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Vote in April’s Archives Treasures poll!

Vote in April’s Archives Treasures poll!

After showing off our three Archives Treasures for April, we’re ready for you to choose a favorite. The three candidates are classic P.E. photos from the 1960s that were taken by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, territorial census rolls and drawings of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed soon after it opened. You can vote by checking out the online poll below. The poll closes this Friday at 4 p.m., so make sure to vote! #1 P.E….

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Archives Treasure #2: territorial census rolls

Archives Treasure #2: territorial census rolls

Cover of the 1879 census roll for Thurston County. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) The second Archives Treasure for April focuses on a subject that was (and is) comes up once a decade — and we’re not talking about class reunions. No, it’s the collection of census rolls for Washington Territory. The first Territorial Assembly provided that the county assessor make a yearly census report to the Secretary of the Territory. The frequency of the census was changed in…

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