Christmas Island
Christmas Island, Olympia, display of Madonna and Child as viewed from shore of Capitol Lake, ca. 1970s. Source: State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990.
Christmas Island, Olympia, display of Madonna and Child as viewed from shore of Capitol Lake, ca. 1970s. Source: State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990.
Crowd outside the Rock Creek Indian LongHouse, awaiting dismissal from Yakima Chief Oscar Billy, ca. 1954. Source: State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990.
Salmon Bake at Tillicum Village. Source: State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990.
"Vandalism Light Here During Halloween Eve," November 1, 1951. Source: Gilson Family Scrapbook.
Battleship Fleet Illuminated, photographed by Asahel Curtis. Source: Conservation Department, Planning and Development Division, Lantern Slide Shows, 1908-1939.
Moving household goods to new home in Spokane Valley, 1908, probably near East Farms No. 1 . Source: Charles Libby Collection.
The SS Bearport, launched in 1920, would freight goods across the oceans of the world for two decades--before a fatal encounter with a German U Boat. Source: Vancouver Port Commission, Photograph Collection, 1917-1952.
Grand Coulee Dam Construction, BLM 3000 Series, State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990.
Mug shot of Linda Burfield Hazzard, as she was admitted into the Washington State Pentitentiary. Source: Linda Burfield Hazzard: Pioneering Healer or Serial Killer?
Michael O’Donell had a hard life, according to this record. Walla Walla State Penitentiary, Wanted: Escaped Prisoners from the State Penitentiary, 1913, Penitentiary, Washington State Collection, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, https://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov.
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.