Before the mail-in ballot, before the punch card, Americans exercising their right to vote would walk into a curtained booth and pull the lever of…
Exhibits and News from the King County Archives
Bytes and Boxes Posts
In 1975, King County Police officers made presentations on Halloween safety at 38 elementary schools, reaching approximately 20,000 students. Volunteers from Girl Scout Troop #421,…
This is the last in a series of blog posts celebrating American Archives Month 2016, using King County records to highlight the history of King…
This is the third in a series of blog posts celebrating American Archives Month 2016, using King County records to highlight the history of King…
This is the second in a series of blog posts celebrating American Archives Month 2016, using King County records to tell stories on Washington state’s…
Camping program participant, c. 1958-1960. Series 467, Box 14, Folder 6. In the postwar 1950s, King County Parks oversaw a robust program of organized recreational…
The Archives just digitized “Boeing Field: the Making of Milestones,” a documentary about King County International Airport, produced by King County around 1990. Using still photographs with…
The King County Archives is delighted to be participating in a screening of clips from local archives and cultural organizations at the Northwest Film Forum,…
The Archives recently accessioned a small collection of records from the King County Department of Transportation’s Transit Division. These records include photographic prints, negatives and slides that were produced in…
In the March 27, 1966 edition of The Seattle Times, the better part of page 15E covered the announcement by United Homes and Sherwood Development…