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.
We’ve finally reached the fourth and final quarterfinal of our Archives Treasures tourney: the Washington territorial seal vs. the 1859-60 Crosby Store ledger. You have until Wednesday at 9 a.m. to vote for your favorite using the online poll below. The winner advances to the semis and faces the 1906 Tenino Oregon Trail marker photo.
Our third quarterfinal game in the Archives Treasures tourney showcases two items with southern Thurston County ties. The first is a 1906 photo of the Tenino Oregon Trail marker. The second is the collection of documents for the first prison in Washington Territory, located near present-day Bucoda. You can vote for your favorite using the online poll below.
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.
Now it gets interesting. After more than a week of first-round “games” involving 16 of our more interesting/cool items and collections in your State Archives, we’re ready to start the quarterfinals of our Archives Treasures tourney, aka November Nuttiness. The first matchup is going to be déjà vu all over again for Baby Boomers: 1969 Black Panther protest photos against 1971 Satsop rock festival photos. The online poll is below. You have until Tuesday at 9 a.m.
