September 1 – November 10, 1877
The Toolmaker of Snohomish
Northern Star items describe a Snohomish blacksmith; one names H. Hanson.
8 reports in The Northern Star, September 1 – November 10, 1877.
The story
From Sept. 1 to Nov. 10, 1877, The Northern Star of Snohomish City, W.T., published a series of items about a local blacksmith who offered specialized tools and equipment for logging camps and farms. The reports describe the trade, commodity and labor costs, and a promise of “neatness and dispatch”; one report names H. Hanson, while the others do not. The reports are thin and at points inconsistent, with some descriptions referring to the 1880s despite the 1877 dates.
Told from the 8 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 8
- The Northern StarThe Toolmaker of Snohomish
A local blacksmith offers specialized equipment for the logging camps and farms that powered the territory’s early economy.
- The Northern StarThe Price of Survival in Frontier Snohomish
A look at the 1880s cost of living, from the price of butter and bacon to the wages of the average blacksmith.
- The Northern StarThe Price of Survival in 1880s Snohomish
A look at the commodities and labor costs that defined life in the frontier settlement of Snohomish City.
- The Northern StarThe Ironworker of Snohomish
How a local blacksmith hammered out a living for the logging camps of the frontier.
- The Northern StarForging the Frontier in Snohomish
A local blacksmith offers specialized tools for the logging industry, reflecting the raw industrial ambition of the Snohomish River valley in the late 19th century.
- The Northern StarForging a Frontier Living
A glimpse into the daily trade of a local blacksmith in 19th-century Snohomish, serving the loggers and farmers who carved the town from the wilderness.
- The Northern StarForging the Frontier: The Blacksmiths of Snohomish
In the late 1880s, Snohomish City’s local iron-workers promised 'neatness and dispatch' for the tools that built the Pacific Northwest.
- The Northern StarForging a Life in Frontier Snohomish
Before the city was a sprawling hub, local blacksmiths like H. Hanson were the essential engine keeping farms and logging camps running with 'neatness and dispatch.'
From the pages
The Northern Star · Sep 1, 1877
The Northern Star · Sep 22, 1877
The Northern Star · Sep 29, 1877
The Northern Star · Oct 6, 1877
The Northern Star · Oct 13, 1877
The Northern Star · Oct 20, 1877
The Northern Star · Oct 27, 1877
The Northern Star · Nov 10, 1877
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