Work crews from the Neighborhood Youth Corps, a Department of Labor program, help to beautify the National Guard's Camp Murray in preparation for the hordes of youngsters attending a free 12-week summer camp in 1968. The beach area had not been used by the National Guard for two years. A "Caution Men Working" sign has been placed prominently on the shores of American Lake. Governor Dan Evans had made the Camp available for 3000 Tacoma-area children aged 7-21. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 4-18-68, B-12, TNT 4-21-68, A-22)

Camps--Camp Murray; Camp Murray (Wash.); American Lake (Wash.); Signs (Notices);

It takes lots of labor to get a site ready for summer camp. These work crews spruce up Camp Murray in preparation for the upcoming 12-week free summer camp offered 3000 Tacoma-area youngsters in 1968. Governor Dan Evans had made available the National Guard post for the camp administered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. to benefit the underpriviledged. The cottages shown in this April 17, 1968, photograph will possibly house boys attending the camp. The camp would offer baseball, swimming beach, space for archery and outdoor sports, and equestrian activities. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 4-18-68, B-12, TNT 4-21-68, A-22)

Camps--Camp Murray; Camp Murray (Wash.); Laborers;

Five Tacoma youngsters took shelter under a big black umbrella on a gloomy December day in 1967 while helping collect food for the Opportunity & Development, Inc. Christmas party for underprivileged children. The boy with the biggest smile, 12-year-old Lester Wright, is clutching a 20-lb. frozen Lynden Young Turkey. From L-R: Ronnie Danneels (10) lugging a ham; Lester Wright with the turkey; Paridon Williams (7) holding the umbrella; Johnny Williams (8) and Richie Walker (10). The dinner was scheduled for December 23rd from 10 am to 2 pm in the Edward B. Rhodes, American Legion Hall; over 500 guests were expected to attend. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Opportunity, Inc. (TNT 12-10-67, A-4)

Children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boys--Tacoma--1960-1970; Danneels, Ronnie; Wright, Lester; Williams, Paridon; Williams, Johnny; Walker, Richie; Umbrellas;

Exterior view of Colonial Motel. The Colonial Motel, managed by Ray Holmes, was located at 12117 Pacific Hwy. S.W. in the Ponders Corner neighborhood. In February, 1968, it sported an aluminum roof. The roof extended from the main office and provided shelter for arriving/departing guests. Color photograph ordered by Modern Home Improvement Co., Portland.

Colonial Motel (Lakewood); Motels--Lakewood; Signs (Notices); Roofs--Lakewood;

Basting an enormous roast in the kitchens of the Tacoma Vocational-Technical Institute in December of 1967 are (from l to r) Herman Walker of Hilltop, George Johnson, Mrs. Alice Dunn of Eastside and Carl Munsen of the Tri-Mart Multi-Service Center, four of the directors of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. They are practicing their cooking techniques for the St. Nick Christmas party for the underprivileged which will occur on December 23rd at the American Legion Edward B. Rhodes, Post. No. 2. The three men are wearing traditional tall chef's hats while the woman has on a smaller "nurses" version. George Johnson, the acting executive director of the O.D.I. and the event's head chef, cannot resist sampling a crispy french fry. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 12-15-67, B-8)

Cooks; Cookery--Tacoma--1960-1970; Hats--1960-1970; Walker, Herman; Johnson, George W.; Dunn, Alice; Munsen, Carl;

In step for the March 19, 1968, opening day of the 21st Tacoma Home Show are promotor Pat O'Toole, Miss Home Show Barbara Slott, and developer Boyd Lundstrom. O'Toole had promised a different kind of home show in 1968 as he replaced more than half the previous exhibitors. Nothing that did not directly pertain to actually building or equipping a home would be allowed. This would be a "Red Carpet" event as for the first time, the entire floor of the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse would be covered by thousands of yards of red carpet. Anticipation ran high for attendance in the hundreds of thousands as free tickets would be distributed by local banks and utility companies. Photograph ordered by National Home Shows. (TNT 2-11-68, C-19)

Greater Tacoma Home Show (Tacoma); Exhibit booths--Tacoma--1960-1970; O'Toole, Patrick; Lundstrom, Boyd; Slott, Barbara; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Exterior of home located in the 1700 block of South "K." House, according to the 1968 City Directory, was listed as vacant. The two-story Colonial-styled home at 1710-12 South "K" (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) appeared to be in poor condition with little front and side yard. It was built in 1908 by architect John Kerrigan. The Narcotics Center of Tacoma had asked the city for a special use permit to allow establishment of a group-care home on the west side of South "K" between 17th & 18th Sts. The Narcotics Center, part of the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., anti-poverty program, wanted to make the former apartment house at 1710-12 South "K" into a halfway home for nine recovering addicts. It subsequently withdrew its application for the special permit at this location and asked the mayor for help in determining appropriate sites. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 2-4-68, D-14, TNT 2-9-68, p. 11)

Houses--Tacoma;

Dr. DeMaurice Moses, director of the Hilltop Multi-Service Center Well Baby Clinic, listens to the heartbeat of one-year-old Peter Elliott at the clinic held in the Tacoma Community House, 1311 So. M St., on January 3, 1968. Peter's mother, Mrs. William Elliott, reassures him by holding his hand. Well Baby Clinics made it possible for parents to monitor their babies' health at little or no-cost. Mrs. Elliott made regular trips to the clinic for little Peter's checkups and immunizations. Future expansion of the Well Baby Clinic services would include "in-home" service to help parents who had difficulty transporting their children, ages up to 5, to designated Well Baby Clinics. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 1-7-68, D-10)

Infants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Medical equipment & supplies; Clinics--Tacoma; Physicians--Tacoma--1960-1970; Elliott, Peter; Elliott, William--Family; Moses, DeMaurice;

A wriggling baby gets weighed in at a neighborhood Well Baby Clinic shortly after New Year's Day, 1968. Babies received medical care and check-ups at low or no-cost to their parents. This little one was photographed at the Hilltop Multi-Service Well Baby Clinic located in the Tacoma Community House, 1311 So. M St. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Infants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Weights & measures--Tacoma; Scales; Clinics--Tacoma;

New officers of Job's Daughters. Job's Daughters is an international fraternal organization for young women between the ages of 11-20 who are related to Master Masons. Photograph ordered by Ben Robertson, Federal Way.

International Order of Job's Daughters (Washington); Fraternal organizations;

Students at Jason Lee Junior High School, 602 No. Sprague Ave., study in their school's new science lab on April 18, 1968. Spacious work tables with built-in sinks, bright lighting, wood flooring, and lots of storage capacity were part of the science facility. A PE/industrial arts addition was planned for the near future; this was part of a $264,000 remodeling project. This photograph was used in a News Tribune ad dated May 13, 1968, asking for school bond passage. If the bond passed, similar labs would be built at Stewart, Gray and Mason Junior Highs for $90,000. Photograph ordered by the Citizens Committee for School Support. (TNT ad 5-13-68, p. 6)

Jason Lee Junior High School (Tacoma); Public schools--Tacoma--1960-1970; School children--Tacoma--1960-1970; Laboratories--Tacoma--1960-1970;

George W. Johnson (r), administrative assistant Mrs. Shirley Jackson, and Dale Bridges (l) pause during work at the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., on February 7, 1968. They were preparing for the annual election of officers. Mr. Johnson was the executive director of the non-profit corporation which administered local anti-poverty programs under the guidelines established by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Mr. Bridges was the associate director . Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 4-7-68, A-14)

Johnson, George W.; Bridges, Dale; Jackson, Shirley; Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (Tacoma);

The Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., was an anti-poverty program that sought to fight illiteracy, provide aid to recovering addicts while vigorously promoting anti-drug policies, support the underprivileged with day care and medical assistance and establish senior citizen activities. It was headed by George W. Johnson, seated extreme left in the above February 29, 1968, photograph. The O.D.I. was meeting at the Tacoma Public Utility Administration Building; others at the table were not identified except for associate director Dale Bridges, extreme right, and Mrs. Shirley Jackson, administrative assistant. next to Mr. Bridges. At this meeting, eight members of 33-member Board of Trustees were re-elected for another three year term. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 3-1-68, A-12)

Johnson, George W.; Bridges, Dale; Jackson, Shirley; Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (Tacoma); Meetings--Tacoma--1960-1970;

The little tug, the Brynn Foss, trails after the newly launched towboat, the Claudia Foss, on February 24, 1968. The 80-foot vessel was built by Martinolich Shipbuilding for Foss Launch & Tug and slipped into the water at its Taylor Way yard. Her keel was laid on December 1, 1967. Delivery of the vessel was scheduled for April 1st. The Claudia Foss was the first of two 80-foot boats being built for Foss with the second, the Martha Foss, scheduled for a May 15, 1968, launching. She was named for Mrs. Duncan (Claudia) Campbell, daughter-in-law of Barbara Foss Campbell. (TNT 2-25-68, A-8)

Launchings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Tugboats--Tacoma--1960-1970; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Martinolich Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Foss Launch & Tug Co. (Tacoma);

A young woman receives assistance in reading while a small infant in baby seat quietly watches the photographer in this March, 1968, picture. Hundreds of tutors in the Tacoma area were busy in the winter/spring of 1968 helping children and adults with school work and literacy programs. Photograph ordered by Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Literacy--Tacoma; Reading--Tacoma; Tutoring; Infants--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Front entrance to Capitol Club at the Lively Oaks Apartments. It appears that the clubhouse at the Lively Oaks, 8101 - 83rd Ave. S.W., Lakewood, has changed its name to the Capitol Club. Earlier photographs taken in mid-December, 1967, showed the same exterior with a different sign, " Lively Oaks Club." It remained a members-only facility which included fireside rooms and billiards/pingpong areas. The Lively Oaks' theme was "Come Live the Good Life;" besides the luxurious clubhouse, the complex offered heated indoor and outdoor pools, saunas, health spas and more. Photograph ordered by Fairway Investments, Inc.

Lively Oaks Apartments (Lakewood); Clubhouses--Lakewood--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

Moments prior to the official ribbon cutting dedicating the inaugural halfway house for the Tacoma Narcotics Center, Senator Warren G. Magnuson addressed the waiting crowd. He stated that "this center can be the hope that lights the end of the tunnel for many who have been caught in the spiral of drug abuse." Initial $534,000 funding of the project was obtained from the Office of Economic Opportunity; however, Senator Magnuson feared that budget cuts might impact severely additional funding past September, 1968. He pledged his continuing support of the project. Seated near Senator Magnuson were Tacoma Mayor A.L. "Slim" Rasmussen and City Manager David Rowlands on one side and project director Robert Roberton, the center's Advisory Board chairman George Hess, and George W. Johnson, executive director of the sponsoring Opportunity Development, Inc., on his other side. (TNT 4-14-68, A-10, TNT 4-17-68, A-4) ALBUM 4.

Magnuson, Warren G., 1905-1989; Legislators--Washington--1960-1970; Public speaking--Tacoma; Dedications--Tacoma--1960-1970; Rasmussen, Albert Lawrence; Mayors--Tacoma--1960-1970; Rowlands, David; Roberton, Robert; Hess, George; Johnson, George W.;

Exterior view of Management Services, Inc. Management Services, Inc., a management consultant firm, was located at 2132 Jefferson Ave. Services offered, according to its advertising, included feasibility studies, quality control, production controls, temporary key management, marketing, procurement and industrial engineering. The 1968 City Directory lists K. Kaman as the chairman of the board. Photograph ordered by Management Services, Inc.

Management Services, Inc. (Tacoma); Facades--Tacoma--1960-1970;

These ladies are members of the Women's Traffic & Transportation Club who were attending the 20th annual West Coast conference held at the Winthrop Hotel, February 23-25, 1968. The Tacoma chapter was hosting the three-day convention. The function of the club is to study and discuss traffic and transport matters. The Hooper Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1959 to further the education of women in the field of traffic and transportation; the 1966-67 scholarship winner would be presented at the conference. Photograph ordered by the Women's Traffic & Transportation Club of Tacoma. (TNT 2-18-68, D-1, D-11)

Meetings--Tacoma--1960-1970; Women's Traffic & Transportation Club;

ca. 1965. Copy ordered from customer's negative. View of Lindal Cedar Homes model home display in California, ca. 1965. Customers are seen strolling around the grounds of the Lindal Cedar Homes in Southern California in 1965, perhaps attracted by the sign indicating the Malibu solid cedar leisure home would be given away in October of that year. Homes were advertised to be built of cedar, traditionally pest-resistant, with gas and air conditioning. They were pre-cut and easily erected on the buyer's property. Lindal Homes generally were built in A-framed, contemporary style with lots of view windows. Color photograph ordered in March, 1968, by Lindal Cedar Homes.

Model houses--California; Lindal Cedar Homes (California);

A small group of senior citizens listens attentively to Mrs. Faith Bellomy, director of the foster grandparent program at Rainier School in Buckley, on December 5, 1967. These 14 received instruction on the six month-old program. There were 62 members in the foster grandparent program; each was assigned two charges on the basis of greatest need. Funds for the program were supplied from a special grant of the Office of Economic Opportunity. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Older people--Tacoma--1960-1970; Audiences--Tacoma--1960-1970; Public speaking--Tacoma--1960-1970; Bellomy, Faith;

How many men can fit through the doors of a new Milwaukee Road boxcar? At least eight on March 7, 1968. The Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad was exhibiting its new boxcars and new engines at the CMRR yard. Photograph ordered by Public Relations Department, Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad, Seattle.

Railroad freight cars; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

All Aboard! A new Milwaukee Road engine is ready to roll in this March 7, 1968, photograph taken at the Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad yards. The railroad company had invested in several new boxcars and engines. Photograph ordered by Public Relations Department, Chicago, Milwaukee Railroad Co., Seattle.

Railroads; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Co. (Tacoma);

South Tacoma Motor Company, outdoor view. Customer and salesman approach 1968 Chevrolet Impala 2-door hardtop with 327 V8 for a test drive. Another Impala is parked at curb. North Pacific Bank is across the street. Photograph ordered by John Handy Organization, Detroit.

South Tacoma Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1960-1970; Chevrolet automobile; Sales personnel--Tacoma--1960-1970;

South Tacoma Motor Company, view of showroom. Customers admire 1968 Chevrolets: Chevelle 4-door in foreground, Nova SS at left center, two Impalas at right. Vintage Chevrolet roadster, believed to be a 1914 Royal Mail, in left background. Bob's Burger Barn can be spotted through the dealership's large windows across the street in the Food King Supermarket parking lot. Photograph ordered by John Handy Organization, Detroit. TPL-6546

South Tacoma Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1960-1970; Chevrolet automobile; Showrooms--Tacoma--1960-1970;

On January 4, 1968, prospective car buyers milled around the showroom of South Tacoma Motor Company, at 5602-08 South Tacoma Way, admiring the new 1968 Chevrolets. An employee pointed out the fine workmanship of the Camaro SS-350 to a prospective buyer, a military man in dress uniform. Another salesman chatted with a young woman who was testing the passenger seat of a Camaro RS-327 convertible. Also pictured was the new Impala 4-door sedan with 327 V-8 engine. Photograph ordered by John Handy Organization, Detroit. TPL-10261

South Tacoma Motor Co. (Tacoma); Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1960-1970; Chevrolet automobile; Showrooms--Tacoma--1960-1970; Military personnel--Tacoma--1960-1970; Sales personnel--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Boat elevator at Totem Boat. This view was captured from the north. The familiar Texaco star rises high above the dock at Totem Boat Haven, 821 Dock St., in April of 1968. A sole gas pump is on the dock for boaters to fill their tanks; the boat elevator is on the side. At the bottom left was a "live herring tank" to keep bait as fresh as possible. In later years the Texaco sign was changed to a Union 76 ball. Totem Boat Haven was originally leased from the Northern Pacific Railroad by four partners, all Tacoma firefighters: Fire Chief Harold Fisk, Batallion Chiefs Arthur V. Youk, Clarence A. Potter, and _ Shiremen. The marina changed hands in 1974 when Arthur Youk sold it. The Totem Boat Haven's name was chosen because the Tacoma Totem Pole, near the fire department's "headquarters," was visible from the boat haven. Photograph ordered by Great American Insurance Co. for use in an insurance claim. (Additional information provided by a reader)

Totem Boat Haven (Tacoma); Elevators; Electric signs--Tacoma--1960-1970; Gasoline pumps--Tacoma; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1960-1970;

New science complex at the University of Puget Sound. After more than two years of construction, the new science building, named in honor of longtime U.P.S. president R. Franklin Thompson, was dedicated in April, 1968. The $4,000,000 science complex was the largest building project in the school's (then) 80-year history. It was designed by Nelson, Karona & Zeigler, architects, and built by McDonald Bldg. Co. View of U-shaped, three story Thompson Hall facing Union Ave., shows off the Tudor-Gothic brick architecture. A circular fountain, 74-feet in diameter, lay in the middle of the complex. The fountain would become the scene in the coming years of much illicit wading, dunkings and pranks. Photograph ordered by the News Tribune. (TNT 4-14-68, B-12)

University of Puget Sound (Tacoma)--1960-1970; Fountains--Tacoma;

James Turnbull (L) and Gerrit VanderEnde (R) admire the 4 X 3 wood carvings of Tacoma artist Art McKellips on January 25, 1968. The carvings, the "Victorian Home," and "the Bungalow," were part of an eight-piece mural entitled "History of American Housing" commissioned by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Mr. VanderEnde is the Chairman of the Board of the savings & loan; Mr. Turnbull is the executive vice-president of American Plywood Assn. Photograph ordered by Pacific First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.

VanderEnde, Gerrit; Turnbull, James; Wood carvings;

On March 7, 1968, three men in technician coats operated large pieces of machinery at Precision Machine Works, 2101 Pacific Ave. The company had moved to larger quarters across the alley from its older building in the fall of 1965. The local Tacoma company was founded in 1925 by Ed Gazeki to build machine products needed by the timber industry. In the 1940's, they branched out to include products needed by the shipyards. In 1955, they turned their resources to machining products for the aerospace industry and made Boeing one of their largest customers. Precision Machine Works was named the 1999 Tacoma Small Business of the Year. Photograph ordered by Precision Machine Works. (www.pmwinc.com)

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