The Washington territorial seal has advanced to the quarterfinals of our Archives Treasures tourney after knocking off the 38-star 1886 U.S. flag 58 percent to 42 percent. We’re down to our last of our eight first-round games. It’s the 1859-60 Crosby Store ledger against the 1857 map of Washington Territory. We’ll start the online poll for that matchup this afternoon, so be watching.
We’re now on lucky Game 7 of the first round of our Archives Treasures tourney: the 38-star U.S. flag from 1886 going against the Washington territorial seal. You can choose your favorite via the online poll below. Make sure to vote by 9 a.m. Friday, because that’s when we shut down the poll. The Game 7 winner will join these other first-round winners in the tourney quarterfinals, which start next week: 1969 Black Panther protest photos, 1971 Satsop rock festival…
(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) The votes are in, and the winner of July’s Archives Treasures is a 38-star U.S. flag from 1886. The flag, which was given to the State Archives by the University of Washington ROTC in 2011, gathered 47percent of the votes, edging photos of the Greenwood Ark (39 percent) and Olympia Odd Fellows Lodge photos (14 percent). We’ll kick off the July edition of the Library Jewels next week, so be watching!
What do an old boat, an old building and an 1886 U.S. flag have in common? They are the three Archives Treasures for July, and it’s time for you to vote on your favorite. Specifically, your choices are photos of the Greenwood Ark, which was docked in Olympia; photos of the Olympia Odd Fellows Lodge; and a 38-star U.S. flag from 1886. You can vote using our online poll, which closes July 15 at 5 p.m. Make sure to vote!…
Members of the University of Washington ROTC deliver an 1886 U.S. flag to the State Archives in Olympia in 2011. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) Since many of us recently put up a U.S. flag in honor of Flag Day or Independence Day, our third and final Archives Treasure for July is timely. It’s a 38-star American flag dating back to the 1880s. This flag has a special history. In early 1886, mobs rose up in Seattle to drive…