October, 1967, aerial view of Peninsula Yacht Basin in Gig Harbor. This protected harbor ensured that sailboats and other pleasure craft would have smooth waters. Several businesses were located on the waterfront including Knapp Motor Co. (far left), new Shorline Restaurant with its glassed-in front and own dock, and the Nautic Apartments on the right. Goodman Middle School, a former high school, is in the left corner. Photograph ordered by Nelsen, Krona, & Zeigler for sample book.

Aerial photographs; Aerial views; Waterfronts--Gig Harbor; Harbors--Gig Harbor; Shoreline Cafe (Gig Harbor); Knapp Motor Co. (Gig Harbor); Nautic Apartments (Gig Harbor); Goodman Middle School (Gig Harbor); Boats--Gig Harbor;

Aerial view of the highly wooded Gig Harbor peninsula taken in October, 1967. Sailboats bob in the calm bay. Shorline Cafe is on No. Harborview Dr. overlooking the waterfront. Photograph ordered by Nelsen, Krona & Ziegler. TPL-9859

Aerial photographs; Harbors--Gig Harbor; Waterfronts--Gig Harbor;

Color view by air of the Hylebos Waterway in the summer of 1967; General Metals of Tacoma giant scrap yard with piles of junked automobiles and other scrap metal adjoining the water. Metal could be transported via barges, rail or roadway. General Metals of Tacoma's yard was located at 1902 Marine View Dr. N.E. Brown's Point is across the road from the scrap yard. General Metals had a shredding mill and general scrap facility in full operation on their 20-acre site. They had been located there for just a few months when this June, 1967, photograph was taken. (TNT 2-4-68, C-21)

Aerial photographs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma); Barges--Tacoma; Junkyards--Tacoma; General Metals of Tacoma Inc. (Tacoma);

Aerial look at the Tacoma Tideflats in the mid-1960's. Marvin's Tank Farm, 2628 Marine View Dr. N.E., on the edges of the Hylebos Waterway. Seveal large reddish tanks dot the landscape. Gravel pit across the roadway. Slender road through trees next to gravel pit leads to Browns Point.

Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970; Marvin's Tank Farm (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Aerial view of the sprawling Lively Oaks Apartment complex on December 12, 1967. Located at the entrance to the Oakbrook housing development, the Lively Oaks could accommodate many that desired to live in a more suburban setting. The two-story units had patios and/or balconies primarily facing grassy lawns. An outdoor swimming pool can be spotted in lower center of this photograph; the complex also offered a large indoor heated pool for its residents. Tenants could meet and socialize also in the deluxe members-only clubhouse. Rents ranged from $95-135. Photograph ordered by Fairway Investments, Inc. (TNT ad 10-15-67, D-18)

Aerial photographs; Lively Oaks Apartments (Lakewood); Housing developments--Lakewood--1960-1970; Swimming pools--Lakewood;

Aerial view of Gig Harbor waterfront on October 28, 1967. The sheltered harbor offered prime sailing for Peninsula residents. Boathouses appear to be occupied for the most part and many pleasure boats are docked at the marina. Photograph ordered by Nelsen, Krona & Ziegler for sample book.

Aerial photographs; Waterfronts--Gig Harbor; Harbors--Gig Harbor; Boats--Gig Harbor;

This aerial view of Gig Harbor, showing the Peninsula Yacht Basin and the north end of Harborview Drive, dates from October of 1967. Buildings along the waterfront include the Knapp Motor Company (far left), the new, glass-front Shorline Restaurant (center) with its own dock, and the Nautic Apartments (right), which were barged in by Ron Hennington in 1961. The Goodman Middle School, the former Union High School, is on the hill (top, center). The Harborview Marina, which was destroyed by fire on August 31, 2005 was not built until three years after this photograph was taken, and would be out of the picture to the left. (Photograph ordered by Nelsen, Krona & Zeigler for sample book.) TPL-9305

Aerial photographs; Waterfronts--Gig Harbor; Harbors--Gig Harbor; Shoreline Cafe (Gig Harbor);

Ed Taylor and beauticians Alice Burns (left) and Willie May Harris celebrated the grand opening of the newly remodeled Ed Taylor Barber & Beauty Salon facility in late February of 1969. Both men and women customers could be accommodated at Ed's South 23rd & "K" Street (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Way) shop. Walls appear to be covered with wood panels with matching cabinetry. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.

Barbershops--Tacoma--1960-1970; Beauty shops--Tacoma--1960-1970; Ed Taylor Barber & Beauty Salon (Tacoma); Taylor, Edward; Burns, Alice; Harris, Willie May;

These beaming teenagers and their coaches were believed to have represented Ben Cheney's Cheney Studs team in the Tacoma Connie Mack League in 1967. The boys, all dressed identically in pinstripe uniforms and caps bearing the Cheney Studs logo, were thought to have been photographed at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma in July of 1967. They had an outstanding 10-2 record that year but failed to obtain entry into the State Connie Mack tourney due to an August loss to North Shore of Seattle, eventual Washington State champs. (TNT 8-2-1967, B-8-article on game)

Baseball players--Tacoma--1960-1970; Baseball--Tacoma--1960-1970; Uniforms;

Members of the Cheney Studs Courteers basketball troupe share a laugh at practice on the floor of the Western State Hospital gym on December 2, 1967. The smallest member on the right deftly dribbles his ball without sparing a glance downwards. Photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co.

Basketball players--Tacoma--1960-1970; Basketball--Tacoma--1960-1970; Balls (Sporting goods);

Two little girls appear to be having fun testing out a horn and Sousaphone with the assistance of an older boy in this November 22, 1967, photograph taken at the Senior Center, 923 No. 13th St. At this gathering many older folk mingled with young children who shared their interest in music. Sandy White (8) on trumpet and Julie Gordon (10) on Sousaphone want to join the Senior Band auxiliary and learn from older musicians. Training young musicians is one of the goals of the senior citizens group. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 11-26-67, B-9)

Children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Musicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Brass instruments; White, Sandy; Gordon, Julie;

Exterior of conveyor systems and smokestack, taken on February 28, 1969. This is probably part of the Kaiser Aluminum new aluminum rod facilities in the Tacoma tideflats. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers, Inc.

Conveying systems--Tacoma--1960-1970; Smokestacks--Tacoma;

Elevated view of City (now Thea Foss) Waterway and partial glimpse of Tacoma Tideflats with storage tanks of Mobil Oil and Shell Oil and Globe Machine Mfg. building on East "D." Fishermen are preparing to depart from Totem Boat Haven to participate in the Elks Lodge's 21st annual Salmon Derby on September 17, 1967. The waters of Commencement Bay and vicinity were chock full of fishermen avidly vying for the more than 150 prizes offered, including a Jeep Universal and a boat and trailer. TPL-4768

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fishing; Contests--Tacoma--1960-1970; Totem Boat Haven (Tacoma); City Waterway (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Two men and two women stand outside the Tacoma Housing Authority, 1728 E. 44th St., and gaze onward in this November 29, 1967, photograph. They are holding what appears to be a large map. The Tacoma Housing Authority was located in the Salishan neighborhood in the city's east side. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Opportunity.

Group portraits; Tacoma Housing Authority (Tacoma);

Frank Hall, manager of Gray's Independent Lumber, was presented with a portable Sony television by Sunset Magazine's Glen Chrisman on July 10, 1967. He won the television in a contest. The other man in the picture, not identified, is from Olympic Stain. Photograph ordered by Sunset Magazine, Seattle.

Hall, Frank; Televisions; Contests; Chrisman, Glen;

An attentive audience listens to the guest speaker at the Jackson Hall School of Nursing, 314 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, on November 9, 1967. Behind the speaker is a large table filled with material focusing on training the nursing aide. Photograph ordered by the Washington State Nurses Association, Seattle.

Nurses--Tacoma--1960-1970; Public speaking--Tacoma;

Three men display with pride an enormous salmon in September, 1967, at the conclusion of the 21st annual Salmon Derby sponsored by the Elks Club. A poster behind the men indicates that 2nd place winner was awarded a boat, motor & trailer. David Olson's chinook, spanning the width of the three men, weighed in at a hefty 20.5 pounds, good enough for 2nd place, and less than two pounds lighter than the first prize fish. Keith McGoffin, co-chair of the event, is on the right; prizewinner David Olson in center. The man on the left is not identified. (TNT 9-18-67, p. 16)

Salmon; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Contests--Tacoma--1960-1970; Olson, David; McGoffin, Keith;

It appears that the beaming young man in the center has won a valuable prize for his large catch at the 21st annual Salmon Derby held on September 17, 1967. David Olson's 20.5 pound chinook won 2nd prize, a boat, motor and trailer. Keith McGoffin, co-chair of the event (R) and an unidentified man gaze in admiration at the enormous salmon. The fishing contest was sponsored by the local Elks Club. (TNT 9-18-67, p. 16)

Salmon; Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Fishing; Olson, David; McGoffin, Keith; Contests--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Close-up of golf bag with numbered covers over clubs and hat stuck on club. This golf bag, stocked with clubs and a Oakbrook Golf & Country Club hat, is ready for its owner to play a round of golf at the new Lakewood course. The Oakbrook Golf & Country Club opened in May, 1967. Photograph ordered by Kraft, Smith & Gehrig, Seattle. (TNT ad 7-23-67. C-18)

Sporting goods; Oakbrook Golf & Country Club (Lakewood); Golf--Lakewood--1960-1970; Hats--1960-1970;

Overhead view of trolley assembly at Star Iron & Steel. Trolley No. 1 and No. 2 are being assembled for the Webbers Fall Lock & Dam Crane on February 28, 1969. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel.

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

Wide-eyed basketball player Bobby Thomsen leaps high in the air with a basketball posed delicately on his fingertips during practice at the Western State Hospital gym on December 2, 1967. He was a member of the Cheney Studs Courteers sponsored by sports aficionado and philanthropist Ben Cheney. The Courteers were junior high school boys who were able to put on dazzling displays of basketball wizardry primarily during half-times of high school, college and professional games. Bobby was a junior high student at Mason Junior High (now Middle School) at the time of this photograph. He was on the team from 1967-1969. Photograph ordered by Cheney Lumber Co. (Additional identification provided by a reader)

Thomsen, Bobby; Basketball players--Tacoma--1960-1970; Basketball--Tacoma--1960-1970; Balls (Sporting goods);

Wearing the "Diamond Tiara of Secret Destiny" valued at $750,000, Cleta Jo Carol Johnson, Miss Tacoma for 1967, posed in the Weisfield's Tacoma Mall store on August 3, 1967 with some of the jewels from the "Brilliant Million" collection. The special million dollar diamond collection was on exhibit at Weisfield's from August 4-8, 1967. Other jewelry of note in the collection included a $10,900 emerald cut ring, a $32,000 diamond bracelet, and a $44,000 sunburst designed necklace with 59 carats of diamonds. (Photograph ordered by Weisfield's, Seattle.) (TNT ad 8-3-67, B-1; TNT 8-3-67, B-7; TNT 8-6-67, A-8)

Weisfield's, Inc. (Tacoma); Jewelry stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Jewelry; Crowns; Pearls; Diamonds--Tacoma; Johnson, Cleta Jo; Beauty contestants--Tacoma;

October, 1967, scenes from Idaho pulp and paper industry. Workers at the Potlatch Forests, Inc., plant in Lewiston, Idaho, stand before three similar machines made by the Kiln Co. which processes large sheets of plywood veneers. A forklift is ready to lift more sheets. Photograph ordered by New York industrial consultant, Malcolm McGhie, for 1967 Potlatch Forests annual report.

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

October, 1967, scenes from Potlatch Forests' Lewiston, Idaho, plant. A Potlatch employee grabs ahold of a long plywood board in the Lewiston, Idaho, plant. The edge of the board, as those of others stacked nearby, are marked "pfi" and "quality," "made in the USA." Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for the 1967 Potlatch Forests annual report.

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

Copy of customer print ordered by Jessie Dyslin Boys Ranch on September 29, 1967. Undated headshot of actor Darren McGavin, television, film and stage star. Darren McGavin came "home" on October 6, 1967. He had lived at Tacoma's Jessie Dyslin Boys' Ranch for three years between the ages of 13 and 16. In appreciation for all the Boys Ranch had done for him, he brought a large selection of clothing and personal belongings from his Hollywood pals to be auctioned off at the grand opening of the South Tacoma's Value Village Thrift Store. The store was sponsored by the Boys' Ranch and all proceeds from the auction would benefit it. Friends Henry Fonda, Steve McQueen, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Red Skelton, and Bob Hope were just a few of those contributing items for the auction. Best known for his portrayal of Seattle reporter Carl Kolchak in "The Night Stalker," Mr. McGavin also appeared simultaneously in 1959's "Mike Hammer" and "Riverboat" television series. Movie audiences saw the versatile actor in the dramas "The Man with the Golden Arm" and "The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell" and as Ralphie's "Old Man" in the comedy "A Christmas Story," running perpetually every Christmas season on television. His first appearance in the movies, however, was a homemade movie made at the Boys' Ranch in the late 1930's. In it a freckled face, red haired young boy played football and fell off a cow onto his bottom. Mr. McGavin would comment that he had been doing that ever since then in Westerns. Darren McGavin was married to actress Kathie Browne until her death in 2003. (TNT "Suburban Beat" 10-4-67, D-4; TNT full page ad 10-5-67, C-3; D-23)

McGavin, Darren; Actors;

ca. 1967. Copy of customer's print. Closer view of aerial with names of various freeways and major roadways, present and projected, ca. 1967. There had long been talk about building a multi-purpose stadium in the Puget Sound region. This map shows the proximity of such a stadium to major freeways and the Seattle-Tacoma Airport. Even rapid transit was a future prospect to bring visitors and patrons to this area. The Pierce County Sports Stadium Advisory Committee had proposed a 120-acre site at the intersection of So. 277th & West Valley Highway in King County. A group of Tacoma citizens had an option on the land. Pierce County residents were to vote on a $10 million bond issue to help King County build a stadium if a site was chosen south of the airport. Photograph ordered on October 30, 1967, by Bozell & Jacobs Advertising. (TNT 10-31-67, p. 1)

Aerial photographs; Express highways--Wash.;

Thirty young Tacoma/Pierce County college-age debutantes were introduced to society at the third annual Red Rose Cotillion in December of 1968. The formal ball was held at the Winthrop Hotel under the auspices of the Unique Social & Community Club. Dressed in white evening gowns and holding bouquets of American Beauty red roses, they smiled before the large gathering of proud family and friends. Names of the 30 young collegians were listed in the News Tribune article dated December 22, 1968. Betty Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. Brown, was chosen queen of the ball. Photograph ordered by the Unique Social & Community Club. (TNT 12-22-68, D-4)

Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Unique Social & Community Club (Tacoma); Debutantes--Tacoma--1960-1970; Evening gowns--Tacoma--1960-1970; African Americans--Social life--1960-1970; Roses--Tacoma; Hotel Winthrop (Tacoma);

Exterior of new building. Bearing Sales & Service, authorized distributor of several brands of bearings, formerly was located in downtown Tacoma at 1743 Jefferson Ave. By 1968 the company had moved to 2144 Port of Tacoma Rd, a move that tripled the business's space. View of contemporary glass and concrete building taken in April of 1968. A large sign indicates that Bearing Sales & Service was a division of Bearings, Inc., a national company. Although Bearing would celebrate its 20th anniversary in Tacoma during 1968, it had been a division of Bearings, Inc. only since November of 1967. Photograph ordered by Bearing Sales & Service. (TNT 4-17-68, D-2)

Bearing Sales & Service Inc of Washington (Tacoma); Signs (Notices); Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970;

As publicity for the March 1968 Tacoma Home Show, Barbara Slott, recently crowned Miss Home Show, posed in front of a giant shamrock at the Display & Costume Co., 728 Broadway. The 18-year-old Aquinas Academy senior was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Slott, 6018 Hillcrest Dr. SW, Lakewood. The 21st Home Show at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse opened on March 19 and ran through the 24th. Attendance, due to the thousands of free tickets from various banks and utility companies, was expected to exceed 500,000. The 1968 theme was "Name of the Game is Living." Photograph ordered by National Home Show. (TNT 2-11-68, C-19, TNT 3-16-68, p. 9, TNT 3-17-68, A-18)

Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Slott, Barbara; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Shamrocks--Tacoma;

The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was set to celebrate its Centennial on February 12-17th, 1968. The Tacoma Elks was the largest of the order and would celebrate the centennial of the national organization with a full week's programs and activities. Gathered around the table on January 16, 1968, were eleven past and present officers and trustees of Tacoma Lodge No. 174 with publicity information. Included in the photograph were Swan Johnson, Jerry Geehan, Arthur Emery, Harry Lynch, Emmett Anderson, Leonard Rowan, Clyde Alexander, Alex Wilson, Harold Sitts and Robert Holder, who was chairman of the local celebration. Photograph ordered by Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174. (TNT 1-28-68, A-20)

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Tacoma Lodge No. 174 (Tacoma); Publicity; Centennial celebrations--Tacoma;