Seattle Clearing-House
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- Sep 12, 1889The Boom on the Bay: Seattle’s Economic Surge of 1888New clearing house reports and shipping data reveal a city rapidly transforming from a frontier port into a commercial powerhouse.Seattle, WA
- Sep 20, 1889The Seattle Boom in Black and White: 1889A look at the sheer volume of commerce flowing through Seattle's docks and rails just weeks after the Great Seattle Fire, showcasing a city obsessed with growth, brick, and iron.Seattle, WA
- Sep 21, 1889The Oyster Famine of 1889A labor shortage in the hopfields leads to a seasonal scarcity of oysters in Seattle, leaving local markets bare.Seattle, WA