Easter egg hunt. A pig-tailed girl is lifted in triumph as she holds aloft a shiny egg during the Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Hilltop Multi-Service Center, an arm of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.at Wright Park on April 12, 1968. She may have found one of the special gold, brown or silver eggs containing gift certificates and special prizes. Approximately 8000 regularly dyed eggs were also hidden so that children could fill their baskets. (TNT 4-7-68, A-16, TNT 4-11-68, B-14)

Children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Easter egg hunts--Tacoma; Easter eggs; Wright Park (Tacoma);

Close-up of splashing fountain in new science complex at the University of Puget Sound. The circular fountain, 74-feet in diameter, was in the middle of the U-shaped, three story Gothic-Tudor Thompson Hall. The $4,000,000 project was dedicated on April 21, 1968. In 2005 the university decided to build a new 51,000 sq.foot science building linking the north and south wings of Thompson Hall, thereby displacing the fountain and a large sequoia tree. The school hoped to build a new highly visible water feature on the west side of campus. (www.ups.edu)

University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Fountains--Tacoma;

New science complex at the University of Puget Sound. After more than two years of construction, the new science building, named in honor of longtime U.P.S. president R. Franklin Thompson, was dedicated in April, 1968. The $4,000,000 science complex was the largest building project in the school's (then) 80-year history. It was designed by Nelson, Karona & Zeigler, architects, and built by McDonald Bldg. Co. View of U-shaped, three story Thompson Hall facing Union Ave., shows off the Tudor-Gothic brick architecture. A circular fountain, 74-feet in diameter, lay in the middle of the complex. The fountain would become the scene in the coming years of much illicit wading, dunkings and pranks. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 4-14-68, B-12)

University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Fountains--Tacoma;

View of elaborate, newly completed $4,000,000 science complex located at the University of Puget Sound. Taking over two years to construct, the complex, named after 26-year-president R. Franklin Thompson, would be dedicated on April 21, 1968. Its Tutor-Gothic style of architecture neatly fit in with the remainder of the campus located in the city's north end. The 74-foot diameter water fountain, located in the Harry Brown Family Quadrangle, could be illuminated at night. President Thompson had led the school into an era of major expansion which included the construction of four dorms, the president's brick home, library, music building, student center, eight men's housing, two women's dorms, Baker (football) Stadium, Kilworth Chapel and McIntyre Hall. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 4-14-68, B-12)

University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Fountains--Tacoma;

Boat elevator at Totem Boat. This view was captured from the north. The familiar Texaco star rises high above the dock at Totem Boat Haven, 821 Dock St., in April of 1968. A sole gas pump is on the dock for boaters to fill their tanks; the boat elevator is on the side. At the bottom left was a "live herring tank" to keep bait as fresh as possible. In later years the Texaco sign was changed to a Union 76 ball. Totem Boat Haven was originally leased from the Northern Pacific Railroad by four partners, all Tacoma firefighters: Fire Chief Harold Fisk, Batallion Chiefs Arthur V. Youk, Clarence A. Potter, and _ Shiremen. The marina changed hands in 1974 when Arthur Youk sold it. The Totem Boat Haven's name was chosen because the Tacoma Totem Pole, near the fire department's "headquarters," was visible from the boat haven. Photograph ordered by Great American Insurance Co. for use in an insurance claim. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Totem Boat Haven (Tacoma); Elevators; Electric signs--Tacoma--1960-1970; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Martin Luther King Memorial March. On April 7, 1968 Tacoma motorcycle police, their vehicles parked in the middle of Tacoma Avenue South, stood and listened to speakers outside the County-City Building speak passionately about the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday April 7th was a national day of mourning for Dr. King who had been shot just three days before. Over a thousand people, many bearing signs, had marched from St. John Baptist Church to the County-City Building, blocks away, in a show of unity and great sadness. TAC 377.3

Commemorations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Crowds--Tacoma--1960-1970; County-City Building (Tacoma); Tacoma Police Department (Tacoma); Motorcycles--Tacoma--1960-1970;

1968 Richards stock footage of 35th annual Daffodil Festival parade. It looks like the parade is over as the massive crowds disperse on April 6, 1968. The cold, brisk weather may not have caught many unaware as most of the crowd seems to be dressed in winter clothing and hats. The scene pictured above is the downtown business district near 11th & Pacific Avenue. Major Tacoma landmarks such as the Security Bldg. (formerly Provident Bldg.), Bank of California with its ionic columns, and the massive Washington Bldg. on the corner are clearly visible.

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Crowds--Tacoma; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1960-1970; Security Building (Tacoma); Washington Building (Tacoma); Bank of California National Association (Tacoma);

1968 Daffodil parade. Throngs of spectators are bundled up against a cold, brisk wind as they watch the 35th annual Daffodil Festival parade roll down Pacific Avenue on April 6, 1968. Float #13, decorated in golden daffodils, is the St. Regis Paper Co. entry, "King Midas' Golden Touch," which won the Mayor's trophy for best use of the parade's namesake flower. St. Regis was a perennial award-winning entrant in the parade. The 1968 parade was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had been assassinated two days before. Color photograph ordered by St. Regis Paper Co. (TNT 4-6-68, A-1, TNT 4-7-68, B-4)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970;

1968 Daffodil parade. Yabba dabba do! The Flintstones, #22, won the Daffodilian trophy for most humorous entry in the 35th annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival held on April 6, 1968. Fred is perched atop a hardworking dinosaur at the quarry while baby Pebbles and her mom, Wilma, scoot along in steamroller car, pedaled by foot-power. Baby Bam-Bam visits outside the Flintstones home. The colorful float, one of 26 in the parade, was entered by the Tacoma Vocational-Technical Institute. The festival's theme was "Tales & Legends." Color photograph ordered by the Tacoma Vocational-Technical Institute. (TNT 4-6-68, A-1, TNT 4-7-68, B-3)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Vocational School (Tacoma);

1968 Richards stock footage of Daffodil Festival parade. The Afifi Temple Shrine's entry "Shriners Pot of Gold" won first place in the fraternal group competition at the 35th annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival parade on April 6, 1968. Roller-skating youngsters under the flowered rainbow demonstrate that wheelchairs and crutches can be thrown away once their dreams come true. (TNT 4-7-68, B-1, B-5)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma; Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Tacoma);

1968 Richards stock footage of Daffodil Festival. Puget Power's entry, #15, in the 35th annual Daffodil Festival meanders down Pacific Avenue nearing the Peoples department store on April 6, 1968. The charming Asian setting with "Madam Butterfly" seated in the rear won Puget Power second place in the commercial group. Theme of the parade was "Tales & Legends." (TNT 4-7-68, B-1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma;

1968 Richards stock footage of Daffodil Festival. It appears that these leprechauns are basking in a sea of gold in this entry from the Orting Community. One lucky lady has followed the rainbow to a stash of golden coins. An enormous shamrock serves as a backdrop to the float; it is possible that it was composed of dyed green daffodils. Orting's "Leprechauns" was entry #9 in the 35th annual Daffodil Festival parade. (TNT 4-7-68, B-1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma;

1968 Richards stock footage of Daffodil Festival. A rather meek dragon sticks out his tongue, seemingly unaware of the lovely four maidens at the castle gates behind him. Float #3 from the Pierce County Senior 4-H was entitled "Days of Old," reflecting the 1968 Daffodil Festival theme of "Tales & Legends." It was one of 26 floats entered in the 35th annual parade, and won the coveted Grand Award. (TNT 4-6-68, p. 1, 4-7-68, B-1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma;

1968 Stock footage of Daffodil Festival parade. Over 20,000 golden daffodils befitting the aptly named "Golden Tales of Beauty" decorated the 1968 Princess float created by the City of Puyallup's Puyallup Junior Woman's Club. Princesses Inese Verzemnieks, Mardel Johnson, Judy Ehlers and Jennifer Anderson gracefully acknowledged the crowds lined up along Pacific Avenue on April 6, 1968. They were escorted by yellow-jacketed parade officials. (TNT 4-6-68, p. 1-2)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma; Verzemnieks, Inese; Johnson, Mardel; Ehlers, Judy; Anderson, Jennifer;

Grand opening of appliance store; view of storefront and side with Maytag advertising. April 5, 1968, saw the grand opening of Gay-D Appliance in Lakewood which offered Maytag sales and service. Gay-D Appliance was located at 8410 South Tacoma Way, the site of the former Broadway Food Store. It was owned by Lester Gade who also owned another Gay- D store in University Place. Photograph ordered by Maytag Co.

Appliance stores--Lakewood--1960-1970; Gay-D Appliance (Lakewood); Facades--Lakewood--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

Stooping in a small field of daffodils at Wright Park are several children on April 4, 1968. Baskets in the hands of some indicate that they may be practicing for the upcoming Easter egg hunt sponsored by the Hilltop Multi-Service Center. At least 500 children were expected to attend the traditional scramble for eggs. 8000 eggs would be hidden; 5000 of them donated by the League of Women Voters. Transportation would be available at the Hilltop Center for children wanting to attend. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 4-7-68, A-16, TNT 4-11-68, B-14)

Wright Park (Tacoma); Daffodils--Tacoma; Children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Easter egg hunts--Tacoma;

McCarver second grader Debbie White (left), Central first grader Wendy Wright and McCarver sixth grader Floyd Franklin were photographed in 1968 holding the three bunnies that were given as special prizes at the Easter egg party that was held in Wright Park on the Friday before Easter. The Hilltop Multi-Service Center sponsored the giant Easter egg hunt. Over 500 children were expected to take part in the fun. Besides regular decorated hardboiled eggs, there were also special gold, brown and silver eggs that contained gift certificates and other goodies. (Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.) (TNT 4-7-68, A-16)

Wright Park (Tacoma); Rabbits--Washington; Baby animals--Tacoma; Children--Tacoma--1960-1970; White, Debbie; Wright, Wendy; Franklin, Floyd;

1968 Daffodil Festival Queen. Cheryl Lamka, 17-year-old Stadium High School senior, was chosen to reign over the 1968 Daffodil Festival during April 1, 1968, ceremonies at Spartan Hall in Sumner. Governor Dan Evans had the honor of crowning the new queen. She posed for her formal portrait holding a bouquet of daffodils and ferns and clutching a brass scepter. Queen Cheryl I is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Dewane Lamka and the youngest of four children. She was very active in high school, as Wilson High School annual editor, Girls Club service department head, and member of the Stadiana and Triple S, all while holding down a 3.97 grade point average. (TNT 4-2-68, p. 1)

Lamka, Cheryl; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma); Daffodils; Crowns; Scepters;

Nine Daffodil princesses pose with an Arabian horse and rider at the Villa Plaza on March 23, 1968. The beautiful stallion is adorned with tassels and flowered bridle and its rider is equally decorated. Photograph ordered by Clover Park Kiwanis Club.

Horses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Beauty contestants--Lakewood--1960-1970; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1968 : Tacoma);

In step for the March 19, 1968, opening day of the 21st Tacoma Home Show are promotor Pat O'Toole, Miss Home Show Barbara Slott, and developer Boyd Lundstrom. O'Toole had promised a different kind of home show in 1968 as he replaced more than half the previous exhibitors. Nothing that did not directly pertain to actually building or equipping a home would be allowed. This would be a "Red Carpet" event as for the first time, the entire floor of the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse would be covered by thousands of yards of red carpet. Anticipation ran high for attendance in the hundreds of thousands as free tickets would be distributed by local banks and utility companies. Photograph ordered by National Home Shows. (TNT 2-11-68, C-19)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1960-1970; O'Toole, Patrick; Lundstrom, Boyd; Slott, Barbara; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970;

A small convoy of trucks prepares to leave Star Iron & Steel, 326 Alexander Ave., loaded with manufactured products on March 13, 1968. Star Iron was well known for its crane production and other heavy duty equipment. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1960-1970; Steel industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

A young woman receives assistance in reading while a small infant in baby seat quietly watches the photographer in this March, 1968, picture. Hundreds of tutors in the Tacoma area were busy in the winter/spring of 1968 helping children and adults with school work and literacy programs. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Literacy--Tacoma; Reading--Tacoma; Tutoring; Infants--Tacoma--1960-1970;

On a wet and bleak day in March, 1968, Star Iron & Steel Co. employees tested a new 100-ton gantry crane meant for dam work. The men are dwarfed by the sheer size of the crane located outside of company headquarters at 326 Alexander Ave. in the Tideflats. The heavy crane, standing 64 feet high, actually weighs in at 125 tons. It was built for the Army Corps of Engineers to handle powerhouse intake and spillway gates on the Little Goose Lock & Dam on Snake River. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co. (TNT 3-17-68, C-21)

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery; Steel industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Another view of the giant crane shown in D153667, Image 1. Cranes manufactured by Star Iron & Steel underwent rigorous testing before they were released to buyers. The Army Corps of Engineers required that the crane be fully assembled and operable before delivery. Once performance testing was completed, the crane would be dismantled and shipped. This 100-ton crane was destined for work on the Snake River at the Little Goose Lock & Dam. Similar cranes were built by Star Iron & Steel for usage on the Hoover, Mossyrock, Mayfield, Grand Coulee, Shasta and Bonneville dams. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co. (TNT 3-17-68, C-21)

Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Hoisting machinery; Steel industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Ballerina Renee Bostic gracefully leaps into the air during a studio portrait on March 12, 1968. In December of 1969, Miss Bostic was a recipient of the Ford Foundation scholarship for local studio instruction. She was a student of Jan Collum and a member of the Jan Collum Concert Ballet group. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Bostic, she attended Mason Junior High. Photograph ordered by Mrs. J.J. Bostic. (TNT 12-14-69, D-16)

Bostic, Renee; Ballerina; Ballet--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Ballerina Renee Bostic was captured in a graceful pose on March 12, 1968. She was selected as a Ford Foundation scholarship recipient in December of the following year to study with Jan Collum. Her scholarship was renewed multiple times. Standards for the ballet scholarship program were very high and each recipient had to be readjudicated each succeeding year. Renee Bostic was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Bostic and attended Mason Junior High. Studio portrait ordered by Mrs. J.J. Bostic. (TNT 12-14-69, D16-alternate photograph; TNT 4-18-71, B-3-article)

Bostic, Renee; Ballerina; Ballet--Tacoma--1960-1970;

La Mansard 1968 Model Home. The Tacoma Home Show traditionally had two or more Model Homes open to the public. In 1968, one of the homes was the "La Mansard," located in the open space University Place neighborhood of Beckonridge. Located at 9038 Ridgeview Circle, off 47th St. and Grandview, it was built by the Ray Dally Construction Co., who had built several homes in Beckonridge. The two-story luxory home had exterior walls of horizontal rough-sawn 1 x 6 lumber that were darkly stained. Its mansard, grooved roof had red cedar shingles which were uncolored. The four bedroom "La Mansard" was built on a wooded lot high on a hill with a view of the Olympic Mountains. The 2400 square foot home had a gently curving driveway leading to a two-car garage; it cost approximately $36,000. Photograph ordered by Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-18-68, p. 29, 31, 33)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Model houses--University Place; Houses--University Place--1960-1970;

Bedroom in 1968 Model Home. The "Barcelona," located in the Westgate subdivision, was one of the Model Homes open to the public at the 21st Tacoma Home Show in March, 1968. Built by builder Bud Crest, it was located at 2824 Claremont Dr., off Pearl at No. 28th St. Prior to the opening of the Home Show, photographs were taken of the model home's exterior and interior. One of the home's three bedrooms, pictured above, was spacious enough to hold a double bed, large chest of drawers and bedside drawers. This could be used as a guest bedroom. There is an unusual lamp created out of a doll displayed on the large chest of drawers. The "Barcelona," built in a modified Mediterranean design, was constructed out of rough-sawn plywood. It totaled 1035 square feet and could be purchased for a modest $14,700 plus land costs. Photograph ordered by Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-18-68, p. 31, 32, 33)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Model houses--Tacoma; Bedrooms--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Several men examine closely the interior of a new Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad boxcar on March 7, 1968, at the railroad's yard. Both doors of the boxcar are opened; interior appears to be entirely metal. Photograph ordered by the Public Relations Department, Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad, Seattle.

Railroad freight cars; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

How many men can fit through the doors of a new Milwaukee Road boxcar? At least eight on March 7, 1968. The Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad was exhibiting its new boxcars and new engines at the CMRR yard. Photograph ordered by Public Relations Department, Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad, Seattle.

Railroad freight cars; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma);