Busch's Drive In, South Tacoma Star. You needn't be a teenager to enjoy the treats from Busch's: zombie sundaes, sodas, floats, 10 cent hamburgers, fries and hot dogs. A young woman in the automobile wearing a hat with a striking feather is ready to enjoy a cool drink brought to her car by the car hop, wearing a visored cap. The car hop would come to your car and take your order when they saw your car enter. The order was delivered to your car with a tray that attached to the driver's side window. When ready to leave the driver would flash their headlights or give the horn a short blast and the car hop would come and take the tray and empty dishes away. Bill and Thelma Busch opened the drive-in restaurant in 1943 located on Old Hiway 99.

Busch's Drive In (Tacoma); Drive-in restaurants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Waitresses--Tacoma; Electric signs--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Aerial view of downtown Tacoma and the City Waterway, view of businesses between South 7th Street and South 12th Street; Medical Arts Building, Music Box and the Roxy Theatre, Lerner Shops, Rust Building and the Washington Building are located on the foreground of photo. The South 11th Street Bridge takes you over the City Waterway and connects you from downtown Tacoma to the industrial area; Norwood Plywood Company on right side of image.

Business districts--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Cityscapes; Cities & towns--Tacoma; Aerial photographs;

Aerial view of Tacoma's downtown business district and Port of Tacoma area. View of City Waterway, Middle waterway, St. Paul waterway, Puyallup Waterway, Milwaukee Waterway and Sitcum Waterway. South 11th Street Bridge connects downtown business district to waterways and Port of Tacoma. George-Ann Company logo, advertising frozen food lockers on upper left corner of photo.

Business districts--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Cityscapes; Piers & wharves--Tacoma; Cities & towns--Tacoma; Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Port of Tacoma (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Walter Mika has just been appointed campaign manager in Pierce County for Clarence D. Martin. Martin is a candidate for governor in the upcoming fall elections and had previously served as governor from 1933-1941. (T. Times, 8/4/48, p. 16).

Campaign managers; Political elections--Tacoma--1940-1950; Political campaigns; Portraits; Portrait photography; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Mika, Walter N.;

In this photograph from August of 1948, five Girl Scouts relax in one of the three shelters at St. Albans Girls' Camp by Lake Devereaux. The land for the camp was donated to the Girl Scouts by Mrs. W.W. Seymour in memory of her husband, an early mayor of Tacoma. The architect, Silas E. Nelson, donated his services for the design of the camps buildings. The young girl standing at the left, holding a cup, is Nita Rowland. The girl in the top bunk, flipping through the pages of a book, is Nancy Helman. The other three girls were not identified in the original News Tribune article.(T.N.T., 8/15/48, p. D-1).

Children--Clubs--Tacoma; Girls--Tacoma; Recreation--Tacoma; Camping--Lake Devereaux; Camps--Lake Devereaux; Uniforms; Girl Scouts (Tacoma); Camp St. Albans (Lake Devereaux); Rowland, Nita; Helman, Nancy;

Studio portrait in Knights Templar uniform, George F. Childs. George F. Childs was an accountant with City Light Department, bookkeeper for Northern Fish Products Company and secretary of the Tacoma Chapter No. 4 of the Royal Arch Masons. Knights Templar was the third and highest body of the York Rite, Freemasons. He is seen here wearing his full Knights Templar uniform including the traditional hat with plumed feather. Mr. Childs was elected as Tacoma Senior Warden, Knights Templar, in May of 1949. (TNT, 5/18/1949, p.D-8)

Childs, George F.; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Knights Templar (Tacoma); Uniforms; Hats--1940-1950;

The Auto-View Theater was located on South Tacoma Way and South 99th Street. At 9915 South Tacoma Way was the Motel Fontaine, at the bottom center in this photograph. Aerial view of available area, neighborhoods and the Auto-View Theater (right side), all located along South Tacoma Way (T. Times, 8/31/48, p. 21).

Cities & towns--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Drive-in theaters--Tacoma; Auto-View Theater (Tacoma); South Tacoma Way (Tacoma);

Cooperation between South Tacoma employers and employees have played an important role in the steady growth of this south side community. South Tacoma businesses and industries have helped raise the overall payroll of the city. View of available area, neighborhoods and the Star-Lite Park In Theatre located along South Tacoma Way (T. Times, 8/31/48, p. 21).

Cities & towns--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Aerial views; Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Drive-in theaters--Tacoma; Star-Lite Park In Theatre (Tacoma); South Tacoma Way (Tacoma);

Tacoma had two insurance brokers for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, Mitchell & Erdahl and Busselle & Company. View of Tacoma Avenue South and South 9th Street intersection; Ballou and Wright, a wholesale auto parts store is located on right side, pedestrians are crossing the street and automobiles are parked along Tacoma Avenue. Photo ordered by Firemen's Fund, possibly for a traffic accident.

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1940-1950; Business districts--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Insurance; Insurance companies--Tacoma; City & town life--Tacoma; Firemen's Fund Insurance Co. (Tacoma);

Young men and boys throughout Tacoma entered their model airplanes, hoping to win one of the five Division titles. Speed Jobs, Club Ships, Gas Model Airplanes flying up to 140 miles per hour, A. J. Fireball gas model airplanes and a model jet plane with a 152 miles per hour record, were all entered in the Tacoma Plymouth Aero League contest. View of contest participants preparing their airplanes for the competition (T. Times, 7/10 & 12/48, p. 1).

Contests--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Victories--Tacoma; Awards; Hobbyists--Tacoma; Model airplanes; Airplane racing--Tacoma; Plymouth Aero League (Tacoma);

More than 60 young men signed up to compete in Tacoma's Plymouth Aero League contest. The contest was scheduled for Sunday afternoon at The Stadium. Later this month, Plymouth Motor Corporation was sponsoring the 2nd Annual International Model Plane Aero League Contest in Detroit, Michigan; the five Tacoma Division winners would get to compete in that contest. View of participants with one of the judges (T. Times, 7/10 & 12/48, p. 1).

Contests--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Victories--Tacoma; Awards; Hobbyists--Tacoma; Model airplanes; Airplane racing--Tacoma; Stadium High School (Tacoma); Plymouth Aero League (Tacoma);

The town of Milton was holding an all day dedication celebration for their new $50,000 City Hall building. All Pierce County, State and neighboring city officials would be attending, along with many civic leaders. View of Business Center near the new City Hall in Milton, Washington; Milton Drug Store and Soda Fountain (T. Times, 8/13/48, p. 3).

Drugstores--Milton; Soda fountains--Milton; Window displays; Electric signs--Milton; Commercial facilities--Milton; Milton Drugs (Milton);

An unidentified beauty posed with a very strange sea-beast in this photograph taken for the Tacoma Times in August, 1948. Al Meissner and E.C. Berg were trolling for salmon off Neah Bay when this denizen of the deep, an unidentified fish, came swimming by their boat. They brought him back to Tacoma with them and no one in Tacoma nor Neah Bay knew what they had caught. The fish had a long, slim eel-like body, 5' 3" long, barely 2" wide and 9" deep. Its skin looked like it was painted with aluminum. Its red fins ran nearly the full length on both the dorsal and ventral sides, and the body tapered to an almost indefinable tail. It had huge, protruding, owl-like eyes and a retractable snout giving it the appearance of a sea horse. Since then it has been determined that the fish was a King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis). (T.Times, 8/16/1948, p.1) 7 x 11" TPL-9937

Fish; Fishing--Washington; Bathing beauties;

Four men and catch of fish, George Bergstrom. On an excursion to the mouth of the Columbia August 29, 1948, these five anglers did better than all right, coming home with the Royal Chinook catch. L-R, Bill Slater with two fish weighing 23 and 25 pounds, George Bergstrom with 17 and 27 pounders, Walt Bergstrom, a 45 and a 20 pounder, Malcolm Littlejohn, 20 1/2 and 25 pounds, and Bill Caddey with a 20 and a 17 pounder. They used Skookum tackle. (TNT, 8/31/1948, p.12)

Fishing; Salmon; Fishermen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Slater, Bill; Bergstrom, George; Bergstrom, Walt; Littlejohn, Malcolm; Caddey, Bill;

Snowflake Cracker & jelly display at Franlkin Food Stores, National Biscuit Co. Customers were urged to try Snow Flake Crackers, first box 25 cents and Jelly, 12 oz. 21 cents. Behind this display of crackers and jelly are boxes of Softasilk cake flour, Bisquick and Occident Cake Bake. Canned goods are displayed in the background. Franklin Food Stores grocery and meats main location was 117-23 No. G St. and had branches at 1123 So. K St., 1101 Market St., 602 So. 38th St., and 5252 So. Washington St.

Franklin Food Stores (Tacoma); Grocery stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1940-1950; Crackers; Preserves--Tacoma;

Equipment at plant, South 52nd and Washington, Mr. Holroyd. The Holroyd Company advertised that they handled mixed concrete and were manufacturers of concrete building units. They were known for manufacturing concrete blocks. They had gravel pits at Nisqually and Meadow Park. This view shows a dump truck being loaded by a crane and shovel. A ramp to a storage container runs between the pile of gravel and the storage tank. Several other trucks and the plant is in the background.

Holroyd Co. (Tacoma); Concrete products industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Building materials industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Factories--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In 1948, Dr. Thomas McKay was an Osteopath whose medical practice was in Tacoma at 911 Pacific Avenue. Dr. McKay is married to Zaza and they have a son, Thomas F. McKay, who is a student at Pacific Lutheran College. The McKay family have their family ranch, the Circle T-Z, and home in Puyallup at South Meridian & Airport Road. View of Dr. Thomas McKay riding his horse, another horse is on right side. Dr. McKay may be on his two-year-old American saddlebred "Ebony Arden Supreme." He would be showing this horse at a gymkhana and horse show on July 4th at his Circle T-Z ranch in collaboration with the Valley Riding Club. (TNT 6-27-1948, D-3-article only)

Horseback riding--Puyallup; Horses--Puyallup; Ranches--Puyallup; McKay, Thomas--Homes & haunts; McKay, Thomas;

The 2nd Annual Tacoma Beautiful Contest attracted six full buses of sightseers who traveled throughout Tacoma for the 2-hour Tour of Homes and Gardens. Following the tour, everyone gathered at Hotel Winthrop's Crystal Ballroom for a tea reception where Leon Titus announced the contest winners. John and Hazel Kellson's home and gardens in Parkland, shown here, won 2nd place. George Warter's home, located at 7829 Pacific Avenue, was the winner of the special award for the "Most Beautiful Home Grounds"; he was awarded a weeks vacation to Rainier National Park, all expenses paid. (T. Times, 7/12/48, p. 1).

Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Yards--Tacoma; Landscape pavilions--Tacoma; Birdbaths--Tacoma; Competition entries--Tacoma; Lawns--Tacoma; Contests--Tacoma; Gardens--Tacoma; Gardening--Tacoma; Kellson, John W.--Homes & haunts;

Washington Steel and Welding Company's officers were, Albert E. McIntosh, President, James O. Hoy, Vice President, Robert B. VanDeMark, Secretary-Treasurer. The company was a leader in steel fabrication and welding industry in Tacoma. View of large "Oshkosh" truck with newly fabricated steel logging equipment at Washington Steel and Welding Company, they are likely ready to deliver the new equipment to a Tacoma lumber yard.

Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Machinery; Steel industry--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Welding--Tacoma; Washington Steel & Welding Co. (Tacoma);

Group of five descendents of Lewis and Clark expedition at home of Della Gould Emmons, Times, Mrs. MacDonald. Five descendents of three members of the Lewis and Clark expedition met in Tacoma Augusr 14, 1948, at the home of Della Emmons, author of "Sacajawea of the Shoshones" for a reunion of "tall tales of the west". L-R, Mrs. Albert Erickson, of Puyallup, great-great-grandchild of George Shannon, youngest of the Lewis and Clark men; William Jackson, of Seattle, son of Mrs. Erickson; Owen Buxton, of Kent, cousin of Sargeant Patrick Gass; Mrs. E.G. Eastman, great-great-grandchild of Sacajawea; and Robert E. Walton, of Tacoma, descendant of George Shannon. (T.Times, 8/21/1948, p.5; Follow-up story T.Times, 8/31/1948, p.6)

Jackson, William; Buxton, Owen; Walton, Robert E.; Expeditions & surveys--Washington (State); Lewis & Clark Expedition; Reunions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits;

Tacoma's Y.M.C.A. was hosting their annual "Y Summer Camp" at Lake Tapps. Children of all ages would participate in one of three summer camp sessions, each session was one week long. Camp activities would be handled by camp counselors and would include outdoor recreation and handcraft instruction. View of beautiful Lake Tapps, children are swimming and enjoying their summer recreation (T. Times, 7/7/48, p. 2).

Lakes & ponds--Tacoma; Swimming--Tacoma; Lake Tapps (Wash.); Children playing in water--Tacoma--1940-1950; Children swimming--Tacoma; Children--Clubs--Tacoma; Camps--Tacoma; Young Men's Christian Association (Tacoma);

ca. 1948. Portrait of Mayor Val Fawcett. Mayor Fawcett posed for this portrait circa 1948, midway through his elected term of office. He had previously served as Acting Mayor from 1943-45 during Harry P. Cain's absence due to World War ll. He then ran for, and was elected Mayor in March of 1946; Cain had decided to make what would prove to be a successful run for the U.S. Senate. The Fawcett family was well-known in Tacoma politics as Mayor Fawcett's father, A.V., served several terms as mayor. Val Fawcett had also served the public as Finance Commissioner for about 13 years prior to his assuming the Acting Mayor position; he would retain the Finance Commissioner post and capably handle both roles at the same time. After his mayoral term expired in 1950, Mr. Fawcett became a consultant for McLean & Co., investment security dealers, a position he would hold until his death in January of 1965. (TNT 2-1-65-obituary) ALBUM 14

Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965;

Norwegian Convention honoring Director from Norway, Stavanger Lag (Lodge), Marie Sola, Secretary. 400 former residents of Stavanger, Norway, and their families gathered at the Messiah Lutheran Church for their annual Stavanger Lag over August 14th and 15th, 1948. All officers of the organization were re-elected: L-R, Gunnar Hogstat, traveling correspondent for Visergutten, a Norwegian newspaper published in Fargo, North Dakota; Peter M. Omdal, president, Bow; Rev. Jonas Helland, vice president, Everett, Marie Sola, secretary, Everett; Oselus Egersten, historian, East Stanwood and N.N. Hageness, treasurer, Tacoma. (TNT, 8/16/1948, p.2)

Messiah Lutheran Church (Tacoma); Hogstat, Gunnar; Omdal, Peter M.; Helland, Jonas; Sola, Marie; Egersten, Oselus; Hageness, N.N.; Norwegian Americans; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Potato chip and popcorn factroy, Nalley's, Henry Willis. Four lines of women work peeling potatoes, onions and carrots for one of Nalley's products, probably canned stew which was added to the product line during World War II. The work lines have automated peelers and a conveyor-belt system to carry away the peels. Large tubs of the peeled vegetables stand at the end of the line.

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950;

In this photograph from August 1948, three unidentified employees carefully hand bag potato chips at the Nalley's plant at 3410 So. Lawrence St. Nalley's Inc. had its beginning in 1918 when Marcus Nalley started production of his by now famous Nalley's potato chips in his kitchen. What was once a one man operation covered the entire west coast by 1946. Production operations were located in Tacoma, Vancouver, B.C., and Spokane. In Vancouver a complete line of Nalley's products was made. In Spokane, manufacturing of potato chips was the main operation, and in Tacoma, two large factories, Nalley's on Puyallup Avenue and the affiliated plant of L & N Products at 3410 South Lawrence Street provided the bulk of the products sold in the western states. (T.Times, 1/9/1946) Henry Willis

Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Food--Tacoma--1940-1950; Potato chips; Food industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Assembly-line methods--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Left to right, Helene Hawthorne, Josephine Elizabeth O'Toole, LaVerne Larson, an unidentified student, and Betty Buckles passed a milestone on their way toward becoming nurses on Sunday August 1, 1948. They received their nurses caps. During the capping exercises, which were held at the St. Joseph's Nurses' Home, Sister Mary Jane, O.S.F. , places a caps on each student's head. Wearing their new caps, they proudly hold their Florence Nightingale lamps, as they stand before a statue of the Virgin Mary. (T. Times, 8/2/48, p. 3).

Nurses--Tacoma; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art; Nursing--Tacoma; Medical education--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma; Rites & ceremonies--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Bob Dickinson's Orchestra had just opened up at the Winthrop Hotel's Wedgwood Room. Bob was a talented musician who could play six different instruments and sing solos. Dickinson had been the musical director of KOMO and KRJ, two Seattle based radio stations. Bob was said to have a longtime friendship with Bing Crosby. View of orchestra leader, Bob Dickinson (See images D33864-1 & 5).

Orchestras--Tacoma; Musicians--Tacoma--1940-1950; Singers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Men--Clothing & dress--Tacoma; Portrait photographs; Singing--Tacoma; Portraits; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma); Dickinson, Bob;

Abbie J. Allison has just received the keys to the first 1949 Ford automobile, the car was delivered by Titus Motor Company. Three years ago, Abbie became the first owner in Pierce County of the first post war car, a 1946 Ford. View of Titus Motor Company's Ford Automobiles, Model N and 1949 Ford custom Tudor; Cameo Theatre's marquee featuring "Bandits of Dark Canyon" and "Northwest Outpost" in background; photo ordered by Sconce Advertising Agency (T. Times, 6/22/48, p. 5).

Parades & processions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; Marquees--Tacoma; Ford automobile; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Sconce Advertising (Tacoma);

Aerial view of Point Defiance Park, taken in August of 1948. Point Defiance is the second largest city park in the US, outsized only by New York City's Central Park. It was originally a US military reservation. The city was given permission to develop it into a park in 1888. The "Bowl" area with its pond garden can be seen in the center of the picture. Above and to the left of the pond is a formal rose garden. Another formal garden can be seen beyond, now the location of the Japanese Garden. The ferry dock is at the upper right of the picture, with the boathouse top center. To the left of the Bowl area, and mostly out of camera range, is the zoo.

Parks--Tacoma; Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);

Two men are using the TIFA (Todd Insecticidal Fog Applicator) to rid this North end home of pesty insects. The DDT fog is said to be completely safe; it looks and feels like white smoke; the fog has a pleasant odor, makes nothing wet, and does not stain anything. This new product and service is featured in the June 1948 issue of "Better Homes & Gardens" and the July 19, 1948 issue of "Life" magazines. The articles explain the benefits to choosing fog DDT, including dairy cows being sprayed, people eating in fog and children playing in fog. Photo ordered by South Tacoma Appliance and Roofing Company.

Pest control--Tacoma; Fumigants; Fumigation--Tacoma; Smoke--Tacoma; Automobiles--Tacoma--1940-1950; DDT (Insecticide)--Tacoma; South Tacoma Appliance & Roofing Co. (Tacoma);