Rhodes Brothers Department Store's main Broadway location would be the site of the Seventeen Magazine "back-to-school" style show on August 8, 1963. The store's window displays were artfully designed to highlight new clothing fashions for the upcoming school year. The two mannequins in the above photograph are dressed in becoming Bobbie Brooks attire. The handbags, shoes, and clothing are more upscale than those shown in D139059-1's window display.

Window displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Rhodes Brothers Department Store (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Mannequins;

Rayonier locomotive #90 is loaded with logs on a late fall day in 1963. First known as Rainier Pulp & Paper Co. in 1926, the company realized that Western hemlock, plentiful on the West Coast, was a prime source of bleached paper pulp. Its first mill was established in Shelton in 1927. A few years later, Rainier research scientists joined with Du Pont, leading producer of rayon, to perfect the world's first pulp made from hemlock designed especially for the growing rayon field. 1937 saw the incorporation of the company as "Rayonier;" the name combining both rayon and Mt. Rainier, visible from the Shelton mill. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (www.rayonier.com)

Railroads; Logs;

An enormous Brute Crane manufactured by the Star Iron & Steel Co. of Tacoma balances both men on board and heavy loads of plywood in this customer print copied in September, 1963. The presence of other piles of plywood near the building under construction seem to indicate that the Brute Crane has already been put to good use. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery; Plywood; Building construction;

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);

ca. 1927. This photograph of the Steilacoom Courthouse which stood at 600 Martin, Pierce County's original seat, ran in the August 2, 1927 Tacoma News Tribune. At the time this photograph was taken, the building was in poor shape with a dilapidated roof, broken window panes and boarded side windows.The Territorial Legislature of Oregon created the County of Pierce out of Thurston County in December, 1852, and located the county seat in Steilacoom. It was housed in the pictured building, which was built in 1853, the first courthouse in the state of Washington. After the county seat was moved to Tacoma in 1880, this became the Steilacoom Normal Academy and later was occupied by the Steilacoom Library Association. J.W. Barclay purchased the building and used it as his private residence and then converted the building into a theater. It was demolished in 1933. Back of photograph is stamped "Assessor's Office Property." (TNT 8/2/1927, pg. 1) TPL-10071

City & town halls--Steilacoom; Courthouses--Steilacoom;

1964 stock footage. Aerials taken on July 24, 1964, looking toward Tacoma from over Sumner. Hylebos Waterway to extreme right. Other notable water features are the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway, meandering Puyallup River, and Port Industrial Waterway. Wooded Point Defiance near top of photograph. Fox Island left corner.

Aerial photographs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma); Puyallup River (Wash.);

Aerial photographs of the Lakewood area were taken on December 21, 1963, at the request of Puget Sound National Bank. This is reportedly the area between 84th and Ponders Station. Lakewood neighborhoods to the left would include Villa Plaza Shopping Center and Clover Park High School. The three large lakes are: Steilacoom, Gravelly and American Lake; Tacoma Country & Golf Club is on the shores of American Lake. McChord AFB to the right of I-5. TPL-9304

Aerial photographs; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1960-1970; American Lake (Wash.); Lake Steilacoom (Wash.); Gravelly Lake (Wash.);

Aerial stock footage, February, 1964, of area near the upcoming Tacoma Mall. King's Hilltop Drive-In, upper right, is on So. 38th St. close to I-5. Eventually the large wooded area would become filled with businesses and parking lots associated with the Mall.

Aerial photographs; Shopping centers--Tacoma--1960-1970;

ca. 1964. Students at Annie Wright Seminary. Small classes were the norm at Annie Wright. These 13 little girls were in the lower school at Annie Wright. Dressed in school uniform and saddle shoes, they posed for their Class 2 picture in early 1964 in the school library. According to the Shield yearbook, they were: (L-R) Katherine Wilson, Deborah Owen, Thea Wickstrom, Laura Jones, Wendy Sanford, Lisa Weyerhaeuser, Susan Ellison, Margaret Ann Swain, Christina Gratzer, Jaynee Crepin, Lorie Long, Elaine Cashar, and Elizabeth Merrill. With the group was Mrs. J.C. Chapman. Photograph ordered by Annie Wright Seminary. (1964 Shield, p. 10)

Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Private schools--Tacoma; School children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Uniforms;

Awarding of trophy. The Tacoma Athletic Commission awarded its Tournament of Champions invitational basketball trophy on January 16, 1964; the 1963 recipient was the Seattle Federal Old Line. Coach Bill Morris accepted the award from tournament co-chairman Tom Cross. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Athletic Commission. (TNT 1-26-64, B-14)

Awards; Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Morris, Bill; Cross, Tom;

In February of 1964, Captain Davies, stationed at Fort Lewis with the Sixth Army, and his wife happily accepted the keys to the new Avanti sport sedan that he won in a contest sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and Co. from an unidentified car dealer. Introduced by Studebaker in 1962, the Avanti was designed by one of the most famous industrial designers of the day, Raymond Loewy. Contoured leather bucket seats, big round dials mounted in a hooded instrument panel, front disc brakes, and a fiberglass body helped to make the Avanti both distinctive and ahead of its time.( Photograph ordered by Sears.)

Contests--Tacoma--1960-1970; Automobiles--Lakewood--1960-1970;

Exterior of bank. The above photograph, taken on January 4, 1964, is believed to be the National Bank of Washington branch at McChord Air Force Base managed by John Helm. The National Bank of Washington had 14 branches in the Tacoma area, including Fort Lewis and McChord. The modern branch had wall-to-wall glass windows and a convenient night deposit drop near the main entrance. The McChord branch at 550 A St. was officially opened on October 25, 1963, when Chairman Goodwin Chase and base commander Co. Kenneth Glassburn cut a dollar-bedecked ribbon.

National Bank of Washington (McChord); Banks--McChord;

Color display of screens. This plain white 3-part folding screen was on display at Schoenfeld's in February, 1964. The towering screen was framed in light wood and would serve to provide a sense of privacy and separation to its owners. Folding screens, particularly the 3-piece variety, had become popular once more in the early 1960's. Photograph ordered by BC Sales Corp.

Screens--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Color display of screens. Screens served as room dividers and to sometimes shorten an elongated space. This was just one of several 3-piece screens from BC Sales Corp. on display at Schoenfeld's in downtown Tacoma on February 18, 1964. Unlike D140796-14C and D140796-15C, this screen did not appear easily movable. Brass poles fastened the screen to the ceiling and the floor and the screen was shorter in height than other folding kinds. Photograph ordered by BC Sales Corp.

Screens--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Pipe organ at University of Puget Sound. Organ and piano pictured above on February 3, 1964, were located in the university's conservatory of music which was built in 1953. The new two-manual pipe organ had recently been installed in the recital hall. The console is just below the stage apron and the boxed pipes are mounted against the back wall of the stage. The organ would be dedicated on February 13, 1964, in memory of the late Ella France Donovan of Tacoma. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, school president, would accept the organ on behalf of the university. (TNT 2-9-64, D-12)

Organs; Pianos; University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1960-1970;

A pre-finished oak panel rests on a large oak stump in a rural Lakewood setting in November, 1963. A wire fence separates the stump and panel from the pasture below. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising.

Tree stumps--Lakewood; Fences--Lakewood;

Aerial photograph requested by Puget Sound National Bank and taken in July, 1964, of the Tacoma tideflats area and Port of Tacoma and surrounding neighborhoods. Looking in a northwesterly direction, Gig Harbor and the Peninsula are at the top. Widely channelized Puyallup River is in the center. I-5 freeway runs from the center to the right side of the photograph.

Aerial photographs; Puyallup River (Wash.); Express highways--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Passengers deplaning. Passengers stroll away from the Western Airlines Boeing 720B Fan/Jet that has brought them to Sea-Tac Airport in May, 1964. They appear to be primarily businessmen with briefcases and one military officer. Passengers took air travel more seriously in the 1960's and were not as casually dressed as those travelers today. Note that they were photographed walking to the airport buildings; no connecting ramps in place. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising.

Arrivals & departures--SeaTac--1960-1970; Airports--SeaTac; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac); Passengers--SeaTac; Walking--SeaTac; Airplanes--SeaTac;

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac, Olympia, detailed view of A-framed showroom taken on May 21, 1964. Naturalistic landscaping, gluelam beams anchored in water feature, Cadillac in window, abstract mural and service wing in background. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co.

Automobile dealerships--Olympia--1960-1970; Automobiles--Olympia--1960-1970; Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac (Olympia);

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac agency, Olympia, Washington. 1964 Pontiac Catalina parked under wooden carport type roof, A-frame structure in background is believed to be agency's showroom. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaueser Co.

Automobile dealerships--Olympia--1960-1970; Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac (Olympia); Pontiac automobile;

A shiny new Schwinn bicycle donated by County Commissioner Harry Sprinker and a real, live pony donated by Judge Robert A. Jacques were the special prizes given away by the Tacoma Athletic Commission at their big fireworks show on July 4, 1964 in the Stadium Bowl. Leslie Finn of Vancouver, B.C., and Keith Watness of Tacoma were photographed with the bicycle and pony for the News Tribune's pre-4th coverage. Tom Cross (left) representing County Commissioner Harry Sprinker and Judge Robert A. Jacques posed with the children on a grassy field near the Thunderbird Shopping Center. There was a 50-cent admission charge for the Stadium Bowl show with all profits going to a program to buy new bowl lighting. (TNT 7-3-64, p. 13)

Children & adults--Lakewood; Ponies; Bicycles & tricycles--Lakewood; Awards; Cross, Tom; Jacques, Robert A.; Finn, Leslie, Watness, Keith;

Exterior of Children's Home Society of Washington, David Fisher Center. The Children's Home Society of Washington, an adoption agency, was located in a one-story contemporary styled building at 201 So. 34th St. near Pacific Ave. The new West Central District office, named after the late David Fisher, trustee at the time of his death, would hold an open house on April 5, 1964. The Society was founded in 1896 by Rev. and Mrs. H.D. Brown who set out to create a statewide organization to find homes for homeless children. Rather than placing children in orphanages, they sought to provide foster families for them. More than 22,000 children have been placed in adoptive homes since the Society's founding. Throughout the Sixties, its adoption and unmarried parent services were its best known. However, with the numbers of children placed for adoption dropping, it re-directed its energy towards providing residential treatment for school-age children as well as assisting parents in providing adequate care so that their children would not be removed from their homes. There are Children's Home Societies in Seattle and Spokane. 40 years after this photograph was taken, the CHS in Tacoma remains at the same address. (www.chs-wa.org, TNT 3-29-64, A-13)

Children's Home Society of Washington (Tacoma); Adoption--Tacoma;

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac, Olympia. Man with pipe in bow tie, glasses and Cadillac blazer, possibly owner Dick Lewis, squats beside a pond with fountain. Young girl in shorts and thongs throws rocks into the water. The dealership, unlike the majority of car lots, emphasized a naturalistic setting. State Capitol dome rises in background. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co.

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac (Olympia); Throwing; Children--Olympia;

Miss Tacoma Home Show, Gerry Gennow, along with developer Boyd Lundstrom, paid a visit to Mayor Harold Tollefson's office on March 4, 1964. Mayor Tollefson, seated, was in the process of cheerfully signing some paperwork pertaining to the Home Show, an annual event which featured goods and services for homeowners by local businesses. Photograph ordered by KTAC.

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Gennow, Geraldine; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Lundstrom, Boyd;

Interior of Highland Ice Arena. Highland Ice Arena opened its doors to the public in December, 1962. It had the largest heated lobby in the Northwest, full rubber flooring in the lobby, glass windows for viewing both inside and out and the first Zamboni in the Northwest. View of large skating rink, benches for skaters and curling stones on racks. Roof appears well reinforced; rink is very well lit wtih fluorescent lighting. Photograph ordered by Butler Manufacturing Co., Kansas City, MO. (www.highlandice.com)

Highland Ice Arena (Shoreline); Skating rinks--Shoreline;

Congratulations are offered to the Matthew Merkles who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in June, 1964. They were given a spin in a 1914 Stoddard-Dayton-Knight, courtesy of C.W. Wallerich, president of South Tacoma Motor Co, and the Merkles' original driver. The Merkles had attended morning low Mass at Church of the Visitation on June 20, 1964. The Merkles were married at this same church on June 24, 1914. They had always lived in Tacoma. Friends and family would honor them with a reception at the Lakewood Terrace following the mass. From L-R are C.W. Wallerich, Elias Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. Merkle, Father Arnold of Visitation and Regina Rowe, Mrs. Merkle's maid of honor. Photograph ordered by C.W. Wallerich. (TNT 6-14-64, D-9, TNT 6-21-64, C-17)

Merkle, Matthew; Merkle, Matthew--Family; Wallerich, Clarence W.; Rowe, Elias; Rowe, Regina; Automobiles--1910-1920; Church of the Visitation (Tacoma);

A giant bird of peace is at the foreground of the Tacoma Vocational Technical Institute's entry in the 1964 Daffodil parade. "Peace Among Nations" is the float's motto. Three lovely ladies wave to the throngs watching the parade while two soldiers provide an escort. This was the 31st Daffodil parade. 33 floats using more than two million daffodils, 24 bands including two from Oregon, 17 marching units, and seven mounted units were televised live on KTNT-TV and viewed in person by thousands in Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner and Orting. (TNT 4-10-64, p. 1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1964 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Exterior exposure of Temple Beth El's South Temple, formerly known as Talmud Torah Synagogue and Sinai Temple. Designed by architects Hill & Mock, and built by contractors Knoell & Westerfield in 1925, the Italian Renaissance Romanesque Talmud Torah Synagogue was located at So. 4th & I Sts. Its congregation was more traditionally minded than Temple Beth Israel's reformists, however in 1960 both congregations voted to merge. Rabbi Richard Rosenthal was elected to lead the combined congregations, now called Temple Beth El. Temple Beth Israel on No. 4th St. was sold in 1964 to the Apostolic Faith Church and Talmud Torah, the South Temple, was sold in 1968 to the Tacoma Blood Bank. The Talmud Torah was demolished and its site used as a parking lot for Tacoma General Hospital. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Realty. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 15) TPL-8677

Talmud Torah Synagogue (Tacoma); Synagogues--Tacoma;

Studio exposure ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. Men in coveralls labeled "Douglas Fir Plywood Assn." and "American Plywood Association" lift their hands in farewell in this February 21, 1964, studio shot. Because the background is nearly black, the men and their gestures are prominently, and poignantly, displayed. The DFPA would change its name to the American Plywood Association on April 1, 1964. When the Douglas Fir Plywood Association was formed in 1939, only Douglas fir was used for plywood. By 1964, 23 species were used. It was decided to change the name to reflect the expanded use of firs. The plywood association had long been recognized as the source of plywood information with every major building code in the United States. Changing its name would be an enormous task since every piece of technical and promotional literature would need to be modified; it was expected to take a year. (TNT 3-22-64, B-4)

Uniforms; Raising hands; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma); American Plywood Association (Tacoma);

View of Charclay Apartments taken on April 22, 1964. Signage besides the narrow apartment house reads "New Home Coast Calendar Co. Advertising Specialties." Photograph ordered by Coast Calendar Co.

Charclay Apartments; Apartment houses--1960-1970; Signs (Notices); Coast Calendar Co. (Tacoma);