ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. Progress photographs of new addition to the Washington State Historical Society building in 1971. Forms are in place and plywood stacked nearby. The majestic Stadium High School is in the background. The $1,000,000 wing was expected to take a year to complete. Architects in charge were the firm of Lea, Pearson & Richards. (TNT 2-7-71, A-1 -sketch)
Progress photographs; Building construction--Tacoma--1970-1980; Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma); Washington State Historical Building (Tacoma); Stadium High School (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. 1971 Richards stock footage. The 15-member Cheney Studs "Hustlers" soccer team, along with five coaches, posed proudly with a large trophy in 1971. The boys are wearing long-sleeved jerseys with the team name and Studs logo. The team was sponsored by philanthropist Ben Cheney. Photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co.
ca. 1971. Water tower. Street view of the Lakewood Water Tower located near the Villa Plaza Shopping Center (now Lakewood Towne Center) circa 1971. The Lakewood Water District started out with three water tanks when formed in 1943; by 2006, there were ten more water tanks with a total capacity of 26 million gallons of water. This water tower at 104th & Bridgeport Way is a familiar sight for travelers in the Lakewood area and can be seen five miles away. Another view of the water tower, D159976, image 2c, was probably taken prior to the above photograph as there were no trees planted close to the tower in image 2c. Photograph ordered by Lakewood Water District. TPL-9421 (www.lakewood-water-dist.org; TNT 3-21-71, A-22)
Water towers--Lakewood; Lakewood Water District (Lakewood);
ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. A couple, wearing broad brimmed hats to protect themselves against the summer sun, relax at Wright Park while also apparently keeping an eye out for the small youngsters in the park's wading pool. Nearly half of the pool is in the shade, due to the many trees nearby.
ca. 1971. Customer copy, ordered March 15, 1971. Architectural drawing of new United Mutual Savings Bank building by Tacoma architects Lea, Pearson & Richards. The savings bank had received unanimous City Council approval to buy the downtown urban renewal property at 11th between Broadway and Commerce to construct a new headquarters. United Mutual Savings bid $150,000 for the land with plans to build a $1,200,000, 4-story office building. Their bid was selected over the identical bid by Peoples National Bank of Washington who owned adjacent property to the land. When completed, as shown in final construction photographs D165624, series 2 and 3, the building would look quite different. The United Mutual Savings Bank on 11th St. would be dedicated on February 14, 1975. (TNT 3-31-71, A-1)
Architectural drawings; United Mutual Savings Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;
ca. 1971. Copy of customer print. Informal portrait of Joe Stortini in a corduroy jacket. Mr. Stortini would run for re-election in 1972 as Democratic state senator from the 27th District and subsequently be elected. He was a graduate of the University of Puget Sound and a teacher and athletic coach at Mount Tahoma High School. Mr. Stortini would hold office as a Pierce County Commissioner and councilman before being elected as County Executive in the 1980s. Photograph ordered on May 11, 1971, by Glen Graves Advertising.
Stortini, Joe; State government; Politicians--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1971. Copy of customer print ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co. on August 2, 1971. View of crane stacking three narrow containers. Signs on crane "Containerbase," "Owen," "Karricon." This is possibly a straddle carrier, "Karricon," which was self-propelled and had a 30-ton capacity.
Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. This is believed to be the rear view on Commerce St. of the remodeled Seattle-First National Bank building (formerly Bank of Tacoma) and the Commonwealth Title Insurance Co. in early 1971. The brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith occupied the entire second floor of the Commonweath Building. Next door to the Sea-First Building is the Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. The Rust Building, with enormous American Federal Savings sign, is also visible. Photograph ordered on 6-29-71 by Construction Specialties, Inc., San Marcos, CA.
Commercial streets--Tacoma--1970-1980; Seattle-First National Bank (Tacoma); Commonwealth Title Insurance Co. (Tacoma); Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Rust Building (Tacoma);
From Clipping in File: The Robert Dillinghams Were Honored Robert Dillingham, newly elected president of the Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club, and his wife, are pictured in the clubhouse lounge shortly before Saturday's black tie dinner dance which honored them.
ca. 1971. 1971 color Richards stock footage. Aerial view of downtown commercial district featuring a mixture of new construction and older buildings. The first highrise built in downtown Tacoma in 40 years, the Pacific National Bank of Washington Plaza, at 24-stories, towered over its banking neighbors, Puget Sound National Bank and Seattle-First National Bank. Adding to new construction on Pacific Avenue was the Park Plaza South parking garage, which provided much needed parking stalls for shoppers and workers. They joined older buildings including Peoples department store, Washington Building, Tacoma Building and slightly older Greyhound Bus Terminal, considered ultra-modern when constructed in 1958.
Aerial views; Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Peoples (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Tacoma Building (Tacoma); Greyhound Bus Terminal (Tacoma); Parking garages--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1971. 1971 color Richards stock footage. Aerial view taken on a clear day in 1971 of the downtown business district, featuring area impacted by urban renewal. New structures include the massive Bank of Washington Plaza with its 24-story tower (including helipad) and circular sunken fountain, and two new parking garages- Park Plaza South and North to aid in alleviating parking problems for shoppers and workers. This aerial photograph also shows the deep blue waters of the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway and a portion of the 11th Street Bridge (now Murray Morgan Bridge) that connects the city with the industrial Tideflats. Other notable structures include the Puget Sound National Bank with its spire; Peoples department store next door; the Rust and Washington Buildings, both with neon signs advertising other banks--American Federal Savings and Bank of California, respectively; Tacoma Building and Seattle-First National Bank (formerly Bank of Tacoma).
Aerial views; Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Rust Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Tacoma Building (Tacoma); Parking garages--Tacoma--1970-1980; City Waterway (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. View of ASARCO smelter ca. 1971. Once the tallest smokestack in the world, it was demolished in January of 1993, some eight years after the plant closed due to environmental and economic reasons. TPL-5856
American Smelting & Refining Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Smokestacks--Tacoma; Chimneys--Tacoma;
ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. St. Peter's Episcopal Church, located in Old Town at 2910 No. Starr St., held its first church services in August of 1873. It had taken only ten days to build the tiny 21 x 45-foot wooden structure on land donated by Edward S. "Skookum" Smith and Captain Starr. Tacoma would boast of having the "oldest bell tower in America" as a aged fir, cut at 48-feet, served as the church's bell tower. The bell in the tower was donated by the Sunday School at St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia. It was necessary to replace the fir tree with a new tower in 1935 when it was damaged in a windstorm. Considered Tacoma's oldest church, St. Peter's has been placed on the City, State and National Registry.
Episcopal churches--Tacoma; St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. A young couple has just strolled through the welcoming gates of Fort Nisqually inside Point Defiance Park. The fort had been moved from its original location near DuPont in 1934 and carefully reconstructed using the same methods of construction as the original fort. Fort Nisqually was the first European settlement on Puget Sound. In 2006 it remains a part of Point Defiance Park, owned and operated as a Living History Museum by Metro Parks of Tacoma. (www.fortnisqually.org/history)
Fort Nisqually (Tacoma); Point Defiance Park (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. Customer negatives. View of large crane, manufactured by Star Iron & Steel, at an unidentified work site circa 1971. The rectangular "house" on crane is the operator's cab from which the movements of the crane can be controlled.
Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. Customer negative. View of home built by Lindal Cedar Homes circa 1971. The Alpine-series residence displayed many of the traditional Lindal identifying marks: steep roof, large picture windows on two levels, wraparound porch. There is no cement basement. The red cedar home is in a natural setting of tall trees.
ca. 1971. 1971 Richards color stock footage. View of the Tacoma Public Library, located at the corner of So. 11th & Tacoma Ave. So. The Carnegie Building, built in 1903 with funds donated by industrialist Andrew Carnegie, is center-left. It now holds the Special Collections including the Rare Book Room. The Main Library, with its Walker Wilkeson sandstone exterior, was built in 1952. It would be closed for remodeling in 1987 for nearly three years. In 2006 the Main Library is again undergoing remodeling with closure of the 11th St. entrance and several departments reorganized.
Public libraries--Tacoma; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. Customer copy of downtown Tacoma landscape taken from the air, circa 1971. Snow-capped Mount Rainier looms in the background. Prominent buildings include the Art-Deco styled Medical Arts Building (now the Municipal Building) in lower left; Puget Sound National Bank with its distinctive spire; the 22+ story Bank of Washington Plaza building, the Washington Building with the neon Bank of California sign on its root; and Schoenfelds furniture store.
Aerial views; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Rainier, Mount (Wash.); Medical Arts Building (Tacoma); Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma); Pacific National Bank of Washington (Tacoma);
ca. 1971. Copy of artist's colored rendering of new cafeteria located on Fort Lewis. The cafeteria was designed by architects and engineers Seifert, Forbes and Berry. Wide sidewalks lead to the one-story red and white painted building. Natural landscaping is in place.
ca. 1971. Copy from customer's positives. Interior of cedar home, possibly the one shown on D160432, image 2c. Cozy living/dining area could seat a variety of people at several locations. The high cedar ceilings and paneled walls in addition to the thick burnished rug brought an air of nature within the home; large picture windows allowed views of the wooded areas. The room is sprinkled with shades of white and cream to assure that the heavier wood tones do not overwhelm. Color photograph ordered by Silvad, Inc. of Seattle.
ca. 1971. Color exterior view of Puget Sound National Bank. Brilliant blue skies cast a warm glow over the downtown Tacoma business district, seeking to melt the residue of snow that is still present on the sidewalks and on Pacific Avenue. The venerable Puget Sound National Bank, once the tallest building on the West Coast at a narrow 16 stories, is flanked by Peoples department store and the newly opened Tacoma Art Museum (former home of National Bank of Washington). The familiar blue and white sign with P & S entwined is attached to the skyscraper. Color photograph ordered by DeVac, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, on November 18, 1971.
Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Peoples (Tacoma); Tacoma Art Museum (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Department stores--Tacoma--1970-1980; Galleries & museums--Tacoma--1970-1980; Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;
ca. 1971. Copy of customer's print. View of Lindal cedar model homes with circular fountain. These homes were not believed to be on display in Washington but perhaps in California. Homes showed the typical A-frame construction and featured large picture windows. Cedar, besides being attractive in color, also proved to be durable and pest-resistant. Photograph ordered by Silvad, Inc. of Seattle.
ca. 1971. Copy of customer print ordered on September 30, 1971. This is believed to be an artist's rendering of an 10-story office building to be built northwest of the Tacoma Mall between 42nd and 43rd St. The office building would be constructed by Business Centers, Inc., and would hold a workforce of 200 employees. Construction would occur during spring of 1972. The Tacoma Mall also would be growing at the same time with a $2,500,000 addition to include 25 more stores. Completion of the Tacoma Mall addition was planned for early spring of 1973. Photograph ordered by Business Centers, Inc. (TNT 9-2-71, A-1 article)
ca. 1971. Fishing boat, "A.K. Strom," perhaps undergoing sea trials in the late spring of 1971. After completion of trials, the giant 225-foot tuna seiner was destined for delivery to San Diego. The "A.K. Strom" was the first of four identical ships expected to be completed by Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. Color photograph ordered by General Electric, Erie, PA.
Fishing boats--Tacoma--1970-1980; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);
