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From the Archives: Pineapples at Christmas

From the Archives: Pineapples at Christmas

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) For anyone who celebrated Christmas this week with children, one highlight is watching kids’ eyes light up as they open a cool gift. This State Archives photo from 1970 captures excitement in the Governor’s Mansion when Mark (left) and Bruce Evans, sons of Gov. Dan Evans and first lady Nancy Evans, opened up a box of pineapples sent to the Washington governor’s family by Hawaii Gov. John Burns.  The photo is found in the…

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“Library jewel” #1: Historic books on fruit growing

“Library jewel” #1: Historic books on fruit growing

Every month this year, we’re doing a series of blog posts on three interesting, cool or rare items or collections found in the State Library. After we feature these “Library jewels,” we invite our blog readers to choose their favorite on an online poll. With the state’s cherry harvest going on and the apple harvest just a month or two away, it’s only fitting that our first Library jewel for July deals with tree fruit. After all, Washington IS a…

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