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Vote for your favorite June Archives treasure!

Vote for your favorite June Archives treasure!

You’ve seen the three contenders, and it is now time to vote for your favorite June Archives treasure!  Here is a recap of the three competitors: 1) U.S. flag from 1889, the year Washington became a state 2) Photos of I-5 construction through Seattle in the early 1960s 3) Wilder & White Capitol Campus design Go to our online poll below and vote for your favorite treasure.  The poll will close Friday at noon, and we will feature a blog…

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June Archives treasure #3: Wilder & White campus design

June Archives treasure #3: Wilder & White campus design

(Images courtesy of Washington State Archives) So far, we’ve featured an 1889 U.S. flag believed to have been featured at Gov. Elisha Ferry’s inauguration in November 1889, days after Washington became the 42nd state; and photos of Interstate 5 being built through Seattle in the early 1960s. And now, we bring you the third and final “candidate” for June’s Archives treasures online contest: photos and documents of the Wilder & White design plans for Washington’s Capitol Campus in Olympia. The…

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