Archives

After showing off our three Archives Treasures for April, we’re ready for you to choose a favorite. The three candidates are classic P.E. photos from the 1960s that were taken by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, territorial census rolls and drawings of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed soon after it opened. You can vote by checking out the online poll below.

It’s time for March Madness, State Archives style. Over the past few days, we’ve featured three items or collections in our monthly Archives Treasures series. Now it’s time for you choose your fave. The three contestants are an 1857 map of the western half of Washington Territory, 1990 photos of a group of female state representatives known as the “Steel Magnolias,” and the 1859-1860 ledger of the Crosby Store in Tumwater. The online poll is open below. You have until Wednesday at 5 p.m. to choose your favorite.