Classic governor bill-signing photos: Ray and Spellman

May 15, 2013

(Photos courtesy of Washington State Archives.)

It’s Day 3 of our weeklong series of blog posts featuring classic State Archives photos of previous Washington governors signing bills into law. Today’s subjects are Dixy Lee Ray and John Spellman. The top photo shows Ray at a well-attended bill-signing ceremony in the Legislative Building Rotunda either in the late 1970s or in 1980. Then-Lt. Gov. John Cherberg is at right. The bottom photo features Spellman putting his signature on legislation in his office in 1981.

On Monday, we blogged about photos of Govs. Clarence Martin and Arthur Langlie. Tuesday’s photos were of Govs. Albert Rosellini and Dan Evans. Thursday’s blog subjects will be Govs. Booth Gardner and Mike Lowry.
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