View of structural steel in new I.B.M. building, taken on July 30, 1962. Groundbreaking had occurred on January 4, 1962, at I.B.M.'s new location at 9th & G Sts., across from the County-City Building. The International Business Machines Corporation would move from its Tacoma Avenue North location to So. 9th St. in 1963. The I.B.M. offices would be on the first floor of the multi-storied contemporary steel and concrete building. A progress photograph taken in late July, 1962, shows the structural steel frame of the building. Star Iron & Steel furnished 208 tons of structural steel for the project. It was designed by the Tacoma architectural firm of Nelson, Krona, Wilson & Ziegler with construction by the Merit Company. A large sign placed on the side of the unfinished building indicates that the building would be fully air conditioned; the $400,000 building would be the first fully air conditioned commercial office center in Tacoma. Additionally, it would be completely fireproof. The I.B.M. Building would be dedicated on June 19, 1963. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co. (TNT 1-4-62, p. 9)

International Business Machines (Tacoma); Progress photographs--1960-1970; Building construction--Tacoma--1960-1970;

From July 26-30, 1925, the Washington State College extension service offered their second annual vacation camp to Western Washington farm women. The camp was held at Lincoln High School. Fifty farm women, representing different home economics or community organizations, learned about home management, nutrition and sewing. One of the favorite classes was this one, demonstrating the making of children's hats. (WSHS) (TNT 7/28/1925, pg. 1)

Millinery; Hats;

Furniture at Overland Furniture Co. damaged by water. Located in the Milton building, on the ground floor of the Hotel Lansing, the store fronted on 1138-40 Commerce. The large furniture store was owned by Thomas Overland.

Furniture stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Overland's (Tacoma); Furniture;

Exterior view of new Washington Natural Gas Co. building at 3130 So. 38th St. with emphasis on towering walkway and well-landscaped surroundings. The modernistic building with its two symmetrical wings was a marked departure from older, classic buildings. Photograph ordered by Bozell & Jacobs Advertising.

Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma);

Interior of new Washington Natural Gas Co. headquarters in the late summer of 1963. The spacious floor space has plenty of room for new household appliances utilizing natural gas - stoves, washers and dryers, hot water heaters and refrigerators. Wall-to-ceiling folding doors can be used to separate portions of the buildings including a meeting/demonstration area. Photograph ordered by Bozell & Jacobs Advertising.

Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Appliances;

Head-on shot of interior of the new Washington Natural Gas Co. building on So. 38th St. near Union shows the length of the structure; there are no formal walls in place to shorten the view. The height of the building is emphasized by its tall ceilings and windows near the roofline. Customer service desks are tucked along side of the expansive windows near the wall-to-ceiling folding doors. Customers could easily view the natural gas appliances on display with plenty of room to stroll and compare. Photograph ordered by Bozell & Jacobs Advertising. (TNT 9-10-63, B-1)

Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma); Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Appliances;

Part of the main floor of the new Washington Natural Gas Co. headquarters was used for demonstrations/training sessions. Several rows of chairs are pictured on August 27, 1963, towards the rear of the building in the "Blue Flame" auditorium. Up to 80 people could be accommodated in this meeting area. The new Washington Natural Gas Co. structure was built of pre-cast concrete by the Nelson Construction Co. It was located on the site of the old Tiger Field/Cheney Field on So. 38th St. near Union Avenue. Photograph ordered by Bozell & Jacobs Advertising. (TNT 9-10-63, B-6)

Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma); Public utility companies--Tacoma; Folding chairs;

Side angle of imposing Washington Natural Gas Co. towering walkway taken on August 27, 1963. Narrow steps lead to covered walkway of the new Washington Natural Gas Co. building at 3130 So. 38th St. near Union Avenue. Built of pre-cast concrete in the "hy-urly" construction method by Nelson Construction, the building was designed by Robert Evans/Swedberg & Associates architects. It was built on the former location of Cheney Field/Tiger Field and contained landscaped grounds of cedar and vine maple trees, rhododendrons, Oregon grape shrubs and hypericum. Photograph ordered by Bozell & Jacobs Advertising. (TNT 9-10-63, B-2)

Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma);

Exterior of International Design Corp., an engineering concern, on October 15, 1963. The building on 3848 So. Pine St. was next to Barcott's Sea Food and across the street from what is now the Evergreen Post Office. It was built in 1957 for the Industrial Development Co.; name had apparently changed to International Design Corp. by 1963 although it had retained the same manager, Dale Schubert.

International Design Corp. (Tacoma); Engineering--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. A furnace manufactured by the Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co., circa 1926, in Tacoma. The company had relocated from Seattle and was located at 1117 Tacoma Ave So. The furnaces were manufactured under the supervision of the Gehri Co., G.F. Gehri was president and Ernst Feix was the secretary-treasurer. The innovative furnace used no fire brick. In place of the brick, the fire box was surrounded by three inch steel tubes in a vertical position which radiated heat directly from the fire box to various feed pipes to the rooms. This method eliminated waste heat through radiation and reduced the consumption of fuel by 25-33 1/3 per cent. (TDL 5/2/1926, pg. E-10)(WSHS)

Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co. (Tacoma); Furnaces--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. A furnace manufactured by the Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co., circa 1926, in Tacoma. The company had been lured from Seattle and relocated to 1117 Tacoma Ave So. , where the furnaces would be manufactured under the supervision of the Gehri Co. The Gehri Co. was a pioneer sheet metal and blower works founded by Adolph Gehri in 1892. G.F. Gehri was president and Ernst Feix was the secretary-treasurer. The Gabriel Tubular furnace innovative heating method was invented by A.A. Gabriel of Portland. (TDL 5/2/1926, pg. E-10) (WSHS)

Gabriel Tubular Furnace Co. (Tacoma); Furnaces;

Globe Machine "saw" at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Kal-Bond plant, 2930 So. Sprague Ave., on February 27, 1964. Globe Machine manufactured machinery for veneer plywood and woodworking. They were a Tacoma institution for sixty years.

Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Machinery industry--Tacoma; Machinery; Industrial facilities--Tacoma;

View of new blower system at Puget Sound Plywood manufactured by the National Blower and Sheet Metal Co., Tacoma. National Blower and Sheet Metal was established in 1890. The company designed and built ventilation, dust collecting and blower systems as well as doing general sheet metal work. They were responsible for much for the sheet metal work on the new County-City Building.

National Blower & Sheet Metal Co. (Tacoma); Machinery industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

ca. 1925. In 1925, 1215 Pacific Ave. was occupied by the O.K. Loan Office at ground level and the St. Charles Hotel above. The O.K. Loan Office was owned by S.J. Farber and they advertised, "Big Bargains in Unredeemed Pledges." To the right of the picture is the corner of 1217 Pacific Ave. occupied by Brewitt Brothers Tailors, owned by Tom and Herbert Brewitt. Upstairs (1217 1/2) was the Everett Rooms boarding house. On the left is the corner of 1213 Pacific, occupied by the White Lunch restaurant on the ground floor, Fred A. Wilhelm manager. This block has been demolished and is now the location of the First Interstate Plaza. (WSHS)

O.K. Loan Office (Tacoma); Pawnshops--Tacoma--1920-1930; Brewitt Brothers (Tacoma); St. Charles Hotel (Tacoma); White Lunch (Tacoma); Lodging houses--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. From 1914 until 1959, the stone quarry was operated by Robert Walker of the Walker Cut Stone Co. Located about a quarter mile up and to the left of the town, the Wilkeson stone quarry was a section of hillside 250 feet high and 175 feet across. It required three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms located on the face of the sandstone. The temporary platforms were moved as the men worked about the face of the stone. Wilkeson sandstone had waterproof qualities and was highly valued as a durable building material. TPL-976 ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. Located about 3 miles southwest of the current location of Buckley, Wilkeson was an important producer of coal and sandstone. Sandstone was a common building and paving material. The sandstone quarry was operated by Walker Cut Stone from 1914-1959. The drillers and powdermen worked from temporary platforms on the face of the stone that could be moved as needed. It took three cranes to move the men and equipment up to the platforms to work. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Walker Cut Stone, looking down into a stone quarry at Wilkeson. There appears to be a track or timbered skid to the left hand side of the photo, where stone can be brought down from the higher elevations. There are large stones of varying shapes and sizes piled on the ground. (WSHS)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1925. Walker Cut Stone, looking down into a stone quarry at Wilkeson. There is a track about the center foreground of the picture, allowing the stone to be transported down the hill to where it will be stored and processed. (WSHS)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Walker Cut Stone Company, view of rock quarry in Wilkeson. A large block of stone is being hoisted out of the quarry. The rock they removed had to come down in solid square pieces, averaging 30 tons each. The stones were then loaded onto railroad cars to be sent to Tacoma for processing. Wilkeson sandstone was used frequently as a building material in Tacoma and around the state. ("Carbon River Coal Country" by Nancy Irene Hall)

Walker Cut Stone Co. (Tacoma); Building materials industry--Tacoma--1920-1930; Quarrying--Wilkeson--1920-1930;

View of massive unidentified machinery manufactured by Globe Mfg. Co. of Tacoma at company plant on November 2, 1964. Company name is imprinted on machine. Photograph ordered by Globe Machine Manufacturing Co.

Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Machinery industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Machinery;

Night exposure of LeRoy Jewelers- facade and merchandise displays. Established in 1941 by Irving Farber and Jack Slotnick in the Fidelity Building at 11th & Broadway, LeRoy Jewelers was known as the "Diamond Store of Tacoma." After the Fidelity Building was torn down in 1949, the store relocated to 1132 Broadway. After Irving Farber's death in 1965, Hazel Farber moved the business to 919 Broadway and reopened in May, 1966. Display windows facing the street are full of valuable merchandise, including rings and watches. Customers could peek into the store through the glass entryway below the large electric sign. The outside of the store was finished in white marbelique flecked with gold dust. There were bands of gold anodyzed aluminum against white stucco. Photograph ordered by LeRoy Jewelers. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p.434, TNT 5-8-66, B-13)

LeRoy Jewelers (Tacoma); Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Window displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Electric signs--Tacoma--1960-1970; Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Hi-Ho Shopping Center. View taken from across the street of the Hi-Ho Shopping Center in Puyallup. The shopping center was located at the intersection of Meridian North and River Road close to the Puyallup River. Hi-Ho prided itself for its "one-stop shopping" as it included a Sears, Elvins department store, drug store, laundry and gas station. 14 retailers and a bank were located in the shopping center's 25 acres. Gross sales of over $9,000,000 were reported in 1965. Photograph ordered by Butler Manufacturing, Kansas City, MO. (TNT 5-11-66, C-15)

Hi-Ho Market (Puyallup); Shopping centers--Puyallup;

ca. 1926. Meat counter, stall 164, at the Commercial Market. Ordered by Hoover Fixture & Butcher Supply Co., 941-43 Tacoma Ave. So. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Meat & Cheese counter, photos ordered by Hoover Fixture and Butcher Supply Co. (WSHS)

Butcher shops--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. A florist's cooler, circa 1926, for storing fresh flowers. (WSHS)

Florist shops--1920-1930; Flower arrangements;

Federal Collectors employees at work in April of 1969. Staff shown above were women although the collection firm was headed by Ernest Roberts. Federal Collectors was located at 911 Tacoma Ave. So., down the street from the County-City Building, and one of the 15 collection agencies listed in the 1969 City Directory. Photograph ordered by Federal Collectors, Inc.

Federal Collectors, Inc. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1960-1970; Office workers--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Federal Collectors, Inc., advertised its "effective collections" in the 1969 City Directory. The firm was located at 911 Tacoma Ave. So., close to the County-City Building. Filing cabinets stuffed with files and desktop Rolodex rotary card files seem to indicate that Federal Collectors did steady business. It was headed by Ernest Roberts. Photograph ordered by Federal Collectors, Inc.

Federal Collectors, Inc. (Tacoma); Offices--Tacoma--1960-1970; Office workers--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Machinery. Globe Machine, a longtime Tacoma manufacturing company, built machines for the plywood industry. This is believed to be a glue spreader. Photograph ordered by Globe Machine Manufacturing Co.

Globe Machine Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma); Machinery industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;

This building at the northeast corner of North 26th Street and Proctor was occupied by a number of different business between 1916 when it was built and 1963 when it was replaced with the building that currently stands on that corner. In 1943, when this photograph was taken, it was home to North End Builders' Supply operated by Edwin L. Coy. Mr. Coy was a Baptist minister who served as the pastor in nine area churches during his ministerial career. Because many of the churches in which he served were financially troubled, the reverend took other jobs to support his family. Besides running this north end hardware store, he was employed over the years as a carpenter, a furniture salesman, a butcher and a conductor on a narrow-gauge railroad.

Hardware stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Coy's Hardware Store (Tacoma); North End Builders' Supply (Tacoma);

Coy's Hardware Store, North End Buildiers' Supply. Interior view. Owned by Edwin L. Coy. Shelves hold glassware, small rugs, lamps, gifts, stuffed animals, paints, and housewares. Chairs, hampers and small tables are also for sale.

Hardware stores--Tacoma--1940-1950; Coy's Hardware Store (Tacoma); North End Builders' Supply (Tacoma);