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Classic WA photos: Makah basket weaver

Classic WA photos: Makah basket weaver

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives) If you’re seeking cool or classic black-and-white photos of Washington’s people and places, look no further than our State Digital Archives, which has thousands of shots just a few clicks away. This photo, taken between 1890 and 1920, shows a woman with the Makah tribe on the Olympic Peninsula weaving a basket. The photo is part of the State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990. Go here to see the many different photo collections in…

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Vote for your fave State Library jewel!

Vote for your fave State Library jewel!

If you like the State Library, cool historical documents and maps, or if you’re just a fan of online voting, then take part in the March version of the “State Library jewels” online poll below! Over the past week, we’ve spotlighted the 1913-15 scrapbooks of former Grays Harbor Congressman Albert Johnson; a rare 1888 map of the Northern Pacific railroad running through Stampede Pass and the Cascades; and, in honor of Women’s History Month, the manuscripts of Helen W. Clark,…

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“Library jewels” contender #3: missionary’s manuscripts

“Library jewels” contender #3: missionary’s manuscripts

(Photo courtesy of Washington State Library) Here comes our third and final “State Library jewel” for March, a collection of manuscripts written by Helen W. Clark, a missionary who worked with the Spokane and Makah tribes in the 1890s. So far in this month’s State Library jewels blog series, we’ve featured the 1913-15 scrapbooks of former Congressman Albert Johnson and an 1888 map of the Northern Pacific’s new railroad route through Stampede Pass and the Cascades . Later this week,…

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