Overall aerial view of the Port of Tacoma's new Kaiser Dome and crane located at Pier 7 on April 28, 1967. Puyallup River is in background. Log dumps and cargo ships in waterway. Alumina from Australia, substance used in the production of aluminum, will be unloaded from huge cargo ships similar to the above, drawn into the 150-foot high crane, and dumped into a hopper before being transferred by conveyor to the dome-shaped storage and load-out facility. The Port will handle alumina under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. (TNT 11-13-66, D-19, TNT 2-15-67, A-1)
Aerial photographs; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1960-1970; Logs; Puyallup River (Wash.);
Aerial view on April 28, 1967, of the new Kaiser dome and 150-foot crane at the Port of Tacoma's Pier 7. The dome will be able to store some 50,000 tons of alumina from Australia under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. The $880,000 crane appears to dwarf the dome at 205 feet with boom raised. It has a 40-ton capacity 100 feet from the dock and is capable of reaching completely over a conventional ship. (TNT 11-13-66, D-19, TNT 2-15-67, A-1)
Aerial photographs; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970; Logs;
April, 1967, view of new crane and conveyor system at Port of Tacoma's Pier 7. This $880,000 crane has a 40-ton capacity 100-feet from the newly expanded dock and is capable of reaching completely over a conventional ship. With its boom raised, the crane will be 205-feet high. There is an intricate dust collection system incorporated in the crane to prevent the loss of alumina which is used to produce aluminum. The alumina, unloaded from cargo ships arriving from Australia, is drawn into the crane and poured into a hopper before its transfer by conveyor to the Port of Tacoma's new dome-shaped storage and load-out facility. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers. (TNT 2-15-67, A-1)
In 1967 Howard Draine (center) was the proud owner of a new Union 76 service station at 2501 South 12th Street. Mayor Harold Tollefson (second from right) was on hand for the grand opening of the Howard's 76 Service Station on April 22, 1967. He is shown preparing to do the honors at the official ribbon cutting. In 1977 the service station was taken over by Clifford Hootkooper and became Cliff's Union 76. (Photograph ordered by Union Oil Co.) (TNT ad 4-18-67, C-4)
Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Draine, Howard; Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970;
These employees of Pacific Northwest Bell were honored with a banquet at the Top of the Ocean on April 12, 1967, for their continued participation in the T.E.R.O. (Telephone Employees Recreational Organization) Galloneer Club. Each man received a certificate denoting the number of units of blood he had contributed. It appears that Cliff Mayfield, seated right, may have been the top donor at 31 units of blood. Other men honored with Leonard Fischer with 24 units, Loyd Wilbur with 17, Joel Stumph with 25, a Mr. Olson, and Jim Newton with 12 units. Gentleman in the center with no certificate was not identified. Photograph ordered by Pacific Northwest Bell.
1967 Richards stock file. Aerial view of Tacoma's waterfront taken on April 11, 1967. Familiar city landmarks are the heavily wooded Wright Park in left-center; 11th Street Bridge crossing the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway; County-City Building in lower-center; St. Regis Paper Co. plant in the Tideflats industrial area with smoke billowing from its many stacks; and the dark waters of Commencement Bay.
Aerial photographs; Waterfronts--Tacoma--1960-1970; Wright Park (Tacoma); 11th Street Bridge (Tacoma); County-City Building (Tacoma); St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Smoke--Tacoma; Commencement Bay (Wash.);
Aerial photograph of J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding facility taken on April 11, 1967. The shipbuilding's namesake is docked nearby. The 154-foot tuna boat was the fifth tuna seiner built for Lou Brito of San Diego who had developed a close working relationship with Joe Martinac. Mr. Martinac's mother christened the ship. The J.M. Martinac was the largest seiner ever built by Martinac Shipbuilding. West Coast Grocery Co. can be seen in background. Photograph ordered by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding. (TNT 2-19-67, B-4, TNT 3-28-67, A-1) TPL-9123
Additional view by air of the E. 83rd and 84th St and Portland Avenue neighborhoods on April 11, 1967. Landscape shows room for expansion with large lots still unfilled. Water tower at top central portion of photograph. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.
Interior view of Hunt's Office Supply. A customer is shown a selection of pens by a Hunt's employee on April 11, 1967. The store was well stocked with a wide variety of office supplies including stationery, writing tools, reference books and leather goods. Hunt's Office Supply was located at 1005 Pacific Ave., next door to the Pierce County Federal Savings & Loan. Photograph ordered by Office Products Dealer, Duluth, Minnesota.
April, 1967, aerial photograph of Portland Avenue neighborhood near E. 83rd and 84th Streets taken on behalf of Puget Sound National Bank. There was still a lot of vacant land in the area. Banks would often request aerials of various Tacoma neighborhoods when deciding on future locations for branches. Puget Sound National Bank would later build a branch near E. 72nd and Portland Ave.
1967 Daffodil Parade. Though the sun may have been lacking and the wind cold, people still poured out to fill the sidewalks and nearby office buildings for a view of the 1967 Puyallup Valley Daffodil parade as it meandered through the streets of downtown Tacoma. Among the many floats on April 8, 1967, was the Lakewood Unlimited entry entitled "Flight of Fancy." Swooping on butterfly wings were the four princesses of the Lakewood Summer Festival, Sally Fiss and Chris Hickson of Clover Park High School and Patsy Thompson and Ann Harris of Lakes High. The Lakewood float was one of 31 floats that had entered the parade. It was the first prize winner among unincorporated communities. (TNT 4-8-67, A-1, TNT 4-9-67, B-3)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967: Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma;
1967 Daffodil Parade. The U.S. Navy Seabees celebrated their 25th anniversary with a magnificent float of golden daffodils entitled "Thailand Fantasy." In addition to the thousands of daffodils making up the body of the float, it was decorated with ornate golden symbols of the Far East. The 60-foot moving scroll on the 55-foot float depicts the aid being given by the Seabees to the people of Thailand. Winner of the President's Trophy, the Seabees float had previously won the Grand Marshal's Award in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Float #3 was sponsored by the Associated General Contractors. (TNT 4-8-67, A-1)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967: Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma;
1967 Daffodil Parade. The Orting community was represented in the 1967 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival with a splendid portrayal of Aladdin's Lamp. Float #9 passed through the thronged streets of downtown Tacoma while Aladdin, Mike Rudnick, posed stoically on his flying carpet and a harem of lovely ladies waved to the crowds. The 45-foot long float with 75,000 daffodils won the Queen's Award in the Commercial Division. Backs to the pageantry, clowns on both sides of Pacific Avenue did a brisk business selling bags of popcorn to hungry spectators. (TNT 4-8-67, A-1)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967: Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma; Rudnick, Mike; Clowns;
1967 Daffodil Parade. The "stream" of "hot coffee" does not seem to soil the white ballroom gown of Susan Bona, the 1966 Daffodil Queen, as she stands in the daffodil coffee cup waving to the large crowds lining Pacific Avenue during the 1967 Daffodil parade. The Coffee House Roasters float #21, cleverly named the "Queen's Coffee Break," was also accompanied by three elves. Miss Bona is currently a freshman at the University of Puget Sound. Photograph ordered by Coffee House Roasters.
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967: Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Bona, Susan;
1967 Daffodil Parade. Snow White and friends accompanied the Tacoma Vocational-Technical Institute Daffodil float on the streets of downtown Tacoma in April, 1967. Flower-bedecked float #4 is pictured passing by large crowds at 11th & Pacific while two clowns with a cart full of popcorn cross behind. "Fun 'n Fantasy" was the theme of the 34th Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival where 31 floats, 28 bands, 21 drill teams and eight mounted units paraded before 55,000 Tacoma spectators. (TNT 4-8-67, A-1)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967: Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Clowns;
1967 Daffodil Parade. The whimsical "Fun in Cartoons" entry from the Sumner community brought smiles to the spectators of the 1967 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Parade. Gallant Snoopy leads the way atop his little doghouse at the foreground of the pink-and-gold themed float with Bugs Bunny standing guard. The 43-foot float was decorated with 55,000 daffodils plus orchids, gladioli and carnations. (TNT 4-9-67, A-8)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967: Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Daffodils--Tacoma;
View of St. Paul's Methodist Church. Located at the corner of So. 43rd and So. "L," St. Paul's Methodist Church announced its Golden Jubilee celebration in 1940. A tent structure served as the church in 1890 until a permanent building was erected the following year; designed as a "lecture room and classroom," it was used as the church until a new building was completed in 1905. Through the years many improvements were made to the church property including new windows. Rev. Charles R. Davenport was listed as the pastor in the 1967 City Directory.
St. Paul's Methodist Church (Tacoma); Methodist churches--Tacoma;
Washington Natural Gas's booth at the annual Tacoma Home Show. The large exhibition booth located in the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse promoted the gas company's motto, "Good things happen when you're cooking with gas." Washer and dryers, stoves, indoor and outdoor lighting were all run by gas instead of electricity. Washington Natural Gas wanted consumers to "turn to natural gas" and invited show attendees to visit the Granada Model Home in Oakbrook to experience fine living with gas products. Photograph ordered by Washington Natural Gas. (TNT 3-27-67, C-11)
Washington Natural Gas Co. (Tacoma); Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1960-1970; Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);
1967 Daffodil Festival Queen. Carol Parcheta, 17, of Franklin Pierce High School became the 1967 Daffodil Festival Queen as she was crowned by Lt. Gov. John Cherberg on April 3, 1967 in Spartan Hall, Sumner. She was Carol II as there was a previous Queen Carol, 1959's Carol Mills also of Franklin Pierce. Miss Parcheta, shown above holding the symbols of her new office, was a song leader at her high school. She would continue her education at the University of Puget Sound. (TNT 4-4-67, p. 1)
Parcheta, Carol; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967 : Tacoma); Daffodils; Crowns; Scepters;
The Tacoma Elks Club was heavily involved in community service. In March, 1967, they donated a new Chevy van to the Boys Club of America local chapters. The Tacoma Boys Club retained possession of the truck but all boys clubs were permitted to use it. Standing in front of the Elks Temple were the three Elks prominently involved in the donation: (L-R) Robert Holder, Exalted Ruler Alex Wilson, and Jack Bird. Photograph ordered by Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174. (TNT 4-4-67, p. 7)
Trucks--Tacoma--1960-1970; Gifts; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Holder, Robert; Wilson, Alex; Bird, Jack;
With a mighty swing, Jeanne Martin Soares christens the new "Blue Pacific" on March 29, 1967. The vessel was launched at Tacoma Boat Building. She was a 176-foot steel tuna seiner built for Capt. Roger Soares of San Diego who placed her in operation for White Star- Van Camp Seafoods. The "Blue Pacific" was the largest tuna fishing boat built from the keel up at the time. She was constructed in the Port Industrial Yard (the former Tacoma Naval Station) by Tacoma Boat Building. Moments after the christening, the "Blue Pacific" eased down the ways and came to a standstill before she finally floated free. Five Foss tugs assisted when the boat was hung up. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boat Building. (TNT 3-12-67, A-23, TNT 3-29-67, A-1) TPL-9061 (Corrected identification provided by a reader)
Launchings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Soares, Jeanne Martin;
The Nancy Foss tug assisted in the launching of the J.M. Martinac on March 27, 1967. View of ship's bow post-launching. The 154-foot tuna seiner was the fifth tuna boat built by Martinac Shipbuilding for skipper Lou Brito of San Diego. It had a payload of 540 tons and carried a 32-foot power skiff. The J.M. Martinac, whose name was selected by skipper Brito in honor of Martinac founder J.M. Martinac, had nets more than half a mile long. Photograph ordered by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (TNT 2-19-67, B-4, TNT 3-28-67, A-1) TPL-9124
Looking like a thick accumulation of snow is actually alumina from which aluminum is made. This March 10, 1967, photograph is of the interior of the new Kaiser Dome located on Pier 7 in the Tacoma Tideflats. It is the Port of Tacoma's new alumina storage facility, part of a 1.6 million dollar bulk cargo improvement project. The dome is sheathed with aluminum and has timbered laminated ribs. Photograph ordered by Allen, Dorward & Scoggin, Portland.
Storage tanks--Tacoma; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Ceilings--Tacoma;
Exterior of Kaiser Dome. Dirt walls form a protective barrier around the exterior of the new Kaiser Dome located on Pier 7 in the Tacoma Tideflats in March, 1967. This was the Port of Tacoma's new alumina storage facility that would hold 50,000+ tons of alumina. The Port had a contract with Kaiser Aluminum and expected 40,000 tons a month. The conveying system/crane partially shown was 150 feet high and 200+ feet with boom raised. Photograph ordered by Allen, Dorward & Scroggin, Portland. (TNT 11-13-66, D-19)
Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma);
Three young women identified as Andrea Pierce of Fort Lewis, Shirley Patrick, and Geraldine "Gerry" Gennow, Miss Tacoma Home Show of 1964, (order not known) were photographed in March of 1967 testing the shiny, new equipment at the Olympic Health Spa, 5206 South Tacoma Way. The new health and fitness center was built on the site of a former Safeway store. Besides the mechanical massage machines being used by this trio, the spa was also equipped with a hot mineral "swirl pool", a Finnish sauna steam room and an Oil of Eucalyptus inhalation room. (Photograph ordered by Pascoe Starling Advertising, Seattle.) (TNT ad 3-24-67, p. 15)
Olympic Health Spa (Tacoma); Health resorts--Tacoma; Exercise equipment & supplies; Physical fitness--Tacoma--1960-1970; Pierce, Andrea; Patrick, Shirley; Gennow, Geraldine;
Exercise can be fun as this smiling model demonstrates the workings of a BC Health Walker on March 10, 1967. She is being monitored by a young woman holding several clipboards. The treadmill was just one of the up-to-date exercise machines at the new Olympic Health Spa, 5206 South Tacoma Way. Other amenities offered to membership holders in a February 24, 1967, advertisement included a hot mineral swirl pool, Finnish sauna steam room, Oil of Eucalyptus inhalation room, and mechanical massage machines. Photograph ordered by Pascoe Starling Advertising, Seattle. (TNT ad 2-24-67, p. 10, TNT ad 4-12-67, A-13)
Olympic Health Spa (Tacoma); Health resorts--Tacoma; Exercise equipment & supplies; Treadmills; Physical fitness--Tacoma--1960-1970;
On March 10, 1967 a lone figure (far left) was reduced to little more then a dark speck as he stood inside the first of two enormous Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation domes built on Tacoma's tideflats. The dome floor was covered with towering mounds of bauxite alumina ore from which aluminum was to be made. The storage facility was constructed to hold as much as 50,000+ tons of alumina. The dome was sheathed with aluminum and the laminated timber ribs extend from floor to ceiling. The Tacoma Kaiser plant closed in 2000; both this dome and its twin, which was built in 1971, were sold and dismantled in 2005. (Photograph ordered by Allen, Dorward & Scroggin, Portland.) (TNT 11-13-66, D-19)
Storage tanks--Tacoma; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Ceilings--Tacoma;
At first glance it is difficult to determine what this orb with extending rays is. This March 10, 1967, photograph was apparently taken looking directly up at the ceiling of the new Kaiser Dome located on the Tacoma Tideflats. The "rays" were laminated timbers extending from the walls to the ceiling. The dome was built by the Port of Tacoma to store 50,000 tons of alumina under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. It, and the corresponding load-out system, was part of the 1.6 million dollar bulk cargo facility improvements at Pier 7. Photograph ordered by Allen, Dorward & Scroggin, Portland. (TNT 11-13-66, D-19)
Storage tanks--Tacoma; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Ceilings--Tacoma;
Interior of Kaiser Dome. Laminated timber ribs make up the walls and ceilings of the new alumina storage facility at the Port of Tacoma's Pier 7 in March, 1967. The dome is empty at this time but is expected to hold some 50,000 tons of alumina. The Port, under contract with Kaiser Aluminum, expects 40,000 tons a month. Tankers will bring alumina from Queensland, Australia that will be manufactured into aluminum. Photograph ordered by Allen, Dorward & Scroggin, Portland. (TNT 11-13-66, D-19)
Storage tanks--Tacoma; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Ceilings--Tacoma;
School children scramble aboard the "Nalley Town Express" on March 9, 1967, to attend the dedication and ribbon cutting of the new Nalley Tour Auditorium. Nalley's started their regularly scheduled plant tours that day and the first tour group was a class of 16 girls from Annie Wright Seminary. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-3 p.m. were set aside at the plant for group tours. Photograph ordered by Nalley's. (TNT 3-12-67, A-23)
Nalley's, Inc. (Tacoma); Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; School children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Buses--Tacoma--1960-1970;
