Intersection at 24th and Commerce. Two old wooden cottages, three-story frame apartment building in background. For use in court by Metzger, Blair & Gardner.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Apartment houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Intersection at 25th and Commerce Street. Two old wooden cottages stand at the corner while two-story flats with second floor balcony are above them. House at left is for sale. Photograph taken on February 18, 1942. For use in court by Metzger, Blair & Gardner.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Apartment houses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Front of Anderson Building, located at 10th and Pacific. Knapp Business College was located on the second floor.

Anderson Building (Tacoma); Knapp College (Tacoma); Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Federal Insurance Group (Tacoma);

Federal Insurance Company office at South 10th Street and Pacific Avenue, also home to Knapp College, Gale's Rugs and the Lutheran Service Center.

Anderson Building (Tacoma); Knapp College (Tacoma); Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Federal Insurance Group (Tacoma); Gale's Rugs (Tacoma); Lutheran Service Center (Tacoma);

Federal Insurance office at 10th and Pacific, also home to Knapp College (second floor), Gale's Rugs and the Lutheran Service Center.

Anderson Building (Tacoma); Knapp College (Tacoma); Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Federal Insurance Group (Tacoma); Gale's Rugs (Tacoma); Lutheran Service Center (Tacoma);

Interior of Broadway Branch, Puget Sound National Bank. Wooden counter with Glass partitions marked "Savings and Exchange" and "Notes and Collections". Fancy wall coverings and light fixtures, terrazzo flooring and countertops. Fueled by the wartime economy and the able leadership of bank president Reno Odlin, Puget Sound Bank began to grow dramatically. With the increased business, the bank needed additional help as well as replacements for those men serving in the war. The bank could not find enough employees to cover both the Broadway and the Lincoln branches, as well as the main branch. The Broadway branch was closed and the main branch remodeled in 1942.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

Exterior exposure of intersection at 24th and Commerce. For use in court by Metzger, Blair & Gardner.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1941. Detail view of Puget Sound National Bank (National Realty Company) building showing elaborate doorway featuring carved figures. Heath and Twichell, Architects, 1910.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

Two buildings in 900 block of Pacific, containing four storefronts, as photographed in December of 1940. Ground level remodeled to match with new tile storefronts. Tenants, L to R: Hy (Henry) Mandles & Son, Men's Clothiers (948 Pacific); Chappell and Grimes, Cigars & Lunch (946 Pacific); Oregon City Woolen Mills (942-44 Pacific); and the fourth storefront was apparently vacant at the time.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Oregon City Woolen Mills (Tacoma); Chappell & Grimes (Tacoma); Hy Mandles & Son (Tacoma);

Stairwell and alcove of Provident Building, for Hansen and Rowland, Inc.

Office buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stairways; Provident Building (Tacoma);

House and other buildings. The large, two-story home and outer buildings were photographed on July 9, 1941, amidst tall grass. The rural location was not identified.

Houses--1940-1950; Rural areas;

George Scofield residence on Steilacoom Lake. Small bungalow with shed dormer, recessed porch and large Rhododendron in yard.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Scofield, George--Homes & haunts;

Cheney family summer home in Oregon, view from beach.

Houses--Oregon; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971--Homes & haunts;

Exterior views of new homes at "Soundview," water and mountain view housing developed by Comfort and Davis. Photograph ordered by Gardner & Gwinn, Seattle attorneys.

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Comfort & Davis (Tacoma);

Exterior of Rhodes Store, Olympic Ice Cream. A five-story brick department store. Window displays of women's clothing are shown. Miller's Furs and Olympic Ice Cream stores are up one block. Corner of 11th and Market.

Commercial buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Independent Insulation Corporation, exterior of Pacific Carbide. This is an exterior view of several warehouses and storage facilities. The buildings farther in the distance are made of brick and a pile of 500 gallon drums in behind one of them. A narrow tower with exterior stairways is more in the foreground. Telephone and electric poles have bring many wires to this facility and it appears that railroad access available.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Warehouses--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Refrigerator Supply - interior of retail store. A man and a woman are ready to assist customers from behind the counter. Supplies are stacked on open shelves.

Commercial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Appliances--1940-1950;

Site of proposed medical center at South L and M Streets and South 11th and 12th Streets; Continental Inc., Earl C. Walters. The property is being used as a trailer court. This view shows residential property across the street from the vacant property and more residential and church property in the background. A fire hydrant is on one corner in the foreground.

Trailers; Mobile home living--Tacoma--1940-1950; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Site of proposed medical center at South L and M Streets and South 11th and 12th Streets; Continental, Inc., Earl E. Walters. An undeveloped corner lot is being used as a trailer court. A woman pushing a baby carriage is being followed by another child. The trailers can be seen parked near each other and clothing is hung out to dry on a clothes line. Mixed residential uses are seen in the background.

Trailers; Mobile home living--Tacoma--1940-1950; Land use--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

The house in this April, 1946, photograph was of interest to Frank Latcham, a Tacoma attorney, for a court case. It appears the house may be going through some repairs, possibly an insurance claim. Mr. Latcham had resided at 3402 North 28th St. for many years. Photo ordered by Charles E. Taylor Company.

Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1940-1950; Insurance; Latcham, Frank A.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Charles E. Taylor Co. (Tacoma);

The Warburton Building. The Warburton, built in 1905, was the first concrete building to be constructed in Tacoma. It was designed by Frederich Heath, architect, and built by Stanton Warburton. In 1943, it was home to the Owl Drug Co., Mannings Market and "Painless Parker," the dentist.

Business districts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Owl Drug Co. (Tacoma); Manning's Market (Tacoma); Warburton Building (Tacoma); E.R. Parker System (Tacoma);

War Housing. Housing facilities. During World War II, whole families, drawn by the high wages at the shipyards, were forced to live in dwellings such as this one- with no electricity or plumbing. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. Due to the overcrowded conditions in Tacoma and the shortage of housing during World War II, some defense workers were forced to house their families in unfit dwellings, some without plumbing or electricity. Basically anything with four walls, including some chicken coups, was converted and rented as housing. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs. (TNT 3/10/1943, pg. 27)

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. As thousands flocked to Tacoma in the early 1940's, drawn by lucrative defense industry jobs, housing levels remained the same- creating a crisis situation. Newcomers to the city were forced to live wherever they could find lodging, including some that were no more than four walls & a roof- without electricity or plumbing. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs. As more workers poured into Tacoma to take well paying defense jobs, the construction of new housing just could not keep pace. Any vacant structure was converted to housing, including some that were unfit for that purpose, lacking electricity or even plumbing. (TNT 3/10/1943, pg. 27)

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950;

War Housing; Housing facilities. Buildings vacated by businesses, such as the pictured Olympic Laundry that closed during the war, were quickly snapped up and renovated to provide living quarters for defense workers. Ordered by Mr. H. Stubbs.

Housing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Olympic Laundry (Tacoma);

Interior of Frost and Margaret Snyder's home. The formal dining room includes a built-in china cabinet, open beams, and a fireplace. Paneling is topped by a china railing. Sconces are included in the fireplace front. The dining table is decorated with silver candle sticks. An elaborately carved side board displays a collection of serving pieces.

Dwellings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dining rooms--Tacoma--1940-1950; Interior decoration; Snyder, Frost--Homes & haunts;

Exterior view of Wayne W. Keyes' home located at 11437 Gravelly Lake Drive Southwest, in Lakewood. The house is now demolished. Photo ordered by Mrs. Harry U. Fisher, who wanted to use the image on Christmas cards.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Driveways--Lakewood; Light fixtures; Keyes, Wayne W.;

The Tacoma Ice Palace was scheduled to open in October 1946. View of new Ice Arena under construction at South 38th and Union Avenue. Photo ordered by Holroyd Construction Company.

Building construction--Tacoma; Ice skating rinks--Tacoma; Progress photographs; Tacoma Ice Palace (Tacoma);

Kulien & Wollander Lakewood house set among oak trees. The high demand for homes had housing developments sprouting up throughout the Tacoma and Lakewood area. As servicemen returned home to their families the need for housing increased. Home builders were working as quickly as they could to avoid housing shortages.

Houses--Lakewood--1940-1950; Housing developments--Lakewood; Kulien & Wollander Co. (Lakewood); Oak trees;