Name/Title
B&O Tax Hearing, 1975Entry/Object ID
2007-012.C255NDescription
B&O Tax Hearing, 1975. These five black and white film negative strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images show a hearing with a large audience. The hearing is concerning the Business and Occupation Tax. Image 8 shows an overhead projector, a microphone, and various other associated equipment. In the background is an audience. Image 9 shows a man in glasses and a striped jacket (Ken Ahlf) standing next to the microphone and looking and gesturing toward the camera. Image 10 shows a different man in glasses standing at the microphone and reading from a piece of paper in his right hand. There is a 3/4 view of his face. Image 11 shows a similar scene, but the man is facing more toward the audience and away from the camera. Image 12 shows a man in glasses and a floral print or paisley tie speaking at the microphone. The image is oriented vertically. Image 13 shows a similar scene, but the image is oriented horizontally. Image 14 shows a man with glasses and a mustache reading from a letter-sezied piece of paper at the microphone. Image 15 shows the same man speaking, but this image was captured from behind the audience and the speaker is in the background. Image 16 shows a man in a plaid jacket walking through the audience and approaching the microphone. Image 17 shows the audience. A basketball hoop is visible near the top left corner of the image. Image 18 also shows the audience, but the photographer has panned to the right. The basketball hoop is not visible in this image. Image 22 is indecipherable. Image 23 shows a person from behind standing and presumably addressing the audience. Half of the image is blank. Image 24 shows part of the audience, but the negative is so light that it is very difficult to discern anything else. Image 25 shows a man in a jacket holding a folder or similar item and addressing the crowd at the microphone. Image 26 shows a similar scene, but the man has turned slightly more toward the camera. Image 27 shows the faces of six men. The image is very blurred and washed out. Image 28 shows a man in a sweater seated at a table with his chin resting on his right hand. The man is speaking, and at least three other people are also seated at the same table. Image 29 shows the man who was speaking in image 28 speaking to a woman in glasses (Karen Fraser) seated to his left. Image 30 shows many people in the photo looking toward the left side of the frame, and one woman looking directly at the camera. Image 31 shows three people seated at a table which is at the front of the room facing the audience. One man is seated with his arms folded about five feet back from the table. The person at the far end of the table is turned toward the person seated at the center of the table. Image 32 shows a very similar scene to that of image 31, but all of the people at the table are facing the audience. Image 33 shows three different people seated at a different table which is facing the audience.
Ken Ahlf moved to Lacey in 1966 with his wife, Marilyn. He successfully ran for the position of Lacey city attorney in 1970, and held that position for 43 years. He also served on the North Thurston school board for 16 years. He died January 6, 2014. Karen Fraser served as a Washington State senator, Thurston County commissioner, and Mayor of Lacey.
Printed in alternation along one edge of these film negative strips is "KODAK SAFETY FILM" and "KODAK TRI X PAN FILM."Made/Created
Date made
1975 - 1975Notes
Film Size: 35 mm
Medium: AcetateLexicon
Search Terms
Government & Politics, Public hearingsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Ken AhlfPerson or Organization
Karen Fraser