Fratex Fashions at "Steve's." A group of people, most in evening dress, pose on a summer evening on the authentic San Francisco cable car owned by Steve Pease. This is most probably a convention or banquet group that has held a special function at Steve's Gay '90s entertainment complex. They are joined by one of the Keystone Cops from the Steve's Opera House revue. Steve's was the premier entertainment spot in Tacoma and a must for out of town visitors. TPL-8622

Cable cars; Steve's Gay '90s (Tacoma); Restaurants--Tacoma--1950-1960;

The exterior of the Fanning Starkey Co. at 911 Pacific Ave., ordered by Carolyn Sholder, consultant. Created by Kenneth Fanning, who served as president, and Harold C. Starkey, executive vice president, the Fanning Starkey Co. served as realtors and also real estate loan and insurance brokers. The business was located in the Peter Irving building, constructed in 1905. Ghilarducci California Florist occupied the space next door at 909 from 1949-1969.

Fanning Starkey Co. (Tacoma); Real estate business--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Kraft Foods display. A wall of stacked Kraft Orange Ade takes up more than an isle at a grocery store. At the end of the display, a mother peruses the ingredients on the can while a demonstrator offers a paper cup full to her toddler. The tow headed child in t shirt and coveralls sitting in the grocery cart with legs dangling doesn't seem too sure about the contents of the cup.

Kraft foods; Grocery carts; Supermarkets; Merchandise displays;

On September 26, 1956, the newly elected Lincoln High School yell staff for the 1956-57 school years posed on the school stairs. The octet included cheer leaders (back row) Mike Bashey, Sandy Toombs, Dick Davidson and in the center of the second row Carolyn Bartell; and song queens (second row, left and right) Kay Manful and Susan Gadbaw and (holding sign, left to right) Christine Hager and Margie (listed as Margery and also Marjorie) Lambert. All of the yell leaders, except Toombs, are listed with the 1957 graduating class. The yell staff of 1957 was instrumental in the adoption of "Onward Lincoln" as the Lincoln H.S. fight song. The group holds a sign with a new cheer (two cheer writing contests were held during the year): "Flying saucers, Man alive, Here comes Lincoln, In over drive, Do we love 'em, Well I guess, Lincoln High School, Yes Yes Yes!!" (The 1957 Lincolnian yearbook)

Lincoln High School (Tacoma); Cheerleading--Tacoma--1950-1960; Students--Tacoma--1950-1960; Teenagers--1950-1960; Bashey, Mike; Toombs, Sandy; Davidson, Richard; Bartell, Carolyn; Manful, Kay; Gadbaw, Susan; Hager, Christine; Lambert, Margery;

ca. 1956. Port McNeil, logging. This is possibly a company home provided for management. It is larger and more ornate than those provided for the workers. The window boxes bloom with flowers and the yard is surrounded by a white board fence. The poles sticking up from the beach area are possible oyster beds.

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Port McNeil B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine, Rayflo plant at Marpole. Experimentation was an important part of research at Rayonier and its Canadian subsidiary Alaska Pine. Cellulose and timber production produced a large amount of wasted byproducts which the company felt could be developed into the products of the future. Rayflo was one of these products; developed only a few years prior, it was in high demand in the oil industry and being studied for use in the manufacture of ceramics. (Rayonier's annual report for 1956)

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Chemical industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

ca. 1956. Alaska Pine; Rayflo plant at Marpole. Alaska Pine, a Canadian subsidiary of Rayonier Inc., had a research center in its Vancouver B.C. offices. It was used to quality control test the cellulose and the products manufactured from it. They also experimented with the residue from the process, searching for new products. The new lab facilities in Vancouver were completed in 1954. More money was being invested in research, in hopes of creating new products and more company growth.

Lumber industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Trees; Logs; Chemical industry--British Columbia--1950-1960; Alaska Pine & Cellulose Limited (Vancouver B.C.);

Studio portrait of Judge Elizabeth Shackleford. Judge Shackleford, who died in 1989 at the age of 94, was known for championing the causes of minorities and the disadvantaged. The daughter of a lawyer, she was admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1922 without first going to law school. She obtained an undergraduate degree from the College of Puget Sound in 1918 and learned enough as an apprentice in her father's, Pierce County Superior Court Judge John Shackleford's, office to pass the state bar exam. She remained with her father's firm until his death in 1927. She was only one of 5 female lawyers in the area at that time and clients were scarce, so she worked for the IRS while building her practice. In the fifties and sixties, she was the only area female attorney and one of few who took black clients. She was appointed Pierce County justice court judge in 1954, a title that changed in '63 to district court judge, and a position that she held until 1967. She practiced law until her retirement at the age of 85 in 1981. She was honored by black, Indian and religious groups in a special ceremony in 1981 in recognition of her efforts to help black women and businessmen establish clubhouses in Tacoma and for providing free legal assistance to minorities. Judge Shackleford never married and remained in Tacoma, her birthplace, most of her life. (TNT 9-6-1989, pg B-4)

Shackleford, Elizabeth; Judges--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Tacoma Mayor John H. (Big John) Anderson, during his second non-consecutive term as Mayor, for the Asphalt Institute. In the spring of 1956, former Mayor John Anderson became Tacoma's freshman City Councilman, taking the position formerly held by the retiring Albert Hooker. On June 4, 1956, in a surprise move, Anderson was chosen by his fellow Council members to be the new Mayor, ousting the highly favored current Mayor Harold Tollefson. Anderson would have less power than his previous term, sharing duties with the City Manager under the new mayor/manager form of city government; a governing system supported by Anderson. In January of 1957 Tacoma was honored with the All-America City award, as one of eleven cities selected by Look Magazine and the National Municipal League that had made significant progress through "intelligent citizen action." Mayor Anderson and city manager David Rowlands were pictured in the three page article. (TNT 6/5/1956, pg.1; Look Magazine 6/25/57 p. 67-70)

Mayors--Tacoma--1950-1960; Anderson, John H.;

Three men at the opening of the new Puget Sound National Bank 84th street branch. In the center of the group is Puget Sound bank president Reno Odlin. Puget Sound celebrated the opening of its temporary branch office at 84th and Pacific; the permanent branch scheduled to be completed in 1957. Its opening marked the bank's 66th year of banking in Tacoma. Located on part of the Old Byrd's Hill Rd, recently renamed Washington State Historical Rd. #1, the celebration had a Gay Nineties flair, with entertainment planned with Steve's restaurant's can can dancers and free rides on Steve's cable car. Photograph ordered by the Condon Co., advertising agency. (TNT 6/29/1956, pg. 10-11)

Odlin, Reno, 1897-1979; Puget Sound National Bank (Tacoma); Bankers--Tacoma; Banking--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Aerial view of Reichhold Chemical Co. on the Tideflats. Reichhold manufactured chemicals used by the plywood industry. Occupying 51 acres of land, the company was a large concern that would employ over 100 people.

Aerial photographs; Building construction; Reichhold Chemicals, Inc. (Tacoma);

B & B Glass & Paint Co.- interiors of shop, showing glass top on counters and sliding doors. B& B sold glass for all purposes, including auto and mirror glass, plexiglas plastics and Pabco paints. They were owned by Benjamin E. Bassett and LeRoy O. Bertheau and had a Lakewood store at 11104 Gravelly Lake Drive. In the photograph, there is a counter to the left with a cash register, and shelves underneath with sliding plexiglas doors. A large desk occupies the space behind the counter, topped with a typewriter and a phone. A large adding machine sits on a stand nearby. Plexiglas sheets do duty as room dividers.

B & B Glass & Paint Co. (Tacoma); Glass industry--Tacoma;

Capital Finance Co. interiors. This loan company was managed by Clarence E. Cubbage. A single office area is occupied by four loan officers and two female secretaries or accountants. The women's desks sport an adding machine and typewriter. A counter with open spaces for customer interaction stands at the front.

Capital Finance Co. (Tacoma);

Bert's Mens Wear at 938 Broadway was closing to make way for Leeds Shoe Store in June of 1956. The large signs in the front windows read "Lease expires! We must vacate!" and "Closing out entire stock! Fixtures for sale!" Bert's sold men's clothing, such as Lancer shirts and Jarman shoes. Wilbur Meier was the manager.

Clothing stores--Tacoma--1950-1960; Berts Mens Wear (Tacoma); Signs (Notices);

Roof slabs being laid in place on Manitou Elementary School, photograph ordered by the Simpson Logging Co. The street immediately in view is the 6600 block of Mullan Street. Manitou Elementary was built in 1919 and underwent remodeling in 1924, 1956 and 1967. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Construction--Tacoma--1950-1960; Roofs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Flat roofs; Manitou Elementary School (Tacoma);

Grand opening of Deans Tavern at 759 So. 38th St., owned and operated by Charles Zigmont. Flowers line the front of the mirror at the back of the bar, good luck tokens from well wishers. A refrigerator and what is possibly the door to a walk in freezer can be seen in the foreground behind the bar. For another view of the tavern, see A100233-1. The Grand Opening was scheduled for Thursday, August 2nd, between 6 a.m. and 2 a.m. (TNT 8/1/1956, PG. A-6 & A-11)

Deans Tavern (Tacoma); Bars--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Street scenes from the housing addition "Fairway at Lakewood," developed by H.A. Briggs. Fairway was a planned community of upscale ranch homes off Steilacoom Blvd. about 1 mile from the Lakewood Center. The rambler homes were distinctive in that they were originals; of different designs and varied materials. The curved streets and rolling green lawns invited play by neighborhood children and a suburban style of life.

Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Housing developments--Lakewood--1950-1960;

The many windows in this large two-story contemporary Skyline Terrace home take advantage of the beautiful view before it. All homes built in Tacoma's Skyline Terrace neighborhood were on designated view lots so the new homeowner could have the Narrows Bridge, Puget Sound, Olympic mountains or city lights as landscapes to be savored. Miller Construction Co., headed by Edward P. Miller, built many of the homes in this newer housing development. It is possible that this home, pictured in 1954, is the personal residence of Mr. Miller. (TNT 5-18-54, C-16)

Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Housing developments--Tacoma--1950-1960; Miller Construction Co., Inc. (Tacoma);

Exterior of bank. The above photograph, taken on January 4, 1964, is believed to be the National Bank of Washington branch at McChord Air Force Base managed by John Helm. The National Bank of Washington had 14 branches in the Tacoma area, including Fort Lewis and McChord. The modern branch had wall-to-wall glass windows and a convenient night deposit drop near the main entrance. The McChord branch at 550 A St. was officially opened on October 25, 1963, when Chairman Goodwin Chase and base commander Co. Kenneth Glassburn cut a dollar-bedecked ribbon.

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

Color display of screens. This plain white 3-part folding screen was on display at Schoenfeld's in February, 1964. The towering screen was framed in light wood and would serve to provide a sense of privacy and separation to its owners. Folding screens, particularly the 3-piece variety, had become popular once more in the early 1960's. Photograph ordered by BC Sales Corp.

Screens--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Color display of screens. Screens served as room dividers and to sometimes shorten an elongated space. This was just one of several 3-piece screens from BC Sales Corp. on display at Schoenfeld's in downtown Tacoma on February 18, 1964. Unlike D140796-14C and D140796-15C, this screen did not appear easily movable. Brass poles fastened the screen to the ceiling and the floor and the screen was shorter in height than other folding kinds. Photograph ordered by BC Sales Corp.

Screens--Tacoma; Showrooms--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Pipe organ at University of Puget Sound. Organ and piano pictured above on February 3, 1964, were located in the university's conservatory of music which was built in 1953. The new two-manual pipe organ had recently been installed in the recital hall. The console is just below the stage apron and the boxed pipes are mounted against the back wall of the stage. The organ would be dedicated on February 13, 1964, in memory of the late Ella France Donovan of Tacoma. Dr. R. Franklin Thompson, school president, would accept the organ on behalf of the university. (TNT 2-9-64, D-12)

Organs; Pianos; University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1960-1970;

A pre-finished oak panel rests on a large oak stump in a rural Lakewood setting in November, 1963. A wire fence separates the stump and panel from the pasture below. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising.

Tree stumps--Lakewood; Fences--Lakewood;

Aerial photograph requested by Puget Sound National Bank and taken in July, 1964, of the Tacoma tideflats area and Port of Tacoma and surrounding neighborhoods. Looking in a northwesterly direction, Gig Harbor and the Peninsula are at the top. Widely channelized Puyallup River is in the center. I-5 freeway runs from the center to the right side of the photograph.

Aerial photographs; Puyallup River (Wash.); Express highways--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Passengers deplaning. Passengers stroll away from the Western Airlines Boeing 720B Fan/Jet that has brought them to Sea-Tac Airport in May, 1964. They appear to be primarily businessmen with briefcases and one military officer. Passengers took air travel more seriously in the 1960's and were not as casually dressed as those travelers today. Note that they were photographed walking to the airport buildings; no connecting ramps in place. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising.

Arrivals & departures--SeaTac--1960-1970; Airports--SeaTac; Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac); Passengers--SeaTac; Walking--SeaTac; Airplanes--SeaTac;

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac, Olympia, detailed view of A-framed showroom taken on May 21, 1964. Naturalistic landscaping, gluelam beams anchored in water feature, Cadillac in window, abstract mural and service wing in background. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co.

Automobile dealerships--Olympia--1960-1970; Automobiles--Olympia--1960-1970; Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac (Olympia);

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac agency, Olympia, Washington. 1964 Pontiac Catalina parked under wooden carport type roof, A-frame structure in background is believed to be agency's showroom. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaueser Co.

Automobile dealerships--Olympia--1960-1970; Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac (Olympia); Pontiac automobile;

A shiny new Schwinn bicycle donated by County Commissioner Harry Sprinker and a real, live pony donated by Judge Robert A. Jacques were the special prizes given away by the Tacoma Athletic Commission at their big fireworks show on July 4, 1964 in the Stadium Bowl. Leslie Finn of Vancouver, B.C., and Keith Watness of Tacoma were photographed with the bicycle and pony for the News Tribune's pre-4th coverage. Tom Cross (left) representing County Commissioner Harry Sprinker and Judge Robert A. Jacques posed with the children on a grassy field near the Thunderbird Shopping Center. There was a 50-cent admission charge for the Stadium Bowl show with all profits going to a program to buy new bowl lighting. (TNT 7-3-64, p. 13)

Children & adults--Lakewood; Ponies; Bicycles & tricycles--Lakewood; Awards; Cross, Tom; Jacques, Robert A.; Finn, Leslie, Watness, Keith;

Exterior of Children's Home Society of Washington, David Fisher Center. The Children's Home Society of Washington, an adoption agency, was located in a one-story contemporary styled building at 201 So. 34th St. near Pacific Ave. The new West Central District office, named after the late David Fisher, trustee at the time of his death, would hold an open house on April 5, 1964. The Society was founded in 1896 by Rev. and Mrs. H.D. Brown who set out to create a statewide organization to find homes for homeless children. Rather than placing children in orphanages, they sought to provide foster families for them. More than 22,000 children have been placed in adoptive homes since the Society's founding. Throughout the Sixties, its adoption and unmarried parent services were its best known. However, with the numbers of children placed for adoption dropping, it re-directed its energy towards providing residential treatment for school-age children as well as assisting parents in providing adequate care so that their children would not be removed from their homes. There are Children's Home Societies in Seattle and Spokane. 40 years after this photograph was taken, the CHS in Tacoma remains at the same address. (www.chs-wa.org, TNT 3-29-64, A-13)

Children's Home Society of Washington (Tacoma); Adoption--Tacoma;

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac, Olympia. Man with pipe in bow tie, glasses and Cadillac blazer, possibly owner Dick Lewis, squats beside a pond with fountain. Young girl in shorts and thongs throws rocks into the water. The dealership, unlike the majority of car lots, emphasized a naturalistic setting. State Capitol dome rises in background. Photograph ordered by the Weyerhaeuser Co.

Dick Lewis Pontiac-Cadillac (Olympia); Throwing; Children--Olympia;