A wishing well of stones, constructed by Ross Stewart, is primed to receive coins for the Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in 1965. The wishing well will be placed in the State Armory, 715 So. 11th St., during the Tacoma Agate Club's 12th annual show. Each person tossing a coin into the well would receive a tumbled stone. Roy Devish, president of the Agate Club, Mrs. Devish, and Tahoma Orthopedic Guild longtime member Mrs. A. N. Gunderson pose next to the well. Little Susan Elizabeth Lundgren sports a winsome grin as she sits on the well's cover. This is the seventh year that the Tahoma Guild and the Tacoma Agate Club have co-sponsored the wishing well. (TNT 3-29-65)

Devish, Roy; Devish, Roy--Family; Gunderson, Catherine L.; Lundgren, Susan Elizabeth; Wishing wells--Tacoma; Fund raising--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Agate Club (Tacoma); Tacoma Orthopedic Association, Tahoma Guild (Tacoma);

Stock footage of the 1965 Daffodil Parade. The City of Wenatchee's entry into the 32nd Daffodil Parade was entitled "Apple Blossom Spectacular" and featured Apple Blossom Queen Barbara Erickson in velvet robes and her attendants, Kathleen Stockstill and Amy Radewan. On the flower bedecked float, glistening "apples" grew on curving "branches."

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1965 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Erickson, Barbara; Stockstill, Kathleen; Radewan, Amy;

Stock footage Daffodil Parade. The annual Daffodil Parade always drew entrants from out of the area and 1965 was no exception. The White Pass School Band traveled a fair distance to march in the 32nd annual parade. Accompanied by students carrying the school banner, majorette and drum major, the band marched proudly down Pacific Ave. on April 10, 1965. They were dressed in military styled dress uniforms with hats. White Pass was one of 20 bands participating in the parade; they joined the 29 floats, 14 drill teams, five drum & bugle corps and seven mounted units under breezy, mid-50 degree weather conditions. View of band; Bank of California and Washington Building in background. TPL-500 (TNT 4-9-65, A-1, TNT 4-10-65, A-1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1965 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1960-1970; Marching bands; Signs (Notices); Drum majors; Drum majorettes; Washington Building (Tacoma); Bank of California National Association (Tacoma); Band uniforms;

ca. 1965. 1965 Stock footage. The County-City Building's law enforcement section looks quite a bit different in 2004 than it did in 1965. The four-story wing that housed the Tacoma Police Department and Pierce County Sheriff's Department was completed last after the twelve story central structure and court wing. Each police department had its own jail capable of holding 140 prisoners. Designed for maximum security, the new building also was a more comfortable and spacious environment for the city, county and federal prisoners it housed. This 1965 photograph was taken from about So. 9th & Tacoma Ave. So., looking southwesterly.

County-City Building (Tacoma); Courthouses--Tacoma; Jails--Tacoma;

Copy of customer print. Marian Cheney with actor Andy Devine. A jovial Andy Devine poses with the wife of lumber magnate, Ben Cheney, in February, 1965. Mr. Devine, along with former Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy, was a guest speaker at the February 4, 1965, Halls of Fame banquet. The gravelly voice comedian was a sidekick in more than 300 Westerns. Mr. Devine also had a Washington connection--he briefly attended Washington Grade School in 1915. (TNT 1-24-65, B-8, TNT 2-5-65, p. 13)

Cheney, Marian; Actors; Devine, Andy, 1905-1977;

Copy of customer print. Visitors to a beach in Tokeland, Washington, included some of the Cheney family in this undated photograph around the turn of the century. Picture is labeled "Grandpa Cheney Aunt Beck Frank Bonnie Glenn." Men wore suits and women long skirts even on holiday at the beach. Small children were also dressed with stockings; no swimming suits in sight. Tokeland, in Pacific County, was well known for its sandy beaches and abundance of driftwood. It was located at the north end of Willapa Bay.

Beaches--Tokeland;

ca. 1900. Copy of customer print. Cheney family and friends at Lima Rocks in Montana. This ca. 1900 photograph lists Clint & Fannie Shull, Lott & Nettie Shake, Frank and wife "Beck" (Rebecca) Cheney, Will & Lelia and Sylvan, Dot Cheney as being present. Benjamin Franklin ("Frank") and "Beck" operated a family photography studio in Lima. "Will" in photograph is William T. Cheney, a brother of Frank's, and also a photographer. Frank and Beck were the grandparents of lumberman Ben Cheney who raised him after his mother's death.

Cheney, Benjamin Franklin; Cheney, Rebecca; Cheney, William T.; Cheney, William T.--Family;

Copy of customer print. Undated photograph of woman in dark floor-length dress seated on elaborate chair. She has a book open but is looking toward the photographer. Picture is labeled "Cheney. Beaver Canon, Ida." It is not clear whether this is a picture of a Cheney family member, possibly Rebecca "Beck" Cheney who was Ben Cheney's grandmother, or whether Cheney was the photography studio involved.

Portraits; Women--Idaho--Clothing & dress; Chairs;

The new Elks Temple under construction at 1965 So. Union Ave. in June, 1965. The 1.5 million dollar structure is located on the west side of Cedar St., 700 feet south of So. 19th. Ground was broken on April 25, 1964, for the project; seventeen months later in September, 1965, the temple would be dedicated. Eastwardly view of Elks Temple in left lower corner, Allenmore Golf Course, and freeway in the distance.

Aerial photographs; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma);

Dedication of new Elks Temple. Elks and their guests stand at attention, hands over hearts, as the American flag is raised on the flagpole in front of the new Elks Temple on September 3, 1965. The flag was presented to the lodge by Emmett T. Anderson. The honor guard consisted of representatives of the 35th Engineers Battalion, Fort Lewis. Boy Scouts Kerk Ristroffer and Don King also assisted in flag ceremonies. After decades in downtown Tacoma, the Elks built a new 76,000 square foot temple on the west side of Cedar, 700 feet south of So. 19th St. Ground was broken in April, 1964, on the $2,000,000 project. Nearly 50 years later, the Elks temple remains at the same location. (TNT 9-4-54, p. 1, TNT 9-3-65, p. 1)

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Building dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Flag salutes--Tacoma--1960-1970; Flags--United States; Flagpoles--Tacoma;

Puget Sound National Bank makes a claim on Mayor Harold Tollefson in a humorous billboard. The mayor is using the bank's automatic savings feature to save $10 a month. Photo ordered by Cole and Weber Advertising. ALBUM 14.

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

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;