From the Archives: Classic photos of govs signing bills

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Gov. Martin signng his first bill, 1933

(Photos courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives.)

Since it’s Gov. Jay Inslee’s first “bill-signing season,” we’re getting in the spirit of things by digging deep into the State Archives for photos of previous Washington governors putting pen to paper and turning bills into law. Earlier, we blogged about photos of bill-signing souvenir pens used by earlier guvs. Here are photos of two governors who occupied the northeast corner of the second floor of the Capitol back when radio and newspapers were the prime media sources. The top photo, from the Digital Archives' Susan Parish Photograph Collection, 1889-1990, shows Gov. Clarence Martin signing his first bill into law, in 1933. The bottom photo, from the Digital Archives' State Governors' Negative Collection, 1949-1975, features Gov. Arthur Langlie signing a bill into law in 1951. (By then, TV was in its infancy.) Look for more classic bill-signing photos throughout the week.
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Gov. Langlie signing bill 3-6-1951
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