As publicity for the March 1968 Tacoma Home Show, Barbara Slott, recently crowned Miss Home Show, posed in front of a giant shamrock at the Display & Costume Co., 728 Broadway. The 18-year-old Aquinas Academy senior was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Slott, 6018 Hillcrest Dr. SW, Lakewood. The 21st Home Show at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse opened on March 19 and ran through the 24th. Attendance, due to the thousands of free tickets from various banks and utility companies, was expected to exceed 500,000. The 1968 theme was "Name of the Game is Living." Photograph ordered by National Home Show. (TNT 2-11-68, C-19, TNT 3-16-68, p. 9, TNT 3-17-68, A-18)

Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Slott, Barbara; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Shamrocks--Tacoma;

City of Tacoma Light Department's "Trouble Car" parked outside Griffith Motor Co., 728 Broadway, in early August of 1920. Griffith Motors was a Dodge dealership. The newly purchased Dodge automobile would probably be used to transport utility workers to locations experiencing problems. It was one of many Dodges placed in public service. TPL-6701; G43.1-028 (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 8-22-20, C-8)

Dodge automobile; Griffith Motor Co. (Tacoma); Tacoma City Light (Tacoma);

Parked outside Griffith Motor Co. on August 16, 1921, is a Dodge Bros. automobile with oversized Federal brand evaporated milk can on display. The Federal Condensed Milk Co. advertised that their milk was safe for all to drink with the slogan "It's Pure That's Sure." W.J. Clifford, advertising manager for the milk company, has his hand on the steering wheel while peering out the glassless window frame. Mr. Clifford has had his Dodge for two years and indicates that he finds the vehicle most satisfactory and well suited for his travels through Washington, Oregon and Idaho. G6.1-075; TPL-912 (T.Times 8-27-21, p. 7)

Griffith Motor Co. (Tacoma); Dodge automobile; Advertising--Tacoma--1920-1930; Clifford, W.J.;

A new Dodge coupe, with Tacoma businessman H.J. Salmela at the wheel, is parked on the brick roadway outside the Griffith Motor Co., 728-30 Broadway, on February 11, 1922. Griffith Motors was the authorized dealer for Dodge Brothers motor cars. A new car was still a relative rarity back in the early 20s and local newspapers often ran photographs of happy customers with their new purchases. Mr. Salmela was already the owner of three six-cylinder cars but chose the Dodge coupe for a practical purpose, as best suited for a motor trip to San Diego and a tour of the entire state of California. (Tacoma Sunday Ledger, 2-26-22, 4-C)

Salmela, H.J.; Dodge automobile; Griffith Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1920-1930;