Sanford Nash building, Mr. Grindahl. A front view of the building. H.A. Sanford was president and R.E. Ryan was vice-president and general manager of the automobile dealership. Sanford-Nash, Inc., also has a used car location at 5813 South Tacoma Way. A neon sign advertising "Nash" hangs over the corner of the building. The showroom windows are covered so no one can see the new models until the Open House October 22, 1948.

Sanford-Nash, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nash automobile; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Tacoma Athletic Commission Dinner for Gretchen Fraser. Gretchen Fraser, winner of the 1948 Olympic Gold Medal for the special slalom, was the first American skier to win an Olympic event. Here she is seen presenting the Tacoma Athletic Commission perpetual trophy for the Women's Daffodil Cup race to Janette Burr, winner and holder of the National Women's downhill title. The perpetual trophy was to be known as the Gretchen Kunigk Fraser Trophy. (TNT, 4/6/1948, p.14)

Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fraser, Gretchen Kunigk, 1919-1994; Skiers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Medals; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Burr, Janette;

Korny Karnival, Women of Rotary. Four of the men have added mustaches, aprons and towels to their attire to perform for the Women of Rotary and their husbands. They make up a barbershop quartet, singing a cappella.

Women of Rotary (Tacoma); Clubs--Tacoma--1940-1950; Woodbrook Riding Academy (Lakewood); Costumes; Parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Entertainment--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Barbershop quartets;

Two flatcars with boilers, Birchfield Boiler. Giant boilers wait on flatcars for shipment to Southern California. The largest will be installed in the new building of the General Petroleum Corp. of Los Angeles.The Birchfield Boiler facilities can be seen in the background. The plant was also completing an order for 25 large pressure tanks complete with copper heating coils for the US Army in addition to approximately 400 tank heaters for the army. (T.Times, 5/3/1948, p.5) Format 7' x 11'

Birchfield Boiler, Inc. (Tacoma); Boilers; Boiler industry--Tacoma; Factories--Tacoma; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma;

Two views of candy packing machine at Brown & Haley plant, Fred Todd Company, Los Angeles, California. Women are seen in the candy factory packing Olympia Mints. The mints were one ounce and advertised as, "a giant chocolate mint, soft, creamy-cool center, rich dark chocolate coating - the most popular mint bar in the West". The women each wear coverings over their hair and aprons. After the end of the war Brown & Haley began making every kind of candy imaginable: peppermint sticks, lemon drops, gum drops, taffy chews, chocolate bars, fudges and caramels. After 1972 they began to specialize in three basic product lines: Almond Roca, Mountain Bars and boxed chocolates. As of 1989 Brown & Haley was the largest exporter of candy in America. (TNT, 8/23/1978)

Brown & Haley (Tacoma); Candy--Tacoma--1940-1950; Chocolate industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Olympia Mints;

Exterior of Budget Finance Plan, Mr. E.J. Horton, Manager. This view of the financial office shows the corner of the building and how the front entry angles at least twice from the front to the entry door. The finance company advertises loans for furniture, refinancing, automobiles and salaries.

Budget Finance Plan (Tacoma); Business enterprises--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business & finance--Tacoma; Facades--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storefronts--Tacoma--1940-1950; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Sunrise service, Ivanhoe Commandry, Lorenzo Mansfield. The girls of the Jason Lee school chorus stand on risers on the stage at Temple Theater. The director stands at the left end of the stage. The girls wear white blouses, black bows and black skirts for the sunrise service. They took part in the Easter Sunrise Service at Temple Theater sponsored by the Knights Templar and the Council of Churches. (TNT, 3/27/1948, p.1)

Choirs (Music); Teenagers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singing--Tacoma--1940-1950; Religious services--Tacoma--1940-1950; Conductors--Tacoma--1940-1950;

City of Yakima Garbage Truck with Box and Hoist, South Tacoma Welding, George Bosko. South Tacoma Welding and Equipment Company had a history of making the kind of hoist needed for specialized jobs. This garbage truck has sides that can be lowered for adding new materials and the back doors open wide when the truck is ready to lift and dump the load.

South Tacoma Welding & Equipment Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Equipment; Vehicles; Hoisting machinery;

Several views of local plant at 250 East D showing tankage and general view of yard. Tide Water Associated Oil Co., M.A. Legg. A close-up view of the storage tanks at Tide Water Associated Oil Company showing the stairways to the tops of the tanks and pipes running from near the bottoms of the tanks and along the ground. M.A. Legg was a sales agent with the copmany and H.C. Hause was the district sales manager at this time.

Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (Tacoma);Petroleum industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Fuel tanks;

Westinghouse Appliance Show at Winthrop Hotel, Westinghouse Electrical Supply Company, Betty Dahl. This view of appliances by Westinghouse on display at the Hotel Winthrop include drinking fountains, standing roasters, a two-burner hot plate, electric irons, coffee pots, toasters, a mixer and waffle irons. Electric blankets and a heat lamp sit on the floor by the floral arrangement.

Westinghouse Electric Co. (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Appliances;

Westinghouse Appliance Show at Winthrop Hotel, Westinghouse Electrical Supply Company, Betty Dahl. Westinghouse also displayed electric blankets, vacuum cleaners with all the attachments needed to clean your home, clothes washers and water heaters.

Westinghouse Electric Co. (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Appliances; Blankets; Vacuum cleaners; Water heaters; Washing machines;

Westinghouse Appliance Show at Winthrop Hotel, Westinghouse Electrical Supply Company, Betty Dahl. This portion of the Westinghouse display features radios and record players. Two console models, one in a dark wood cabinet and one in light wood, are seen on the left. Smaller players flank an easy chair; and portable players and radios are lined up on shelves. Westinghouse referred to the popularity of radio thrillers aired at that time in their advertisements for their radios, "It's a crime not to hear it" and "Listen to the evidence, your ear will prove it."

Westinghouse Electric Co. (Tacoma); Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Radios; Phonographs;

Installation of officers, White Shrine Masonic Temple, studio spec. The White Shrine of Jerusalem was founded as a Christian auxiliary to Freemasons in the United States. There were 69,000 members in 1995. Until 1953 members of the White Shrine of Jerusalem were required to be members of the Eastern Star. The original White Shrine of Jerusalem was founded by Charles D. Magee in Chicago on October 23, 1894. Membership is open to Master Masons as well as their wives, mothers, daughters, widows, and sisters. Members are known as Sojourners; the head of the organization is the Supreme Worthy High Priestess. (International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders, by Alan Axelrod, 1997)

White Shrine of Jerusalem (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1940-1950; Inaugurations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Masonic Temple (Tacoma);

As a special feature of the Tacoma Athletic Commission's baseball excursion to Yakima on Sunday June 20, 1948 Tacoma's manufactures sent boxes of Tacoma made products to Yakima to be given away at the baseball stadium. An estimated 500 fans from Tacoma attended the Sunday double-header between the Tigers and the Packers; Tacoma won both games by scores of 5 to 4 and 6 to 2. Before the baseball train left from Tacoma several T.A.C. officers and excursion committee members posed in front of the Top of the Ocean restaurant with a stack of gift cartons. Left to right are: Al Hunt (kneeling), who "sold" most of the manufacturers on the goodwill venture; Ted Haakinson, excursion chairman; Frank Gillihan, T.A.C. baseball chairman; Steve Pease; Jim Petersen; Jack Sonntag and T.A.C. president Howard R. Smith. (TNT, 6/18/1948, p. 17).

Athletic Clubs--Tacoma; Committees--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Announcements--Tacoma; Baseball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Delegations--Tacoma; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Top of the Ocean (Tacoma);

Three days of miracle healing were taking place in Tacoma, Friday May 14, 1948 through Sunday May 16, 1948. The Tacoma Ice Palace was expected to fill up with people wanting to attend the Branham Healing Campaign. Five thousand people attended the first session of healing. View of spectators and people in stretchers, sick children with their mothers and evangelists on stage; "Cooperating Churches" sign in background (T. Times, 5/15/48, p. 3).

Audiences--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Religious groups--Tacoma; Healing--Tacoma; Religious meetings--Tacoma; Evangelists; Healers--Tacoma; Branham Healing Campaign--Tacoma; Tacoma Ice Palace (Tacoma);

Machinists Incorporated was a Seattle based business, owned by Thomas J. Barley and Ralph H. LaBossier, located at 751 Michigan Street in Seattle, Washington. View of sand blasting on boat "Eileen", the fishing boat will be re-painted and refurbished at Tacoma Boat Building facilities in Tacoma. "Eileen" will be a new modernized faster speed engine and will have the power of a new 1948 boat, photo ordered by Machinists Inc. TPL-8955

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Boats & boating; Fishing boats--Tacoma; Maintenance & repair--Tacoma; Sand blast; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Machinists, Inc. (Seattle);

Permanente was is full operation in Tacoma within the first month of operations, this helped make the company one of the payroll builders in the city. Permanente and Kaiser were well respected businesses throughout American industry. View of Permanente Metals Corporation's bowling team at Play-Mor Bowling Alley, a Permanente employee can be seen in action, the other league members cheer him on.

Bowlers--Tacoma; Bowling--Tacoma; Bowling alleys--Tacoma; Bowling Balls; Play-Mor Bowling Alleys (Tacoma); Permanente Metals Corp. (Tacoma)--Employees;

George Scofield Company were distributors of "Tru-Mix Concrete", reinforcing steel, asbestos, insulation, refractory materials, plaster, roofing materials, brick, lime, sand, gravel, cement and other building materials. Company officers included: John B. Diven, President, J. Elmer Alskog, Vice-President, Arthur Sivertsen, Treasurer and Manager, and Roy L. McGinn, Secretary, they were located at 1543 Dock Street. View of new Ford truck purchased from Titus Motor Company by Scofield Company, dumping cement on bridge pier. TPL-10257

Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cement plants--Equipment & supplies; Cement industry workers--Tacoma; Cement--Tacoma; Dump trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; George Scofield Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

New bulletin board being erected near time clock and time cards at Saint Paul and Tacoma Lumber Company, photo ordered by Tacoma Community Chest. Tacoma Community Chest was promoting enrollment and participation in Tacoma's Boy Scouts, the bulletin board asks the question "How Does Your Boy Use His Time?" Two men are standing by the board, one is holding a hammer, Tacoma Community Chest was displaying community information throughout Tacoma businesses.

Bulletin boards; Charitable organizations--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Athletic Commission was promoting the second annual baseball excursion. Tacoma baseball fans were invited to take a railroad trip to Yakima to watch a June 20, 1948, double header between the Tacoma Tigers and the Yakima Packers. Both teams are part of the Western International League. View of members of the Tacoma Athletic League holding up publicity signs for the exciting upcoming game (T. Times, 6/4/48, p. 11).

Committees--Tacoma; Athletic clubs--Tacoma; Delegations--Tacoma; Baseball--Tacoma--1940-1950; Top of the Ocean (Tacoma); Announcements--Tacoma; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma);

Sportsmen's Club of Tacoma and Tacoma Athletic Commission were sponsoring a Sportsmen Show. Stands were set up for four days at the Winthrop Hotel. The show featured anything a sportsman could want or need. View of fishing tackle demonstration at Winthrop Hotel, photo ordered by McCune-Merifield, manufacturers agents based out of Seattle, Washington. Warter's Hardware and Clifton's Sporting Goods stands in background (T.N.T., 5/19/48, p. 12).

Demonstrations--Tacoma; Fishing & hunting gear; Sporting goods; Merchandise displays--Tacoma; Audiences--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); McCune-Merifield (Seattle);

A sportmen's show sponsored by the Sportmen's Club of Tacoma and the Tacoma Athletic Commission was taking place in Tacoma. Men, women and young sportmen were being urged to attend the show. View of fishing tackle demonstration at Wright Park, photo ordered by McCune-Merifield, manufacturers agents based out of Seattle, Washington (T.N.T., 5/19/48, p. 12).

Fishing & hunting gear; Sporting goods; Wright Park (Tacoma); Demonstrations--Tacoma; Audiences--Tacoma; McCune-Merifield (Seattle); Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Sportsmen's Club of Tacoma (Tacoma);

Puget Sound Boat is completing and will deliver "Liberty" by September 1948. "Liberty" is a 100 foot, 400 horsepower, all brine tuna boat, purchased by Edward X. Madruga, of San Diego, California for $250,000. The boat was christened by Laura Schore at a ceremony held at the boat yard. This vessel was designed by James J. Petrich. View of "Liberty" in foreground, downtown Tacoma in background (T. Times, 5/26/48, p. 12). TPL-8957

Fishing boats--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cityscapes; Puget Sound Boat Building Corp. (Tacoma);

General Mills supervisors, Mr. Meinecke, Sperry Flour Division. Nineteen men from the company, all but one wearing overalls and hats for their work with two policemen. One of the men wears a suit and hat. Several of the white hats say, "GMI, Safety First" on them.

General Mills, Inc., Sperry Division (Tacoma); Flour & meal industry--Tacoma; Mills--Tacoma; Employees--Tacoma--1940-1950; Police--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Bob Dickinson and his Orchestra have recorded for Victor and Columbia. They have played at St. Francis in San Francisco, California, and the Davenport in Spokane, Washington. They will be opening at the Winthrop Hotel's Wedgwood Room in late June of 1948. View of Margie Smith, vocalist, Bob Dickinson and six members of his Orchestra at the Wedgwood Room in the Winthrop Hotel (T. Times, 6/18/48, p. 8).

Hotel employees--Tacoma; Orchestras--Tacoma--1940-1950; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Musical instruments--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Dickinson, Bob; Smith, Margie;

St. Leo's prom at Lakewood, St. Leo's prom, Marie Landers. St. Leo's prom was held at the Lakewood Recreation Center in 1948. Bob Dickinson and his orchestra played and the theme that year was "Spring Fantasy". This elevated view shows the students in their formal attire: the girls wear formals and have corsages. The boys have boutonnieres in their lapels. (T.Times, 4/22/1948, p.11)

Lakewood Recreation Center (Lakewood); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Religious education--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Dance parties--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1940-1950; Couples--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Manitou School group. A group portrait of one of the school classes at Manitou School. There are nine girls and ten boys. The girls all are wearing dresses or skirts and blouses. Members of the Manitou Improvement Club began petitioning the School Board in 1910 to locate a school in their neighborhood in the southwest area of the city. Instead, the Board moved a one-story building from Tacoma to District 38 and furnished transportation for students to attend there. (For the Record, a History of Tacoma Public Schools, 1869-1984, by Winnifred L. Olsen) Format 5" x 8"

Manitou Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Manitou School group. A group portrait of one of the school classes at Manitou School. There are thirteen girls and sixteen boys. In 1912, land was purchased in the Manitou Grove Addition as a new site for the school. But, when parents asked that portables be added on the park site, they were told students could attend Edison or Oakland schools. Transportation was furnished for fourth and fifth grade students to the schools. More portables were added in 1913. (For the Record, a History of Tacoma Public Schools, 1869-1984, by Winnifred L. Olsen) Format 5" x 8"

Manitou Elementary School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1940-1950; School children--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Joseph's graduating nursing students would recite the Florence Nightingale pledge, they would then receive their diplomas and hospital pins inscribed with St. Joseph's nursing motto" "Non Nobis Solum", Not to us, but to God, give the glory. View of nursing students using their medical procedures on dummy patients, these students are either second or third year students.

Medical equipment & supplies; Heads (Anatomy); Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; Medical education--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Joseph's Hospital Nurses Home (Tacoma);

St. Joseph's School of Nursing classes met six days per week, students had one alternating day off per week. The first year students received four weeks of vacation, the second and third year students received three weeks of vacation. Students could transfer to Seattle College, once they successfully completed their initial 3 year program, transferring enables the students to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. View of nursing students participating in surgery procedures in the operating room at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Medical equipment & supplies; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; Medical education--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Joseph's Hospital Nurses Home (Tacoma);