1972 Daffodil Parade. Tacoma's weather had a bit of everything for the 39th annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival parade. Brilliant sunshine, rain squalls, gusty winds, and hail/snow greeted the thousands assembled on Saturday, April 8th. Sheer raincoats covered the beautiful gowns of the festival's princesses riding on the Puyallup Community's Princess float pictured above; even the Daffodilians marching along wore clear rain jackets over their bright yellow coats. (TNT 4-9-72, A-1 -article)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980;

1972 Daffodil Parade. Police units from both the Tacoma Police Department and Pierce County Sheriff were an integral part of the annual Daffodil Parade. Proceeding down wet Pacific Avenue on April 8, 1972, was believed to be a contingent from the Tacoma Police Department. The motorcycle officers were in "V" formation.

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Police--Tacoma--1970-1980; Motorcycles--Tacoma--1970-1980;

1972 Daffodil Parade. "Lady of the Lake" was the name of the Olympia Capital Lakefair float in the 1972 Grand Floral Parade. This rosy entry captured second place in the "Communities and cities over 5,000 population" division.

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980;

1972 Daffodil Parade. Close-up of prize-winning St. Regis Paper Co. float. A bouquet of giant daffodils is the focus of the float, seemingly much larger than the attendants waving to the throngs waiting on Pacific Avenue. St. Regis was a perennial winner in the Grand Floral Parade; in 1972, it won the Mayor's Trophy for best use of daffodils.

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980;

1972 Daffodil Parade. The first float in the annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival parade has traditionally been the Queen's Float, a non-competitive entry of Tacoma City Light. In 1972, designer Graydon Bailey, preparing for the often unpredictable spring weather, even equipped the festival queen, Paula Achziger, with a bubble top umbrella. 58,000 golden daffodils were used to blanket the float. (TNT 4-9-72, A-1)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980; Achziger, Paula;

1972 Daffodil Parade. View of Sweepstakes winner as it passes by Dammeier Printing, the Olympus Hotel and Robblee's Safe & Lock Co. on Pacific Ave. This entry from the Olympia Brewing Co. won the coveted FTD Sweepstakes Award for best overall float in the 1972 Grand Floral parade. It used 45,000 daffodils and an array of greenery to promote the festival's theme, "Proudly We Hail." The Olympia Brewing Co. further extended the theme to include "Proudly We Hail the Great Northwest," with deer, rabbits, mice and a skunk sharing the landscape. Water from the float's own tank provided the liquid needed for the float's waterfall. Waving to the crowds were Jane Adams and Pat Strahl, who stood within lavender blossoms that opened and closed to the delight of spectators. (TNT 4-9-72, A-1, A-4, B-3)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980;

1972 Daffodil Parade. Neither rain nor wind nor sleet slowed the procession of jeeps rumbling down Pacific Avenue in the 1972 Daffodil Parade. The colorful jeeps belonged to members of the Webfooters Jeep Club. Directly behind the last of the jeeps was the Civil Defense bus.

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Jeep automobile;

1972 Daffodil Parade. Making an appeal for "Universal Peace" was the entry from the Fife-Milton Daffodil Association. Doves "flew" over the yellow and pink blossoms of this award-winning float. This lovely float won the Judges' Trophy for originality. (TNT 4-9-72, A-4, B-7)

Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1972 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Staff of Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff & Pett's Public House. In 1972, Crystal Corbin (far left) and Susan Pettit (far right) were hostesses at the new restaurant with the long name - Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff & Pett's Public House - located on Ruston Way. Beth Pritchard (third from right) was one of the waitresses. Employees of Clinkerdagger's wore outfits reminiscent of pub fashions worn in London of the 1800's. Many of the young ladies shown above in April of 1972, shortly after the restaurant's opening, were students at the University of Puget Sound. Photograph ordered by Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff & Pett's Public House.

Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff & Pett's Public House (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1970-1980; Waitresses--Tacoma--1970-1980;

In April of 1972, Steven Braverman, Shana McNally and Susie Haas, dressed in the latest Spring fashions, posed by a brick wall near the Country Store in Lakewood. The youngsters, sporting bright smiles, stuffed animals and a baseball mitt, were prepared to walk down the style show aisle. The style show, entitled "Happiness Is - A Spring Fling" occurred after a noon luncheon at the Lakewood Terrace restaurant. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma section, National Council of Jewish Women. (TNT 4-20-72, B-4)

Children--Lakewood--1970-1980; Fashion models--Lakewood; Braverman, Steven; McNally, Shana; Haas, Susie;

View of lobby with "antique" furnishings, large brick fireplace. The young serving staff of Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff & Pett's Public House, 3327 Ruston Way, relax in the restaurant's lobby on April 5, 1972. Many, if not all, of the waitresses and hostesses were selected from the campus of the University of Puget Sound. Crystal Corbin and Susan Pettit (both standing extreme left) share smiles with their co-workers; the wait staff wore ruffled skirts and blouses, white stockings, and caps resembling the clothing of 19th century London pub employees. Even the men employed at the newly opened establishment sported white hose, buckled shoes and ruffled shirts. Photograph ordered by Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff & Pett's Public House.

Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff & Pett's Public House (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1970-1980; Waitresses--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Two employees of Environmental Erosion Control, based in Puyallup, are pictured on March 31, 1972, with a hydroseeder used in company operations. A hydroseeder was a mechanical sprayer. Environmental Erosion Control was located at 906 -4th St. N.W. and managed by John Gilbertson. Photograph ordered by Environmental Erosion Control.

Trucks; Machinery;

1972 Richards stock footage. Another view of modular home assembled next to the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. The Sunnen Crane Service has just finished lowering the second of the two halves of the home onto the wooden pilings. The prefabricated one-level home had a rough cedar shake roof and light brown exterior siding. This modular home was manufactured by Evergreen State Builders and was on sale for $16,000. Double doors, walk-in closets, porches and wrought iron railings were some of the many amenities offered in the 1,440 square foot home. Admission to the modular home was free with the inexpensive purchase of the 1972 Tacoma Home Show ticket. After the home show run, the modular home would be moved to Evergreen's display on I-5 at the Fife interchange. (TNT 3-27-72, p. 6)

Hoisting machinery; Prefabricated houses;

Studio set-up of S2 brand of Nebulizer & Inhalant. Offering "fast-safe-economical relief" for bronchial asthma, the S2 Nebulizer & Inhalant was on sale for $3.89. It was not an aerosol and did not contain freon gas. It was manufactured for the Nephron Corporation of Tacoma. Photograph ordered by Nephron Corporation.

Merchandise displays--Tacoma--1970-1980; Medical equipment & supplies;

1972 Richards stock footage. A Sunnen Crane is pictured slowly lowering part of a modular home onto its wood pilings. Manufactured by Evergreen State Builders, the home was trucked in two separate sections to the site of the annual Tacoma Home Show at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. The 1,440 square foot 3-bedroom home had a price of $16,000. Thousands of home show visitors would eventually tour this home during the week-long spring exhibition. (TNT 3-27-72, p. 6)

Hoisting machinery; Prefabricated houses;

Members of the Amaranth Court #9 are pictured above on March 31, 1972, at the Odd Fellows Hall, 2413 East C St. Several of the women are wearing fezzes with tassels and decorated with a large star and name "Deborah." Photograph ordered by the Amaranth Court #9.

Amaranth Court #9 (Tacoma); African American women--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Customers at Honan's Restaurant, 737-41 Saint Helens Avenue in Tacoma, were invited to help chose the popular restaurant's "Irish Rose" during their 3-day Saint Patrick's Day celebration in 1972. Each cash register receipt was good for one vote until 10 pm on Thursday, March 16; the queen would be named and crowned an hour later. Bob Honan, his back to the camera, tended bar in front of the contestants' names and large photographs. The women competing for the title were: (l to r) Sherrie Connolly, Monica Michel and Colleen O'Brien. Unfortunately, there was no mention found in the News Tribune of the outcome of this competition. On the 17th, Honan's made their annual Saint Patrick Day's transatlantic phone call to the restaurant's namesake in Ennis, County Clare. A limited Irish-only menu of corned beef & cabbage, Irish stew, and corned beef sandwiches would be served that day. (Photograph ordered by National Home Shows, Inc.) (TNT ad 3-13-72, p. 11)

Contests--Tacoma--1970-1980; Honan's Restaurant (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1970-1980; Honan, Bob;

Three tow trucks are parked side-by-side at Fife Towing in early March of 1972. Fife Towing offered 24-hr. towing and also insured complete auto repair. According to an entry in the 1972 City Directory, the company had dispatched emergency road service. Fife Towing was located at 4310 Pacific Hwy. E. in Fife. Photograph ordered by Pacific Northwest Bell.

Fife Towing (Fife); Wreckers (Vehicles)--Fife; Towing--Fife;

Sea trials. The "Voyager," a 237-foot tuna seiner, underwent successful sea trials in March of 1972 after launching ceremonies at Tacoma Boatbuilding on February 12, 1972. She ran into some trouble just prior to her departure to San Diego on March 27, 1972, when she ran aground on a river bar at the mouth of the Puyallup River. The "Voyager" had been on her way to the City Waterway to load fuel for the first leg of her trip when the mishap occurred. She was stuck for more than six hours before floating off on high tide. Fortunately, there was no damage caused by the grounding, and the ship was able to refuel and head south the following morning. (TNT 3-28-72, p.4 -article on grounding)

Ship trials--Tacoma--1970-1980; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1970-1980; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980;

In March of 1972 Elaine Burt, the newly crowned Tacoma Home Show Queen, smiled prettily while perched on the back of a llama. Her placid companion, who also appears to be smiling, was on display during the 26th edition of the home show held at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse from March 28 through April 4, 1972. Llamas were just being introduced to the Pierce County area, within a few years they could be seen at the Puyallup Fair. (Photograph ordered by National Home Shows, Inc.) (TNT 3-27-72, p. 8)

Burt, Elaine; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1970-1980; Llamas;

Four employees of Lyon Moving Storage Co. posed for a group portrait during the 26th annual Tacoma Home Show held at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse in the spring of 1972. Samples of packing boxes and crates were available at the Lyon booth. Photograph ordered by Lyon Van & Storage Co.

Lyon Van & Storage (Tacoma); Crates--Tacoma; Shipping--Tacoma--1970-1980; Moving & storage trade--Tacoma--1970-1980; Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1970-1980;

1972 Richards stock footage. Prefabricated modular homes were noted for their easy assembly and installation. The Sunnen Crane Service is pictured above in the spring of 1972 lowering the second of two parts of a home onto wood pilings. The house has basically been cut into two pieces that will be joined together. This wood frame one-story home was placed on display at the 1972 Tacoma Home Show held at the renovated University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. The 3-bedroom, 1 1/2 bath modular home was built by Evergreen State Builders and was on sale for $16,000. (TNT 3-27-72, p. 6)

Hoisting machinery; Prefabricated houses;

Labor Center. View of massive Labor Center which had been dedicated on March 10, 1972. The three story building housed the Pierce County Labor Council, Tacoma Labor Advocate newspaper, and more than 30 unions. Photograph ordered by Dunham & Bush, Seattle.

Labor Center (Tacoma);

Mrs. Robert Clinton was installed as Queen of Zora Temple, Daughters of the Nile in elaborate ceremonies at the Masonic Temple, 47 Saint Helens Ave., on March 25, 1972. Mrs. Clinton, in white jeweled gown, is pictured flanked by members of her royal court. She is also wearing the traditional queen's robe of rich green velvet accented by gold braid and rhinestone baguettes. Color photograph ordered by the Daughters of the Nile. (TNT 3-19-72, B-4 article)

Clinton, Robert--Family; Daughters of the Nile Zora Temple No. 5 (Tacoma); Fraternal organizations--Tacoma--1970-1980; Clubwomen--Tacoma--1970-1980; Women--Clothing & dress--Tacoma--1970-1980;

One of the attractions of the upcoming spring Tacoma Home Show was the 1,440 square foot modular home erected outside the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. The home was trucked to the site in two parts and assembled. A Sunnen crane is pictured above on March 23, 1972, in the process of lowering the second of the two sections on wood pilings. The modular home was on sale for $16,000 and contained 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 baths. Photograph ordered by National Home Shows, Inc.

Hoisting machinery; Prefabricated houses;

Interior of waterfront home. This may be the Rosedale residence of James O'Hern. Large picture windows, high ceilings, enormous fireplace are some of the home's features. Photograph ordered by Albert Construction.

Houses--Rosedale--1970-1980;

Bedroom - "Barcelona" model home. This may be the elegant master bedroom of the 3,350 square foot model home built for the 1972 Tacoma Home Show. Drawing upon Mediterranean influences, Evergreen State Builders made heavy use of gold and red tones in the design of this $50,000 luxury home. The master bedroom was actually a suite 16 x 32 feet with its own bath, walk-in closets and a dressing room. A curved staircase led from the tiled entry to the second floor where the expansive bedroom was located. Color photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-27-72, p. 8 -article)

Bedrooms--University Place; Houses--University Place--1970-1980; Model houses--University Place;

Magenta model home built for 1972 Tacoma Home Show. Built by Crest Builders in the Oxford development of Steilacoom, the "Magenta" was a contemporary one-story wood-framed home with two-car garage. Its kitchen, shown above in mid-March, 1972, presented a bright and modern look. Countertops, window dressings, clock and chair upholstery all had a cheerful mauve tone. The extensive use of white cabinetry and appliances, unique dining set and light floor covering probably made the kitchen area appear much larger than its actual size. Color photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-27-72, p. 7 - ad)

Kitchens--Steilacoom; Houses--Steilacoom--1970-1980; Model houses--Steilacoom;

Magenta model home. Located in the Oxford development in Old Steilacoom, the "Magenta," built by Leroy Crest of Crest Builders and open for touring during the 1972 Tacoma Home Show, fit snugly close to the ground on a wooded lot with landscaped front and back yards. Extensive amounts of beauty bark have been utilized to present a pleasing appearance. The L-shaped home came equipped with a double-car garage. Color photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-27-72, p. 7-ad; TNT 3-27-72, p. 9 -article)

Houses--Steilacoom--1970-1980; Model houses--Steilacoom;

Living room - "Barcelona" model home. The luxury home's living room is alive with colors of vibrant red and gold. Comfortable gold and white stuffed chairs and an extended patterned couch with accents of red and gold along with an ornate glass table with gold-toned supports make this sitting area a most pleasant spot to enjoy a drink or converse with friends. The wall-to-wall carpet is also deep red in tone, a color which is picked up by the window valances. The "Barcelona" was available for touring during the 26th annual Tacoma Home Show, March 28th-April 4th of 1972. Located in a "semi-custom" development near Chambers Creek Road in University Place, the home was listed for a then pricey $50,000. Color photograph ordered by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tacoma. (TNT 3-27-72, p. 7; TNT 3-27-72, p. 8 -article);

Living rooms--University Place--1970-1980; Houses--University Place--1970-1980; Model houses--University Place;