Two men and a woman pose in a Jaguar roadster in front of Washington Sports Shop during appearence by the Esther Williams Girls. Automobiles in background are Austin-Healeys and MGs supplied by Imported Motors. The Washington Sports Shop had been selected as the metropolitan Tacoma dealer for the "Esther Williams Living Pool." The Esther Williams Girls were in Tacoma to publicize the pools, available for as low as $58.50 per month. Pictured are the three principals responsible for the introduction of the pools, left to right: Nelson H. Van De Mark, general manager of Washington Sports Shop, Pat Martin, president of Scott-Martin Inc., Washington distributor of Esther Williams pools and Joel Hayes, Esther Williams executive. (TNT 8/2/1959, pg A-10)
Sports cars--English; Publicity; Bathing beauties; Esther Williams Girls; Washington Sports Shop (Tacoma); Sporting goods stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Van De Mark, Nelson; Martin, Pat; Hayes, Joel;