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From the Archives: Mount St. Helens photos

From the Archives: Mount St. Helens photos

If you mention “May 18, 1980” to an older Washingtonian, you’ll likely get a knowing response: It’s the day Mount St. Helens erupted. It was on a sunny morning 37 years ago today that the eruption blew off the top 1,300 feet from its once cone-like summit, killing 57 people and thousands of animals, and destroying or flattening thousands of acres of timber. The eruption occurred when the mountain’s north face collapsed due to an earthquake, resulting in the largest…

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Library tourney Game 3: Aerial photos of 1980 St. Helens eruption vs. 1874 book on NW coast’s marine mammals

Library tourney Game 3: Aerial photos of 1980 St. Helens eruption vs. 1874 book on NW coast’s marine mammals

Game 3 of our Library Jewels tournament showcases the power of nature against the beauty of nature. On one side, you have aerial photos of the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. On the other, you have an 1874 book, written by Charles Scammon, about the Northwest coast’s marine mammals. You can choose your fave through the online poll below. It closes Friday at 9 a.m., so make sure to vote before it’s too late! Aerial photos of 1980 Mount St….

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Archives tourney semi #1: Black Panther protest pix vs. St. Helens eruption docs

Archives tourney semi #1: Black Panther protest pix vs. St. Helens eruption docs

We’re down to the Final Four in our Archives Treasures tourney. Our first semifinal promises to be a classic: the 1969 Black Panther protest photos against the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption documents. You can vote for your favorite by using the online poll below. It closes Thursday at 9 a.m., so don’t forget to vote! 1969 Black Panther protest photos 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption documents [poll id=”64″]  

Nov. Nuttiness Game 3: ‘80 St. Helens docs vs. Tenino wooden money pix

Nov. Nuttiness Game 3: ‘80 St. Helens docs vs. Tenino wooden money pix

We’re three games into the first round of our Archives Treasures’ November Nuttiness tourney. Game 3 features 1980 documents of the Mount St. Helens eruption going up against a photo of something you don’t see every day: Tenino wooden money from the Great Depression. You can vote for your favorite using the online poll below. The poll closes Monday at 9 a.m., so make sure to vote before it’s too late. 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption documents Tenino wooden money…

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