Aerial view of newly completed Pacific Lutheran University administration building taken in early October, 1960. Designed by architects Lea, Pearson & Richards, the two-story U-shaped modern structure was dedicated on October 14, 1960. It had 55,000 square feet of floor space. Initially called the Tacoma-Pierce Administration Building, it was later re-named after Philip E. Hauge, Dean of the University who had spent 45 years with the school. (TNT 10-12-60, C-10)

Aerial photographs; Universities & colleges--Parkland--1960-1970; Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland) --1960-1970;

Aerial view of Annie Wright Seminary and north end neighborhood surrounding the school, taken on October 4, 1960. The private school's tennis courts and playing field are visible with thick forest acting as buffer. Also included is portion of Commencement Bay with large ship docked.

Aerial photographs; Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1960-1970;

Students at Pacific Lutheran University enjoy a sunny fall day in 1960 as they chat in front of the new Administration Building. In contrast to the Gothic style buildings on campus, the Lea, Pearson & Richards-designed structure has a very modern look with flat roof, multiple windows with blinds, and overhang to protect students from the elements. Pacific Lutheran College officially became Pacific Lutheran University on September 1, 1960. The school celebrated the 70th anniversary of its founding during the weekend of October 14, 1960, when the new Administration building was dedicated. (TNT 10-13-60, C-1)

Universities & colleges--Parkland--1960-1970; Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland)--1960-1970;

A variety of photographs were taken of the Pacific Lutheran University campus in early October, 1960, by the Richards Studio, showing new facilities and improvements. The photograph above shows the Jacob Samuelson Chapel in the new Administration Building, a multipurpose room used for devotional meetings, closed circuit TV lectures, and recitals. It utilized an innovative notion--multiple television sets mounted on walls to provide students with a clearer view of professorial lectures broadcast from the school's own new studio. The chapel was a gift from Mr. Samuelson's estate. (TNT 10-13-60, C-6)

Universities & colleges--Parkland--1960-1970; Pacific Lutheran University (Parkland)--1960-1970; Televisions; Pianos; Lecture halls--Parkland;

St Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1942. Twenty nine members of the class received their diplomas on Tuesday, May 26th. Proudly wearing their dark capes and nursing uniforms were: Front row (L-R) Myrtle Dora Connelly, Harriett Belle Howard, Bettie Jane Frodel, Lois Madalyn Ayres, Margaret Helen McConnell, Agnes Rae Smith, Alice Victoria Milne, Monja Pankiewicz, Rosa Irene Lecertua and Esther Massie Dunnigan. Middle row: Mary Dolores Smith, salutatorian Darlene Dorothy Caillier, Betsy Irene Leonard, class president Mary Patricia Smith, Lorraine Mary Gay, Kathleen Vincent Singleton, class vice-president Vera McMillan, June Dorothea Melton and Martha Jean Sparling. Back row: Roberta Edythe Clark, valedictorian Mary Agnes Pagoaga, Zita Susann Corapina, Patricia June Brown, Dorothy Rosemary Dreyer, Ruth Elizabeth Werner, Helen Marie Krippaehne, Edith Pelle Peason, Rita Irene Becker and Delta Lillian Nicholls. (T. Times 5/28/1942, pg. 9)

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

St Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing graduating class of 1942. Twenty nine members of the class received their diplomas on Tuesday, May 26th. (T. Times 5/28/1942, pg. 9- names in newspaper caption)

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Medical students--Tacoma; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Twenty nine nurses received their diplomas on May 26, 1942, after graduating from the St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nurses. These four nurses shown in closeup were very special graduates. They are, left to right, Mary Smith, Class President; Vera McMillan, Class VP; Mary Pagoaga, Valedictorian; and Darlene Caillier, Salutatorian. (T. Times 5/28/1942, pg. 9)

Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950; Medical students--Tacoma; Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Smith, Mary; McMillan, Vera; Pagoaga, Mary; Caillier, Darlene;

ca. 1926. Unidentified meat market interior, circa 1926. Fresh meat case, tile backsplash, scale, mounted pheasants, ducks, and deer head, pictures and clock on walls, Red Rock Cheese sign, chalkboard message: "Specials for Today - We Have 20 Varieties of Lunch Meats to Choose From". (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting; Meat;

Overview of National Bank of Washington's Motor Bank taken on October 24, 1960. The drive-through unit had opened six months before at the old Pioneer Building site on 12th & A Sts. in downtown Tacoma. Quick transactions could be processed without leaving one's vehicle and access was provided for walk-up patrons. A 40-car parking lot was provided with parking free for one hour. Bank's annex is across the street.

National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

ca. 1926. Meat Market from outside looking in. Signs "Red Rock Cheese", "Eat a Plate of Ice Cream Every Day", "Frey's Delicious Hams", "Fleishman's Yeast". Motto "Quality and Service" painted on cooler doors, framed "Union Market" placard. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting; Meat;

ca. 1926. Interior of unidentified Meat Market, circa 1926. Fresh meat, milk and butter cases, telephone on wall, scales, flowers in vases. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting; Meat;

View of enlarged machine room in the St. Regis Paper Co.'s kraft paper and board mill on November 28, 1960. This progress photograph was taken on behalf of Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant from New York City, for possible use in St. Regis' 1960 Annual report. A new paper machine was being erected in 1960 which would increase and diversify Tacoma's paper and board capacity. (St. Regis 1960 Annual Report, p. 7)

St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Progress photographs; Machinery;

ca. 1926. Unidentified Meat Market interior, circa 1926. Lucey slicing machine, fresh meat case, scales, sausages hanging up, row of hanging lights. (filed with Argentum)

Butcher shops--1920-1930; Meat cutting; Meat;

ca. 1942. Bright eyed students pose in front of Stanley School, circa 1942. (WSHS)

School children--Tacoma--1940-1950; Group portraits; Stanley Elementary School (Tacoma);

A large group of Japanese Americans are pictured on the steps of Jones Hall on the University of Puget Sound campus during the Pacific Northwest District Methodist and Youth Conference on November 27, 1960. Photograph ordered by the Japanese Methodist Church.

Japanese Americans--Tacoma; Religious meetings--Tacoma;

Close-up of electric sign and coffee ad for use in trade publications.. Eleanor's Lunch was located on the Seattle-Tacoma Highway. It offered lunches and dinner to hungry travelers. A large electric sign with arrow pointing beckons; a hanging advertisement for coffee touts the benefits of coffee for safe driving.

Eleanor's Lunch; Diners (Restaurants); Electric signs; Signs (Notices);

ca. 1926. Soda Fountain interior, circa 1926. Marble counter with built in bar stools. Backbar has assortment of bottles, candies, and fountain equipment, sign for Brown and Haley Candies above. Pie case with countertop gum machine at end of counter. (filed with Argentum)

Soda fountains--1920-1930;

ca. 1926. Machinery, likely a pump. Electric motor drives pulley with a belt, pipes with valves and gauges. (filed with Argentum)

Machinery; Pumps;

ca. 1926. Holly Market, 3516 McKinley Ave, window display, circa 1926. The window is dressed with hanging beef, large package of bacon, lard package, bottles and other items. The center feature is several refrigeration coils. The meat market was owned and operated by Jalmer and William Wold. (filed with Argentum)

Holly Market (Tacoma); Butcher shops--Tacoma--1920-1930; Meat;

On June 13, 1942, seventeen members of the Irving E. Hill family gathered at the Hill homestead, 1636 E. 31st St., in honor of Bud Hill. Young Bud would be leaving shortly for preliminary naval flight training in Spokane and the family had gathered to see him off. Pictured in the front row are Mrs. W.D. Cooley (formerly Doris Hill), Tilda (Mrs. Irving E. Sr.) Hill and Mrs. Fred Stedman (formerly Mabel Hill.) Back row, l to r, Carroll Hill, Irving (Bud) Hill Jr., Irving E. Hill Sr., James C. Hill and Loyal W. Hill. Mr. Hill Sr. had achieved fame locally as the "whistling mailman." He had always whistled while delivering mail on his northend route and had performed on many local programs. He carried Route 31 for 31 years before retiring 8 years prior to this picture. Bud was a 1939 graduate of Lincoln High School. (TNT 7/12/1942, PG. A-2)

Hill, Irving E.--Homes & haunts; Hill, Irving E.--Family; Hill, Irving E.; Hill, Tilda A.; Reunions;

Home portrait of the Irving E. Hill Sr. family. The Hills enjoyed a family reunion on June 13, 1942, at Irving Hill's E. 31st St. residence in honor of Bud Hill, who was leaving shortly to begin training with the Navy Air Corps. Pictured in the front row are, left to right, Mrs. W.D. Cooley (formerly Doris Hill), Tilda (Mrs. Irving Sr.) Hill and Mrs. Fred Stedman (formerly Mabel Hill.) Back row, l to r, Carroll Hill, Irving (Bud) Hill Jr., Irving E. Hill Sr., James C. Hill and Loyal W. Hill. All together, seventeen members of the Hill family turned out to see Bud off. (TNT 7/12/1942, pg. A-2)

Hill, Irving E.--Homes & haunts; Hill, Irving E.--Family; Hill, Irving E.; Hill, Tilda A.; Reunions;

Grand Officers of the Eastern Star on stage in June of 1942. Flags of several nations, including the United States, and silhouettes of Presidents Lincoln and Washington serve as decorations. 1500 Eastern Star members attended the organization's 59th annual meeting held at the Masonic Temple. Mayme Harmony was elected worthy grand matron and Irwin Jones, worthy grand patron. (T.Times 6-17-42, p. 8-article; T.Times 6-19-42, p. 9-article)

Order of the Eastern Star (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Flags; Silhouettes; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

An unidentified employee of the Puget Sound National Bank put the bank's new IBM 1210 Reader Sorter through its paces for (l to r) Robert G. Gordon, Vice President and Cashier, and Harold Stephens, Assistant Vice-President, on January 13, 1961. In 1959 PSNB became the first bank in the State of Washington - and the second on the west coast - to convert to the use of computers. The other banks in the northwest resisted computerization, and attempted to talk PSNB out of taking this radical step, because they felt that banking customers would not accept being numbered. (Banking on Independence; the first century of Puget Sound Bankcorp, c1990)

Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma;

The Grand Chapter of the State of Washington, Order of the Eastern Star, opened their "Victory Session" at Fellowship Hall in the Masonic Temple on June 18, 1942. The Grand Officers posed for a group portrait for the 59th annual meeting. Hanging above them are flags from many nations. Since America was at war then the flags shown are from some of their allies, including Great Britain and the USSR. Silhouettes of Presidents Washington and Lincoln flank the officials on stage. 1500 Eastern Star members attended the meeting. Mayme Harmony of Seattle and Irwin Jones were selected as worthy grand matron and worthy grand patron, respectively. (T.Times 6-17-42, p. 8-article; T.Times 6-19-42, p. 9-article)

Order of the Eastern Star (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1940-1950; Flags--United States; Flags; Silhouettes; Meetings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Fleharty Meat Market, Seattle, circa 1926. View through windows into meat market. Man and woman, likely Mr. and Mrs. George Fleharty, behind counter, fresh meat case, scale, flowers and plants, calendars on back wall . (filed with Argentum)

Fleharty Meat Market (Seattle); Butcher shops--Seattle--1920-1930;

Exterior of Swasey library. The 7,000 square foot George O. Swasey Memorial Library was dedicated on October 7, 1960, and opened for business the following day. Designed by the Tacoma architectural firm of Lea, Pearson & Richards, the West End branch library cost $160,000 including land, construction, equipment and books. The entire cost was funded from the estate of the late George O. Swasey who had lived here for fifty years after his arrival in 1908 from the east. The opening of the branch would inaugurate public library service in the West End of Tacoma. At that time it was Tacoma's largest branch library. Norman McDonald would serve as the branch's first librarian. (TNT 9-25-60, C-15, TNT 10-7-60, A-11))

Tacoma Public Library, George O. Swasey Memorial Branch (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma;

The George O. Swasey Memorial Branch Library opened at 7001 Sixth Ave. in October, 1960, to serve the readers of the growing West End of Tacoma. The open house and dedication on October 7th drew several hundred visitors; they were able to take a look at the 65 magazine and nearly 15,000 title collection. In this night exposure, the interior of the Swasey library can clearly be seen through the building's floor-to-ceiling glass walls. The library branch was designed by Lea, Pearson & Richards and built by McKasson Bros. Construction. Landscaping was provided primarily by the West End Gardeners League. The building was later renovated with funds provided by 1984's 15.8 million dollar bond project. (TNT 10-7-60, A-11-article, 10-8-60, p. 2-article)

Tacoma Public Library, George O. Swasey Memorial Branch (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Commerce St. side of Bernice Building. By 1960, there were many vacancies in the venerable Bernice Building located in the 1100 block of Pacific Avenue. The building would be demolished later to make room for the new Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.site. Pacific First Federal had requested photographs of the front and rear of the Bernice Building with adjoining buildings removed.

Bernice Building (Tacoma);

Full front of Bernice Building, Pacific Avenue side. Located on the ground floor of the Victorian era Bernice Building was Bender's, women and men's clothing store owned by Jack R. Bender. Customers seem to be flocking to the ready-to-wear store, drawn by the low prices in the quitting business sale. The Bernice Building, as well as the adjacent Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. building, would be demolished to make way for a modern, expanded Pacific First Federal structure. The new building would open in September, 1964.

Bernice Building (Tacoma); Bender's (Tacoma);