A woman at Brown & Haley displays part of the billing system the company used from the Remington Rand Company. The desk has been designed specifically for account files with three file sections each that fit into the two open drawers.

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A woman at Brown & Haley displays part of the billing system the company used from the Remington Rand Company. She is adding a stack of punched cards to the Tabulating machine.

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A woman at Brown & Haley displays part of the billing system the company used from the Remington Rand Company. She is entering data from account ledgers into a card punching machine. Remington Rand was known in the business world for its 90-column punch card Tabulating line of equipment.

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Although the company name "Brown & Haley" calls to mind their famous Almond Roca candies, the Brown & Haley Candy Company, 108-16 East 26th Street, has always made a variety of candy products. This photograph from September, 1953 shows seven women employees on the manufacturing line that made high quality, hand-dipped chocolates. The second woman on the line, counting from the right, has been identified as Katherine White. The last woman in the line has been identified as Mollie Tripple. TPL-8786

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Two women employees are working on the assembly line at Brown & Haley Candy Co., the "Home of Almond Roca". The crunchy, log-shaped, mostly butter, chocolate and almond coated delicacy was created in 1923 by an English candy maker working with Harry Brown. J.C. Haley delivered a pound of the company's new product to Tacoma's head librarian, Jacqueline Noel, who suggested that the Spanish word "roca" for rock seemed appropriate in light of the fact that almonds originated in the Mediterranean. Noel found a Sevillian coat of arms that inspired the Brown & Haley product logo. In 1926, Haley conceived the idea of packaging Almond Roca in cans and with the help of American Can Co., the candy was vacuum-packed. This kept the gold, foil-wrapped pieces fresh for up to three years. Today, Almond Roca is an international favorite and the Tacoma company of Brown & Haley is world renowned. TPL-5913

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Offices at Brown & Haley Candy Co., for West Disinfecting Co. A young woman sits typing at a desk labelled "information." Surrounding her are office cubicles, separated by plate glass windows. Light fixtures are suspended from the ceiling. Brown and Haley was founded in 1913 by J.C. Haley and grew because of the company's insistence on quality. In 1948, the company underwent a 1/2 million dollar expansion. The company's most famous product was Almond Roca, but they also made the Mountain Bar, Olympic Mint and the Almond Butter Crunch Bar. The company pioneered packing in a vacuum packed tin for freshness. (TNT 9/4/1953, pg. C-15)

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Brown & Haley Candy Co., for West Disinfecting Co. This appears to be a combination lunchroom and training area. In the back on the counter are a commercial coffee maker, a hot plate and a display of soup cans. There is a Coca Cola chest cooler with cases of empty bottles beside it. Brown and Haley was founded in 1913 by J. C. Haley, who in 1953 was still serving as president. Fred T. Haley was general manager and Richard G. Haley was production manager. The company's most famous product was Almond Roca, the most desired candy during W.W.II when it was shipped to the Armed Forces. (TNT 9/4/1953, pg. C-15)

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Remington Rand, daytime exposure of exterior of building, taken in April of 1955. The house on a rise next to the building that can be seen over the flat roof of Remington Rand is possibly 410 Saint Helens Ave., built in 1905 and now demolished. Remington Rand manufactured office equipment and furniture and had a complete repair department.

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Display of Brown & Haley chocolates. A stand full of Brown & Haley products is on display on October 7, 1955. There is a variety of chocolate in the form of creams, fruit & nut combinations, wafers, pure chocolate and well-known Almond Roca. A sign urges consumers to "give...and enjoy Brown & Haley Chocolates." The company has been in Tacoma since 1913 when Harry L. Brown and Jonathan Clifford Haley combined forces to form Brown & Haley. Their Almond Roca was the first candy hermetically sealed in coffee tins which allowed the company to promote and sell it extensively outside the Northwest. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 428)

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A brightly colored studio close up of a Brown & Haley Easter Egg candy was taken in December, 1955, possibly for use in advertising. The candy was photographed against a rosy tinted carpet-like backdrop. The Easter Egg bar had a smiling cartoon rabbit on the cover and cost a mere nickel. Brown & Haley was noted for their chocolate and Almond Roca products; they also made specialty candies like these as well. Photograph ordered by Brown & Haley.

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