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″]
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.
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…
(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) The sheer power of Mount St. Helens’ eruption carries on 35 years later, even in our Archives Treasures’ tourney. Our collection of 1980 St. Helens eruption documents easily won its first-round contest with 69 percent of the votes, while Tenino wooden money received 31 percent. Our next first-round game starts later today, so watch for it.