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Archives Treasure poll: Black Panthers protest photos win

Archives Treasure poll: Black Panthers protest photos win

One of the 1969 photos of the Black Panthers protest on the Capitol steps in Olympia. (Photo courtesy Washington State Archives) Judging by the results of February’s Archives Treasures online poll, classic photos are more popular than ever. This month’s poll featuring three items or collections found in the State Archives revealed that the 1969 photos of the Black Panthers protest on the Capitol steps was by far the favorite, as those photos received 63 percent of the votes. The…

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Time to vote for favorite “Archives Treasure”

Time to vote for favorite “Archives Treasure”

Over the past week, we’ve blogged about our three Archives Treasures for February: 1) Photos from the 1969 Black Panther protests at the Capitol; 2) 1976 photos of orcas being captured in Budd Bay near Olympia; and 3) A Colt handgun owned by Hazard Stevens, son of territorial Gov. Isaac Stevens. Now it’s time to pick your favorite. Please vote for your Archives treasure below. We’ll leave our poll open until this Friday at 4 p.m. Happy voting! #1 1969…

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Archives Treasure #3: Stevens’ 1860 Colt Army model

Archives Treasure #3: Stevens’ 1860 Colt Army model

The third Archives Treasure for February is the Colt Army Model handgun owned by Hazard Stevens, the son of Isaac Stevens, the first governor of Washington Territory. The younger Stevens enrolled in Harvard College in 1860, but left at age 19 to join the Union Army during the Civil War. He fought in the Battle of Fredericksburg and served in the Battle of Fort Hunger, for which he received the Medal of Honor. After the war, Hazard Stevens moved to…

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