Damaged cargo. View of jumbled containers aboard the Japanese ship, the "Kinyo Maru," on January 9, 1975. The ship was docked at Pier 7 in Tacoma. The bright red steel containers appear to have been dented, broken, and tipped over. Ice or an ice-like substance is sprayed around the containers and has splashed onto the photographer's lens. There were 28 steel containers damaged when the "Kinyo Maru" was struck by North Pacific storms on her journey to Tacoma. At least half of them were flattened or torn apart when the lashings broke in the Number 2 hold. Color photograph ordered by Howard, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle. (TNT 1-13-75, A-1, B-13 article)

Shipping--Tacoma--1970-1980; Cargo ships--Japanese;

Damaged cargo. A battered and torn 40-foot red container is being hoisted from the Japanese cargo ship, the "Kinyo Maru," on January 9, 1975. This was just one of the heavily damaged steel containers removed from the ship's Number 2 hold. Lashings had broken apparently during the stormy voyage to Tacoma. Several men in hard hats observe the procedure while on the wet and slushy deck. The vessel was docked at Pier 7 in Tacoma. Color photograph ordered by Howard, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle. (TNT 1-13-75, A-1, B-13-article)

Cargo ships--Japanese; Shipping--Tacoma--1970-1980; Hoisting machinery;

Kinyo Maru at Pier 7. The Japanese cargo vessel, the "Kinyo Maru," is pictured at the Port of Tacoma's Pier 7 on January 9, 1975. The two-year-old, 460-foot ship survived seven days of stormy seas which resulted in damaged cargo estimated at $3,000,000. A large container crane is in position to unload the steel containers. Color photograph ordered by Howard, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle. (TNT 1-13-75, A-1, B-13-article)

Cargo ships--Japanese; Shipping--Tacoma--1970-1980; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1970-1980; Hoisting machinery;

Damaged cargo. A container crane, possibly "Big Red," has almost finished lowering a badly damaged cargo shipment onto a flatbed truck in early January of 1975. 28 steel containers, 40-feet long, sustained damage while aboard the Japanese ship, the "Kinyo Maru." The ship reportedly endured storm tossed seas for seven days on her trip to Tacoma. Because the cargo consisted of high price retail items such as radios, stereos, televisions and bicycles, damages may have been as high as 3 million dollars. No crewmen were hurt during the rough voyage. Color photograph ordered by Howard, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle. (TNT 1-13-75, A-1, B-13-article)

Shipping--Tacoma--1970-1980; Hoisting machinery; Piers & wharves--Tacoma--1970-1980;

Native American jewelry. On display at the Satiacum Gift Shop in early January of 1975 was a beautiful collection of Native American jewelry. Pearls, turquoise and gold bracelets, necklaces and earrings were exhibited on a rich velvet background. Color photograph ordered by Satiacum Gift Shop.

Jewelry--Tacoma--1970-1980; Satiacum Gift Shop (Tacoma);

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K.S.T.W.-TV

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K.S.T.W.-TV

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Norwegian Festival

40 Mallard ducks used to paddle Fife’s Wapato Creek had to paddle in a kitchen sink instead. Volunteer Chris Wells scrubbed one of the ducks affected by the oil spill in the creek. All ducks were expected to recover. The spill was blamed on vandals who were believed to have tampered with the storage tanks at the Old Valley Packing Co. recently purchased by the Milwaukee Railroad. Photo by staff member Bruce Kellman.

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Duck
Photograph by Jerry Buck

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Snapshot Contest 1975
Beach Combings (a sunset in Dry Bay, Alaska on a fishing trip)
Winner Week 5 - Mr. Kim K. Klang, Tacoma, WA

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Weather
Photograph by Bruce Larson

Binh Duong, a former interpreter for Americans in Vietnam, speaks to a public assistance caseworker. Duong led a group of Vietnamese refugees that he arrived with in May 1975. Duong himself already had a job and was employed by the Department of Social and Health Services to help other refugee families adjust to the new environment.

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Binh Duong

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Fired woman cops heat up Westport - 01/06/1975
Nancy Breitsprecher: "I'm going to fight this"
Photo by Bob Rudsit

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Western Airline's Katherine Evans, first woman ramp agent in the Seattle area, unloading a cargo container at Sea-Tac International Airport.
05/07/1975

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Joe Abraham
Jan Epting's music in the wilderness

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Jan Epting
"I'm the happiest I've ever been."

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Betty and Elbert H. Baker II (with unidentified pony boy) congratulate Bold Country, winner of Sunday's $10,000-added Tacoma Handicap at Longacres.

Official Longacres Photo by Jerry M. Clark Photography (Yakima)

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Tom Dixon
Staff photo by Jerry Buck

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Ramona Bennett

Staff photo by Jerry Buck

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Kevin Hegarty - Dir. Tacoma Pub. Library
Photo by Jerry Buck

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John Spellman, left, and George Weyerhaeuser

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Dolores Silas

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Charles Z. Smith
Staff photo by Bob Rudsit

ca. 1975. Librarian Bob Pankl at General Services Dept. desk, Main Branch, Tacoma Public Library.

Pankl, Robert; Librarians; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma)--Employees;

ca. 1975. Carolyn Wesley in General Services Dept. Main Branch, Tacoma Public Library. Ms. Wesley is perusing an article on new chemical plants that has been clipped out of the local newspaper. She and fellow staff member Judy Wilkins (not pictured) had spent many hours clipping and filing items of interest to Tacoma readers.

Wesley, Carolyn; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma); Public libraries--Tacoma--1970-1980; Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma)--Employees; Clippings;