Funeral Procession for Unclaimed Dead – 5/25/14

State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives On March 18, 1900, the City of Olympia was honored to host the funeral for unclaimed dead Spanish-American War soldiers from Washington State. This photograph shows the funeral procession, which began at the Olympia Opera House (near the current location of City Hall) to the…

St. Martin’s College – 5/14/14

State Library Photograph Collection, 1851-1990, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives St. Martin’s College in Lacey, Washington, now St. Martin’s University, was founded in 1895. In this early aerial photograph we see Old Main, constructed between 1913 and 1923, with the steam plant being the only other visible structure among the surrounding fields and forests. Photograph selected…

KGY Building

Location: 1700 Marine Drive NE mid-Century modern; Wohleb; nominated for Local  Register (2022) KGY Building, 1960s, KGY Archives KGY Building today (2014), photo by Deb Ross The KGY Building is one of the city’s most distinctive mid-Century modern buildings. The radio station is one of the oldest in the United States, licensed in 1916. It was originally run…