Name/Title
Lacey Civic Plaza Groundbreaking, 1976Entry/Object ID
2007-012.A104NDescription
Lacey Civic Plaza Groundbreaking, 1976. These black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images show the groundbreaking ceremony for the Lacey Civic Plaza which took place on 12/5/1976. The Lacey Civic Plaza is located at the northeast corner of the South Sound Center parking lot, where Sleater Kinney meets Interstate 5. The ceremony also served as a celebration of Lacey's tenth year as an incorporated city. 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 people in colonial military uniforms performing a flag ceremony, people making speeches and spectators watching the event. Frame 11a shows a young girl standing next to a woman. Frames 12a, 13a and 14a show men in historical costume facing each other with the American flag being presented across from them. Frame 15a appears to be a photo of the band. Frame 16a shows a man in historical costume standing next to an American flag. Frames17a, 18a and 19a show Karen Fraser speaking at a podium. Frame 20a shows a man in historical costume standing next to an American flag. Frame 21a shows members of the band. Frames 22a and 23a show a man wearing historical costume standing by a podium while someone is giving a speech. Frame 24a is only white and no image is visible. Frame 25a shows a fire engine with the ladder extended out horizontally. Frame 26a shows a large group standing in a loose group. Frame 27a shows a view of the South Sound Center parking lot from the top of the fire engine's ladder. Frame 28a shows a large group standing in a loose circle. Frame 29a shows an older man giving a speech at a podium. Frame 30a shows a man in historical costume standing next to an American Flag. Frame 31a shows a woman standing at a podium giving a speech. Frames 32a and 33a show a baby in a stroller. Frames 34a through 38a show the band playing.
The images in group "b" show more similar scenes from the groundbreaking ceremony. Frames 21b, 22b and 23b show three men digging shovels into the ground. Frame 24b shows the group of spectators watching someone speak. Images 25b and 26b are very similar to image 24b. Frame 27b shows a man in a dark suit giving a speech at a podium. Frame 28b shows a man in a light suit giving a speech at a podium. Frame shows the flags that are posted by the podium and the two men from frames 27b and 28b standing by them along with two women. Frame 30b shows three men standing in historical costume and two children next to them in costume.
The images in group "c" show similar scenes from the ceremony. Frames 29c through 31c appear to be a band playing. Frames 32c and 33c show Ron Rowe standing at a podium giving a speech. Frame 34c appears to be a group marching.
Printed in alternation along one long edge of each of these strips is "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and "KODAK TRI X PAN FILM."Made/Created
Date made
1976 - 1976Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 12/8/1976
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: AcetateLexicon
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People, Events, Lacey Civic Plaza, South Sound Shopping CenterRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Karen FraserPerson or Organization
Ron RoweRelated Events
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Lacey Civic Plaza Groundbreaking
