Four or Five displays at plant, Nalley's, Jack Walrath. Lumber Jack Syrup was available in several sizes. Here quart and gallon cans of syrup are displayed by stacking the cans on top of one another to form columns of the "Simply Delicious" syrup.

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma)--Products; Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Oswald and nine children, Mr. A.M. Oswald. Alfred M. and Gertrude C. Oswald, seated at home in their living room, with their nine children surrounding them. Alfred M. Oswald was a salesman with Bekins Moving and Storage Company.

Oswald, Alfred M.--Family; Oswald, Gertrude; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Reunions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Living rooms--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Andrew's Fixture Company, Cosmetic Case, Pay Less Drug Store. A view of the new cosmetics display case with three levels of shelves to feature nail polish, perfume, cologne and lipsticks. The case has room for storage in six large drawers across the bottom and twelve smaller drawers in the center. The glass shelves are backed with mirrors to further enhance the merchandise. A magazine rack is behind the cosmetic case. Customers are browsing in the back of the store.

Pay Less Drugs (Tacoma); Cabinets (Case furniture)--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Drugstores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cosmetics & soap; Periodicals;

Progress photographs at St. Regis, St. Regis Paper Company, Kraft Pulp Division. St. Regis Paper Company was well along in a big expansion program at the Tacoma plant, adding a multiwall bag plant as well as a pulp manufacturing plant. Tacoma was one of the locations of St. Regis that supplied pulp from their own mills for their kraft paper production. Adding the exterior to the new construction is nearly complete. (T.Times, 8/23/1948, p.5)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Paper industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In 1948 there were two F. W. Woolworth stores in Tacoma, one at 1106 Pacific Avenue and the other at 1126 Broadway. The store managers were Frederick T. Treichel and James H. McChesney. View of window display at F. W. Woolworth Company located at 11th Street and Broadway, the window is featuring socks and ladies stockings priced at 1 to 5 pairs for $1.

Window displays; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Variety stores--Tacoma; Shopping--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Hosiery; F.W. Woolworth Co. (Tacoma);

Copy of architect's drawing of National Bank of Washington, ordered by National Bank of Washington, Miss Lindquist. A drawing of the new Parkland Branch by Lea, Pearson & Richards Architects. The drawing shows a tall, single-story building.

National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1940-1950; Architectural drawings; Architects; Lea, Pearson & Richards (Tacoma);

This aerial photograph shows the Tacoma shoreline looking north from the mouth of the City Waterway (Thea Foss Waterway) as it looked in October of 1948. Ships are taking on cargo at the terminals along Dock Street and the Shaffer Terminals on Bay Side Drive along the waterfront at the foot of Division Avenue. Boxcars fill the tracks in the Northern Pacific "half-moon yard". The Fourth Street Bridge provides access over the railroad tracks from Dock St. to Bay Side Drive. The smokestack in the distance is from the ASARCO facilities. This area was dramatically transformed with the building of I-705 and the Schuster Parkway.

Aerial photographs; Shaffer Terminals, Inc. (Tacoma); Marine terminals--Tacoma; Smokestacks--Tacoma;

Back drop screen at Tiger Ball Park, United Pacific Insurance Company, W.W. Seifert. The baseball field was also known as Tacoma Baseball Park. This view includes home base, the metal netting hung around the play field and the wooden stands for fans.

Athletic fields--Tacoma--1940-1950; Baseball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tiger Ball Park (Tacoma);

Mrs. Overton G. (Jennie) Ellis, Bonneville Hotel. Early in September of 1948 Mrs. Overton G. Ellis moved into a suite at the Bonneville Hotel. Mrs. Ellis had first stayed at the hotel in September of 1894 as a new bride when the hotel was still known as The Rochester. In her room, Mrs. Ellis is surrounded by antiques and photographs of six generations. The chair by which she stands dates back to 1856. It was brought to Tacoma by Mrs. Ellis' mother at the turn of the century. (T.Times, 10/2/1948, p.11)

Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fireplaces--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mantels--Tacoma; Chairs; Furniture; Aged persons--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ellis, Jennie;

On September 12, 1948, Iris Bryan put her sorrel gelding over a picket fence near the Woodbrook Riding Academy. The photograph ran in conjunction with a story on the jointly sponsored horse show May 7-8, 1949. Miss Bryan was one of the leaders in the Woodbrook Hunt Club in jumping. She would be competing against other top exhibitors from the Pacific Northwest. (TNT 5/1/1949- picture and horse show story)

Bryan, Iris; Horses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Horseback riding--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hunting dogs; Boots; Coats; Hats--1940-1950; Woodbrook Hunt Club (Lakewood); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Mr. L.H. Burnett with cake celebrating 50th Anniversary, Burnett Brothers Jewelry. An exterior view of the Burnett Brothers Jewelry store in Tacoma upon the celebration of the store's 30th anniversary. The firm was celebrating its 50th anniversary from the opening its first store in Chehalis in 1898. In celebration of both anniversaries the store held a big anniversary sale to let the public know Mr. Burnett's appreciation for their patronage. A street-side clock stands outside the store announcing the jewelry store. (T.Times, 10/28/1948, p.24)

Burnett Brothers Jewelry (Tacoma); Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clocks & watches; Window displays;

Light poles prior to turning in machine, Cascade Pole at Port of Tacoma Road, Vic Monahan. A view of the railroad sidings at Cascade Pole and several long, straight poles that have been creosoted on one end lined up near the sidings. Specialized railroad-tie sized log- holding frames are seen in the yard. They could easily move many poles from place to place in the manufacturing processes.

Cascade Pole Co. (Tacoma); Utility poles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad sidings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Cheney Lumber Company. An unidentified young woman leans against the Cheney Studs airplane.

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Airplanes; Women;

Cheney Lumber Company. An unidentified young woman and Ben Cheney stand together by the Cheney Studs airplane. The airplane could be the "Bonnie B", an airplane Ben Cheney and his company owned in 1949.

Cheney Lumber Co. (Tacoma); Airplanes; Women; Cheney, Ben B., 1905-1971;

General Cigar Company, desk shot, Hamilton & Weisner, also Mr. Gunnerson. Men are verifying an order or completing an inventory of cigars. Cigar boxes are stacked on a counter with several brands: Robert Burns Queens, White Owls and Van Dyck. Boxes of cartons of Lucky Strike cigarettes are stacked behind the man in the foreground. Shelves line one of the walls of this storage area.

Cigars; Cigarettes; Racks (Supporting devices);

College of Puget Sound. Head Coach John Heinrick (second row, far right) is taking his entire squad of 1948 football players to San Jose for their pre-season game against the San Jose Spartans. This was the last game prior to the start of the Evergreen Conference season. The highly favored San Jose came from behind to beat the Loggers 20-7. They will be catching their train from Union Depot. (T.Times, 10/1/1948, p.10) TPL-8484

College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Heinrick, John; Railroad travel--Tacoma--1940-1950; Football players--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad stations--Tacoma; Union Station (Tacoma);

Group at Continental Baking Company, M. Hook. The wholesale bakery was first built as Matthaei Bread Company in 1913. Continental took over the location in 1934. W.E. Taylor served as manager of the bakery. Nineteen employees stand together on the steps of the bakery. A sign advertising Wonder Bread is on the door behind them.

Continental Baking Co. (Tacoma); Bakeries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Employees--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Daffodil fields at Orting, March 1948, Studio, Bob. A view across a large field of daffodils in the valley near Orting in Pierce County, Washington. Mount Rainier sits majestically in the distance beyond the lower foothills of the Cascade Range. TPL-3224

Daffodils--Orting; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Mountains--Washington--1940-1950; Cascade Range; Croplands;

25 girls attending banquet at Crawford's Delta Rho Gamma, Phyllis Brynestad. The Delta Rho Gamma sorority of Pacific Lutheran College held several reunions in the first week of September 1948 and on September 11th, Crawford's Sea Grill was the scene of a reunion banquet. Several of the young women would be going to different colleges in the fall and this was the last reunion before their departure. Miss Beulah Heidahl, new dean of women at PLC, was also introduced. The sorority women are seen here watching home movies. (TNT, 9/12/1948, p.D-1)

Delta Rho Gamma (Parkland); Fraternities & sororities--Parkland--1940-1950; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Students--Parkland--1940-1950; Group portraits; Motion pictures;

The Olympia Eagles held a parade on Olympia's East 4th Avenue in honor of Governor Wallgren's visit. Eagles members and a drill team are shown. Seldens Floor Coverings, Singer Machines, Kincy Hardware, Capital Laundry and Cleaners, and Capital Chevrolet line the oposite side of the street.

Drill teams; Parades & processions--Olympia--1940-1950; Automobiles--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia);

Grandstand with kids, Fife High School, Mr. Vinson. The new Fife Grandstand was two years in the making. Residents gathered for the dedication of the new memorial football field with the game between Fife High and Clover Park. The turfed field with new lights was used in 1947 but the stand, which seats 1,000 persons, was not constructed until the summer of 1948. (TNT, 9/22/1948, p.19)

Fife High School (Fife); Public schools--Fife; Grandstands--Fife--1940-1950; Students--Fife--1940-1950; Cheerleading--Fife--1940-1950; Athletic fields--Fife--1940-1950;

Fair booth, Foley Manufacturing Company, Seattle, Mr. Wilte. Three representatives of the Foley Manufacturing Company are standing with the merchandise display at the Puyallup Fair ready to demonstrate the company's kitchen utensils. Their display features food mills, potato ricers, meat tenderizers and choppers. The area below the grandstand is used to house displays and protects them from the weather.

Foley Manufacturing Co. (Seattle); Western Washington Fair (Puyallup); Merchandise displays--Puyallup; Cooking utensils;

New grandstand at Fife High School, Fife Hi, Mr. Vioson. The new stands at Fife Memorial field were dedicated September 23, 1948, by a football game between the Fife Trojans and the Clover Park Warriors. The stands would seat 1,000 persons and represented the spirit of the Fife district. (T.Times, 9/23/1948, p.15)

Football--Fife--1940-1950; Grandstands--Fife--1940-1950; Fife High School (Fife); Public schools--Fife;

Governor Mon C. Wallgren visits the Olympia Eagles Lodge. Three members of the Eagles are seen with a book standing open on a stand between a American flag and a statue of an eagle holding scales in his beak.

Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia); Books; Flags--United States; Sculpture--Olympia;

Several of the membership are taking an oath at an Eagles meeting in Olympia. Governor Mon C. Wallgren attended the meeting this evening.

Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia); Meetings--Olympia--1940-1950;

Tacoma Open Golf Tournament at Fircrest, Tacoma Athletic Commission, Bob Sanders. The crowd of spectators is spread out along the 18th fairway at the Fircrest Golf Club during the Tacoma Open Golf Tournament in September of 1948. Some of the entrants in the tournament are seen at play on the fairway. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest); Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spectators--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Open Golf Tournament at Fircrest, Tacoma Athletic Commission, Bob Sanders. A young man announces the play during the Tacoma Open Golf Tournament from the roof of one of the buildings at the Fircrest Golf Club. Bleacher seats were placed at vantage points for spectators to watch their favorites come in off both nines. The five way split from Sunday's play was broken on September 21st when Ed Oliver of Seattle won the five-man playoff and won the $12,500 Tacoma Open Classic. (T.Times, 9/21/1948, p.10) TPL-6255

Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest); Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spectators--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950;

18th green at the Fircrest Golf Club. Tacoma Open Golf Tournament at Fircrest, Tacoma Athletic Commission, Bob Sanders.The Tacoma Open Golf Tournament opened at the Fircrest Golf Club for a four-day event starting September 17, 1948. The tournament attracted a large gallery and people can be seen here following the players to the next green. A $12,500 purse would go to the winner. (TNT, 9/17/1948, p.14)

Golf--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fircrest Golf Club (Fircrest); Golfers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Spectators--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Governor Mon C. Wallgren rides in a 1929 Packard Touring automobile in a parade on Olympia's East 4th Avenue. Residents line both sides of the street on this drizzly day. Olympia F.O.E. (Eagles) Lodge is in center background. Governor Wallgren subsequently attended an Eagles meeting where he addressed fellow members. Series ordered, but not used, by Life Magazine. ALBUM 10. Patrons report the upside-down "Mark's Used Cars" sign was intentional--and one of many unusual ploys by the business to get customers into the lot.

Governors; Wallgren, Mon C., 1891-1961; Automobiles--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal organizations--Olympia--1940-1950; Fraternal Order of Eagles (Olympia); Parades & processions--Olympia--1940-1950;