Simon Elwell
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- Dec 22, 1877The Logging Kings of the Snohomish RiverA single drive of 300,000 feet of lumber marks the success of the Elwell family, who dominate the regional timber trade.Snohomish River, Snohomish, WA
- Apr 24, 1878The Singer Sewing Machine Takes Snohomish by StormA list of prominent citizens signals the rise of mechanized labor in the home as the Singer sewing machine claims its place in Snohomish households.Snohomish, WA
- May 29, 1878The Standard of Modern LivingA look at the social prestige of home technology in 1880s Snohomish.Snohomish, WA
- Jul 6, 1878The Neighborhood Sewing Circle of 1880s SnohomishBefore big-box stores, local agents used social proof and name-dropping to sell industrial technology to Snohomish households.Snohomish, WA
- Apr 26, 1879The Neighborhood Sewing Circle as Status SymbolIn 19th-century Snohomish, owning a Singer sewing machine wasn't just about utility—it was a public declaration of civic standing and domestic modernity.Snohomish, WA
- May 3, 1879The Sewing Machine Status SymbolIn 1878, a list of Snohomish's most prominent citizens was published to prove the ubiquity—and social necessity—of the Singer sewing machine in the frontier town.Snohomish, WA
- Mar 14, 1893The Marauder of the Poultry YardA venerable, toothless cougar met its end after a spree of terrorizing local goose pens.Sultan, WA