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D145359-1

W.G. Cleveland, of Bob & Bill's Service, 8808 Pacific Ave., receives the congratulations of Bardahl supervisor Art Johnson on September 25, 1965. Cleveland was the winner of the 21'' television pictured above. Bob & Bill's Service, a Mobil station, also sold fishing, tackle and Bardahl products. Photograph ordered by Bardahl, Seattle.


Johnson, Art; Cleveland, W.G.; Televisions; Bob & Bill's Service (Tacoma);

D145810-8

Color studio portrait of Stadium High School senior Jennell Oliphant. Miss Oliphant was a member of the Stadium chorus. She had transferred from Eatonville High School. Her future plans, according to the 1966 Stadium High School yearbook, the Tahoma, included vocational training.


Oliphant, Jennell; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

D145189-1

In June of 1965 the employees of the Puget Sound National Bank dressed in costumes from the "Gay 90s" to celebrate the bank's 75th anniversary. A beautiful, multi-layer cake with a giant 75 on top was baked for the occasion. The bank, originally named the Puget Sound Savings Bank, opened on June 10, 1890 at 2422 Pacific Avenue. From 1890 to 1965 the bank survived the financial panic of 1893, the Great Depression and several name changes. In the 1990s they were taken over by KeyBank. (Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank.)


Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Banks--Tacoma; Anniversaries--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cakes--Tacoma--1960-1970;

D145863-40

Studio portrait of Rabbi Richard Rosenthal. The leader of Temple Beth El for many years, Rabbi Rosenthal was a German immigrant who graduated from both Centenary College and Hebrew Union College. Besides his rabbinical duties, he also taught at the University of Puget Sound. He passed away at the age of 69 on March 3, 1999. Many lauded the man who united Tacoma's Jewish community and called him a "truly holy man."


Rosenthal, Richard; Rabbis--Tacoma;

D145211-1

St. Leo's 1965 graduating class. 40 young boys and girls, all neatly dressed in Sunday attire, are recent graduates of St. Leo's Elementary School. Many of them will probably go on to Catholic high schools. All are holding diplomas and beaming happily on this sunny June day.


St. Leo's Parochial School (Tacoma); Church schools--Tacoma;

D145318-1

For many years the Tacoma Athletic Commission sponsored a Fourth of July show featuring elaborate fireworks. George P. Sheridan, chairman, and Howard Krewson, ticket chairman, pose with three children and a variety of fireworks on a grassy lot on July 1, 1965. Cecelia Harris rides bareback on a small pony while Denise Michael is perched on a Schwinn bicycle. Patricia Harris holds an enormous firecracker. The bicycle and pony would be given away during the gigantic fireworks show at the Stadium Bowl on Monday, July 5th. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma Athletic Commission. (TNT 7-2-65, p. 1)


Tacoma Athletic Commission (Tacoma); Children & adults; Sheridan, George P.; Krewson, Howard; Harris, Cecelia; Michael, Denise; Harris, Patricia; Ponies; Bicycles & tricycles; Fireworks--1960-1970;

D145677-2

Eight members of the Peoples 1965-66 Fashion Teen Board posed with Hannah Spangler, fashion director, on August 31, 1965, in the store's new teen department. The girls represented various private and public high schools in the area. Kris Skalitzky of Curtis High School (far left) holds a sample of the stylish new clothing that the store would be carrying. Posed on the small riser were: (l to r) Peg Jewell of Wilson High School, Mary Helen Lochridge of Mt. Tahoma, Wendy Hokenson of Lincoln High School, Sue Ballman of Franklin Pierce holding a new issue of Seventeen Magazine, Helen Croasdill of Lakes High School, Susan Monaghan of Aquinas, and Peggy Rowlands of Stadium. A new beauty workshop involving the teens opened on September 8, 1965. The Peoples Store was located at 1101-07 Pacific Avenue; it closed in 1983. (TNT 9-7-65, p. 11) Photograph ordered by News Tribune.


Teenagers; Peoples (Tacoma); Department stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Spangler, Hannah; Skalitzky, Kris; Jewell, Peg; Lochridge, Mary Helen; Hokenson, Wendy; Ballman, Sue; Croasdill, Helen; Monaghan, Susan; Rowlands, Peggy;

D145942-4RC

Strickland-Taylor wedding. Formal portrait of Mamie Elizabeth Strickland on her wedding day of October 23, 1965. She wed Rev. Richard Edward Taylor at the Allen A.M.E. Church, 1411 Yakima Ave. So. According to engagement information published in the April 18, 1965, News Tribune, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grady A. Strickland. Rev. Taylor was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie P. Taylor of Seattle. The new Mrs. Taylor wore a pearl white satin gown trimmed with pearl beads; pearls also edged her train. (TNT 4-18-65, D-13, TNT 10-24-65, D-8)


Weddings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Brides--1960-1970; Wedding costume--1960-1970; Strickland, Mamie Elizabeth; Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church (Tacoma);

A145558-16

Columns accentuate this Colonial-styled unidentified brick home in July, 1965. A gently curving porch provides shade and shelter for those wanting to view the nicely landscaped yard. An unusual wrought iron bench with portraits on the backrests is placed under a window.


Houses--1960-1970; Columns; Benches;

A145329-5

Man in hard hat surveys stand of tall trees. This photograph was taken on Potlatch Forests property in the Lewiston, Idaho, area, for possible inclusion in the company's annual report. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.


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

A145329-77

Scenes from Potlatch Forests pulp and paper operations. Interior of Potlatch Forests, Inc., paper plant shows two men at work handling paper products. Small rolls of what appear to be toilet paper emerge on a conveyor belt. A large roll of paper is apparently in the process of being wound. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for company report. TPL-3856


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

A145865-5

Precision Machine Works, Inc. A piece of machinery appears to be in the process of being tested at Precision Machine Works, 2101 Pacific Avenue, on September 14, 1965. A technician in lab coat prods the machine which is sprewing out shredded bits of wood-like chips. Precision Machine manufactured precision parts, many from aluminum forgings, for the aerospace industry customers like Boeing. They were once known for manufacturing machine tools for the woodworking industry. 65 people were employed at the firm run by president and chief engineer E.J. Gazecki with a $400,000 annual payroll. They produced 1.25 million dollars in annual sales. Photograph ordered by Precision Machine Works. (TNT 7-18-65, B-7)


Precision Machine Works (Tacoma); Machine shops--Tacoma; Machinery;

A145872-A

A rail car full of wood chips pours into an outdoor receptacle on September 16, 1965. This photograph, taken on behalf of Malcolm McGhie, New York industrial consultant, was probably taken at St. Regis Paper Co.'s Tacoma plant. The plant would receive purchased chips and proceed to unload them rapidly using this 60-foot car which could hold 70 tons. St. Regis would haul these chips to Tacoma from their sawmills in Montana. (1965 St. Regis Annual Report, p. 8)


St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Paper industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

C145737-1

Three blended photographs of the area between Sears, Roebuck & Co. and the Bon Marche building in downtown Tacoma taken in September, 1965. The J.C. Penney company was conducting clearance sales as it had moved its main store to the Tacoma Mall Shopping Center. Longtime downtown fixtures on Broadway pictured above were Mode O'Day, Leroy Jewelers, Bernie's Men's Wear, Fashion Shoes, Karl's Shoes, Lyon's, Frank's Diamond Shop, Spellman's Shoes and Penney's. Photograph ordered by Puget Sound National Bank. TPL-502


Commercial streets--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.C. Penney Co. (Tacoma); Stores & shops--Tacoma--1960-1970;

D146214-6

Studio portrait of Beverly Banks. This head-and-shoulders portrait of Beverly Banks was taken on October 9, 1965. Miss Banks was believed to be a Mount Tahoma High School senior at the time of this photograph.


Banks, Beverly; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970;

D146088-2

Grand opening of Florsheim Shoes at the Tacoma Mall. October 13, 1965, saw the grand opening of Florsheim Shoes at the new Tacoma Mall Shopping Center. The store was located across from the Bon Marche, the first occupant of the mall. Shoppers are lined up on two sides of the store awaiting entry to the men's shoe store managed by Chet Stack. The Mall fountain, which was to be a longtime fixture, is in the foreground of the photograph. Photograph ordered by Florsheim Shoes, Chicago. (TNT 10-12-65, C-14, C-15)


Florsheim Shoes (Tacoma); Shoe stores--Tacoma--1960-1970; Shopping centers--Tacoma; Fountains--Tacoma;

A146454-7

A small boy appears to be probing at one end of a cut log at St. Regis' Kapowsin facility on November 2, 1965. He is dwarfed by the size of the numerous logs stacked before him. The young logger-to-be is wearing knee-high boots, suspenders supporting his trousers and a striped shirt. A book is carried and held open by his thumb, perhaps to make notations regarding the cut logs. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for annual report.


St. Regis Paper Co. (Kapowsin); Logs; Boys;

A146982-2E

This St. Regis Paper Co. stacker was capable of lifting 60 tons. In this November 29, 1965, photograph taken in the company's new Tacoma dry-land log-sorting and storage yard, the stacker picks up a full rail-car load at one time and transfers the logs to storage decks which are classified by species and grades. The new facility was created on the harbor front by filling in a saltwater log pond between the sawmill and the kraft mill. A 15-acre log-sorting and storage yard was established on the 35-acre new addition; an L-shaped veneer mill and a stud mill were also built adjacent to the yard. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (1965 St. Regis Annual Report, p. 12-13)


St. Regis Paper Co. (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery;

C146878-1

ca. 1895. Four wooden houses, side-by-side, labeled "Club Houses Tacoma Golf Club." Small children, men and women pose in front and on porches of these nearly identically styled buildings. According to an entry in the History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, this was the initial club house of the Tacoma (Country &) Golf Club located on leased 280 acres of prairie land in Edison in the latter half of the 1890's. One of the buildings served as the club room, one as locker room for men, another as women's locker room, and the fourth as the caretaker's home. The club relocated to the eastern shores of American Lake in 1904. Copy of original photograph ordered by the Weyerhaueser Co. on November 23, 1965. (History of Pierce County, Vol. 1, p. 47-48)


Tacoma Country & Golf Club (Tacoma); Clubhouses--Tacoma--1890-1900;

D147400-19

ca. 1966. 1966 Richards Studios stock footage. Homes and businesses resemble tiny matchbox buildings when viewed by air in 1966. The newly completed I-5 freeway snakes its way northbound flanked by the populous Eastside and downtown Tacoma regions. Tacoma industrial area to the photograph's left center; smoke billows from St. Regis Paper Co.'s plant, a familiar sight for over 30 years.


Aerial photographs; Express highways--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cityscapes;

D147882-12

The "Alpha Helix" commenced its trial runs on February 19, 1966. Martinac Shipbuilding built the 133-foot research vessel for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, as a floating experimental biology laboratory. It had a 31-foot beam and displacement of 512 tons, carried a crew of 12 and could berth a scientific party of ten. The $2,225,000 floating lab was skippered by Capt. James Faughn.The "Alpha Helix" made news on the day of its launching, June 29, 1964, when she broke away from fastenings on the Martinac ways and launched itself. She was spared damage when boom men alertly kept her from smashing into broken pilings. In 1980, the vessel was sold to the University of Alaska's Institute of Marine Science. Photograph ordered by J.M.Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. ( TNT 2-20-66, A-15; scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/archives/siohstry/alphahelix-hist.html; sea.edu/SEA2000/NewsUpdates2000/ShipyardNews/MartinacShipbuilding.htm)


Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Ship trials--Tacoma--1960-1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma);

D147400-40

1966 Richards stock footage. Drained swimming pool; wooden deck is nearby. Swimmers and divers would have good waterfront view. Homeowner may have been preparing for the summer by draining and then replacing the water.


Swimming pools--Tacoma--1960-1970;

D147378-17

A welder shapes a heavy piece of steel in early January, 1966. He may have been employed at Star Iron & Steel Co. of Tacoma. The longtime Tacoma firm built heavy duty cranes for government and private concerns. Completed steel parts hang nearby. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.


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

A147874-6

Carved from wood is a scene from Ancient Egypt where work is being completed on a pyramid. This wood carving, among others, was located at the Cheney Art Woodcarving, 5625 So. Adams St., in February, 1966. The firm was owned by lumberman Ben Cheney. Photograph ordered by Grant Advertising Agency, Seattle.


Cheney Art Woodcarving (Tacoma); Wood carvings;

A147874-9

This mural, composed of eighteen wood carvings, could be seen at the Cheney Art Woodcarving, 5625 So. Adams St., in February, 1966. Each scene depicted moments from American history, including pan handling for gold, military life, commerce, manufacturing and family life. Cheney Art Woodcarving was owned by lumberman Ben Cheney. Photograph ordered by Grant Advertising Agency, Seattle.


Cheney Art Woodcarving (Tacoma); Wood carvings;

A147325-1

Four uniformed drivers stand beside their Griffin-Galbraith Fuel Co. delivery trucks outside company headquarters days before Christmas, 1965. Advertised as Tacoma's complete heating specialists, Griffin-Galbraith Fuel provided oil, coal and wood heating oils in addition to furnace sales and service. The company's radio dispatched fuel oil trucks could be utilized for speedier service. Established in 1889 as Griffin Transfer Co., and later known as Griffin Fuel Co., by 1965, the company was listed in the City Directory as Griffin-Galbraith Fuel Co. It maintained a fleet of fuel trucks and well trained service specialists. Photograph ordered by Griffin-Galbraith Fuel Co.


Griffin-Galbraith Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Fuel trade--Tacoma; Fuel--Tacoma; Trucks--Tacoma--1960-1970;

C147307-1

ca. 1960. Copy of aerial view of Lakewood business district, including the Lakewood Center and Villa Plaza Shopping Center, ca. the early 1960's. The Lakewood Center, among the first of the nation's one-stop shopping centers, is at bottom center. It is bordered by Bridgeport Way (curving long road on left), Gravelly Lake Dr. and Mt. Tacoma Dr. Towards the center of the photograph is the massive Villa Plaza Shopping Center, built in 1957 on the site of the former 200-acre Visitation Villa. The Villa Plaza constantly promoted their 4000 car parking lot, which may have attracted many shoppers eagerly looking for the convenience of free, available parking. Photograph ordered by the Bank of Tacoma.


Aerial photographs; Shopping centers--Lakewood--1960-1970; Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Lakewood Community Center (Lakewood);

D148098-5

Aerials requested by Puget Sound National Bank. This February, 1966, aerial shows the land and water features just into King County. The large lake in the center of the photograph is Mirror Lake. The road running by it is SW 312th St. 1st Ave. S. is long vertical roadway extending into the trees at the left. The curving road intersecting with 1st Ave. S. is Dash Point Rd. Lakota Jr. High School are buildings located near the upper right adjoining Dash Point Rd. Looking southwesterly toward the top of the photo is the Tideflats industrial area; Hylebos Waterway is visible to the right upper corner.


Aerial photographs; Mirror Lake (Wash.);

D148297-2

Aerial view of Tacoma Boat Building Co. facility on Sitcum Waterway as it looked on March 28, 1966. Started by Haldor Dahl and Arne Strom in 1936, Tacoma Boat Building received many contracts for government vessels and fishing boats. The plant was completely destroyed by fire on August 17, 1968; at $3,905,750, it was the largest single loss fire in the Tacoma Fire Department's history. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boat Building Co. TPL-9122


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

D148465-6

Dance at Annie Wright Seminary. Annie Wright students and their dates clasp hands and parade in circles under flower garlands during their Junior Prom on April 30, 1966. This is possibly the "Grand March." The girls are dressed in long evening gowns with many wearing elbow-length gloves. The boys have tuxes or suits; all seem to have flower boutonnieres. The large room is believed to be the school's Great Hall. Photograph ordered by Annie Wright Seminary.


Annie Wright Seminary (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Private schools--Tacoma; Students--Tacoma--1960-1970; Balls (Parties)--Tacoma--1960-1970;

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