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Archives tourney: St. Helens docs top 1874 Seattle pix

November 25, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

It’s on to the semis of the Archives Treasures tourney for the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption documents. The St. Helens docs eliminated the 1874 photos of Seattle 54 percent to 46 percent in the second quarterfinal of the tourney, aka November Nuttiness. Our third quarterfinal matchup is between the Tenino Oregon Trail marker and the documents of Washington Territory’s first prison. The online poll for that one begins this afternoon, so be watching.

Archives quarterfinal #2: St. Helens docs vs. 1874 Seattle pix

November 24, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Our second quarterfinal in the Archives Treasures tourney, aka November Nuttiness, features two contestants that had strong first-round wins: the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption documents against the 1874 Seattle photos. You can vote for your favorite using the online poll below. The poll closes Wednesday at 9 a.m., so make sure to vote. The winner faces the 1969 Black Panther protest photos in what will be an epic semifinal matchup next week. 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption documents 1874…

1874 Seattle photos take Game 4 of Archives tourney

November 17, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

If the first round is any indication, the State Archives’ 1874 photos of Seattle are a force to be reckoned with as they cruised to victory in Game 4 of our Archives Treasures tournament, taking 65 percent of the votes. Our 1975 Vietnamese refugee photos received 35 percent. Game 5 of the November Nuttiness tourney starts this afternoon, pairing our Tenino Oregon Trail marker photos and the Greenwood Ark.

Archives tourney Game 4: 1874 Seattle pix vs. Vietnam refugee pix

November 16, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Game 4 of our Archives Treasures tourney, aka November Nuttiness, matches two historically compelling collections of photos against each other: 1874 photos of Seattle vs. 1975 photos of Vietnamese refugees. You can vote for your favorite using the online poll below. The poll closes tomorrow at 9 a.m., so don’t miss out! 1874 photos of Seattle 1975 Vietnamese refugee photos [poll id=”55″]

Archives Treasures voting time!

October 20, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

We’ve showcased the three October Archives Treasures, so now it’s up to you and others to vote on your favorite. You have until this Friday at 5 p.m. to vote in our online poll below. Happy voting! 1962 Columbus Day Storm documents Washington’s first Voters’ Pamphlet 1874 photos of Seattle [poll id=”50″]

Archives Treasure #3: 1874 photos of Seattle

October 19, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Intersection of Commercial Street (now First Avenue South) and Main Street (now Yesler Way). The University of the Territory of Washington is in the center distance. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) Ever wonder what Seattle looked like looong before skyscrapers, freeways and the Space Needle? Ever wonder what it looked like before the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 burned down much of downtown, causing the rebuilding to rely on stone, not wood? A log-strewn Elliott Bay and the Seattle…

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