Name/Title
Area Businesses, UnknownEntry/Object ID
2007-012.B379NDescription
Area Businesses, Unknown Dates. These five black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using three separate film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to the film roll from which they originally came. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images.
The images in group "a" show a man moving boxes, exterior street scenes of many different businesses, and a woman speaking on a telephone. Image 14a shows a man wearing a cardigan over a polo shirt bending over and lifting a box onto a stack of two other boxes of similar size. The man's legs are on the left-hand side of the image, and he is leaning toward the right-hand side of the image. The boxes have the exterior markings of cases of liquor (M&M bourbon whiskey, Ballantine's scotch whisky, and Old Crow bourbon whiskey). The man is lifting the Old Crow box onto a stack of the other two whiskey's boxes. The boxes appear to contain books. Partially visible along the right-hand edge of the image is a two-tier library-style book cart with books on it. A hand truck and two other liquor boxes are partially visible along the left-hand edge of the image. Three rotating book shelves filled with books are visible along the back wall. This image appears to have been captured in a book store or potentially one of the first two locations of the Lacey Library. Image 15a is similar to the previous image, but here the man is pushing the hand truck toward the camera. The hand truck has four boxes (all alcohol boxes, front top to bottom: Old Crow, Le Domaine Champaigne, Chivas Regal, and Famiglia Cribari). Image 16a shows an exterior shot of several businesses and a fraternal organization alongside a road. The image was captured from across this road from the businesses. From left to right, these are: Lacey Auto Parts, Flavor Nook, ______ & Sons Bicycles (sign partially obscured), and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 1759. Partially visible at the far right of the image is a billboard which reads "Give Seagrams V.O. (word obscured) $8.40/fifth." Under the billboard is an automobile driving down the road toward the camera. A man walking on the sidewalk away from the camera and two parked automobiles are visible in front of the Lacey Auto Parts shop. Three power poles are visible along the road on the same side as the businesses. The buildings are flanked by trees. Image 17a also shows an exterior shot of several businesses alongside a road. Here the road crosses the image in a shallow diagonal, going from the middle of the left-hand edge of the image toward the bottom-right corner of the image. The businesses shown are, from right to left: Paul's Pets, The Paint Store (these previous two are in the same building), a Goodyear Tires auto service center, and a Skipper's restaurant. Above the Paint Store is a large billboard which reads "CANADIAN R&R FROM CANADA'S OLDEST DISTILLERY." Near the left-hand edge of the image beyond these buildings is an overpass. Three cars are visible driving on the road which crosses the image diagonally. Image 18a is similar to image 17a, but here the photographer has panned to the right. Here all of the businesses visible in image 17a are also visible here. Additional businesses are visible in the right-hand half of the image. These businesses, from right to left, are: Melody Lane Tavern (only the sign is visible), the Flower Basket, and a hobby store with the name obscured. A van driving toward the overpass is partially visible at the right-hand edge of the image. Visible on the back doors of the van is "The Olympi." This van is likely owned by the Olympian newspaper. Image 19a is very similar to the previous image, but here the back of the van is only barely visible at the left-hand edge of the image. Two other cars are visible on the road. Image 20a is very similar to image 19a, but here the two cars visible in the previous image have progressed slightly farther down the road. Image 21a shows a shot looking down the same road seen in image 16a. The camera is oriented parallel to the road. The same businesses are visible as in image 16a. Nearest to the camera is a sign reading "GAY 90's PIZZA SPAGHETTI PARLOR." An overpass is visible in the right-hand side of the background. Image 22a is very similar to images 19a and 20a, but here the photographer has panned to the left slightly. Here the sign for the Melody Lane Tavern is only partially within the image frame. The top of a bush or very short tree is visible in the foreground along the bottom edge of this image. This bush or tree is blurry. Image 23a is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has again panned slightly to the left. Only the leftmost edge of the Melody Lane Tavern sign is visible along the right-hand edge of this image. Image 25a shows the same businesses as in the previous image, but here the camera is oriented to look down the sidewalk in front of these buildings. The Goodyear sign and the Canadian R&R billboard are just above the center of the image. A road crosses the bottom of the image. The back end of a passing station wagon is visible at the right-hand side of the image, and the back end of another passing car is visible in the bottom-left corner of this image. Image 26a is very similar to image 16a, but here the photographer has panned to the right slightly. The entirety of the Seagram's billboard is visible in this image. A car coming down the road toward the camera is visible under this billboard. The front end of a parked car is partially visible just above the bottom-right corner of this image. Image 27a is nearly identical to image 25a. Image 28a shows a close-up of a woman laughing while speaking on the telephone. The woman is wearing a striped cardigan over a turtleneck sweater. She is also wearing a necklace. She appears to have long, slightly wavy hair tied at the back. She is facing toward the camera. Only her head, shoulders, and left hand are visible in this image. Image 29a is very similar to the previous image, but here the woman is looking downward.
The images in group "b" show shots of a road which curves gently into the distance. The camera is oriented roughly parallel to this road. A sidewalk follows this road on its left-hand side. Image 20b shows the road. Visible at the center of the image foreground is a small, leafless tree. The tree extends up from below the bottom edge of the image frame. In the distance on the left-hand side of the road is the sign and parking lot for Lacey Village. On the right-hand side of the road is a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant. Partially visible to the right of the Kentucky Fried Chicken is a smaller building with "ABC ____NTING" painted on the building (this is ABC Printing). Image 21b is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved backward. Here the camera appears to be approximately 15-20 feet away from the small tree. Image 22b is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 23b is very similar to the previous two images, but here the photographer has moved to their left by 2-3 feet.
The images in group "c" show shots of the intersection of 6th Avenue and Sleater-Kinney Road in Lacey, Washington. Image 22c shows a wooden power pole, pedestrian crosswalk signal pole, and a road sign all near the right-hand edge of the image. The road sign shows that the intersection pictured is that of 6th Avenue and Sleater-Kinney Road. Below the road identification signs is a "SPEED LIMIT 25" sign. Below this speed limit sign is a "NO PARKING ANY TIME" sign. Occupying the center portion of the image is the road intersection. No vehicles are passing through the intersection, but one appears to be stopped at the far side. In the distance to the upper-left of the center is the drive-in movie theater's screen. Two buildings and several parked vehicles are visible in the background to the upper-right of center. Two long metal arms supporting two traffic lights each cross the image above the intersection. This image is oriented vertically. Image 23c is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved to their left by approximately 4-5 feet. The shot is oriented nearly parallel with Sleater-Kinney Road. A Firestone tires sign is visible on the left-hand side of the street. Image 24c is very similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved backward by approximately 25 feet. A sign reading "SUPER DRUG" is partially visible along the left-hand edge of the image. A car moving away from the camera is visible in the bottom-left corner of the image.
Printed in alternation along one long edge of all of the strips in groups "a" and "b" is "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and "KODAK TRI X PAN FILM." The edges of the strip in group "c" are too dark to see any labels.Made/Created
Date made
1967 - 1981Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: AcetateLexicon
Search Terms
Business & Commerce, Transportation, Signs, Lacey Auto Parts, Flavor Nook, Moose Lodge 1759, Paint Store, The, Paul's Pets, Melody Lane Tavern, Flower Basket, Olympian, Lacey Village, Lacey Drive-In Theater, ABC Printing, Businesses