Male trio with one Gibson guitar. They posed for a studio portrait in mid-August of 1977. The three young men are dressed similarly with dark pullovers and light big-collared shirts. Known as the Evan Groom Trio, they were slated to appear in concert on September 29th at The Other Side of the Tracks in Auburn. Photograph ordered by David Nordstrom. (TNT 9-23-77, TGIF section)
40-foot wheelhouse control console located aboard the $50 million dollar Western Offshore No. IX, a newly built self-propelled drillship moored in 1977 at the Port of Tacoma's Pier 24. Equipment manufactured by Martin-Decker Co., Santa Ana, CA. There was a helipad on top the wheelhouse for a helicopter to whisk personnel to and from shore. Photograph ordered by Cochrane Chase & Co., Newport Beach, CA. (TNT 9-18-77, G-10, article)
Martin-Decker Co. equipment aboard the newly built Western Offshore No. IX which was moored at the Port of Tacoma's Pier 24 in 1977. The 520-foot drillship had a 93-foot beam and a 200-foot derrick. It had nearly 14 miles of anchor line on 12 giant reels. No. IX was designed to drill holes up to 25,000 feet deep in water up to 750 feet deep. The drillship had room for a 120-man crew and a helipad on top of the 40-foot long wheelhouse control console that was used to transport men to and from shore. Photograph ordered by Cochrane Chase & Co., Newport Beach, CA. (TNT 9-18-77, G-10 article)
Construction project at American Lake Veterans' Hospital. Building with tiled roof is apparently in the process of having its exterior waterproofed. About 15 different construction and improvement projects were underway at the 52-year-old facility. Four years ago the hospital was used primarily as a psychiatric facility. It is now a general rather than a specialized hospital. Photograph ordered by Premier Waterproofing, Denver, Co. (TNT 6-23-77, B-1 article on projects) TPL-10367
Building construction--Lakewood--1970-1980; American Lake Veterans' Hospital (Lakewood);
Interior of glass store. Examples of mirrors and other framed works in glass are displayed in an Aro Glass Co. store in July of 1977. Aro Glass Co. stores in Aberdeen and Olympia were photographed on the same day. Richards Studio notes do not identify which location the above photograph represents. An advertisement which ran in September of 1977 indicated that Aro Glass was expanding to a full line glass service. Established in Tacoma in 1947, the company was well known for its quality auto glass services. (TNT ad 9-13-77, A-15)
Partial view of kitchen. AA Construction had just completed work on Marcus Calpito's kitchen in July of 1977. This view notes the abundance of wood cabinets, built-in ovens, and refrigerator with whimsical animal magnets. A 1977 calendar "Memories of Yesterday" hangs on the wall next to the door. Mr. Calpito resided at 1414 Rainier St. in Sumner. Photograph ordered by AA Construction.
Portrait of the Honorable Erling Tollefson, Municipal Court judge. Judge Tollefson was the youngest of the four Tollefson brothers who made their mark on Tacoma's landscape. Harold was a two-term Mayor of Tacoma, Thor, a multiple term Republican congressman and Rudy, a well known banker. Thor and Harold preceded him in admission to the bar. Erling Tollefson was born on December 13, 1913 and attended local Tacoma schools including Lincoln High School and the University of Puget Sound. He attended Gonzaga University Law School after being associated with Johnson Paint Co. for many years and passed the Washington bar exam in August of 1959. Judge and Mrs. Tollefson resided at 819 South Monroe. He would pass away on December 5, 1986. (TNT 8-16-59-article; TNT 4-30-78, C-13 article)
Oil barge. Work continues on an oil barge at Canron, Inc. (located in the old Star Iron & Steel plant), 326 Alexander Ave. in May of 1977. More than half of the work has been completed on the 40 x 165-foot oil barge destined for remote Alaskan river trading. General cargo would be loaded on topside with fuel oil in 12 tanks below deck. Canron, Inc., had received a two-month rush construction job for Venetian Iron Works. Canron, a 123-year-old Canadian firm, had been in Tacoma for about two years and had leased the old Star Iron & Steel plant in the tideflats. The company had 75 employees in Tacoma and reported a $3,000,000 backlog of work. Progress photograph ordered by Venetian Iron West Corp., Seattle. (TNT 5-11-77, B-9 article)
Progress photographs; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Barges--Tacoma; Canron, Inc. (Tacoma);
Copy of customer's photograph. Image is of a large tennis complex consisting of both indoor and outdoor courts. Town & Country Tennis Club, Inc. is shown to have two locations - one in Federal Way and the other in Gig Harbor. The complex shown above has not been identified; Town & Country advertised that it would be soon be opening the Federal Way and Puyallup locations. The Town & Country Tennis & Health Club, 10710 - 98th Ave. E., Puyallup, would not actually be constructed until 1978. Eugene M. Mushkin of Mercer Island is listed as the architect. Photograph ordered by Town & Country Tennis Club, Puyallup. (TNT Ad -info 5-3-77, A-11)
Studio portrait of Mrs. Lucille Hurst. Mrs. Hurst, the widow of Dr. Cecil Hurst, posed for a portrait in early May of 1977. She resided at 3635 North Washington St. She, along with civic leaders Thomas Mallon and Gerrit VanderEnde, would be honored on June 9, 1977, at the annual awards banquet of the Tacoma-Pierce County chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. All three would receive the NCCJ 1977 Brotherhood Award. Mrs. Hurst was a member of the Temple Beth El and was a 40-year member of the Tacoma section, National Council of Jewish Women and served as president twice. Her many community contributions included secretary of Faith Home, charter member of the Civic Ballet Board, and secretary-treasurer of the NAACP. Photograph ordered by Lucille Hurst. (TNT 5-29-77, B-5)
Progress photograph of oil barge work occurring at Canron, Inc., 326 Alexander Ave., in the Port Industrial Yard. Canron, a 123-year-old Canadian firm, was involved in a two-month construction rush job for Venetian Iron Works of Des Moines, Iowa. Venetian had subcontracted the $270,000 job to Canron. The 40 x 165-foot steel oil barge will serve remote Alaska river communities. Canron came to Tacoma in 1975 to finish container cranes started by Star Iron & Steel. They decided to stay and leased the old Star Iron & Steel plant in the tideflats from the Port of Tacoma. Photograph ordered by Venetian Iron West Corporation, Seattle. (TNT 5-11-77, B-9 article)
Progress photographs; Canron, Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Barges--Tacoma;
Studio portrait of Silverbrooks. The musicians posed for a group portrait in April of 1977. The musicians, L to R, in this photograph are: Dan Mohler, Dean Krippaehne, Joey Jewell, Bruce Johnson. Three of the four men are bearded and all are dressed in ruffled shirts. A previous photograph of Silverbrooks was taken in July of 1976 (see D167053, image 11) for their appearance at Puyallup's Iron Gate. Photograph ordered by Dan Mohler, Puyallup.
Artist's rendering of Town & Country Tennis Club, Gig Harbor. The large complex is nestled in wooded Gig Harbor and has a large parking lot. Tennis courts appear to be of a indoor nature. Photograph ordered by Town & Country Tennis Club, Gig Harbor.
Renderings; Town & Country Tennis Club (Gig Harbor);
1977 Daffodil Festival Parade. "Reflections of Downtown Tacoma" was the award-winning entry from the Downtown Tacoma Association. Six new buildings and a fountain full of daffodils made note of downtown's growth. An unidentified 4-piece band and Ms. Downtown Tacoma accompanied the float. It won the Commissioners' Trophy for best commercial float. (TNT 4-16-77, A-3 article)
Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1977 : Tacoma); Parades & processions--Tacoma--1970-1980; Floats (Parades)--Tacoma--1970-1980;
