Puget Sound National Bank got some free publicity in 1965 from a particular customer who just happened to be the mayor of Tacoma. Harold Tollefson was saving $10 a month with a Puget Sound National Bank Automatic Savings Account. The above billboard was careful to state (albeit in somewhat smaller letters) that Mr. Tollefson was not paid for the use of his name and the announcement was "non-political." Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. ALBUM 14.

Billboards--Tacoma--1960-1970; Advertising--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma);

Broadside view of the Eastern Pacific as it tests the waters of Commencement Bay in early August, 1965. The tuna clipper was built by Martinac Shipbuilding. Photograph ordered by Martinac Shipbuilding. TPL-9058

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boats--Tacoma;

The "Pacific Pearl" was docked at Tacoma Boatbuilding on May 20, 1965. She was a new shellfish processing plant that had been converted from a 175-foot Coast Guard tender, the M.V. Hemlock. The floating cannery was to leave its berth in Tacoma and head toward Alaska. Photograph ordered by Northwest Advertising Co., Seattle. (TNT 5-23-65, A-15)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing industry--Washington; Canneries--Washington;

A man surveys the peaceful waterway as he stands aboard the "Pacific Pearl," a floating cannery, on May 20, 1965. The shellfish processing plant, out of Seattle, is docked at Tacoma Boatbuilding. The cannery was formerly a 175-foot Coast Guard tender, the M.V. Hemlock, before being rebuilt. Sutterlin & Wendt, Inc., packers of northwest seafoods under the Pacific Pearl label, would be moving their cannery from Tacoma to Alaska. Photograph ordered by Northwest Advertising Co., Seattle. (TNT 5-23-65, A-15)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing industry--Washington; Canneries--Washington;

Bonneville Hotel. The dining room sign with its familiar Coca-Cola logo has yet to be removed from the Bonneville Hotel on August 21, 1965, although the hotel has been closed for a year. The historic hotel, built in 1888, would be demolished in 1966. It had been primarily a residential hotel for many years. Photograph ordered by Silk Investment Co., San Francisco.

Bonneville Hotel (Tacoma); Hotels--Tacoma--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

W.G. Cleveland, of Bob & Bill's Service, 8808 Pacific Ave., receives the congratulations of Bardahl supervisor Art Johnson on September 25, 1965. Cleveland was the winner of the 21'' television pictured above. Bob & Bill's Service, a Mobil station, also sold fishing, tackle and Bardahl products. Photograph ordered by Bardahl, Seattle.

Johnson, Art; Cleveland, W.G.; Televisions; Bob & Bill's Service (Tacoma);

Color studio portrait of Stadium High School senior Jennell Oliphant. Miss Oliphant was a member of the Stadium chorus. She had transferred from Eatonville High School. Her future plans, according to the 1966 Stadium High School yearbook, the Tahoma, included vocational training.

Oliphant, Jennell; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

In June of 1965 the employees of the Puget Sound National Bank dressed in costumes from the "Gay 90s" to celebrate the bank's 75th anniversary. A beautiful, multi-layer cake with a giant 75 on top was baked for the occasion. The bank, originally named the Puget Sound Savings Bank, opened on June 10, 1890 at 2422 Pacific Avenue. From 1890 to 1965 the bank survived the financial panic of 1893, the Great Depression and several name changes. In the 1990s they were taken over by KeyBank. (Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.)

Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cakes--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Studio portrait of Rabbi Richard Rosenthal. The leader of Temple Beth El for many years, Rabbi Rosenthal was a German immigrant who graduated from both Centenary College and Hebrew Union College. Besides his rabbinical duties, he also taught at the University of Puget Sound. He passed away at the age of 69 on March 3, 1999. Many lauded the man who united Tacoma's Jewish community and called him a "truly holy man."

Rosenthal, Richard; Rabbis--Tacoma;

St. Leo's 1965 graduating class. 40 young boys and girls, all neatly dressed in Sunday attire, are recent graduates of St. Leo's Elementary School. Many of them will probably go on to Catholic high schools. All are holding diplomas and beaming happily on this sunny June day.

St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma;

For many years the Tacoma Athletic Commission sponsored a Fourth of July show featuring elaborate fireworks. George P. Sheridan, chairman, and Howard Krewson, ticket chairman, pose with three children and a variety of fireworks on a grassy lot on July 1, 1965. Cecelia Harris rides bareback on a small pony while Denise Michael is perched on a Schwinn bicycle. Patricia Harris holds an enormous firecracker. The bicycle and pony would be given away during the gigantic fireworks show at the Stadium Bowl on Monday, July 5th. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. (TNT 7-2-65, p. 1)

Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Children & adults; Sheridan, George P.; Krewson, Howard; Harris, Cecelia; Michael, Denise; Harris, Patricia; Ponies; Bicycles & tricycles; Fireworks--1960-1970;

Eight members of the Peoples 1965-66 Fashion Teen Board posed with Hannah Spangler, fashion director, on August 31, 1965, in the store's new teen department. The girls represented various private and public high schools in the area. Kris Skalitzky of Curtis High School (far left) holds a sample of the stylish new clothing that the store would be carrying. Posed on the small riser were: (l to r) Peg Jewell of Wilson High School, Mary Helen Lochridge of Mt. Tahoma, Wendy Hokenson of Lincoln High School, Sue Ballman of Franklin Pierce holding a new issue of Seventeen Magazine, Helen Croasdill of Lakes High School, Susan Monaghan of Aquinas, and Peggy Rowlands of Stadium. A new beauty workshop involving the teens opened on September 8, 1965. The Peoples Store was located at 1101-07 Pacific Avenue; it closed in 1983. (TNT 9-7-65, p. 11) Photograph ordered by News Tribune.

Teenagers; Peoples (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Spangler, Hannah; Skalitzky, Kris; Jewell, Peg; Lochridge, Mary Helen; Hokenson, Wendy; Ballman, Sue; Croasdill, Helen; Monaghan, Susan; Rowlands, Peggy;

Strickland-Taylor wedding. Formal portrait of Mamie Elizabeth Strickland on her wedding day of October 23, 1965. She wed Rev. Richard Edward Taylor at the Allen A.M.E. Church, 1411 Yakima Ave. So. According to engagement information published in the April 18, 1965, News Tribune, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Strickland. Rev. Taylor was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie P. Taylor of Seattle. The new Mrs. Taylor wore a pearl white satin gown trimmed with pearl beads; pearls also edged her train. (TNT 4-18-65, D-13, TNT 10-24-65, D-8)

Weddings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Brides--1960-1970; Wedding costume--1960-1970; Strickland, Mamie Elizabeth; Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

Columns accentuate this Colonial-styled unidentified brick home in July, 1965. A gently curving porch provides shade and shelter for those wanting to view the nicely landscaped yard. An unusual wrought iron bench with portraits on the backrests is placed under a window.

Houses--1960-1970; Columns; Benches;

Man in hard hat surveys stand of tall trees. This photograph was taken on Potlatch Forests property in the Lewiston, Idaho, area, for possible inclusion in the company's annual report. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.

Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Trees;

Scenes from Potlatch Forests pulp and paper operations. Interior of Potlatch Forests, Inc., paper plant shows two men at work handling paper products. Small rolls of what appear to be toilet paper emerge on a conveyor belt. A large roll of paper is apparently in the process of being wound. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for company report. TPL-3856

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

Precision Machine Works, Inc. A piece of machinery appears to be in the process of being tested at Precision Machine Works, 2101 Pacific Avenue, on September 14, 1965. A technician in lab coat prods the machine which is sprewing out shredded bits of wood-like chips. Precision Machine manufactured precision parts, many from aluminum forgings, for the aerospace industry customers like Boeing. They were once known for manufacturing machine tools for the woodworking industry. 65 people were employed at the firm run by president and chief engineer E.J. Gazecki with a $400,000 annual payroll. They produced 1.25 million dollars in annual sales. Photograph ordered by Precision Machine Works. (TNT 7-18-65, B-7)

Precision Machine Works (Tacoma); Machine shops--Tacoma; Machinery;

A rail car full of wood chips pours into an outdoor receptacle on September 16, 1965. This photograph, taken on behalf of Malcolm McGhie, New York industrial consultant, was probably taken at St. Regis Paper Co.'s Tacoma plant. The plant would receive purchased chips and proceed to unload them rapidly using this 60-foot car which could hold 70 tons. St. Regis would haul these chips to Tacoma from their sawmills in Montana. (1965 St. Regis Annual Report, p. 8)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Three blended photographs of the area between Sears, Roebuck & Co. and the Bon Marche building in downtown Tacoma taken in September, 1965. The J.C. Penney company was conducting clearance sales as it had moved its main store to the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center. Longtime downtown fixtures on Broadway pictured above were Mode O'Day, Leroy Jewelers, Bernie's Men's Wear, Fashion Shoes, Karl's Shoes, Lyon's, Frank's Diamond Shop, Spellman's Shoes and Penney's. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank. TPL-502

Commercial streets--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.C. Penney Co. (Tacoma); Stores & shops--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Studio portrait of Beverly Banks. This head-and-shoulders portrait of Beverly Banks was taken on October 9, 1965. Miss Banks was believed to be a Mount Tahoma High School senior at the time of this photograph.

Banks, Beverly; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Grand opening of Florsheim Shoes at the Tacoma Mall. October 13, 1965, saw the grand opening of Florsheim Shoes at the new Tacoma Mall Shopping Center. The store was located across from the Bon Marche, the first occupant of the mall. Shoppers are lined up on two sides of the store awaiting entry to the men's shoe store managed by Chet Stack. The Mall fountain, which was to be a longtime fixture, is in the foreground of the photograph. Photograph ordered by Florsheim Shoes, Chicago. (TNT 10-12-65, C-14, C-15)

Florsheim Shoes (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Shopping centers--Tacoma; Fountains--Tacoma;

A small boy appears to be probing at one end of a cut log at St. Regis' Kapowsin facility on November 2, 1965. He is dwarfed by the size of the numerous logs stacked before him. The young logger-to-be is wearing knee-high boots, suspenders supporting his trousers and a striped shirt. A book is carried and held open by his thumb, perhaps to make notations regarding the cut logs. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for annual report.

St. Regis Paper Co. (Kapowsin); Logs; Boys;

This St. Regis Paper Co. stacker was capable of lifting 60 tons. In this November 29, 1965, photograph taken in the company's new Tacoma dry-land log-sorting and storage yard, the stacker picks up a full rail-car load at one time and transfers the logs to storage decks which are classified by species and grades. The new facility was created on the harbor front by filling in a saltwater log pond between the sawmill and the kraft mill. A 15-acre log-sorting and storage yard was established on the 35-acre new addition; an L-shaped veneer mill and a stud mill were also built adjacent to the yard. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (1965 St. Regis Annual Report, p. 12-13)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery;

ca. 1895. Four wooden houses, side-by-side, labeled "Club Houses Tacoma Golf Club." Small children, men and women pose in front and on porches of these nearly identically styled buildings. According to an entry in the History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, this was the initial club house of the Tacoma (Country &) Golf Club located on leased 280 acres of prairie land in Edison in the latter half of the 1890's. One of the buildings served as the club room, one as locker room for men, another as women's locker room, and the fourth as the caretaker's home. The club relocated to the eastern shores of American Lake in 1904. Copy of original photograph ordered by the Weyerhaueser Co. on November 23, 1965. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 47-48)

Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Clubhouses--Tacoma--1890-1900;

ca. 1966. 1966 Richards Studios stock footage. Homes and businesses resemble tiny matchbox buildings when viewed by air in 1966. The newly completed I-5 freeway snakes its way northbound flanked by the populous Eastside and downtown Tacoma regions. Tacoma industrial area to the photograph's left center; smoke billows from St. Regis Paper Co.'s plant, a familiar sight for over 30 years.

Aerial photographs; Express highways--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cityscapes;

The "Alpha Helix" commenced its trial runs on February 19, 1966. Martinac Shipbuilding built the 133-foot research vessel for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, as a floating experimental biology laboratory. It had a 31-foot beam and displacement of 512 tons, carried a crew of 12 and could berth a scientific party of ten. The $2,225,000 floating lab was skippered by Capt. James Faughn.The "Alpha Helix" made news on the day of its launching, June 29, 1964, when she broke away from fastenings on the Martinac ways and launched itself. She was spared damage when boom men alertly kept her from smashing into broken pilings. In 1980, the vessel was sold to the University of Alaska's Institute of Marine Science. Photograph ordered by J.M.Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. ( TNT 2-20-66, A-15; scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/archives/siohstry/alphahelix-hist.html; sea.edu/SEA2000/NewsUpdates2000/ShipyardNews/MartinacShipbuilding.htm)

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

1966 Richards stock footage. Drained swimming pool; wooden deck is nearby. Swimmers and divers would have good waterfront view. Homeowner may have been preparing for the summer by draining and then replacing the water.

Swimming pools--Tacoma--1960-1970;

A welder shapes a heavy piece of steel in early January, 1966. He may have been employed at Star Iron & Steel Co. of Tacoma. The longtime Tacoma firm built heavy duty cranes for government and private concerns. Completed steel parts hang nearby. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.

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

Carved from wood is a scene from Ancient Egypt where work is being completed on a pyramid. This wood carving, among others, was located at the Cheney Art Woodcarving, 5625 So. Adams St., in February, 1966. The firm was owned by lumberman Ben Cheney. Photograph ordered by Grant Advertising Agency, Seattle.

Cheney Art Woodcarving (Tacoma); Wood carvings;

This mural, composed of eighteen wood carvings, could be seen at the Cheney Art Woodcarving, 5625 So. Adams St., in February, 1966. Each scene depicted moments from American history, including pan handling for gold, military life, commerce, manufacturing and family life. Cheney Art Woodcarving was owned by lumberman Ben Cheney. Photograph ordered by Grant Advertising Agency, Seattle.

Cheney Art Woodcarving (Tacoma); Wood carvings;