Over the last four weeks, King County Archives has hosted two high school seniors from the Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (SAAS) for their…
Exhibits and News from the King County Archives
Category: Natural Resources and Infrastructure
Among the hundreds of digitized records we have available that represent documents, maps, and photographs from our collection, I’ve recently discovered a bounty of photographs…
On March 23, the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel (DSTT) will convert to Link light rail trains only, and bus service will be moved to surface…
Detail from survey, map no. 101-5.B, showing Fall City in 1913 In an earlier blog post, we talked about the secondary research value of aerial…
Please note: This blog post was updated on April 2, 2024. To request access to the physical or digitized timber cruise reports, please contact King…
The King County Archives recently updated one of its older record series, County Engineer wharf files 1899-1987 (Series 375). Staff and volunteers added more maps…
The King County’s Archives’ most recent exhibit The Lake Washington Ship Canal and the Mills of Salmon Bay, created in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of…
Announcing the opening of a joint exhibit from the King County Archives and the Seattle Municipal Archives: The Mills of Salmon Bay and the Lake Washington Ship…
The recent tunnel failure at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and the reconsideration of National Monument status for the Hanford Reach are reminders of the legacy of World…
In this post we begin by presenting a happy discovery for the season: a pop-art take on Santa’s “eight tiny reindeer” as named in Clement…