Ship under construction at Tacoma Boatbuilding in late summer of 1968. Tacoma Boatbuilding had suffered a devastating fire on August 17, 1968, with more than $2,000,000 in damages. Two Navy gunboats and the primary ship assembly plant were destroyed in the three-alarm fire. The company vowed to rebound from the loss and work did continue on undamaged vessels by the end of August. (TNT 8-17-68, p. 1, TNT 8-18-68, p. 1) TPL-9132

Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Republican candidate for Congress Tony Chase and his family marched down a corridor on June 28, 1968. His two daughters, dressed alike in daisy covered outfits, were wearing large sashes proclaiming them to be a "Tony Girl." The older child was also carrying a "Chase for Congress" campaign sign. Others in the background were also toting similar signs. Mr. Chase was a former cabinet-level state employee under Governor Dan Evans and served as federal-state coordinator. Governor Evans participated in the opening of separate campaign headquarters for himself and Mr. Chase on June 28, 1968, in Tacoma where he was met by assorted teenage "Tony Girl(s)." (TNT 6-29-68, p. 1) ALBUM 4.

Chase, Anthony G.; Chase, Anthony G.--Family; Political campaigns; Signs (Notices);

Smoke could be seen day and night billowing from the St. Regis Paper Co. facility on Tacoma's industrial Tideflats. Aerial view taken in late June, 1966, shows that the area continued to grow with new construction. St. Regis was located conveniently between the Puyallup and St. Paul Waterways. Photograph ordered by St. Regis Paper Co.

Aerial photographs; St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Smoke--Tacoma;

Briarhurst. This large Southern Colonial has been identified as "Briarhurst," constructed in 1914 for William Laird McCormick. The brick 2+ story home on Gravelly Lake Dr. S.W. in Lakewood was built for $20,000 by the Cornell Brothers. It later became the home of Edwin Lewis Griffin of Griffin Fuel Co., who passed away on the premises in March, 1955. By 1966, it was the home of Carroll O'Rourke, an executive with the Weyerhaeuser Co. A woman, possibly Mrs. O'Rourke, stands on the patio of the elegant home in May, 1966. Its columns are reminiscent of the White House. The home has several balconies and numerous French-doors and was located on a large, well-landscaped lot surrounded by trees. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co. from customer's negative. (Additional information provided by Donna Gray)

Houses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Columns; Balconies;

On a sunny April day in 1966, an unidentified cowpoke, arms akimbo, was ready for action on the cement driveway in front of one of the new houses in the Heritage West housing development. Wearing a large (toy) pistol, he is standing near a sign indicating septic tanks were prohibited in the Heritage West neighborhood of homes. Presumably modern sewer lines were being installed. This little boy was used in a Heritage West ad, sans background, in the May 6, 1966, News Tribune. Heritage West was a development of new homes ten minutes northeast of Tacoma that was developed by Evergreen Builders of Tacoma. It was off South 320th just west of The Commons at Federal Way (formerly Seatac Mall). Photograph ordered by Evergreen State Builders. (TNT Ad May 5, 1966, p. 22)

Boys; Cowboy hats; Handguns; Signs (Notices); Houses--1960-1970;

The Bon Marche was no longer the only occupant of the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center on the south side of Tacoma in October,1965 when this aerial photograph was taken. A full-line J.C. Penney's had opened at the southeast end of the large building complex and many smaller specialty stores had joined the two large department stores. Acres of free parking proved to be a major draw, and the enclosed mall design kept customers out of the wind and rain. The National Bank of Washington's circular building is prominent near the Mall; I-5 freeway, providing easy access to the Mall, runs along the photograph's left side. The Wapato Lake area is southeast of the Mall to the left of I-5, near the horizon. Most of the residential development surrounding the Mall has been converted over the years into commercial property.

Aerial photographs; Shopping centers--Tacoma; Bon Marche (Tacoma); National Bank of Washington (Tacoma); J.C. Penney Co. (Tacoma);

Informal portrait of Puget Sound National Bank Chairman of the Board Reno Odlin. Mr. Odlin had been elected president of the American Bankers Association in 1964, the first banker from the Pacific Northwest to win this office in the organization's 90-year history. He had previously served the local and national banking industry in many leadership positions, including the Washington Bankers Assn., the Federal Reserve, and U.S. Treasury. Reno Odlin spent most of 1965 traveling to nearly every state in the union to visit bankers, government and business leaders, in addition to several foreign countries to discuss international issues regarding money. (Provorse: Banking on Independence, p. 120-121)

Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Bankers--Tacoma;

ca. 1963. Mt. Rainier serves as a brilliant backdrop for a tree which has just been topped in St. Regis logging operations. The camera has captured the tree in the process of falling on a bright late summer day in 1963. The Douglas fir would be used as a spar for high lead logging operations. Several sections on this mountainside have already been clear-cutted and the downed trees strewn about the landscape. Tops and limbs have been removed from the trees and they have been cut into sections. St. Regis owned about 200,000 acres of prime timber in the Cascades about 40 miles east of Tacoma. Photograph ordered by St. Paul & Tacoma Division (St. Regis Paper Co.) (TNT 8-20-63, B-3) TPL-2010

Logs; Lumber industry; St. Regis Paper Co.;

ca. 1962. Portrait of young boxer in bare-fisted stance, ca. 1962. This is Denny Moyer, Portland middleweight. He was a former Tacoma Golden Gloves junior middle champion. Moyer would win an unanimous decision over former welterweight and middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson in a February 17, 1962, rematch at Madison Square Garden. The 22-year-old boxer had lost a previous decision to the 41-year-old Robinson. Moyer would gain the attention of the nation again when he fought welterweight champ, Emile Griffith, in a 10-round non-title event on August 18, 1962. He would lose to Griffith by a split decision in the nationally televised bout.(TNT 2-18-62, B-10, TNT 8-17-62, A-1, 8-19-62, A-1)

Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Moyer, Denny;

ca. 1962. Portrait of boxer Emile Griffith. He has his fists clenched as he stares into the distance. He would meet Portland middleweight Denny Moyer in a 10-round matchup at the Tacoma Sports Arena on August 18, 1962. Griffith, the world welterweight champion, would not have his title at stake as both fighters would weigh over the 147 pound welter limit. The fight would be televised nationally on ABC as its "Fight of the Week." Griffith would win a split decision over Moyer before a crowd of approximately 2,600 - not a bad gate considering the match was not blacked out locally. (TNT 8-17-62, A-1, 8-19-62, A-1)

Boxers (Sports)--Tacoma--1960-1970; Griffith, Emile;

The head of a man peering through binoculars can barely been seen emerging from the rounded turret at the top of Mount Constitution Tower. The stone tower is located in Moran State Park on Orcas Island. The 4,803 acre park was donated to the state by famous ship builder, Robert Moran, who also served as mayor of Seattle for two terms. It is on the east peninsula of Orcas Island, in San Juan County. Photograph ordered by the Commerce & Economic Development Department.

Mount Constitution Tower (Orcas Island); Towers;

Here is another view of the progress being made in the construction of a new unidentified suspension bridge in late 1957. Skilled workers are covering wooden slats with sheets of plywood. In the distance cranes and additional workmen are apparently involved in the construction of a bridge tower. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Bridge construction; Bridges; Suspension bridges; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Groups of men appear to be consulting one another as work progresses on the construction of a new unidentified bridge in late 1957. Plywood has been laid on most of the roadbed with one section of exposed rebar yet to be covered. Photograph ordered by Douglas Fir Plywood Association.

Bridge construction; Bridges; Suspension bridges; Plywood; Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Tacoma);

Thousands of Shriners converged on Tacoma in June of 1957 for their annual Pacific Northwest Shrine Association convention. Festivities culminated at Lincoln Bowl where the "Shrine-O-Rama" pageant took place. The general public was invited to attend the evening program of marching units, Oriental bands and bands. ALBUM 15.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma);

The bright lights of Lincoln Bowl look down on the thousands of Shriners present for their annual Pacific Northwest Shrine Association convention in 1957. "Shrine-O-Rama" was open to the general public who watched the marching units and listened to the various Shrine bands. ALBUM 15.

Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1950-1960; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma);

ca. 1957. A banjo player, believed to be Barney Stallone, deftly picks out a tune as he joins fellow musicians in a jam session in an undated sepia photograph possibly taken about 1957. This tight quartet is composed of drums, accordion, banjo and two guitars. They are sitting close together on a small stage; a piano and instrument case are nearby. The guitarist to Mr. Stallone's right is believed to be a Mr. Naccarto. Photograph ordered by Joyce Kinkela Hergert. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Music ensembles; Banjos;

ca. 1934. This is believed to be Virna Haffer's "With a Weird Spark," an abstract composition of a man and woman and pattern in "sky" (sea shell), circa 1934. (Virna Haffer Collection) (Bullock: A Turbulent Lens, p. 132)

Back of Photo:
"General view of properly loaded and blocked car after removal of banding straps"

Back of Photo:
"Blocking of stack loaded in center of car door."

Back of Photo:
"General view of properly loaded and blocked car"

Back of Photo:
"View of main blocking after removal from floor of car showing size and multiplicity of spikes"

Back of Photo:
"General view of properly loaded and blocked car"

Northwest Etchings

From envelope: Samuel Haddell - 4 ft. August 29, 1946, 7 pm.

From envelope: Laurel Haddell - 10 ft. August 29, 1946, 7 pm.

From envelope: Laurel Haddell - 10 ft. August 29, 1946, 7 pm.

From envelope: Stuart at piano. July 7, 1946, 1 pm.