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From the Archives: the day before Dan Evans became governor

From the Archives: the day before Dan Evans became governor

This 1965 photo shows Secretary of State-elect Lud Kramer, Gov.-elect Dan Evans, and Evans’ assistant, James Dolliver.  (Photo courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives) Hard to believe it’s been 50 years since Dan Evans became Washington’s 15th governor in January 1965 after defeating incumbent Albert Rosellini the previous fall. The Legislature is honoring Evans Wednesday on his 50th anniversary of becoming governor. The State Digital Archives has a great photo, taken on Jan. 12, 1965, showing Gov.-elect Evans and Secretary…

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Anniversary for one of WA’s most scenic highways

Anniversary for one of WA’s most scenic highways

Governor Dan Evans addresses the crowd at Newhalem at the opening of the North Cascades Highway in 1972. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) One of Washington’s most scenic highways is celebrating its birthday. On Sept. 2, 1972 – 42 years ago – the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20) opened to the public. While it is relatively young compared to other highways, it was a long time in the making. In 1895, the project received its first state dollars, and…

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From the Archives: Evans-Rozelle letters on NFL expansion team

From the Archives: Evans-Rozelle letters on NFL expansion team

(Image courtesy of Washington State Archives) For so many in our region, the Seattle Seahawks have been as long a Northwest presence as rain, moss, conifers and Mount Rainier.  But there are some of us who remember when there was no Seahawks team around here, when the nearest pro football teams were the (horrors!) Oakland Raiders and (gasp!) San Francisco 49ers. That all changed when the NFL awarded Seattle a franchise in 1974.  The Seahawks began play in 1976 as…

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From the Archives: Pineapples at Christmas

From the Archives: Pineapples at Christmas

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) For anyone who celebrated Christmas this week with children, one highlight is watching kids’ eyes light up as they open a cool gift. This State Archives photo from 1970 captures excitement in the Governor’s Mansion when Mark (left) and Bruce Evans, sons of Gov. Dan Evans and first lady Nancy Evans, opened up a box of pineapples sent to the Washington governor’s family by Hawaii Gov. John Burns.  The photo is found in the…

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Doing research on WA governors? Check out the State Library

Doing research on WA governors? Check out the State Library

Gov. Clarence Martin, 1933-1941 (Photo courtesy of Washington State Library) If you’re doing research on Washington’s past governors, look no further than the Washington State Library. You will find all you’ll ever need to know about the governors of our beautiful state in the collection titled Washington State Research. A few of the more interesting pieces while searching through the collection are found in the executive orders section. There, you can take an in-depth look at executive orders issued by…

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Classic governor bill-signing photos: Rosellini and Evans

Classic governor bill-signing photos: Rosellini and Evans

(Photos courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives.) It’s Day 2 of our weeklong series of blog posts featuring classic Digital Archives photos of previous Washington governors signing bills into law. The top photo shows Gov. Albert Rosellini  putting his signature on a bill in 1959. The bottom photo has Gov. Dan Evans signing a bill in 1971. Both shots are found in the Digital Archives’ State Governors’ Negative Collection, 1949-1975. On Monday, we blogged about photos of Govs. Clarence Martin…

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Time to vote on Archives treasures

Time to vote on Archives treasures

With “voting season” now underway, here is a chance to vote on something else while you ponder what’s on your General Election ballot. It’s time to vote on the October edition of Archives treasures, which features three interesting, rare or just plain cool items found in our State Archives. Now, let’s meet the three candidates: 1)    Photos of Gov. Evans’ successful climb of Mount Rainier in 1965.  2)    Photos from the 1962 Columbus Day Storm, which is regarded as the…

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October Archives treasure #1: Gov. Evans’ Rainier climb

October Archives treasure #1: Gov. Evans’ Rainier climb

(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives) Dan Evans is a double-rarity in Evergreen State politics. He’s one of only two Washington governors to serve three terms (the other, Seattle Republican Arthur Langlie, occupied the Governor’s Office in 1941-45 and 1949-57). Evans also is one of only two people who was both Washington Governor and a U.S. Senator from our state (Mon Wallgren, an Everett Democrat, was the other, having served in the U.S. Senate from 1940 until 1945, when he…

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July Archives treasure #1: N. Cascades Highway documents

July Archives treasure #1: N. Cascades Highway documents

(A 1921 photo of the Cascade wagon road near Marblemount. Part of the WSDOT Photo Collection. Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives.) Sure, a drive over Stevens Pass or Snoqualmie Pass is very scenic, but you really haven’t experienced the Cascade Range in all of its majestic glory until you’ve traveled on the North Cascades Highway. Part of State Route 20, this highway opened in September 1972, nearly 80 years after the Washington Legislature first hatched the idea for a…

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Wait…You’re not Santa!

Wait…You’re not Santa!

While he wasn’t donning a white beard and red suit at the time, then-Gov. Dan Evans had the Santa-like experience of talking with lots of children just before Christmas. We’ll never know what that little boy said to the governor. Maybe he asked him to include a new bike in the state budget! The photo was taken during the Governor’s Christmas Party for Kids in the Rotunda on Dec. 23, 1971. The shot is part of the State Archives’ State…

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