The John S. Baker Junior High School (now Middle School) had many students interested in joining the school band. In February of 1970, the large band posed under the tall firs at the south end school located at 8320 So. I St., near So. 84th and Yakima Ave. Both boys and girls wore vests decorated with the school logo. Photograph ordered by Baker Junior High School.
Baker Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma; Youth bands--Tacoma--1970-1980;
In February of 1970, a group of African-American students at John S. Baker Junior High School (now Middle School) dressed in clothing representing their ethnic heritage to celebrate Black History Week. Many of the girls had large Afros while some chose to wear traditional head wraps. The school is still located near South 84th & Yakima Avenue, at 8320 South I Street. In February 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, proposed the establishment of "Negro History Week" to honor the history and contributions of African Americans to American life. Negro History Week became Black History Week in the early 1970's. In 1976, the week-long observance was expanded to a month in honor of the nation's bicentennial. Photograph ordered by Baker Junior High School. (http://www.colapublib.org/bhm/) TPL-8584
African Americans--Clothing & dress; African Americans--Education; Young adults; Public schools--Tacoma--1970-1980; Baker Junior High School (Tacoma); Hairstyles--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Five John S. Baker Junior High (now Middle) School cheerleaders wave their pom-poms as they surround a statue of the school mascot, "Brutus," in this February, 1970, photograph. Each girl is wearing an outfit with a cartoon bulldog on her two-toned sweater. From left: Tammy (no last name provided), Margaret Herd, Joanne Hetlie, Candy Cummings and Peggy Rowan. Photograph ordered by Baker Junior High School. (Additional identification provided by a reader)
Cheerleading--Tacoma--1970-1980; Uniforms; Sculpture--Tacoma--1970-1980; Baker Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1970-1980; Students--Tacoma--1970-1980; Herd, Margaret; Hetlie, Joanne; Cummings, Candy; Rowan, Peggy;
1970 Richards stock footage. Color photograph of the all-aluminum ferry "Avalon" at Martinolich Shipbuilding facilities on February 9, 1970. The ferry, with capacity of 500 passengers, was launched in October of 1969. At that time she was the largest aluminum vessel (160-feet) built for commercial use according to Martinolich president Anthony Martinolich. The $2,300,000 ship would be put into service in the San Pedro, California, area as a transporter of people to and from Catalina Island. The white and red-trimmed vessel was owned by several owners including Robert Sprague. She came equipped with air ducts, rest rooms, snack bar, cocktail lounge, and fireproof interior. The 27-foot wide vessel also had stabilizers to reduce roll while cruising at sea. The "Avalon" was designed by Phillip Spaulding & Associates of Seattle. (TNT 2-15-70, p. B-8)
Post Exchange Service Station No. 1. 1970 Richards stock footage. View of Post Exchange Service Station No. 1 believed to be located on Fort Lewis. Multiple booths per rows of pumps. Snow-topped Mount Rainier provides a beautiful backdrop.
Automobile service stations--Fort Lewis; Rainier, Mount (Wash.);
Floating crane. Star Iron & Steel of Tacoma had received a 6.4 million dollar contract in May of 1968 to build 100-ton floating cranes for the U.S. Navy. This view of the floating crane YD-225 was taken on February 7, 1970. Three other cranes were in the process of being constructed. The cranes were built on barges that had living quarters. The YD-225 crane is back in Tacoma as of May, 2010. It is currently owned by the American Construction Co. which uses the floating crane for miscellaneous hook work in their yard. The American Construction Co. purchased the crane from the U.S. Navy about 2005. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel. (TNT 5-29-68, p. 1 - article) (Additional information provided by a reader)
Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Studio portrait - Kristin Schutte. 20-year-old Kristin Schutte, a University of Puget Sound junior majoring in music education, was selected as the Tacoma Youth Symphony's tour soloist for the group's upcoming visit to Switzerland in August of 1970. Miss Schutte, a violinist, is a student of Edward Seferian, director of the UPS-Tacoma Symphony. She has studied the violin for 12 years. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eric G. Schutte of Seattle is a graduate of Federal Way High School. Miss Schutte is a member of the UPS-Tacoma Symphony and a former member of the Tacoma Youth Symphony. Photograph ordered by Kristin Schutte. (TNT 2-8-70, D-7; TNT 4-1-70, A-13)
This unidentified vessel, believed to be a Navy gunboat, was in dry dock at Tacoma Boatbuilding in January of 1970. It appears that the paint on the boat has been stripped.
Gunboats--United States; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Destroyer deckhouse. Pictured in early 1970 are three all-aluminum deckhouse sections from Tacoma Boatbuilding for a new-class Navy destroyer being built in Seattle by Lockheed Ship Building and Construction Co. The sections were delivered to Lockheed via barge in early March of 1970. Tacoma Boatbuilding was awarded a subcontract to build deckhouses for four destroyers. The above aluminum sections were the first to be completed with the two remaining sections scheduled for completion in May. The five sections will weigh a total of 300,000 pounds. The total contract is expected to be completed in February of 1971. (TNT 3-8-70, D-12)
Deckhouses; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Official city portrait of Tacoma Mayor Gordon N. Johnston during his first term of office. Mr. Johnston would serve as mayor from 1970-1978. He had defeated incumbent A.L. Rasmussen on November 4, 1969, by 440 votes. ALBUM 14.
Studio portrait of Tacoma Mayor Gordon N. Johnston. Mr. Johnston, an architect, member of the City Planning Commission, and former master sergeant during WWII, defeated incumbent A.L. Rasmussen in the very close November, 1969, general elections. This was Mr. Johnston's first bid in politics. Gordon Johnston took the oath of office on January 12, 1970, becoming Tacoma's 28th mayor. He would subsequently win re-election. Mr. Johnston passed away on March 6, 2006. Photograph ordered by the City of Tacoma.
Five children stack large wooden blocks under the watchful eye of their teacher on January 28, 1970. The children attended a special day care held under the auspices of Tayet School. Tayet School, in the Salishan housing project, had three distinct Head Start programs. Besides head teacher A. Merklein, there were four other teachers and 11 volunteers and assistants. The school was a part of the Tacoma School District. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 2-8-70, A-21 - article)
Children--Tacoma--1970-1980; Day care; Head Start (Tacoma);
Art Building. On January 24, 1970, a series of photographs were taken of an accident scene occuring on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland. This color view is of the school's Art Building. It is not clear whether the accident occurred at this location or outside one of the nearby buildings. Photograph ordered by Seattle attorneys Reed, McClure, Moceri.
Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland)--1970-1980; Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland)--Buildings; Accidents--Parkland;
Eight African-American young job trainees are taking exams on January 23, 1970, in the offices of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., 1138 Commerce St. The anti-poverty agency sponsored practical training for the disadvantaged; one successful student who took the O.D.I. computer training class through its Manpower Resource Center in November of 1969, Barbara Braggs, became a keypunch operator for McKesson-Robbins. Photograph ordered by Bob Lee, Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. TPL-9148 (TNT 1-25-70, A-15)
African American women--Tacoma--1970-1980; Examinations--Tacoma--1960-1970;
These three African American women are in the process of taking timed typing exams in the offices of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., 1138 Commerce St., on January 23, 1970. The O.D.I., an anti-poverty agency, sought to train and place the disadvantaged in various occupations. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.
African American women--Tacoma--1970-1980; Examinations--Tacoma--1970-1980; Typewriting--Tacoma--1970-1980; Typewriters--1970-1980;
Scotty Burgess and Harold Bond have just completed a final check on the remodeled Victorian home of James Miller. The Hilltop-neighborhood residence was one of 53 units to be refurbished by April 1, 1970, through a home rehabilitation program jointly sponsored by the Tacoma Urban League and Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. The I St. home was in very poor condition before its remodeling but is now worth abour $14,000. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 1-25-70, C-22)
This home in the Hilltop neighborhood is in need of repair. The paint on the house is cracked and peeling and the home should be re-roofed. The chimney may need to be re-pointed. A tire rests against the side of the house near the metal clothes line poles. A picket fence seems to end abruptly as some of the fence has fallen over. This may be the Washington St. home of John Ristick which qualified for the home rehabilitation program jointly sponsored by the Tacoma Urban League and the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. The old bungalow is one of 53 units to be refurbished by April 1, 1970. 29 families of low income have already been placed in these specific homes. The Ristick home was purchased for $5300. When work is completed in three months, and brought up to FHA standards, the home will be worth $16,000. Photographed on January 20, 1970, on behalf of Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 1-25-70, C-22)
Ristick, John--Homes & haunts; Houses--Tacoma--1970-1980; Neighborhoods--Tacoma--1970-1980; Building deterioration--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tires; Fences;
Two stewardesses pose on January 20, 1970, next to and inside an engine of an DC-8 at McChord Field. They are employees of the Flying Tiger Line, an airfreight company. Photograph ordered by Flying Tiger Line.
Stewards; Flight attendants--Tacoma--1970-1980; Flying Tiger Line; Transport planes--Tacoma;
A flight attendant for the Flying Tiger Line is dressed for duty on January 20, 1970. She is wearing her uniform of dark skirt with short-sleeved top and white gloves. A large travel bag dangles from her shoulder. The DC-8 is parked at McChord Field. Photograph ordered by Flying Tiger Line.
Stewards; Flight attendants--Tacoma--1970-1980; Flying Tiger Line; Transport planes--Tacoma;
Outdoor lighting standard believed to be installed on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University. The unit was manufactured by HAPCO (Hubbard Aluminum Products Company), a division of Kearny-National, Inc. HAPCO was a major manufacturer of high quality aluminum street light poles and brackets and was originally called Hubbard & Co., makers of steel hardware for the electric utility market. Not only practical, the lighting standard was aesthetically pleasing as well. (www.hapco.com) Photograph ordered by HAPCO Co., Beaverton, Oregon.
Group portrait of new stewardesses of the Flying Tiger Line, taken on January 16, 1970, at the Rodeway Inn of America. These newly minted stewardesses would operate under the Flying Tiger Line, an airfreight company first formed in 1945 by a group of former C-46 "Hump" flyers with Gen. Claire Chennault's "Flying Tigers" in China during WWII. The airline concentrated on freight operations, supplemented by military transports and by 1969, had upgraded its fleet to consist entirely of jet freighters. Also in 1969, service across the Pacific was added to previous U.S. transcontinental flights. The Flying Tiger Line would participate in both the Korean and Vietnam airlifts, carrying both cargo and military personnel and their dependants, and during the Vietnam War, would perform double duty as the U.S. Postal Service, delivering mail to combatants. The planes were used in the last minute evacuations of Vietnamese refugees during the last hours of U.S. troop withdrawls in 1975. The Flying Tiger Line was taken over by Federal Express in 1989, after 43 years of carrying cargo and people all over the world. (www.flyingtigerline.org/history; www.timetableimages.com/ttimages./ft) Color photograph ordered by Flying Tiger Line, McChord AFB.
Star Iron & Steel operations. An unidentified Star Iron & Steel Co. employee at work in the company's machine shop in January of 1970. He wears thick safety gloves, sturdy boots and protective outer clothing. He has one hand on the control box and the other on a long piece of metal. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.
Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1970-1980; Steel industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Machinery;
Diane Bartleson posed on January 14, 1970 for an early publicity picture to advertise the Tacoma Home Show which was scheduled to be held at the Puget Sound Fieldhouse in the spring. She is surrounded by bathroom fixtures from "Bathroom Elegance" by Allison. Mrs. Bartleson was the first 2-time holder of the Tacoma Home Show title; as Diane Marshall, she was also the queen in 1965. By 1970 Diane, a 1963 Stadium High School graduate, was married with a son, Davy. The six-day annual exhibition of new home trends, including 150 displays, was to be held March 31- April 5, 1970. Consumers were urged to "spring into the Seventies" by viewing products and features especially geared toward the new decade. (Photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma.) (TNT 1-18-70, A-23; TNT 3-8-70, B-15, TNT 3-15-70, D-7)
Bathrooms--Tacoma; Bathroom Elegance by Allison (Tacoma); Bartleson, Diane; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Star Iron & Steel. On January 14, 1970, a series of photographs were taken regarding plant operations at Star Iron & Steel, 326 Alexander Ave. This is believed to be the building housing the aluminum fabrication unit. The interior looks very crowded with a variety of aluminum products. Founded in 1908, Star Iron & Steel was one of the oldest steel fabrication plants in the Pacific Northwest. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.
Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--1970-1980; Steel industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Star Iron & Steel. This is believed to be the aluminum fabrication plant at Star Iron & Steel in early 1970. The interior appears crowded with stacks of aluminum with metal shavings and piles of debris in the photograph's foreground. Star Iron & Steel, a long established Tacoma firm, had moved to more spacious quarters in the Port Industrial area in 1963. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.
Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1970-1980; Steel industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Adelphian Choir. Resplendent in gowns of turquoise and elegant tuxedos, the 42-voice Adelphian Choir from the University of Puget Sound posed for a group portrait in the school's music building on January 12, 1970. They were led by Dr. Bruce Rodgers, director of the School of Music. The acclaimed choir was formed in 1932 and have performed locally and toured nationally. Photograph ordered by the University of Puget Sound, School of Music.
Adelphian Choral Society (Tacoma); Choirs (Music); Students--Tacoma--1970-1980; University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1970-1980;
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. building at night. The ultra-modern Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. building shines brightly into the night in January in 1970. Sheer glass walls and modern fixtures have replaced the massive ornate original structure. The venerable Bernice Building next door was also demolished to create a much larger Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. building in 1964. Photograph ordered by Jewel Electric Products. TPL-5668
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970;
View of savings department, Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan. The savings department was positioned close to two elevators in the new Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. building, 1102-08 Pacific Ave. A large framed statement of assets and liabilities, dated December 31, 1969, hangs on the wall close by. This area was set aside only for savings deposits and/or withdrawls; separate insurance and loan service departments handled matters pertaining to those fields. Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan had opened their expanded offices in September of 1964. Photograph ordered by Jewel Electric Products.
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan building at night. This is the 11th & Commerce St. side of the ultra-modern Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. building. The structure, built in 1964, had two entrances - one on Pacific Ave. and the other up the hill on Commerce where George Tsutakawa's bronze "lily" fountain was installed. The glass walls enabled the interior to be clearly visible especially at night when it was extremely well lit. Puget Sound National Bank's lighted spire is in the photograph's background. Photograph ordered by Jewel Electric Products.
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fountains--Tacoma; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma);
This distinctive bronze "lily" fountain, designed by the noted Japanese-American sculptor and painter George Tsutakawa, was created for Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan at 1102-08 Pacific Avenue. It was installed outside the entrance at the corner of South 11th and Commerce. Mr. Tsutakawa, who served on the faculty of the University of Washington's School of Art from 1947 until his retirement in 1976, created over sixty public fountains, installed throughout North America and Japan. He sought to explore the relationship of man to nature; his fountain sculptures were "an attempt to unify water--the life force of the universe that flows in an elusive cyclical course throughout eternity--with an immutable metal sculpture." Mr. Tsutakawa died in 1997 at the age of 87; his "lily" fountain was moved to the Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association's new Lakewood branch in 1974. (www.washington.edu/research/showcase/1947a.html)
Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Association (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Fountains--Tacoma;
