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Classic Archives photos capture blossom time

Classic Archives photos capture blossom time

Seeing trees and flowers in bloom is one of the highlights of spring. Nowhere is that more evident than Central Washington’s fruit orchards, where blossoming apple, cherry and pear trees add a dash of pretty color to the landscape this time of year. These classic photos found on the State Digital Archives show what we’re talking about. The top photo, taken in the 1920, features an orchard in bloom in the Wenatchee Valley. The bottom photo shows blossoming rhododendrons, Washington’s…

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Library tourney quarterfinal #4: Asahel Curtis photos vs. Dr. Seuss booklet on malaria

Library tourney quarterfinal #4: Asahel Curtis photos vs. Dr. Seuss booklet on malaria

Our fourth and final quarterfinal of the Library Jewels tourney is here: a collection of photos by Asahel Curtis and others going up against a Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria. The winner will advance to the tourney semis next week. You can vote for your favorite just by using the online poll below. The poll closes Thursday at 9 a.m., so don’t forget to vote! Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria Collection of photos by…

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Library Jewels Game 7: Book on WA hops vs. Asahel Curtis photo collection

Library Jewels Game 7: Book on WA hops vs. Asahel Curtis photo collection

We’re now on the seventh game of the first round of our Library Jewels tourney. This one pits a book about Washington’s hop culture against a collection of photos by famous photographer Asahel Curtis and others. You can vote by using the online poll below. Remember that it closes Thursday at 9 a.m. Book on Washington’s hop culture Collection of photos by Asahel Curtis, others [poll id=”73″]  

April Library jewel #3: Grand Coulee Dam photos

April Library jewel #3: Grand Coulee Dam photos

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Library) Earlier in the week we spotlighted the first two candidates in this month’s State Library jewels contest: 1) a poem about Northwest pioneers; and 2) the Seattle World’s Fair Commission documents. The third and final contender this month is the collection of Asahel Curtis negatives of Grand Coulee Dam. This collection consists of about 40 glass photographic negatives taken by Curtis for the Columbia Basin Commission. The majority of the negatives are black and…

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