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2 stories matching illumin

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:illus, lumin, ill, illuetr, illustr, volumin

  1. Olympia Celebrates the Turning Point of the Civil War

    Upon receiving news of Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the capital of Washington Territory erupted in days of wild, illuminated celebration.

    Jul 18, 1863Washington StandardOlympia, Thurston CountyStrange But True

  2. The Beacon at the Edge of the World

    A rare dispatch from the remote Tatoosh Island lighthouse reveals the technical marvel of the Fresnel lens and the isolation of the keepers guarding the Pacific entrance.

    Jul 13, 1861Washington StandardNeah Bay, Clallam CountyStrange But True

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