The new Elks Temple under construction at 1965 So. Union Ave. in June, 1965. The 1.5 million dollar structure is located on the west side of Cedar St., 700 feet south of So. 19th. Ground was broken on April 25, 1964, for the project; seventeen months later in September, 1965, the temple would be dedicated. Eastwardly view of Elks Temple in left lower corner, Allenmore Golf Course, and freeway in the distance.

Aerial photographs; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Dedication of new Elks Temple. Elks and their guests stand at attention, hands over hearts, as the American flag is raised on the flagpole in front of the new Elks Temple on September 3, 1965. The flag was presented to the lodge by Emmett T. Anderson. The honor guard consisted of representatives of the 35th Engineers Battalion, Fort Lewis. Boy Scouts Kerk Ristroffer and Don King also assisted in flag ceremonies. After decades in downtown Tacoma, the Elks built a new 76,000 square foot temple on the west side of Cedar, 700 feet south of So. 19th St. Ground was broken in April, 1964, on the $2,000,000 project. Nearly 50 years later, the Elks temple remains at the same location. (TNT 9-4-54, p. 1, TNT 9-3-65, p. 1)

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Building dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Flag salutes--Tacoma--1960-1970; Flags--United States; Flagpoles--Tacoma;

Puget Sound National Bank makes a claim on Mayor Harold Tollefson in a humorous billboard. The mayor is using the bank's automatic savings feature to save $10 a month. Photo ordered by Cole and Weber Advertising. ALBUM 14.

Billboards--Tacoma--1960-1970; Advertising--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma);

Puget Sound National Bank got some free publicity in 1965 from a particular customer who just happened to be the mayor of Tacoma. Harold Tollefson was saving $10 a month with a Puget Sound National Bank Automatic Savings Account. The above billboard was careful to state (albeit in somewhat smaller letters) that Mr. Tollefson was not paid for the use of his name and the announcement was "non-political." Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. ALBUM 14.

Billboards--Tacoma--1960-1970; Advertising--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma);

Broadside view of the Eastern Pacific as it tests the waters of Commencement Bay in early August, 1965. The tuna clipper was built by Martinac Shipbuilding. Photograph ordered by Martinac Shipbuilding. TPL-9058

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boats--Tacoma;

The "Pacific Pearl" was docked at Tacoma Boatbuilding on May 20, 1965. She was a new shellfish processing plant that had been converted from a 175-foot Coast Guard tender, the M.V. Hemlock. The floating cannery was to leave its berth in Tacoma and head toward Alaska. Photograph ordered by Northwest Advertising Co., Seattle. (TNT 5-23-65, A-15)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing industry--Washington; Canneries--Washington;

A man surveys the peaceful waterway as he stands aboard the "Pacific Pearl," a floating cannery, on May 20, 1965. The shellfish processing plant, out of Seattle, is docked at Tacoma Boatbuilding. The cannery was formerly a 175-foot Coast Guard tender, the M.V. Hemlock, before being rebuilt. Sutterlin & Wendt, Inc., packers of northwest seafoods under the Pacific Pearl label, would be moving their cannery from Tacoma to Alaska. Photograph ordered by Northwest Advertising Co., Seattle. (TNT 5-23-65, A-15)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing industry--Washington; Canneries--Washington;

Bonneville Hotel. The dining room sign with its familiar Coca-Cola logo has yet to be removed from the Bonneville Hotel on August 21, 1965, although the hotel has been closed for a year. The historic hotel, built in 1888, would be demolished in 1966. It had been primarily a residential hotel for many years. Photograph ordered by Silk Investment Co., San Francisco.

Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

W.G. Cleveland, of Bob & Bill's Service, 8808 Pacific Ave., receives the congratulations of Bardahl supervisor Art Johnson on September 25, 1965. Cleveland was the winner of the 21'' television pictured above. Bob & Bill's Service, a Mobil station, also sold fishing, tackle and Bardahl products. Photograph ordered by Bardahl, Seattle.

Johnson, Art; Cleveland, W.G.; Televisions; Bob & Bill's Service (Tacoma);

Color studio portrait of Stadium High School senior Jennell Oliphant. Miss Oliphant was a member of the Stadium chorus. She had transferred from Eatonville High School. Her future plans, according to the 1966 Stadium High School yearbook, the Tahoma, included vocational training.

Oliphant, Jennell; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

In June of 1965 the employees of the Puget Sound National Bank dressed in costumes from the "Gay 90s" to celebrate the bank's 75th anniversary. A beautiful, multi-layer cake with a giant 75 on top was baked for the occasion. The bank, originally named the Puget Sound Savings Bank, opened on June 10, 1890 at 2422 Pacific Avenue. From 1890 to 1965 the bank survived the financial panic of 1893, the Great Depression and several name changes. In the 1990s they were taken over by KeyBank. (Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.)

Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cakes--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Studio portrait of Rabbi Richard Rosenthal. The leader of Temple Beth El for many years, Rabbi Rosenthal was a German immigrant who graduated from both Centenary College and Hebrew Union College. Besides his rabbinical duties, he also taught at the University of Puget Sound. He passed away at the age of 69 on March 3, 1999. Many lauded the man who united Tacoma's Jewish community and called him a "truly holy man."

Rosenthal, Richard; Rabbis--Tacoma;

St. Leo's 1965 graduating class. 40 young boys and girls, all neatly dressed in Sunday attire, are recent graduates of St. Leo's Elementary School. Many of them will probably go on to Catholic high schools. All are holding diplomas and beaming happily on this sunny June day.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma;

For many years the Tacoma Athletic Commission sponsored a Fourth of July show featuring elaborate fireworks. George P. Sheridan, chairman, and Howard Krewson, ticket chairman, pose with three children and a variety of fireworks on a grassy lot on July 1, 1965. Cecelia Harris rides bareback on a small pony while Denise Michael is perched on a Schwinn bicycle. Patricia Harris holds an enormous firecracker. The bicycle and pony would be given away during the gigantic fireworks show at the Stadium Bowl on Monday, July 5th. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. (TNT 7-2-65, p. 1)

Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Children & adults; Sheridan, George P.; Krewson, Howard; Harris, Cecelia; Michael, Denise; Harris, Patricia; Ponies; Bicycles & tricycles; Fireworks--1960-1970;

Eight members of the Peoples 1965-66 Fashion Teen Board posed with Hannah Spangler, fashion director, on August 31, 1965, in the store's new teen department. The girls represented various private and public high schools in the area. Kris Skalitzky of Curtis High School (far left) holds a sample of the stylish new clothing that the store would be carrying. Posed on the small riser were: (l to r) Peg Jewell of Wilson High School, Mary Helen Lochridge of Mt. Tahoma, Wendy Hokenson of Lincoln High School, Sue Ballman of Franklin Pierce holding a new issue of Seventeen Magazine, Helen Croasdill of Lakes High School, Susan Monaghan of Aquinas, and Peggy Rowlands of Stadium. A new beauty workshop involving the teens opened on September 8, 1965. The Peoples Store was located at 1101-07 Pacific Avenue; it closed in 1983. (TNT 9-7-65, p. 11) Photograph ordered by News Tribune.

Teenagers; Peoples (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Spangler, Hannah; Skalitzky, Kris; Jewell, Peg; Lochridge, Mary Helen; Hokenson, Wendy; Ballman, Sue; Croasdill, Helen; Monaghan, Susan; Rowlands, Peggy;

Strickland-Taylor wedding. Formal portrait of Mamie Elizabeth Strickland on her wedding day of October 23, 1965. She wed Rev. Richard Edward Taylor at the Allen A.M.E. Church, 1411 Yakima Ave. So. According to engagement information published in the April 18, 1965, News Tribune, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Strickland. Rev. Taylor was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie P. Taylor of Seattle. The new Mrs. Taylor wore a pearl white satin gown trimmed with pearl beads; pearls also edged her train. (TNT 4-18-65, D-13, TNT 10-24-65, D-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Brides--1960-1970; Wedding costume--1960-1970; Strickland, Mamie Elizabeth; Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

Columns accentuate this Colonial-styled unidentified brick home in July, 1965. A gently curving porch provides shade and shelter for those wanting to view the nicely landscaped yard. An unusual wrought iron bench with portraits on the backrests is placed under a window.

Houses--1960-1970; Columns; Benches;

Man in hard hat surveys stand of tall trees. This photograph was taken on Potlatch Forests property in the Lewiston, Idaho, area, for possible inclusion in the company's annual report. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Trees;

Scenes from Potlatch Forests pulp and paper operations. Interior of Potlatch Forests, Inc., paper plant shows two men at work handling paper products. Small rolls of what appear to be toilet paper emerge on a conveyor belt. A large roll of paper is apparently in the process of being wound. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for company report. TPL-3856

Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);

Precision Machine Works, Inc. A piece of machinery appears to be in the process of being tested at Precision Machine Works, 2101 Pacific Avenue, on September 14, 1965. A technician in lab coat prods the machine which is sprewing out shredded bits of wood-like chips. Precision Machine manufactured precision parts, many from aluminum forgings, for the aerospace industry customers like Boeing. They were once known for manufacturing machine tools for the woodworking industry. 65 people were employed at the firm run by president and chief engineer E.J. Gazecki with a $400,000 annual payroll. They produced 1.25 million dollars in annual sales. Photograph ordered by Precision Machine Works. (TNT 7-18-65, B-7)

Precision Machine Works (Tacoma); Machine shops--Tacoma; Machinery;

A rail car full of wood chips pours into an outdoor receptacle on September 16, 1965. This photograph, taken on behalf of Malcolm McGhie, New York industrial consultant, was probably taken at St. Regis Paper Co.'s Tacoma plant. The plant would receive purchased chips and proceed to unload them rapidly using this 60-foot car which could hold 70 tons. St. Regis would haul these chips to Tacoma from their sawmills in Montana. (1965 St. Regis Annual Report, p. 8)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Three blended photographs of the area between Sears, Roebuck & Co. and the Bon Marche building in downtown Tacoma taken in September, 1965. The J.C. Penney company was conducting clearance sales as it had moved its main store to the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center. Longtime downtown fixtures on Broadway pictured above were Mode O'Day, Leroy Jewelers, Bernie's Men's Wear, Fashion Shoes, Karl's Shoes, Lyon's, Frank's Diamond Shop, Spellman's Shoes and Penney's. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank. TPL-502

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.C. Penney Co. (Tacoma); Stores & shops--Tacoma--1960-1970;

This aerial view of the new colonial style Lakewood Motor Inn at 6125 Motor Avenue S.W. in Lakewood shows the motel as it looked on June 5, 1965, the 41-unit, deluxe inn's opening day. Located at the corner of Motor Avenue S.W. and Whitman, across from the Lakewood theater, the L-shaped, two-story complex was designed by Donald F. Burr & Associates. It featured a large courtyard with an outdoor swimming pool. Although the area around it has greatly changed, the motel is still there - now called the Best Western Lakewood Motor Inn. (Photograph ordered by Business Industry Development Service. ) (TNT 6-4-65, p. 18, TNT 6-11-65, p. 8,9)

Aerial photographs; Lakewood Motor Inn (Lakewood); Motels--Lakewood--1960-1970; Swimming pools--Lakewood;

Bonneville Hotel. The deteriorating floor of a guest facility at the Bonneville Hotel in August, 1965, is one of the reminders that the historic hotel has closed. Built in 1888, named the Rochester Hotel and remodeled after a fire in 1906, the hotel also underwent a name change to the Bonneville the same year. Primarily a residential hotel, the Bonneville had spacious rooms which included bay windows. The hotel would be demolished in 1966. Photograph ordered by Silk Investment Co., San Francisco.

Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floors--Tacoma; Bay windows--Tacoma;

A young member of the Wilkinson family troupe that performed in the Dave Bunker Show leaps high into the air while still clutching her guitar on May 4, 1965. Mother Jody and daughters Vicki, Patti and Dixie (two daughters shown above) played and sang for many years with Dave Bunker who is holding his trademarked two-neck touch guitar. The Dave Bunker Show was a staple in Las Vegas casinos for over ten years. Color photograph ordered by Dave Bunker. ALBUM 15.

Bunker, Dave; Musicians; Wilkinson, Jody; Guitars; Drums;

Studio portrait of the Dave Bunker Show. Dave, a Washington native, and his troupe performed in Las Vegas for more than ten years. He and his father, Joe, built and patented the first Bunker Touch Guitar in 1961; it was built with two necks so that the guitarist could play lead and bass. All the guitars were built for his group by Dave and had very distinctive, unusual appearances. The Dave Bunker Show featured the Wilkinson Family headed by mother Jody and daughters Vicki, Patti and Dixie. All the women sang and played instruments although Jody may have been the lead singer. The group picture above has Dave on guitar, Jody Wilkinson at the mike, blond Patti on guitar and either Dixie or Vicki as the other guitarist. The drummer, new at the time of this May, 1965, photograph, is unidentified. The gold lame outfits worn by the Wilkinsons and the men's rose-tinted jackets were perfect for the glitz and glamour of the Golden Nugget Casino in Vegas. Photograph ordered by Dave Bunker. (www.bunker-guitars.com) TPL-8785

Bunker, Dave; Wilkinson, Jody; Wilkinson, Patti; Musicians; Drums; Guitars;

Three members of the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club, dressed in festive Polynesian attire, pose for a publicity picture on June 10, 1965, advertising the club's upcoming luau. All three are wearing leis. Mrs. Bruce Ferguson, club social chairman; Mrs. William Brown, Jr., wife of the club president, and Mrs. V.A. Schwarz, wife of the membership chairman and co-chair of the luau, are pictured above holding a collection of leis, grass skirt and flowered muumuu. The June 26, 1965, luau and dance would honor the club's new members. Exotic Polynesian food and South Sea Island music would entertain members, along with the Samoan Fire Dance. Members could feast on Kalua pig, baked salmon Tahiti and Samoan pudding among other treats. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club. (TNT 6-20-65, D-7)

Leis; Women--Clothing & dress--1960-1970; Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club (Tacoma);

Close up photo of a section of an old growth Douglas fir, almost 13 feet in diameter as measured by the U.S. Forest Service, installed outside of the new Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library, one of the branches of the Pierce County Library system, in Lakewood. The old growth tree was logged on the holdings of the Northwest Door Company near Packwood in 1946. The 586-year-old tree was determined to be the largest Douglas fir felled by man The cross section of fir used to stand outside the entrance of the Northwest Door Company at 1203 East D Street when Herman E. Tenzler was president of the company. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. (TNT 7-1-65, A-9)

Logs; Tree stumps--Lakewood--1960-1970; Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library (Lakewood);

Exterior - Perkins Haven of Rest. The beautifully landscaped grounds of Perkins Haven of Rest provide a soothing and peaceful atmosphere for the Gig Harbor mortuary. A bevy of ducks glide along the"Pool of Reflection" near the mortuary's driveway. A variety of trees and shrubs decorate the property. The lawn-type columbarium, located four miles north on the Bremerton Highway, was a combination Tudar Gothic and contemporary design. The Haven of Rest Memorial Park was locally owned and operated by Richard E. and Ruth Berg. Color photograph ordered by Perkins Haven of Rest. (TNT 11-19-65, p. 8)

Morgues & mortuaries--Gig Harbor; Perkins Haven of Rest (Gig Harbor); Lakes & ponds--Gig Harbor;

Portrait of three musicians, ordered by Joe Juma, Puyallup. The unidentified trio consists of two men wearing identical suits and a woman in a black sleeveless dress. They are posed one behind another in this July 9, 1965, photograph.

Musicians;