outside the Firestone automotive and tire store. "Eatonville, Electron, Kapowsin and Way Points" is painted on the truck.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interurban Auto Freight, Inc. (Eatonville); Firestone Home & Auto Supply Store (Tacoma);

Puget Sound Boat (Mann). US Army Transport Corps LT 214. This side view shows three men along the railing of the upper deck and someone looking out of the helm. TPL-6389

U.S. Army Transportation Corps; Boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--Tacoma; Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma);

El Dorado, built by Peterson Boat Building Company. A view of the starboard side of the "El Dorado" out for water trials on Puget Sound. There are two smaller boats on the second deck. She was the first freon-refrigerated tuna clipper on the Pacific. Owned by Harold Sundquist, Roy Sundquist, Andy Isaacson, Fred Diamond and George Peterson. York freon system, three 4x4 compressors, 250 hp main Enterprise diesel, twin 85 hp Chrysler diesel auxiliaries. Equipment included fathometer, Intervox direction finder, Olympic range, Western Fairliner service boat. (Pacific Fisherman Yearbook 1946, p.245) TPL-8901

Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bodies of water; Puget Sound (Wash.); Peterson Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Evening Star. With this fishing boat Puget Sound Boatbuilding launched its 15th vessel since June 1942. She is a 65 x 18 foot combination tuna and halibut fishing craft powered by a diesel engine. "Evening Star" was built for Fred Peterson of Paulsbo.

Fishing boats--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma);

A commercial truck is pulling a trailer loaded with a crane. The crane has continuous, belt-type conveyance rather than round wheels. Smaller commercial facilities are seen in the background.

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hoisting machinery;

Engineers' Union, truck, crane and trailer. Another section of culvert conduit is loaded onto an emply truck next to the railroad track. In the background you can see another empty truck waiting for its load. An advertisement for Sunnen Auto Freight-Heavy Hauling is placed in the upper left-hand corner. TPL-10053

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping; Hoisting machinery; Culverts; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma;

Engineers' Union, truck, crane and trailer.This view of the unloading operation performed by Commercial Distributing Company shows the empty truck parked close to the railroad car where 56" pipe for city truck line from Green River to Tacoma is being unloaded using one of Commercial Distributing Company's 4-ton capacity A-frame cranes. Another railroad car stacked with pipe is on the track ahead of the empty railroad car. (T.Times, 2/26/1947, p.3-B)

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Shipping; Hoisting machinery; Culverts; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Railroad tracks;

Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. was started in 1936 by H. Dahl and A. Strom. The partners wanted to build fishing vessels for North Pacific Fishermen. After working on many government contracts during the war, they also received a contract to build and repair fishing boats for China. View of "Betty A.", "Teddy J." and "Karen A.".

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

An automobile collided with a Northern Pacific train near the Shaffer Terminals on Commencement Bay in April 1946. Two people were seriously injured and rushed to Tacoma General Hospital. The train engineer stated that the train was travelling 20 miles per hour, the driver of the car must have felt that they had plenty of time to cross the tracks. View of car that was hit by a Northern Pacific Train near the Shaffer Terminals (T. Times, 4/2/46, p. 1).

Traffic accidents--Tacoma; Railroad accidents--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Broken glass; Railroad tracks--Tacoma;

Cougar is docked in front of a Lafferty Transportation sign, other boats are lined up behind it. View of industrial buildings and train cars in background. This photo appears to be in an industrial area. Location is unknown, photo ordered by Lafferty Transportation Co. TPL-8491

Boats; Piers & wharves; Waterfronts; Railroad cars; Lafferty Transportation Co.;

Tacoma Boat just finished "Carrie", a 45 foot combination troller. The fishing boat was one of four recently finished boats. "Carrie" was built for Martin Nelson of Seattle. Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. specialized in fishing boats and were the manufacturers of "Northern Drag and Anchor Winches" (T. Times, 7/3/46, p. 3).

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

Lowell T. Murray. The back door of this automobile is open inviting us to view the elegant interior, upholstered in leather with armrests and interior lights. A lap robe hangs from the back of the front seat. Passengers could step down to the running board before stepping to the street level. The back doors open from the middle. These were later called "suicide doors". A crank handle raises and lowers the window.

Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Peterson boat "Americano." Peterson Boat Building Co. was founded by George Peterson in 1942. They are a small but busy shipyard. Peterson Boat Building Company's general manager was George J. Peterson and the company's plant was located on 223 East F Street in Tacoma. They have recently received a government contract to build Army tugs. View of "Americano," a tuna clipper built by Peterson Boat Building Co. TPL-8996

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