Austin A. Bell
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- Jul 11, 1872The Price of a July Fourth CelebrationA Seattle printer and a child suffer grave injuries from an errant Chinese bomb during the 1872 Independence Day festivities.Seattle, WA
- May 18, 1876The Bitter Newspaper Feud of 1876A public, vitriolic war of words between two Seattle editors reveals the cutthroat nature of early Pacific Northwest journalism.Seattle, WA
- Feb 9, 1878The End of an Era for a Pioneer PrinterAustin A. Bell closes his Seattle jobbing business, offering his entire stock of type and heavy press equipment at a clearance price.Seattle, WA
- May 25, 1878The Price of Print: A Pioneer Newspaper’s Inventory LiquidationA rare glimpse into the mechanics of 1878 journalism as a Seattle printer liquidates his entire shop, signaling the volatile life of local presses.Seattle, WA
- Jun 22, 1878The End of a Printing EraAs the Seattle economy shifts, one of the city's early job printers liquidates his massive wood type collection, marking a quiet close to a chapter of local industry.Seattle, WA
- Sep 21, 1878The Closing of a Pressroom EraAs the Seattle economy shifts, a local printer liquidates his entire inventory, marking the end of a small-scale business in a growing territory.Seattle, WA
- Apr 25, 1889The Tragic End of Seattle’s Second-Born White SonAustin A. Bell, a wealthy real estate developer and son of one of the city's founders, ends his life in a downtown office, haunted by the specter of his father’s mental decline.Front Street, Seattle, WA