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D162945-12C

Interior view of The Old Spaghetti Factory, possibly lobby area. Diners at The Old Spaghetti Factory, 1731-37 Jefferson Ave., could relax on turn-of-the-century styled chairs and couches while waiting to be seated. A quaint white gazebo, pictured above in this January, 1973, photograph, appears to have contained a bar, with casks of beer. Color photograph ordered by The Old Spaghetti Factory.


The Old Spaghetti Factory (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1970-1980; Street railroads--Tacoma;

Salishan Housing Development - 8

Back of Photo:
The Big Pitch
Tacoma Mayor Gordon Johnston pitches the first horseshoe as the Metropolitan Park District's new senior citizen's park in the Salishan area was dedicated Friday afternoon. City and Park officials as well as a number of senior citizens attended ceremonies.
Russ Carmack/Photographer

Immigration and Emigration - 5

Back of Photo:
Citizenship Day
A Celebration of Citizenship
Formulating an official welcome to be extended Thursday to newly naturalized citizens and young voters are, left to right, Leonard W. Anderson, officer in charge of the Tacoma Office of Immigration and Naturalization, John V. Susan, president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Americanization Council, Mrs. Ragnhild Banister, a recently naturalized citizen, and John P. Boyd, district director of immigration and naturalization. Mrs. Bannister, who was born in Germany, will represent the 248 citizens naturalized through the local office this year when she speaks at the Citizenship Day program, which will start at 8 p.m. at the Public Utilities Building, 3628 S. 35th St.
Russ Carmack Photographer

D160899-459

ca. 1972. Unusual studio portrait of Stephen Minch. Mr. Minch is shown in profile, similar to the Roman god Janus. He has dark hair cut in deep bangs and a mustache. Mr. Minch would become a prolific author of more than 30 books on magic and mentalism. He founded Hermetic Press, based in Seattle, in 1990.


Minch, Stephen; Men--Tacoma--1970-1980; Mustaches;

D160900-298C

ca. 1972. 1972 Richards stock footage. Unidentified speaker behind podium with seal of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Among dignitaries seated and listening is Tacoma Mayor Gordon N. Johnston (rear, second row).


Public speaking; Johnston, Gordon N.; Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980;

D162626-A

ca. 1972. Crane at Tacoma Boatbuilding preparing to lift 20,000 lb. weight. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boatbuilding.


Hoisting machinery; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

C162609-3

ca. 1972. Portrait of Governor Daniel J. Evans. Copy print ordered by Glen Graves Advertising in October, 1972. Seattle-born Daniel J. Evans was Washington State's first governor to serve three consecutive terms of office from 1965-77. He was the keynote speaker at the Republican National Convention in 1968, following in the footsteps of the last Republican governor before him, Arthur B. Langlie, who delivered the keynote address in 1956. Following his terms as governor, Mr. Evans was the president of Evergreen State College before returning to politics as U.S. Senator in 1983. In 1989, he was selected as a Fellow for the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. For the next few years, while becoming chairman of Daniel J. Evans Associates, he appeared as a political analyst for KIRO-TV in Seattle. Mr. Evans is currently a regent for the University of Washington; he was reappointed by Governor Gary Locke for a term expiring in 2005. The university's graduate school of public affairs, in his honor, was renamed the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs in March, 1999. ALBUM 10.


Governors; Evans, Daniel J., 1925-;

D160906-16C

ca. 1972. 1972 Richards stock footage. Unidentified employee of Soil Sampling Service monitors well drilling equipment ca. 1972. Number of pipes lie beyond. Color photograph ordered by Soil Sampling Service, Puyallup.


Hydraulic facilities; Wells; Drilling & boring machinery;

D160906-26C

ca. 1972. 1972 Richards stock footage. Part of well drilling machinery. Color photograph ordered by Soil Sampling Service, Puyallup.


Hydraulic facilities; Wells; Drilling & boring machinery;

Silas, Dolores (Tacoma) - 2

Back of Photo:
Mrs. Dolores Silas
Staff photo by Bob Rudsit

From Clipping in File:
Dolores Silas and Reed School Pupils

Reed Elementary School principal Dolores Silas and Reed School pupils. At the time, Silas was one of only three female administrators in the Tacoma Public School system. Silas earned a BA degree at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and did graduate work at the University of Arizona.

D16300-48C

ca. 1972. US Senator Henry M. Jackson addressing the Tacoma Area Chamber of Commerce, ca. 1972, Tacoma Mayor Gordon N. Johnston looking on. From Richards Studio "1973 Stock File".


Jackson, Henry M., 1912-1983; Legislators--Washington--1970-1980; Johnston, Gordon N.; Mayors--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Freeway--Tacoma Area (1968 thru ) - 5

Back of Photo:
--High-rise Curb Splits Interstate 5--
Work on a concrete divider strip separating the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 5 has progressed from North Ft. Lewis to 56th Street in Tacoma. The project will be complete when the divider is in place all the way to the Puyallup River bridge. Most of the divider is made of pre-cast concrete, although some sections are poured on the spot. The project also includes illumination in some spots. Division of the freeway adds up to a $2,320,000 contract for Woodworth & Co., Inc., of Tacoma.
Russ Carmack Photographer

D160900-17

ca. 1972. 1972 Richards stock footage. View from Northeast Tacoma of ships in harbor. The ships appear dark and indistinct amidst the seemingly colorless water. This photograph was taken from a hillside possibly in early 1972.


Ships--Tacoma--1970-1980;

D160900-22

ca. 1972. 1972 Richards stock footage. View from the Cliff House restaurant of the harbor operations below. Several ships are seen heading towards one of Tacoma's waterways; masses of log dumps provide natural obstacles.


Ships--Tacoma--1970-1980; Logs;

D163000-28C

ca. 1972. Downtown Tacoma wished its residents "Seasons Greetings" during the 1972 Christmas holidays with a lighted banner spanning Pacific Ave. Schoenfeld's, Puget Sound National Bank, and the Washington Building with the red neon Bank of California rooftop sign are some of the major businesses on the right side of Pacific, looking north. Bimbo's Italian Restaurant, Tacoma Rescue Mission and American Federal Savings are on the left.


Business districts--Tacoma--1970-1980; Commercial streets--Tacoma--1970-1980; Christmas decorations; Electric signs--Tacoma--1970-1980; Washington Building (Tacoma); Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); L. Schoenfeld & Sons (Tacoma);

D160906-5C

ca. 1972. 1972 Richards stock footage. One Soil Sampling Service employee is pictured up high on a well drilling machine while his co-workers check his progress. The bright yellow mobile drilling unit is possibly a Tigre Tierra model. The location of the well drilling operation is not known. Color photograph ordered by Soil Sampling Service, Puyallup.


Hydraulic facilities; Wells; Drilling & boring machinery;

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