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- 1952-04-01
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Exposure of wood working equipment for auction at Wheeler-Osgood Sash & Door Co. liquidation. The company was once known as the world's largest manufacturer of wooden doors. The door making factory opened in 1889 and went out of business in 1952. In later years, the company was plagued by labor troubles and reorganizations and was finally closed by a strike the fall prior to its liquidation sale. The building itself burned down in July of 1959. (TNT 2-26-1952, pg. 1)
Machinery; Wheeler, Osgood Co. (Tacoma); Factories--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lumber industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;