Family area of the "Cambridge" model home. Warm earth tones helped to make the "Cambridge" a comfortable and welcoming place for the young family. Carefully designed floor patterns allow traffic to flow smoothly from the family/living room area to the dining room and onto the well-equipped kitchen. View of family/living room with colorfully patterned furniture; glimpse of dining room. A fuller view of the dining room can be seen in D166704, image 11. The "Cambridge" was built in a new Spanaway Park Addition by Holly Homes for the 1976 Tacoma Home Show. Photograph ordered by the Homebuilders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-8-76, Home Show insert-article)
Model houses--Spanaway; Houses--Spanaway--1970-1980; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);
Georgetown model home. Heritage Homecrafters was the builder of this "Georgetown" model home constructed for the 30th annual Tacoma Home Show. The home was located in the Manorwood subdivision at 2410-33rd Ave. S.E., Puyallup. View of recreation room with distinctive used-brick bar, brick fireplace and full-scale pool table. Photograph ordered by the Homebuilders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-7-76, H-2 article on Home Show; TNT 3-8-76-Home Show insert)
Model houses--Puyallup--1970-1980; Houses--Puyallup--1970-1980; Bars (Furniture)--Puyallup; Fireplaces--Puyallup; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma);
Cheney Stadium. Tacoma Twins general manager Stan Naccarato and two guests look over Cheney Stadium's playing field in mid-February of 1976. With baseball season just around the corner, the stadium and seats would not be empty for long. A portion of Henry Foss High School is visible behind the balllpark's advertisement-filled plywood walls. Photograph ordered by Pacific Coca-Cola Bottling Co. TPL-10542
Cheney Stadium (Tacoma); Baseball--Tacoma--1970-1980; Naccarato, Stan; Henry Foss High School (Tacoma);
Tacoma Twins general manager Stan Naccarato (center) poses with Rene Levitre, vice-president of Pacific Coca-Cola Bottling Co. and an unidentified man at Cheney Stadium on February 19, 1976. They are standing in front of the closed refreshment center. Photograph ordered by Pacific Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Naccarato, Stan; Le Beitre, Rene; Cheney Stadium (Tacoma); Food vendors--Tacoma;
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Judge Harold Petrie. The Hon. Harold J. Petrie was Chief Judge for the Washington State Court of Appeals, Div. II. Photograph ordered by the Washington State Court of Appeals.
Four men, believed to be Port Commissioners, pose beside a Milwaukee Road railroad car in February of 1976. The Milwaukee Road would be transporting import automobiles from the Port of Tacoma to the Midwest. Each railroad car had three levels to hold the vehicles. Longshoremen had unloaded 1,549 Toyotas from the Toyota Maru No. 15 on February 10th in just five hours. The Toyota manufacturers were deciding on whether Tacoma or Portland would become the receiving point for their cars headed to the Midwest and Portland would have its chance to also demonstrate its unloading time. Photograph ordered by the Milwaukee Road, Chicago. (TNT 2-11-76, A-1-article)
A 4-door sedan is being carefully driven up the ramp into a Milwaukee Road car at the Port of Tacoma in February of 1976. The driver has his door partially open as he steers the vehicle to the 3rd level of the railroad car; there are already other cars parked on the lower levels. This Toyota is believed to be one of the 1,549 Toyotas unloaded in a blistering 5-hour period from the Toyota Maru No. 15 at Terminal 7 on February 10, 1976. The cars are bound for the Midwest. Photograph ordered by the Milwaukee Road, Chicago. (TNT 2-11-76, A-1 -article)
Toyota automobile; Shipping--Tacoma--1970-1980; Railroad cars--Tacoma--1970-1980; Automobile driving--Tacoma--1970-1980;
Washing cars. Before import automobiles were loaded onto railroad cars and shipped across the nation, they were carefully washed of all grime. Two workers at the Port of Tacoma are pictured in mid-February of 1976 spraying down a dark blue car. It is possible that this is one of the Toyotas that had arrived a few days before on the Toyota Maru No. 15. Color photograph ordered by the Milwaukee Road, Chicago.
Dee Nightengale and Lynn Phillips are congratulated as award winners in the Beeline Fashions, Inc., Bicentennial Sweepstakes in January of 1976. Photograph ordered by Beeline Fashions, Inc., Bensonville, Illinois.
Telephones on display. Four rotary telephones and Hoffman Engineering Co. equipment are shown in this studio set-up display on January 26, 1976. Photograph ordered by Federal Prison Industries, Steilacoom.
Telephone. This close-up of a rotary telephone was ordered by Federal Prison Industries, Steilacoom. The model was apparently built by Stromberg-Carlson, a well-known manufacturer of telephone equipment, based in Rochester, New York. Tabs were clearly marked on the right side of the telephone including intercom, reset, buzz, busy/conference, off hook and online. These would be lit when in use.
A smiling NCO tests out a Rotocycle exercise bike on January 21, 1976, while another sgt. stands by. Two women converse in the background. There are a variety of goods for sale/rent including sporting goods equipment and dishes. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Realty.
On January 20, 1976, Ms. Lonie Lai was photographed seated at the piano in her Lakewood apartment with Peter Goetz of Organ & Piano Center nearby. Photograph ordered by American Keyboard.
Pennwalt plant. Located on 40 acres in the industrial Tacoma tideflats, the company was first known as the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington or Pennsalt. Pennwalt was an inorganic chemical manufacturer of chlorine gas, caustic soda, liquid chlorine and hydrogen gas. Doing business in Tacoma since 1929, its caustic soda and liquid chlorine were in demand by the Northwest's pulp and paper industry. Photograph ordered by Pennwalt Corp.
Chemical industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Pennwalt Corp. (Tacoma);
Pennwalt plant. This is another view in early 1976 of the sprawling Pennwalt Corporation plant located in Tacoma's tideflats along the Hylebos Waterway. The company was formerly known as the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington or Pennsalt. It had been producing chemicals including caustic soda and liquid chlorine in Tacoma since 1929. Photograph ordered by Pennwalt Corporation.
Chemical industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Pennsalt (Tacoma); Pennwalt Corp. (Tacoma);
ca. 1976. Bridal portrait of Sherrie Rule. She is wearing a large brimmed hat with accompanying veil and short-sleeved white wedding gown. A bouquet of white summer flowers and a string of pearls completes the wedding outfit. The bride's necklace was one that her great-grandmother, Mrs. Nelle Rule of Iowa, had worn on her wedding day. Miss Rule would be marrying Douglas William Wamberg on August 7, 1976, at afternoon ceremonies held at Christ Lutheran Church. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert J Rule and a graduate of Lakes High School. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wamberg of Camas and a graduate of Clover Park High School. The couple will live in Portland where both are employed. (TNT 8-8-76, E-3)
ca. 1976. Atlas Foundry by air in 1976. Established in 1899, Atlas's sprawling plant in the 3000 block of South Wilkeson was bordered by South Tacoma Way as well as Wilkeson (on right). Center St. is near the top. The Sprague Ave. overpass is in upper left corner along with offramp leading to Hwy 16. The plant's original buildings are near Wilkeson St. Atlas Foundry has been known as Atlas Castings & Technology since 2002. Photograph ordered by Atlas Foundry & Machine Co.
ca. 1976. Aerial view of longtime Tacoma foundry, Atlas Foundry & Machine Co., taken in the spring or summer of 1976. The company was founded in 1899 and began making iron castings for the Northwest logging industry. After the foundry was purchased by the Long family 30 years later, it began making steel as well as iron. By the 1930's, half of the firm's production was steel castings. Atlas is still in business in the 21st century; it is now known as Atlas Castings & Technology. This aerial photograph of the foundry in 1976 shows the city and roadways have grown in the 77 years since Atlas was founded. Atlas is bordered by Wilkeson (the long street extending vertically on the right) and South Tacoma Way (bottom) with Center St. on top. Stanley Elementary School is at the end of Wilkeson (top of photograph). I-5 freeway is on the bottom of photograph with the exits to So. 38th St. and Hwy 16 above. At the left corner of picture is the 25th St. bridge and Sprague Ave. (www.atlascastings.com)
Four members of the Homebuilders Association of Greater Tacoma partake in the annual exchange of the gavel in December of 1975, when new officials took over for the coming year. Les Rhea was the outgoing president relinquishing duties to newly elected president, Frank Durston at the 330-member group's annual Christmas party. Festivities occurred at the Country Squire Restaurant in University Place. From L-R are Secretary Tom Fishburne, Les Rhea, Frank Durston, and the fourth man is believed to be Pete Colbert, vice-president. Photograph ordered by the Homebuilders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 12-7-75, H-11-article)
Homebuilders Association of Greater Tacoma (Tacoma);
Representatives of the University Place Giants, sponsored by Dean Witter & Co., Inc., pose with trophies on December 4, 1975. Included are the team's manager and coach. Photograph ordered by Dean Witter & Co., Inc.
1975 Richards color stock footage. Ships under construction in November of 1975 at what is believed to be the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.'s yard adjoining the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway. This aerial view also shows the new Familian-Northwest, Inc., plumbing supply building on 15th St. E.
Debbie Erickson, dressed in native costume, is the flagbearer of a large Swedish flag on October 1, 1975. She was chosen to represent Sweden during the 1975 Scandinavian Days Festival to be held on the Broadway Plaza from October 13-18th. Three other young women, all of Scandinavian descent, were selected to represent the countries of Denmark and Finland and the United States. Exhibits of Scandinavian folk art and delicious delicacies were on display during the six-day event. Color photograph ordered by the Downtown Tacoma Association. (TNT 10-10-75, A-3)
Anita Smith represented the United States in the 1975 Scandinavian Days Festival, held from October 13-18th, on downtown Tacoma's Broadway Plaza. She and several other young women of Scandinavian descent were selected as princesses for the festival with each princess hosting an exhibition of her country on a designated day. Color photograph ordered by the Downtown Tacoma Association. (TNT 10-10-75, A-3)
1975 Richards color stock footage. This aerial photograph is possibly of an automobile unloading facility in South King County. Rows of cars look like matchbox toys from this lofty distance. Cars could be easily transported via rail and highway.
1975 Richards color stock footage. View by air of northeastern section of Tacoma's industrial area, the Tideflats, in late summer of 1975. Waterway closest to the top of photograph is the Hylebos; the Blair (formerly Port Industrial) Waterway is the other body of water shown above. Plant pictured is believed to be Concrete Technology Corporation.
Aerial view of Indian grain ship at Continental Grain Co. The "Abul Kalam Azad" was photographed on August 27, 1975, in the process of loading 105,000 long tons of wheat for delivery to India. This shipment was believed to be the largest single shipment of grain ever loaded by a single company at a U.S. port. The process was accomplished through the use of Continental Grain's 60-ton, 169-foot long steel gallery which was an enclosed conveyor system. 2000 tons of grain per hour could be loaded by the fully automated elevator. The Continental Grain Co. had recently opened its new elevator along Schuster Parkway (formerly Bayside Dr.) at the site of the old Shaffer dock. Continental had a 30-year lease with the Port of Tacoma. Color photograph ordered by Norton-Lilly Co., Seattle. (TNT 10-25-74, B-7-article on Continental Grain Co.; Newell, Gordon, "Maritime Events of 1975," -article on ship)
Grain ship at Continental Grain. Flying under the Indian flag, the "Abul Kalam Azad" arrived in Tacoma in August of 1975 to load 105,000 long tons of wheat, believed to be the largest single shipment of grain ever loaded by a single company at a U.S. port. The Continental Grain Co. elevator, with its off-shore pier, was completed earlier in the spring. Its 60-ton, 169-foot long steel gallery could whisk up to 80,000 bushels (about 2000 tons) of grain per hour from the elevator to the ship. At $19,000,000, the grain elevator was the single largest project ever undertaken by the Port of Tacoma. It was built along Bayside Dr. (now Schuster Parkway) at the old Shaffer dock site. Continental would operate it on a 30-year lease with the Port. (TNT 10-25-74, B-7-article on Continental Grain Co. elevator). Color photograph ordered by Norton-Lilly Co., Seattle. (Gordon Newell, "Maritime Events of 1975"-article on ship)
Copy of customer print. Aerial view of the Tacoma industrial tideflats in August of 1975 featuring the Hylebos Waterway at top and the Blair (formerly Port Industrial) Waterway below. There are numerous stacks of lumber in the yards between the two waterways. Color photograph ordered by Westrade, Inc.
1975 Richards color stock footage. Aerial view of downtown Tacoma and industrial Tideflats on July 24, 1975. Major banks, stores and office buildings are separated from factories and mills by the City (now Thea Foss) Waterway.
Aerial views; Aerial photographs; City Waterway (Tacoma); Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980;
A.J. "Frenchy" LaFramboise proudly lofts a large plaque given to him in recognition of his many years of service in Apprenticeship programs. The award was presented to Mr. LaFramboise by the Tacoma Joint Apprencticeship Committees on May 22, 1975. He was a member of the Pierce County Painters & Decorators Joint Apprenticeship Committee from 1961-74, past regional vice-president of Painters & Decorators Contractors Assn., and trustee of the Painters Health & Welfare Trust. Mr. LaFramboise had this informal portrait taken at the mini-park at 9th & Pacific on July 2, 1975. Photograph ordered by A.J. LaFramboise.
