Asahel Curtis photo collection tops Library Jewels poll





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It’s hard to beat classic photographs, especially when Asahel Curtis is behind the lens.

That was evident, as a collection of photos by Curtis and other photogs led the State Library Jewels online poll for March. The photo collection captured 40 percent of the votes. The precursor text to Jean-Marie-Raphael Le Jeune’s Chinook shorthand took second with 32 percent, followed by an 1897 post route map of Washington (28 percent).

We’ll begin the April edition of our Archives Treasures blog series later this week, so be watching.
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