This 1936 photo features the cake - apprently, the world's largest - for Washington State Governor Clarence Martin's inauguration to his first term in office. Source: Susan Parish Photograph Collection, 1889-1990.
In this 1935 image, just three firemen are trying to save the Odd Fellows Lodge in downtown Olympia. As if that weren't bad enough, they're doing it in freezing weather. Look at the ice forming on the power lines! Source: Olympia Fire Department Photograph Collection, 1885-1980.
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