Interior of Potlatch Forests, Inc., Idaho plant. A Potlatch employee is shown lifting a smooth sheet of plywood on July 8, 1968, in the Lewiston, Idaho, mill. He keeps a steady eye on the large piece of machinery with the big roller. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

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

On July 5, 1968, Dr. Norman E. Magnussen checked the ears of Christian Lewis, Jr., prior to the teenager attending the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. free summer camp at Camp Murray. Youngsters 7-21 were given the chance to attend thanks to anti-poverty grants. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Magnussen, Norman E.; Physicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Examinations--Tacoma; Lewis, Christian;

Dr. Norman E. Magnussen has just completed a physical examination of 13-year-old Christian Lewis, Jr., in preparation for Christian's stay at the free Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., summer camp at Camp Murray. Christian is holding his student health report . Looking on is believed to be Wallace Walker, Sr. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Magnussen, Norman E.; Physicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Examinations--Tacoma; Lewis, Christian;

Studio portrait of David J. Williams. Mr. Williams assumed the presidency of the Bank of Tacoma in 1967. By 1968, the bank had four locations in Tacoma, including its main office downtown and its original location in South Tacoma. Mr. Williams resided in Lakewood with wife Roberta at 12802 DuBois Ave. S.W. Photograph ordered by Bank of Tacoma.

Williams, David J.; Bankers--Tacoma;

Republican candidate for Congress Tony Chase and his family marched down a corridor on June 28, 1968. His two daughters, dressed alike in daisy covered outfits, were wearing large sashes proclaiming them to be a "Tony Girl." The older child was also carrying a "Chase for Congress" campaign sign. Others in the background were also toting similar signs. Mr. Chase was a former cabinet-level state employee under Governor Dan Evans and served as federal-state coordinator. Governor Evans participated in the opening of separate campaign headquarters for himself and Mr. Chase on June 28, 1968, in Tacoma where he was met by assorted teenage "Tony Girl(s)." (TNT 6-29-68, p. 1) ALBUM 4.

Chase, Anthony G.; Chase, Anthony G.--Family; Political campaigns; Signs (Notices);

On June 28, 1968, Secretary of State A. Ludlow "Lud" Kramer, at the piano, was invited to speak to the Young Men's Business Club at their meeting held at the Olympus Hotel. As the sign on the piano indicates, Mr. Kramer was running for re-election on the Republican ticket. At age 32, Mr. Kramer became the youngest Secretary of State in Washington State history. He would go on to win the 1968 election and serve a total of three terms. Lud Kramer would pass away on April 9, 2004, after a bout of lung cancer. He was 71 years old. Photograph ordered by the Young Men's Business Club. (www.secstate.wa.gov/office)

Kramer, A. Ludlow; Pianos; Young Mens Business Club (Tacoma); Signs (Notices); Political elections--Washington; Political campaigns;

Studio portrait of the Jerry Sun combo. Jerry Sun is standing behind his blond wife, Sally Ann who was a singer and dancer in the group, and an unidentified brunette. The group was performing for two weeks at the Winthrop Hotel. They toured frequently with stops on the West Coast and in Nevada. Sally Ann Sun, in glittering blue evening gown, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dennewith of Tacoma and a graduate of Clover Park High School. Photograph ordered by Jerry Sun.

Sun, Jerry; Sun, Sally Ann; Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Studio portrait of entertainers Jerry and Sally Ann Sun. Sally Ann and Jerry did the singing and dancing in their four-piece band. The well-traveled group played nightclubs up and down the West Coast and in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. They put on a Las Vegas-style act. Sally Ann Sun had Tacoma ties--her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ted Dennewith lived on 3409 No. Madison St. and she graduated from Clover Park High School. (TNT 6-16-68)

Sun, Jerry; Sun, Sally Ann; Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970;

The Las-Vegas style act of the Jerry Sun combo. The quartet plus Sally Ann were in the middle of a two-week engagement at the Winthrop Hotel in June, 1968. Sally Ann was the wife of Jerry Sun and a former Miss Tacoma contestant. Jerry Sun (extreme L) and company performed in nightclubs on the West Coast, Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. (TNT 6-16-68)

Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sun, Jerry; Sun, Sally Ann;

The Jerry Sun group. Color photograph dated June 27, 1968, of the Jerry Sun group plus Sally Ann, Jerry's wife and singer. The blond Mrs. Sun has on white boots, polka-dotted shorts and modified sailor top. She was a former Miss Tacoma contestant and a graduate of Clover Park High School. The group was performing at the Winthrop Hotel in June of 1968. Photograph ordered by Jerry Sun, with instructions to send proofs onto the Hacienda Hotel in California.

Sun, Jerry; Sun, Sally Ann; Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Four little girls at the O.D.I. summer camp gingerly feed a fawn during their one-week stay at Camp Murray in June of 1968. The children were able to participate in daily outdoor activities as well as indoor entertainment. For many children, this was the first time they had taken part in summer camp. Government officials permitted the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., to hold a free summer camp at the National Guard facility for 3000 Tacoma-area children. (TNT 7-28-68, insert)

Camps--Camp Murray; Baby animals; Children--Camp Murray;

Summer youth program. The free summer camp program at Camp Murray was not the only summer youth activity administered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. in 1968. There was also an O.D.I. program under the direction of TACT (Tacoma Area Child Tutoring) held at the Charles Wright Academy where buses leaving daily from the Hilltop Youth Center would drop kids off for all-day games and activities. Here one summer camper displays for her peers a nature drawing while a counselor wearing a Charles Wright Tarriers jacket looks on. (TNT 7-29-68, p. 12)

Camps--University Place; Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (Tacoma);

Summer youth camp. These Hilltop youngsters are enjoying themselves at the O.D.I.-sponsored sessions held at Charles Wright Academy. The summer youth program was under the direction of the TACT (Tacoma Area Child Tutoring). Each day buses would depart from the Hilltop Youth Center, So. 17th & "K", for participant games and activities at the private school. Buses would then pick the children up and return them in late afternoon to the Hilltop Youth Center. The day camp attracted 200 girls and boys weekly. (TNT 7-29-68, p. 12)

Camps--University Place; Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (Tacoma);

One little boy looks intently into the waters of American Lake, perhaps wondering where his fish has disappeared to, in this June 26, 1968, photograph. The blond child was participating in the free summer camp administered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. held at the National Guard facility at Camp Murray. 3000 Tacoma-area children, ages 7-21, were given the chance to attend camp at Camp Murray since the guard was not using the facility that summer. There were no specified income level requirements permitting the children to attend but about 90% of them were from low-income homes and many had not had the chance to go away to camp before. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 7-28-68, insert)

Children--Camp Murray; Fishing; Camps--Camp Murray; American Lake (Wash.);

Color portrait of Wilson High School senior Karen Hanson. Active in the Swing Choir and A Cappella, Karen was also selected as senior attendant for Wilson's Homecoming festivities. She is wearing a dark outfit with a rounded neckline; her blond hair is curved gently against her face. (1969 Nova yearbook, p. 52, 55, 138, 187)

Hanson, Karen; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970; Singers;

Portrait of Wilson High School senior Patti J. Jewell. Her portrait resembles an oil painting as she poses with her head slightly turned. The blond, blue-eyed teenager is wearing a soft pink outfit with large scoop-necked collar and lipstick to match. Patti was a member of the Wilson High School band. (1969 Nova yearbook, p. 190, 58)

Jewell, Patti J.; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Portrait of Wilson High School honor graduate Terilee Allsop. She is pictured in June, 1968, with her fingers on her clarinet's keys. Terilee was involved in the Wilson Honor Society and was also named as a finalist in Wilson's search for a Daffodil princess. She would be featured in the Tacoma Youth Symphony's first concert of the year at Mount Tahoma High School's auditorium on November 24, 1968. Terilee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Irvin Wright. The Wilson High School senior was the first clarinetist in the school band and orchestra; she had won numerous awards in music. (1969 Nova yearbook, p. 117, 142, 178, TNT 11-24-68, D-16)

Allsop, Terilee; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970; Wind instruments;

Portrait of Wilson High School senior Sherry Peterson. She is holding her violin and bow. Sherry was a violinist in the school orchestra. She was listed in the 1969 Nova yearbook as graduating with honors. Photograph taken on June 24, 1968. (1969 Nova yearbook, p. 198, 56)

Peterson, Sherry; Violins; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Sprawled on bunkbeds, these boys look pleased to be at the free summer camp sponsored by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., which was held at Camp Murray on the shores of American Lake during the summer of 1968. Mid-day rest periods were scheduled for the active youngsters. Governor Dan Evans announced in the spring of 1968 that the National Guard post, Camp Murary, would be made available for a free summer camp for 3,000 Tacoma-area youngsters. Transportation would be made possible throughout the county with National Guard trucks and buses picking up campers aged 7-21 for one-week stays. These boys pictured above were in one of the 24 small cottages set aside for boy campers. The girls would stay in four large dorms about half-a-mile away. Boys and girls would have separate dining facilities and kitchens. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 4-18-68, B-12-article, TNT 6-16-68, B-5-article)

Camps--Camp Murray; Camp Murray (Wash.); Beds; Boys--Camp Murray;

Color view of new boiler room at Consumers Central Heating Co., taken on June 19, 1968. Consumers Central Heating was located at 914 A St. and provided complete air conditioning and "purchased steam service." Their steam plant was located at 1147-51 Dock St.

Consumers Central Heating Co. (Tacoma); Boilers; Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

The Mintulips. This musical/theatrical trio was composed of a singer, drummer and horn player. They posed for a studio portrait on June 18, 1968.

Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Singers; Wind instruments; African American musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970;

CSC booth at Seattle convention. Two representatives from the Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) demonstrate their on-line financial services features while at the CUNA convention in Seattle on June 18, 1968. CSC, a world-wide corporation, is showing how they are on-line from Seattle to Huntsville, Alabama, a distance of 3000 miles. The CUNA convention was being held at the Olympic Hotel in Seattle. Photograph ordered by Computer Sciences Corporation.

Computer Sciences Corporation; Exhibit booths--Seattle; Merchandise displays--Seattle--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

The Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. anti-poverty program accepts a donation from TACT representatives on June 12, 1968, at the site of the Big Brothers of Tacoma & Pierce County, 1602 Martin Luther King Jr. Way. This address would later become the Peoples Center in the very late 1970s. TACT may stand for the Tacoma Area (Guild) Child Tutoring program whereby 500 volunteer tutors were supplied the previous year. O.D.I. executive director George W. Johnson, holding a little girl, is on right. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Johnson, George W.; Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (Tacoma); Gifts;

On June 12, 1968 Wallace Walker, Sr. (seated at center) and a group of members and officers of the Central Area Progressive Improvement Association met with Mayor A.L. "Slim" Rasmussen in the mayor's conference room at the County-City Building, 930 Tacoma Avenue South. The Association, a non-profit self-help organization with 475 members had just received a Credit Union charter from the State of Washington. The non-profit group, composed of various ethnic, religious and political groups, sought to promote the development and well-being of the Central Area of Tacoma. It was led by Wallace Walker, Sr., president. Standing L-R: R.E.E. Hutchine, Jimmie Smith, Vernal Garrett, Lou Skala, Louie Johnson and vice-president Anthony Clark. Seated are treasurer Vernon Garrett, president Wallace Walker, Sr., and Mayor Rasmussen. (TNT 6-17-68, p. 10)

Rasmussen, Albert Lawrence; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Central Area Progressive Improvement Association (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Studio portrait of Inga-Britt Ringrose. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Inga-Britt Ringrose ordered by B & J Investment, Olympia. She is wearing a circular beaded broach on the collar of her blouse. Her light-colored hair, possibly blond, gently frames her oval face.

Ringrose, Inga-Britt; Jewelry--Tacoma;

First camp day at Camp Murray. Campers and counselors listen to a guitarist, possibly Susan Pearson, on American Lake at the first day of summer camp. On April 18, 1968, Governor Dan Evans announced that Camp Murray, a state National Guard post, would be made available for a free 12-week summer camp for 3000 Tacoma-area youngsters. The camp would run from June 10th to September 1st. The camp, administered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., would be open for enrollment for ages 7-21. Recruitment would be made through the five Multi-Service centers of the O.D.I. Although a warning sign still remains that the beach area is closed, the Tacoma Neighborhood Youth Corps, funded by the O.D.I., had fixed up the beach prior to the campers' arrival as the beach had not been used by the National Guard for two years. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 4-18-68, B-12, TNT 6-16-68, B-5)

Camps--Camp Murray; Camp Murray (Wash.); American Lake (Wash.); Guitars;

Several members of the Washington unit of the Wally Byam Caravan Club beam as they receive a certificate on June 10, 1968, while inside an Airstream Sovereign trailer located at Tveten Motor Co., 4340 Pacific Ave. Dorothy Voiles is seated at the organ while Lloyd Voiles (in checkered shirt) stands nearby. Inga and Everett Syverson are closest to the left of photo. Others were not identified. Photograph ordered by Prosser Piano & Organ Co.

Voiles, Dorothy; Voiles, Lloyd; Syverson, Inga; Syverson, Everett; Organs; Trailers--Tacoma; Hats--1960-1970;

First day of summer camp. New campers and staff listen on June 10, 1968, the first day of summer camp at Camp Murray. Washington state government had opened Camp Murray, a National Guard encampment, to 3000 Tacoma-area youngsters age 7-21 for a free 12-week vacation camp. Under the direction of Wallace Walker, and the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., one-week stays were arranged with transportation provided throughout the county by National Guard trucks and buses. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 4-18-68, B-12)

Camps--Camp Murray; Camp Murray (Wash.);

Dorothy Voiles plays the organ inside an Airstream Sovereign trailer parked at Tveten Motor Co., 4340 Pacific Ave., on June 10, 1968. Both she and the man next to the organ are wearing berets with a logo. They apparently belong to the Wally Byam Caravan Club. Photograph ordered by Prosser Piano & Organ Co.

Voiles, Dorothy; Organs; Trailers--Tacoma; Hats--1960-1970;