New Prince Hall Grand Lodge members pose in front of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in July, 1967. Over 300 members attended the 65th Grand Lodge convention.

Group portraits; New Prince Hall Grand Lodge (Tacoma); Bethlehem Baptist Church (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Exterior view of Bank of Tacoma's Lakewood branch. The Lakewood branch of the Bank of Tacoma celebrated its grand opening on Tuesday, March 21, 1967. Located at 9919 Bridgeport Way, it was managed by Joe Pelky. The bank's name and logo are prominently displayed outside the modern structure. Photograph ordered by the Bank of Tacoma. (TNT ad 3-20-67, p. 15)

Bank of Tacoma (Lakewood); Banks--Lakewood; Banking--Lakewood;

Carol Weaver spent the summer of 1967 at the Western Washington Experiment Station in Puyallup making candy from berry juice and pectin. She was photographed on June 23, 1967, detailing the candy making process. Miss Weaver was on a Home Economics scholarship from Washington Natural Gas. Photograph ordered by Jay Rockey Public Relations, Seattle.

Weaver, Carol; Employment--Puyallup; Cookery--Puyallup--1960-1970;

The Lake Chelan Garden Club was one of a dozen garden clubs statewide honored by the Atlantic Richfield Co. for conservation of civic beauty on June 21, 1967. The awards were presented at the Eastvold Chapel on the premises of Pacific Lutheran University. The Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs held their annual meeting from June 19 to June 22nd in 1967. The man in the above picture is believed to be either B.J. Shoffer, regional manager of Atlantic Richfield or Rodney W. Rood, public relations manager. Both were scheduled to be present at the conference. Photograph ordered by Atlantic Richfield, Los Angeles.

Awards; Lake Chelan Garden Club (Lake Chelan);

1967 Richards stock file. Another aerial view of the Tidewater Oil Co. facilities on East D St. in the tideflats taken on June 15, 1967. The plant was located next to Puget Sound Plywood Co. whose rooftop sign can be readily seen. The plywood company's log dumps appear to be encrouching onto Tidewater Oil premises. Tidewater had large piers which made transport and transfer of its products onto ships an easier task.

Aerial photographs; Tidewater Oil Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Puget Sound Plywood, Inc. (Tacoma); Logs; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970;

1967 Richards stock footage. Aerial view of Tidewater Oil Co. plant on the Tacoma industrial tideflats taken in mid-June, 1967. A similar photograph was taken the year before in June, 1966; one noticeable difference is the large Flying A symbol on a storage tank has been replaced by a Phillips 66 logo. Phillips Petroleum had bought out the Flying A service stations on the west coast in 1966.

Aerial photographs; Tidewater Oil Co. (Tacoma); Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970; Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Men watch as an enormous crane prepares to hoist a heavy load outside Star Iron & Steel headquarters on June 14, 1967. Long wires dangle from the boom. Star Iron had been manufacturing cranes and hoists for many years; it was one of the oldest steel fabricating companies in the Pacific Northwest. This particular crane had been built for the U.S. Navy. Photograph ordered by Star Iron & Steel Co.

Hoisting machinery; Star Iron & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

Color view by air of the Hylebos Waterway in the summer of 1967; General Metals of Tacoma giant scrap yard with piles of junked automobiles and other scrap metal adjoining the water. Metal could be transported via barges, rail or roadway. General Metals of Tacoma's yard was located at 1902 Marine View Dr. N.E. Brown's Point is across the road from the scrap yard. General Metals had a shredding mill and general scrap facility in full operation on their 20-acre site. They had been located there for just a few months when this June, 1967, photograph was taken. (TNT 2-4-68, C-21)

Aerial photographs; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma); Barges--Tacoma; Junkyards--Tacoma; General Metals of Tacoma Inc. (Tacoma);

Aerial look at the Tacoma Tideflats in the mid-1960's. Marvin's Tank Farm, 2628 Marine View Dr. N.E., on the edges of the Hylebos Waterway. Seveal large reddish tanks dot the landscape. Gravel pit across the roadway. Slender road through trees next to gravel pit leads to Browns Point.

Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970; Marvin's Tank Farm (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Aerial view of Tacoma Tideflats taken in the summer of 1967. This may be the Blair Waterway near the top of the color photograph. Automobiles and trains appear to be toy-like when viewed from above. The large whitish-gray mound in the murky brown depression may be sand or gravel; a curving roadway of the same hue leads to the Graymont Western lime plant near the waterway. The building to the south is the G-P Gypsum plant, 1240 Alexander Ave. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Aerial photographs; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970; Graymont Western (Tacoma);

Launching of the "Jeanette C." Built by Tacoma Boatbuilding, the tuna clipper "Jeanette C" was launched on June 6, 1967 at Tacoma Boatbuilding's Plant 2 in the Port Industrial Yard. View of lauching participants in front of the fishing boat, the second of four planned tuna seiners, and the sister ship to the 176-foot "Blue Pacific" previously launched on March 29th. 15-year-old Jeanette Caboz, daughter of skipper-to-be and part owner Manuel Caboz, holds a large bouquet of roses. She christened the ship that is named in her honor. Also pictured is Mrs. William Gillis who assisted Miss Caboz. Presiding at the launching was Tacoma Boat's president, Arnold J. Strom. Photograph ordered by Tacoma Boatbuilding. (TNT 6-6-67, p. 26, TNT 6-7-67, C-4) TPL-8857

Launchings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Caboz, Jeanette;

In June of 1967, Gilchrist Buick, Inc., 6004 South Tacoma Way, was a Buick and Opel dealership whose motto was "When Better Cars Are Built, Buick Will Build Them." Located on the site of the former Allen Motor Co., on South Tacoma's Auto Row, the firm was owned and operated by the Gilchrist family. View of building featuring new car showroom and glimpse of used car lot adjoining building. Photograph ordered by Gilchrist Buick, Inc.

Gilchrist Buick, Inc. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Floating cannery docked near Tacoma Marine Supply. The "Princess Roxane" was a former ferry known as the Tourist No. 3 that shuttled across the mouth of the Columbia River until the Astoria-Megler bridge was completed in 1966. After sale and renovation, she was renamed the "Princess Roxane," a self-propelled floating King crab processor. Her car deck had been fitted with live tanks with a capacity of 9,000 large size Alaska king crab and her passenger cabin was rebuilt to provide a crew of 18 with living and dining areas. She was part of the Pacific Pearl Seafoods and would join the floating shrimp cannery at Kodiak. Canning operations on board would be able to process 650 cases of 24 cans of crab each eight hour shift. (TNT 6-11-67, D-19,www.cimorelli.com/cgi-bin/magellanscripts/ship_bio1.asp?ShipName=Tourist +No.+3...) (Additional information provided by a reader)

Boats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Canneries;

Pipe in hand, H. Weston Foss of Seattle posed with his two children at the Chehalis Airport in early May, 1967. He is kneeling between his son and daughter; there is a small aircraft behind them. Mr. Foss, an attorney, would celebrate his 50th anniversary as a member of the Washington State Bar Association in 2003. Photograph ordered by Mr. Foss.

Foss, H. Weston; Foss, H. Weston--Family; Fathers; Children; Airplanes--Chehalis; Airports--Chehalis; Pipes (Smoking);

Wood carving. A wood carving of two barefoot children crouching at the base of a cliff was placed outdoors at 4827 Sixth Ave. on May 25, 1967 to be photographed. Two modern edifices with many windows were built on the carving's hillside. This 4 X 3-foot wood panel, one of eight commissioned by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn., was carved by award-winning Tacoma artist Art McKellips. The panels were part of his large wood mural, entitled "History of Housing," that depicted the styles and periods of housing. Photograph ordered by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. (TNT 4-30-67, B-15)

Wood carvings;

Broadside view of the "Point Lobos." Built by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., the "Point Lobos," CG 82366, was commissioned on May 29, 1967. She was a Point Class 82-foot patrol boat built for the Coast Guard. The boat had a mild steel hull and aluminum superstructure. She had two Cummins 800-hp diesels. Photograph ordered by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. while ship was undergoing sea trials. (www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Point_Lobos.html)

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

1967 Richards Stock Footage. Pipes are being laid for a water main across the City Waterway (now Thea Foss) in May of 1967. Several large and small cranes work together to hoist and lay the pipes in place.

Hoisting machinery; Pipes (Conduits)--Tacoma; City Waterway (Tacoma);

May, 1967, view of Airways Rent-A-Truck with lift at Titus-Will Ford building construction site, 3606 So.Sprague. This rented truck came equipped with a hoist capable of lifting heavy pallets or wrapped building materials. It appears that the wrapped packages, possibly roofing material, could therefore be moved onto rooftops with ease due to the truck's lifting capabilities. Titus-Will had opened a used car mall on So. Sprague north of the Tacoma Mall and west of I-5 the previous year. The construction pictured above was part of the new 10.5 acre Ford Center where new cars and a complete service department would be situated. Photograph ordered by First National Auto Leasing.

Trucks--Tacoma--1960-1970; Building construction--Tacoma--1960-1970; Titus-Will Ford (Tacoma); Lease & rental services--Tacoma;

The Ardeta Junior Women's Club was happy to receive the 1967 Richfield Conservation Award and $200 check from the Atlantic Richfield Co. on May 5, 1967, at the Washington Federation of Women Clubs' banquet held at the Winthrop Hotel. Photograph ordered by Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles.

Awards; Ardeta Junior Women's Club;

1967 Richards Studio stock file. May 2, 1967, aerial view in color of sprawling Hooker Chemical plant, 605 Alexander Ave., in the Tacoma tideflats. A ship is docked on the Hylebos Waterway next to the facility, ready to load and unload Hooker products. Easy access to water, rail and roadways was a factor in locating the large plant in Tacoma in 1928. Hooker was one of the primary suppliers to Pacific Northwest pulp and paper companies of chemicals used to bleach and refine wood pulp. Later it would also manufacture soap and refine petroleum products.

Aerial photographs; Hooker Electrochemical Co. (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hylebos Waterway (Tacoma);

1967 Daffodil Festival Queen. Carol Parcheta, 17, of Franklin Pierce High School became the 1967 Daffodil Festival Queen as she was crowned by Lt. Gov. John Cherberg on April 3, 1967 in Spartan Hall, Sumner. She was Carol II as there was a previous Queen Carol, 1959's Carol Mills also of Franklin Pierce. Miss Parcheta, shown above holding the symbols of her new office, was a song leader at her high school. She would continue her education at the University of Puget Sound. (TNT 4-4-67, p. 1)

Parcheta, Carol; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1967 : Tacoma); Daffodils; Crowns; Scepters;

Aerial of new Kaiser Dome, part of the Port of Tacoma's 1.6 million dollar bulk storage facility project, taken in late April, 1967. The aluminum sheathed dome will handle alumina under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. The Port expects 40,000 tons of alumina a month shipped from Australia. Long conveyors will transfer the alumina into the dome. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers.

Aerial photographs; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma;

Close-up view of new Kaiser Dome and portion of new crane and conveyor system taken in late April, 1967. The Port of Tacoma had commenced a $1,000,000+ Pier 7 expansion project which included this aluminum-covered storage dome, a huge crane, and extension of the dock. Dubbed the "Kaiser Dome," the new facility would be able to hold 50,000 tons of alumina under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. This project meant that the Port would be capable to handling other bulk cargoes and a variety of other shipments. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers. (TNT 2-26-67, B-11)

Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Kaiser Dome. Another in a series of photographs of the new bulk cargo facility dubbed the "Kaiser Dome" newly erected on the Port of Tacoma's Pier 7 in 1967. Business at the Port was booming and this aluminum-covered storage dome, along with a dock extension and an enormous crane, was part of a $1,000,000+ expansion project. The dome would be used to store alumina, shipped from Queensland, Australia, under a contract with Kaiser Aluminum. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers. (TNT 2-26-67, B-11, TNT 11-13-66, D-19)

Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

This aerial view of the Port of Tacoma's Pier 7 with its new Kaiser Dome, crane, and extended dock was taken on April 28, 1967. The extension of the pier meant that foreign as well as American ships could dock to load logs, (log dumps shown both in the waterway and on land), general cargo and military goods. The massive crane was able to reach completely over a conventional ship and had a 40-ton capacity 100-feet from the dock. It played a major role in transferring alumina ore from visiting Australian cargo ships to the Port's new dome-shaped storage and load-out building. The dome-shaped storage facility in this photograph and its twin, which was built several years later, were both dismantled in 2005. (Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers.) (TNT 2-15-67, A-1, TNT 2-26-67, B-11)

Aerial photographs; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970; Logs;

April, 1967, aerial view of Tacoma Tideflats, featuring Port of Tacoma's Pier 7 with new Kaiser Dome, huge crane, expanded dock and log dumps. This was one of the Port's major projects designed to produce more business. The aluminum-sheathed storage dome would hold 50,000 tons of alumina used for the production of aluminum for Kaiser Aluminum, under contract with the Port. The massive crane was designed and built to the Port's specifications in Japan but assembled here; it was the only one of its kind. Furthermore, extension of the pier meant that more foreign and American ships could dock to load and unload bulk cargo, including logs and military goods. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers. (TNT 2-15-67, A-1, TNT 2-26-67, B-11)

Aerial photographs; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970; Logs;

Overall aerial view of the Port of Tacoma's new Kaiser Dome and crane located at Pier 7 on April 28, 1967. Puyallup River is in background. Log dumps and cargo ships in waterway. Alumina from Australia, substance used in the production of aluminum, will be unloaded from huge cargo ships similar to the above, drawn into the 150-foot high crane, and dumped into a hopper before being transferred by conveyor to the dome-shaped storage and load-out facility. The Port will handle alumina under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. (TNT 11-13-66, D-19, TNT 2-15-67, A-1)

Aerial photographs; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970; Cargo ships--Tacoma--1960-1970; Logs; Puyallup River (Wash.);

Aerial view on April 28, 1967, of the new Kaiser dome and 150-foot crane at the Port of Tacoma's Pier 7. The dome will be able to store some 50,000 tons of alumina from Australia under contract with Kaiser Aluminum. The $880,000 crane appears to dwarf the dome at 205 feet with boom raised. It has a 40-ton capacity 100 feet from the dock and is capable of reaching completely over a conventional ship. (TNT 11-13-66, D-19, TNT 2-15-67, A-1)

Aerial photographs; Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma; Hoisting machinery; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970; Logs;

April, 1967, view of new crane and conveyor system at Port of Tacoma's Pier 7. This $880,000 crane has a 40-ton capacity 100-feet from the newly expanded dock and is capable of reaching completely over a conventional ship. With its boom raised, the crane will be 205-feet high. There is an intricate dust collection system incorporated in the crane to prevent the loss of alumina which is used to produce aluminum. The alumina, unloaded from cargo ships arriving from Australia, is drawn into the crane and poured into a hopper before its transfer by conveyor to the Port of Tacoma's new dome-shaped storage and load-out facility. Photograph ordered by Kaiser Engineers. (TNT 2-15-67, A-1)

Hoisting machinery; Aluminum industry--Tacoma--1960-1970;

In 1967 Howard Draine (center) was the proud owner of a new Union 76 service station at 2501 South 12th Street. Mayor Harold Tollefson (second from right) was on hand for the grand opening of the Howard's 76 Service Station on April 22, 1967. He is shown preparing to do the honors at the official ribbon cutting. In 1977 the service station was taken over by Clifford Hootkooper and became Cliff's Union 76. (Photograph ordered by Union Oil Co.) (TNT ad 4-18-67, C-4)

Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Automobile service stations--Tacoma--1960-1970; Draine, Howard; Tollefson, Harold M., 1908-1985; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970;