Engine round house at Northern Pacific Railway, Elwin Barker. The North Coast Limited first went into service April 29, 1900. This passenger train was the pride of the Northwest Pacific. In the Pacific Northwest, the NP was the first railroad to offer sleeping and dining cars. As a passenger going from eastern Montana to western Washington, you would move across the flat lands of eastern Montana, across the Rocky Mountains, through valleys in Idaho and Washington, climb over the Cascade Mountains, and drop into the shipping port of Seattle. (Pacific Northwest Railroads of McGee and Nixon, Richard Green)

Northern Pacific Railway Co. (Tacoma); Railroad companies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad locomotives--Tacoma--1940-1950; Railroad roundhouses--Tacoma;

These graduating nurses posed for a group portrait on May 8, 1949. Front row left to right: Olive May Whitehouse, Paula Mae Suttich, Eileen Patricia Callahan, Margaret Ann Buchko, Dolores Eileen Peterson and Dolores Lorraine Mott; back row left to right: Carol Joann Henry, Sister Maryanna Diederich, O.P., Betty Jane Hammond, James Wallace Donovan and Arlene Theresa Bauer (T.N.T., 5/9/49, p. 3).

Nuns--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma)--Buildings;

May Day festivities at Pacific Lutheran College, Pacific Lutheran College, Miss Helen Hedine. Catherine Breum of East Stanwood was crowned May Queen at ceremonies May 6, 1949. Two members of her royal court, train bearer Anne Malmin Berg and crown bearer Tom Tommervik, stand by her as she is crowned. She is wearing a floor-length, white eyelet gown. (TNT, 5/5/1949, p.1) (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1940-1950; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1940-1950; Breum, Catherine; Rites & ceremonies--Parkland--1940-1950; Celebrations--Parkland--1940-1950; Berg, Anne Malmin; Tommervik, Tom;

Shell Oil Company, Incorporated had their offices located at 1404 Center Street, their industrial plant at 539 East E Street, and several privately owned Shell Stations throughout Tacoma. Shell Oil Company was about to begin building a new plant in the Tacoma tideflats area, at 702 East D Street. View of Shell Oil Company officials meeting with Mayor C. Val Fawcett (right) on May 6, 1949; they are reviewing the building plans for the future site of Shell Oil Company.

Petroleum industry--Tacoma; Gas industry--Tacoma; Blueprints; Building construction--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cityscapes; Business people--Tacoma--1940-1950; Fawcett, Clarence Valdo, 1900-1965; Shell Oil Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Loading house onto barge at Salmon Beach, Rainbow Contractors House Movers, Howard Bryan. A second home was moved from slide-imperiled Salmon Beach during high tide on May 17, 1949, to property near Point Fosdick. The residents of Salmon Beach were ordered to move after the recent earthquake placed their homes in danger. (TNT, 5/17/1949, p.1)

Rainbow Contractors (Tacoma); Moving of structures--Tacoma; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Barges--Tacoma;

Exterior view of house located in northeast Tacoma's Brown's Point area; this house is part of the new Beverly Heights View Property, a new real estate development being handled at Fred C. Hofstetter, realtor. This house is possibly one of the model homes being shown to interested home buyers.

Real estate business--Tacoma; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Land subdivision--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Brown's Point (Tacoma); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);

View of the beautiful and scenic Tacoma's Brown's Point area and of Puget Sound's Commencement Bay. Realtor, Fred C. Hoffstetter, was planning an extensive residential housing development. This real estate development would be called Beverly Heights View Property.

Real estate business--Tacoma; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Land subdivision--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Brown's Point (Tacoma); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);

Fred C. Hofstetter, realtor, was developing the new residential community at Brown's Point in northeast Tacoma. These homes would have incredible views of the mountain, shipyards, the Olympic Range, island views, Tacoma's skyline and ports and beautiful Commencement Bay.

Real estate business--Tacoma; Real estate development--Tacoma--1940-1950; Housing developments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Suburban life--Tacoma; Land subdivision--Tacoma; Waterfronts; Brown's Point (Tacoma); Fred C. Hofstetter, Realtor (Tacoma);

The Timberline Drive In was located at 25510 Mountain Highway in Graham, Washington. The restaurant later became known as the Timberline Coffee Shop. Seen here in April 1949, the building was destroyed in an early morning fire on August 28, 1987.

Restaurant workers--Graham; Electric signs--Graham; Cities & towns; Business enterprises--Graham; Diners (Restaurants)--Graham; Timberline Drive In (Graham);

Photographer Bob Richards joins talented dance instructor Nancy Jane Bare in a high flying leap to demonstate how strobe lights could be used to freeze action without blurs. The couple resemble marionettes as they dance across the stage at Annie Wright Seminary in May of 1949. Using strobe lights, the Richards Studio cameras could freeze action at 1/10,000th second. Nancy Jane Bare taught hundreds of students while at Annie Wright Seminary, the University of Puget Sound, and Charles Wright Academy. At the time of this May, 1949, photograph, she had been a faculty member of Annie Wright for five years.

Richards, Robert; Bare, Nancy Jane; Women--Dancers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Photographers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Photography--Tacoma--1940-1950; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

View of two houses in Tacoma, the houses are built in the Vernacular-Popular style with features which include: two stories, gable roof, minimal detailing and exterior material is horizontal wood clapboard; both houses have three doric style columns in the front, leading to the main entrance. Photo ordered by Fred L. Wilvers, co-owner of Western Builders roofing company.

Roofs--Tacoma; Building materials; Maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Street lights--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Western Builders (Tacoma);

View of Vernacular-Popular style house; this house has broad horizontal wood siding; a small covered porch which leads to the main entrance; gable roof; minimal detailing and a simple floor plan. Photo ordered by Fred L. Wilvers, co-owner of Western Builders roofing company. Western Builders was owned by G. W. Thompson and Fred L. Wilvers, their business office was located at 2010 Sixth Avenue.

Roofs--Tacoma; Building materials; Maintenance & repair--Tacoma--1940-1950; Houses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Yards--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Neighborhoods--Tacoma; Western Builders (Tacoma);

Parents of the bride and groom, Doris Virginia Maxwell and Charles Edwin Runacres, Jr., stand by the fireplace in the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace D. Maxwell, in Spring Valley, where the wedding reception was held. Mr. and Mrs. Runacres are on the left and Josephine and Horace Maxwell are on the right. (TNT, 7/3/1949, p.B-2)

Runacres, Charles E.--Family; Maxwell, Doris V.--Family; Maxwell, Horace D.; Maxwell, Josephine E.; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Exterior of Maxwell Serv-Ur-Self Station, Clipper Oil Company, R.D. Jalafsky. A billboard standing at a curve along one of Tacoma's streets advertises the "Serv-Ur-Self" station around the corner. See also D32131-1.

Serv-Ur-Self Station (Tacoma); Billboards--Tacoma--1940-1950; Streets--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Modular Structures Incorporated was a structural engineering business firm, they worked on residential and commercial contracts. The company officers were: Win E. Wilson, President; James E. Dallas, Vice-President; and Mabel Wilson, Secretary-Treasurer. An unidentified man is holding up a sign, indicating that Modular Structures Incorporated has just constructed a "Silver Shield Silo" of prefabricated plywood; photo ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Silos--Tacoma; Signs (Notices); Plywood; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Construction industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); Modular Structures, Inc. (Tacoma);

Tacoma Sculpturing Club has helped many homemakers become interested in wood carving as a hobby. The club meets regularly in the Bryant Creative Art Center at Bryant School. During World War II the club members volunteered with the Red Cross arts and crafts unit. The club is showing their work at the Washington State Historical Society museum, formerly known as the Ferry Museum (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-5 & 5/8/49, p. A-13).

Tacoma Sculpturing Club (Tacoma); Wood carvings; Art; Art exhibitions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1940-1950; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma)--Exhibitions & displays;

Eilert E. Meader's, District Traffic Superintendent for the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, team of employees were being honored at an employee appreciation tea. View of women employees that are being honored for their participation in the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company bowling league; the women on the right side is holding up a trophy presented to this team of women bowlers.

Telephone companies--Tacoma; Telephone operators--Tacoma--1940-1950; Employee-employer relations--Tacoma; Tea--Tacoma; Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

B & B Glass and Paint Company were glass and paint dealers and manufacturers, their business office was located at 748 Market Street in downtown Tacoma. The company was owned by Benjamin E. Bassett and LeRoy O. Bertheau. View of B & B employees and possibly the owners; this company's bowling league appears to have won a local bowling tournament.

Tournaments--Tacoma--1940-1950; Awards--1940-1950; Bowling--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bowlers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Bowling balls; B & B Glass & Paint Co. (Tacoma)--Employees;

Douglas Fir plywood was the "wood of 1,000 uses"; view of 28 foot trailer being pulled by an automobile, the trailer is likely constructed with Douglas Fir plywood products. Photo ordered by Winston H. McCallum, Publicity Director for the Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Trailers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Plywood; Publicity; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Trees--Tacoma; Advertising--Tacoma; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma)--Products;

The Town of Fircrest completed a five-year program to beautify winding Regents Boulevard in May of 1949 by planting a flowering Kwanzan cherry tree near the fire hall at 302 Regents Blvd. This brought the total number of trees planted through the work of Mayor Nelson J. Morrison and members of the Fircrest, Greenwood and Flowercrest Garden Clubs to over 150. The trees were planted by Fircrest employees. Among the large group of townspeople attending the planting ceremony were: (l to r) Sallie E. (Mrs. Theodore) Specht, Oscar Lundberg, Ed Moore, Mrs. Merle Hagman, Mayor Nelson J. Morrison, Mary F. (Mrs. George F.) Harrison and her daughter Mary Ileen, and George Masko, kneeling. (TNT, 5/29/1949, p.c-9)

Tree planting ceremonies--Fircrest; Fircrest Fire Hall (Fircrest); Morrison, Nelson J.; Mayors--Fircrest--1940-1950; Specht, Sallie E.; Lundberg, Oscar; Moore, Ed; Harrison, Mary F.; Harrison, Mary Ileen; Masko, George; Fire stations--Fircrest;

Frances Avery Olzendam and Hunt Tilford Norris were married on May 14, 1949 at the Church of the Holy Communion in Tacoma. Rt. Reverend Stephen Fielding Bayne Jr. performed the marriage ceremony. View of clergy, fathers of the bride and groom, and other unidentified family members at the Olzendam-Norris nuptials (T.N.T., 5/15/49, p. D-4).

Tuxedoes; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950; Olzendam, Frances Avery--Marriage; Norris, Hunt Tilford--Marriage; Bayne, Stephen Fielding; Clergy--Tacoma--1940-1950; Church of the Holy Communion (Tacoma);

Dorothy Mae Rudolph and James Allen Wasner's wedding ceremony included the Navy officers forming the traditional arch of swords. View of Dorothy Mae and James Allen Wasner cutting their wedding cake with a Navy sword; the couple's reception was held at the St. Patrick's Catholic Church rectory (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cakes--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

Dorothy Mae Rudolph and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner were married on April 23, 1949 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in a traditional Catholic and Navy ceremony. View of Dorothy Mae and Lieutenant James Allen Wasner leaving St. Patrick's Catholic Church (T.N.T., 5/1/49, p. D-1).

Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Tacoma); Wasner, James Allen--Marriage; Rudolph, Dorothy Mae--Marriage;

Retha Winifred Conlon and William F. Erwert were married in Sumner, Washington; the couple will be living in Oregon where the groom is enrolled in a Master's degree program at University of Oregon. View of wedding guests, possibly Conlon or Erwert family members, standing outside of Saint Andrew's Catholic Church (T.N.T., 6/12/49, p. D-11).

Weddings--Sumner--1940-1950; Marriage--Sumner; Families--Sumner; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Women--Clothing & dress--Sumner--1940-1950; Hats--1940-1950; Erwert, William F.--Family; Conlon, Retha Winifred--Family;

Retha Winifred Conlon, daughter of Peter O. and Rachel M. Conlon of Sumner, was married to William F. Erwert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Erwert of Woodburn, Oregon. The couple was married in Saint Andrew's Catholic Church in Sumner, Washington (T.N.T., 6/12/49, p. D-11).

Weddings--Sumner--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Altars--Sumner; Catholic churches--Sumner; St. Andrew's Catholic Church (Sumner); Erwert, William F.; Conlon, Retha Winifred--Marriage;

View of the Bowe-Light wedding party, the recently wedded Mr. and Mrs. Light are standing in the center; church altar in background. The groom and groomsmen are wearing white tuxedo jackets with black pants and ties; the beautiful bride is wearing a lovely dress with a princess collar, long sleeves and a gathered waist; the bridesmaid's dresses are similar in style. The bride is the former Clare Bowe, who was the 1948 Miss Tacoma.

Weddings--Tacoma--1940-1950; Brides--1940-1950; Grooms (Weddings)--1940-1950; Wedding costume--1940-1950; Altars--Tacoma; Love; Bowe, Clare--Marriage;

Cheney Lumber Company, Mrs. L.A. Schore. A portrait of Miss Laurine M. Schore wearing a floor-length evening gown leaning against a railing made of logs. Miss Schore was Miss Pierce County for 1949. She was a freshman at the College of Puget Sound, a member of Adelphian Choir, the Work Shop Band and Pi Beta Phi sorority. (TNT, 5/25/1949, p.22)

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; Schore, Laurine M.;

Tribune. The Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club officially opened the season for 1949 with a tea held May 25, 1949. A group of women of the Tennis Club board met to discuss plans for the event. Shown here, L-R, are: Dorothy W. (Mrs. Camille J.) Pessemier, Doris T. (Mrs. Leon) Titus, Frances B. (Mrs. Earl V.) Clifford, Edith (Mrs. Will J.) Connor, Mrs. Maddox Mellinger, and Mary C. (Mrs. George R.) Thompson. (TNT, 5/22/1949, p.D-3)

Women--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma); Clubwomen--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pessemier, Dorothy W.; Titus, Doris T.; Clifford, Frances B.; Connor, Edith; Mellinger, Maddox--Family; Thompson, Mary C.;

College of Puget Sound's Campus Playcrafters were performing their annual spring play in the Jones Hall auditorium. Student thespians were performing "If I Were King", this performance was open to the public. Leading roles were being portrayed by: Barbara Rowe, Dale Nelson, Harold Simonson, Robert D. Peterson and Gretchen Swayze. View of students on stage at Jones Hall (T.N.T., 4/27/49, p. 8).

Actors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Stage props; Stages (Platforms); Universities & colleges--Tacoma; Theatrical productions--Tacoma--1940-1950; Students--Tacoma--1940-1950; College of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1940-1950;

Interior view of dining room and bar at the Rudder Club; the room is decorated with sailboats and captain's steering wheels. The bar and walls are covered in leather that has anchors and waves, and the tables all have ashtrays. The Rudder Club facilities were for members and their guests. The Rudder Club's facilities were managed by Walter Geehan; they were located at 735 Commerce Street in downtown Tacoma.

Dining rooms--Tacoma; Bars (Furniture)--Tacoma; Barrooms--Tacoma; Organizations' facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Sports & recreation facilities--Tacoma; Clubs--Tacoma; Rudder Club, Inc. (Tacoma);