ca. 1956. This Cammarano Brothers delivery truck hauling Rainier Beer and Pommerelle Wines was parked outside the K & K Auto Paint Shop, 1501 Market St., circa 1956. The new Dodge vehicle is painted a vibrant deep red. (Photograph courtesy of the William Cammarano Collection) (no copy negative on file)

Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Dodge trucks; Cammarano Bros. (Tacoma); Beer--Tacoma; K & K Auto Paint Shop (Tacoma);

ca. 1956. Port Alice, British Columbia; aerial of timber. Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited operated a chemical cellulose mill at Port Alice, surrounded by fast growing forests logged under a management license from the province. Port Alice lies on Quatsino Sound, an arm of the sea on the western side of Vancouver Island, B.C. The forests are mostly hemlock and offer an abundant supply of raw materials. Nearby Victoria Lake supplies water, the area has its own lime rock quarry and a deep water port for overseas shipping. For all these reasons, Alaska Pine chose to expand and develop this mill further in 1956, upping its capacity to 125, 000 tons of chemical cellulose a year; an investment of $14,000,000. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Port Alice B.C.);

ca. 1956. Port McNeil, logging. This appears to be company owned row housing or bunk houses built for the loggers working at the Port McNeil location. The small houses are all identical and two raised wooden sidewalks lie between the two rows of houses. Several men are sitting or lounging on the sidewalks. Housing arrangements like this were provided for the over 2,000 Canadian loggers.

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Port McNeil B.C.);

ca. 1956. Port McNeil, aerial, logging. The logging camp sits on the shore surrounded by old growth forests. A dock extends out into the water and rafts of logs lie in the water. Established in 1953, Alaska Pine's logging camp at Mahatta River, on Vancouver Island, is one of three modern logging communities that provide wood for the Port Alice, B.C., chemical cellulose mill. Logs are rafted to the mill, entirely within the protected waters of Quatsino Sound. Non pulp species are barged to the Vancouver area sawmills. (1957 Annual Report, Rayonier Inc.)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Port McNeil B.C.);

ca. 1956. Timber industry scenes from Grays Harbor and the Olympic Peninsula, ordered by Malcolm McGhie. The sign identifies this as an experimental forest established in 1948 by the U.S. Forest Service cooperating with the St. Regis Paper Co. Trees were now being viewed as a renewable resource. They were being raised to support the pulp, paper and wood chemical industry. In the meantime, old growth forests were clear cut to supply timber for commercial purposes.

Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960; Trees; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1950-1960;

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, sawmill plant at New Westminster, B.C. During 1956, Alaska Pine set up a new high speed production line, part of which is shown here, for processing western red cedar bevelled siding. The sawmills at the Marpole and New Westminster Divisions produced a variety of products for wholesale markets in the United States and Canada. The products included hemlock and Douglas fir two-inch dimension lumber, sheathing and boards, cedar siding and shingles and industrial grades for such uses as garage doors, ladders and millwork. Alaska Pine was a leading promoter of the use of cedar, especially as siding. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, Rayflo plant at Marpole. This is the new plant being constructed in Vancouver, B.C. at the Marpole Sawmill Division of Alaska Pine for the production of the chemical rayflo. Alaska Pine was the Canadian subsidiary of Rayonier Inc. Rayflo was produced from hemlock residuals obtained from the Marpole mill. The chemical was a dispersant that could be added to oil well drilling mud to control its viscosity and chemical properties. Rayflo was one of a new breed of "silvichemicals" being developed from the byproducts of cellulose manufacture by Rayonier. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Chemical industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, Rayflo plant at Marpole. Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited, a Canadian subsidiary of Rayonier Inc., was constructing a new plant at Vancouver B.C. for the production of Rayflo, a chemical used in oil well drilling, and its distribution to foreign markets. Rayflo was a new chemical developed from experimentation with the byproducts of cellulose production. It was produced from hemlock residuals obtained from the Marpole sawmill. It was used to control the chemical and physical properties of oil well drilling mud. Rayflo was the result of product development by Rayonier Inc. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Chemical industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, Rayflo plant at Marpole. Rayflo was a chemical used in the oil industry. When added to oil well drilling mud, it made it possible to control the chemical and physical properties of the mud. Although developed only a few years earlier, rayflo was in demand. The new factory was being built by Alaska Pine, the Canadian Subsidiary of Rayonier, for production of the new chemical. It was previously produced in Grays Harbor, Wa. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Chemical industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Timber industry scenes from Grays Harbor and the Olympic Peninsula, ordered by Malcolm McGhie. Two hard hatted workers from Rayonier Inc. stand in an old growth forest. This photograph really shows the size of these enormous trees, the loggers appear tiny next to them. This stand of hemlock is approximately 80 years old. The trees are 110 - 125 feet high and average 24 inches in diameter. This track was recently thinned to promote growth of the best trees. Rayonier and its Canadian subsidiary Alaska Pine produced chemical cellulose, pulp, paper and lumber. They were also experimenting in developing new products called "silvichemicals" from the by products of cellulose manufacture. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor);

ca. 1956. Portrait of a timber worker in a hard hat bearing the green cross safety logo. Photograph was taken on Rayonier Grays Harbor timber lands and ordered by Malcolm McGhie. Timber and forests fueled the economy of the Olympic Peninsula.

Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, sawmill plant at New Westminster, B.C. During 1956, Alaska Pine set up a new high speed production line, part of which is shown here, for processing western red cedar bevelled siding. The sawmills at the Marpole and New Westminster Divisions produced a variety of products for wholesale markets in the United States and Canada. The products included hemlock and Douglas fir two-inch dimension lumber, sheathing and boards, cedar siding and shingles and industrial grades for such uses as garage doors, ladders and millwork. Alaska Pine was a leading promoter of the use of cedar, especially as siding. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, Marpole Division sawmill plant, Vancouver B.C. Semi-finished hemlock lumber waits on kiln-cars to roll into the dry kilns. Alaska Pine was a pioneer in kiln drying of hemlock and developing it as a commercial product. The company kiln-dries about 60% of its lumber output, including practically all of the hemlock products. Properly dried hemlock makes excellent construction lumber. This stimulated broader use of a timber still abundant in the fifties. The company was also promoting the use of cedar, particularly as siding. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, Marpole Division sawmill plant, Vancouver B.C. Big logs are brought to the mill in large rafts towed from the company's logging operations hundreds of miles away. They are cut into 20 foot lengths in the water and pushed onto the loghaul, which carries them into the mill. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, Rayflo plant at Marpole. Two men stand on the scaffolding erected around the tank being constructed for Alaska Pine's new plant in Vancouver, B.C. The plant will produce rayflo, a chemical manufactured from Hemlock byproducts and used in the production of oil well drilling mud. Alaska Pine was the subsidiary of Rayonier Inc. and one of the largest timber concerns on the west coast. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Chemical industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Timber industry scenes from Grays Harbor and the Olympic Peninsula, ordered by Malcolm McGhie. A log train chugs along on the Rayonier owned main line railroad in Washington. The locomotive is one of two new diesel-electric locomotives put in service in 1956, replacing steam. While the two main lines were being improved, spur railroad tracks were being replaced by company owned truck roads. By May of 1957, the conversion to truck logging would be complete. (Rayonier annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960; Trees; Railroad locomotives--Grays Harbor; Logs; Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor);

ca. 1956. Timber industry scenes from Grays Harbor and the Olympic Peninsula, ordered by Malcolm McGhie. A locomotive owned by Rayonier Inc. hauls logs across a railroad trestle; carrying them to a mill or paper plant for processing. In 1956, Rayonier was replacing the spur railroad lines with private truck roads that led to two company owned main logging railroads. Funds were spent to improve the main tracks, trestles and replace the steam locomotives with new diesel-electric ones. By May 1957, it was projected that the conversion to truck logging would be complete. This shows a Rayonier Baldwin diesel putting a logging train across the Hoko River Bridge on the Olympic Peninsula. (Rayonier annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1950-1960; Trees; Railroad locomotives--Grays Harbor; Logs; Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor);

ca. 1956. Arlin's Shoe Store. Arlin's had two locations; 2612 and 5915 6th Ave. The stores were owned by Byron H. Brolin and Wilbur F. Arnold. In this circa 1956 picture, the salesman assists the mother and two girls in selecting a new pair of saddle shoes. All of the boxes on the shelves behind them bear the brand name Rand or Randcraft, a brand of men's shoes. TPL-8730

Arlin's Shoe Store (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Shopping--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1956. Exterior of a one story rambler with what appears to be cedar siding and with an attached one car garage. The address of this home is believed to be 8809 36th St. W., formerly 8809 So. 36th St., in University Place. The owners are listed in the 1958 suburban City Directory as Mead and Janice McDonald. The home was one of those constructed for the September 1956 Tour of Homes. Photograph ordered by Fanning Starkey Real Estate.

Houses--University Place--1950-1960;

ca. 1956. Copy of a customer's print of an unidentified mother and children; photograph ordered by Mrs. Stella Smith. This copy was made in 1956, however the original photograph seems to date from the early 1900s. The woman is dressed in a tailored white shirtwaist with a dark skirt and an upswept Gibson girl hairstyle. The boy is dressed in a dark matching shirt, jacket and pants with sturdy boots and holds a tiny violin. The two girls wear matching dark dresses with braided hairstyles and large white chiffon bows. The taller girl carries a rabbit.

Children & adults--1900-1910; Mothers & children--1900-1910; Families;

Professor Gunnar Malmin, Director of Pacific Lutheran College's Choir of the West, stands at the base of the cross composed of choir members in January of 1956. The choir was taking its annual two-week tour through the Pacific Coast states of Washington, Oregon and California where it presented a sacred music-only program. It appeared before many civic organizations and church groups. Besides the tour, the choir also appeared on many radio broadcasts and gave a concert, for the first time, at the state prison. Names of choir members are listed in the 1956 PLC Saga yearbook. Photograph ordered by Pacific Lutheran College. (1956 Saga yearbook, p. 120-alt. photograph)

Choirs (Music); Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960; Malmin, Gunnar J.; Students--Parkland--1950-1960;

ca. 1956. Portrait of Co-Host Hugh Downs of NBC-TV's "Home," taken about 1956. Mr. Downs appears cool and collected as he stands miked in preparation for the television show, "Home." He co-hosted the program with Arlene Francis. Nearly fifty years later, looking remarkably unchanged, he still appears on television. Photograph ordered by the Condon Co., an advertising agency. ALBUM 7.

Downs, Hugh; Television broadcasting;

ca. 1956. Portrait of television host, Hugh Downs. Script in hand, the co-host of NBC's "Home" program, Hugh Downs, pauses to glance at the camera. He is dressed in a dark pinstriped suit and already has a microphone dangling around his neck. Downs co-hosted the television program with Arlene Francis. Photograph ordered by the Condon Co., an advertising agency.

Downs, Hugh; Television broadcasting;

ca. 1956. Copy portrait of television personality Arlene Francis, ca. 1956. This cropped print was made on February 23, 1956; date of original picture is not known. C96932-2 is the same photograph taken a few feet away. Miss Francis was the first woman to host a network newsmagazine, "Home," from 1954-1957. She had a long and successful career as a stage and screen actress and as a well-known performer on radio and television, spending 25 years as a panelist for the program "What's My Line." Miss Francis passed away at the age of 93 in May, 2001. ALBUM 7.

Francis, Arlene; Television broadcasting;

ca. 1956. There was no initial information on this pretty young girl with leg braces and crutches. She may be Cyndi Jones of St. Louis who at age 5 was the 1956 poster child for the March of Dimes. Her story is included in the book No Pity by Joseph Shapiro. TPL-6935 (Additional information provided by a reader)

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis; Poliomyelitis; Orthopedic braces; Girls--1950-1960;

ca. 1956. Exteriors of the Hunt & Mottet building. The eight story brick building was built in 1907 and designed by Bullard & Hill. Letters several feet tall emblazon the company name on the side of the building. A smaller new building lies to the left, with a parking lot to left of that. Hunt and Mottet were wholesalers of hardware.

Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma); Hardware stores--Tacoma;

ca. 1956. Exteriors of the Hunt & Mottet building. Hunt and Mottet were wholesalers of hardware. This is the rear of the eight story building, where railroad cars can deliver directly to the loading dock. TPL-8791

Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma); Hardware stores--Tacoma;

ca. 1956. Exteriors of the Hunt & Mottet warehouse building.

Hunt & Mottet Co. (Tacoma); Hardware stores--Tacoma; Warehouses--Tacoma;

ca. 1956. The Temple Theater. The Theater was built in 1927 from a design by A.J. Russell, Architect. The building is Greek in style with interior Egyptian detail. It is listed on the City Registry. The building served as both a Masonic temple and a theater. The theater had a seating capacity of 1800 and the widest proscenium arch of any theater on the Pacific Coast. In 1954, Cinemascope was installed at the theater. TPL-5455

Temple Theatre (Tacoma);

ca. 1956. Unimpressed by the glassed cases of jewels surrounding him, a workman installs a new plywood subfloor in a jewelry store. His wooden tool carrying box sits on the floor beside him and a sheet of plywood lays up against one of the cases. The case nearest to the camera appears to contain "costume jewelry," large beaded necklaces and pairs of earrings attached to cards. Photo ordered by the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Floors; Jewelry stores; Laborers; Carpenters; Merchandise displays; Showcases;