Washington Gas and Electric Co.'s booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring natural gas appliances. The exhibit includes Servel "silent" gas refrigerators, Wedgewood gas ranges and Hamilton clothes dryers. Easy chairs are provided for foot sore exhibit goers. Washington Gas and Electric Co. was located at 101 So. 10th in Tacoma.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Ovens; Natural gas--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gas industry; Refrigerators; Washington Gas & Electric Co. (Tacoma); Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Tappan Ranges of Portland Oregon sponsored this booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Tappan displayed their new electric and gas ranges and also their space heaters for the home show attendees.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Tappan Ranges (Portland); Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show by Rossoe Manufacturing, makers of the Rossoe pressure burner floor furnace. The Rossoe model was a diesel oil burning furnance, advertised as "economatic", offering low cost heating. Cut aways show the inner workings of the furnace, important for the more technically advanced home owners.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; HVAC systems--Tacoma--1950-1960; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show for Zingler Electric Co., 1112 Pacific Ave. The Home Show took place March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. This shot shows the latest in electric appliances- cabinet style sewing machines, an automatic wringer washer, new ranges and Frigidaire refrigerators. The electric sewing machine retailed for $89.95 at Zingler, $9 down and $5 per month.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Appliances; Refrigerators; Ovens; Washing machines; Sewing machines; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Dale Carnegie banquet at the New Yorker, 1501 Sixth Ave. The Dale Carnegie course in public speaking was taught at Knapp business College at 114 So. 10th at the corner of Pacific Ave. In 1950 Knapp College, "The school where futures are formed", had been in operation in Tacoma 25 years. In addition to the Dale Carnegie course, they offered training in the fields of stenography, secretarial skills, accounting, tax preparation, business mathematics and law, and the operation of business machines.

Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960; Banquet halls--Tacoma; New Yorker Cafe (Tacoma); Knapp College (Tacoma);

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring natural gas appliances, such as ranges, hot water heaters, and space heaters, distributed by Home Gas Co, 140th and Pacific Ave. in Tacoma. The exhibit also sponsored a natural gas cooking demonstration, using propane, on Wedgewood and Tappan ranges of "biskit mix" biscuits topped with "Marva-Lishus" raspberry syrup, with samples provided for hungry show attendees. Raspberry syrup was provided by the Farmers Union Berry Coop of Puyallup.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Appliances; Ovens; Radiators; Water heaters; Natural gas--Tacoma--1950-1960; Gas industry; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring Heatlox heatcolumn- an oil burning pressure type furnace. Heatlox Furnaces Inc. was located in Tacoma at 4320 So. Tacoma Way. A new product in 1950, the heatcolumn was advertised as " The talk of the town." The FHA approved furnace had combustion chamber housing with double wall construction, demonstrated by the cutouts in the display model. The furnace also had a Brundage blower unit with replaceable filters, Honeywell controls, ventilated air spaces and an extra heavy gauge heat exchanger for long life. It sold for $549.00 installed, with convenient monthly payments of $14.95.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; HVAC systems--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heatlox Furnaces, Inc. (Tacoma);

Zingler Electric Co.'s booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. Featured at the booth were America's number one refrigerator - Frigidaire. Also displayed are new ranges and an automatic washing machine.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Zingler Electric Co. (Tacoma); Appliances; Refrigerators; Ovens; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Washing machines;

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show by Coastal Builders, 3030 River Road in Tacoma, manufacturers of Keystone windows and doors. Keystone manufactured an aluminum combination storm and screen window and door. By 1950, over 4,000,000 were in use. Keystone stopped drafts, saved fuel and eliminated the need for weatherstripping. In addition, they were built to last a lifetime.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Coastal Builders (Tacoma); Windows--Tacoma; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Doors & doorways--Tacoma;

Booth at second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show for Lo Heet stainless steel cookware. The Home Show took place March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse. The signs emphasized the need for every new bride to add Lo Heet cookware to her hope chest.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Pots & pans; Cooking utensils;

Booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show featuring oil burning heating equipment distributed by P & C Heating, 763 So. 38th St. Brand names featured are International oil furnaces and La Salle heating equipment. Homeowners could now enjoy the peace and quiet of their heated home with silent operation, hot air pipes running under the floor and return air requiring no additional piping.

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma--1950-1960; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1950-1960; HVAC systems--Tacoma--1950-1960; P & C Heating (Tacoma); Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Richaven Realtors' booth at the second annual Greater Tacoma Home Show, March 21-26, 1950 at the College of Puget Sound fieldhouse.The home show featured booths with information for the home owner or future home owner. This one, sponsored by Richaven, shows how affordable it is to own your own home and displays numerous word plays on owner Ed Rich's name such as "rich opportunities for rich living."

Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Exhibit booths--Tacoma; Richaven Realtors (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);

Gaily decorated box lunches for two are auctioned off at the annual old fashioned Box Lunch Social in the main lounge of the Student Union building at Pacific Lutheran College. The event where coeds prepare elaborately designed containers with meals to be purchased by and consumed with the highest collegiate bidder was sponsored by the Lutheran Students Association with proceeds going to charity.

Events--Parkland--1950-1960; Universities & colleges--Parkland; Students--Parkland; Pacific Lutheran College (Parkland)--1950-1960;

The Tacoma Athletic Commission's 1950 St. Patrick's Day dance committee. Members left to right are Leo McGavick, Theodore Gaffney, Patrick M. Steele, and Mason Halligan. The St . Patrick's Day celebration began at 6:30 p.m., with dinner at 8 p.m. and a dance at 9 p.m. Patrick Steele was master of ceremonies for the entertainment that included Tony Karloff, impersonator, and part of the Bellarmine minstrels. (TNT 3/12/1950) TPL-9704

Events--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); McGavick, Leo A.; Gaffney, Theodore; Steele, Patrick; Halligan, Mason; Dance parties--Tacoma--1950-1960; Saint Patrick's Day; Holidays--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Annual banquet held at 8408 Pacific Ave., "Success Club's" award & group exposure. Watkins Products. 8408 Pacific Ave. was the location for James H. Slater, manufacturers agent.

Banquets--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Many of the Tacoma professional and amateur artists who belonged to the Pacific Gallery Artists displayed their work at the third annual Tacoma Paul Bunyan Home Show which opened at the College of Puget Sound Fieldhouse on April 30, 1951. Shown with some of the paintings that were shown are: (seated) Mrs. Juanita Savisky, holding her painting "Mount Rainier"; and standing (l to r) Mrs. Anna Hall, holding "Cliff Dwellers of New Mexico" by John Allard; Mrs. Jo Buhre; and Mrs. Rosalie Walker, holding Mrs. Buhre's painting "Poppies". (TNT, 4/27/1951, p.C-9)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibitions--Tacoma--1950-1960; Pacific Gallery Artists (Tacoma); Paintings; Artists--Tacoma--1950-1960; Savisky, Juanita; Hall, Anna; Buhre, Jo; Walker, Rosalie;

St. Joseph Hospital's School of Nursing capping exercises at St. Leo's Auditorium. During this ceremony, students qualified for the graduating class of 1953 in the School of Nursing receive their nurse's caps following the completion of a prescribed pre-clinical course. (see picture caption for names receiving caps TNT 3/23/1951, pg. 5)

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Medical students--Tacoma; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma)--Buildings;

Dedication ceremonies for the Seattle-Tacoma Airport at Bow Lake were held on July 9, 1949. After 6 1/2 years of construction, the $11,000,00 field and its $4,000,000 glass and concrete terminal were ready to serve the public and four major airlines--Northwest, Western, Pan-American and United. The passenger terminal and administration building featured underground parking and an open observation deck across the entire field side of the building. TPL-9285

Airports--SeaTac--1950-1960; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac);

Thomas J. Porro, president of the Tacoma Public Library Board of Trustees, addresses the crowd on the occasion of groundbreaking for the new central building at the Main Library. The March 20, 1951, event began at 4 p.m. and included speeches by Mr. Porro, Mayor John Anderson, and Silas E. Nelsen, library architect. In attendance were members of the city council, library board of trustees, library employees and building contractors. Behind the speaker's podium was an oversized billboard expressing how the library's resources could be used by patrons of all ages and interests. The public service message is a timeless one which still resonates in today's culture. The new portion of the Main Library, built with a concrete frame with Walker-cut stone facing, would be officially dedicated on November 2, 1952. (TNT 3-18-1951, A-6-article on new library)

Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma--1950-1960; Porro, Thomas J.; Billboards--Tacoma--1950-1960; Public speaking--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Party goers from the Lakewood Dance Club's "Alaskapades" party at the Lakewood Center Recreation Hall. Party goers dressed as Eskimos, native Americans and gold rush characters for this costume ball. The hall was decorated with igloos and totem poles to carry out the Gold Rush theme.

Balls (Parties)--Lakewood--1950-1960; Costumes--Lakewood--1950-1960; Lakewood Dance Club (Lakewood);

The Lakewood Dance Club at their "Alaskapades" party where members dressed as Eskimos, Indians and characters from the Gold Rush days. Igloos and totem poles decorated the Lakewood Center Recreation Hall for the 9:30 p.m. dance, which was preceded by an 8 p.m. "no host" dinner at the Lakewood Terrace. Pictured, left to right, are Ruth Mellinger "Princess El Dorado," Paul Mellinger "Chief Running Water," Mrs. Sam Bergesen "The Lady Who Was Known as Lou," and Samuel Bergesen "Dangerous Dan McGrew." (TNT 3/25/1951, pg. D-6)

Balls (Parties)--Lakewood--1950-1960; Costumes--Lakewood--1950-1960; Lakewood Dance Club (Lakewood); Mellinger, Ruth; Mellinger, Paul; Bergesen, Samuel;

Santa Claus attended the Christmas party for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company women employees in 1950. The 28 women and their male supervisor gather around a Christmas tree in the company's lounge. Each of the women wears a corsage. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph provided an employee benefit plan that provided continuing paychecks during illness after being with the company two years and a pension plan. At this time the plan had been in effect 38 years. Ordered by Mrs. McKinley. (TNT, 1/23/1951, p.9)

Celebrations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. (Tacoma)--Employees; Telephone companies--Tacoma; Christmas trees--Tacoma--1950-1960;

First Lady Evelyn Langlie and Edith Lemcke are seated while Govenor Langlie and a few others gather around. They are attending the Govenor's Ball that was held at the Armory in Olympia. L-R, Mrs. and Mrs. Harold Johns and Edith (Mrs. Paul) Lemcke, and Paul Lemcke, all of Tacoma, First Lady Evelyn Langlie and Governor Langlie. The two individuals on the right were not identified. Ordered by the Tribune, Barbara Dana. (TNT, 1/14/1951, p.D-1) TPL-10122

Balls (Parties)--Olympia--1950-1960; Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Langlie, Evelyn; Lemcke, Paul; Lemcke, Edith; Johns, Harold--Family;

A group of the people attending the 1951 Governor's Ball that was held at the Armory in Olympia. During the receiving hour, preceding the dance, the huge crowd of thousands who attended the ball was lined in a queue encircling the room with many groups of guests waiting their turn to enter the line and be received by Gov. and Mrs. Arthur B. Langlie. Ordered by the Tribune, Barbara Dana. (TNT, 1/12/1951, p.22)

Balls (Parties)--Olympia--1950-1960;

Four of the attendees at the 1951 Governor's Ball that was held at the Armory in Olympia. Several thousand Washingtonians attended the traditional Govenor's Ball to honor the state's chief executive. This year's ball occurred only two days after the opening of the 32nd legislative session. The Governor's Ball was followed by a legislative dance February 7th given by members of the Legislature. Ordered by the Tribune, Barbara Dana. (TNT, 1/12/1951, p.22)

Balls (Parties)--Olympia--1950-1960; Men--Clothing & dress--Olympia; Women--Clothing & dress--Olympia;

Rep. Ole H. Olson, his wife and his daughter, Ruth, attended the Govenor's Ball that was held at the Armory in Olympia. Rep. Olson was from Pasco. Ruth Olson was to return to London later in the week where she worked with ECA. Ordered by the Tribune, Barbara Dana. (TNT, 1/14/1951, p.D-1)

Balls (Parties)--Olympia--1950-1960; Olson, Ole H.--Family; Olson, Ruth;

A reception honoring the new vicar of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Lakewood, was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Gunston on September 28, 1950. Seated from left to right are Anne Newton, the new vicar, Rev. Newton L. Carroll, Brig. Gen. William F. Daugherty, Mrs. J.R. Throckmorton, president of St. Mary's Guild, and Mrs. H.E. Fountain, president of St. Mary's Altar Guild. (TNT 9-30-50, p. 4)

Receptions--Lakewood--1950-1960; Clergy--Lakewood--1950-1960; Carroll, Newton L.; Gunston, Dudley--Homes & haunts;

This group of junior high school students, age about 12, enjoy refreshments at the dancing party held in the Lakewood Recreation Hall at Lakewood Center on Monday, November 19, 1951. Each of the 26 members of the dancing school brought a guest. From left to right are: Susan Lemcke, David Fields, Jean Wagley, Thomas Robertson, Virginia Comfort and Dick Turner. (TNT 11-21-1951, p. 8-alt. photograph)

Dance--Lakewood--1950-1960; Lemcke, Susan; Fields, David; Wagley, Jean; Robertson, Thomas; Comfort, Virginia; Turner, Dick;

On November 19, 1951 , (l to r) Marilyn Smith, Mike Bjorn, Judy Dahlberg, and Denny Schanno took part in the juniors dance party sponsored by the Lakewood recreation hall. Each of the 26 members of the dance class brought a guest to the party. The dance had a harvest-time theme, and the class members decorated the hall with corn stalks, gourds, a scarecrow and a giant, paper harvest moon. TNT 11/21/1951 p.8)

Dance--Lakewood--1950-1960; Smith, Marilyn; Bjorn, Mike; Dahlberg, Judy; Schanno, Denny

Three couples attending the Pi Beta Phi sorority and Sigma Chi fraternity dance are seated at picnic table inside the Lakeside Park building at Five-Mile Lake. They are, L-R, Ray May, Patt Thompson, Don Montague, Marjorie Sarsten, Shiela Widener and Jack Schutzman. (TNT, 12/10/1951, p.7)

Dance parties--Federal Way--1940-1950; Pi Beta Phi (Tacoma); Sigma Chi (Tacoma); Fraternities & sororities--Tacoma--1950-1960; Widener, Shiela; May, Ray; Thompson, Patt; Montague, Don; Sarsten, Marjorie; Schutzman, Jack;